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crypto_alloc_akcipher – allocate AKCIPHER tfm handle Synopsis struct crypto_akcipher *crypto_alloc_akcipher(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask); Arguments alg_name is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the public key algorithm e.g. “rsa” type specifies the type of the algorithm mask specifies the mask for the algorithm Description Allocate a handle for public…
crypto_alloc_ahash – allocate ahash cipher handle Synopsis struct crypto_ahash *crypto_alloc_ahash(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask); Arguments alg_name is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the ahash cipher type specifies the type of the cipher mask specifies the mask for the cipher Description Allocate a cipher handle for an ahash. The…
crypto_alloc_aead – allocate AEAD cipher handle Synopsis struct crypto_aead *crypto_alloc_aead(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask); Arguments alg_name is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the AEAD cipher type specifies the type of the cipher mask specifies the mask for the cipher Description Allocate a cipher handle for an AEAD. The…
crypto_akcipher_verify – Invoke public key verify operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_verify(struct akcipher_request *req); Arguments req asymmetric key request Description Function invokes the specific public key verify operation for a given public key algorithm Return zero on success; error code in case of error Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author….
crypto_akcipher_sign – Invoke public key sign operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_sign(struct akcipher_request *req); Arguments req asymmetric key request Description Function invokes the specific public key sign operation for a given public key algorithm Return zero on success; error code in case of error Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author….
crypto_akcipher_set_pub_key – Invoke set public key operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_set_pub_key(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm, const void *key, unsigned int keylen); Arguments tfm tfm handle key BER encoded public key keylen length of the key Description Function invokes the algorithm specific set key function, which knows how to decode and interpret the encoded key Return zero on success;…
crypto_akcipher_set_priv_key – Invoke set private key operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_set_priv_key(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm, const void *key, unsigned int keylen); Arguments tfm tfm handle key BER encoded private key keylen length of the key Description Function invokes the algorithm specific set key function, which knows how to decode and interpret the encoded key Return zero on success;…
crypto_akcipher_maxsize – Get len for output buffer Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_maxsize(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm); Arguments tfm AKCIPHER tfm handle allocated with crypto_alloc_akcipher Description Function returns the dest buffer size required for a given key Return minimum len for output buffer or error code in key hasn’t been set Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut…
crypto_akcipher_encrypt – Invoke public key encrypt operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_encrypt(struct akcipher_request *req); Arguments req asymmetric key request Description Function invokes the specific public key encrypt operation for a given public key algorithm Return zero on success; error code in case of error Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author….
crypto_akcipher_decrypt – Invoke public key decrypt operation Synopsis int crypto_akcipher_decrypt(struct akcipher_request *req); Arguments req asymmetric key request Description Function invokes the specific public key decrypt operation for a given public key algorithm Return zero on success; error code in case of error Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author….
crypto_ahash_setkey – set key for cipher handle Synopsis int crypto_ahash_setkey(struct crypto_ahash *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen); Arguments tfm cipher handle key buffer holding the key keylen length of the key in bytes Description The caller provided key is set for the ahash cipher. The cipher handle must point to a keyed hash in…
crypto_ahash_reqtfm – obtain cipher handle from request Synopsis struct crypto_ahash *crypto_ahash_reqtfm(struct ahash_request *req); Arguments req asynchronous request handle that contains the reference to the ahash cipher handle Description Return the ahash cipher handle that is registered with the asynchronous request handle ahash_request. Return ahash cipher handle Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut…
crypto_ahash_reqsize – obtain size of the request data structure Synopsis unsigned int crypto_ahash_reqsize(struct crypto_ahash *tfm); Arguments tfm cipher handle Description Return the size of the ahash state size. With the crypto_ahash_export function, the caller can export the state into a buffer whose size is defined with this function. Return size of the ahash state Authors…
crypto_ahash_init – (re)initialize message digest handle Synopsis int crypto_ahash_init(struct ahash_request *req); Arguments req ahash_request handle that already is initialized with all necessary data using the ahash_request_* API functions Description The call (re-)initializes the message digest referenced by the ahash_request handle. Any potentially existing state created by previous operations is discarded. Return 0 if the message…
crypto_ahash_import – import message digest state Synopsis int crypto_ahash_import(struct ahash_request *req, const void *in); Arguments req reference to ahash_request handle the state is imported into in buffer holding the state Description This function imports the hash state into the ahash_request handle from the input buffer. That buffer should have been generated with the crypto_ahash_export function….
crypto_ahash_finup – update and finalize message digest Synopsis int crypto_ahash_finup(struct ahash_request *req); Arguments req reference to the ahash_request handle that holds all information needed to perform the cipher operation Description This function is a “short-hand” for the function calls of crypto_ahash_update and crypto_shash_final. The parameters have the same meaning as discussed for those separate functions….
crypto_ahash_final – calculate message digest Synopsis int crypto_ahash_final(struct ahash_request *req); Arguments req reference to the ahash_request handle that holds all information needed to perform the cipher operation Description Finalize the message digest operation and create the message digest based on all data added to the cipher handle. The message digest is placed into the output…
crypto_ahash_export – extract current message digest state Synopsis int crypto_ahash_export(struct ahash_request *req, void *out); Arguments req reference to the ahash_request handle whose state is exported out output buffer of sufficient size that can hold the hash state Description This function exports the hash state of the ahash_request handle into the caller-allocated output buffer out which…
crypto_ahash_digestsize – obtain message digest size Synopsis unsigned int crypto_ahash_digestsize(struct crypto_ahash *tfm); Arguments tfm cipher handle Description The size for the message digest created by the message digest cipher referenced with the cipher handle is returned. Return message digest size of cipher Authors Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de> Author. Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de> Author….
crypto_ahash_digest – calculate message digest for a buffer Synopsis int crypto_ahash_digest(struct ahash_request *req); Arguments req reference to the ahash_request handle that holds all information needed to perform the cipher operation Description This function is a “short-hand” for the function calls of crypto_ahash_init, crypto_ahash_update and crypto_ahash_final. The parameters have the same meaning as discussed for those…