Add the OSSL_PROVIDER_get_capabilities() API function
[openssl.git] / doc / internal / man3 / ossl_provider_new.pod
index 36fe6301bf4c9c96866a3b43b994551e43feeba4..6a43c68beaf7e5d6dd1e48ce5b7d5d9a87929b5b 100644 (file)
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ ossl_provider_name, ossl_provider_dso,
 ossl_provider_module_name, ossl_provider_module_path,
 ossl_provider_library_context,
 ossl_provider_teardown, ossl_provider_gettable_params,
-ossl_provider_get_params, ossl_provider_query_operation
+ossl_provider_get_params, ossl_provider_query_operation,
+ossl_provider_set_operation_bit, ossl_provider_test_operation_bit,
+ossl_provider_get_capabilities
 - internal provider routines
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -59,10 +61,18 @@ ossl_provider_get_params, ossl_provider_query_operation
  void ossl_provider_teardown(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
  const OSSL_PARAM *ossl_provider_gettable_params(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov);
  int ossl_provider_get_params(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
+ int ossl_provider_get_capabilities(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov,
+                                   const char *capability,
+                                   OSSL_CALLBACK *cb,
+                                   void *arg);
  const OSSL_ALGORITHM *ossl_provider_query_operation(const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov,
                                                      int operation_id,
                                                      int *no_cache);
 
+ int ossl_provider_set_operation_bit(OSSL_PROVIDER *provider, size_t bitnum);
+ int ossl_provider_test_operation_bit(OSSL_PROVIDER *provider, size_t bitnum,
+                                      int *result);
+
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 I<OSSL_PROVIDER> is a type that holds all the necessary information
@@ -203,11 +213,24 @@ responder.
 It should treat the given I<OSSL_PARAM> array as described in
 L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>.
 
+ossl_provider_get_capabilities() calls the provider's I<get_capabilities> function,
+if the provider has one. It provides the name of the I<capability> and a
+callback I<cb> parameter to call for each capability that has a matching name in
+the provider. The callback gets passed OSSL_PARAM details about the capability as
+well as the caller supplied argument I<arg>.
+
 ossl_provider_query_operation() calls the provider's
 I<query_operation> function, if the provider has one.
 It should return an array of I<OSSL_ALGORITHM> for the given
 I<operation_id>.
 
+ossl_provider_set_operation_bit() registers a 1 for operation I<bitnum>
+in a bitstring that's internal to I<provider>.
+
+ossl_provider_tests_operation_bit() checks if the bit operation I<bitnum>
+is set (1) or not (0) in the internal I<provider> bitstring, and sets
+I<*result> to 1 or 0 accorddingly. 
+
 =head1 NOTES
 
 Locating a provider module happens as follows:
@@ -270,6 +293,13 @@ otherwise NULL.
 ossl_provider_get_params() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.
 If this function isn't available in the provider, 0 is returned.
 
+ossl_provider_set_operation_bit() and ossl_provider_test_operation_bit()
+return 1 on success, or 0 on error.
+
+ossl_provider_get_capabilities() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.
+If this function isn't available in the provider or the provider does not
+support the requested capability then 0 is returned.
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<OSSL_PROVIDER(3)>, L<provider(7)>, L<openssl(1)>
@@ -280,7 +310,7 @@ The functions described here were all added in OpenSSL 3.0.
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright 2019-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
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