> > The input to RSA_sign() must be smaller than BN_num_bytes(rsa->n) minus
> > PKCS#1 padding bytes and some bytes for the asn1 digest encoding.
>
> where is it written ?

The RSA signature generation is specified in the PKCS#1 draft  
( http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/pkcs/pkcs-1/index.html )

>
> > [...]
> >
> > > so I don't understand what is going on with the value 100...and more I
> > > don't know how to sign my real buffer (length ~= 500 octets)
> >
> > Hash your buffer and then sign the hash value with RSA_sign()
> > ( or better : use the EVP_Sign* functions ).
>
> Is it a standard way to proceed ?

Yes
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