SILC Interface SilcPublicKeyIdentifier SilcSILCPublicKey SilcSILCPrivateKey silc_pkcs_silc_generate_key silc_pkcs_silc_encode_identifier silc_pkcs_silc_decode_identifier silc_pkcs_silc_public_key_version

silc_pkcs_silc_generate_key

SYNOPSIS

    SilcBool silc_pkcs_silc_generate_key(const char *algorithm,
                                         SilcUInt32 bits_key_len,
                                         const char *identifier,
                                         SilcRng rng,
                                         SilcPublicKey *ret_public_key,
                                         SilcPrivateKey *ret_private_key)

DESCRIPTION

Generate a new SILC key pair of the algorithm type `algorithm' with the key length in bits of `bits_key_len'. Returns FALSE if key generation failed.

EXAMPLE

    // Generate RSA key pair with 2048 bit key length
    silc_pkcs_silc_generate_key("rsa", 2048, ident_string, rng,
                                &public_key, &private_key);