openssl_pkey_new()

openssl_pkey_new - Generates a new private key

Syntax

resource openssl_pkey_new (array $configargs)

Arguments

• 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.

Description

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().

Version

PHP 4.2.0, 5

Return value

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