What version of the library are you using? And have you tried it on another machine?
I am working on Windows 95 with VC++ 6.0 and use library 0.9.5a. No problems appear. Although I must admit that I have never called RSA_check_key(), but RSA_public_decrypt works fine.
Alex
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Wanting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 10 July 2001 09:51
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Question on RSA public decryption
>
>
> Hi all,
> I am trying to use the RSA_public_decrypt function but I need
> to set up the
> public key "manually" I have the public exponent and modulus
> in the form of
> an array of unsigned char and have converted these to BIGNUM
> format using
> BN_bin2bn. However, this is where I have started hitting problems. I
> thought that merely assigning them to the RSA structures n
> and e fields work
> but that just did not cut it.
> When I called RSA_check_key I receive an access violation in
> libeay32 (at
> address cx0000005) and any attempts to actually call
> RSA_public_decrypt
> return -1. calling ERR_get_error after this produces an AV
> in on of the NT
> dlls (NTDLL I think). I am using Win2K pro and am working in VC++ 6
> Can anybody please help me- this is driving me insane
>
> many thanks in advance,
> Carl
>
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