DSA_size(3)                 OpenSSL                 DSA_size(3)





NAME
       DSA_size - get DSA signature size

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/dsa.h>

        int DSA_size(const DSA *dsa);

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns the size of an ASN.1 encoded DSA
       signature in bytes. It can be used to determine how much
       memory must be allocated for a DSA signature.

       dsa->q must not be NULL.

RETURN VALUE
       The size in bytes.

SEE ALSO
       dsa(3), DSA_sign(3)

HISTORY
       DSA_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and
       OpenSSL.



0.9.7c                     2002-08-05               DSA_size(3)
