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EVP_KEM-X25519(7ossl)               OpenSSL              EVP_KEM-X25519(7ossl)



NAME

       EVP_KEM-X25519, EVP_KEM-X448 - EVP_KEM X25519 and EVP_KEM X448 keytype
       and algorithm support


DESCRIPTION

       The X25519 and <X448> keytype and its parameters are described in
       EVP_PKEY-X25519(7).  See EVP_PKEY_encapsulate(3) and
       EVP_PKEY_decapsulate(3) for more info.

   X25519 and X448 KEM parameters
       "operation" (OSSL_KEM_PARAM_OPERATION)<UTF8 string>
           The OpenSSL X25519 and X448 Key Encapsulation Mechanisms only
           support the following operation:

           "DHKEM" (OSSL_KEM_PARAM_OPERATION_DHKEM)
               The encapsulate function generates an ephemeral keypair. It
               produces keymaterial by doing an X25519 or X448 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 should have a length of at least 32 for X25519, and 56 for X448.
           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.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2022 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>.

3.3.2                             2024-09-04             EVP_KEM-X25519(7ossl)

openssl 3.3.2 - Generated Tue Oct 1 11:48:48 CDT 2024
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