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, DSA_sign()

HISTORY


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

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