From: yermej <yermej@...>
Date: 2007-12-14T00:50:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Help with OpenSSL RSA

On Dec 13, 9:24 am, Shandy Nantz <shandyb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> John Lane wrote:
> > def generate_keys
> >     unless session[:private_key]
> >       k = RSA.new(128)
> >       session[:private_key]     = k.to_pem
> >       session[:public_modulus]  = k.public_key.n.to_s
> >       session[:public_exponent] = k.public_key.e.to_s
>
> >     end
> >     @private_key     = session[:private_key]
> >     @public_modulus  = session[:public_modulus]
> >     @public_exponent = session[:public_exponent]
> > end
>
> > I'd still like to be able to get this out of Ruby in Hex
>
> > If only I could find out the available methods in the RSA class (as I
> > said before the RDoc does not include anything about this class).
>
> > Thanks!
>
> Did this ever get resolved? This is the exact problem that I am trying
> to solve. Thanks,
>
> -S
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

This seems to work if you want it as a hex string:

key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(1024)
private_key = key.to_pem
public_modulus = key.public_key.n.to_s(16)
public_exponent = key.public_key.e.to_s(16)