STRUCT DH(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to struct dh(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💅✨ this little icon is literally the blueprint for a DH private key, and we’re gonna read it together like a group chat. no cap.

💖 NAME 💖

struct dh — define a DH private key 🔑💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here’s the whole vibe, character for character:

       struct dh {
           const void *key;
           const void *p;
           const void *g;
           unsigned int key_size;
           unsigned int p_size;
           unsigned int g_size;
        };

🌸 Members 🌸

• key — Private DH key, aka the secret little main character 🔐
• p — Diffie-Hellman parameter P, periodt 🫶
• g — Diffie-Hellman generator G, iconic behavior ✨
• key_size — Size of the private DH key, yes bestie we’re measuring 👑
• p_size — Size of DH parameter P 💅
• g_size — Size of DH generator G 🦋

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go peek at these, iykyk:

• Kernel file ./include/crypto/dh.h
• DH Helper Functions(9)
• crypto_dh_key_len(9)
• crypto_dh_encode_key(9)
• crypto_dh_decode_key(9)
• __crypto_dh_decode_key(9)

mwah 💋 source/version: ./include/crypto, date: October 2026, and the footer cutie is still struct dh(9) — periodt. 💖🎀