openssl/doc/man7/provider-encoder.pod
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=pod
=head1 NAME
provider-encoder - The ENCODER library E<lt>-E<gt> provider functions
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/core_dispatch.h>
/*
* None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for
* the function signatures for functions that are offered as function
* pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays.
*/
/* Functions to construct / destruct / manipulate the encoder context */
void *OSSL_FUNC_encoder_newctx(void *provctx);
void OSSL_FUNC_encoder_freectx(void *ctx);
int OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]);
const OSSL_PARAM *OSSL_FUNC_encoder_settable_ctx_params(void *provctx)
/* Functions to encode object data */
int OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data(void *ctx, const OSSL_PARAM *data,
OSSL_CORE_BIO *out,
OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *cb,
void *cbarg);
int OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_object(void *ctx, void *obj, OSSL_CORE_BIO *out,
OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *cb,
void *cbarg);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
I<We use the wide term "encode" in this manual. This includes but is
not limited to serialization.>
The ENCODER is a generic method to encode any set of object data
in L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array form, or any provider side object into
encoded form, and write it to the given OSSL_CORE_BIO. If the caller wants
to get the encoded stream to memory, it should provide a
L<BIO_s_membuf(3)>.
The encoder doesn't need to know more about the B<OSSL_CORE_BIO> pointer than
being able to pass it to the appropriate BIO upcalls (see
L<provider-base(7)/Core functions>).
The encoding using the L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> array form allows a
encoder to be used for data that's been exported from another
provider, and thereby allow them to exist independently of each
other.
The encoding using a provider side object can only be safely used
with provider data coming from the same provider, for example keys
with the L<KEYMGMT|provider-keymgmt(7)> provider.
All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between
F<libcrypto> and the provider in B<OSSL_DISPATCH> arrays via
B<OSSL_ALGORITHM> arrays that are returned by the provider's
provider_query_operation() function
(see L<provider-base(7)/Provider Functions>).
All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition
named B<OSSL_{name}_fn>, and a helper function to retrieve the
function pointer from a B<OSSL_DISPATCH> element named
B<OSSL_FUNC_{name}>.
For example, the "function" OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data() has these:
typedef int
(OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data_fn)(void *provctx,
const OSSL_PARAM params[],
OSSL_CORE_BIO *out);
static ossl_inline OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data_fn
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf);
B<OSSL_DISPATCH> arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as
macros in L<openssl-core_dispatch.h(7)>, as follows:
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_newctx OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_NEWCTX
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_freectx OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_FREECTX
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_SET_CTX_PARAMS
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_settable_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_ENCODE_DATA
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_object OSSL_FUNC_ENCODER_ENCODE_OBJECT
=head2 Names and properties
The name of an implementation should match the type of object it
handles. For example, an implementation that encodes an RSA key
should be named accordingly.
To be able to specify exactly what encoding format and what type
of data a encoder implementation is expected to handle, two
additional properties may be given:
=over 4
=item format
This property is used to specify what kind of output format the
implementation produces. Currently known formats are:
=over 4
=item text
An implementation with that format property value outputs human
readable text, making that implementation suitable for C<-text> output
in diverse L<openssl(1)> commands.
=item pem
An implementation with that format property value outputs PEM
formatted data.
=item der
An implementation with that format property value outputs DER
formatted data.
=back
=item type
With objects that have multiple purposes, this can be used to specify
the purpose type. The currently known use cases are asymmetric keys
and key parameters, where the type can be one of:
=over 4
=item private
An implementation with that format property value outputs a private
key.
=item public
An implementation with that format property value outputs a public
key.
=item parameters
An implementation with that format property value outputs key
parameters.
=back
=back
The possible values of both these properties is open ended. A
provider may very well specify other formats that libcrypto doesn't
know anything about.
=head2 Context functions
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_newctx() returns a context to be used with the rest of
the functions.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_freectx() frees the given I<ctx>, if it was created by
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_newctx().
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params() sets context data according to
parameters from I<params> that it recognises. Unrecognised parameters
should be ignored.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_settable_ctx_params() returns a constant B<OSSL_PARAM>
array describing the parameters that OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params()
can handle.
See L<OSSL_PARAM(3)> for further details on the parameters structure used
by OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params() and OSSL_FUNC_encoder_settable_ctx_params().
=head2 Encoding functions
=for comment There will be a "Decoding functions" title as well
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data() should take an array of B<OSSL_PARAM>,
I<data>, and if it contains the data necessary for the object type
that the implementation handles, it should output the object in
encoded form to the B<OSSL_CORE_BIO>.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_object() should take a pointer to an object
that it knows intimately, and output that object in encoded form to
the B<OSSL_CORE_BIO>. The caller I<must> ensure that this function is called
with a pointer that the provider of this function is familiar with.
It is not suitable to use with object pointers coming from other
providers.
Both encoding functions also take an B<OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK>
function pointer along with a pointer to application data I<cbarg>,
which should be used when a pass phrase prompt is needed.
=head2 Encoder parameters
Parameters currently recognised by built-in encoders are as
follows:
=over 4
=item "cipher" (B<OSSL_ENCODER_PARAM_CIPHER>) <UTF8 string>
The name of the encryption cipher to be used when generating encrypted
encoding. This is used when encoding private keys, as well as
other objects that need protection.
If this name is invalid for the encoding implementation, the
implementation should refuse to perform the encoding, i.e.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data() and OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_object()
should return an error.
=item "properties" (B<OSSL_ENCODER_PARAM_PROPERTIES>) <UTF8 string>
The properties to be queried when trying to fetch the algorithm given
with the "cipher" parameter.
This must be given together with the "cipher" parameter to be
considered valid.
The encoding implementation isn't obligated to use this value.
However, it is recommended that implementations that do not handle
property strings return an error on receiving this parameter unless
its value NULL or the empty string.
=item "passphrase" (B<OSSL_ENCODER_PARAM_PASS>) <octet string>
A pass phrase provided by the application. When this is given, the
built-in encoders will not attempt to use the passphrase callback.
=back
Parameters currently recognised by the built-in pass phrase callback:
=over 4
=item "info" (B<OSSL_PASSPHRASE_PARAM_INFO>) <UTF8 string>
A string of information that will become part of the pass phrase
prompt. This could be used to give the user information on what kind
of object it's being prompted for.
=back
=head1 RETURN VALUES
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_newctx() returns a pointer to a context, or NULL on
failure.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_set_ctx_params() returns 1, unless a recognised
parameters was invalid or caused an error, for which 0 is returned.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_settable_ctx_params() returns a pointer to an array of
constant B<OSSL_PARAM> elements.
OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_data() and OSSL_FUNC_encoder_encode_object()
return 1 on success, or 0 on failure.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<provider(7)>
=head1 HISTORY
The ENCODER interface was introduced in OpenSSL 3.0.
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2019-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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