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Subject:    [CVS] OpenSSL: openssl/doc/crypto/ ecdsa.pod
From:       "Geoff Thorpe" <geoff () openssl ! org>
Date:       2004-02-27 23:03:26
Message-ID: 20040227230326.908AD203F1A () master ! openssl ! org
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  Server: cvs.openssl.org                  Name:   Geoff Thorpe
  Root:   /e/openssl/cvs                   Email:  geoff@openssl.org
  Module: openssl                          Date:   28-Feb-2004 00:03:26
  Branch: HEAD                             Handle: 2004022723032300

  Added files:
    openssl/doc/crypto      ecdsa.pod

  Log:
    Add ECDSA documentation.
    
    Submitted by: Nils Larsch

  Summary:
    Revision    Changes     Path
    1.1         +232 -0     openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
  ____________________________________________________________________________

  patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
  Index: openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
  ============================================================================
  $ cvs diff -u -r0 -r1.1 ecdsa.pod
  --- /dev/null	2004-02-28 00:03:25.000000000 +0100
  +++ ecdsa.pod	2004-02-28 00:03:25.000000000 +0100
  @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
  +=pod
  +
  +=head1 NAME
  +
  +ecdsa - Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
  +
  +=head1 SYNOPSIS
  +
  + #include <openssl/ecdsa.h>
  +
  + ECDSA_SIG*	ECDSA_SIG_new(void);
  + void		ECDSA_SIG_free(ECDSA_SIG *sig);
  + int		i2d_ECDSA_SIG(const ECDSA_SIG *sig, unsigned char **pp);
  + ECDSA_SIG*	d2i_ECDSA_SIG(ECDSA_SIG **sig, const unsigned char **pp, 
  +		long len);
  +
  + ECDSA_DATA*	ECDSA_DATA_new(void);
  + ECDSA_DATA*	ECDSA_DATA_new_method(ENGINE *eng);
  + void		ECDSA_DATA_free(ECDSA_DATA *data);
  + ECDSA_DATA*	ecdsa_check(EC_KEY *eckey);
  +
  + ECDSA_SIG*	ECDSA_do_sign(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgst_len,
  +			EC_KEY *eckey);
  + int		ECDSA_do_verify(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgst_len,
  +			ECDSA_SIG *sig, EC_KEY* eckey);
  + int		ECDSA_sign_setup(EC_KEY *eckey, BN_CTX *ctx,
  +			BIGNUM **kinv, BIGNUM **rp);
  + int		ECDSA_sign(int type, const unsigned char *dgst,
  +			int dgstlen, unsigned char *sig,
  +			unsigned int *siglen, EC_KEY *eckey);
  + int		ECDSA_verify(int type, const unsigned char *dgst,
  +			int dgstlen, const unsigned char *sig,
  +			int siglen, EC_KEY *eckey);
  + int		ECDSA_size(const EC_KEY *eckey);
  +
  + const ECDSA_METHOD*	ECDSA_OpenSSL(void);
  + void		ECDSA_set_default_method(const ECDSA_METHOD *meth);
  + const ECDSA_METHOD*	ECDSA_get_default_method(void);
  + int		ECDSA_set_method(EC_KEY *eckey,const ECDSA_METHOD *meth);
  +
  + int		ECDSA_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp,
  +			CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
  +			CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func,
  +			CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
  + int		ECDSA_set_ex_data(EC_KEY *d, int idx, void *arg);
  + void*		ECDSA_get_ex_data(EC_KEY *d, int idx);
  +
  +=head1 DESCRIPTION
  +
  +The B<ECDSA_SIG> structure consists of two BIGNUMs for the
  +r and s value of a ECDSA signature (see X9.62 or FIPS 186-2).
  +
  + struct
  +	{
  +	BIGNUM *r;
  +	BIGNUM *s;
  + } ECDSA_SIG;
  +
  +ECDSA_SIG_new() allocates a new B<ECDSA_SIG> structure (note: this
  +function also allocates the BIGNUMs) and initialize it.
  +
  +ECDSA_SIG_free() frees the B<ECDSA_SIG> structure B<sig>.
  +
  +i2d_ECDSA_SIG() creates the DER encoding of the ECDSA signature
  +B<sig> and writes the encoded signature to B<*pp> (note: if B<pp>
  +is NULL B<i2d_ECDSA_SIG> returns the expected length in bytes of 
  +the DER encoded signature). B<i2d_ECDSA_SIG> returns the length
  +of the DER encoded signature (or 0 on error).
  +
  +d2i_ECDSA_SIG() decodes a DER encoded ECDSA signature and returns
  +the decoded signature in a newly allocated B<ECDSA_SIG> structure.
  +B<*sig> points to the buffer containing the DER encoded signature
  +of size B<len>.
  +
  +The B<ECDSA_DATA> structure extends the B<EC_KEY_METH_DATA>
  +structure with ECDSA specific data.
  +
  + struct
  +	{
  +	/* EC_KEY_METH_DATA part */
  +	int  (*init)(EC_KEY *);
  +	void (*finish)(EC_KEY *);
  +	/* method (ECDSA) specific part */
  +	BIGNUM	*kinv;	/* signing pre-calc */
  +	BIGNUM	*r;	/* signing pre-calc */
  +	...
  +	} 
  + ECDSA_DATA;
  +
  +B<kinv> and B<r> are used to store precomputed values (see
  +B<ECDSA_sign_setup>). 
  +
  +ECDSA_DATA_new() returns a newly allocated and initialized
  +B<ECDSA_DATA> structure (or NULL on error). 
  +
  +ECDSA_DATA_free() frees the B<ECDSA_DATA> structure B<data>.
  +
  +ecdsa_check() returns the pointer to the B<ECDSA_DATA>
  +structure in B<EC_KEY-E<gt>meth_data> (if B<EC_KEY-E<gt>meth_data>
  +is not a pointer to a B<ECDSA_DATA> structure then the old
  +data is freed and a new B<ECDSA_DATA> structure is allocated
  +using B<ECDSA_DATA_new>).
  +
  +ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length of a DER encoded
  +ECDSA signature created with the private EC key B<eckey>.
  +
  +ECDSA_sign_setup() may be used to precompute parts of the
  +signing operation. B<eckey> is the private EC key and B<ctx>
  +is a pointer to B<BN_CTX> structure (or NULL). The precomputed
  +values or returned in B<kinv> and B<rp> and can be used in a
  +later call to B<ECDSA_sign> or B<ECDSA_do_sign> when placed in
  +B<ECDSA_DATA-E<gt>kinv> and B<ECDSA_DATA-E<gt>r>.
  +
  +ECDSA_sign() computes a digital signature of the B<dgstlen> bytes
  +hash value B<dgst> using the private EC key B<eckey> and places
  +the DER encoding of the created signature in B<sig>. The length
  +of the created signature is returned in B<sig_len>. Note: B<sig>
  +must point to B<ECDSA_size> bytes of memory. The parameter B<type>
  +is ignored.
  +
  +ECDSA_verify() verifies that the signature in B<sig> of size
  +B<siglen> is a valid ECDSA signature of the hash value
  +value B<dgst> of size B<dgstlen> using the public key B<eckey>.
  +The parameter B<type> is ignored.
  +
  +ECDSA_do_sign() computes a digital signature of the B<dgst_len>
  +bytes hash value B<dgst> using the private key B<eckey> and 
  +returns the signature in a newly allocated B<ECDSA_SIG> structure
  +(or NULL on error).
  +
  +ECDSA_do_verify() verifies that the signature B<sig> is a valid
  +ECDSA signature of the hash value B<dgst> of size B<dgst_len>
  +using the public key B<eckey>.
  +
  +=head1 RETURN VALUES
  +
  +ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length signature or 0 on error.
  +
  +ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or -1
  +on error.
  +
  +ECDSA_verify() and ECDSA_do_verify() return 1 for a valid
  +signature, 0 for an invalid signature and -1 on error.
  +The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
  +
  +=head1 EXAMPLES
  +
  +Creating a ECDSA signature of given SHA-1 hash value using the
  +named curve secp192k1.
  +
  +First step: create a EC_KEY object (note: this part is B<not> ECDSA
  +specific)
  +
  + int        ret;
  + ECDSA_SIG *sig;
  + EC_KEY    *eckey = EC_KEY_new();
  + if (eckey == NULL)
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  + key->group = EC_GROUP_new_by_nid(NID_secp192k1);
  + if (key->group == NULL)
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  + if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(eckey))
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  +
  +Second step: compute the ECDSA signature of a SHA-1 hash value 
  +using B<ECDSA_do_sign> 
  +
  + sig = ECDSA_do_sign(digest, 20, eckey);
  + if (sig == NULL)
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  +
  +or using B<ECDSA_sign>
  +
  + unsigned char *buffer, *pp;
  + int            buf_len;
  + buf_len = ECDSA_size(eckey);
  + buffer  = OPENSSL_malloc(buf_len);
  + pp = buffer;
  + if (!ECDSA_sign(0, dgst, dgstlen, pp, &buf_len, eckey);
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  +
  +Third step: verify the created ECDSA signature using B<ECDSA_do_verify>
  +
  + ret = ECDSA_do_verify(digest, 20, sig, eckey);
  +
  +or using B<ECDSA_verify>
  +
  + ret = ECDSA_verify(0, digest, 20, buffer, buf_len, eckey);
  +
  +and finally evaluate the return value:
  +
  + if (ret == -1)
  +	{
  +	/* error */
  +	}
  + else if (ret == 0)
  +	{
  +	/* incorrect signature */
  +	}
  + else	/* ret == 1 */
  +	{
  +	/* signature ok */
  +	}
  +
  +=head1 CONFORMING TO
  +
  +ANSI X9.62, US Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS 186-2
  +(Digital Signature Standard, DSS)
  +
  +=head1 SEE ALSO
  +
  +L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)>
  +
  +=head1 HISTORY
  +
  +The ecdsa implementation was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8
  +
  +=head1 AUTHOR
  +
  +Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org).
  +
  +=cut
  @@ .
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