NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       rsa - RSA public key cryptosystem

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

        #include <openssl/rsa.h>
        #include <openssl/engine.h>

        RSA * RSA_new(void);
        void RSA_free(RSA *rsa);

        int RSA_public_encrypt(int flen, unsigned char *from,
           unsigned char *to, RSA *rsa, int padding);
        int RSA_private_decrypt(int flen, unsigned char *from,
           unsigned char *to, RSA *rsa, int padding);
        int RSA_private_encrypt(int flen, unsigned char *from,
           unsigned char *to, RSA *rsa,int padding);
        int RSA_public_decrypt(int flen, unsigned char *from,
           unsigned char *to, RSA *rsa,int padding);

        int RSA_sign(int type, unsigned  char  *m,  unsigned  int
m_len,
           unsigned  char  *sigret,  unsigned  int  *siglen,  RSA
*rsa);
        int RSA_verify(int type, unsigned char *m,  unsigned  int
m_len,
           unsigned char *sigbuf, unsigned int siglen, RSA *rsa);

        int RSA_size(const RSA *rsa);

        RSA *RSA_generate_key(int num, unsigned long e,
           void (*callback)(int,int,void *), void *cb_arg);

        int RSA_check_key(RSA *rsa);

        int RSA_blinding_on(RSA *rsa, BN_CTX *ctx);
        void RSA_blinding_off(RSA *rsa);

        void RSA_set_default_method(const RSA_METHOD *meth);
        const RSA_METHOD *RSA_get_default_method(void);
        int RSA_set_method(RSA *rsa, const RSA_METHOD *meth);
        const RSA_METHOD *RSA_get_method(const RSA *rsa);
        RSA_METHOD *RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay(void);
        RSA_METHOD *RSA_null_method(void);
        int RSA_flags(const RSA *rsa);
        RSA *RSA_new_method(ENGINE *engine);

        int RSA_print(BIO *bp, RSA *x, int offset);
        int RSA_print_fp(FILE *fp, RSA *x, int offset);

        int  RSA_get_ex_new_index(long  argl,  char  *argp,   int
(*new_func)(),
           int (*dup_func)(), void (*free_func)());
        int RSA_set_ex_data(RSA *r,int idx,char *arg);
        char *RSA_get_ex_data(RSA *r, int idx);
        int  RSA_sign_ASN1_OCTET_STRING(int  dummy, unsigned char
*m,
           unsigned int m_len, unsigned  char  *sigret,  unsigned
int *siglen,
           RSA *rsa);
        int RSA_verify_ASN1_OCTET_STRING(int dummy, unsigned char
*m,
           unsigned int m_len, unsigned  char  *sigbuf,  unsigned
int siglen,
           RSA *rsa);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       These functions implement RSA public key encryption and
       signatures as defined in PKCS #1 v2.0 [RFC 2437].

       The RSA structure consists of several BIGNUM components.
       It can contain public as well as private RSA keys:

        struct
               {
               BIGNUM *n;              // public modulus
               BIGNUM *e;              // public exponent
               BIGNUM *d;              // private exponent
               BIGNUM *p;              // secret prime factor
               BIGNUM *q;              // secret prime factor
               BIGNUM *dmp1;           // d mod (p-1)
               BIGNUM *dmq1;           // d mod (q-1)
               BIGNUM *iqmp;           // q^-1 mod p
               // ...
               };
        RSA

       In public keys, the private exponent and the related
       secret values are NULL.

       p, q, dmp1, dmq1 and iqmp may be NULL in private keys, but
       the RSA operations are much faster when these values are
       available.

       Note that RSA keys may use non-standard RSA_METHOD implementations,
 either directly or by the use of ENGINE modules.
 In some cases (eg. an ENGINE providing support for
       hardware-embedded keys), these BIGNUM values will not be
       used by the implementation or may be used for alternative
       data storage. For this reason, applications should generally
 avoid using RSA structure elements directly and
       instead use API functions to query or modify keys.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       SSL, PKCS #1 v2.0

PATENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

       RSA was covered by a US patent which expired in September
       2000.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       rsa(1), bn(3), dsa(3), dh(3), rand(3), engine(3),
       RSA_new(3), RSA_public_encrypt(3), RSA_sign(3),
       RSA_size(3), RSA_generate_key(3), RSA_check_key(3),
       RSA_blinding_on(3), RSA_set_method(3), RSA_print(3),
       RSA_get_ex_new_index(3), RSA_private_encrypt(3),
       RSA_sign_ASN1_OCTET_STRING(3),
       RSA_padding_add_PKCS1_type_1(3)


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