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instance method

OpenSSL::PKey::PKey#derive

pkey.derive(peer_pkey) → string

Derives a shared secret from pkey and peer_pkey. pkey must contain the private components, peer_pkey must contain the public components.

See also #decrypt #encrypt #compare? #initialize_copy also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.2 · 3.1