RsaKeyPairGeneratorChooseRandomPrime Method

Choose a random prime value for use with RSA

Definition

Namespace: Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Generators
Assembly: BouncyCastle.Cryptography (in BouncyCastle.Cryptography.dll) Version: 2.3.0-beta.187+d6da5648ae

C#View Source Request Example

protected virtual BigInteger ChooseRandomPrime(
	int bitlength,
	BigInteger e
)

VBView Source Request Example

Protected Overridable Function ChooseRandomPrime ( 
	bitlength As Integer,
	e As BigInteger
) As BigInteger

C++View Source Request Example

protected:
virtual BigInteger^ ChooseRandomPrime(
	int bitlength, 
	BigInteger^ e
)

JavaScriptView Source Request Example

function ChooseRandomPrime(bitlength, e);

Parameters

bitlength Int32: the bit-length of the returned prime
e BigInteger: the RSA public exponent

Return Value

BigInteger
a prime p, with (p-1) relatively prime to e

RsaKeyPairGeneratorChooseRandomPrime Method

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