5 EC_KEY_get_method, EC_KEY_set_method, EC_KEY_new_with_libctx,
6 EC_KEY_new, EC_KEY_get_flags, EC_KEY_set_flags, EC_KEY_clear_flags,
7 EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, EC_KEY_free,
8 EC_KEY_copy, EC_KEY_dup, EC_KEY_up_ref, EC_KEY_get0_engine,
9 EC_KEY_get0_group, EC_KEY_set_group, EC_KEY_get0_private_key,
10 EC_KEY_set_private_key, EC_KEY_get0_public_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key,
12 EC_KEY_set_conv_form, EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag, EC_KEY_precompute_mult,
13 EC_KEY_generate_key, EC_KEY_check_key, EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates,
14 EC_KEY_oct2key, EC_KEY_key2buf, EC_KEY_oct2priv, EC_KEY_priv2oct,
15 EC_KEY_priv2buf - Functions for creating, destroying and manipulating
20 #include <openssl/ec.h>
22 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_with_libctx(OPENSSL_CTX *ctx, const char *propq);
23 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new(void);
24 int EC_KEY_get_flags(const EC_KEY *key);
25 void EC_KEY_set_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
26 void EC_KEY_clear_flags(EC_KEY *key, int flags);
27 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx(OPENSSL_CTX *ctx,
28 const char *propq, int nid);
29 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(int nid);
30 void EC_KEY_free(EC_KEY *key);
31 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_copy(EC_KEY *dst, const EC_KEY *src);
32 EC_KEY *EC_KEY_dup(const EC_KEY *src);
33 int EC_KEY_up_ref(EC_KEY *key);
34 ENGINE *EC_KEY_get0_engine(const EC_KEY *eckey);
35 const EC_GROUP *EC_KEY_get0_group(const EC_KEY *key);
36 int EC_KEY_set_group(EC_KEY *key, const EC_GROUP *group);
37 const BIGNUM *EC_KEY_get0_private_key(const EC_KEY *key);
38 int EC_KEY_set_private_key(EC_KEY *key, const BIGNUM *prv);
39 const EC_POINT *EC_KEY_get0_public_key(const EC_KEY *key);
40 int EC_KEY_set_public_key(EC_KEY *key, const EC_POINT *pub);
41 point_conversion_form_t EC_KEY_get_conv_form(const EC_KEY *key);
42 void EC_KEY_set_conv_form(EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t cform);
43 void EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag(EC_KEY *eckey, int asn1_flag);
44 int EC_KEY_generate_key(EC_KEY *key);
45 int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *key);
46 int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y);
47 const EC_KEY_METHOD *EC_KEY_get_method(const EC_KEY *key);
48 int EC_KEY_set_method(EC_KEY *key, const EC_KEY_METHOD *meth);
50 int EC_KEY_oct2key(EC_KEY *eckey, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len, BN_CTX *ctx);
51 size_t EC_KEY_key2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, point_conversion_form_t form,
52 unsigned char **pbuf, BN_CTX *ctx);
54 int EC_KEY_oct2priv(EC_KEY *eckey, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
55 size_t EC_KEY_priv2oct(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char *buf, size_t len);
57 size_t EC_KEY_priv2buf(const EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned char **pbuf);
59 Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0:
61 int EC_KEY_precompute_mult(EC_KEY *key, BN_CTX *ctx);
65 An EC_KEY represents a public key and, optionally, the associated private
67 A new EC_KEY with no associated curve can be constructed by calling
68 EC_KEY_new_ex() and specifying the associated library context in I<ctx>
69 (see L<OPENSSL_CTX(3)>) and property query string I<propq>.
70 The I<ctx> parameter may be NULL in which case the default library context is
72 The reference count for the newly created EC_KEY is initially
74 A curve can be associated with the EC_KEY by calling
77 EC_KEY_new() is the same as EC_KEY_new_ex() except that the default library
78 context is always used.
80 Alternatively a new EC_KEY can be constructed by calling
81 EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx() and supplying the nid of the associated
82 curve, the library context to be used I<ctx> (see L<OPENSSL_CTX(3)>) and any
83 property query string I<propq>.
84 The I<ctx> parameter may be NULL in which case the default library context is
85 used. The I<propq> value may also be NULL.
86 See L<EC_GROUP_new(3)> for a description of curve names.
87 This function simply wraps calls to EC_KEY_new_ex() and
88 EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx().
90 EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() is the same as EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx()
91 except that the default library context is always used and a NULL property query
94 Calling EC_KEY_free() decrements the reference count for the EC_KEY object,
95 and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated with it. If
96 I<key> is NULL nothing is done.
98 EC_KEY_copy() copies the contents of the EC_KEY in I<src> into I<dest>.
100 EC_KEY_dup() creates a new EC_KEY object and copies I<ec_key> into it.
102 EC_KEY_up_ref() increments the reference count associated with the EC_KEY
105 EC_KEY_get0_engine() returns a handle to the ENGINE that has been set for
108 EC_KEY_generate_key() generates a new public and private key for the supplied
109 I<eckey> object. I<eckey> must have an EC_GROUP object associated with it
110 before calling this function. The private key is a random integer (0 < priv_key
111 < order, where I<order> is the order of the EC_GROUP object). The public key is
112 an EC_POINT on the curve calculated by multiplying the generator for the
113 curve by the private key.
115 EC_KEY_check_key() performs various sanity checks on the EC_KEY object to
116 confirm that it is valid.
118 EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates() sets the public key for I<key> based
119 on its affine co-ordinates; i.e., it constructs an EC_POINT object based on
120 the supplied I<x> and I<y> values and sets the public key to be this
121 EC_POINT. It also performs certain sanity checks on the key to confirm
124 The functions EC_KEY_get0_group(), EC_KEY_set_group(),
125 EC_KEY_get0_private_key(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(), EC_KEY_get0_public_key(),
126 and EC_KEY_set_public_key() get and set the EC_GROUP object, the private key,
127 and the EC_POINT public key for the I<key> respectively.
129 The functions EC_KEY_get_conv_form() and EC_KEY_set_conv_form() get and set the
130 point_conversion_form for the I<key>. For a description of
131 point_conversion_forms please see L<EC_POINT_new(3)>.
133 EC_KEY_set_flags() sets the flags in the I<flags> parameter on the EC_KEY
134 object. Any flags that are already set are left set. The flags currently
135 defined are EC_FLAG_NON_FIPS_ALLOW and EC_FLAG_FIPS_CHECKED. In
136 addition there is the flag EC_FLAG_COFACTOR_ECDH which is specific to ECDH.
137 EC_KEY_get_flags() returns the current flags that are set for this EC_KEY.
138 EC_KEY_clear_flags() clears the flags indicated by the I<flags> parameter; all
139 other flags are left in their existing state.
141 EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag() sets the asn1_flag on the underlying EC_GROUP object
142 (if set). Refer to L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)> for further information on the
145 Although deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and should no longer be used,
146 EC_KEY_precompute_mult() stores multiples of the underlying EC_GROUP generator
147 for faster point multiplication. See also L<EC_POINT_add(3)>.
148 Modern versions should instead switch to named curves which OpenSSL has
149 hardcoded lookup tables for.
151 EC_KEY_oct2key() and EC_KEY_key2buf() are identical to the functions
152 EC_POINT_oct2point() and EC_POINT_point2buf() except they use the public key
153 EC_POINT in I<eckey>.
155 EC_KEY_oct2priv() and EC_KEY_priv2oct() convert between the private key
156 component of I<eckey> and octet form. The octet form consists of the content
157 octets of the I<privateKey> OCTET STRING in an I<ECPrivateKey> ASN.1 structure.
159 The function EC_KEY_priv2oct() must be supplied with a buffer long enough to
160 store the octet form. The return value provides the number of octets stored.
161 Calling the function with a NULL buffer will not perform the conversion but
162 will just return the required buffer length.
164 The function EC_KEY_priv2buf() allocates a buffer of suitable length and writes
165 an EC_KEY to it in octet format. The allocated buffer is written to I<*pbuf>
166 and its length is returned. The caller must free up the allocated buffer with a
167 call to OPENSSL_free(). Since the allocated buffer value is written to I<*pbuf>
168 the I<pbuf> parameter B<MUST NOT> be B<NULL>.
170 EC_KEY_priv2buf() converts an EC_KEY private key into an allocated buffer.
174 EC_KEY_new_with_libctx(), EC_KEY_new(), EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_with_libctx(),
175 EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name() and EC_KEY_dup() return a pointer to the newly
176 created EC_KEY object, or NULL on error.
178 EC_KEY_get_flags() returns the flags associated with the EC_KEY object as an
181 EC_KEY_copy() returns a pointer to the destination key, or NULL on error.
183 EC_KEY_get0_engine() returns a pointer to an ENGINE, or NULL if it wasn't set.
185 EC_KEY_up_ref(), EC_KEY_set_group(), EC_KEY_set_private_key(),
186 EC_KEY_set_public_key(), EC_KEY_precompute_mult(), EC_KEY_generate_key(),
187 EC_KEY_check_key(), EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(),
188 EC_KEY_oct2key() and EC_KEY_oct2priv() return 1 on success or 0 on error.
190 EC_KEY_get0_group() returns the EC_GROUP associated with the EC_KEY.
192 EC_KEY_get0_private_key() returns the private key associated with the EC_KEY.
194 EC_KEY_get_conv_form() return the point_conversion_form for the EC_KEY.
196 EC_KEY_key2buf(), EC_KEY_priv2oct() and EC_KEY_priv2buf() return the length
197 of the buffer or 0 on error.
201 L<crypto(7)>, L<EC_GROUP_new(3)>,
202 L<EC_GROUP_copy(3)>, L<EC_POINT_new(3)>,
204 L<EC_GFp_simple_method(3)>,
205 L<d2i_ECPKParameters(3)>,
210 EC_KEY_precompute_mult() was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
214 Copyright 2013-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
216 Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
217 this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
218 in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
219 L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.