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- .IX Title "EC_KEY_NEW 3ossl"
- .TH EC_KEY_NEW 3ossl "2024-09-03" "3.3.2" "OpenSSL"
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- .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
- .if n .ad l
- .nh
- .SH "NAME"
- EVP_EC_gen,
- EC_KEY_get_method, EC_KEY_set_method, EC_KEY_new_ex,
- EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags,
- EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, EC_KEY_free,
- EC_KEY_copy, EC_KEY_dup, EC_KEY_up_ref, EC_KEY_get0_engine,
- EC_KEY_get0_group, EC_KEY_set_group, EC_KEY_get0_private_key,
- EC_KEY_set_private_key, EC_KEY_get0_public_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key,
- EC_KEY_get_conv_form,
- EC_KEY_set_conv_form, EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag,
- EC_KEY_decoded_from_explicit_params, EC_KEY_precompute_mult,
- EC_KEY_generate_key, EC_KEY_check_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates,
- EC_KEY_oct2key, EC_KEY_key2buf, EC_KEY_oct2priv, EC_KEY_priv2oct,
- EC_KEY_priv2buf \- Functions for creating, destroying and manipulating
- EC_KEY objects
- .SH "SYNOPSIS"
- .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
- .Vb 1
- \& #include <openssl/ec.h>
- \&
- \& EVP_PKEY *EVP_EC_gen(const char *curve);
- .Ve
- .PP
- The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be
- hidden entirely by defining \fB\s-1OPENSSL_API_COMPAT\s0\fR with a suitable version value,
- see \fBopenssl_user_macros\fR\|(7):
- .PP
- .Vb 10
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *propq);
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new(void);
- \& int EC_KEY_get_flags(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& void EC_KEY_set_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
- \& void EC_KEY_clear_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *propq,
- \& int nid);
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(int nid);
- \& void EC_KEY_free(EC_KEY *key);
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_copy(EC_KEY *dst, const EC_KEY *src);
- \& EC_KEY *EC_KEY_dup(const EC_KEY *src);
- \& int EC_KEY_up_ref(EC_KEY *key);
- \& ENGINE *EC_KEY_get0_engine(const EC_KEY *eckey);
- \& const EC_GROUP *EC_KEY_get0_group(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_set_group(EC_KEY *key, const EC_GROUP *group);
- \& const BIGNUM *EC_KEY_get0_private_key(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_set_private_key(EC_KEY *key, const BIGNUM *priv_key);
- \& const EC_POINT *EC_KEY_get0_public_key(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_set_public_key(EC_KEY *key, const EC_POINT *pub);
- \& point_conversion_form_t EC_KEY_get_conv_form(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& void EC_KEY_set_conv_form(EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t cform);
- \& void EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag(EC_KEY *eckey, int asn1_flag);
- \& int EC_KEY_decoded_from_explicit_params(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_generate_key(EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y);
- \& const EC_KEY_METHOD *EC_KEY_get_method(const EC_KEY *key);
- \& int EC_KEY_set_method(EC_KEY *key, const EC_KEY_METHOD *meth);
- \&
- \& int EC_KEY_oct2key(EC_KEY *eckey, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len, BN_CTX *ctx);
- \& size_t EC_KEY_key2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t form,
- \& unsigned char **pbuf, BN_CTX *ctx);
- \&
- \& int EC_KEY_oct2priv(EC_KEY *eckey, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
- \& size_t EC_KEY_priv2oct(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
- \&
- \& size_t EC_KEY_priv2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char **pbuf);
- \& int EC_KEY_precompute_mult(EC_KEY *key, BN_CTX *ctx);
- .Ve
- .SH "DESCRIPTION"
- .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
- \&\fBEVP_EC_gen()\fR generates a new \s-1EC\s0 key pair on the given \fIcurve\fR.
- .PP
- All of the functions described below are deprecated.
- Applications should instead use \fBEVP_EC_gen()\fR, \fBEVP_PKEY_Q_keygen\fR\|(3), or
- \&\fBEVP_PKEY_keygen_init\fR\|(3) and \fBEVP_PKEY_keygen\fR\|(3).
- .PP
- An \s-1EC_KEY\s0 represents a public key and, optionally, the associated private
- key.
- A new \s-1EC_KEY\s0 with no associated curve can be constructed by calling
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new_ex()\fR and specifying the associated library context in \fIctx\fR
- (see \s-1\fBOSSL_LIB_CTX\s0\fR\|(3)) and property query string \fIpropq\fR.
- The \fIctx\fR parameter may be \s-1NULL\s0 in which case the default library context is
- used.
- The reference count for the newly created \s-1EC_KEY\s0 is initially
- set to 1.
- A curve can be associated with the \s-1EC_KEY\s0 by calling
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_group()\fR.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new()\fR is the same as \fBEC_KEY_new_ex()\fR except that the default library
- context is always used.
- .PP
- Alternatively a new \s-1EC_KEY\s0 can be constructed by calling
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex()\fR and supplying the nid of the associated
- curve, the library context to be used \fIctx\fR (see \s-1\fBOSSL_LIB_CTX\s0\fR\|(3)) and any
- property query string \fIpropq\fR.
- The \fIctx\fR parameter may be \s-1NULL\s0 in which case the default library context is
- used. The \fIpropq\fR value may also be \s-1NULL.\s0
- See \fBEC_GROUP_new\fR\|(3) for a description of curve names.
- This function simply wraps calls to \fBEC_KEY_new_ex()\fR and
- \&\fBEC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name_ex()\fR.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new_by_curve_name()\fR is the same as \fBEC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex()\fR
- except that the default library context is always used and a \s-1NULL\s0 property query
- string.
- .PP
- Calling \fBEC_KEY_free()\fR decrements the reference count for the \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object,
- and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated with it. If
- \&\fIkey\fR is \s-1NULL\s0 nothing is done.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_copy()\fR copies the contents of the \s-1EC_KEY\s0 in \fIsrc\fR into \fIdest\fR.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_dup()\fR creates a new \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object and copies \fIec_key\fR into it.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_up_ref()\fR increments the reference count associated with the \s-1EC_KEY\s0
- object.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get0_engine()\fR returns a handle to the \s-1ENGINE\s0 that has been set for
- this \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_generate_key()\fR generates a new public and private key for the supplied
- \&\fIeckey\fR object. \fIeckey\fR must have an \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 object associated with it
- before calling this function. The private key is a random integer (0 < priv_key
- < order, where \fIorder\fR is the order of the \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 object). The public key is
- an \s-1EC_POINT\s0 on the curve calculated by multiplying the generator for the
- curve by the private key.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_check_key()\fR performs various sanity checks on the \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object to
- confirm that it is valid.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates()\fR sets the public key for \fIkey\fR based
- on its affine coordinates; i.e., it constructs an \s-1EC_POINT\s0 object based on
- the supplied \fIx\fR and \fIy\fR values and sets the public key to be this
- \&\s-1EC_POINT.\s0 It also performs certain sanity checks on the key to confirm
- that it is valid.
- .PP
- The functions \fBEC_KEY_get0_group()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_set_group()\fR,
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get0_private_key()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_set_private_key()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_get0_public_key()\fR,
- and \fBEC_KEY_set_public_key()\fR get and set the \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 object, the private key,
- and the \s-1EC_POINT\s0 public key for the \fBkey\fR respectively. The function
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_private_key()\fR accepts \s-1NULL\s0 as the priv_key argument to securely clear
- the private key component from the \s-1EC_KEY.\s0
- .PP
- The functions \fBEC_KEY_get_conv_form()\fR and \fBEC_KEY_set_conv_form()\fR get and set the
- point_conversion_form for the \fIkey\fR. For a description of
- point_conversion_forms please see \fBEC_POINT_new\fR\|(3).
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_flags()\fR sets the flags in the \fIflags\fR parameter on the \s-1EC_KEY\s0
- object. Any flags that are already set are left set. The flags currently
- defined are \s-1EC_FLAG_NON_FIPS_ALLOW\s0 and \s-1EC_FLAG_FIPS_CHECKED.\s0 In
- addition there is the flag \s-1EC_FLAG_COFACTOR_ECDH\s0 which is specific to \s-1ECDH.\s0
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get_flags()\fR returns the current flags that are set for this \s-1EC_KEY.\s0
- \&\fBEC_KEY_clear_flags()\fR clears the flags indicated by the \fIflags\fR parameter; all
- other flags are left in their existing state.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_asn1_flag()\fR sets the asn1_flag on the underlying \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 object
- (if set). Refer to \fBEC_GROUP_copy\fR\|(3) for further information on the
- asn1_flag.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_decoded_from_explicit_params()\fR returns 1 if the group of the \fIkey\fR was
- decoded from data with explicitly encoded group parameters, \-1 if the \fIkey\fR
- is \s-1NULL\s0 or the group parameters are missing, and 0 otherwise.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_precompute_mult()\fR stores multiples of the underlying \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 generator
- for faster point multiplication. See also \fBEC_POINT_add\fR\|(3).
- Modern versions should instead switch to named curves which OpenSSL has
- hardcoded lookup tables for.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_oct2key()\fR and \fBEC_KEY_key2buf()\fR are identical to the functions
- \&\fBEC_POINT_oct2point()\fR and \fBEC_POINT_point2buf()\fR except they use the public key
- \&\s-1EC_POINT\s0 in \fIeckey\fR.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_oct2priv()\fR and \fBEC_KEY_priv2oct()\fR convert between the private key
- component of \fIeckey\fR and octet form. The octet form consists of the content
- octets of the \fIprivateKey\fR \s-1OCTET STRING\s0 in an \fIECPrivateKey\fR \s-1ASN.1\s0 structure.
- .PP
- The function \fBEC_KEY_priv2oct()\fR must be supplied with a buffer long enough to
- store the octet form. The return value provides the number of octets stored.
- Calling the function with a \s-1NULL\s0 buffer will not perform the conversion but
- will just return the required buffer length.
- .PP
- The function \fBEC_KEY_priv2buf()\fR allocates a buffer of suitable length and writes
- an \s-1EC_KEY\s0 to it in octet format. The allocated buffer is written to \fI*pbuf\fR
- and its length is returned. The caller must free up the allocated buffer with a
- call to \fBOPENSSL_free()\fR. Since the allocated buffer value is written to \fI*pbuf\fR
- the \fIpbuf\fR parameter \fB\s-1MUST NOT\s0\fR be \fB\s-1NULL\s0\fR.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_priv2buf()\fR converts an \s-1EC_KEY\s0 private key into an allocated buffer.
- .SH "RETURN VALUES"
- .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new_ex()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_new()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex()\fR,
- \&\fBEC_KEY_new_by_curve_name()\fR and \fBEC_KEY_dup()\fR return a pointer to the newly
- created \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object, or \s-1NULL\s0 on error.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get_flags()\fR returns the flags associated with the \s-1EC_KEY\s0 object as an
- integer.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_copy()\fR returns a pointer to the destination key, or \s-1NULL\s0 on error.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get0_engine()\fR returns a pointer to an \s-1ENGINE,\s0 or \s-1NULL\s0 if it wasn't set.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_up_ref()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_set_group()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_set_public_key()\fR,
- \&\fBEC_KEY_precompute_mult()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_generate_key()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_check_key()\fR,
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_oct2key()\fR and
- \&\fBEC_KEY_oct2priv()\fR return 1 on success or 0 on error.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_set_private_key()\fR returns 1 on success or 0 on error except when the
- priv_key argument is \s-1NULL,\s0 in that case it returns 0, for legacy compatibility,
- and should not be treated as an error.
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get0_group()\fR returns the \s-1EC_GROUP\s0 associated with the \s-1EC_KEY.\s0
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get0_private_key()\fR returns the private key associated with the \s-1EC_KEY.\s0
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_get_conv_form()\fR return the point_conversion_form for the \s-1EC_KEY.\s0
- .PP
- \&\fBEC_KEY_key2buf()\fR, \fBEC_KEY_priv2oct()\fR and \fBEC_KEY_priv2buf()\fR return the length
- of the buffer or 0 on error.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
- \&\fBEVP_PKEY_Q_keygen\fR\|(3)
- \&\fBcrypto\fR\|(7), \fBEC_GROUP_new\fR\|(3),
- \&\fBEC_GROUP_copy\fR\|(3), \fBEC_POINT_new\fR\|(3),
- \&\fBEC_POINT_add\fR\|(3),
- \&\fBEC_GFp_simple_method\fR\|(3),
- \&\fBd2i_ECPKParameters\fR\|(3),
- \&\s-1\fBOSSL_LIB_CTX\s0\fR\|(3)
- .SH "HISTORY"
- .IX Header "HISTORY"
- \&\fBEVP_EC_gen()\fR was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
- All other functions described here were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
- For replacement see \s-1\fBEVP_PKEY\-EC\s0\fR\|(7).
- .SH "COPYRIGHT"
- .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
- Copyright 2013\-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
- .PP
- Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \*(L"License\*(R"). You may not use
- this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
- in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
- <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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