crypto_alloc_akcipher (9) Linux Manual Page
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 key algorithm. The returned struct crypto_akcipher is the handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for the public key operations.
Return
allocated handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.
Authors
Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de>
- Author.
Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de>
- Author.