EVP_PKEY-X25519(7SSL) OpenSSL EVP_PKEY-X25519(7SSL)
NAME
EVP_PKEY-X25519, EVP_PKEY-X448, EVP_PKEY-ED25519, EVP_PKEY-ED448,
EVP_KEYMGMT-X25519, EVP_KEYMGMT-X448, EVP_KEYMGMT-ED25519,
EVP_KEYMGMT-ED448 - EVP_PKEY X25519, X448, ED25519 and ED448 keytype and
algorithm support
DESCRIPTION
The X25519, X448, ED25519 and ED448 keytypes are implemented in
OpenSSL's default and FIPS providers. These implementations support the
associated key, containing the public key pub and the private key priv.
Keygen Parameters
"dhkem-ikm" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_DHKEM_IKM) <octet string>
DHKEM requires the generation of a keypair using an input key
material (seed). Use this to specify the key material used for
generation of the private key. This value should not be reused for
other purposes. It should have a length of at least 32 for X25519,
and 56 for X448. This is only supported by X25519 and X448.
"fips-indicator" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_FIPS_APPROVED_INDICATOR) <integer>
This getter is only supported by X25519 and X448 for the FIPS
provider. Since X25519 and X448 are unapproved in FIPS 140-3 this
getter return 0.
See "Common Information Parameters" in provider-keymgmt(7) for
further information.
Use EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params() after calling EVP_PKEY_keygen_init().
Common X25519, X448, ED25519 and ED448 parameters
In addition to the common parameters that all keytypes should support
(see "Common parameters" in provider-keymgmt(7)), the implementation of
these keytypes support the following.
"group" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_GROUP_NAME) <UTF8 string>
This is only supported by X25519 and X448. The group name must be
"x25519" or "x448" respectively for those algorithms. This is only
present for consistency with other key exchange algorithms and is
typically not needed.
"pub" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_PUB_KEY) <octet string>
The public key value.
"priv" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_PRIV_KEY) <octet string>
The private key value.
"encoded-pub-key" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_ENCODED_PUBLIC_KEY) <octet string>
Used for getting and setting the encoding of a public key for the
X25519 and X448 key types. Public keys are expected be encoded in a
format as defined by RFC7748.
ED25519 and ED448 parameters
"mandatory-digest" (OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_MANDATORY_DIGEST) <UTF8 string>
The empty string, signifying that no digest may be specified.
CONFORMING TO
RFC 8032
RFC 8410
EXAMPLES
An EVP_PKEY context can be obtained by calling:
EVP_PKEY_CTX *pctx =
EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_from_name(NULL, "X25519", NULL);
EVP_PKEY_CTX *pctx =
EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_from_name(NULL, "X448", NULL);
EVP_PKEY_CTX *pctx =
EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_from_name(NULL, "ED25519", NULL);
EVP_PKEY_CTX *pctx =
EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_from_name(NULL, "ED448", NULL);
An X25519 key can be generated like this:
pkey = EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(NULL, NULL, "X25519");
An X448, ED25519, or ED448 key can be generated likewise.
SEE ALSO
EVP_KEYMGMT(3), EVP_PKEY(3), provider-keymgmt(7), EVP_KEYEXCH-X25519(7),
EVP_KEYEXCH-X448(7), EVP_SIGNATURE-ED25519(7), EVP_SIGNATURE-ED448(7)
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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