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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
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5EVP_MAC, EVP_MAC_fetch, EVP_MAC_up_ref, EVP_MAC_free, EVP_MAC_is_a,
6EVP_MAC_number, EVP_MAC_name, EVP_MAC_names_do_all, EVP_MAC_description,
7dd0f299 7EVP_MAC_provider, EVP_MAC_get_params, EVP_MAC_gettable_params,
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8EVP_MAC_CTX, EVP_MAC_CTX_new, EVP_MAC_CTX_free, EVP_MAC_CTX_dup,
9EVP_MAC_CTX_mac, EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params, EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params,
90a2576b 10EVP_MAC_CTX_get_mac_size, EVP_MAC_init, EVP_MAC_update, EVP_MAC_final,
41f7ecf3 11EVP_MAC_gettable_ctx_params, EVP_MAC_settable_ctx_params,
8dd233bb 12EVP_MAC_CTX_gettable_params, EVP_MAC_CTX_settable_params,
251e610c 13EVP_MAC_do_all_provided - EVP MAC routines
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14
15=head1 SYNOPSIS
16
17 #include <openssl/evp.h>
18
19 typedef struct evp_mac_st EVP_MAC;
20 typedef struct evp_mac_ctx_st EVP_MAC_CTX;
21
b4250010 22 EVP_MAC *EVP_MAC_fetch(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *algorithm,
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23 const char *properties);
24 int EVP_MAC_up_ref(EVP_MAC *mac);
25 void EVP_MAC_free(EVP_MAC *mac);
7cfa1717 26 int EVP_MAC_is_a(const EVP_MAC *mac, const char *name);
506cb0f6 27 int EVP_MAC_number(const EVP_MAC *mac);
c9452d74 28 const char *EVP_MAC_name(const EVP_MAC *mac);
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29 int EVP_MAC_names_do_all(const EVP_MAC *mac,
30 void (*fn)(const char *name, void *data),
31 void *data);
03888233 32 const char *EVP_MAC_description(const EVP_MAC *mac);
7dd0f299 33 const OSSL_PROVIDER *EVP_MAC_provider(const EVP_MAC *mac);
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34 int EVP_MAC_get_params(EVP_MAC *mac, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
35
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36 EVP_MAC_CTX *EVP_MAC_CTX_new(EVP_MAC *mac);
37 void EVP_MAC_CTX_free(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx);
38 EVP_MAC_CTX *EVP_MAC_CTX_dup(const EVP_MAC_CTX *src);
39 EVP_MAC *EVP_MAC_CTX_mac(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx);
40 int EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
41 int EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
e74bd290 42
90a2576b 43 size_t EVP_MAC_CTX_get_mac_size(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx);
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44 int EVP_MAC_init(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *key, size_t keylen,
45 const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
567db2c1 46 int EVP_MAC_update(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *data, size_t datalen);
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47 int EVP_MAC_final(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx,
48 unsigned char *out, size_t *outl, size_t outsize);
49
50 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_MAC_gettable_params(const EVP_MAC *mac);
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51 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_MAC_gettable_ctx_params(const EVP_MAC *mac);
52 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_MAC_settable_ctx_params(const EVP_MAC *mac);
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53 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_MAC_CTX_gettable_params(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx);
54 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_MAC_CTX_settable_params(EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx);
567db2c1 55
b4250010 56 void EVP_MAC_do_all_provided(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx,
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57 void (*fn)(EVP_MAC *mac, void *arg),
58 void *arg);
d1cafb08 59
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60=head1 DESCRIPTION
61
62These types and functions help the application to calculate MACs of
63different types and with different underlying algorithms if there are
64any.
65
66MACs are a bit complex insofar that some of them use other algorithms
67for actual computation. HMAC uses a digest, and CMAC uses a cipher.
68Therefore, there are sometimes two contexts to keep track of, one for
69the MAC algorithm itself and one for the underlying computation
70algorithm if there is one.
71
72To make things less ambiguous, this manual talks about a "context" or
73"MAC context", which is to denote the MAC level context, and about a
74"underlying context", or "computation context", which is to denote the
75context for the underlying computation algorithm if there is one.
76
77=head2 Types
78
79B<EVP_MAC> is a type that holds the implementation of a MAC.
80
81B<EVP_MAC_CTX> is a context type that holds internal MAC information
82as well as a reference to a computation context, for those MACs that
83rely on an underlying computation algorithm.
84
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85=head2 Algorithm implementation fetching
86
87EVP_MAC_fetch() fetches an implementation of a MAC I<algorithm>, given
88a library context I<libctx> and a set of I<properties>.
89See L<provider(7)/Fetching algorithms> for further information.
90
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91See L<OSSL_PROVIDER-default(7)/Message Authentication Code (MAC)> for the list
92of algorithms supported by the default provider.
93
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94The returned value must eventually be freed with
95L<EVP_MAC_free(3)>.
96
97EVP_MAC_up_ref() increments the reference count of an already fetched
98MAC.
99
100EVP_MAC_free() frees a fetched algorithm.
101NULL is a valid parameter, for which this function is a no-op.
102
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103=head2 Context manipulation functions
104
865adf97 105EVP_MAC_CTX_new() creates a new context for the MAC type I<mac>.
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106The created context can then be used with most other functions
107described here.
108
865adf97 109EVP_MAC_CTX_free() frees the contents of the context, including an
567db2c1 110underlying context if there is one, as well as the context itself.
e74bd290 111NULL is a valid parameter, for which this function is a no-op.
567db2c1 112
865adf97 113EVP_MAC_CTX_dup() duplicates the I<src> context and returns a newly allocated
be5fc053 114context.
567db2c1 115
865adf97 116EVP_MAC_CTX_mac() returns the B<EVP_MAC> associated with the context
e74bd290 117I<ctx>.
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118
119=head2 Computing functions
120
121EVP_MAC_init() sets up the underlying context with information given
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122via the I<key> and I<params> arguments. The MAC I<key> has a length of
123I<keylen> and the parameters in I<params> are processed before setting
124the key. If I<key> is NULL, the key must be set via params either
125as part of this call or separately using EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params().
126This should be called before calling EVP_MAC_update() and EVP_MAC_final().
567db2c1 127
e74bd290 128EVP_MAC_update() adds I<datalen> bytes from I<data> to the MAC input.
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129
130EVP_MAC_final() does the final computation and stores the result in
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131the memory pointed at by I<out> of size I<outsize>, and sets the number
132of bytes written in I<*outl> at.
ee2161e8 133If I<out> is NULL or I<outsize> is too small, then no computation
e74bd290 134is made.
567db2c1 135To figure out what the output length will be and allocate space for it
ee2161e8 136dynamically, simply call with I<out> being NULL and I<outl>
567db2c1 137pointing at a valid location, then allocate space and make a second
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138call with I<out> pointing at the allocated space.
139
140EVP_MAC_get_params() retrieves details about the implementation
141I<mac>.
142The set of parameters given with I<params> determine exactly what
143parameters should be retrieved.
144Note that a parameter that is unknown in the underlying context is
145simply ignored.
146
865adf97 147EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params() retrieves chosen parameters, given the
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148context I<ctx> and its underlying context.
149The set of parameters given with I<params> determine exactly what
150parameters should be retrieved.
151Note that a parameter that is unknown in the underlying context is
152simply ignored.
153
865adf97 154EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params() passes chosen parameters to the underlying
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155context, given a context I<ctx>.
156The set of parameters given with I<params> determine exactly what
157parameters are passed down.
158Note that a parameter that is unknown in the underlying context is
159simply ignored.
160Also, what happens when a needed parameter isn't passed down is
161defined by the implementation.
162
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163EVP_MAC_gettable_params() returns an B<OSSL_PARAM> array that describes
164the retrievable and settable parameters. EVP_MAC_gettable_params()
165returns parameters that can be used with EVP_MAC_get_params().
166See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for the use of B<OSSL_PARAM> as a parameter descriptor.
167
168EVP_MAC_gettable_ctx_params() and EVP_MAC_CTX_gettable_params()
169return constant B<OSSL_PARAM> arrays that describe the retrievable
170parameters that can be used with EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params().
171EVP_MAC_gettable_ctx_params() returns the parameters that can be retrieved
172from the algorithm, whereas EVP_MAC_CTX_gettable_params() returns
173the parameters that can be retrieved in the context's current state.
174See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for the use of B<OSSL_PARAM> as a parameter descriptor.
175
176EVP_MAC_settable_ctx_params() and EVP_MAC_CTX_settable_params() return
177constant B<OSSL_PARAM> arrays that describe the settable parameters that
178can be used with EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params(). EVP_MAC_settable_ctx_params()
179returns the parameters that can be retrieved from the algorithm,
180whereas EVP_MAC_CTX_settable_params() returns the parameters that can
181be retrieved in the context's current state. See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>
182for the use of B<OSSL_PARAM> as a parameter descriptor.
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183
184=head2 Information functions
185
90a2576b 186EVP_MAC_CTX_get_mac_size() returns the MAC output size for the given context.
567db2c1 187
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188EVP_MAC_is_a() checks if the given I<mac> is an implementation of an
189algorithm that's identifiable with I<name>.
190
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191EVP_MAC_provider() returns the provider that holds the implementation
192of the given I<mac>.
193
251e610c 194EVP_MAC_do_all_provided() traverses all MAC implemented by all activated
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195providers in the given library context I<libctx>, and for each of the
196implementations, calls the given function I<fn> with the implementation method
197and the given I<arg> as argument.
198
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199EVP_MAC_number() returns the internal dynamic number assigned to
200I<mac>.
201
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202EVP_MAC_name() return the name of the given MAC. For fetched MACs
203with multiple names, only one of them is returned; it's
204recommended to use EVP_MAC_names_do_all() instead.
205
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206EVP_MAC_names_do_all() traverses all names for I<mac>, and calls
207I<fn> with each name and I<data>.
208
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209EVP_MAC_description() returns a description of the I<mac>, meant for display
210and human consumption. The description is at the discretion of the mac
211implementation.
212
b1cabee8 213=head1 PARAMETERS
567db2c1 214
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215Parameters are identified by name as strings, and have an expected
216data type and maximum size.
217OpenSSL has a set of macros for parameter names it expects to see in
218its own MAC implementations.
219Here, we show all three, the OpenSSL macro for the parameter name, the
220name in string form, and a type description.
221
e74bd290 222The standard parameter names are:
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223
224=over 4
225
0c452a51 226=item "key" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_KEY>) <octet string>
567db2c1 227
e74bd290 228Its value is the MAC key as an array of bytes.
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229
230For MACs that use an underlying computation algorithm, the algorithm
e74bd290 231must be set first, see parameter names "algorithm" below.
afc580b9 232
0c452a51 233=item "iv" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_IV>) <octet string>
afc580b9 234
e74bd290 235Some MAC implementations require an IV, this parameter sets the IV.
6e624a64 236
0c452a51 237=item "custom" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_CUSTOM>) <octet string>
6e624a64 238
13b3cd7b 239Some MAC implementations (KMAC, BLAKE2) accept a Customization String,
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240this parameter sets the Customization String. The default value is the
241empty string.
6e624a64 242
0c452a51 243=item "salt" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_SALT>) <octet string>
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245This option is used by BLAKE2 MAC.
246
0c452a51 247=item "xof" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_XOF>) <integer>
6e624a64 248
e74bd290 249It's a simple flag, the value 0 or 1 are expected.
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250
251This option is used by KMAC.
252
36978c19 253=item "digest-noinit" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_DIGEST_NOINIT>) <integer>
567db2c1 254
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255A simple flag to set the MAC digest to not initialise the
256implementation specific data. The value 0 or 1 is expected.
257
258This option is used by HMAC.
259
260=item "digest-oneshot" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_DIGEST_ONESHOT>) <integer>
261
262A simple flag to set the MAC digest to be a oneshot operation.
263The value 0 or 1 is expected.
264
265This option is used by HMAC.
567db2c1 266
0c452a51 267=item "properties" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_PROPERTIES>) <UTF8 string>
567db2c1 268
0c452a51 269=item "digest" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_DIGEST>) <UTF8 string>
567db2c1 270
0c452a51 271=item "cipher" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_CIPHER>) <UTF8 string>
e74bd290 272
f3b8d77f 273For MAC implementations that use an underlying computation cipher or
9bd9c440 274digest, these parameters set what the algorithm should be.
567db2c1 275
9bd9c440 276The value is always the name of the intended algorithm,
f3b8d77f 277or the properties.
567db2c1 278
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279Note that not all algorithms may support all digests.
280HMAC does not support variable output length digests such as SHAKE128
281or SHAKE256.
567db2c1 282
0c452a51 283=item "size" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_SIZE>) <unsigned integer>
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284
285For MAC implementations that support it, set the output size that
286EVP_MAC_final() should produce.
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287The allowed sizes vary between MAC implementations, but must never exceed
288what can be given with a B<size_t>.
567db2c1 289
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290=item "tls-data-size" (B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_TLS_DATA_SIZE>) <unsigned integer>
291
292This parameter is only supported by HMAC. If set then special handling is
293activated for calculating the MAC of a received mac-then-encrypt TLS record
294where variable length record padding has been used (as in the case of CBC mode
295ciphersuites). The value represents the total length of the record that is
296having the MAC calculated including the received MAC and the record padding.
297
298When used EVP_MAC_update must be called precisely twice. The first time with
299the 13 bytes of TLS "header" data, and the second time with the entire record
300including the MAC itself and any padding. The entire record length must equal
301the value passed in the "tls-data-size" parameter. The length passed in the
302B<datalen> parameter to EVP_MAC_update() should be equal to the length of the
303record after the MAC and any padding has been removed.
304
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305=back
306
e74bd290 307All these parameters should be used before the calls to any of
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308EVP_MAC_init(), EVP_MAC_update() and EVP_MAC_final() for a full
309computation.
310Anything else may give undefined results.
311
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312=head1 NOTES
313
314The MAC life-cycle is described in L<life_cycle-mac(7)>. In the future,
315the transitions described there will be enforced. When this is done, it will
316not be considered a breaking change to the API.
317
318
e74bd290 319=head1 RETURN VALUES
567db2c1 320
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321EVP_MAC_fetch() returns a pointer to a newly fetched EVP_MAC, or
322NULL if allocation failed.
567db2c1 323
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324EVP_MAC_up_ref() returns 1 on success, 0 on error.
325
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326EVP_MAC_names_do_all() returns 1 if the callback was called for all names. A
327return value of 0 means that the callback was not called for any names.
328
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329EVP_MAC_free() returns nothing at all.
330
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331EVP_MAC_is_a() returns 1 if the given method can be identified with
332the given name, otherwise 0.
333
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334EVP_MAC_name() returns a name of the MAC, or NULL on error.
335
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336EVP_MAC_provider() returns a pointer to the provider for the MAC, or
337NULL on error.
338
865adf97 339EVP_MAC_CTX_new() and EVP_MAC_CTX_dup() return a pointer to a newly
e74bd290 340created EVP_MAC_CTX, or NULL if allocation failed.
567db2c1 341
865adf97 342EVP_MAC_CTX_free() returns nothing at all.
567db2c1 343
865adf97 344EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params() and EVP_MAC_CTX_set_params() return 1 on
e74bd290 345success, 0 on error.
567db2c1 346
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347EVP_MAC_init(), EVP_MAC_update(), and EVP_MAC_final() return 1 on success, 0
348on error.
567db2c1 349
90a2576b 350EVP_MAC_CTX_get_mac_size() returns the expected output size, or 0 if it isn't set.
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351If it isn't set, a call to EVP_MAC_init() should get it set.
352
251e610c 353EVP_MAC_do_all_provided() returns nothing at all.
567db2c1 354
cda77422 355=head1 EXAMPLES
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356
357 #include <stdlib.h>
358 #include <stdio.h>
359 #include <string.h>
360 #include <stdarg.h>
361 #include <unistd.h>
362
363 #include <openssl/evp.h>
364 #include <openssl/err.h>
e74bd290 365 #include <openssl/params.h>
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366
367 int main() {
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368 EVP_MAC *mac = EVP_MAC_fetch(NULL, getenv("MY_MAC"), NULL);
369 const char *cipher = getenv("MY_MAC_CIPHER");
370 const char *digest = getenv("MY_MAC_DIGEST");
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371 const char *key = getenv("MY_KEY");
372 EVP_MAC_CTX *ctx = NULL;
373
374 unsigned char buf[4096];
d5b170a2 375 size_t read_l;
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376 size_t final_l;
377
378 size_t i;
379
afa44486 380 OSSL_PARAM params[3];
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381 size_t params_n = 0;
382
383 if (cipher != NULL)
384 params[params_n++] =
d5b170a2 385 OSSL_PARAM_construct_utf8_string("cipher", (char*)cipher, 0);
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386 if (digest != NULL)
387 params[params_n++] =
d5b170a2 388 OSSL_PARAM_construct_utf8_string("digest", (char*)digest, 0);
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389 params[params_n] = OSSL_PARAM_construct_end();
390
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391 if (mac == NULL
392 || key == NULL
865adf97 393 || (ctx = EVP_MAC_CTX_new(mac)) == NULL
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394 || !EVP_MAC_init(ctx, (const unsigned char *)key, strlen(key),
395 params))
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396 goto err;
397
38e6c490 398 while ( (read_l = read(STDIN_FILENO, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0) {
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399 if (!EVP_MAC_update(ctx, buf, read_l))
400 goto err;
401 }
402
d5b170a2 403 if (!EVP_MAC_final(ctx, buf, &final_l, sizeof(buf)))
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404 goto err;
405
406 printf("Result: ");
407 for (i = 0; i < final_l; i++)
408 printf("%02X", buf[i]);
409 printf("\n");
410
865adf97 411 EVP_MAC_CTX_free(ctx);
e74bd290 412 EVP_MAC_free(mac);
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413 exit(0);
414
415 err:
865adf97 416 EVP_MAC_CTX_free(ctx);
e74bd290 417 EVP_MAC_free(mac);
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418 fprintf(stderr, "Something went wrong\n");
419 ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
420 exit (1);
421 }
422
423A run of this program, called with correct environment variables, can
424look like this:
425
426 $ MY_MAC=cmac MY_KEY=secret0123456789 MY_MAC_CIPHER=aes-128-cbc \
427 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./foo < foo.c
38e6c490 428 Result: C5C06683CD9DDEF904D754505C560A4E
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429
430(in this example, that program was stored in F<foo.c> and compiled to
431F<./foo>)
432
433=head1 SEE ALSO
434
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435L<property(7)>
436L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>,
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437L<EVP_MAC-BLAKE2(7)>,
438L<EVP_MAC-CMAC(7)>,
439L<EVP_MAC-GMAC(7)>,
440L<EVP_MAC-HMAC(7)>,
441L<EVP_MAC-KMAC(7)>,
442L<EVP_MAC-Siphash(7)>,
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443L<EVP_MAC-Poly1305(7)>,
444L<provider-mac(7)>,
445L<life_cycle-mac(7)>
567db2c1 446
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447=head1 HISTORY
448
4674aaf4 449These functions were added in OpenSSL 3.0.
be5fc053 450
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451=head1 COPYRIGHT
452
a28d06f3 453Copyright 2018-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
567db2c1 454
4746f25a 455Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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456this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
457in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
458L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
459
460=cut