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Python module for creating safe prime numbers using OpenSSL

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This module generates safe prime numbers using the OpenSSL library. A number p
is a safe prime number, if p is a prime number, and p = 2*q+1, and q is a prime
number too. These numbers are sometimes used in cryptography.

Written by Erik Tews <erik@datenzone.de>
Python 3 compatibility by Peter Wagenaar <sakartu@gmail.com>