zmq_curve_keypair(3)
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NAME
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zmq_curve_keypair - generate a new CURVE keypair


SYNOPSIS
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*int zmq_curve_keypair (char *z85_public_key, char *z85_secret_key);*


DESCRIPTION
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The _zmq_curve_keypair()_ function shall return a newly generated random
keypair consisting of a public key and a secret key. The caller provides
two buffers, each at least 41 octets large, in which this method will
store the keys. The keys are encoded using linkzmq:zmq_z85_encode[3].


RETURN VALUE
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The _zmq_curve_keypair()_ function shall return 0 if successful, else it
shall return `-1` and set 'errno' to one of the values defined below.


ERRORS
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*ENOTSUP*::
The libzmq library was not built with cryptographic support (libsodium).


EXAMPLE
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.Generating a new CURVE keypair
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char public_key [41];
char secret_key [41];
int rc = crypto_box_keypair (public_key, secret_key);
assert (rc == 0);
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SEE ALSO
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linkzmq:zmq_z85_decode[3]
linkzmq:zmq_z85_encode[3]
linkzmq:zmq_curve[7]


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