EVP_KEM-EC(7SSL) OpenSSL EVP_KEM-EC(7SSL)
NAME
EVP_KEM-EC - EVP_KEM EC keytype and algorithm support
DESCRIPTION
The EC keytype and its parameters are described in EVP_PKEY-EC(7). See
EVP_PKEY_encapsulate(3) and EVP_PKEY_decapsulate(3) for more info.
EC KEM parameters
"operation" (OSSL_KEM_PARAM_OPERATION)<UTF8 string>
The OpenSSL EC Key Encapsulation Mechanisms only supports the
following default operation (operating mode):
"DHKEM" (OSSL_KEM_PARAM_OPERATION_DHKEM)
The encapsulate function generates an ephemeral keypair. It
produces keymaterial by doing an ECDH key exchange using the
ephemeral private key and a supplied recipient public key. A
HKDF operation using the keymaterial and a kem context then
produces a shared secret. The shared secret and the ephemeral
public key are returned. The decapsulate function uses the
recipient private key and the ephemeral public key to produce
the same keymaterial, which can then be used to produce the same
shared secret. See
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9180.html#name-dh-based-kem-dhkem>
This can be set using either EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_kem_op() or
EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params().
"ikme" (OSSL_KEM_PARAM_IKME) <octet string>
Used to specify the key material used for generation of the
ephemeral key. This value should not be reused for other purposes.
It can only be used for the curves "P-256", "P-384" and "P-521" and
should have a length of at least the size of the encoded private key
(i.e. 32, 48 and 66 for the listed curves). If this value is not
set, then a random ikm is used.
CONFORMING TO
RFC9180
SEE ALSO
EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_kem_op(3), EVP_PKEY_encapsulate(3),
EVP_PKEY_decapsulate(3) EVP_KEYMGMT(3), EVP_PKEY(3), provider-keymgmt(7)
HISTORY
This functionality was added in OpenSSL 3.2.
The "operation" (operating mode) was a required parameter prior to
OpenSSL 3.5. As of OpenSSL 3.5, "DHKEM" is the default operating mode,
and no explicit value need be specified.
COPYRIGHT
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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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