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DSA_size(3)                  OpenSSL                  DSA_size(3)



NAME

       DSA_size - get DSA signature size


LIBRARY

       libcrypto, -lcrypto


SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/dsa.h>

        int DSA_size(DSA *dsa);



DESCRIPTION

       This function returns the size of an ASN.1 encoded DSA
       signature in bytes. It can be used to determine how much
       memory must be allocated for a DSA signature.

       dsa->q must not be NULL.


RETURN VALUE

       The size in bytes.


SEE ALSO

       openssl_dsa(3), DSA_sign(3)


HISTORY

       DSA_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and
       OpenSSL.





























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