openssl/doc/man7/provider-kem.pod

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=head1 NAME

provider-kem - The kem library E<lt>-E<gt> provider functions

=head1 SYNOPSIS

=for openssl multiple includes

 #include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
 #include <openssl/core_names.h>

 /*
  * None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
  * the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
  * pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
  */

 /* Context management */
 void *OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx(void *provctx);
 void OSSL_FUNC_kem_freectx(void *ctx);
 void *OSSL_FUNC_kem_dupctx(void *ctx);

 /* Encapsulation */
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
                                    const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_encapsulate_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
                                         void *provauthkey,
                                         const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate(void *ctx, unsigned char *out, size_t *outlen,
                               unsigned char *secret, size_t *secretlen);

 /* Decapsulation */
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init(void *ctx, void *provkey);
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_decapsulate_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
                                         void *provauthkey,
                                         const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate(void *ctx, unsigned char *out, size_t *outlen,
                               const unsigned char *in, size_t inlen);

 /* KEM parameters */
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params(void *ctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_kem_gettable_ctx_params(void *ctx, void *provctx);
 int OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_kem_settable_ctx_params(void *ctx, void *provctx);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This documentation is primarily aimed at provider authors. See L<provider(7)>
for further information.

The asymmetric kem (OSSL_OP_KEM) operation enables providers to
implement asymmetric kem algorithms and make them available to applications
via the API functions L<EVP_PKEY_encapsulate(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_decapsulate(3)> and other related functions.

All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
F<libcrypto> and the provider in L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays via
L<OSSL_ALGORITHM(3)> arrays that are returned by the provider's
provider_query_operation() function
(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).

All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
named B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
function pointer from an L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> element named
B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx() has these:

 typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx_fn)(void *provctx);
 static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx_fn
     OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);

L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:

 OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx                OSSL_FUNC_KEM_NEWCTX
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_freectx               OSSL_FUNC_KEM_FREECTX
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_dupctx                OSSL_FUNC_KEM_DUPCTX

 OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init      OSSL_FUNC_KEM_ENCAPSULATE_INIT
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_encapsulate_init OSSL_FUNC_KEM_AUTH_ENCAPSULATE_INIT
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate           OSSL_FUNC_KEM_ENCAPSULATE

 OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init      OSSL_FUNC_KEM_DECAPSULATE_INIT
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_decapsulate_init OSSL_FUNC_KEM_AUTH_DECAPSULATE_INIT
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate           OSSL_FUNC_KEM_DECAPSULATE

 OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params        OSSL_FUNC_KEM_GET_CTX_PARAMS
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_gettable_ctx_params   OSSL_FUNC_KEM_GETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params        OSSL_FUNC_KEM_SET_CTX_PARAMS
 OSSL_FUNC_kem_settable_ctx_params   OSSL_FUNC_KEM_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS

An asymmetric kem algorithm implementation may not implement all of these
functions.
In order to be a consistent set of functions a provider must implement
OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx and OSSL_FUNC_kem_freectx.
It must also implement both of OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init and
OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate, or both of OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init and
OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate.
OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_encapsulate_init is optional but if it is present then so
must OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_decapsulate_init.
OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params is optional but if it is present then so must
OSSL_FUNC_kem_gettable_ctx_params.
Similarly, OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params is optional but if it is present then
OSSL_FUNC_kem_settable_ctx_params must also be present.

An asymmetric kem algorithm must also implement some mechanism for generating,
loading or importing keys via the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation.
See L<provider-keymgmt(7)> for further details.

=head2 Context Management Functions

OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx() should create and return a pointer to a provider side
structure for holding context information during an asymmetric kem operation.
A pointer to this context will be passed back in a number of the other
asymmetric kem operation function calls.
The parameter I<provctx> is the provider context generated during provider
initialisation (see L<provider(7)>).

OSSL_FUNC_kem_freectx() is passed a pointer to the provider side asymmetric
kem context in the I<ctx> parameter.
This function should free any resources associated with that context.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_dupctx() should duplicate the provider side asymmetric kem
context in the I<ctx> parameter and return the duplicate copy.

=head2 Asymmetric Key Encapsulation Functions

OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init() initialises a context for an asymmetric
encapsulation given a provider side asymmetric kem context in the I<ctx>
parameter, a pointer to a provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter and
the I<name> of the algorithm.
The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
using OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params().
The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
provider-keymgmt(7)>.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_encapsulate_init() is similar to
OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init(), but also passes an additional authentication
key I<provauthkey> which cannot be NULL.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate() performs the actual encapsulation itself.
A previously initialised asymmetric kem context is passed in the I<ctx>
parameter.
Unless I<out> is NULL, the data to be encapsulated is internally generated,
and returned into the buffer pointed to by the I<secret> parameter and the
encapsulated data should also be written to the location pointed to by the
I<out> parameter. The length of the encapsulated data should be written to
I<*outlen> and the length of the generated secret should be written to
I<*secretlen>.

If I<out> is NULL then the maximum length of the encapsulated data should be
written to I<*outlen>, and the maximum length of the generated secret should be
written to I<*secretlen>.

=head2 Decapsulation Functions

OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init() initialises a context for an asymmetric
decapsulation given a provider side asymmetric kem context in the I<ctx>
parameter, a pointer to a provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter, and
a I<name> of the algorithm.
The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
provider-keymgmt(7)>.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_decapsulate_init() is similar to
OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init(), but also passes an additional authentication
key I<provauthkey> which cannot be NULL.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate() performs the actual decapsulation itself.
A previously initialised asymmetric kem context is passed in the I<ctx>
parameter.
The data to be decapsulated is pointed to by the I<in> parameter which is I<inlen>
bytes long.
Unless I<out> is NULL, the decapsulated data should be written to the location
pointed to by the I<out> parameter.
The length of the decapsulated data should be written to I<*outlen>.
If I<out> is NULL then the maximum length of the decapsulated data should be
written to I<*outlen>.

=head2 Asymmetric Key Encapsulation Parameters

See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used by
the OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params()
functions.

Common parameters currently recognised by built-in key encapsulation algorithms
are as follows.

=over 4

=item "fips-indicator" (B<OSSL_KEM_PARAM_FIPS_APPROVED_INDICATOR>) <integer>

A getter that returns 1 if the operation is FIPS approved, or 0 otherwise.
This may be used after calling either OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate() or 
OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate(). It may return 0 if the "key-check" is set to 0.
This option is used by the OpenSSL FIPS provider.

=item "key-check" (B<OSSL_KEM_PARAM_FIPS_KEY_CHECK>) <integer>

If required this parameter should be set using OSSL_FUNC_kem_encapsulate_init()
or OSSL_FUNC_kem_decapsulate_init().
The default value of 1 causes an error during the init if the key is not FIPS
approved (e.g. The key has a security strength of less than 112 bits). Setting
this to 0 will ignore the error and set the approved "fips-indicator" to 0.
This option is used by the OpenSSL FIPS provider, and breaks FIPS compliance if
set to 0.

=back

OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params() gets asymmetric KEM parameters associated
with the given provider side asymmetric kem context I<ctx> and stores them in
I<params>.
Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params() sets the asymmetric KEM parameters associated
with the given provider side asymmetric kem context I<ctx> to I<params>.
Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.

No parameters are currently recognised by built-in asymmetric kem algorithms.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_gettable_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_kem_settable_ctx_params()
get a constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array that describes the gettable and settable
parameters, i.e. parameters that can be used with OSSL_FUNC_kem_get_ctx_params()
and OSSL_FUNC_kem_set_ctx_params() respectively.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

OSSL_FUNC_kem_newctx() and OSSL_FUNC_kem_dupctx() should return the newly
created provider side asymmetric kem context, or NULL on failure.

All other functions should return 1 for success or 0 on error.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<provider(7)>

=head1 HISTORY

The provider KEM interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.

OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_encapsulate_init() and OSSL_FUNC_kem_auth_decapsulate_init()
were added in OpenSSL 3.2.

The Asymmetric Key Encapsulation Parameters "fips-indicator" and "key-check"
were added in OpenSSL 3.4.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2020-2023 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
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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