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3=head1 NAME
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5RSA_blinding_on, RSA_blinding_off - protect the RSA operation from timing attacks
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 #include <openssl/rsa.h>
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11The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be
12hidden entirely by defining B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value,
13see L<openssl_user_macros(7)>:
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15 int RSA_blinding_on(RSA *rsa, BN_CTX *ctx);
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17 void RSA_blinding_off(RSA *rsa);
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19=head1 DESCRIPTION
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21All of the functions described on this page are deprecated.
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23RSA is vulnerable to timing attacks. In a setup where attackers can
24measure the time of RSA decryption or signature operations, blinding
25must be used to protect the RSA operation from that attack.
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27RSA_blinding_on() turns blinding on for key B<rsa> and generates a
28random blinding factor. B<ctx> is B<NULL> or a preallocated and
29initialized B<BN_CTX>.
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31RSA_blinding_off() turns blinding off and frees the memory used for
32the blinding factor.
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34=head1 RETURN VALUES
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36RSA_blinding_on() returns 1 on success, and 0 if an error occurred.
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38RSA_blinding_off() returns no value.
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40=head1 HISTORY
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42All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
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44=head1 COPYRIGHT
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46Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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48Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
49this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
50in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
51L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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