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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5provider-keyexch - The keyexch library E<lt>-E<gt> provider functions
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9=for openssl multiple includes
10
11 #include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
12 #include <openssl/core_names.h>
13
14 /*
15  * None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
16  * the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
17  * pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
18  */
19
20 /* Context management */
21 void *OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx(void *provctx);
22 void OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_freectx(void *ctx);
23 void *OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_dupctx(void *ctx);
24
25 /* Shared secret derivation */
26 int OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
27                            const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
28 int OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_peer(void *ctx, void *provkey);
29 int OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_derive(void *ctx, unsigned char *secret, size_t *secretlen,
30                              size_t outlen);
31
32 /* Key Exchange parameters */
33 int OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_ctx_params(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
34 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_settable_ctx_params(void *ctx,
35                                                         void *provctx);
36 int OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_ctx_params(void *ctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
37 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_gettable_ctx_params(void *ctx,
38                                                         void *provctx);
39
40=head1 DESCRIPTION
41
42This documentation is primarily aimed at provider authors. See L<provider(7)>
43for further information.
44
45The key exchange (OSSL_OP_KEYEXCH) operation enables providers to implement key
46exchange algorithms and make them available to applications via
47L<EVP_PKEY_derive(3)> and
48other related functions).
49
50All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
51F<libcrypto> and the provider in B<OSSL_DISPATCH> arrays via
52B<OSSL_ALGORITHM> arrays that are returned by the provider's
53provider_query_operation() function
54(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).
55
56All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
57named B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
58function pointer from an B<OSSL_DISPATCH> element named
59B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
60For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx() has these:
61
62 typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx_fn)(void *provctx);
63 static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx_fn
64     OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
65
66B<OSSL_DISPATCH> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
67macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:
68
69 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx                OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_NEWCTX
70 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_freectx               OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_FREECTX
71 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_dupctx                OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_DUPCTX
72
73 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_init                  OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_INIT
74 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_peer              OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_SET_PEER
75 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_derive                OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_DERIVE
76
77 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_ctx_params        OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_SET_CTX_PARAMS
78 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_settable_ctx_params   OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
79 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_ctx_params        OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_GET_CTX_PARAMS
80 OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_gettable_ctx_params   OSSL_FUNC_KEYEXCH_GETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
81
82A key exchange algorithm implementation may not implement all of these functions.
83In order to be a consistent set of functions a provider must implement
84OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx, OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_freectx, OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_init and OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_derive.
85All other functions are optional.
86
87A key exchange algorithm must also implement some mechanism for generating,
88loading or importing keys via the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation.
89See L<provider-keymgmt(7)> for further details.
90
91=head2 Context Management Functions
92
93OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx() should create and return a pointer to a provider side
94structure for holding context information during a key exchange operation.
95A pointer to this context will be passed back in a number of the other key
96exchange operation function calls.
97The parameter I<provctx> is the provider context generated during provider
98initialisation (see L<provider(7)>).
99
100OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_freectx() is passed a pointer to the provider side key exchange
101context in the I<ctx> parameter.
102This function should free any resources associated with that context.
103
104OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_dupctx() should duplicate the provider side key exchange context in
105the I<ctx> parameter and return the duplicate copy.
106
107=head2 Shared Secret Derivation Functions
108
109OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_init() initialises a key exchange operation given a provider side key
110exchange context in the I<ctx> parameter, and a pointer to a provider key object
111in the I<provkey> parameter.
112The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
113using OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_params().
114The key object should have been previously
115generated, loaded or imported into the provider using the key management
116(OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see provider-keymgmt(7)>.
117
118OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_peer() is called to supply the peer's public key (in the
119I<provkey> parameter) to be used when deriving the shared secret.
120It is also passed a previously initialised key exchange context in the I<ctx>
121parameter.
122The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
123the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
124provider-keymgmt(7)>.
125
126OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_derive() performs the actual key exchange itself by deriving a shared
127secret.
128A previously initialised key exchange context is passed in the I<ctx>
129parameter.
130The derived secret should be written to the location I<secret> which should not
131exceed I<outlen> bytes.
132The length of the shared secret should be written to I<*secretlen>.
133If I<secret> is NULL then the maximum length of the shared secret should be
134written to I<*secretlen>.
135
136=head2 Key Exchange Parameters Functions
137
138OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_ctx_params() sets key exchange parameters associated with the
139given provider side key exchange context I<ctx> to I<params>,
140see L</Common Key Exchange parameters>.
141Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
142Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
143
144OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_ctx_params() gets key exchange parameters associated with the
145given provider side key exchange context I<ctx> into I<params>,
146see L</Common Key Exchange parameters>.
147Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
148
149OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_settable_ctx_params() yields a constant B<OSSL_PARAM> array that
150describes the settable parameters, i.e. parameters that can be used with
151OP_signature_set_ctx_params().
152If OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_settable_ctx_params() is present, OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_ctx_params() must
153also be present, and vice versa.
154Similarly, OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_gettable_ctx_params() yields a constant B<OSSL_PARAM>
155array that describes the gettable parameters, i.e. parameters that can be
156handled by OP_signature_get_ctx_params().
157If OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_gettable_ctx_params() is present, OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_ctx_params() must
158also be present, and vice versa.
159See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for the use of B<OSSL_PARAM> as parameter descriptor.
160
161Notice that not all settable parameters are also gettable, and vice versa.
162
163=head2 Common Key Exchange parameters
164
165See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used by
166the OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_ctx_params() functions.
167
168Common parameters currently recognised by built-in key exchange algorithms are
169as follows.
170
171=over 4
172
173=item "kdf-type" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_TYPE>) <UTF8 string>
174
175Sets or gets the Key Derivation Function type to apply within the associated key
176exchange ctx.
177
178=item "kdf-digest" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_DIGEST>) <UTF8 string>
179
180Sets or gets the Digest algorithm to be used as part of the Key Derivation Function
181associated with the given key exchange ctx.
182
183=item "kdf-digest-props" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_DIGEST_PROPS>) <UTF8 string>
184
185Sets properties to be used upon look up of the implementation for the selected
186Digest algorithm for the Key Derivation Function associated with the given key
187exchange ctx.
188
189=item "kdf-outlen" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_OUTLEN>) <unsigned integer>
190
191Sets or gets the desired size for the output of the chosen Key Derivation Function
192associated with the given key exchange ctx.
193The length of the "kdf-outlen" parameter should not exceed that of a B<size_t>.
194
195=item "kdf-ukm" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_UKM>) <octet string>
196
197Sets the User Key Material to be used as part of the selected Key Derivation
198Function associated with the given key exchange ctx.
199
200=item "kdf-ukm" (B<OSSL_EXCHANGE_PARAM_KDF_UKM>) <octet string ptr>
201
202Gets a pointer to the User Key Material to be used as part of the selected
203Key Derivation Function associated with the given key exchange ctx. Providers
204usually do not need to support this gettable parameter as its sole purpose
205is to support functionality of the deprecated EVP_PKEY_CTX_get0_ecdh_kdf_ukm()
206and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get0_dh_kdf_ukm() functions.
207
208=back
209
210=head1 RETURN VALUES
211
212OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_newctx() and OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_dupctx() should return the newly created
213provider side key exchange context, or NULL on failure.
214
215OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_init(), OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_peer(), OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_derive(),
216OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_set_params(), and OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_get_params() should return 1 for success
217or 0 on error.
218
219OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_settable_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_keyexch_gettable_ctx_params() should
220always return a constant B<OSSL_PARAM> array.
221
222=head1 SEE ALSO
223
224L<provider(7)>
225
226=head1 HISTORY
227
228The provider KEYEXCH interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
229
230=head1 COPYRIGHT
231
232Copyright 2019-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
233
234Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
235this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
236in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
237L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
238
239=cut
240