n_curve</b>:<i>curve</i></dt>
<dd>

<p>The EC curve to use. OpenSSL supports NIST curve names such as &quot;P-256&quot;.</p>

</dd>
<dt id="ec_param_enc:encoding"><b>ec_param_enc</b>:<i>encoding</i></dt>
<dd>

<p>The encoding to use for parameters. The <i>encoding</i> parameter must be either <b>named_curve</b> or <b>explicit</b>. The default value is <b>named_curve</b>.</p>

</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="DH-Key-Generation-Options">DH Key Generation Options</h2>

<dl>

<dt id="group:name"><b>group</b>:<i>name</i></d