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EVP_PKEY_KEYGEN(3ossl)               OpenSSL              EVP_PKEY_KEYGEN(3ossl)





NAME

       EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen, EVP_PKEY_keygen_init, EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init,
       EVP_PKEY_generate, EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb, EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb,
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info, EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data,
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data, EVP_PKEY_gen_cb, EVP_PKEY_paramgen,
       EVP_PKEY_keygen - key and parameter generation and check functions


SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/evp.h>

        EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *propq,
                                    const char *type, ...);

        int EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_generate(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);
        int EVP_PKEY_paramgen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);
        int EVP_PKEY_keygen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);

        typedef int EVP_PKEY_gen_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);

        void EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY_gen_cb *cb);
        EVP_PKEY_gen_cb *EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);

        int EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, int idx);

        void EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, void *data);
        void *EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);


DESCRIPTION

       Generating keys is sometimes straight forward, just generate the key's
       numbers and be done with it.  However, there are certain key types that
       need key parameters, often called domain parameters but not necessarily
       limited to that, that also need to be generated.  In addition to this,
       the caller may want to set user provided generation parameters that
       further affect key parameter or key generation, such as the desired key
       size.

       To flexibly allow all that's just been described, key parameter and key
       generation is divided into an initialization of a key algorithm context,
       functions to set user provided parameters, and finally the key parameter
       or key generation function itself.

       The key algorithm context must be created using EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3) or
       variants thereof, see that manual for details.

       EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() initializes a public key algorithm context ctx for
       a key generation operation.

       EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() is similar to EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() except key
       parameters are generated.

       After initialization, generation parameters may be provided with
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_ctrl(3) or EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params(3), or any other function
       described in those manuals.

       EVP_PKEY_generate() performs the generation operation, the resulting key
       parameters or key are written to *ppkey.  If *ppkey is NULL when this
       function is called, it will be allocated, and should be freed by the
       caller when no longer useful, using EVP_PKEY_free(3).

       EVP_PKEY_keygen(3) do exactly the same thing as
       EVP_PKEY_generate(), after checking that the corresponding
       EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() or EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() was used to initialize
       ctx.  These are older functions that are kept for backward compatibility.
       It is safe to use EVP_PKEY_generate() instead.

       The function EVP_PKEY_set_cb() sets the key or parameter generation
       callback to cb. The function EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb() returns the key or
       parameter generation callback.

       The function EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info() returns parameters associated
       with the generation operation. If idx is -1 the total number of
       parameters available is returned. Any non negative value returns the
       value of that parameter. EVP_PKEY_CTX_gen_keygen_info() with a
       nonnegative value for idx should only be called within the generation
       callback.

       If the callback returns 0 then the key generation operation is aborted
       and an error occurs. This might occur during a time consuming operation
       where a user clicks on a "cancel" button.

       The functions EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data() and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data()
       set and retrieve an opaque pointer. This can be used to set some
       application defined value which can be retrieved in the callback: for
       example a handle which is used to update a "progress dialog".

       EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() abstracts from the explicit use of EVP_PKEY_CTX while
       providing a 'quick' but limited way of generating a new asymmetric key
       pair.  It provides shorthands for simple and common cases of key
       generation.  As usual, the library context libctx and property query
       propq can be given for fetching algorithms from providers.  If type is
       "RSA", a size_t parameter must be given to specify the size of the RSA
       key.  If type is "EC", a string parameter must be given to specify the
       name of the EC curve.  If type is "X25519", "X448", "ED25519", "ED448",
       or "SM2" no further parameter is needed.


RETURN VALUES

       EVP_PKEY_keygen(3) and
       EVP_PKEY_paramgen() return 1 for success and 0 or a negative value for
       failure.  In particular a return value of -2 indicates the operation is
       not supported by the public key algorithm.

       EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() returns an EVP_PKEY, or NULL on failure.


NOTES

       After the call to EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() or EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init()
       algorithm specific control operations can be performed to set any
       appropriate parameters for the operation.

       The functions EVP_PKEY_keygen(3) and EVP_PKEY_paramgen() can be called
       more than once on the same context if several operations are performed
       using the same parameters.

       The meaning of the parameters passed to the callback will depend on the
       algorithm and the specific implementation of the algorithm. Some might
       not give any useful information at all during key or parameter
       generation. Others might not even call the callback.

       The operation performed by key or parameter generation depends on the
       algorithm used. In some cases (e.g. EC with a supplied named curve) the
       "generation" option merely sets the appropriate fields in an EVP_PKEY
       structure.

       In OpenSSL an EVP_PKEY structure containing a private key also contains
       the public key components and parameters (if any). An OpenSSL private key
       is equivalent to what some libraries call a "key pair". A private key can
       be used in functions which require the use of a public key or parameters.


EXAMPLES

       Generate a 2048 bit RSA key:

        #include <openssl/evp.h>
        #include <openssl/rsa.h>

        EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
        EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL;

        ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_id(EVP_PKEY_RSA, NULL);
        if (!ctx)
            /* Error occurred */
        if (EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(ctx) <= 0)
            /* Error */
        if (EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_rsa_keygen_bits(ctx, 2048) <= 0)
            /* Error */

        /* Generate key */
        if (EVP_PKEY_keygen(ctx, &pkey) <= 0)
            /* Error */

       Generate a key from a set of parameters:

        #include <openssl/evp.h>
        #include <openssl/rsa.h>

        EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
        ENGINE *eng;
        EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL, *param;

        /* Assumed param, eng are set up already */
        ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(param, eng);
        if (!ctx)
            /* Error occurred */
        if (EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(ctx) <= 0)
            /* Error */

        /* Generate key */
        if (EVP_PKEY_keygen(ctx, &pkey) <= 0)
            /* Error */

       Example of generation callback for OpenSSL public key implementations:

        /* Application data is a BIO to output status to */

        EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data(ctx, status_bio);

        static int genpkey_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx)
        {
            char c = '*';
            BIO *b = EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data(ctx);
            int p = EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(ctx, 0);

            if (p == 0)
                c = '.';
            if (p == 1)
                c = '+';
            if (p == 2)
                c = '*';
            if (p == 3)
                c = '\n';
            BIO_write(b, &c, 1);
            (void)BIO_flush(b);
            return 1;
        }


SEE ALSO

       EVP_RSA_gen(3), EVP_EC_gen(3), EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3), EVP_PKEY_encrypt(3),
       EVP_PKEY_decrypt(3), EVP_PKEY_sign(3), EVP_PKEY_verify(3),
       EVP_PKEY_verify_recover(3), EVP_PKEY_derive(3)


HISTORY

       EVP_PKEY_keygen(3),
       EVP_PKEY_paramgen(), EVP_PKEY_gen_cb(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb(),
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(),
       EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data() and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data() were added in
       OpenSSL 1.0.0.

       EVP_PKEY_Q_keygen() and EVP_PKEY_generate() were added in OpenSSL 3.0.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2006-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
       this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
       in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.



3.0.8                              2023-02-07             EVP_PKEY_KEYGEN(3ossl)

openssl 3.0.8 - Generated Thu Feb 9 13:09:32 CST 2023
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