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diff --git a/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod b/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 46c071b73308..000000000000 --- a/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,206 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - -ECDSA_SIG_new, ECDSA_SIG_free, i2d_ECDSA_SIG, d2i_ECDSA_SIG, ECDSA_size, ECDSA_sign_setup, ECDSA_sign, ECDSA_sign_ex, ECDSA_verify, ECDSA_do_sign, ECDSA_do_sign_ex, ECDSA_do_verify - Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - #include <openssl/ecdsa.h> - - ECDSA_SIG* ECDSA_SIG_new(void); - void ECDSA_SIG_free(ECDSA_SIG *sig); - int i2d_ECDSA_SIG(const ECDSA_SIG *sig, unsigned char **pp); - ECDSA_SIG* d2i_ECDSA_SIG(ECDSA_SIG **sig, const unsigned char **pp, - long len); - - ECDSA_SIG* ECDSA_do_sign(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgst_len, - EC_KEY *eckey); - ECDSA_SIG* ECDSA_do_sign_ex(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgstlen, - const BIGNUM *kinv, const BIGNUM *rp, - EC_KEY *eckey); - int ECDSA_do_verify(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgst_len, - const ECDSA_SIG *sig, EC_KEY* eckey); - int ECDSA_sign_setup(EC_KEY *eckey, BN_CTX *ctx, - BIGNUM **kinv, BIGNUM **rp); - int ECDSA_sign(int type, const unsigned char *dgst, - int dgstlen, unsigned char *sig, - unsigned int *siglen, EC_KEY *eckey); - int ECDSA_sign_ex(int type, const unsigned char *dgst, - int dgstlen, unsigned char *sig, - unsigned int *siglen, const BIGNUM *kinv, - const BIGNUM *rp, EC_KEY *eckey); - int ECDSA_verify(int type, const unsigned char *dgst, - int dgstlen, const unsigned char *sig, - int siglen, EC_KEY *eckey); - int ECDSA_size(const EC_KEY *eckey); - - const ECDSA_METHOD* ECDSA_OpenSSL(void); - void ECDSA_set_default_method(const ECDSA_METHOD *meth); - const ECDSA_METHOD* ECDSA_get_default_method(void); - int ECDSA_set_method(EC_KEY *eckey,const ECDSA_METHOD *meth); - - int ECDSA_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, - CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func, - CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, - CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func); - int ECDSA_set_ex_data(EC_KEY *d, int idx, void *arg); - void* ECDSA_get_ex_data(EC_KEY *d, int idx); - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -The B<ECDSA_SIG> structure consists of two BIGNUMs for the -r and s value of a ECDSA signature (see X9.62 or FIPS 186-2). - - struct - { - BIGNUM *r; - BIGNUM *s; - } ECDSA_SIG; - -ECDSA_SIG_new() allocates a new B<ECDSA_SIG> structure (note: this -function also allocates the BIGNUMs) and initialize it. - -ECDSA_SIG_free() frees the B<ECDSA_SIG> structure B<sig>. - -i2d_ECDSA_SIG() creates the DER encoding of the ECDSA signature -B<sig> and writes the encoded signature to B<*pp> (note: if B<pp> -is NULL B<i2d_ECDSA_SIG> returns the expected length in bytes of -the DER encoded signature). B<i2d_ECDSA_SIG> returns the length -of the DER encoded signature (or 0 on error). - -d2i_ECDSA_SIG() decodes a DER encoded ECDSA signature and returns -the decoded signature in a newly allocated B<ECDSA_SIG> structure. -B<*sig> points to the buffer containing the DER encoded signature -of size B<len>. - -ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length of a DER encoded -ECDSA signature created with the private EC key B<eckey>. - -ECDSA_sign_setup() may be used to precompute parts of the -signing operation. B<eckey> is the private EC key and B<ctx> -is a pointer to B<BN_CTX> structure (or NULL). The precomputed -values or returned in B<kinv> and B<rp> and can be used in a -later call to B<ECDSA_sign_ex> or B<ECDSA_do_sign_ex>. - -ECDSA_sign() is wrapper function for ECDSA_sign_ex with B<kinv> -and B<rp> set to NULL. - -ECDSA_sign_ex() computes a digital signature of the B<dgstlen> bytes -hash value B<dgst> using the private EC key B<eckey> and the optional -pre-computed values B<kinv> and B<rp>. The DER encoded signatures is -stored in B<sig> and it's length is returned in B<sig_len>. Note: B<sig> -must point to B<ECDSA_size> bytes of memory. The parameter B<type> -is ignored. - -ECDSA_verify() verifies that the signature in B<sig> of size -B<siglen> is a valid ECDSA signature of the hash value -B<dgst> of size B<dgstlen> using the public key B<eckey>. -The parameter B<type> is ignored. - -ECDSA_do_sign() is wrapper function for ECDSA_do_sign_ex with B<kinv> -and B<rp> set to NULL. - -ECDSA_do_sign_ex() computes a digital signature of the B<dgst_len> -bytes hash value B<dgst> using the private key B<eckey> and the -optional pre-computed values B<kinv> and B<rp>. The signature is -returned in a newly allocated B<ECDSA_SIG> structure (or NULL on error). - -ECDSA_do_verify() verifies that the signature B<sig> is a valid -ECDSA signature of the hash value B<dgst> of size B<dgst_len> -using the public key B<eckey>. - -=head1 RETURN VALUES - -ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length signature or 0 on error. - -ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or 0 -on error. - -ECDSA_verify() and ECDSA_do_verify() return 1 for a valid -signature, 0 for an invalid signature and -1 on error. -The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. - -=head1 EXAMPLES - -Creating a ECDSA signature of given SHA-1 hash value using the -named curve secp192k1. - -First step: create a EC_KEY object (note: this part is B<not> ECDSA -specific) - - int ret; - ECDSA_SIG *sig; - EC_KEY *eckey; - eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp192k1); - if (eckey == NULL) - { - /* error */ - } - if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(eckey)) - { - /* error */ - } - -Second step: compute the ECDSA signature of a SHA-1 hash value -using B<ECDSA_do_sign> - - sig = ECDSA_do_sign(digest, 20, eckey); - if (sig == NULL) - { - /* error */ - } - -or using B<ECDSA_sign> - - unsigned char *buffer, *pp; - int buf_len; - buf_len = ECDSA_size(eckey); - buffer = OPENSSL_malloc(buf_len); - pp = buffer; - if (!ECDSA_sign(0, dgst, dgstlen, pp, &buf_len, eckey); - { - /* error */ - } - -Third step: verify the created ECDSA signature using B<ECDSA_do_verify> - - ret = ECDSA_do_verify(digest, 20, sig, eckey); - -or using B<ECDSA_verify> - - ret = ECDSA_verify(0, digest, 20, buffer, buf_len, eckey); - -and finally evaluate the return value: - - if (ret == -1) - { - /* error */ - } - else if (ret == 0) - { - /* incorrect signature */ - } - else /* ret == 1 */ - { - /* signature ok */ - } - -=head1 CONFORMING TO - -ANSI X9.62, US Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS 186-2 -(Digital Signature Standard, DSS) - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)> - -=head1 HISTORY - -The ecdsa implementation was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8 - -=head1 AUTHOR - -Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org). - -=cut |