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Reviewed-by: Andy Polyakov <appro@openssl.org>
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Dr. Stephen Henson 2016-01-28 23:57:46 +00:00
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The B<DSA_PUBKEY> functions should be used in preference to the B<DSAPublicKey> The B<DSA_PUBKEY> functions should be used in preference to the B<DSAPublicKey>
functions when encoding public keys because they use a standard format. functions when encoding public keys because they use a standard format.
The B<DSAPublicKey> functions use an non standard format the actual data encoded The B<DSAPublicKey> functions use a non standard format which is a
depends on the value of the B<write_params> field of the B<a> key parameter. B<SEQUENCE> consisting of the B<p>, B<q>, B<g> and B<pub_key> fields
If B<write_params> is zero then only the B<pub_key> field is encoded as an respectively.
B<INTEGER>. If B<write_params> is 1 then a B<SEQUENCE> consisting of the
B<p>, B<q>, B<g> and B<pub_key> respectively fields are encoded.
The B<DSAPrivateKey> functions also use a non standard structure consisting The B<DSAPrivateKey> functions also use a non standard structure consisting
consisting of a SEQUENCE containing the B<p>, B<q>, B<g> and B<pub_key> and consisting of a SEQUENCE containing the B<p>, B<q>, B<g> and B<pub_key> and