I think you want a key, not the group. EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name => EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name
Billy On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 6:15 PM, neorom <[email protected]> wrote: > I resolved my previous problem, the error came in the name of the > variable "key" which has to be named "eckey". So there is a mistake in > the code in the documentation. > > Now my problem is more difficult, because after : > > Initialization of the structure : > EC_KEY *eckey = EC_KEY_new() > link with an elliptic curve : > eckey = EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp192k1); > finally, the creation of this key : > if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(eckey)) > { > printf("error key generation\n"); > } > > when I execute my code, I get a Semgentation Fault and gdb tell me > that the problem comes with the function : BN_copy() > > Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. > 0x0805fee8 in BN_copy () > > I am working with ubuntu and the libssl0.9.8g-10 > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Romain Hinfray > > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:57 PM, neorom <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello every body, >> >> I'm new on this mailing list. I actually have to do a small program >> which have to generate signature with the ecdsa algorithm and I have >> never did it before. >> For this I saw the documentation and the example on the openssl web >> site (http://www.openssl.org/docs/crypto/ecdsa.html). >> >> But on line 8 of this program : key->group = >> EC_GROUP_new_by_nid(NID_secp192k1); >> , I don't understood why the "key" structure isn't initialized before >> and with struture defines it. Gcc tells me that : error: ‘key’ >> undeclared. >> >> Can you help me please. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Romain Hinfray >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > Development Mailing List [email protected] > Automated List Manager [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [email protected] Automated List Manager [email protected]
