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NAME

BN_get0_nist_prime_192, BN_get0_nist_prime_224, BN_get0_nist_prime_256, BN_get0_nist_prime_384, BN_get0_nist_prime_521 — create standardized public primes or DH pairs

SYNOPSIS

#include <openssl/bn.h>

const BIGNUM *
BN_get0_nist_prime_192(void);

const BIGNUM *
BN_get0_nist_prime_224(void);

const BIGNUM *
BN_get0_nist_prime_256(void);

const BIGNUM *
BN_get0_nist_prime_384(void);

const BIGNUM *
BN_get0_nist_prime_521(void);

DESCRIPTION

The BN_get0_nist_prime_192(), BN_get0_nist_prime_224(), BN_get0_nist_prime_256(), BN_get0_nist_prime_384(), and BN_get0_nist_prime_521() functions return a BIGNUM for the specific NIST prime curve (e.g. P-256).

SEE ALSO

BN_new(3)

HISTORY

These functions first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.8 and have been available since OpenBSD 4.5.