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  57. .IX Title "DH_SET_METHOD 3ossl"
  58. .TH DH_SET_METHOD 3ossl 2025-01-17 3.4.0 OpenSSL
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  62. .nh
  63. .SH NAME
  64. DH_set_default_method, DH_get_default_method,
  65. DH_set_method, DH_new_method, DH_OpenSSL \- select DH method
  66. .SH SYNOPSIS
  67. .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
  68. .Vb 1
  69. \& #include <openssl/dh.h>
  70. .Ve
  71. .PP
  72. The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be
  73. hidden entirely by defining \fBOPENSSL_API_COMPAT\fR with a suitable version value,
  74. see \fBopenssl_user_macros\fR\|(7):
  75. .PP
  76. .Vb 1
  77. \& void DH_set_default_method(const DH_METHOD *meth);
  78. \&
  79. \& const DH_METHOD *DH_get_default_method(void);
  80. \&
  81. \& int DH_set_method(DH *dh, const DH_METHOD *meth);
  82. \&
  83. \& DH *DH_new_method(ENGINE *engine);
  84. \&
  85. \& const DH_METHOD *DH_OpenSSL(void);
  86. .Ve
  87. .SH DESCRIPTION
  88. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  89. All of the functions described on this page are deprecated.
  90. Applications should instead use the provider APIs.
  91. .PP
  92. A \fBDH_METHOD\fR specifies the functions that OpenSSL uses for Diffie-Hellman
  93. operations. By modifying the method, alternative implementations
  94. such as hardware accelerators may be used. IMPORTANT: See the NOTES section for
  95. important information about how these DH API functions are affected by the use
  96. of \fBENGINE\fR API calls.
  97. .PP
  98. Initially, the default DH_METHOD is the OpenSSL internal implementation, as
  99. returned by \fBDH_OpenSSL()\fR.
  100. .PP
  101. \&\fBDH_set_default_method()\fR makes \fBmeth\fR the default method for all DH
  102. structures created later.
  103. \&\fBNB\fR: This is true only whilst no ENGINE has been set
  104. as a default for DH, so this function is no longer recommended.
  105. This function is not thread-safe and should not be called at the same time
  106. as other OpenSSL functions.
  107. .PP
  108. \&\fBDH_get_default_method()\fR returns a pointer to the current default DH_METHOD.
  109. However, the meaningfulness of this result is dependent on whether the ENGINE
  110. API is being used, so this function is no longer recommended.
  111. .PP
  112. \&\fBDH_set_method()\fR selects \fBmeth\fR to perform all operations using the key \fBdh\fR.
  113. This will replace the DH_METHOD used by the DH key and if the previous method
  114. was supplied by an ENGINE, the handle to that ENGINE will be released during the
  115. change. It is possible to have DH keys that only work with certain DH_METHOD
  116. implementations (e.g. from an ENGINE module that supports embedded
  117. hardware-protected keys), and in such cases attempting to change the DH_METHOD
  118. for the key can have unexpected results.
  119. .PP
  120. \&\fBDH_new_method()\fR allocates and initializes a DH structure so that \fBengine\fR will
  121. be used for the DH operations. If \fBengine\fR is NULL, the default ENGINE for DH
  122. operations is used, and if no default ENGINE is set, the DH_METHOD controlled by
  123. \&\fBDH_set_default_method()\fR is used.
  124. .PP
  125. A new DH_METHOD object may be constructed using \fBDH_meth_new()\fR (see
  126. \&\fBDH_meth_new\fR\|(3)).
  127. .SH "RETURN VALUES"
  128. .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
  129. \&\fBDH_OpenSSL()\fR and \fBDH_get_default_method()\fR return pointers to the respective
  130. \&\fBDH_METHOD\fRs.
  131. .PP
  132. \&\fBDH_set_default_method()\fR returns no value.
  133. .PP
  134. \&\fBDH_set_method()\fR returns nonzero if the provided \fBmeth\fR was successfully set as
  135. the method for \fBdh\fR (including unloading the ENGINE handle if the previous
  136. method was supplied by an ENGINE).
  137. .PP
  138. \&\fBDH_new_method()\fR returns NULL and sets an error code that can be obtained by
  139. \&\fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3) if the allocation fails. Otherwise it
  140. returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.
  141. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  142. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  143. \&\fBDH_new\fR\|(3), \fBDH_new\fR\|(3), \fBDH_meth_new\fR\|(3)
  144. .SH HISTORY
  145. .IX Header "HISTORY"
  146. All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
  147. .SH COPYRIGHT
  148. .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
  149. Copyright 2000\-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  150. .PP
  151. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
  152. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  153. in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
  154. <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.