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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5provider-signature - The signature library E<lt>-E<gt> provider functions
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9=for openssl multiple includes
10
11 #include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
12 #include <openssl/core_names.h>
13
14 /*
15  * None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
16  * the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
17  * pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
18  */
19
20 /* Context management */
21 void *OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx(void *provctx, const char *propq);
22 void OSSL_FUNC_signature_freectx(void *ctx);
23 void *OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx(void *ctx);
24
25 /* Signing */
26 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
27                                   const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
28 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign(void *ctx, unsigned char *sig, size_t *siglen,
29                              size_t sigsize, const unsigned char *tbs, size_t tbslen);
30
31 /* Verifying */
32 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
33                                     const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
34 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify(void *ctx, const unsigned char *sig, size_t siglen,
35                                const unsigned char *tbs, size_t tbslen);
36
37 /* Verify Recover */
38 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover_init(void *ctx, void *provkey,
39                                             const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
40 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover(void *ctx, unsigned char *rout,
41                                        size_t *routlen, size_t routsize,
42                                        const unsigned char *sig, size_t siglen);
43
44 /* Digest Sign */
45 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_init(void *ctx, const char *mdname,
46                                          void *provkey,
47                                          const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
48 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update(void *ctx, const unsigned char *data,
49                                     size_t datalen);
50 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_final(void *ctx, unsigned char *sig,
51                                           size_t *siglen, size_t sigsize);
52 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign(void *ctx,
53                              unsigned char *sigret, size_t *siglen,
54                              size_t sigsize, const unsigned char *tbs,
55                              size_t tbslen);
56
57 /* Digest Verify */
58 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_init(void *ctx, const char *mdname,
59                                            void *provkey,
60                                            const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
61 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update(void *ctx,
62                                              const unsigned char *data,
63                                              size_t datalen);
64 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_final(void *ctx, const unsigned char *sig,
65                                      size_t siglen);
66 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify(void *ctx, const unsigned char *sig,
67                                size_t siglen, const unsigned char *tbs,
68                                size_t tbslen);
69
70 /* Signature parameters */
71 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params(void *ctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
72 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params(void *ctx,
73                                                           void *provctx);
74 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
75 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params(void *ctx,
76                                                           void *provctx);
77 /* MD parameters */
78 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_md_params(void *ctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
79 const OSSL_PARAM * OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_md_params(void *ctx);
80 int OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_md_params(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
81 const OSSL_PARAM * OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_md_params(void *ctx);
82
83=head1 DESCRIPTION
84
85This documentation is primarily aimed at provider authors. See L<provider(7)>
86for further information.
87
88The signature (OSSL_OP_SIGNATURE) operation enables providers to implement
89signature algorithms and make them available to applications via the API
90functions L<EVP_PKEY_sign(3)>,
91L<EVP_PKEY_verify(3)>,
92and L<EVP_PKEY_verify_recover(3)> (as well
93as other related functions).
94
95All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
96F<libcrypto> and the provider in L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays via
97L<OSSL_ALGORITHM(3)> arrays that are returned by the provider's
98provider_query_operation() function
99(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).
100
101All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
102named B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
103function pointer from an L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> element named
104B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
105For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx() has these:
106
107 typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx_fn)(void *provctx, const char *propq);
108 static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx_fn
109     OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
110
111L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
112macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:
113
114 OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx                 OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_NEWCTX
115 OSSL_FUNC_signature_freectx                OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_FREECTX
116 OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx                 OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DUPCTX
117
118 OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign_init              OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SIGN_INIT
119 OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign                   OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SIGN
120
121 OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_init            OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_VERIFY_INIT
122 OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify                 OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_VERIFY
123
124 OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover_init    OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_VERIFY_RECOVER_INIT
125 OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover         OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_VERIFY_RECOVER
126
127 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_init       OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_SIGN_INIT
128 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update     OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_SIGN_UPDATE
129 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_final      OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_SIGN_FINAL
130 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign            OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_SIGN
131
132 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_init     OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_VERIFY_INIT
133 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update   OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_VERIFY_UPDATE
134 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_final    OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_VERIFY_FINAL
135 OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify          OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_DIGEST_VERIFY
136
137 OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params         OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_GET_CTX_PARAMS
138 OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params    OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_GETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
139 OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params         OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SET_CTX_PARAMS
140 OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params    OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
141
142 OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_md_params      OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_GET_CTX_MD_PARAMS
143 OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_md_params OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_GETTABLE_CTX_MD_PARAMS
144 OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_md_params      OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SET_CTX_MD_PARAMS
145 OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_md_params OSSL_FUNC_SIGNATURE_SETTABLE_CTX_MD_PARAMS
146
147A signature algorithm implementation may not implement all of these functions.
148In order to be a consistent set of functions we must have at least a set of
149context functions (OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx and OSSL_FUNC_signature_freectx) as well as a
150set of "signature" functions, i.e. at least one of:
151
152=over 4
153
154=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign_init and OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign
155
156=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_init and OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify
157
158=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover_init and OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover
159
160=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_init, OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update and OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_final
161
162=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_init, OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update and OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_final
163
164=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_init and OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign
165
166=item OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_init and OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify
167
168=back
169
170OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params and OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params are optional,
171but if one of them is present then the other one must also be present. The same
172applies to OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params and OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params, as
173well as the "md_params" functions. The OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx function is optional.
174
175A signature algorithm must also implement some mechanism for generating,
176loading or importing keys via the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation.
177See L<provider-keymgmt(7)> for further details.
178
179=head2 Context Management Functions
180
181OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx() should create and return a pointer to a provider side
182structure for holding context information during a signature operation.
183A pointer to this context will be passed back in a number of the other signature
184operation function calls.
185The parameter I<provctx> is the provider context generated during provider
186initialisation (see L<provider(7)>). The I<propq> parameter is a property query
187string that may be (optionally) used by the provider during any "fetches" that
188it may perform (if it performs any).
189
190OSSL_FUNC_signature_freectx() is passed a pointer to the provider side signature
191context in the I<ctx> parameter.
192This function should free any resources associated with that context.
193
194OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx() should duplicate the provider side signature context in
195the I<ctx> parameter and return the duplicate copy.
196
197=head2 Signing Functions
198
199OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign_init() initialises a context for signing given a provider side
200signature context in the I<ctx> parameter, and a pointer to a provider key object
201in the I<provkey> parameter.
202The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
203using OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params().
204The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
205the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
206provider-keymgmt(7)>.
207
208OSSL_FUNC_signature_sign() performs the actual signing itself.
209A previously initialised signature context is passed in the I<ctx>
210parameter.
211The data to be signed is pointed to be the I<tbs> parameter which is I<tbslen>
212bytes long.
213Unless I<sig> is NULL, the signature should be written to the location pointed
214to by the I<sig> parameter and it should not exceed I<sigsize> bytes in length.
215The length of the signature should be written to I<*siglen>.
216If I<sig> is NULL then the maximum length of the signature should be written to
217I<*siglen>.
218
219=head2 Verify Functions
220
221OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_init() initialises a context for verifying a signature given
222a provider side signature context in the I<ctx> parameter, and a pointer to a
223provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter.
224The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
225using OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params().
226The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
227the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
228provider-keymgmt(7)>.
229
230OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify() performs the actual verification itself.
231A previously initialised signature context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter.
232The data that the signature covers is pointed to be the I<tbs> parameter which
233is I<tbslen> bytes long.
234The signature is pointed to by the I<sig> parameter which is I<siglen> bytes
235long.
236
237=head2 Verify Recover Functions
238
239OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover_init() initialises a context for recovering the
240signed data given a provider side signature context in the I<ctx> parameter, and
241a pointer to a provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter.
242The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
243using OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params().
244The key object should have been previously generated, loaded or imported into
245the provider using the key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see
246provider-keymgmt(7)>.
247
248OSSL_FUNC_signature_verify_recover() performs the actual verify recover itself.
249A previously initialised signature context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter.
250The signature is pointed to by the I<sig> parameter which is I<siglen> bytes
251long.
252Unless I<rout> is NULL, the recovered data should be written to the location
253pointed to by I<rout> which should not exceed I<routsize> bytes in length.
254The length of the recovered data should be written to I<*routlen>.
255If I<rout> is NULL then the maximum size of the output buffer is written to
256the I<routlen> parameter.
257
258=head2 Digest Sign Functions
259
260OSSL_FUNC_signature_digeset_sign_init() initialises a context for signing given a
261provider side signature context in the I<ctx> parameter, and a pointer to a
262provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter.
263The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
264using OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params() and
265OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_md_params().
266The key object should have been
267previously generated, loaded or imported into the provider using the
268key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see provider-keymgmt(7)>.
269The name of the digest to be used will be in the I<mdname> parameter.
270
271OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update() provides data to be signed in the I<data>
272parameter which should be of length I<datalen>. A previously initialised
273signature context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. This function may be called
274multiple times to cumulatively add data to be signed.
275
276OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_final() finalises a signature operation previously
277started through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_init() and
278OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update() calls. Once finalised no more data will be
279added through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign_update(). A previously initialised
280signature context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. Unless I<sig> is NULL, the
281signature should be written to the location pointed to by the I<sig> parameter
282and it should not exceed I<sigsize> bytes in length. The length of the signature
283should be written to I<*siglen>. If I<sig> is NULL then the maximum length of
284the signature should be written to I<*siglen>.
285
286OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_sign() implements a "one shot" digest sign operation
287previously started through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digeset_sign_init(). A previously
288initialised signature context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. The data to be
289signed is in I<tbs> which should be I<tbslen> bytes long. Unless I<sig> is NULL,
290the signature should be written to the location pointed to by the I<sig>
291parameter and it should not exceed I<sigsize> bytes in length. The length of the
292signature should be written to I<*siglen>. If I<sig> is NULL then the maximum
293length of the signature should be written to I<*siglen>.
294
295=head2 Digest Verify Functions
296
297OSSL_FUNC_signature_digeset_verify_init() initialises a context for verifying given a
298provider side verification context in the I<ctx> parameter, and a pointer to a
299provider key object in the I<provkey> parameter.
300The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
301OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params() and
302OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_md_params().
303The key object should have been
304previously generated, loaded or imported into the provider using the
305key management (OSSL_OP_KEYMGMT) operation (see provider-keymgmt(7)>.
306The name of the digest to be used will be in the I<mdname> parameter.
307
308OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update() provides data to be verified in the I<data>
309parameter which should be of length I<datalen>. A previously initialised
310verification context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. This function may be
311called multiple times to cumulatively add data to be verified.
312
313OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_final() finalises a verification operation previously
314started through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_init() and
315OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update() calls. Once finalised no more data will be
316added through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify_update(). A previously initialised
317verification context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. The signature to be
318verified is in I<sig> which is I<siglen> bytes long.
319
320OSSL_FUNC_signature_digest_verify() implements a "one shot" digest verify operation
321previously started through OSSL_FUNC_signature_digeset_verify_init(). A previously
322initialised verification context is passed in the I<ctx> parameter. The data to be
323verified is in I<tbs> which should be I<tbslen> bytes long. The signature to be
324verified is in I<sig> which is I<siglen> bytes long.
325
326=head2 Signature parameters
327
328See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used by
329the OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params() functions.
330
331OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params() gets signature parameters associated with the
332given provider side signature context I<ctx> and stored them in I<params>.
333Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
334
335OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params() sets the signature parameters associated with the
336given provider side signature context I<ctx> to I<params>.
337Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
338Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
339
340Common parameters currently recognised by built-in signature algorithms are as
341follows.
342
343=over 4
344
345=item "digest" (B<OSSL_SIGNATURE_PARAM_DIGEST>) <UTF8 string>
346
347Get or sets the name of the digest algorithm used for the input to the
348signature functions. It is required in order to calculate the "algorithm-id".
349
350=item "properties" (B<OSSL_SIGNATURE_PARAM_PROPERTIES>) <UTF8 string>
351
352Sets the name of the property query associated with the "digest" algorithm.
353NULL is used if this optional value is not set.
354
355=item "digest-size" (B<OSSL_SIGNATURE_PARAM_DIGEST_SIZE>) <unsigned integer>
356
357Gets or sets the output size of the digest algorithm used for the input to the
358signature functions.
359The length of the "digest-size" parameter should not exceed that of a B<size_t>.
360
361=item "algorithm-id" (B<OSSL_SIGNATURE_PARAM_ALGORITHM_ID>) <octet string>
362
363Gets the DER encoded AlgorithmIdentifier that corresponds to the combination of
364signature algorithm and digest algorithm for the signature operation.
365
366=item "kat" (B<OSSL_SIGNATURE_PARAM_KAT>) <unsigned integer>
367
368Sets a flag to modify the sign operation to return an error if the initial
369calculated signature is invalid.
370In the normal mode of operation - new random values are chosen until the
371signature operation succeeds.
372By default it retries until a signature is calculated.
373Setting the value to 0 causes the sign operation to retry,
374otherwise the sign operation is only tried once and returns whether or not it
375was successful.
376Known answer tests can be performed if the random generator is overridden to
377supply known values that either pass or fail.
378
379=back
380
381OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params() get a
382constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array that describes the gettable and settable parameters,
383i.e. parameters that can be used with OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_ctx_params() and
384OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ctx_params() respectively.
385
386=head2 MD parameters
387
388See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used by
389the OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_md_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_md_ctx_params()
390functions.
391
392OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_md_ctx_params() gets digest parameters associated with the
393given provider side digest signature context I<ctx> and stores them in I<params>.
394Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
395
396OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_ms_ctx_params() sets the digest parameters associated with the
397given provider side digest signature context I<ctx> to I<params>.
398Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
399Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
400
401Parameters currently recognised by built-in signature algorithms are the same
402as those for built-in digest algorithms. See
403L<provider-digest(7)/Digest Parameters> for further information.
404
405OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_md_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_md_ctx_params()
406get a constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array that describes the gettable and settable
407digest parameters, i.e. parameters that can be used with
408OSSL_FUNC_signature_get_md_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_set_md_ctx_params()
409respectively.
410
411=head1 RETURN VALUES
412
413OSSL_FUNC_signature_newctx() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_dupctx() should return the newly created
414provider side signature context, or NULL on failure.
415
416OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_ctx_params(), OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_ctx_params(),
417OSSL_FUNC_signature_gettable_md_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_signature_settable_md_ctx_params(),
418return the gettable or settable parameters in a constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array.
419
420All other functions should return 1 for success or 0 on error.
421
422=head1 SEE ALSO
423
424L<provider(7)>
425
426=head1 HISTORY
427
428The provider SIGNATURE interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
429
430=head1 COPYRIGHT
431
432Copyright 2019-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
433
434Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
435this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
436in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
437L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
438
439=cut
440