PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7ossl) OpenSSL PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7ossl)
NAME
provider-storemgmt - The OSSL_STORE library <-> provider functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
/*
* None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
* the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
* pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
*/
void *OSSL_FUNC_store_open(void *provctx, const char *uri);
void *OSSL_FUNC_store_attach(void *provctx, OSSL_CORE_BIO *bio);
const OSSL_PARAM *store_settable_ctx_params(void *provctx);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params(void *loaderctx, const OSSL_PARAM[]);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_load(void *loaderctx,
OSSL_CALLBACK *object_cb, void *object_cbarg,
OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *pw_cb, void *pw_cbarg);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_eof(void *loaderctx);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_close(void *loaderctx);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object
(void *loaderctx, const void *objref, size_t objref_sz,
OSSL_CALLBACK *export_cb, void *export_cbarg);
void *OSSL_FUNC_store_open_ex(void *provctx, const char *uri,
const OSSL_PARAM params[],
OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *pw_cb,
void *pw_cbarg);
int OSSL_FUNC_store_delete(void *provctx, const char *uri,
const OSSL_PARAM params[],
OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *pw_cb, void *pw_cbarg);
DESCRIPTION
The STORE operation is the provider side of the ossl_store(7) API.
The primary responsibility of the STORE operation is to load all sorts
of objects from a container indicated by URI. These objects are given
to the OpenSSL library in provider-native object abstraction form (see
provider-object(7)). The OpenSSL library is then responsible for
passing on that abstraction to suitable provided functions.
Examples of functions that the OpenSSL library can pass the abstraction
to include OSSL_FUNC_keymgmt_load() (provider-keymgmt(7)),
OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object() (which exports the object in
parameterized form).
All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
libcrypto and the provider in OSSL_DISPATCH(3) arrays via
OSSL_ALGORITHM(3) arrays that are returned by the provider's
provider_query_operation() function (see "Provider Functions" in
provider-base(7)).
All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
named OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn, and a helper function to retrieve the
function pointer from a OSSL_DISPATCH(3) element named OSSL_get_{name}.
For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_store_attach() has these:
typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_store_attach_fn)(void *provctx,
OSSL_CORE_BIO * bio);
static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_store_attach_fn
OSSL_FUNC_store_attach(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
OSSL_DISPATCH(3) arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
macros in openssl-core_dispatch.h(7), as follows:
OSSL_FUNC_store_open OSSL_FUNC_STORE_OPEN
OSSL_FUNC_store_attach OSSL_FUNC_STORE_ATTACH
OSSL_FUNC_store_settable_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_STORE_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_STORE_SET_CTX_PARAMS
OSSL_FUNC_store_load OSSL_FUNC_STORE_LOAD
OSSL_FUNC_store_eof OSSL_FUNC_STORE_EOF
OSSL_FUNC_store_close OSSL_FUNC_STORE_CLOSE
OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object OSSL_FUNC_STORE_EXPORT_OBJECT
OSSL_FUNC_store_delete OSSL_FUNC_STORE_DELETE
OSSL_FUNC_store_open_ex OSSL_FUNC_STORE_OPEN_EX
Functions
OSSL_FUNC_store_open() should create a provider side context with data
based on the input uri. The implementation is entirely responsible for
the interpretation of the URI.
OSSL_FUNC_store_attach() should create a provider side context with the
core BIO bio attached. This is an alternative to using a URI to find
storage, supporting OSSL_STORE_attach(3).
OSSL_FUNC_store_settable_ctx_params() should return a constant array of
descriptor OSSL_PARAM(3), for parameters that
OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params() can handle.
OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params() should set additional parameters, such
as what kind of data to expect, search criteria, and so on. More on
those below, in "Load Parameters". Whether unrecognised parameters are
an error or simply ignored is at the implementation's discretion.
Passing NULL for params should return true.
OSSL_FUNC_store_load() loads the next object from the URI opened by
OSSL_FUNC_store_open(), creates an object abstraction for it (see
provider-object(7)), and calls object_cb with it as well as
object_cbarg. object_cb will then interpret the object abstraction and
do what it can to wrap it or decode it into an OpenSSL structure. In
case a passphrase needs to be prompted to unlock an object, pw_cb
should be called.
OSSL_FUNC_store_eof() indicates if the end of the set of objects from
the URI has been reached. When that happens, there's no point trying
to do any further loading.
OSSL_FUNC_store_close() frees the provider side context ctx.
When a provider-native object is created by a store manager it would be
unsuitable for direct use with a foreign provider. The export function
allows for exporting the object to that foreign provider if the foreign
provider supports the type of the object and provides an import
function.
OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object() should export the object of size
objref_sz referenced by objref as an OSSL_PARAM(3) array and pass that
to the export_cb as well as the given export_cbarg.
OSSL_FUNC_store_delete() deletes the object identified by the uri. The
implementation is entirely responsible for the interpretation of the
URI. In case a passphrase needs to be prompted to remove an object,
pw_cb should be called.
OSSL_FUNC_store_open_ex() is an extended variant of
OSSL_FUNC_store_open(). If the provider does not implement this
function the code internally falls back to use the original
OSSL_FUNC_store_open(). This variant additionally accepts an
OSSL_PARAM(3) object and a pw_cb callback that can be used to request a
passphrase in cases where the whole store needs to be unlocked before
performing any load operation.
Load Parameters
"expect" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_EXPECT) <integer>
Is a hint of what type of data the OpenSSL library expects to get.
This is only useful for optimization, as the library will check
that the object types match the expectation too.
The number that can be given through this parameter is found in
<openssl/store.h>, with the macros having names starting with
"OSSL_STORE_INFO_". These are further described in "SUPPORTED
OBJECTS" in OSSL_STORE_INFO(3).
"subject" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_SUBJECT) <octet string>
Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the
given subject associated. This can be used to select specific
certificates by subject.
The contents of the octet string is expected to be in DER form.
"issuer" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_ISSUER) <octet string>
Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the
given issuer associated. This can be used to select specific
certificates by issuer.
The contents of the octet string is expected to be in DER form.
"serial" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_SERIAL) <integer>
Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the
given serial number associated.
"digest" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_DIGEST) <UTF8 string>
"fingerprint" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_FINGERPRINT) <octet string>
Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the
given fingerprint, computed with the given digest.
"alias" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_ALIAS) <UTF8 string>
Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the
given alias (some call it a "friendly name").
"properties" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_PROPERTIES) <utf8 string
Property string to use when querying for algorithms such as the
OSSL_DECODER decoder implementations.
"input-type" (OSSL_STORE_PARAM_INPUT_TYPE) <utf8 string
Type of the input format as a hint to use when decoding the objects
in the store.
Several of these search criteria may be combined. For example, to
search for a certificate by issuer+serial, both the "issuer" and the
"serial" parameters will be given.
SEE ALSO
provider(7)
HISTORY
The STORE interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
OSSL_FUNC_store_delete() callback was added in OpenSSL 3.2
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2020-2023 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>.
3.2.0 2023-11-23 PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7ossl)
openssl 3.2.0 - Generated Sun Nov 26 16:13:02 CST 2023