Method: OpenSSL::PKey::DSA.generate

Defined in:
lib/openssl/pkey.rb

.generate(size, &blk) ⇒ Object

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DSA.generate(size) -> dsa

Creates a new DSA instance by generating a private/public key pair from scratch.

See also OpenSSL::PKey.generate_parameters and OpenSSL::PKey.generate_key.

size

The desired key size in bits.



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# File 'lib/openssl/pkey.rb', line 169

def generate(size, &blk)
  # FIPS 186-4 specifies four (L,N) pairs: (1024,160), (2048,224),
  # (2048,256), and (3072,256).
  #
  # q size is derived here with compatibility with
  # DSA_generator_parameters_ex() which previous versions of ruby/openssl
  # used to call.
  qsize = size >= 2048 ? 256 : 160
  dsaparams = OpenSSL::PKey.generate_parameters("DSA", {
    "dsa_paramgen_bits" => size,
    "dsa_paramgen_q_bits" => qsize,
  }, &blk)
  OpenSSL::PKey.generate_key(dsaparams)
end