Name

BN_mod_inverse — computes inverse modulo n

Library

libcrypto.lib

Synopsis

#include <openssl/bn.h>

BIGNUM *BN_mod_inverse(BIGNUM *r, BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *n, BN_CTX *ctx);

Detailed Description

BN_mod_inverse() computes the inverse of a modulo n places the result in r ((a*r)%n==1). If r is NULL, a new BIGNUM is created.

ctx is a previously allocated BN_CTX used for temporary variables. r may be the same BIGNUM as a or n.

Return Values

BN_mod_inverse() returns the BIGNUM containing the inverse, and NULL on error. The error codes can be obtained by ERR_get_error().

See Also

bn(), ERR_get_error(), BN_add()

History

BN_mod_inverse() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

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