Feature request: OpenSSL::PKey::RSA#size
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 276
- Forks
- 200
- Avg merge
- 1d 19h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 7
Description
It would be nice to be able to introspect on the sizes of RSA keys:
pry(main)> key.size
NoMethodError: undefined method `size' for #<OpenSSL::PKey::RSA:0x007fa4292cafe0>
Here is an ugly way to implement it in pure Ruby using the existing API:
Integer(key.to_text[/\((\d+) bit/, 1], 10)
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Research direction
Start by locating the OpenSSL::PKey::RSA implementation and the existing API used for key introspection. Check how RSA key operations are exposed and where related tests live. Done means RSA keys expose their key size through size, with coverage for the requested behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, ruby
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100