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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
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5EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new,
6EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset,
7EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free,
8EVP_EncryptInit_ex,
9EVP_EncryptUpdate,
10EVP_EncryptFinal_ex,
11EVP_DecryptInit_ex,
12EVP_DecryptUpdate,
13EVP_DecryptFinal_ex,
14EVP_CipherInit_ex,
15EVP_CipherUpdate,
16EVP_CipherFinal_ex,
17EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length,
18EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl,
19EVP_EncryptInit,
20EVP_EncryptFinal,
21EVP_DecryptInit,
22EVP_DecryptFinal,
23EVP_CipherInit,
24EVP_CipherFinal,
25EVP_get_cipherbyname,
26EVP_get_cipherbynid,
27EVP_get_cipherbyobj,
28EVP_CIPHER_nid,
29EVP_CIPHER_block_size,
30EVP_CIPHER_key_length,
31EVP_CIPHER_iv_length,
32EVP_CIPHER_flags,
33EVP_CIPHER_mode,
34EVP_CIPHER_type,
35EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher,
36EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid,
37EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size,
38EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length,
39EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length,
40EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_app_data,
41EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_app_data,
42EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type,
43EVP_CIPHER_CTX_flags,
44EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode,
45EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1,
46EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param,
47EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding,
48EVP_enc_null
49- EVP cipher routines
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50
51=head1 SYNOPSIS
52
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53=for comment generic
54
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55 #include <openssl/evp.h>
56
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57 EVP_CIPHER_CTX *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new(void);
58 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
59 void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
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60
61 int EVP_EncryptInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 62 ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
a91dedca 63 int EVP_EncryptUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
7bbb0050 64 int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
e9b77246 65 int EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out, int *outl);
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66
67 int EVP_DecryptInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 68 ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
3811eed8 69 int EVP_DecryptUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
7bbb0050 70 int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
e9b77246 71 int EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
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73 int EVP_CipherInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 74 ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv, int enc);
3811eed8 75 int EVP_CipherUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
b38fa985 76 int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
e9b77246 77 int EVP_CipherFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
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78
79 int EVP_EncryptInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 80 const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
e9b77246 81 int EVP_EncryptFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out, int *outl);
4d524e10 82
a91dedca 83 int EVP_DecryptInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 84 const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
e9b77246 85 int EVP_DecryptFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
4d524e10 86
a91dedca 87 int EVP_CipherInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
b38fa985 88 const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv, int enc);
e9b77246 89 int EVP_CipherFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
72b60351 90
f2e5ca84 91 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *x, int padding);
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92 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *x, int keylen);
93 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, int type, int arg, void *ptr);
5c5eb286 94 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *key);
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95
96 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbyname(const char *name);
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97 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbynid(int nid);
98 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbyobj(const ASN1_OBJECT *a);
99
100 int EVP_CIPHER_nid(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
101 int EVP_CIPHER_block_size(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
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102 int EVP_CIPHER_key_length(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
103 int EVP_CIPHER_iv_length(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
104 unsigned long EVP_CIPHER_flags(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
105 unsigned long EVP_CIPHER_mode(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
72b60351 106 int EVP_CIPHER_type(const EVP_CIPHER *ctx);
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108 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
109 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
110 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
111 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
112 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
113 void *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_app_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
114 void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_app_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, void *data);
115 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
05fdb8d3 116 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
72b60351 117
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118 int EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *c, ASN1_TYPE *type);
119 int EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *c, ASN1_TYPE *type);
120
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121=head1 DESCRIPTION
122
123The EVP cipher routines are a high level interface to certain
124symmetric ciphers.
125
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126EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() creates a cipher context.
127
128EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free() clears all information from a cipher context
129and free up any allocated memory associate with it, including B<ctx>
130itself. This function should be called after all operations using a
131cipher are complete so sensitive information does not remain in
132memory.
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133
134EVP_EncryptInit_ex() sets up cipher context B<ctx> for encryption
05fdb8d3 135with cipher B<type> from ENGINE B<impl>. B<ctx> must be created
3811eed8 136before calling this function. B<type> is normally supplied
740ceb5b 137by a function such as EVP_aes_256_cbc(). If B<impl> is NULL then the
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138default implementation is used. B<key> is the symmetric key to use
139and B<iv> is the IV to use (if necessary), the actual number of bytes
140used for the key and IV depends on the cipher. It is possible to set
141all parameters to NULL except B<type> in an initial call and supply
142the remaining parameters in subsequent calls, all of which have B<type>
143set to NULL. This is done when the default cipher parameters are not
144appropriate.
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145
146EVP_EncryptUpdate() encrypts B<inl> bytes from the buffer B<in> and
147writes the encrypted version to B<out>. This function can be called
148multiple times to encrypt successive blocks of data. The amount
149of data written depends on the block alignment of the encrypted data:
150as a result the amount of data written may be anything from zero bytes
5211e094 151to (inl + cipher_block_size - 1) so B<out> should contain sufficient
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152room. The actual number of bytes written is placed in B<outl>. It also
153checks if B<in> and B<out> are partially overlapping, and if they are
1540 is returned to indicate failure.
72b60351 155
3811eed8 156If padding is enabled (the default) then EVP_EncryptFinal_ex() encrypts
f2e5ca84 157the "final" data, that is any data that remains in a partial block.
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158It uses standard block padding (aka PKCS padding) as described in
159the NOTES section, below. The encrypted
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160final data is written to B<out> which should have sufficient space for
161one cipher block. The number of bytes written is placed in B<outl>. After
162this function is called the encryption operation is finished and no further
163calls to EVP_EncryptUpdate() should be made.
164
3811eed8 165If padding is disabled then EVP_EncryptFinal_ex() will not encrypt any more
f2e5ca84 166data and it will return an error if any data remains in a partial block:
c7497f34 167that is if the total data length is not a multiple of the block size.
72b60351 168
3811eed8 169EVP_DecryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptUpdate() and EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() are the
72b60351 170corresponding decryption operations. EVP_DecryptFinal() will return an
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171error code if padding is enabled and the final block is not correctly
172formatted. The parameters and restrictions are identical to the encryption
173operations except that if padding is enabled the decrypted data buffer B<out>
174passed to EVP_DecryptUpdate() should have sufficient room for
175(B<inl> + cipher_block_size) bytes unless the cipher block size is 1 in
176which case B<inl> bytes is sufficient.
72b60351 177
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178EVP_CipherInit_ex(), EVP_CipherUpdate() and EVP_CipherFinal_ex() are
179functions that can be used for decryption or encryption. The operation
180performed depends on the value of the B<enc> parameter. It should be set
181to 1 for encryption, 0 for decryption and -1 to leave the value unchanged
182(the actual value of 'enc' being supplied in a previous call).
183
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184EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() clears all information from a cipher context
185and free up any allocated memory associate with it, except the B<ctx>
186itself. This function should be called anytime B<ctx> is to be reused
187for another EVP_CipherInit() / EVP_CipherUpdate() / EVP_CipherFinal()
188series of calls.
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189
190EVP_EncryptInit(), EVP_DecryptInit() and EVP_CipherInit() behave in a
d4a43700 191similar way to EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex() and
b45497c3 192EVP_CipherInit_ex() except they always use the default cipher implementation.
72b60351 193
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194EVP_EncryptFinal(), EVP_DecryptFinal() and EVP_CipherFinal() are
195identical to EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(), EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() and
196EVP_CipherFinal_ex(). In previous releases they also cleaned up
197the B<ctx>, but this is no longer done and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_clean()
198must be called to free any context resources.
72b60351 199
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200EVP_get_cipherbyname(), EVP_get_cipherbynid() and EVP_get_cipherbyobj()
201return an EVP_CIPHER structure when passed a cipher name, a NID or an
202ASN1_OBJECT structure.
203
204EVP_CIPHER_nid() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid() return the NID of a cipher when
205passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> structure. The actual NID
206value is an internal value which may not have a corresponding OBJECT
207IDENTIFIER.
208
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209EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding() enables or disables padding. This
210function should be called after the context is set up for encryption
211or decryption with EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex() or
212EVP_CipherInit_ex(). By default encryption operations are padded using
213standard block padding and the padding is checked and removed when
214decrypting. If the B<pad> parameter is zero then no padding is
215performed, the total amount of data encrypted or decrypted must then
216be a multiple of the block size or an error will occur.
f2e5ca84 217
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218EVP_CIPHER_key_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() return the key
219length of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>
220structure. The constant B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> is the maximum key length
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221for all ciphers. Note: although EVP_CIPHER_key_length() is fixed for a
222given cipher, the value of EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() may be different
223for variable key length ciphers.
224
225EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length() sets the key length of the cipher ctx.
226If the cipher is a fixed length cipher then attempting to set the key
227length to any value other than the fixed value is an error.
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228
229EVP_CIPHER_iv_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length() return the IV
230length of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>.
231It will return zero if the cipher does not use an IV. The constant
232B<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> is the maximum IV length for all ciphers.
233
234EVP_CIPHER_block_size() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size() return the block
235size of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>
14f46560 236structure. The constant B<EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH> is also the maximum block
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237length for all ciphers.
238
239EVP_CIPHER_type() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type() return the type of the passed
240cipher or context. This "type" is the actual NID of the cipher OBJECT
241IDENTIFIER as such it ignores the cipher parameters and 40 bit RC2 and
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242128 bit RC2 have the same NID. If the cipher does not have an object
243identifier or does not have ASN1 support this function will return
244B<NID_undef>.
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245
246EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher() returns the B<EVP_CIPHER> structure when passed
247an B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> structure.
248
a91dedca 249EVP_CIPHER_mode() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode() return the block cipher mode:
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250EVP_CIPH_ECB_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CBC_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CFB_MODE, EVP_CIPH_OFB_MODE,
251EVP_CIPH_CTR_MODE, EVP_CIPH_GCM_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CCM_MODE, EVP_CIPH_XTS_MODE,
252EVP_CIPH_WRAP_MODE or EVP_CIPH_OCB_MODE. If the cipher is a stream cipher then
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253EVP_CIPH_STREAM_CIPHER is returned.
254
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255EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1() sets the AlgorithmIdentifier "parameter" based
256on the passed cipher. This will typically include any parameters and an
257IV. The cipher IV (if any) must be set when this call is made. This call
258should be made before the cipher is actually "used" (before any
259EVP_EncryptUpdate(), EVP_DecryptUpdate() calls for example). This function
260may fail if the cipher does not have any ASN1 support.
261
262EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() sets the cipher parameters based on an ASN1
263AlgorithmIdentifier "parameter". The precise effect depends on the cipher
264In the case of RC2, for example, it will set the IV and effective key length.
265This function should be called after the base cipher type is set but before
266the key is set. For example EVP_CipherInit() will be called with the IV and
267key set to NULL, EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() will be called and finally
268EVP_CipherInit() again with all parameters except the key set to NULL. It is
269possible for this function to fail if the cipher does not have any ASN1 support
270or the parameters cannot be set (for example the RC2 effective key length
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271is not supported.
272
273EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl() allows various cipher specific parameters to be determined
aa714f3a 274and set.
3f2b5a88 275
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276EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key() generates a random key of the appropriate length
277based on the cipher context. The EVP_CIPHER can provide its own random key
278generation routine to support keys of a specific form. B<Key> must point to a
279buffer at least as big as the value returned by EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length().
280
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281=head1 RETURN VALUES
282
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283EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a newly created
284B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> for success and B<NULL> for failure.
285
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286EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_EncryptUpdate() and EVP_EncryptFinal_ex()
287return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
72b60351 288
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289EVP_DecryptInit_ex() and EVP_DecryptUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
290EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() returns 0 if the decrypt failed or 1 for success.
72b60351 291
3811eed8 292EVP_CipherInit_ex() and EVP_CipherUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
21d5ed98 293EVP_CipherFinal_ex() returns 0 for a decryption failure or 1 for success.
72b60351 294
05fdb8d3 295EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
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296
297EVP_get_cipherbyname(), EVP_get_cipherbynid() and EVP_get_cipherbyobj()
298return an B<EVP_CIPHER> structure or NULL on error.
299
300EVP_CIPHER_nid() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid() return a NID.
301
302EVP_CIPHER_block_size() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size() return the block
303size.
304
305EVP_CIPHER_key_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() return the key
306length.
307
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308EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding() always returns 1.
309
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310EVP_CIPHER_iv_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length() return the IV
311length or zero if the cipher does not use an IV.
312
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313EVP_CIPHER_type() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type() return the NID of the cipher's
314OBJECT IDENTIFIER or NID_undef if it has no defined OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
315
316EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher() returns an B<EVP_CIPHER> structure.
317
c03726ca 318EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1() and EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() return greater
49c9c1b3 319than zero for success and zero or a negative number on failure.
41e68ef2 320
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321EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key() returns 1 for success.
322
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323=head1 CIPHER LISTING
324
325All algorithms have a fixed key length unless otherwise stated.
326
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327Refer to L<SEE ALSO> for the full list of ciphers available through the EVP
328interface.
329
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330=over 4
331
332=item EVP_enc_null()
333
334Null cipher: does nothing.
335
8fa4d95e 336=back
a91dedca 337
8fa4d95e 338=head1 AEAD Interface
a91dedca 339
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340The EVP interface for Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)
341modes are subtly altered and several additional I<ctrl> operations are supported
342depending on the mode specified.
a91dedca 343
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344To specify additional authenticated data (AAD), a call to EVP_CipherUpdate(),
345EVP_EncryptUpdate() or EVP_DecryptUpdate() should be made with the output
346parameter B<out> set to B<NULL>.
a91dedca 347
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348When decrypting, the return value of EVP_DecryptFinal() or EVP_CipherFinal()
349indicates whether the operation was successful. If it does not indicate success,
350the authentication operation has failed and any output data B<MUST NOT> be used
351as it is corrupted.
a91dedca 352
8fa4d95e 353=head2 GCM and OCB Modes
a91dedca 354
8fa4d95e 355The following I<ctrl>s are supported in GCM and OCB modes.
a91dedca 356
8fa4d95e 357=over 4
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8fa4d95e 359=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
a91dedca 360
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361Sets the IV length. This call can only be made before specifying an IV. If
362not called a default IV length is used.
a91dedca 363
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364For GCM AES and OCB AES the default is 12 (i.e. 96 bits). For OCB mode the
365maximum is 15.
a91dedca 366
8fa4d95e 367=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_GET_TAG, taglen, tag)
a91dedca 368
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369Writes C<taglen> bytes of the tag value to the buffer indicated by C<tag>.
370This call can only be made when encrypting data and B<after> all data has been
371processed (e.g. after an EVP_EncryptFinal() call).
a91dedca 372
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373For OCB, C<taglen> must either be 16 or the value previously set via
374B<EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG>.
a91dedca 375
8fa4d95e 376=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
a91dedca 377
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378Sets the expected tag to C<taglen> bytes from C<tag>.
379The tag length can only be set before specifying an IV.
380C<taglen> must be between 1 and 16 inclusive.
a91dedca 381
8fa4d95e 382For GCM, this call is only valid when decrypting data.
a91dedca 383
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384For OCB, this call is valid when decrypting data to set the expected tag,
385and before encryption to set the desired tag length.
a91dedca 386
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387In OCB mode, calling this before encryption with C<tag> set to C<NULL> sets the
388tag length. If this is not called prior to encryption, a default tag length is
389used.
a91dedca 390
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391For OCB AES, the default tag length is 16 (i.e. 128 bits). It is also the
392maximum tag length for OCB.
a91dedca 393
8fa4d95e 394=back
a91dedca 395
8fa4d95e 396=head2 CCM Mode
a91dedca 397
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398The EVP interface for CCM mode is similar to that of the GCM mode but with a
399few additional requirements and different I<ctrl> values.
aa714f3a 400
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401For CCM mode, the total plaintext or ciphertext length B<MUST> be passed to
402EVP_CipherUpdate(), EVP_EncryptUpdate() or EVP_DecryptUpdate() with the output
403and input parameters (B<in> and B<out>) set to B<NULL> and the length passed in
404the B<inl> parameter.
e4bbee96 405
8fa4d95e 406The following I<ctrl>s are supported in CCM mode.
e4bbee96 407
8fa4d95e 408=over 4
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8fa4d95e 410=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
aa714f3a 411
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412This call is made to set the expected B<CCM> tag value when decrypting or
413the length of the tag (with the C<tag> parameter set to NULL) when encrypting.
414The tag length is often referred to as B<M>. If not set a default value is
415used (12 for AES).
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8fa4d95e 417=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_CCM_SET_L, ivlen, NULL)
625b9d6b 418
8fa4d95e 419Sets the CCM B<L> value. If not set a default is used (8 for AES).
625b9d6b 420
8fa4d95e 421=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
625b9d6b 422
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423Sets the CCM nonce (IV) length. This call can only be made before specifying an
424nonce value. The nonce length is given by B<15 - L> so it is 7 by default for
425AES.
625b9d6b 426
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428
8fa4d95e 429=head2 ChaCha20-Poly1305
aa714f3a 430
8fa4d95e 431The following I<ctrl>s are supported for the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm.
aa714f3a 432
8fa4d95e 433=over 4
aa714f3a 434
8fa4d95e 435=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
aa714f3a 436
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437Sets the nonce length. This call can only be made before specifying the nonce.
438If not called a default nonce length of 12 (i.e. 96 bits) is used. The maximum
439nonce length is 16 (B<CHACHA_CTR_SIZE>, i.e. 128-bits).
c7497f34 440
8fa4d95e 441=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_GET_TAG, taglen, tag)
aa714f3a 442
8fa4d95e 443Writes C<taglen> bytes of the tag value to the buffer indicated by C<tag>.
aa714f3a 444This call can only be made when encrypting data and B<after> all data has been
8fa4d95e 445processed (e.g. after an EVP_EncryptFinal() call).
c7497f34 446
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447C<taglen> specified here must be 16 (B<POLY1305_BLOCK_SIZE>, i.e. 128-bits) or
448less.
aa714f3a 449
8fa4d95e 450=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
aa714f3a 451
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452Sets the expected tag to C<taglen> bytes from C<tag>.
453The tag length can only be set before specifying an IV.
454C<taglen> must be between 1 and 16 (B<POLY1305_BLOCK_SIZE>) inclusive.
455This call is only valid when decrypting data.
aa714f3a 456
8fa4d95e 457=back
aa714f3a 458
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459=head1 NOTES
460
461Where possible the B<EVP> interface to symmetric ciphers should be used in
462preference to the low level interfaces. This is because the code then becomes
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463transparent to the cipher used and much more flexible. Additionally, the
464B<EVP> interface will ensure the use of platform specific cryptographic
465acceleration such as AES-NI (the low level interfaces do not provide the
466guarantee).
72b60351 467
c7497f34 468PKCS padding works by adding B<n> padding bytes of value B<n> to make the total
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469length of the encrypted data a multiple of the block size. Padding is always
470added so if the data is already a multiple of the block size B<n> will equal
471the block size. For example if the block size is 8 and 11 bytes are to be
472encrypted then 5 padding bytes of value 5 will be added.
473
474When decrypting the final block is checked to see if it has the correct form.
475
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476Although the decryption operation can produce an error if padding is enabled,
477it is not a strong test that the input data or key is correct. A random block
478has better than 1 in 256 chance of being of the correct format and problems with
479the input data earlier on will not produce a final decrypt error.
480
481If padding is disabled then the decryption operation will always succeed if
482the total amount of data decrypted is a multiple of the block size.
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484The functions EVP_EncryptInit(), EVP_EncryptFinal(), EVP_DecryptInit(),
485EVP_CipherInit() and EVP_CipherFinal() are obsolete but are retained for
486compatibility with existing code. New code should use EVP_EncryptInit_ex(),
487EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(),
488EVP_CipherInit_ex() and EVP_CipherFinal_ex() because they can reuse an
489existing context without allocating and freeing it up on each call.
a91dedca 490
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491EVP_get_cipherbynid(), and EVP_get_cipherbyobj() are implemented as macros.
492
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493=head1 BUGS
494
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495B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> and B<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> only refer to the internal
496ciphers with default key lengths. If custom ciphers exceed these values the
497results are unpredictable. This is because it has become standard practice to
498define a generic key as a fixed unsigned char array containing
499B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> bytes.
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c8973693 501The ASN1 code is incomplete (and sometimes inaccurate) it has only been tested
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502for certain common S/MIME ciphers (RC2, DES, triple DES) in CBC mode.
503
504=head1 EXAMPLES
505
fd4592be 506Encrypt a string using IDEA:
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508 int do_crypt(char *outfile)
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509 {
510 unsigned char outbuf[1024];
511 int outlen, tmplen;
512 /*
513 * Bogus key and IV: we'd normally set these from
514 * another source.
515 */
516 unsigned char key[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
517 unsigned char iv[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
518 char intext[] = "Some Crypto Text";
519 EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx;
520 FILE *out;
521
522 ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
523 EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_idea_cbc(), NULL, key, iv);
524
525 if (!EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, outbuf, &outlen, intext, strlen(intext))) {
526 /* Error */
519a5d1e 527 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
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528 return 0;
529 }
530 /*
531 * Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
532 * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
533 */
534 if (!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen)) {
535 /* Error */
519a5d1e 536 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
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537 return 0;
538 }
539 outlen += tmplen;
540 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
541 /*
542 * Need binary mode for fopen because encrypted data is
543 * binary data. Also cannot use strlen() on it because
544 * it won't be NUL terminated and may contain embedded
545 * NULs.
546 */
547 out = fopen(outfile, "wb");
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548 if (out == NULL) {
549 /* Error */
550 return 0;
551 }
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552 fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
553 fclose(out);
554 return 1;
555 }
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556
557The ciphertext from the above example can be decrypted using the B<openssl>
fd4592be 558utility with the command line (shown on two lines for clarity):
c7497f34 559
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560 openssl idea -d \
561 -K 000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F -iv 0102030405060708 <filename
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563General encryption and decryption function example using FILE I/O and AES128
564with a 128-bit key:
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566 int do_crypt(FILE *in, FILE *out, int do_encrypt)
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567 {
568 /* Allow enough space in output buffer for additional block */
569 unsigned char inbuf[1024], outbuf[1024 + EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH];
570 int inlen, outlen;
571 EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx;
572 /*
573 * Bogus key and IV: we'd normally set these from
574 * another source.
575 */
576 unsigned char key[] = "0123456789abcdeF";
577 unsigned char iv[] = "1234567887654321";
578
579 /* Don't set key or IV right away; we want to check lengths */
580 ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
581 EVP_CipherInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_128_cbc(), NULL, NULL, NULL,
582 do_encrypt);
583 OPENSSL_assert(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length(ctx) == 16);
584 OPENSSL_assert(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(ctx) == 16);
585
586 /* Now we can set key and IV */
587 EVP_CipherInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key, iv, do_encrypt);
588
589 for (;;) {
590 inlen = fread(inbuf, 1, 1024, in);
591 if (inlen <= 0)
592 break;
593 if (!EVP_CipherUpdate(ctx, outbuf, &outlen, inbuf, inlen)) {
594 /* Error */
595 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
596 return 0;
597 }
598 fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
599 }
600 if (!EVP_CipherFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf, &outlen)) {
601 /* Error */
602 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
603 return 0;
604 }
605 fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
606
607 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
608 return 1;
609 }
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611
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612=head1 SEE ALSO
613
b97fdb57 614L<evp(7)>
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616Supported ciphers are listed in:
617
618L<EVP_aes(3)>,
619L<EVP_aria(3)>,
620L<EVP_bf(3)>,
621L<EVP_camellia(3)>,
622L<EVP_cast5(3)>,
623L<EVP_chacha20(3)>,
624L<EVP_des(3)>,
625L<EVP_desx(3)>,
626L<EVP_idea(3)>,
627L<EVP_rc2(3)>,
628L<EVP_rc4(3)>,
629L<EVP_rc5(3)>,
630L<EVP_seed(3)>,
631L<EVP_sm4(3)>
632
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633=head1 HISTORY
634
e4bbee96 635Support for OCB mode was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0
a528d4f0 636
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637B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> was made opaque in OpenSSL 1.1.0. As a result,
638EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() appeared and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup()
639disappeared. EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init() remains as an alias for
640EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset().
641
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642=head1 COPYRIGHT
643
0d664759 644Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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645
646Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
647this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
648in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
649L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
650
651=cut