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3=head1 NAME
4
5SSL_CTX_set1_groups, SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list, SSL_set1_groups,
6SSL_set1_groups_list, SSL_get1_groups, SSL_get_shared_group,
7SSL_get_negotiated_group, SSL_CTX_set1_curves, SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list,
8SSL_set1_curves, SSL_set1_curves_list, SSL_get1_curves, SSL_get_shared_curve
9- EC supported curve functions
10
11=head1 SYNOPSIS
12
13 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
14
15 int SSL_CTX_set1_groups(SSL_CTX *ctx, int *glist, int glistlen);
16 int SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list(SSL_CTX *ctx, char *list);
17
18 int SSL_set1_groups(SSL *ssl, int *glist, int glistlen);
19 int SSL_set1_groups_list(SSL *ssl, char *list);
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21 int SSL_get1_groups(SSL *ssl, int *groups);
22 int SSL_get_shared_group(SSL *s, int n);
23 int SSL_get_negotiated_group(SSL *s);
24
25 int SSL_CTX_set1_curves(SSL_CTX *ctx, int *clist, int clistlen);
26 int SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list(SSL_CTX *ctx, char *list);
27
28 int SSL_set1_curves(SSL *ssl, int *clist, int clistlen);
29 int SSL_set1_curves_list(SSL *ssl, char *list);
30
31 int SSL_get1_curves(SSL *ssl, int *curves);
32 int SSL_get_shared_curve(SSL *s, int n);
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34=head1 DESCRIPTION
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36For all of the functions below that set the supported groups there must be at
37least one group in the list. A number of these functions identify groups via a
38unique integer NID value. However, support for some groups may be added by
39external providers. In this case there will be no NID assigned for the group.
40When setting such groups applications should use the "list" form of these
41functions (i.e. SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list() and SSL_set1_groups_list).
42
43SSL_CTX_set1_groups() sets the supported groups for B<ctx> to B<glistlen>
44groups in the array B<glist>. The array consist of all NIDs of groups in
45preference order. For a TLS client the groups are used directly in the
46supported groups extension. For a TLS server the groups are used to
47determine the set of shared groups. Currently supported groups for
48B<TLSv1.3> are B<NID_X9_62_prime256v1>, B<NID_secp384r1>, B<NID_secp521r1>,
49B<NID_X25519>, B<NID_X448>, B<NID_ffdhe2048>, B<NID_ffdhe3072>,
50B<NID_ffdhe4096>, B<NID_ffdhe6144> and B<NID_ffdhe8192>.
51
52SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list() sets the supported groups for B<ctx> to
53string B<list>. The string is a colon separated list of group NIDs or
54names, for example "P-521:P-384:P-256:X25519:ffdhe2048". Currently supported
55groups for B<TLSv1.3> are B<P-256>, B<P-384>, B<P-521>, B<X25519>, B<X448>,
56B<ffdhe2048>, B<ffdhe3072>, B<ffdhe4096>, B<ffdhe6144>, B<ffdhe8192>. Support
57for other groups may be added by external providers.
58
59SSL_set1_groups() and SSL_set1_groups_list() are similar except they set
60supported groups for the SSL structure B<ssl>.
61
62SSL_get1_groups() returns the set of supported groups sent by a client
63in the supported groups extension. It returns the total number of
64supported groups. The B<groups> parameter can be B<NULL> to simply
65return the number of groups for memory allocation purposes. The
66B<groups> array is in the form of a set of group NIDs in preference
67order. It can return zero if the client did not send a supported groups
68extension. If a supported group NID is unknown then the value is set to the
69bitwise OR of TLSEXT_nid_unknown (0x1000000) and the id of the group.
70
71SSL_get_shared_group() returns the NID of the shared group B<n> for a
72server-side SSL B<ssl>. If B<n> is -1 then the total number of shared groups is
73returned, which may be zero. Other than for diagnostic purposes,
74most applications will only be interested in the first shared group
75so B<n> is normally set to zero. If the value B<n> is out of range,
76NID_undef is returned. If the NID for the shared group is unknown then the value
77is set to the bitwise OR of TLSEXT_nid_unknown (0x1000000) and the id of the
78group.
79
80SSL_get_negotiated_group() returns the NID of the negotiated group used for
81the handshake key exchange process.  For TLSv1.3 connections this typically
82reflects the state of the current connection, though in the case of PSK-only
83resumption, the returned value will be from a previous connection.  For earlier
84TLS versions, when a session has been resumed, it always reflects the group
85used for key exchange during the initial handshake (otherwise it is from the
86current, non-resumption, connection).  This can be called by either client or
87server. If the NID for the shared group is unknown then the value is set to the
88bitwise OR of TLSEXT_nid_unknown (0x1000000) and the id of the group.
89
90All these functions are implemented as macros.
91
92The curve functions are synonyms for the equivalently named group functions and
93are identical in every respect. They exist because, prior to TLS1.3, there was
94only the concept of supported curves. In TLS1.3 this was renamed to supported
95groups, and extended to include Diffie Hellman groups. The group functions
96should be used in preference.
97
98=head1 NOTES
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100If an application wishes to make use of several of these functions for
101configuration purposes either on a command line or in a file it should
102consider using the SSL_CONF interface instead of manually parsing options.
103
104=head1 RETURN VALUES
105
106SSL_CTX_set1_groups(), SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list(), SSL_set1_groups() and
107SSL_set1_groups_list(), return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
108
109SSL_get1_groups() returns the number of groups, which may be zero.
110
111SSL_get_shared_group() returns the NID of shared group B<n> or NID_undef if there
112is no shared group B<n>; or the total number of shared groups if B<n>
113is -1.
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115When called on a client B<ssl>, SSL_get_shared_group() has no meaning and
116returns -1.
117
118SSL_get_negotiated_group() returns the NID of the negotiated group used for
119key exchange, or NID_undef if there was no negotiated group.
120
121=head1 SEE ALSO
122
123L<ssl(7)>,
124L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>
125
126=head1 HISTORY
127
128The curve functions were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2. The equivalent group
129functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1. The SSL_get_negotiated_group() function
130was added in OpenSSL 3.0.0.
131
132=head1 COPYRIGHT
133
134Copyright 2013-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
135
136Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
137this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
138in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
139L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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