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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5provider-digest - The digest 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  * Digests support the following function signatures in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
16  * (The function signatures are not actual functions).
17  */
18
19 /* Context management */
20 void *OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx(void *provctx);
21 void OSSL_FUNC_digest_freectx(void *dctx);
22 void *OSSL_FUNC_digest_dupctx(void *dctx);
23 void OSSL_FUNC_digest_copyctx(void *voutctx, void *vinctx);
24
25 /* Digest generation */
26 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_init(void *dctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
27 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_update(void *dctx, const unsigned char *in, size_t inl);
28 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_final(void *dctx, unsigned char *out, size_t *outl,
29                            size_t outsz);
30 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_digest(void *provctx, const unsigned char *in, size_t inl,
31                             unsigned char *out, size_t *outl, size_t outsz);
32
33 /* Digest parameter descriptors */
34 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_params(void *provctx);
35
36 /* Digest operation parameter descriptors */
37 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_ctx_params(void *dctx,
38                                                        void *provctx);
39 const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_digest_settable_ctx_params(void *dctx,
40                                                        void *provctx);
41
42 /* Digest parameters */
43 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_params(OSSL_PARAM params[]);
44
45 /* Digest operation parameters */
46 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params(void *dctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
47 int OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_ctx_params(void *dctx, OSSL_PARAM params[]);
48
49=head1 DESCRIPTION
50
51This documentation is primarily aimed at provider authors. See L<provider(7)>
52for further information.
53
54The DIGEST operation enables providers to implement digest algorithms and make
55them available to applications via the API functions L<EVP_DigestInit_ex(3)>,
56L<EVP_DigestUpdate(3)> and L<EVP_DigestFinal(3)> (and other related functions).
57
58All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
59F<libcrypto> and the provider in L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays via
60L<OSSL_ALGORITHM(3)> arrays that are returned by the provider's
61provider_query_operation() function
62(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).
63
64All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
65named B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
66function pointer from an L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> element named
67B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
68For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx() has these:
69
70 typedef void *(OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx_fn)(void *provctx);
71 static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx_fn
72     OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
73
74L<OSSL_DISPATCH(3)> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
75macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:
76
77 OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx               OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_NEWCTX
78 OSSL_FUNC_digest_freectx              OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_FREECTX
79 OSSL_FUNC_digest_dupctx               OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_DUPCTX
80 OSSL_FUNC_digest_copyctx              OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_COPYCTX
81
82 OSSL_FUNC_digest_init                 OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_INIT
83 OSSL_FUNC_digest_update               OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_UPDATE
84 OSSL_FUNC_digest_final                OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_FINAL
85 OSSL_FUNC_digest_digest               OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_DIGEST
86
87 OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_params           OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_GET_PARAMS
88 OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_ctx_params       OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_GET_CTX_PARAMS
89 OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params       OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_SET_CTX_PARAMS
90
91 OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_params      OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_GETTABLE_PARAMS
92 OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_ctx_params  OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_GETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
93 OSSL_FUNC_digest_settable_ctx_params  OSSL_FUNC_DIGEST_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
94
95A digest algorithm implementation may not implement all of these functions.
96In order to be usable all or none of OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx, OSSL_FUNC_digest_freectx,
97OSSL_FUNC_digest_init, OSSL_FUNC_digest_update and OSSL_FUNC_digest_final should be implemented.
98All other functions are optional.
99
100=head2 Context Management Functions
101
102OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx() should create and return a pointer to a provider side
103structure for holding context information during a digest operation.
104A pointer to this context will be passed back in a number of the other digest
105operation function calls.
106The parameter I<provctx> is the provider context generated during provider
107initialisation (see L<provider(7)>).
108
109OSSL_FUNC_digest_freectx() is passed a pointer to the provider side digest context in
110the I<dctx> parameter.
111This function should free any resources associated with that context.
112
113OSSL_FUNC_digest_dupctx() should duplicate the provider side digest context in the
114I<dctx> parameter and return the duplicate copy.
115
116OSSL_FUNC_digest_copyctx() should copy the provider side digest context in the
117I<vinctx> parameter to the I<voutctx> parameter which is the another provider side
118context.
119The OSSL_FUNC_digest_copyctx function is used in the EVP_MD_CTX_copy_ex function to
120speed up HMAC operations in the PBKDF2.
121This function is optional, and dupctx will be used if there is no EVP_MD_CTX_copy_ex
122function.
123
124=head2 Digest Generation Functions
125
126OSSL_FUNC_digest_init() initialises a digest operation given a newly created
127provider side digest context in the I<dctx> parameter.
128The I<params>, if not NULL, should be set on the context in a manner similar to
129using OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params().
130
131OSSL_FUNC_digest_update() is called to supply data to be digested as part of a
132previously initialised digest operation.
133The I<dctx> parameter contains a pointer to a previously initialised provider
134side context.
135OSSL_FUNC_digest_update() should digest I<inl> bytes of data at the location pointed to
136by I<in>.
137OSSL_FUNC_digest_update() may be called multiple times for a single digest operation.
138
139OSSL_FUNC_digest_final() generates a digest started through previous OSSL_FUNC_digest_init()
140and OSSL_FUNC_digest_update() calls.
141The I<dctx> parameter contains a pointer to the provider side context.
142The digest should be written to I<*out> and the length of the digest to
143I<*outl>.
144The digest should not exceed I<outsz> bytes.
145
146OSSL_FUNC_digest_digest() is a "oneshot" digest function.
147No provider side digest context is used.
148Instead the provider context that was created during provider initialisation is
149passed in the I<provctx> parameter (see L<provider(7)>).
150I<inl> bytes at I<in> should be digested and the result should be stored at
151I<out>. The length of the digest should be stored in I<*outl> which should not
152exceed I<outsz> bytes.
153
154=head2 Digest Parameters
155
156See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used by
157these functions.
158
159OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_params() gets details of the algorithm implementation
160and stores them in I<params>.
161
162OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params() sets digest operation parameters for the
163provider side digest context I<dctx> to I<params>.
164Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
165Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
166
167OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_ctx_params() gets digest operation details details from
168the given provider side digest context I<dctx> and stores them in I<params>.
169Passing NULL for I<params> should return true.
170
171OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_params() returns a constant L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array
172containing descriptors of the parameters that OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_params()
173can handle.
174
175OSSL_FUNC_digest_gettable_ctx_params() and
176OSSL_FUNC_digest_settable_ctx_params() both return constant
177L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> arrays as descriptors of the parameters that
178OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params()
179can handle, respectively.  The array is based on the current state of
180the provider side context if I<dctx> is not NULL and on the provider
181side algorithm I<provctx> otherwise.
182
183Parameters currently recognised by built-in digests with this function
184are as follows. Not all parameters are relevant to, or are understood
185by all digests:
186
187=over 4
188
189=item "blocksize" (B<OSSL_DIGEST_PARAM_BLOCK_SIZE>) <unsigned integer>
190
191The digest block size.
192The length of the "blocksize" parameter should not exceed that of a B<size_t>.
193
194=item "size" (B<OSSL_DIGEST_PARAM_SIZE>) <unsigned integer>
195
196The digest output size.
197The length of the "size" parameter should not exceed that of a B<size_t>.
198
199=item "flags" (B<OSSL_DIGEST_PARAM_FLAGS>) <unsigned integer>
200
201Diverse flags that describe exceptional behaviour for the digest:
202
203=over 4
204
205=item B<EVP_MD_FLAG_ONESHOT>
206
207This digest method can only handle one block of input.
208
209=item B<EVP_MD_FLAG_XOF>
210
211This digest method is an extensible-output function (XOF).
212
213=item B<EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_NULL>
214
215When setting up a DigestAlgorithmIdentifier, this flag will have the
216parameter set to NULL by default.  Use this for PKCS#1.  I<Note: if
217combined with EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_ABSENT, the latter will override.>
218
219=item B<EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_ABSENT>
220
221When setting up a DigestAlgorithmIdentifier, this flag will have the
222parameter be left absent by default.  I<Note: if combined with
223EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_NULL, the latter will be overridden.>
224
225=item B<EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_CUSTOM>
226
227Custom DigestAlgorithmIdentifier handling via ctrl, with
228B<EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_ABSENT> as default.  I<Note: if combined with
229EVP_MD_FLAG_DIGALGID_NULL, the latter will be overridden.>
230Currently unused.
231
232=back
233
234The length of the "flags" parameter should equal that of an
235B<unsigned long int>.
236
237=back
238
239=head2 Digest Context Parameters
240
241OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_ctx_params() sets digest parameters associated with the
242given provider side digest context I<dctx> to I<params>.
243Any parameter settings are additional to any that were previously set.
244See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure.
245
246OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_ctx_params() gets details of currently set parameters
247values associated with the give provider side digest context I<dctx>
248and stores them in I<params>.
249See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure.
250
251=head1 RETURN VALUES
252
253OSSL_FUNC_digest_newctx() and OSSL_FUNC_digest_dupctx() should return the newly created
254provider side digest context, or NULL on failure.
255
256OSSL_FUNC_digest_init(), OSSL_FUNC_digest_update(), OSSL_FUNC_digest_final(), OSSL_FUNC_digest_digest(),
257OSSL_FUNC_digest_set_params() and OSSL_FUNC_digest_get_params() should return 1 for success or
2580 on error.
259
260OSSL_FUNC_digest_size() should return the digest size.
261
262OSSL_FUNC_digest_block_size() should return the block size of the underlying digest
263algorithm.
264
265=head1 BUGS
266
267The EVP_Q_digest(), EVP_Digest() and EVP_DigestFinal_ex() API calls do not
268expect the digest size to be larger than EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE. Any algorithm which
269produces larger digests is unusable with those API calls.
270
271=head1 SEE ALSO
272
273L<provider(7)>, L<OSSL_PROVIDER-FIPS(7)>, L<OSSL_PROVIDER-default(7)>,
274L<OSSL_PROVIDER-legacy(7)>,
275L<EVP_MD-common(7)>, L<EVP_MD-BLAKE2(7)>, L<EVP_MD-MD2(7)>,
276L<EVP_MD-MD4(7)>, L<EVP_MD-MD5(7)>, L<EVP_MD-MD5-SHA1(7)>,
277L<EVP_MD-MDC2(7)>, L<EVP_MD-RIPEMD160(7)>, L<EVP_MD-SHA1(7)>,
278L<EVP_MD-SHA2(7)>, L<EVP_MD-SHA3(7)>, L<EVP_MD-KECCAK(7)>
279L<EVP_MD-SHAKE(7)>, L<EVP_MD-SM3(7)>, L<EVP_MD-WHIRLPOOL(7)>,
280L<EVP_MD-NULL(7)>,
281L<life_cycle-digest(7)>, L<EVP_DigestInit(3)>
282
283=head1 HISTORY
284
285The provider DIGEST interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
286OSSL_FUNC_digest_copyctx() was added in 3.5 version.
287
288=head1 COPYRIGHT
289
290Copyright 2019-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
291
292Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
293this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
294in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
295L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
296
297=cut
298