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class method

OpenSSL::PKey::EC.generate

EC.generate(ec_group) → ec

EC.generate(string) → ec

ext/openssl/ossl_pkey_ec.c View on GitHub ↗

static VALUE
ossl_ec_key_s_generate(VALUE klass, VALUE arg)
{
    EC_KEY *ec;
    VALUE obj;

    ec = ec_key_new_from_group(arg);

    obj = ec_instance(klass, ec);
    if (obj == Qfalse) {
        EC_KEY_free(ec);
        ossl_raise(eECError, NULL);
    }

    if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(ec))
        ossl_raise(eECError, "EC_KEY_generate_key");

    return obj;
}

Creates a new EC instance with a new random private and public key.

See also .builtin_curves .new #check_key also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1

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