[openssl-commits] [openssl] master update
Dr. Stephen Henson
steve at openssl.org
Sat Feb 27 18:47:11 UTC 2016
The branch master has been updated
via 80757ad46b0a75755d1d051d03b3d9810e292063 (commit)
from ba8108154dafb081b510cc628783c6b44c95cb0e (commit)
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commit 80757ad46b0a75755d1d051d03b3d9810e292063
Author: Dr. Stephen Henson <steve at openssl.org>
Date: Sat Feb 27 13:06:17 2016 +0000
Reformat and update EC_KEY_new manual page.
Add some missing parentheses and reformat.
Document EC_KEY_oct2key(), EC_KEY_key2buf(), EC_KEY_oct2priv(),
EC_KEY_priv2oct() and EC_KEY_priv2buf()
Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz at openssl.org>
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Summary of changes:
doc/crypto/EC_KEY_new.pod | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 106 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/crypto/EC_KEY_new.pod b/doc/crypto/EC_KEY_new.pod
index 2d7194e..6bfd180 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/EC_KEY_new.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/EC_KEY_new.pod
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
=head1 NAME
-EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, EC_KEY_free, EC_KEY_copy, EC_KEY_dup, EC_KEY_up_ref, EC_KEY_get0_group, EC_KEY_set_group, EC_KEY_get0_private_key, EC_KEY_set_private_key, EC_KEY_get0_public_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key, EC_KEY_get_enc_flags, EC_KEY_set_enc_flags, EC_KEY_get_conv_form, EC_KEY_set_conv_form, EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag, EC_KEY_precompute_mult, EC_KEY_generate_key, EC_KEY_check_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates - Functions for creating, destroying and manipulating B<EC_KEY> objects.
+EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags,
+EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, EC_KEY_free, EC_KEY_copy, EC_KEY_dup, EC_KEY_up_ref,
+EC_KEY_get0_group, EC_KEY_set_group, EC_KEY_get0_private_key,
+EC_KEY_set_private_key, EC_KEY_get0_public_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key,
+EC_KEY_get_enc_flags, EC_KEY_set_enc_flags, EC_KEY_get_conv_form,
+EC_KEY_set_conv_form, EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag, EC_KEY_precompute_mult,
+EC_KEY_generate_key, EC_KEY_check_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates,
+EC_KEY_oct2key, EC_KEY_key2buf, EC_KEY_oct2priv, EC_KEY_priv2oct,
+EC_KEY_priv2buf - Functions for creating, destroying and manipulating
+EC_KEY objects.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -30,61 +39,120 @@ EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags, EC_KEY_new_b
int EC_KEY_precompute_mult(EC_KEY *key, BN_CTX *ctx);
int EC_KEY_generate_key(EC_KEY *key);
int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *key);
- int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y);
+ int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key,
+ BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y);
const EC_KEY_METHOD *EC_KEY_get_method(const EC_KEY *key);
int EC_KEY_set_method(EC_KEY *key, const EC_KEY_METHOD *meth);
+ int EC_KEY_oct2key(EC_KEY *eckey, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
+ BN_CTX *ctx);
+ size_t EC_KEY_key2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t form,
+ unsigned char **pbuf, BN_CTX *ctx);
+
+ int EC_KEY_oct2priv(EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
+ size_t EC_KEY_priv2oct(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
+
+ size_t EC_KEY_priv2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char **pbuf);
+
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-An EC_KEY represents a public key and (optionally) an associated private key. A new EC_KEY (with no associated curve) can be constructed by calling EC_KEY_new().
-The reference count for the newly created EC_KEY is initially set to 1. A curve can be associated with the EC_KEY by calling
+An EC_KEY represents a public key and, optionally, the associated private
+key. A new EC_KEY with no associated curve can be constructed by calling
+EC_KEY_new(). The reference count for the newly created EC_KEY is initially
+set to 1. A curve can be associated with the EC_KEY by calling
EC_KEY_set_group().
-Alternatively a new EC_KEY can be constructed by calling EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() and supplying the nid of the associated curve. Refer to L<EC_GROUP_new(3)> for a description of curve names. This function simply wraps calls to EC_KEY_new() and
-EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name().
+Alternatively a new EC_KEY can be constructed by calling
+EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() and supplying the nid of the associated curve. See
+L<EC_GROUP_new(3)> for a description of curve names. This function simply
+wraps calls to EC_KEY_new() and EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name().
-Calling EC_KEY_free() decrements the reference count for the EC_KEY object, and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated
-with it.
-If B<key> is NULL nothing is done.
+Calling EC_KEY_free() decrements the reference count for the EC_KEY object,
+and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated with it. If
+B<key> is NULL nothing is done.
EC_KEY_copy() copies the contents of the EC_KEY in B<src> into B<dest>.
EC_KEY_dup() creates a new EC_KEY object and copies B<ec_key> into it.
-EC_KEY_up_ref() increments the reference count associated with the EC_KEY object.
-
-EC_KEY_generate_key() generates a new public and private key for the supplied B<eckey> object. B<eckey> must have an EC_GROUP object
-associated with it before calling this function. The private key is a random integer (0 < priv_key < order, where order is the order
-of the EC_GROUP object). The public key is an EC_POINT on the curve calculated by multiplying the generator for the curve by the
-private key.
-
-EC_KEY_check_key() performs various sanity checks on the EC_KEY object to confirm that it is valid.
-
-EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates() sets the public key for B<key> based on its affine co-ordinates, i.e. it constructs an EC_POINT
-object based on the supplied B<x> and B<y> values and sets the public key to be this EC_POINT. It will also performs certain sanity checks
-on the key to confirm that it is valid.
-
-The functions EC_KEY_get0_group(), EC_KEY_set_group(), EC_KEY_get0_private_key(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(), EC_KEY_get0_public_key(), and EC_KEY_set_public_key() get and set the EC_GROUP object, the private key and the EC_POINT public key for the B<key> respectively.
-
-The functions EC_KEY_get_conv_form() and EC_KEY_set_conv_form() get and set the point_conversion_form for the B<key>. For a description
-of point_conversion_forms please refer to L<EC_POINT_new(3)>.
-
-EC_KEY_set_flags() sets the flags in the B<flags> parameter on the EC_KEY object. Any flags that are already set are left set. The currently defined standard flags are EC_FLAG_NON_FIPS_ALLOW and EC_FLAG_FIPS_CHECKED. In addition there is the flag EC_FLAG_COFACTOR_ECDH which is specific to ECDH and is defined in ecdh.h. EC_KEY_get_flags returns the current flags that are set for this EC_KEY. EC_KEY_clear_flags clears the flags indicated by the B<flags> parameter. All other flags are left in their existing state.
-
-EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag() sets the asn1_flag on the underlying EC_GROUP object (if set). Refer to L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)> for further information on the asn1_flag.
-
-EC_KEY_precompute_mult() stores multiples of the underlying EC_GROUP generator for faster point multiplication. See also L<EC_POINT_add(3)>.
-
+EC_KEY_up_ref() increments the reference count associated with the EC_KEY
+object.
+
+EC_KEY_generate_key() generates a new public and private key for the supplied
+B<eckey> object. B<eckey> must have an EC_GROUP object associated with it
+before calling this function. The private key is a random integer (0 < priv_key
+< order, where I<order> is the order of the EC_GROUP object). The public key is
+an EC_POINT on the curve calculated by multiplying the generator for the
+curve by the private key.
+
+EC_KEY_check_key() performs various sanity checks on the EC_KEY object to
+confirm that it is valid.
+
+EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates() sets the public key for B<key> based
+on its affine co-ordinates; i.e., it constructs an EC_POINT object based on
+the supplied B<x> and B<y> values and sets the public key to be this
+EC_POINT. It also performs certain sanity checks on the key to confirm
+that it is valid.
+
+The functions EC_KEY_get0_group(), EC_KEY_set_group(),
+EC_KEY_get0_private_key(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(), EC_KEY_get0_public_key(),
+and EC_KEY_set_public_key() get and set the EC_GROUP object, the private key,
+and the EC_POINT public key for the B<key> respectively.
+
+The functions EC_KEY_get_conv_form() and EC_KEY_set_conv_form() get and set the
+point_conversion_form for the B<key>. For a description of
+point_conversion_forms please see L<EC_POINT_new(3)>.
+
+EC_KEY_set_flags() sets the flags in the B<flags> parameter on the EC_KEY
+object. Any flags that are already set are left set. The flags currently
+defined are EC_FLAG_NON_FIPS_ALLOW and EC_FLAG_FIPS_CHECKED. In
+addition there is the flag EC_FLAG_COFACTOR_ECDH which is specific to ECDH.
+EC_KEY_get_flags() returns the current flags that are set for this EC_KEY.
+EC_KEY_clear_flags() clears the flags indicated by the B<flags> parameter; all
+other flags are left in their existing state.
+
+EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag() sets the asn1_flag on the underlying EC_GROUP object
+(if set). Refer to L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)> for further information on the
+asn1_flag.
+
+EC_KEY_precompute_mult() stores multiples of the underlying EC_GROUP generator
+for faster point multiplication. See also L<EC_POINT_add(3)>.
+
+EC_KEY_oct2key() and EC_KEY_key2buf() are identical to the functions
+EC_POINT_oct2point() and EC_KEY_point2buf() except they use the public key
+EC_POINT in B<eckey>.
+
+EC_KEY_oct2priv() and EC_KEY_priv2oct() convert between the private key
+component of B<eckey> and octet form. The octet form consists of the content
+octets of the B<privateKey> OCTET STRING in an B<ECPrivateKey> ASN.1 structure.
+
+The function EC_KEY_priv2oct() must be supplied with a buffer long enough to
+store the octet form. The return value provides the number of octets stored.
+Calling the function with a NULL buffer will not perform the conversion but
+will just return the required buffer length.
+
+The function EC_KEY_priv2buf() allocates a buffer of suitable length and writes
+an EC_KEY to it in octet format. The allocated buffer is written to B<*pbuf>
+and its length is returned. The caller must free up the allocated buffer with a
+call to OPENSSL_free(). Since the allocated buffer value is written to B<*pbuf>
+the B<pbuf> parameter B<MUST NOT> be B<NULL>.
+
+EC_KEY_priv2buf() converts an EC_KEY private key into an allocated buffer.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
-EC_KEY_new(), EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() and EC_KEY_dup() return a pointer to the newly created EC_KEY object, or NULL on error.
+EC_KEY_new(), EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() and EC_KEY_dup() return a pointer to
+the newly created EC_KEY object, or NULL on error.
-EC_KEY_get_flags() returns the flags associated with the EC_KEY object as an integer.
+EC_KEY_get_flags() returns the flags associated with the EC_KEY object as an
+integer.
EC_KEY_copy() returns a pointer to the destination key, or NULL on error.
-EC_KEY_up_ref(), EC_KEY_set_group(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(), EC_KEY_set_public_key(), EC_KEY_precompute_mult(), EC_KEY_generate_key(), EC_KEY_check_key() and EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates() return 1 on success or 0 on error.
+EC_KEY_up_ref(), EC_KEY_set_group(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(),
+EC_KEY_set_public_key(), EC_KEY_precompute_mult(), EC_KEY_generate_key(),
+EC_KEY_check_key(), EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(),
+EC_KEY_oct2key() and EC_KEY_oct2priv() return 1 on success or 0 on error.
EC_KEY_get0_group() returns the EC_GROUP associated with the EC_KEY.
@@ -92,6 +160,8 @@ EC_KEY_get0_private_key() returns the private key associated with the EC_KEY.
EC_KEY_get_conv_form() return the point_conversion_form for the EC_KEY.
+EC_KEY_key2buf(), EC_KEY_priv2oct() and EC_KEY_priv2buf() return the length
+of the buffer or 0 on error.
=head1 SEE ALSO
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