openssl_pkey_new

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

openssl_pkey_new — Generates a new private key

Descripción

resource openssl_pkey_new ([ array $configargs ] )

openssl_pkey_new() generates a new private and public key pair. The public component of the key can be obtained using openssl_pkey_get_public().

Note: You need to have a valid openssl.cnf installed for this function to operate correctly. See the notes under the installation section for more information.

Lista de parámetros

configargs: You can finetune the key generation (such as specifying the number of bits) using configargs . See openssl_csr_new() for more information about configargs .

Valores retornados

Returns a resource identifier for the pkey on success, or FALSE on error.