Re: [PHP-DEV] openssl module for php

[Sascha Kettler]

> > I've used SSLeay back in 1996 once, and then a few weeks ago for my
> patch.
> > You don't need to be an openssl expert, but as with all cryptography you
> > should have some basic understanding before using it.
> 
> which is why i'm still confused on how you intend to get any of the
> openssl functions to simply figure out the key type it is.  especially if
you
> store it in PEM, much less DSA.

The PHP code uses PEM_ASN1_read_bio to parse the PEM. This function works
for both RSA and DSA key stored in PEM. It returns a pointer to a EVP_PKEY
structure, which in turn has a variable type that tells which type of key this
is.

Sascha


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