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EVP_KEYMGMT(3ossl)                  OpenSSL                 EVP_KEYMGMT(3ossl)



NAME

       EVP_KEYMGMT, EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch, EVP_KEYMGMT_up_ref, EVP_KEYMGMT_free,
       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_provider, EVP_KEYMGMT_is_a,
       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_description, EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_name,
       EVP_KEYMGMT_do_all_provided, EVP_KEYMGMT_names_do_all,
       EVP_KEYMGMT_gettable_params, EVP_KEYMGMT_settable_params,
       EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_gettable_params, EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_settable_params - EVP
       key management routines


SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/evp.h>

        typedef struct evp_keymgmt_st EVP_KEYMGMT;

        EVP_KEYMGMT *EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *algorithm,
                                       const char *properties);
        int EVP_KEYMGMT_up_ref(EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        void EVP_KEYMGMT_free(EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        const OSSL_PROVIDER *EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_provider(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        int EVP_KEYMGMT_is_a(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt, const char *name);
        const char *EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_name(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        const char *EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_description(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);

        void EVP_KEYMGMT_do_all_provided(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx,
                                         void (*fn)(EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt, void *arg),
                                         void *arg);
        int EVP_KEYMGMT_names_do_all(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt,
                                     void (*fn)(const char *name, void *data),
                                     void *data);
        const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEYMGMT_gettable_params(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEYMGMT_settable_params(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_settable_params(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);
        const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_gettable_params(const EVP_KEYMGMT *keymgmt);


DESCRIPTION

       EVP_KEYMGMT is a method object that represents key management
       implementations for different cryptographic algorithms.  This method
       object provides functionality to have providers import key material
       from the outside, as well as export key material to the outside.  Most
       of the functionality can only be used internally and has no public
       interface, this object is simply passed into other functions when
       needed.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch() looks for an algorithm within the provider that has
       been loaded into the OSSL_LIB_CTX given by ctx, having the name given
       by algorithm and the properties given by properties.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_up_ref() increments the reference count for the given
       EVP_KEYMGMT keymgmt.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_free() decrements the reference count for the given
       EVP_KEYMGMT keymgmt, and when the count reaches zero, frees it.  If the
       argument is NULL, nothing is done.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_provider() returns the provider that has this
       particular implementation.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_is_a() checks if keymgmt is an implementation of an
       algorithm that's identifiable with name.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_name() returns the algorithm name from the provided
       implementation for the given keymgmt. Note that the keymgmt may have
       multiple synonyms associated with it. In this case the first name from
       the algorithm definition is returned. Ownership of the returned string
       is retained by the keymgmt object and should not be freed by the
       caller.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_names_do_all() traverses all names for the keymgmt, and
       calls fn with each name and data.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_description() returns a description of the keymgmt,
       meant for display and human consumption.  The description is at the
       discretion of the keymgmt implementation.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_do_all_provided() traverses all key keymgmt implementations
       by all activated providers in the library context libctx, and for each
       of the implementations, calls fn with the implementation method and
       data as arguments.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_gettable_params() and EVP_KEYMGMT_settable_params() return
       a constant OSSL_PARAM(3) array that describes the names and types of
       key parameters that can be retrieved or set.
       EVP_KEYMGMT_gettable_params() is used by EVP_PKEY_gettable_params(3).

       EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_gettable_params() and EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_settable_params()
       return a constant OSSL_PARAM(3) array that describes the names and
       types of key generation parameters that can be retrieved or set via
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_params(3) or EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params(3) respectively.


NOTES

       EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch() may be called implicitly by other fetching
       functions, using the same library context and properties.  Any other
       API that uses keys will typically do this.


RETURN VALUES

       EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch() returns a pointer to the key management
       implementation represented by an EVP_KEYMGMT object, or NULL on error.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_up_ref() returns 1 on success, or 0 on error.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_names_do_all() returns 1 if the callback was called for all
       names. A return value of 0 means that the callback was not called for
       any names.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_free() doesn't return any value.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_provider() returns a pointer to a provider object, or
       NULL on error.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_is_a() returns 1 of keymgmt was identifiable, otherwise 0.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_name() returns the algorithm name, or NULL on error.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_get0_description() returns a pointer to a description, or
       NULL if there isn't one.

       EVP_KEYMGMT_gettable_params(), EVP_KEYMGMT_settable_params(),
       EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_gettable_params() and EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_settable_params()
       return a constant OSSL_PARAM(3) array or NULL on error.


SEE ALSO

       EVP_MD_fetch(3), OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)


HISTORY

       The function EVP_KEYMGMT_gen_gettable_params() was added in OpenSSL
       3.4.0 All other functions described here were added in OpenSSL 3.0.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2019-2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       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>.

3.4.0                             2024-10-29                EVP_KEYMGMT(3ossl)

openssl 3.4.0 - Generated Tue Nov 5 14:08:37 CST 2024
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