Monday 9 June 2008

Generating RSA Key Pair Programmatically using OpenSSL

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <conio.h>
#include <openssl/rsa.h>
#include <openssl/bio.h>
#include <openssl/x509.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
RSA *myrsa;
unsigned long e = RSA_3;
BIO* out = NULL
FILE* fp;
myrsa = RSA_generate_key(2048,e,NULL,NULL);

out=BIO_new(BIO_s_file());


if(myrsa==NULL){
printf("error in generating keypair..");
printf("press any key to exit..");
_getch();
}

fp=fopen("rsakeypair.txt","wb");
out = BIO_new_fp(fp,BIO_CLOSE);
BIO_printf(out,"\n");
RSA_print(out,myrsa,0);
fclose(fp); _getch(); return(0);
}




The above example program generates a 2048 bit RSA Key pair. It also generates the p,q,n,e and d sections into the text file. In order to build this sample using Visual C++, you will need to build OpenSSL first. After you build OpenSSL, you can then include the generated headers to your VC/Include folder. You will also need to include the the lib files generated by OpenSSL onto VC/Lib. The above example program is written in VS05. OpenSSL simply rocks!



Code + Demo + ReadmeFile : Here

5 comments:

  1. I've followed what you said, but i've got this error-link:
    Linking...
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _RSA_print referenced in function _main
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BIO_printf referenced in function _main
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BIO_new_fp referenced in function _main
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BIO_new referenced in function _main
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _BIO_s_file referenced in function _main
    main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _RSA_generate_key referenced in function _mai

    Ray

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  2. Hi,
    The unresolved externals are because of the missing 'Library' files.
    Include references to the following .lib files.

    1] libeay32.lib and
    2] ssleay32.lib. (copy them to VC++ lib directory).

    This can be done by right clicking on your Project > Properties > Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies > type the above names with a space.

    Rebuild your application. It should work smoothly.

    I've included the demo and the source(has the above lib files) Check it out and do let me know.

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  3. Hi,
    thank you.
    I was missing the input>additional dependencies.

    It's working on VS2005, but not on VS2008:
    'Microsoft Visual Studio C Runtime Library has detected a fatal error'
    BTW: it doesn't matter. thanks again.

    Ray

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  4. I found this: "I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why?"

    and now everything seems fine (in VS2008, as well).

    I'm really a newbie about openSSL.
    Have you ever tried to sign a message with a RSA key? 'cos that's my goal.

    Ray

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  5. Hello,

    I got the same error in Embarcadero C++, what should I do to include those references?

    Thanks in advance,

    Javi

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