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author | miod <> | 2014-07-11 16:18:14 +0000 |
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committer | miod <> | 2014-07-11 16:18:14 +0000 |
commit | 42ef36c6813822962aff009ee1ca5eaf04d6c5c7 (patch) | |
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Huge documentation update for libcrypto and libssl, mostly from Matt Caswell,
Jeff Trawick, Jean-Paul Calderone, Michal Bozon, Jeffrey Walton and Rich Salz,
via OpenSSL trunk (with some parts not applying to us, such as SSLv2 support,
at least partially removed).
Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib/libcrypto/doc/DSA_generate_parameters.pod')
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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/doc/DSA_generate_parameters.pod b/src/lib/libcrypto/doc/DSA_generate_parameters.pod index b64f0ca546..698b555a0e 100644 --- a/src/lib/libcrypto/doc/DSA_generate_parameters.pod +++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/doc/DSA_generate_parameters.pod | |||
@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@ | |||
2 | 2 | ||
3 | =head1 NAME | 3 | =head1 NAME |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | DSA_generate_parameters - generate DSA parameters | 5 | DSA_generate_parameters_ex, DSA_generate_parameters - generate DSA parameters |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | 7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | #include <openssl/dsa.h> | 9 | #include <openssl/dsa.h> |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | int DSA_generate_parameters_ex(DSA *dsa, int bits, | ||
12 | const unsigned char *seed,int seed_len, | ||
13 | int *counter_ret, unsigned long *h_ret, BN_GENCB *cb); | ||
14 | |||
15 | Deprecated: | ||
16 | |||
11 | DSA *DSA_generate_parameters(int bits, unsigned char *seed, | 17 | DSA *DSA_generate_parameters(int bits, unsigned char *seed, |
12 | int seed_len, int *counter_ret, unsigned long *h_ret, | 18 | int seed_len, int *counter_ret, unsigned long *h_ret, |
13 | void (*callback)(int, int, void *), void *cb_arg); | 19 | void (*callback)(int, int, void *), void *cb_arg); |
14 | 20 | ||
15 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | 21 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
16 | 22 | ||
17 | DSA_generate_parameters() generates primes p and q and a generator g | 23 | DSA_generate_parameters_ex() generates primes p and q and a generator g |
18 | for use in the DSA. | 24 | for use in the DSA and stores the result in B<dsa>. |
19 | 25 | ||
20 | B<bits> is the length of the prime to be generated; the DSS allows a | 26 | B<bits> is the length of the prime to be generated; the DSS allows a |
21 | maximum of 1024 bits. | 27 | maximum of 1024 bits. |
@@ -25,64 +31,74 @@ generated at random. Otherwise, the seed is used to generate | |||
25 | them. If the given seed does not yield a prime q, a new random | 31 | them. If the given seed does not yield a prime q, a new random |
26 | seed is chosen and placed at B<seed>. | 32 | seed is chosen and placed at B<seed>. |
27 | 33 | ||
28 | DSA_generate_parameters() places the iteration count in | 34 | DSA_generate_parameters_ex() places the iteration count in |
29 | *B<counter_ret> and a counter used for finding a generator in | 35 | *B<counter_ret> and a counter used for finding a generator in |
30 | *B<h_ret>, unless these are B<NULL>. | 36 | *B<h_ret>, unless these are B<NULL>. |
31 | 37 | ||
32 | A callback function may be used to provide feedback about the progress | 38 | A callback function may be used to provide feedback about the progress |
33 | of the key generation. If B<callback> is not B<NULL>, it will be | 39 | of the key generation. If B<cb> is not B<NULL>, it will be |
34 | called as follows: | 40 | called as shown below. For information on the BN_GENCB structure and the |
41 | BN_GENCB_call function discussed below, refer to | ||
42 | L<BN_generate_prime(3)|BN_generate_prime(3)>. | ||
35 | 43 | ||
36 | =over 4 | 44 | =over 4 |
37 | 45 | ||
38 | =item * | 46 | =item * |
39 | 47 | ||
40 | When a candidate for q is generated, B<callback(0, m++, cb_arg)> is called | 48 | When a candidate for q is generated, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 0, m++)> is called |
41 | (m is 0 for the first candidate). | 49 | (m is 0 for the first candidate). |
42 | 50 | ||
43 | =item * | 51 | =item * |
44 | 52 | ||
45 | When a candidate for q has passed a test by trial division, | 53 | When a candidate for q has passed a test by trial division, |
46 | B<callback(1, -1, cb_arg)> is called. | 54 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 1, -1)> is called. |
47 | While a candidate for q is tested by Miller-Rabin primality tests, | 55 | While a candidate for q is tested by Miller-Rabin primality tests, |
48 | B<callback(1, i, cb_arg)> is called in the outer loop | 56 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 1, i)> is called in the outer loop |
49 | (once for each witness that confirms that the candidate may be prime); | 57 | (once for each witness that confirms that the candidate may be prime); |
50 | i is the loop counter (starting at 0). | 58 | i is the loop counter (starting at 0). |
51 | 59 | ||
52 | =item * | 60 | =item * |
53 | 61 | ||
54 | When a prime q has been found, B<callback(2, 0, cb_arg)> and | 62 | When a prime q has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, 0)> and |
55 | B<callback(3, 0, cb_arg)> are called. | 63 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)> are called. |
56 | 64 | ||
57 | =item * | 65 | =item * |
58 | 66 | ||
59 | Before a candidate for p (other than the first) is generated and tested, | 67 | Before a candidate for p (other than the first) is generated and tested, |
60 | B<callback(0, counter, cb_arg)> is called. | 68 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 0, counter)> is called. |
61 | 69 | ||
62 | =item * | 70 | =item * |
63 | 71 | ||
64 | When a candidate for p has passed the test by trial division, | 72 | When a candidate for p has passed the test by trial division, |
65 | B<callback(1, -1, cb_arg)> is called. | 73 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 1, -1)> is called. |
66 | While it is tested by the Miller-Rabin primality test, | 74 | While it is tested by the Miller-Rabin primality test, |
67 | B<callback(1, i, cb_arg)> is called in the outer loop | 75 | B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 1, i)> is called in the outer loop |
68 | (once for each witness that confirms that the candidate may be prime). | 76 | (once for each witness that confirms that the candidate may be prime). |
69 | i is the loop counter (starting at 0). | 77 | i is the loop counter (starting at 0). |
70 | 78 | ||
71 | =item * | 79 | =item * |
72 | 80 | ||
73 | When p has been found, B<callback(2, 1, cb_arg)> is called. | 81 | When p has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 2, 1)> is called. |
74 | 82 | ||
75 | =item * | 83 | =item * |
76 | 84 | ||
77 | When the generator has been found, B<callback(3, 1, cb_arg)> is called. | 85 | When the generator has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 1)> is called. |
78 | 86 | ||
79 | =back | 87 | =back |
80 | 88 | ||
89 | DSA_generate_parameters() (deprecated) works in much the same way as for DSA_generate_parameters_ex, except that no B<dsa> parameter is passed and | ||
90 | instead a newly allocated B<DSA> structure is returned. Additionally "old | ||
91 | style" callbacks are used instead of the newer BN_GENCB based approach. | ||
92 | Refer to L<BN_generate_prime(3)|BN_generate_prime(3)> for further information. | ||
93 | |||
81 | =head1 RETURN VALUE | 94 | =head1 RETURN VALUE |
82 | 95 | ||
96 | DSA_generate_parameters_ex() returns a 1 on success, or 0 otherwise. | ||
97 | |||
83 | DSA_generate_parameters() returns a pointer to the DSA structure, or | 98 | DSA_generate_parameters() returns a pointer to the DSA structure, or |
84 | B<NULL> if the parameter generation fails. The error codes can be | 99 | B<NULL> if the parameter generation fails. |
85 | obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. | 100 | |
101 | The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. | ||
86 | 102 | ||
87 | =head1 BUGS | 103 | =head1 BUGS |
88 | 104 | ||
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ Seed lengths E<gt> 20 are not supported. | |||
91 | =head1 SEE ALSO | 107 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
92 | 108 | ||
93 | L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<rand(3)|rand(3)>, | 109 | L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<rand(3)|rand(3)>, |
94 | L<DSA_free(3)|DSA_free(3)> | 110 | L<DSA_free(3)|DSA_free(3)>, L<BN_generate_prime(3)|BN_generate_prime(3)> |
95 | 111 | ||
96 | =head1 HISTORY | 112 | =head1 HISTORY |
97 | 113 | ||