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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
7c95390e 5ossl_provider_find, ossl_provider_new, ossl_provider_up_ref,
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6ossl_provider_free,
7ossl_provider_set_fallback, ossl_provider_set_module_path,
8ossl_provider_add_parameter,
36f5ec55 9ossl_provider_activate, ossl_provider_available,
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10ossl_provider_ctx,
11ossl_provider_forall_loaded,
85e2417c 12ossl_provider_name, ossl_provider_dso,
c4532834 13ossl_provider_module_name, ossl_provider_module_path,
e74bd290 14ossl_provider_library_context,
dca97d00 15ossl_provider_teardown, ossl_provider_gettable_params,
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16ossl_provider_get_params, ossl_provider_query_operation,
17ossl_provider_set_operation_bit, ossl_provider_test_operation_bit
099bd339 18- internal provider routines
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19
20=head1 SYNOPSIS
21
22 #include "internal/provider.h"
23
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24 OSSL_PROVIDER *ossl_provider_find(OPENSSL_CTX *libctx, const char *name,
25 int noconfig);
c4532834 26 OSSL_PROVIDER *ossl_provider_new(OPENSSL_CTX *libctx, const char *name,
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27 ossl_provider_init_fn *init_function
28 int noconfig);
7c95390e 29 int ossl_provider_up_ref(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
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30 void ossl_provider_free(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
31
32 /* Setters */
e55008a9 33 int ossl_provider_set_fallback(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
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34 int ossl_provider_set_module_path(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, const char *path);
35 int ossl_provider_add_parameter(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, const char *name,
36 const char *value);
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37
38 /* Load and initialize the Provider */
39 int ossl_provider_activate(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
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40 /* Check if provider is available */
41 int ossl_provider_available(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
c4532834 42
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43 /* Return pointer to the provider's context */
44 void *ossl_provider_ctx(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
45
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46 /* Iterate over all loaded providers */
47 int ossl_provider_forall_loaded(OPENSSL_CTX *,
48 int (*cb)(OSSL_PROVIDER *provider,
49 void *cbdata),
50 void *cbdata);
51
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52 /* Getters for other library functions */
53 const char *ossl_provider_name(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
54 const DSO *ossl_provider_dso(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
55 const char *ossl_provider_module_name(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
56 const char *ossl_provider_module_path(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
e74bd290 57 OPENSSL_CTX *ossl_provider_library_context(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
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58
59 /* Thin wrappers around calls to the provider */
60 void ossl_provider_teardown(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
dca97d00 61 const OSSL_PARAM *ossl_provider_gettable_params(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
4e7991b4 62 int ossl_provider_get_params(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
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63 const OSSL_ALGORITHM *ossl_provider_query_operation(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov,
64 int operation_id,
65 int *no_cache);
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67 int ossl_provider_set_operation_bit(OSSL_PROVIDER *provider, size_t bitnum);
68 int ossl_provider_test_operation_bit(OSSL_PROVIDER *provider, size_t bitnum,
69 int *result);
70
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71=head1 DESCRIPTION
72
3bbec1af 73I<OSSL_PROVIDER> is a type that holds all the necessary information
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74to handle a provider, regardless of if it's built in to the
75application or the OpenSSL libraries, or if it's a loadable provider
76module.
3bbec1af 77Instances of this type are commonly referred to as "provider objects".
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3bbec1af 79A provider object is always stored in a set of provider objects
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80in the library context.
81
3bbec1af 82Provider objects are reference counted.
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84Provider objects are initially inactive, i.e. they are only recorded
85in the store, but are not used.
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86They are activated with the first call to ossl_provider_activate(),
87and are inactivated when ossl_provider_free() has been called as many
88times as ossl_provider_activate() has.
89
90=head2 Functions
91
3bbec1af 92ossl_provider_find() finds an existing provider object in the provider
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93object store by I<name>.
94The config file will be automatically loaded unless I<noconfig> is set.
95Typically I<noconfig> should be 0.
96We set I<noconfig> to 1 only when calling these functions while processing a
97config file in order to avoid recursively attempting to load the file.
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98The provider object it finds has its reference count incremented.
99
100ossl_provider_new() creates a new provider object named I<name> and
101stores it in the provider object store, unless there already is one
102there with the same name.
103If there already is one with the same name, it's returned with its
104reference count incremented.
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105The config file will be automatically loaded unless I<noconfig> is set.
106Typically I<noconfig> should be 0.
107We set I<noconfig> to 1 only when calling these functions while processing a
108config file in order to avoid recursively attempting to load the file.
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109The reference count of a newly created provider object will always
110be 2; one for being added to the store, and one for the returned
111reference.
112If I<init_function> is NULL, the provider is assumed to be a
113dynamically loadable module, with the symbol B<OSSL_provider_init> as
114its initialisation function.
115If I<init_function> isn't NULL, the provider is assumed to be built
116in, with I<init_function> being the pointer to its initialisation
117function.
118For further description of the initialisation function, see the
119description of ossl_provider_activate() below.
120
7c95390e 121ossl_provider_up_ref() increments the provider object I<prov>'s
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122reference count.
123
124ossl_provider_free() decrements the provider object I<prov>'s
125reference count; if it drops below 2, the provider object is assumed
126to have fallen out of use and will be deactivated (its I<teardown>
127function is called); if it drops down to zero, I<prov> is assumed to
128have been taken out of the store, and the associated module will be
129unloaded if one was loaded, and I<prov> itself will be freed.
130
131ossl_provider_set_fallback() marks an available provider I<prov> as
132fallback.
133Note that after this call, the provider object pointer that was
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134used can simply be dropped, but not freed.
135
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136ossl_provider_set_module_path() sets the module path to load the
137provider module given the provider object I<prov>.
138This will be used in preference to automatically trying to figure out
139the path from the provider name and the default module directory (more
140on this in L</NOTES>).
141
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142ossl_provider_library_context() returns the library context the given
143provider I<prov> is registered in.
144
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145ossl_provider_add_parameter() adds a global parameter for the provider
146to retrieve as it sees fit.
147The parameters are a combination of I<name> and I<value>, and the
148provider will use the name to find the value it wants.
149Only text parameters can be given, and it's up to the provider to
150interpret them.
151
c4532834 152ossl_provider_activate() "activates" the provider for the given
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153provider object I<prov>.
154What "activates" means depends on what type of provider object it
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155is:
156
157=over 4
158
159=item *
160
161If an initialization function was given with ossl_provider_new(), that
162function will get called.
163
164=item *
165
c2969ff6 166If no initialization function was given with ossl_provider_new(), a
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167loadable module with the I<name> that was given to ossl_provider_new()
168will be located and loaded, then the symbol B<OSSL_provider_init> will
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169be located in that module, and called.
170
171=back
172
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173ossl_provider_available() activates all fallbacks if no provider is
174activated yet, then checks if given provider object I<prov> is
175activated.
176
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177ossl_provider_ctx() returns a context created by the provider.
178Outside of the provider, it's completely opaque, but it needs to be
179passed back to some of the provider functions.
180
85e2417c 181ossl_provider_forall_loaded() iterates over all the currently
3bbec1af 182"activated" providers, and calls I<cb> for each of them.
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183If no providers have been "activated" yet, it tries to activate all
184available fallback providers and tries another iteration.
85e2417c 185
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186ossl_provider_name() returns the name that was given with
187ossl_provider_new().
188
189ossl_provider_dso() returns a reference to the module, for providers
190that come in the form of loadable modules.
191
9c0586d5 192ossl_provider_module_name() returns the filename of the module, for
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193providers that come in the form of loadable modules.
194
195ossl_provider_module_path() returns the full path of the module file,
196for providers that come in the form of loadable modules.
197
3bbec1af 198ossl_provider_teardown() calls the provider's I<teardown> function, if
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199the provider has one.
200
dca97d00 201ossl_provider_gettable_params() calls the provider's I<gettable_params>
c4532834 202function, if the provider has one.
26175013 203It should return an array of I<OSSL_PARAM> to describe all the
3bbec1af 204parameters that the provider has for the provider object.
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205
206ossl_provider_get_params() calls the provider's parameter request
207responder.
3bbec1af 208It should treat the given I<OSSL_PARAM> array as described in
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209L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>.
210
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212I<query_operation> function, if the provider has one.
213It should return an array of I<OSSL_ALGORITHM> for the given
214I<operation_id>.
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216ossl_provider_set_operation_bit() registers a 1 for operation I<bitnum>
217in a bitstring that's internal to I<provider>.
218
219ossl_provider_tests_operation_bit() checks if the bit operation I<bitnum>
220is set (1) or not (0) in the internal I<provider> bitstring, and sets
221I<*result> to 1 or 0 accorddingly.
222
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223=head1 NOTES
224
225Locating a provider module happens as follows:
226
227=over 4
228
229=item 1.
230
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231If a path was given with ossl_provider_set_module_path(), use that as
232module path.
233Otherwise, use the provider object's name as module path, with
234platform specific standard extensions added.
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235
236=item 2.
237
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238If the environment variable B<OPENSSL_MODULES> is defined, assume its
239value is a directory specification and merge it with the module path.
240Otherwise, merge the value of the OpenSSL built in macro B<MODULESDIR>
241with the module path.
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3bbec1af 243=back
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245When this process is done, the result is used when trying to load the
246provider module.
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248The command C<openssl version -m> can be used to find out the value
249of the built in macro B<MODULESDIR>.
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250
251=head1 RETURN VALUES
252
253ossl_provider_find() and ossl_provider_new() return a pointer to a
3bbec1af 254provider object (I<OSSL_PROVIDER>) on success, or NULL on error.
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7c95390e 256ossl_provider_up_ref() returns the value of the reference count after
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257it has been incremented.
258
259ossl_provider_free() doesn't return any value.
260
3bbec1af 261ossl_provider_set_module_path(), ossl_provider_set_fallback() and
e55008a9 262ossl_provider_activate() return 1 on success, or 0 on error.
c4532834 263
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264ossl_provider_available() return 1 if the provider is available,
265otherwise 0.
266
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267ossl_provider_name(), ossl_provider_dso(),
268ossl_provider_module_name(), and ossl_provider_module_path() return a
3bbec1af 269pointer to their respective data if it's available, otherwise NULL
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270is returned.
271
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272ossl_provider_library_context() return a pointer to the library context.
273This may be NULL, and is perfectly valid, as it denotes the default
274global library context.
275
79c44b4e 276ossl_provider_teardown() doesn't return any value.
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dca97d00 278ossl_provider_gettable_params() returns a pointer to a constant
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279I<OSSL_PARAM> array if this function is available in the provider,
280otherwise NULL.
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281
282ossl_provider_get_params() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.
283If this function isn't available in the provider, 0 is returned.
284
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285ossl_provider_set_operation_bit() and ossl_provider_test_operation_bit()
286return 1 on success, or 0 on error.
287
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288=head1 SEE ALSO
289
3bbec1af 290L<OSSL_PROVIDER(3)>, L<provider(7)>, L<openssl(1)>
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291
292=head1 HISTORY
293
294The functions described here were all added in OpenSSL 3.0.
295
296=head1 COPYRIGHT
297
00c405b3 298Copyright 2019-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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299
300Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
301this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
302in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
303L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
304
305=cut