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Huge documentation update for libcrypto and libssl, mostly from Matt Caswell,
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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5EC_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_get_key_method_data, EC_KEY_insert_key_method_data, 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.
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9 #include <openssl/ec.h>
10 #include <openssl/bn.h>
11
12 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new(void);
13 int EC_KEY_get_flags(const EC_KEY *key);
14 void EC_KEY_set_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
15 void EC_KEY_clear_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
16 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(int nid);
17 void EC_KEY_free(EC_KEY *key);
18 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_copy(EC_KEY *dst, const EC_KEY *src);
19 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_dup(const EC_KEY *src);
20 int EC_KEY_up_ref(EC_KEY *key);
21 const EC_GROUP *EC_KEY_get0_group(const EC_KEY *key);
22 int EC_KEY_set_group(EC_KEY *key, const EC_GROUP *group);
23 const BIGNUM *EC_KEY_get0_private_key(const EC_KEY *key);
24 int EC_KEY_set_private_key(EC_KEY *key, const BIGNUM *prv);
25 const EC_POINT *EC_KEY_get0_public_key(const EC_KEY *key);
26 int EC_KEY_set_public_key(EC_KEY *key, const EC_POINT *pub);
27 unsigned int EC_KEY_get_enc_flags(const EC_KEY *key);
28 void EC_KEY_set_enc_flags(EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned int flags);
29 point_conversion_form_t EC_KEY_get_conv_form(const EC_KEY *key);
30 void EC_KEY_set_conv_form(EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t cform);
31 void *EC_KEY_get_key_method_data(EC_KEY *key,
32 void *(*dup_func)(void *), void (*free_func)(void *), void (*clear_free_func)(void *));
33 void EC_KEY_insert_key_method_data(EC_KEY *key, void *data,
34 void *(*dup_func)(void *), void (*free_func)(void *), void (*clear_free_func)(void *));
35 void EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag(EC_KEY *eckey, int asn1_flag);
36 int EC_KEY_precompute_mult(EC_KEY *key, BN_CTX *ctx);
37 int EC_KEY_generate_key(EC_KEY *key);
38 int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *key);
39 int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y);
40
41=head1 DESCRIPTION
42
43An EC_KEY represents a public key and (optionaly) an associated private key. A new EC_KEY (with no associated curve) can be constructed by calling EC_KEY_new.
44The reference count for the newly created EC_KEY is initially set to 1. A curve can be associated with the EC_KEY by calling
45EC_KEY_set_group.
46
47Alternatively 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)|EC_GROUP_new(3)> for a description of curve names. This function simply wraps calls to EC_KEY_new and
48EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name.
49
50Calling EC_KEY_free decrements the reference count for the EC_KEY object, and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated
51with it.
52
53EC_KEY_copy copies the contents of the EC_KEY in B<src> into B<dest>.
54
55EC_KEY_dup creates a new EC_KEY object and copies B<ec_key> into it.
56
57EC_KEY_up_ref increments the reference count associated with the EC_KEY object.
58
59EC_KEY_generate_key generates a new public and private key for the supplied B<eckey> object. B<eckey> must have an EC_GROUP object
60associated with it before calling this function. The private key is a random integer (0 < priv_key < order, where order is the order
61of the EC_GROUP object). The public key is an EC_POINT on the curve calculated by multiplying the generator for the curve by the
62private key.
63
64EC_KEY_check_key performs various sanity checks on the EC_KEY object to confirm that it is valid.
65
66EC_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
67object 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
68on the key to confirm that it is valid.
69
70The 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.
71
72The functions EC_KEY_get_enc_flags and EC_KEY_set_enc_flags get and set the value of the encoding flags for the B<key>. There are two encoding
73flags currently defined - EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS and EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY. These flags define the behaviour of how the B<key> is
74converted into ASN1 in a call to i2d_ECPrivateKey. If EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS is set then the public parameters for the curve are not encoded
75along with the private key. If EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY is set then the public key is not encoded along with the private key.
76
77The 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
78of point_conversion_forms please refer to L<EC_POINT_new(3)|EC_POINT_new(3)>.
79
80EC_KEY_insert_key_method_data and EC_KEY_get_key_method_data enable the caller to associate arbitary additional data specific to the
81elliptic curve scheme being used with the EC_KEY object. This data is treated as a "black box" by the ec library. The data to be stored by EC_KEY_insert_key_method_data is provided in the B<data> parameter, which must have have associated functions for duplicating, freeing and "clear_freeing" the data item. If a subsequent EC_KEY_get_key_method_data call is issued, the functions for duplicating, freeing and "clear_freeing" the data item must be provided again, and they must be the same as they were when the data item was inserted.
82
83EC_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.
84
85EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag sets the asn1_flag on the underlying EC_GROUP object (if set). Refer to L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)|EC_GROUP_copy(3)> for further information on the asn1_flag.
86
87EC_KEY_precompute_mult stores multiples of the underlying EC_GROUP generator for faster point multiplication. See also L<EC_POINT_add(3)|EC_POINT_add(3)>.
88
89
90=head1 RETURN VALUES
91
92EC_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.
93
94EC_KEY_get_flags returns the flags associated with the EC_KEY object as an integer.
95
96EC_KEY_copy returns a pointer to the destination key, or NULL on error.
97
98EC_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.
99
100EC_KEY_get0_group returns the EC_GROUP associated with the EC_KEY.
101
102EC_KEY_get0_private_key returns the private key associated with the EC_KEY.
103
104EC_KEY_get_enc_flags returns the value of the current encoding flags for the EC_KEY.
105
106EC_KEY_get_conv_form return the point_conversion_form for the EC_KEY.
107
108
109=head1 SEE ALSO
110
111L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ec(3)|ec(3)>, L<EC_GROUP_new(3)|EC_GROUP_new(3)>, L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)|EC_GROUP_copy(3)>,
112L<EC_POINT_new(3)|EC_POINT_new(3)>, L<EC_POINT_add(3)|EC_POINT_add(3)>,
113L<EC_GFp_simple_method(3)|EC_GFp_simple_method(3)>, L<d2i_ECPKParameters(3)|d2i_ECPKParameters(3)>
114
115=cut