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instance method
OpenSSL::PKey::EC#export
key.export([cipher, pass_phrase]) => String
ext/openssl/ossl_pkey_ec.c
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static VALUE
ossl_ec_key_export(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
EC_KEY *ec;
GetEC(self, ec);
if (EC_KEY_get0_public_key(ec) == NULL)
ossl_raise(eECError, "can't export - no public key set");
if (EC_KEY_get0_private_key(ec))
return ossl_pkey_export_traditional(argc, argv, self, 0);
else
return ossl_pkey_export_spki(self, 0);
}
Outputs the EC key in PEM encoding. If cipher and pass_phrase are given they will be used to encrypt the key. cipher must be an OpenSSL::Cipher instance. Note that encryption will only be effective for a private key, public keys will always be encoded in plain text.
See also
#dsa_verify_asn1
#generate_key
#dsa_sign_asn1
#generate_key!
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