On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 01:57:46PM +0100, Emmanuel Lepavec wrote:
> Concerning the function: int RSA_private_encrypt(...);
>
> This function returns "-1" when the public exponent "e" is NULL. But, as
> far as I know, the RSA encryption with the private key only needs:
> - public modulus "n" and
> - private exponent "d"
> to be mentioned in the RSA structure.
>
> Is the RSA_private_encrypt not supported?
>
The private key is for signing and decryption, the public key is for
signature verification and encryption... Do not encrypt/decrypt arbitrary
data with RSA (only suitable message digests, session keys, and other
standard uses).
--
Viktor.
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