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NAME
       gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits - API function


SYNOPSIS
       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

       unsigned int gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo, gnutls_sec_param_t param);


ARGUMENTS
       gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo
                   is a public key algorithm

       gnutls_sec_param_t param
                   is a security parameter


DESCRIPTION
       When  generating  private  and  public key pairs a difficult question is which size of "bits" the modulus
       will be in RSA and the group size in DSA. The easy answer is 1024, which is  also  wrong.  This  function
       will convert a human understandable security parameter to an appropriate size for the specific algorithm.


RETURNS
       The number of bits, or (0).


SINCE
       2.12.0


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org


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SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.   If  the  /usr/share/doc/gnutls/
       directory does not contain the HTML form visit

       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/