openssl_pkey_new

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

openssl_pkey_new — Generates a new private key

说明

resource openssl_pkey_new ([ array $configargs ] )

openssl_pkey_new() generates a new private and public key pair. The public component of the key can be obtained using openssl_pkey_get_public().

Note: 必须安装有效的 openssl.cnf 以保证此函数正确运行。参考有关安装的说明以获得更多信息。

参数

configargs

You can finetune the key generation (such as specifying the number of bits) using configargs. See openssl_csr_new() for more information about configargs.

返回值

Returns a resource identifier for the pkey on success, or FALSE on error.

更新日志

版本 说明
7.1.0 The curve_name configarg was added to make it possible to create EC keys.

User Contributed Notes

dodginess at yahoo dot com 15-Mar-2017 08:39
If you're using openssl_pkey_new() in conjunction with openssl_csr_new() and want to change the CSR digest algorithm as well as specify a custom key size, the configuration override should be defined once and sent to both functions:

<?php
$config = array(
    'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
    'private_key_bits' => 2048,
    'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
);

$privkey = openssl_pkey_new($config);

$csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $privkey, $config);
?>

Although openssl_pkey_new() will accept the 'digest_alg' argument it won't use it, and setting the value has no effect unless you also set this value for openssl_csr_new(). The reason for this is that the $config array is acting as a drop-in replacement for the values found in the openssl.cnf file, so it must contain all of the override values that you need even if the function they're being sent to won't use them.

Also, if you change the 'digest_alg' to something like 'sha256' and still get an MD5 signed CSR check your openssl.cnf file to see whether the digest algorithm you want to use is actually supported.
scott at brynen dot com 25-Feb-2015 06:36
If you try and generate a new key using openssl_pkey_new(), and need to specify the size of the key, the key MUST be type-bound to integer

// works
$keysize = 1024;
$ssl = openssl_pkey_new (array('private_key_bits' => $keysize));

// fails
$keysize = "1024";
$ssl = openssl_pkey_new (array('private_key_bits' => $keysize));

// works (force to int)
$keysize = "1024";
$ssl = openssl_pkey_new (array('private_key_bits' => (int)$keysize));
dirt at awoms dot com 27-Mar-2013 05:52
Working example:

$config = array(
    "digest_alg" => "sha512",
    "private_key_bits" => 4096,
    "private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
);
   
// Create the private and public key
$res = openssl_pkey_new($config);

// Extract the private key from $res to $privKey
openssl_pkey_export($res, $privKey);

// Extract the public key from $res to $pubKey
$pubKey = openssl_pkey_get_details($res);
$pubKey = $pubKey["key"];

$data = 'plaintext data goes here';

// Encrypt the data to $encrypted using the public key
openssl_public_encrypt($data, $encrypted, $pubKey);

// Decrypt the data using the private key and store the results in $decrypted
openssl_private_decrypt($encrypted, $decrypted, $privKey);

echo $decrypted;
zelnaga at gmail dot com 08-Jun-2012 02:21
Getting the public key corresponding to a particular private key, through the methods provided for by OpenSSL, is a bit cumbersome. An easier way to do it is to use phpseclib, a pure PHP RSA implementation:

<?php
include('Crypt/RSA.php');

$rsa = new Crypt_RSA();
$rsa->loadKey('...');

$privatekey = $rsa->getPrivateKey();
$publickey = $rsa->getPublicKey();
?>

Doesn't require any extensions be installed.  It'll use bcmath or gmp if they're available, for speed, but doesn't even require those.
jthijssen at notloxic dot nl 11-Feb-2011 03:17
If you want to change the default private key size (1024) too something else you can use the following code:
 
<?php
$config = array('private_key_bits' => 512);
$privKey = openssl_pkey_new($config);

?>

Mind though that the minimum number of bits is 384. Any lower will trigger an error.
Brad 02-Apr-2008 09:17
It's easier than all that, if you just want the keys:

<?php
// Create the keypair
$res=openssl_pkey_new();

// Get private key
openssl_pkey_export($res, $privkey);

// Get public key
$pubkey=openssl_pkey_get_details($res);
$pubkey=$pubkey["key"];
?>
NOSPAM dot alchaemist at hiperlinux dot com dot ar 30-May-2004 09:17
As you probably found, getting the public key is not as direct as you might think with this documentation.

You can easily get into messages like:

Warning: openssl_pkey_get_public(): Don't know how to get public key from this private key (the documentation lied) in D:\www\keys.php on line 4

The correct steps to get the whole thing seem to be these:

<?
$dn = array("countryName" => 'XX', "stateOrProvinceName" => 'State', "localityName" => 'SomewhereCity', "organizationName" => 'MySelf', "organizationalUnitName" => 'Whatever', "commonName" => 'mySelf', "emailAddress" => 'user@domain.com');
$privkeypass = '1234';
$numberofdays = 365;

$privkey = openssl_pkey_new();
$csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $privkey);
$sscert = openssl_csr_sign($csr, null, $privkey, $numberofdays);
openssl_x509_export($sscert, $publickey);
openssl_pkey_export($privkey, $privatekey, $privkeypass);
openssl_csr_export($csr, $csrStr);

echo $privatekey; // Will hold the exported PriKey
echo $publickey;  // Will hold the exported PubKey
echo $csrStr;     // Will hold the exported Certificate
?>

Now all you need to do is to make some research on each individual function.