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1 | =pod |
2 | ||
3 | =head1 NAME | |
4 | ||
aafbe1cc | 5 | DH_generate_parameters_ex, DH_generate_parameters, |
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6 | DH_check, DH_check_params - generate and check Diffie-Hellman |
7 | parameters | |
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8 | |
9 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
10 | ||
11 | #include <openssl/dh.h> | |
12 | ||
aebb9aac | 13 | int DH_generate_parameters_ex(DH *dh, int prime_len, int generator, BN_GENCB *cb); |
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14 | |
15 | int DH_check(DH *dh, int *codes); | |
6f8950a3 | 16 | int DH_check_params(DH *dh, int *codes); |
4486d0cd | 17 | |
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18 | Deprecated: |
19 | ||
98186eb4 | 20 | #if OPENSSL_API_COMPAT < 0x00908000L |
aafbe1cc | 21 | DH *DH_generate_parameters(int prime_len, int generator, |
e9b77246 | 22 | void (*callback)(int, int, void *), void *cb_arg); |
98186eb4 | 23 | #endif |
aafbe1cc | 24 | |
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25 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
26 | ||
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27 | DH_generate_parameters_ex() generates Diffie-Hellman parameters that can |
28 | be shared among a group of users, and stores them in the provided B<DH> | |
29 | structure. The pseudo-random number generator must be | |
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30 | seeded before calling it. |
31 | The parameters generated by DH_generate_parameters_ex() should not be used in | |
32 | signature schemes. | |
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33 | |
34 | B<prime_len> is the length in bits of the safe prime to be generated. | |
1bc74519 | 35 | B<generator> is a small number E<gt> 1, typically 2 or 5. |
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36 | |
37 | A callback function may be used to provide feedback about the progress | |
aafbe1cc | 38 | of the key generation. If B<cb> is not B<NULL>, it will be |
9b86974e | 39 | called as described in L<BN_generate_prime(3)> while a random prime |
aafbe1cc | 40 | number is generated, and when a prime has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)> |
b3696a55 | 41 | is called. See L<BN_generate_prime_ex(3)> for information on |
aafbe1cc | 42 | the BN_GENCB_call() function. |
4486d0cd | 43 | |
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44 | DH_generate_parameters() is similar to DH_generate_prime_ex() but |
45 | expects an old-style callback function; see | |
46 | L<BN_generate_prime(3)> for information on the old-style callback. | |
47 | ||
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48 | DH_check_params() confirms that the B<p> and B<g> are likely enough to |
49 | be valid. | |
50 | This is a lightweight check, if a more thorough check is needed, use | |
51 | DH_check(). | |
52 | The value of B<*codes> is updated with any problems found. | |
53 | If B<*codes> is zero then no problems were found, otherwise the | |
54 | following bits may be set: | |
55 | ||
56 | =over 4 | |
57 | ||
58 | =item DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME | |
59 | ||
60 | The parameter B<p> has been determined to not being an odd prime. | |
61 | Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that B<p> is a | |
62 | prime. | |
63 | ||
64 | =item DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR | |
65 | ||
66 | The generator B<g> is not suitable. | |
67 | Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that B<g> is | |
68 | suitable, unless B<p> is known to be a strong prime. | |
69 | ||
70 | =back | |
71 | ||
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72 | DH_check() confirms that the Diffie-Hellman parameters B<dh> are valid. The |
73 | value of B<*codes> is updated with any problems found. If B<*codes> is zero then | |
74 | no problems were found, otherwise the following bits may be set: | |
75 | ||
76 | =over 4 | |
77 | ||
78 | =item DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME | |
79 | ||
80 | The parameter B<p> is not prime. | |
81 | ||
82 | =item DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME | |
83 | ||
84 | The parameter B<p> is not a safe prime and no B<q> value is present. | |
85 | ||
86 | =item DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR | |
87 | ||
88 | The generator B<g> cannot be checked for suitability. | |
89 | ||
90 | =item DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR | |
91 | ||
92 | The generator B<g> is not suitable. | |
93 | ||
94 | =item DH_CHECK_Q_NOT_PRIME | |
95 | ||
96 | The parameter B<q> is not prime. | |
97 | ||
98 | =item DH_CHECK_INVALID_Q_VALUE | |
99 | ||
100 | The parameter B<q> is invalid. | |
101 | ||
102 | =item DH_CHECK_INVALID_J_VALUE | |
103 | ||
104 | The parameter B<j> is invalid. | |
105 | ||
106 | =back | |
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107 | |
108 | =head1 RETURN VALUES | |
109 | ||
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110 | DH_generate_parameters_ex(), DH_check() and DH_check_params() return 1 |
111 | if the check could be performed, 0 otherwise. | |
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113 | DH_generate_parameters() returns a pointer to the DH structure or NULL if |
114 | the parameter generation fails. | |
4486d0cd | 115 | |
9b86974e | 116 | The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>. |
4486d0cd | 117 | |
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118 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
119 | ||
b97fdb57 | 120 | L<DH_new(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)>, |
9b86974e | 121 | L<DH_free(3)> |
4486d0cd | 122 | |
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123 | =head1 HISTORY |
124 | ||
02eca5c6 | 125 | DH_generate_parameters() was deprecated in OpenSSL 0.9.8; use |
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126 | DH_generate_parameters_ex() instead. |
127 | ||
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128 | =head1 COPYRIGHT |
129 | ||
130 | Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. | |
131 | ||
132 | Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use | |
133 | this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy | |
134 | in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at | |
135 | L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. | |
136 | ||
137 | =cut |