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26
27This is an internal library for use only by:
28	usr/src/cmd/cmd-crypto
29	usr/src/lib/pkcs11
30
31The library and the header file are installed into the proto area but
32are not included in any pacakges.
33
34
35			libcryptoutil Design
36
371. Introduction
38
39There are a number of common code components and general utility functions
40needed that are shared by various userland parts of the crypto framework.
41
42The originally approved ARC materials (PSARC/2001/488 & PSARC/2001/553)
43didn't have a library that was included by all user land libraries,
44plugins and commands.
45
46The solution to this is to follow what other project teams have done in the
47past and create a project private util library.
48
492. Contents
50
51Any code that is generic enough to be shared by multiple parts of the
52user crypto framework is eligible.
53
54The current contents are:
55
562.1 Error & Debug Functions
57
58	cryptodebug_init(),
59	cryptodebug()
60	cryptoerror()
61
62These functions log debug or error information to stderr and/or
63syslog or a file.  Debug is off by default but the code is always
64compiled in.
65
66The cryptodebug_init() routine allows the caller to set a message
67prefix for error and debug output.
68
69The environment variable SUNW_CRYPTO_DEBUG determines wither or not
70debug output is generated at run time, valid values are "syslog" or "stderr"
71
72For example elfsign(1) could do:
73
74	cryptodebug_init("elfsign");
75
76and later:
77	cryptoerror(LOG_STDERR, gettext("invalid number of arguments"));
78
79This would cause an error message on stderr thus:
80
81	"elfsign: invalid number of arguments"
82
83The first argument to cryptoerror is either LOG_STDERR or a syslog(3c)
84priority.  All messages include the PID and are logged at LOG_USER.
85
86for debug output:
87
88	cryptodebug("scmd=request opts=%s", opts);
89
90This would go to the location defined by $SUNW_CRYPTO_DEBUG, ie
91syslog, stderr or not be generated at all.
92
932.2 PKCS#11 Mechanism Type to and from Strings
94
95	pkcs11_mech2str() and pkcs11_str2mech()
96
97These functions use a table built at compile time from the contents of
98the pkcs11t.h file to map mechanism numbers to the corresponding string
99value.
100
101pkcs11_mech2str() returns a pointer to a string that should be free(3c)'d
102by the caller.
103
104Consumers:
105
106	digest(1), mac(1), encrypt(1), decrypt(1) for translating
107	command line args to mech numbers.  They will need to
108	add the "CKM_" prefix before calling pkc11_str2mech()
109
110	cryptoadm(1m) for output to user, and for storing in pkcs11.conf
111	file.
112
113	Debug code.
114
1152.3 The "pkcs11.conf" configuration file Parsing code.
116
117The "pkcs11.conf" configuration file parsing code and data structures are
118shared between:
119	cryptoadm(1m), libpkcs11(3crypto).
120
1212.3.1 Data Structures:
122
123	#define MECH_ID_HEX_LEN 11 /* length of mechanism id in hex form */
124
125	typedef char libname_t[MAXPATHLEN];
126	typedef char midstr_t[MECH_ID_HEX_LEN];
127
128	/* The policy list for an entry in the config file  */
129	typedef struct umechlist {
130        	midstr_t                name;
131	        struct umechlist        *next;
132	} umechlist_t;
133
134	/* An entry in the pkcs11.conf file */
135	typedef struct uentry {
136        	libname_t       name;
137	        boolean_t       flag_enabledlist; /* TRUE if an enabledlist */
138        	umechlist_t     *policylist; /* disabledlist or enabledlist */
139	        int             count;
140	} uentry_t;
141
142	/* The entry list for the entire pkcs11.conf file */
143	typedef struct uentrylist {
144        	uentry_t               *pent;
145	        struct uentrylist      *next;
146	} uentrylist_t;
147
148
1492.3.2 Functions:
150
151extern int get_pkcs11conf_info(uentrylist_t **ppliblist);
152$
153    Retrieve the user-level provider info from the pkcs11.conf file.
154    If successful, the result is returned from the ppliblist argument.
155    This function returns SUCCESS if successfully done; otherwise it returns
156    FAILURE.  The caller should use free_uentrylist() to free the space
157    allocated for "ppliblist".
158
159extern umechlist_t *create_umech(char *mechname);
160
161    Create one item of type umechlist_t with the mechanism name in hex form.
162    A NULL is returned when the input name is NULL or the heap memory is
163    insufficient.  The Caller should use free_umechlist() to free the space
164    allocated for the returning data.
165
166extern void free_uentrylist(uentrylist_t *ptr);
167
168    Free space allocated for an pointer to the struct "uentrylist_t".
169
170extern void free_uentry(uentry_t *ptr);
171
172    Free space allocated for an pointer to the struct "uentry_t".
173
174extern void free_umechlist(umechlist_t *ptr);
175
176    Free space allocated for an pointer to the struct "umechlist_t".
177
1782.4 PKCS#11 Mechanism Type to key type
179
180	pkcs11_mech2keytype()
181
182This function is used to get the key type for a mechanism.
183
184Consumers:
185
186	encrypt(1), decrypt(1), and libpkcs11(3crypto) for getting
187	the key type when creating an object for use with a
188	specific mechanism.
189
1902.5 PKCS#11 return code to string
191
192	pkcs11_strerror()
193
194This function returnes a string representation of any given PKCS11 return
195code.
196
197Consumer:
198
199	encrypt(1) and decrypt(1) uses this function for reporting errors.
200
2013. Non-Contents
202
203Code for cryptographic algorithms does not belong in here.  That
204comes from usr/src/common/<algorithm> since it is shared between user and
205kernel.
206
207PKCS#11 header files although they are common to various parts of the
208user land framework come from usr/src/pkcs11/include
209
2104. Interface Taxonomy
211
212Everything in this library is Project Private or Internal.  The
213exported symbols will all be marked as SUNWprivate_1.0 in the library
214spec file.
215
2165. Static vs Dynamic
217
218The initial design was to only use a static archive library to avoid
219exposing a new interface (even though it is all private).  However while
220this is fine for initial delivery it creates difficulties later with
221patching.  As such a Dynamic version will be build.
222
223Libraries for lint and header files will not be shipped in any Sun packages
224since this is all Project Private.  Similarly the abi_ file will not be
225shipped even though a spec file will be used in the source gate.
226
2276. Library location
228
229At present all of the consumers of the library are in /usr/ so the
230library is /usr/lib/{sparcv9}/libcryptoutil.so.1.  If kcfd ever moves
231to /lib/crypto/kcf as a result of PSARC/2002/117 allowing it, then
232libcryptoutil needs to move as well.
233