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3=head1 NAME
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5RSA_blinding_on, RSA_blinding_off - protect the RSA operation from timing attacks
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 #include <openssl/rsa.h>
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11 int RSA_blinding_on(RSA *rsa, BN_CTX *ctx);
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13 void RSA_blinding_off(RSA *rsa);
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15=head1 DESCRIPTION
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17RSA is vulnerable to timing attacks. In a setup where attackers can
18measure the time of RSA decryption or signature operations, blinding
19must be used to protect the RSA operation from that attack.
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21RSA_blinding_on() turns blinding on for key B<rsa> and generates a
22random blinding factor. B<ctx> is B<NULL> or a pre-allocated and
23initialized B<BN_CTX>.
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25RSA_blinding_off() turns blinding off and frees the memory used for
26the blinding factor.
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28=head1 RETURN VALUES
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30RSA_blinding_on() returns 1 on success, and 0 if an error occurred.
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32RSA_blinding_off() returns no value.
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34=head1 COPYRIGHT
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36Copyright 2000-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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38Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
39this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
40in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
41L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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