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-=head1 NAME
-
-RSA_blinding_on, RSA_blinding_off - protect the RSA operation from timing attacks
-
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- #include <openssl/rsa.h>
-
- int RSA_blinding_on(RSA *rsa, BN_CTX *ctx);
-
- void RSA_blinding_off(RSA *rsa);
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-RSA is vulnerable to timing attacks. In a setup where attackers can
-measure the time of RSA decryption or signature operations, blinding
-must be used to protect the RSA operation from that attack.
-
-RSA_blinding_on() turns blinding on for key B<rsa> and generates a
-random blinding factor. B<ctx> is B<NULL> or a pre-allocated and
-initialized B<BN_CTX>. The random number generator must be seeded
-prior to calling RSA_blinding_on().
-
-RSA_blinding_off() turns blinding off and frees the memory used for
-the blinding factor.
-
-=head1 RETURN VALUES
-
-RSA_blinding_on() returns 1 on success, and 0 if an error occurred.
-
-RSA_blinding_off() returns no value.
-
-=head1 SEE ALSO
-
-L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)>, L<rand(3)|rand(3)>
-
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-RSA_blinding_on() and RSA_blinding_off() appeared in SSLeay 0.9.0.
-
-=cut