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+.\" ========================================================================
+.\"
+.IX Title "DH_GENERATE_PARAMETERS 3ossl"
+.TH DH_GENERATE_PARAMETERS 3ossl 2025-09-30 3.5.4 OpenSSL
+.\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
+.\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
+.if n .ad l
+.nh
+.SH NAME
+DH_generate_parameters_ex, DH_generate_parameters,
+DH_check, DH_check_params,
+DH_check_ex, DH_check_params_ex, DH_check_pub_key_ex
+\&\- generate and check Diffie\-Hellman
+parameters
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
+.Vb 1
+\& #include <openssl/dh.h>
+.Ve
+.PP
+The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be
+hidden entirely by defining \fBOPENSSL_API_COMPAT\fR with a suitable version value,
+see \fBopenssl_user_macros\fR\|(7):
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& int DH_generate_parameters_ex(DH *dh, int prime_len, int generator, BN_GENCB *cb);
+\&
+\& int DH_check(DH *dh, int *codes);
+\& int DH_check_params(DH *dh, int *codes);
+\&
+\& int DH_check_ex(const DH *dh);
+\& int DH_check_params_ex(const DH *dh);
+\& int DH_check_pub_key_ex(const DH *dh, const BIGNUM *pub_key);
+.Ve
+.PP
+The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 0.9.8, and can be
+hidden entirely by defining \fBOPENSSL_API_COMPAT\fR with a suitable version value,
+see \fBopenssl_user_macros\fR\|(7):
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& DH *DH_generate_parameters(int prime_len, int generator,
+\& void (*callback)(int, int, void *), void *cb_arg);
+.Ve
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
+All of the functions described on this page are deprecated.
+Applications should instead use \fBEVP_PKEY_check\fR\|(3),
+\&\fBEVP_PKEY_public_check\fR\|(3), \fBEVP_PKEY_private_check\fR\|(3) and
+\&\fBEVP_PKEY_param_check\fR\|(3).
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters_ex()\fR generates Diffie-Hellman parameters that can
+be shared among a group of users, and stores them in the provided \fBDH\fR
+structure. The pseudo-random number generator must be
+seeded before calling it.
+The parameters generated by \fBDH_generate_parameters_ex()\fR should not be used in
+signature schemes.
+.PP
+\&\fBprime_len\fR is the length in bits of the safe prime to be generated.
+\&\fBgenerator\fR is a small number > 1, typically 2 or 5.
+.PP
+A callback function may be used to provide feedback about the progress
+of the key generation. If \fBcb\fR is not \fBNULL\fR, it will be
+called as described in \fBBN_generate_prime\fR\|(3) while a random prime
+number is generated, and when a prime has been found, \fBBN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)\fR
+is called. See \fBBN_generate_prime_ex\fR\|(3) for information on
+the \fBBN_GENCB_call()\fR function.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters()\fR is similar to \fBDH_generate_prime_ex()\fR but
+expects an old-style callback function; see
+\&\fBBN_generate_prime\fR\|(3) for information on the old-style callback.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_check_params()\fR confirms that the \fBp\fR and \fBg\fR are likely enough to
+be valid.
+This is a lightweight check, if a more thorough check is needed, use
+\&\fBDH_check()\fR.
+The value of \fB*codes\fR is updated with any problems found.
+If \fB*codes\fR is zero then no problems were found, otherwise the
+following bits may be set:
+.IP DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME"
+The parameter \fBp\fR has been determined to not being an odd prime.
+Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that \fBp\fR is a
+prime.
+.IP DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR 4
+.IX Item "DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR"
+The generator \fBg\fR is not suitable.
+Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that \fBg\fR is
+suitable, unless \fBp\fR is known to be a strong prime.
+.IP DH_MODULUS_TOO_SMALL 4
+.IX Item "DH_MODULUS_TOO_SMALL"
+The modulus is too small.
+.IP DH_MODULUS_TOO_LARGE 4
+.IX Item "DH_MODULUS_TOO_LARGE"
+The modulus is too large.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_check()\fR confirms that the Diffie-Hellman parameters \fBdh\fR are valid. The
+value of \fB*codes\fR is updated with any problems found. If \fB*codes\fR is zero then
+no problems were found, otherwise the following bits may be set:
+.IP DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME"
+The parameter \fBp\fR is not prime.
+.IP DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME"
+The parameter \fBp\fR is not a safe prime and no \fBq\fR value is present.
+.IP DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR 4
+.IX Item "DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR"
+The generator \fBg\fR cannot be checked for suitability.
+.IP DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR 4
+.IX Item "DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR"
+The generator \fBg\fR is not suitable.
+.IP DH_CHECK_Q_NOT_PRIME 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_Q_NOT_PRIME"
+The parameter \fBq\fR is not prime.
+.IP DH_CHECK_INVALID_Q_VALUE 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_INVALID_Q_VALUE"
+The parameter \fBq\fR is invalid.
+.IP DH_CHECK_INVALID_J_VALUE 4
+.IX Item "DH_CHECK_INVALID_J_VALUE"
+The parameter \fBj\fR is invalid.
+.PP
+If 0 is returned or \fB*codes\fR is set to a nonzero value the supplied
+parameters should not be used for Diffie-Hellman operations otherwise
+the security properties of the key exchange are not guaranteed.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_check_ex()\fR, \fBDH_check_params()\fR and \fBDH_check_pub_key_ex()\fR are similar to
+\&\fBDH_check()\fR and \fBDH_check_params()\fR respectively, but the error reasons are added
+to the thread's error queue instead of provided as return values from the
+function.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters_ex()\fR, \fBDH_check()\fR and \fBDH_check_params()\fR return 1
+if the check could be performed, 0 otherwise.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters()\fR returns a pointer to the DH structure or NULL if
+the parameter generation fails.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_check_ex()\fR, \fBDH_check_params()\fR and \fBDH_check_pub_key_ex()\fR return 1 if the
+check is successful, 0 for failed.
+.PP
+The error codes can be obtained by \fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3).
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
+\&\fBDH_new\fR\|(3), \fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3), \fBRAND_bytes\fR\|(3),
+\&\fBDH_free\fR\|(3)
+.SH HISTORY
+.IX Header "HISTORY"
+All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
+.PP
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters()\fR was deprecated in OpenSSL 0.9.8; use
+\&\fBDH_generate_parameters_ex()\fR instead.
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
+Copyright 2000\-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+.PP
+Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.