RSA_SIZE(3ossl)

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🌸 NAME 🌸

okay bestie, welcome to the RSA_SIZE(3ossl) manual page from OpenSSL — we're talking about RSA_size, RSA_bits, and RSA_security_bits, aka the girlies that get an RSA modulus size or security bits. no cap, that's the whole plot. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

First, the not-deprecated one, bestie:

#include <openssl/rsa.h>

int RSA_bits(const RSA *rsa);

Then the deprecated club — the following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be hidden entirely by defining OPENSSL_API_COMPAT with a suitable version value, see openssl_user_macros(7):

int RSA_size(const RSA *rsa);

int RSA_security_bits(const RSA *rsa);

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

RSA_bits() returns the number of significant bits. That's it. main character energy. ✨

Important vibe check: rsa and rsa->n must not be NULL. Like, do not pass a null bestie, periodt. 💀

The remaining functions described on this page are deprecated. Applications should instead use EVP_PKEY_get_size(3), EVP_PKEY_get_bits(3) and EVP_PKEY_get_security_bits(3). not me still using the deprecated ones — anyway, moving on. 🙈

RSA_size() returns the RSA modulus size in bytes. It can be used to determine how much memory must be allocated for an RSA encrypted value. slay for buffer math. 🧚

RSA_security_bits() returns the number of security bits of the given rsa key. See BN_security_bits(3). iykyk. 🔥

✨ RETURN VALUES ✨

  • RSA_bits() — returns the number of bits in the key.
  • RSA_size() — returns the size of modulus in bytes.
  • RSA_security_bits() — returns the number of security bits.

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

  • The RSA_size() and RSA_security_bits() functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
  • The RSA_bits() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.

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mwah 💋 — this cutie is OpenSSL 3.5.6, dated 2026-04-07, and that's the source/version + date sign-off, bestie. 🍓

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