openssl/doc/man3/EVP_KEM_free.pod

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=head1 NAME

EVP_KEM_fetch, EVP_KEM_free, EVP_KEM_up_ref,
EVP_KEM_number, EVP_KEM_is_a, EVP_KEM_provider,
EVP_KEM_do_all_provided, EVP_KEM_names_do_all,
EVP_KEM_gettable_ctx_params, EVP_KEM_settable_ctx_params
- Functions to manage EVP_KEM algorithm objects

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/evp.h>

 EVP_KEM *EVP_KEM_fetch(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *algorithm,
                        const char *properties);
 void EVP_KEM_free(EVP_KEM *kem);
 int EVP_KEM_up_ref(EVP_KEM *kem);
 int EVP_KEM_number(const EVP_KEM *kem);
 int EVP_KEM_is_a(const EVP_KEM *kem, const char *name);
 OSSL_PROVIDER *EVP_KEM_provider(const EVP_KEM *kem);
 void EVP_KEM_do_all_provided(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx,
                              void (*fn)(EVP_KEM *kem, void *arg), void *arg);
 void EVP_KEM_names_do_all(const EVP_KEM *kem,
                           void (*fn)(const char *name, void *data), void *data);
 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEM_gettable_ctx_params(const EVP_KEM *kem);
 const OSSL_PARAM *EVP_KEM_settable_ctx_params(const EVP_KEM *kem);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

EVP_KEM_fetch() fetches the implementation for the given B<algorithm> from any
provider offering it, within the criteria given by the B<properties> and in the
scope of the given library context B<ctx> (see L<OSSL_LIB_CTX(3)>). The algorithm
will be one offering functions for performing asymmetric kem related tasks such
as key encapsulation and decapsulation.
See L<provider(7)/Fetching algorithms> for further information.

The returned value must eventually be freed with EVP_KEM_free().

EVP_KEM_free() decrements the reference count for the B<EVP_KEM> structure.
Typically this structure will have been obtained from an earlier call to
EVP_KEM_fetch(). If the reference count drops to 0 then the structure is freed.

EVP_KEM_up_ref() increments the reference count for an B<EVP_KEM> structure.

EVP_KEM_is_a() returns 1 if I<kem> is an implementation of an
algorithm that's identifiable with I<name>, otherwise 0.

EVP_KEM_provider() returns the provider that I<kem> was fetched from.

EVP_KEM_do_all_provided() traverses all EVP_KEMs implemented by all activated
providers in the given library context I<libctx>, and for each of the
implementations, calls the given function I<fn> with the implementation method
and the given I<arg> as argument.

EVP_KEM_number() returns the internal dynamic number assigned to I<kem>.

EVP_KEM_names_do_all() traverses all names for I<kem>, and calls I<fn> with
each name and I<data>.

EVP_KEM_gettable_ctx_params() and EVP_KEM_settable_ctx_params() return
a constant B<OSSL_PARAM> array that describes the names and types of key
parameters that can be retrieved or set by a key encapsulation algorithm using
L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_params(3)> and L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params(3)>.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

EVP_KEM_fetch() returns a pointer to an B<EVP_KEM> for success or B<NULL> for
failure.

EVP_KEM_up_ref() returns 1 for success or 0 otherwise.

EVP_KEM_gettable_ctx_params() and EVP_KEM_settable_ctx_params() return
a constant B<OSSL_PARAM> array or NULL on error.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<provider(7)/Fetching algorithms>, L<OSSL_PROVIDER(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

The functions described here were added in OpenSSL 3.0.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2020 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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