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DSA_generate_key(3)
NAME
  DSA_generate_key - Generate DSA key pair

SYNOPSIS
  #include <openssl/dsa.h>

  int DSA_generate_key(
	  DSA *a );

DESCRIPTION
  The DSA_generate_key() function expects a to contain DSA parameters. It
  generates a new key pair and stores it in a->pub_key and a->priv_key.

  The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling DSA_generate_key().

RETURN VALUE
  The DSA_generate_key() function returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise. The
  error codes can be obtained from ERR_get_error().

HISTORY
  The DSA_generate_key() function is available since SSLeay 0.8.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: dsa(3), err(3), rand(3), DSA_generate_parameters(3)

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