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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/man3')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/EC_KEY_new.pod | 16 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_keygen.pod (renamed from doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_gen.pod) | 31 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod | 59 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/RSA_new.pod | 7 |
5 files changed, 83 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod index 48b6aa7843..f45c5ac8d2 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod @@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ EC_GROUP_set_curve_GFp, EC_GROUP_get_curve_GFp, EC_GROUP_set_curve_GF2m, EC_GROUP_get_curve_GF2m, -EC_get_builtin_curves - Functions for creating and destroying EC_GROUP -objects +EC_get_builtin_curves, +OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name - +Functions for creating and destroying EC_GROUP objects =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ objects ECPKPARAMETERS *params); size_t EC_get_builtin_curves(EC_builtin_curve *r, size_t nitems); + const char *OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name(int nid); Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, can be hidden entirely by defining B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value, see @@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ in the EC_GROUP is public anyway, this function is unnecessary. Its use can be safely replaced with EC_GROUP_free(). If I<group> is NULL nothing is done. +OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name() converts a curve I<nid> into the corresponding name. + =head1 RETURN VALUES All EC_GROUP_new* functions return a pointer to the newly constructed group, or @@ -184,6 +188,8 @@ available. EC_GROUP_set_curve_GFp(), EC_GROUP_get_curve_GFp(), EC_GROUP_set_curve_GF2m(), EC_GROUP_get_curve_GF2m() return 1 on success or 0 on error. +OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name() returns a character string constant, or NULL on error. + =head1 SEE ALSO L<crypto(7)>, L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)>, diff --git a/doc/man3/EC_KEY_new.pod b/doc/man3/EC_KEY_new.pod index a572e490e1..a816a0745d 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EC_KEY_new.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EC_KEY_new.pod @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME +EVP_EC_gen, EC_KEY_get_method, EC_KEY_set_method, EC_KEY_new_ex, EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, EC_KEY_free, @@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ EC_KEY objects #include <openssl/ec.h> + EVP_PKEY *EVP_EC_gen(const char *curve); + Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, can be hidden entirely by defining B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value, see L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: @@ -65,8 +68,11 @@ L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: =head1 DESCRIPTION -All of the functions described on this page are deprecated. -Applications should instead use L<EVP_PKEY_new(3)> and L<EVP_PKEY_free(3)>. +EVP_EC_gen() generates a new EC key pair on the given I<curve>. + +All of the functions described below are deprecated. +Applications should instead use EVP_EC_gen(), L<EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(3)>, or +L<EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(3)> and L<EVP_PKEY_keygen(3)>. An EC_KEY represents a public key and, optionally, the associated private key. @@ -152,7 +158,6 @@ EC_KEY_decoded_from_explicit_params() returns 1 if the group of the I<key> was decoded from data with explicitly encoded group parameters, -1 if the I<key> is NULL or the group parameters are missing, and 0 otherwise. -Although deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and should no longer be used, EC_KEY_precompute_mult() stores multiples of the underlying EC_GROUP generator for faster point multiplication. See also L<EC_POINT_add(3)>. Modern versions should instead switch to named curves which OpenSSL has @@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ of the buffer or 0 on error. =head1 SEE ALSO +L<EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(3)> L<crypto(7)>, L<EC_GROUP_new(3)>, L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)>, L<EC_POINT_new(3)>, L<EC_POINT_add(3)>, @@ -217,7 +223,9 @@ L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)> =head1 HISTORY -All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. +EVP_EC_gen() was added in OpenSSL 3.0. +All other functions described here were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. +For replacement see L<EVP_PKEY-EC(7)>. =head1 COPYRIGHT diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_gen.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_keygen.pod index 979de8601e..08d2b1db0f 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_gen.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_keygen.pod @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ =head1 NAME -EVP_PKEY_keygen_init, EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init, EVP_PKEY_gen, +EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen, +EVP_PKEY_keygen_init, EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init, EVP_PKEY_generate, EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb, EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb, EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info, EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data, EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data, @@ -14,9 +15,12 @@ EVP_PKEY_paramgen, EVP_PKEY_keygen #include <openssl/evp.h> + EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *propq, + const char *type, ...); + int EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx); int EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx); - int EVP_PKEY_gen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey); + int EVP_PKEY_generate(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey); int EVP_PKEY_paramgen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey); int EVP_PKEY_keygen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey); @@ -57,16 +61,16 @@ After initialization, generation parameters may be provided with L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_ctrl(3)> or L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params(3)>, or any other function described in those manuals. -EVP_PKEY_gen() performs the generation operation, the resulting key +EVP_PKEY_generate() performs the generation operation, the resulting key parameters or key are written to I<*ppkey>. If I<*ppkey> is NULL when this function is called, it will be allocated, and should be freed by the caller when no longer useful, using L<EVP_PKEY_free(3)>. EVP_PKEY_paramgen() and EVP_PKEY_keygen() do exactly the same thing as -EVP_PKEY_gen(), after checking that the corresponding EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() +EVP_PKEY_generate(), after checking that the corresponding EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() or EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() was used to initialize I<ctx>. These are older functions that are kept for backward compatibility. -It is safe to use EVP_PKEY_gen() instead. +It is safe to use EVP_PKEY_generate() instead. The function EVP_PKEY_set_cb() sets the key or parameter generation callback to I<cb>. The function EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb() returns the key or parameter @@ -87,6 +91,18 @@ and retrieve an opaque pointer. This can be used to set some application defined value which can be retrieved in the callback: for example a handle which is used to update a "progress dialog". +EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() abstracts from the explicit use of B<EVP_PKEY_CTX> while +providing a 'quick' but limited way of generating a new asymmetric key pair. +It provides shorthands for simple and common cases of key generation. +As usual, the library context I<libctx> and property query I<propq> +can be given for fetching algorithms from providers. +If I<type> is C<RSA>, +a B<size_t> parameter must be given to specify the size of the RSA key. +If I<type> is C<EC>, +a string parameter must be given to specify the name of the EC curve. +If I<type> is C<X25519>, C<X448>, C<ED25519>, or C<ED448> +no further parameter is needed. + =head1 RETURN VALUES EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(), EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(), EVP_PKEY_keygen() and @@ -94,6 +110,8 @@ EVP_PKEY_paramgen() return 1 for success and 0 or a negative value for failure. In particular a return value of -2 indicates the operation is not supported by the public key algorithm. +EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() returns an B<EVP_PKEY>, or NULL on failure. + =head1 NOTES After the call to EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() or EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() algorithm @@ -187,6 +205,7 @@ Example of generation callback for OpenSSL public key implementations: =head1 SEE ALSO +L<EVP_RSA_gen(3)>, L<EVP_EC_gen(3)>, L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3)>, L<EVP_PKEY_encrypt(3)>, L<EVP_PKEY_decrypt(3)>, @@ -203,7 +222,7 @@ EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data() and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data() were added in OpenSSL 1.0.0. -EVP_PKEY_gen() was added in OpenSSL 3.0. +EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() and EVP_PKEY_generate() were added in OpenSSL 3.0. =head1 COPYRIGHT diff --git a/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod b/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod index f8d4ba1484..7e96360ab8 100644 --- a/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod +++ b/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME +EVP_RSA_gen, RSA_generate_key_ex, RSA_generate_key, RSA_generate_multi_prime_key - generate RSA key pair @@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ RSA_generate_multi_prime_key - generate RSA key pair #include <openssl/rsa.h> + EVP_PKEY *EVP_RSA_gen(unsigned int bits); + Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, can be hidden entirely by defining B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value, see L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: @@ -16,44 +19,42 @@ L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: int RSA_generate_key_ex(RSA *rsa, int bits, BIGNUM *e, BN_GENCB *cb); int RSA_generate_multi_prime_key(RSA *rsa, int bits, int primes, BIGNUM *e, BN_GENCB *cb); -Deprecated since OpenSSL 0.9.8, can be hidden entirely by defining -B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value, see -L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: +Deprecated since OpenSSL 0.9.8: RSA *RSA_generate_key(int bits, unsigned long e, void (*callback)(int, int, void *), void *cb_arg); =head1 DESCRIPTION -All of the functions described on this page are deprecated. -Applications should instead use L<EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(3)> and -L<EVP_PKEY_keygen(3)>. +EVP_RSA_gen() generates a new RSA key pair with modulus size I<bits>. + +All of the functions described below are deprecated. +Applications should instead use EVP_RSA_gen(), L<EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(3)>, or +L<EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(3)> and L<EVP_PKEY_keygen(3)>. RSA_generate_key_ex() generates a 2-prime RSA key pair and stores it in the -B<RSA> structure provided in B<rsa>. The pseudo-random number generator must -be seeded prior to calling RSA_generate_key_ex(). +B<RSA> structure provided in I<rsa>. RSA_generate_multi_prime_key() generates a multi-prime RSA key pair and stores -it in the B<RSA> structure provided in B<rsa>. The number of primes is given by -the B<primes> parameter. The random number generator must be seeded when -calling RSA_generate_multi_prime_key(). +it in the B<RSA> structure provided in I<rsa>. The number of primes is given by +the I<primes> parameter. If the automatic seeding or reseeding of the OpenSSL CSPRNG fails due to external circumstances (see L<RAND(7)>), the operation will fail. -The modulus size will be of length B<bits>, the number of primes to form the -modulus will be B<primes>, and the public exponent will be B<e>. Key sizes -with B<num> E<lt> 1024 should be considered insecure. The exponent is an odd +The modulus size will be of length I<bits>, the number of primes to form the +modulus will be I<primes>, and the public exponent will be I<e>. Key sizes +with I<num> E<lt> 1024 should be considered insecure. The exponent is an odd number, typically 3, 17 or 65537. In order to maintain adequate security level, the maximum number of permitted -B<primes> depends on modulus bit length: +I<primes> depends on modulus bit length: <1024 | >=1024 | >=4096 | >=8192 ------+--------+--------+------- 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 A callback function may be used to provide feedback about the -progress of the key generation. If B<cb> is not B<NULL>, it +progress of the key generation. If I<cb> is not NULL, it will be called as follows using the BN_GENCB_call() function described on the L<BN_generate_prime(3)> page. @@ -71,42 +72,44 @@ described in L<BN_generate_prime(3)>. =item * When the n-th randomly generated prime is rejected as not -suitable for the key, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, n)> is called. +suitable for the key, I<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, n)> is called. =item * -When a random p has been found with p-1 relatively prime to B<e>, -it is called as B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)>. +When a random p has been found with p-1 relatively prime to I<e>, +it is called as I<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)>. =back The process is then repeated for prime q and other primes (if any) -with B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, i)> where B<i> indicates the i-th prime. +with I<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, i)> where I<i> indicates the i-th prime. =head1 RETURN VALUES +EVP_RSA_gen() returns an I<EVP_PKEY> or NULL on failure. + RSA_generate_multi_prime_key() returns 1 on success or 0 on error. RSA_generate_key_ex() returns 1 on success or 0 on error. The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>. RSA_generate_key() returns a pointer to the RSA structure or -B<NULL> if the key generation fails. +NULL if the key generation fails. =head1 BUGS -B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, x)> is used with two different meanings. +I<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, x)> is used with two different meanings. =head1 SEE ALSO -L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)>, L<BN_generate_prime(3)>, -L<RAND(7)> +L<EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(3)> +L<BN_generate_prime(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, +L<RAND_bytes(3)>, L<RAND(7)> =head1 HISTORY -All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. - -RSA_generate_key() was deprecated in OpenSSL 0.9.8; use -RSA_generate_key_ex() instead. +EVP_RSA_gen() was added in OpenSSL 3.0. +All other functions described here were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. +For replacement see L<EVP_PKEY-RSA(7)>. =head1 COPYRIGHT diff --git a/doc/man3/RSA_new.pod b/doc/man3/RSA_new.pod index 8c2651fe59..1396a66335 100644 --- a/doc/man3/RSA_new.pod +++ b/doc/man3/RSA_new.pod @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RSA_new, RSA_free - allocate and free RSA objects #include <openssl/rsa.h> +Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0: + RSA *RSA_new(void); void RSA_free(RSA *rsa); @@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RSA_generate_key(3)>, L<RSA_new_method(3)> +=head1 HISTORY + +All functions described here were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. +For replacement see EVP_PKEY-RSA(7). + =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. 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