From: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:20:49 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Document DH_check_params()
X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_1_1_1-pre1~2600
X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=6f8950a3cc466a7e2660dd9d7c8e9d11f47643ed

Document DH_check_params()

Reviewed-by: Viktor Dukhovni <viktor@openssl.org>
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diff --git a/doc/man3/DH_generate_parameters.pod b/doc/man3/DH_generate_parameters.pod
index 7c94c8a17b..ce178af0be 100644
--- a/doc/man3/DH_generate_parameters.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/DH_generate_parameters.pod
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
 DH_generate_parameters_ex, DH_generate_parameters,
-DH_check - generate and check Diffie-Hellman parameters
+DH_check, DH_check_params - generate and check Diffie-Hellman
+parameters
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ DH_check - generate and check Diffie-Hellman parameters
  int DH_generate_parameters_ex(DH *dh, int prime_len, int generator, BN_GENCB *cb);
 
  int DH_check(DH *dh, int *codes);
+ int DH_check_params(DH *dh, int *codes);
 
 Deprecated:
 
@@ -37,6 +39,30 @@ number is generated, and when a prime has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 0)>
 is called. See L<BN_generate_prime(3)> for information on
 the BN_GENCB_call() function.
 
+DH_check_params() confirms that the B<p> and B<g> are likely enough to
+be valid.
+This is a lightweight check, if a more thorough check is needed, use
+DH_check().
+The value of B<*codes> is updated with any problems found.
+If B<*codes> is zero then no problems were found, otherwise the
+following bits may be set:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME
+
+The parameter B<p> has been determined to not being an odd prime.
+Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that B<p> is a
+prime.
+
+=item DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR
+
+The generator B<g> is not suitable.
+Note that the lack of this bit doesn't guarantee that B<g> is
+suitable, unless B<p> is known to be a strong prime.
+
+=back
+
 DH_check() confirms that the Diffie-Hellman parameters B<dh> are valid. The
 value of B<*codes> is updated with any problems found. If B<*codes> is zero then
 no problems were found, otherwise the following bits may be set:
@@ -75,8 +101,8 @@ The parameter B<j> is invalid.
 
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
-DH_generate_parameters_ex() and DH_check() return 1 if the check could be
-performed, 0 otherwise.
+DH_generate_parameters_ex(), DH_check() and DH_check_params() return 1
+if the check could be performed, 0 otherwise.
 
 DH_generate_parameters() (deprecated) returns a pointer to the DH structure, or
 NULL if the parameter generation fails.