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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5provider-keymgmt - The KEYMGMT library E<lt>-E<gt> provider functions
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9 #include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
10
11 /*
12  * None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
13  * the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
14  * pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
15  */
16
17 /* Key object (keydata) creation and destruction */
18 void *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new(void *provctx);
19 void OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_free(void *keydata);
20
21 /* Generation, a more complex constructor */
22 void *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_init(void *provctx, int selection,
23                                  const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
24 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_template(void *genctx, void *template);
25 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_params(void *genctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
26 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_settable_params(void *genctx,
27                                                         void *provctx);
28 void *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen(void *genctx, OSSL_CALLBACK *cb, void *cbarg);
29 void OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_cleanup(void *genctx);
30
31 /* Key loading by object reference, also a constructor */
32 void *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_load(const void *reference, size_t *reference_sz);
33
34 /* Key object information */
35 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params(void *keydata, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
36 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gettable_params(void *provctx);
37 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params(void *keydata, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
38 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_settable_params(void *provctx);
39
40 /* Key object content checks */
41 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_has(const void *keydata, int selection);
42 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_match(const void *keydata1, const void *keydata2,
43                             int selection);
44
45 /* Discovery of supported operations */
46 const char *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_query_operation_name(int operation_id);
47
48 /* Key object import and export functions */
49 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import(void *keydata, int selection, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
50 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import_types(int selection);
51 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export(void *keydata, int selection,
52                              OSSL_CALLBACK *param_cb, void *cbarg);
53 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export_types(int selection);
54
55 /* Key object duplication, a constructor */
56 void *OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_dup(const void *keydata_from, int selection);
57
58 /* Key object validation */
59 int OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_validate(const void *keydata, int selection, int checktype);
60
61=head1 DESCRIPTION
62
63The KEYMGMT operation doesn't have much public visibility in OpenSSL
64libraries, it's rather an internal operation that's designed to work
65in tandem with operations that use private/public key pairs.
66
67Because the KEYMGMT operation shares knowledge with the operations it
68works with in tandem, they must belong to the same provider.
69The OpenSSL libraries will ensure that they do.
70
71The primary responsibility of the KEYMGMT operation is to hold the
72provider side key data for the OpenSSL library EVP_PKEY structure.
73
74All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
75F<libcrypto> and the provider in L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays via
76L<OSSL_ALGORITHM(3)> arrays that are returned by the provider's
77provider_query_operation() function
78(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).
79
80All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
81named B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
82function pointer from a L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> element named
83B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
84For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new() has these:
85
86 typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new_fn)(void *provctx);
87 static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new_fn
88     OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
89
90L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
91macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:
92
93 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new                  OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_NEW
94 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_free                 OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_FREE
95
96 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_init             OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN_INIT
97 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_template     OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN_SET_TEMPLATE
98 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_params       OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN_SET_PARAMS
99 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_settable_params  OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN_SETTABLE_PARAMS
100 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen                  OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN
101 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_cleanup          OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GEN_CLEANUP
102
103 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_load                 OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_LOAD
104
105 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params           OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GET_PARAMS
106 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gettable_params      OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_GETTABLE_PARAMS
107 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params           OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_SET_PARAMS
108 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_settable_params      OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_SETTABLE_PARAMS
109
110 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_query_operation_name OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_QUERY_OPERATION_NAME
111
112 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_has                  OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_HAS
113 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_validate             OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_VALIDATE
114 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_match                OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_MATCH
115
116 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import               OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_IMPORT
117 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import_types         OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_IMPORT_TYPES
118 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export               OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_EXPORT
119 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export_types         OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_EXPORT_TYPES
120
121 OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_dup                  OSSL_FUNC_KEYMGMT_DUP
122
123=head2 Key Objects
124
125A key object is a collection of data for an asymmetric key, and is
126represented as I<keydata> in this manual.
127
128The exact contents of a key object are defined by the provider, and it
129is assumed that different operations in one and the same provider use
130the exact same structure to represent this collection of data, so that
131for example, a key object that has been created using the KEYMGMT
132interface that we document here can be passed as is to other provider
133operations, such as OP_signature_sign_init() (see
134L<provider-signature(7)>).
135
136With some of the KEYMGMT functions, it's possible to select a specific
137subset of data to handle, governed by the bits in a I<selection>
138indicator.  The bits are:
139
140=over 4
141
142=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PRIVATE_KEY>
143
144Indicating that the private key data in a key object should be
145considered.
146
147=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY>
148
149Indicating that the public key data in a key object should be
150considered.
151
152=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_DOMAIN_PARAMETERS>
153
154Indicating that the domain parameters in a key object should be
155considered.
156
157=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_OTHER_PARAMETERS>
158
159Indicating that other parameters in a key object should be
160considered.
161
162Other parameters are key parameters that don't fit any other
163classification.  In other words, this particular selector bit works as
164a last resort bit bucket selector.
165
166=back
167
168Some selector bits have also been combined for easier use:
169
170=over 4
171
172=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_ALL_PARAMETERS>
173
174Indicating that all key object parameters should be considered,
175regardless of their more granular classification.
176
177=for comment This should used by EVP functions such as
178EVP_PKEY_copy_parameters() and EVP_PKEY_parameters_eq()
179
180This is a combination of B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_DOMAIN_PARAMETERS> and
181B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_OTHER_PARAMETERS>.
182
183=for comment If more parameter categories are added, they should be
184mentioned here too.
185
186=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_KEYPAIR>
187
188Indicating that both the whole key pair in a key object should be
189considered, i.e. the combination of public and private key.
190
191This is a combination of B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PRIVATE_KEY> and
192B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY>.
193
194=item B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_ALL>
195
196Indicating that everything in a key object should be considered.
197
198=back
199
200The exact interpretation of those bits or how they combine is left to
201each function where you can specify a selector.
202
203It's left to the provider implementation to decide what is reasonable
204to do with regards to received selector bits and how to do it.
205Among others, an implementation of OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_match() might opt
206to not compare the private half if it has compared the public half,
207since a match of one half implies a match of the other half.
208
209=head2 Constructing and Destructing Functions
210
211OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new() should create a provider side key object.  The
212provider context I<provctx> is passed and may be incorporated in the
213key object, but that is not mandatory.
214
215OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_free() should free the passed I<keydata>.
216
217OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_init(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_template(),
218OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_params(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_settable_params(),
219OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen() and OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_cleanup() work together as a
220more elaborate context based key object constructor.
221
222OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_init() should create the key object generation context
223and initialize it with I<selections>, which will determine what kind
224of contents the key object to be generated should get.
225The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
226using OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params().
227
228OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_template() should add I<template> to the context
229I<genctx>.  The I<template> is assumed to be a key object constructed
230with the same KEYMGMT, and from which content that the implementation
231chooses can be used as a template for the key object to be generated.
232Typically, the generation of a DSA or DH key would get the domain
233parameters from this I<template>.
234
235OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_params() should set additional parameters from
236I<params> in the key object generation context I<genctx>.
237
238OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_settable_params() should return a constant array of
239descriptor L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>, for parameters that OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_set_params()
240can handle.
241
242OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen() should perform the key object generation itself, and
243return the result.  The callback I<cb> should be called at regular
244intervals with indications on how the key object generation
245progresses.
246
247OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_cleanup() should clean up and free the key object
248generation context I<genctx>
249
250OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_load() creates a provider side key object based on a
251I<reference> object with a size of I<reference_sz> bytes, that only the
252provider knows how to interpret, but that may come from other operations.
253Outside the provider, this reference is simply an array of bytes.
254
255At least one of OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen() and
256OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_load() are mandatory, as well as OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_free() and
257OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_has(). Additionally, if OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen() is present,
258OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_init() and OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gen_cleanup() must be
259present as well.
260
261=head2 Key Object Information Functions
262
263OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params() should extract information data associated
264with the given I<keydata>, see L</Common Information Parameters>.
265
266OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gettable_params() should return a constant array of
267descriptor L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>, for parameters that OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params()
268can handle.
269
270If OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gettable_params() is present, OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params()
271must also be present, and vice versa.
272
273OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params() should update information data associated
274with the given I<keydata>, see L</Common Information Parameters>.
275
276OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_settable_params() should return a constant array of
277descriptor L<OSSL_PARAM(3)>, for parameters that OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params()
278can handle.
279
280If OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_settable_params() is present, OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params()
281must also be present, and vice versa.
282
283=head2 Key Object Checking Functions
284
285OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_query_operation_name() should return the name of the
286supported algorithm for the operation I<operation_id>.  This is
287similar to provider_query_operation() (see L<provider-base(7)>),
288but only works as an advisory.  If this function is not present, or
289returns NULL, the caller is free to assume that there's an algorithm
290from the same provider, of the same name as the one used to fetch the
291keymgmt and try to use that.
292
293OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_has() should check whether the given I<keydata> contains the subsets
294of data indicated by the I<selector>.  A combination of several
295selector bits must consider all those subsets, not just one.  An
296implementation is, however, free to consider an empty subset of data
297to still be a valid subset. For algorithms where some selection is
298not meaningful such as B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_DOMAIN_PARAMETERS> for
299RSA keys the function should just return 1 as the selected subset
300is not really missing in the key.
301
302OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_validate() should check if the I<keydata> contains valid
303data subsets indicated by I<selection>.  Some combined selections of
304data subsets may cause validation of the combined data.
305For example, the combination of B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PRIVATE_KEY> and
306B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY> (or B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_KEYPAIR>
307for short) is expected to check that the pairwise consistency of
308I<keydata> is valid. The I<checktype> parameter controls what type of check is
309performed on the subset of data. Two types of check are defined:
310B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_VALIDATE_FULL_CHECK> and B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_VALIDATE_QUICK_CHECK>.
311The interpretation of how much checking is performed in a full check versus a
312quick check is key type specific. Some providers may have no distinction
313between a full check and a quick check. For algorithms where some selection is
314not meaningful such as B<OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_DOMAIN_PARAMETERS> for
315RSA keys the function should just return 1 as there is nothing to validate for
316that selection.
317
318OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_match() should check if the data subset indicated by
319I<selection> in I<keydata1> and I<keydata2> match.  It is assumed that
320the caller has ensured that I<keydata1> and I<keydata2> are both owned
321by the implementation of this function.
322
323=head2 Key Object Import, Export and Duplication Functions
324
325OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import() should import data indicated by I<selection> into
326I<keydata> with values taken from the L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array I<params>.
327
328OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export() should extract values indicated by I<selection>
329from I<keydata>, create an L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array with them and call
330I<param_cb> with that array as well as the given I<cbarg>.
331
332OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import_types() should return a constant array of descriptor
333L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for data indicated by I<selection>, for parameters that
334OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import() can handle.
335
336OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export_types() should return a constant array of descriptor
337L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for data indicated by I<selection>, that the
338OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export() callback can expect to receive.
339
340OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_dup() should duplicate data subsets indicated by
341I<selection> or the whole key data I<keydata_from> and create a new
342provider side key object with the data.
343
344=head2 Common Information Parameters
345
346See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure.
347
348Common information parameters currently recognised by all built-in
349keymgmt algorithms are as follows:
350
351=over 4
352
353=item "bits" (B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_BITS>) <integer>
354
355The value should be the cryptographic length of the cryptosystem to
356which the key belongs, in bits.  The definition of cryptographic
357length is specific to the key cryptosystem.
358
359=item "max-size" (B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_MAX_SIZE>) <integer>
360
361The value should be the maximum size that a caller should allocate to
362safely store a signature (called I<sig> in L<provider-signature(7)>),
363the result of asymmmetric encryption / decryption (I<out> in
364L<provider-asym_cipher(7)>, a derived secret (I<secret> in
365L<provider-keyexch(7)>, and similar data).
366
367Because an EVP_KEYMGMT method is always tightly bound to another method
368(signature, asymmetric cipher, key exchange, ...) and must be of the
369same provider, this number only needs to be synchronised with the
370dimensions handled in the rest of the same provider.
371
372=item "security-bits" (B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_SECURITY_BITS>) <integer>
373
374The value should be the number of security bits of the given key.
375Bits of security is defined in SP800-57.
376
377=item "mandatory-digest" (B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_MANDATORY_DIGEST>) <UTF8 string>
378
379If there is a mandatory digest for performing a signature operation with
380keys from this keymgmt, this parameter should get its name as value.
381
382When EVP_PKEY_get_default_digest_name() queries this parameter and it's
383filled in by the implementation, its return value will be 2.
384
385If the keymgmt implementation fills in the value C<""> or C<"UNDEF">,
386L<EVP_PKEY_get_default_digest_name(3)> will place the string C<"UNDEF"> into
387its argument I<mdname>.  This signifies that no digest should be specified
388with the corresponding signature operation.
389
390=item "default-digest" (B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_DEFAULT_DIGEST>) <UTF8 string>
391
392If there is a default digest for performing a signature operation with
393keys from this keymgmt, this parameter should get its name as value.
394
395When L<EVP_PKEY_get_default_digest_name(3)> queries this parameter and it's
396filled in by the implementation, its return value will be 1.  Note that if
397B<OSSL_PKEY_PARAM_MANDATORY_DIGEST> is responded to as well,
398L<EVP_PKEY_get_default_digest_name(3)> ignores the response to this
399parameter.
400
401If the keymgmt implementation fills in the value C<""> or C<"UNDEF">,
402L<EVP_PKEY_get_default_digest_name(3)> will place the string C<"UNDEF"> into
403its argument I<mdname>.  This signifies that no digest has to be specified
404with the corresponding signature operation, but may be specified as an
405option.
406
407=back
408
409=head1 RETURN VALUES
410
411OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_new() and OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_dup() should return a valid
412reference to the newly created provider side key object, or NULL on failure.
413
414OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_get_params() and
415OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_set_params() should return 1 for success or 0 on error.
416
417OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_validate() should return 1 on successful validation, or 0 on
418failure.
419
420OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_has() should return 1 if all the selected data subsets are contained
421in the given I<keydata> or 0 otherwise.
422
423OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_query_operation_name() should return a pointer to a string matching
424the requested operation, or NULL if the same name used to fetch the keymgmt
425applies.
426
427OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_gettable_params() and OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_settable_params()
428OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_import_types(), OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_export_types()
429should
430always return a constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array.
431
432=head1 SEE ALSO
433
434L<provider(7)>,
435L<EVP_PKEY-X25519(7)>, L<EVP_PKEY-X448(7)>, L<EVP_PKEY-ED25519(7)>,
436L<EVP_PKEY-ED448(7)>, L<EVP_PKEY-EC(7)>, L<EVP_PKEY-RSA(7)>,
437L<EVP_PKEY-DSA(7)>, L<EVP_PKEY-DH(7)>
438
439=head1 HISTORY
440
441The KEYMGMT interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
442
443=head1 COPYRIGHT
444
445Copyright 2019-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
446
447Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
448this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
449in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
450L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
451
452=cut
453