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| 1 =pod | 1 =pod |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 =head1 NAME | 3 =head1 NAME |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 evp - high-level cryptographic functions | 5 evp - high-level cryptographic functions |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 =head1 SYNOPSIS | 7 =head1 SYNOPSIS |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 #include <openssl/evp.h> | 9 #include <openssl/evp.h> |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 =head1 DESCRIPTION | 11 =head1 DESCRIPTION |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 The EVP library provides a high-level interface to cryptographic | 13 The EVP library provides a high-level interface to cryptographic |
| 14 functions. | 14 functions. |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 B<EVP_Seal>I<...> and B<EVP_Open>I<...> provide public key encryption | 16 B<EVP_Seal>I<...> and B<EVP_Open>I<...> provide public key encryption |
| 17 and decryption to implement digital "envelopes". | 17 and decryption to implement digital "envelopes". |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 The B<EVP_Sign>I<...> and B<EVP_Verify>I<...> functions implement | 19 The B<EVP_Sign>I<...> and B<EVP_Verify>I<...> functions implement |
| 20 digital signatures. | 20 digital signatures. |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 Symmetric encryption is available with the B<EVP_Encrypt>I<...> | 22 Symmetric encryption is available with the B<EVP_Encrypt>I<...> |
| 23 functions. The B<EVP_Digest>I<...> functions provide message digests. | 23 functions. The B<EVP_Digest>I<...> functions provide message digests. |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 The B<EVP_PKEY>I<...> functions provide a high level interface to |
| 26 asymmetric algorithms. |
| 27 |
| 25 Algorithms are loaded with OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3). | 28 Algorithms are loaded with OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3). |
| 26 | 29 |
| 27 All the symmetric algorithms (ciphers) and digests can be replaced by ENGINE | 30 All the symmetric algorithms (ciphers), digests and asymmetric algorithms |
| 28 modules providing alternative implementations. If ENGINE implementations of | 31 (public key algorithms) can be replaced by ENGINE modules providing alternative |
| 29 ciphers or digests are registered as defaults, then the various EVP functions | 32 implementations. If ENGINE implementations of ciphers or digests are registered |
| 30 will automatically use those implementations automatically in preference to | 33 as defaults, then the various EVP functions will automatically use those |
| 31 built in software implementations. For more information, consult the engine(3) | 34 implementations automatically in preference to built in software |
| 32 man page. | 35 implementations. For more information, consult the engine(3) man page. |
| 36 |
| 37 Although low level algorithm specific functions exist for many algorithms |
| 38 their use is discouraged. They cannot be used with an ENGINE and ENGINE |
| 39 versions of new algorithms cannot be accessed using the low level functions. |
| 40 Also makes code harder to adapt to new algorithms and some options are not |
| 41 cleanly supported at the low level and some operations are more efficient |
| 42 using the high level interface. |
| 33 | 43 |
| 34 =head1 SEE ALSO | 44 =head1 SEE ALSO |
| 35 | 45 |
| 36 L<EVP_DigestInit(3)|EVP_DigestInit(3)>, | 46 L<EVP_DigestInit(3)|EVP_DigestInit(3)>, |
| 37 L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>, | 47 L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>, |
| 38 L<EVP_OpenInit(3)|EVP_OpenInit(3)>, | 48 L<EVP_OpenInit(3)|EVP_OpenInit(3)>, |
| 39 L<EVP_SealInit(3)|EVP_SealInit(3)>, | 49 L<EVP_SealInit(3)|EVP_SealInit(3)>, |
| 40 L<EVP_SignInit(3)|EVP_SignInit(3)>, | 50 L<EVP_SignInit(3)|EVP_SignInit(3)>, |
| 41 L<EVP_VerifyInit(3)|EVP_VerifyInit(3)>, | 51 L<EVP_VerifyInit(3)|EVP_VerifyInit(3)>, |
| 42 L<OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)|OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)>, | 52 L<OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)|OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)>, |
| 43 L<engine(3)|engine(3)> | 53 L<engine(3)|engine(3)> |
| 44 | 54 |
| 45 =cut | 55 =cut |
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