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# NAME

DSA_size, DSA_bits, DSA_security_bits - get DSA signature size, key bits or security bits

# SYNOPSIS

     #include <openssl/dsa.h>

     int DSA_size(const DSA *dsa);
     int DSA_bits(const DSA *dsa);
     int DSA_security_bits(const DSA *dsa);

# DESCRIPTION

`DSA_size()` returns the maximum size of an ASN.1 encoded DSA signature for key dsa in bytes. It can be used to determine how much memory must be allocated for a DSA signature.

dsa->q must not be NULL.

`DSA_bits()` returns the number of bits in key dsa: this is the number of bits in the p parameter.

`DSA_security_bits()` returns the number of security bits of the given dsa key. See BN_security_bits(3).

# RETURN VALUES

`DSA_size()` returns the signature size in bytes.

`DSA_bits()` returns the number of bits in the key.

# SEE ALSO

DSA_new(3), DSA_sign(3)

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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.