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This change applies the recommendation of the Linux Documentation Project to the documentation files of OpenSSL. Additionally, util/find-doc-nits was updated accordingly. The change follows a suggestion of mspncp on https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/12370 and incoporates the requested changes on the pull request Reviewed-by: Shane Lontis <shane.lontis@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Matthias St. Pierre <Matthias.St.Pierre@ncp-e.com> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/12460)
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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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EVP_PKEY_keygen_init, EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init, EVP_PKEY_gen,
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb, EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb,
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info, EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data,
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data,
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EVP_PKEY_gen_cb,
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EVP_PKEY_paramgen, EVP_PKEY_keygen
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- key and parameter generation and check functions
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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#include <openssl/evp.h>
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int EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
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int EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
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int EVP_PKEY_gen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);
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int EVP_PKEY_paramgen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);
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int EVP_PKEY_keygen(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY **ppkey);
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typedef int EVP_PKEY_gen_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
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void EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY_gen_cb *cb);
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EVP_PKEY_gen_cb *EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
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int EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, int idx);
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void EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, void *data);
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void *EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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Generating keys is sometimes straight forward, just generate the key's
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numbers and be done with it. However, there are certain key types that need
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key parameters, often called domain parameters but not necessarily limited
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to that, that also need to be generated. In addition to this, the caller
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may want to set user provided generation parameters that further affect key
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parameter or key generation, such as the desired key size.
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To flexibly allow all that's just been described, key parameter and key
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generation is divided into an initialization of a key algorithm context,
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functions to set user provided parameters, and finally the key parameter or
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key generation function itself.
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The key algorithm context must be created using L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3)> or
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variants thereof, see that manual for details.
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EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() initializes a public key algorithm context using key
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I<pkey> for a key generation operation.
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EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() is similar to EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() except key
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parameters are generated.
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After initialization, generation parameters may be provided with
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L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_ctrl(3)> or L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_params(3)>, or any other
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function described in those manuals.
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EVP_PKEY_gen() performs the generation operation, the resulting key
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parameters or key are written to I<*ppkey>. If I<*ppkey> is NULL when this
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function is called, it will be allocated, and should be freed by the caller
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when no longer useful, using L<EVP_PKEY_free(3)>.
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EVP_PKEY_paramgen() and EVP_PKEY_keygen() do exactly the same thing as
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EVP_PKEY_gen(), after checking that the corresponding EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init()
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or EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() was used to initialize I<ctx>.
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These are older functions that are kept for backward compatibility.
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It is safe to use EVP_PKEY_gen() instead.
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The function EVP_PKEY_set_cb() sets the key or parameter generation callback
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to I<cb>. The function EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb() returns the key or parameter
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generation callback.
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The function EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info() returns parameters associated
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with the generation operation. If I<idx> is -1 the total number of
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parameters available is returned. Any non negative value returns the value of
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that parameter. EVP_PKEY_CTX_gen_keygen_info() with a nonnegative value for
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I<idx> should only be called within the generation callback.
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If the callback returns 0 then the key generation operation is aborted and an
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error occurs. This might occur during a time consuming operation where
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a user clicks on a "cancel" button.
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The functions EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data() and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data() set
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and retrieve an opaque pointer. This can be used to set some application
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defined value which can be retrieved in the callback: for example a handle
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which is used to update a "progress dialog".
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=head1 RETURN VALUES
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EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(), EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(), EVP_PKEY_keygen() and
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EVP_PKEY_paramgen() return 1 for success and 0 or a negative value for failure.
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In particular a return value of -2 indicates the operation is not supported by
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the public key algorithm.
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=head1 NOTES
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After the call to EVP_PKEY_keygen_init() or EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init() algorithm
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specific control operations can be performed to set any appropriate parameters
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for the operation.
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The functions EVP_PKEY_keygen() and EVP_PKEY_paramgen() can be called more than
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once on the same context if several operations are performed using the same
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parameters.
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The meaning of the parameters passed to the callback will depend on the
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algorithm and the specific implementation of the algorithm. Some might not
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give any useful information at all during key or parameter generation. Others
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might not even call the callback.
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The operation performed by key or parameter generation depends on the algorithm
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used. In some cases (e.g. EC with a supplied named curve) the "generation"
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option merely sets the appropriate fields in an EVP_PKEY structure.
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In OpenSSL an EVP_PKEY structure containing a private key also contains the
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public key components and parameters (if any). An OpenSSL private key is
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equivalent to what some libraries call a "key pair". A private key can be used
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in functions which require the use of a public key or parameters.
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=head1 EXAMPLES
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Generate a 2048 bit RSA key:
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#include <openssl/evp.h>
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#include <openssl/rsa.h>
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EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
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EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL;
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ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_id(EVP_PKEY_RSA, NULL);
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if (!ctx)
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/* Error occurred */
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if (EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(ctx) <= 0)
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/* Error */
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if (EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_rsa_keygen_bits(ctx, 2048) <= 0)
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/* Error */
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/* Generate key */
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if (EVP_PKEY_keygen(ctx, &pkey) <= 0)
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/* Error */
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Generate a key from a set of parameters:
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#include <openssl/evp.h>
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#include <openssl/rsa.h>
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EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
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ENGINE *eng;
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EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL, *param;
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/* Assumed param, eng are set up already */
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ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(param, eng);
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if (!ctx)
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/* Error occurred */
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if (EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(ctx) <= 0)
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/* Error */
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/* Generate key */
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if (EVP_PKEY_keygen(ctx, &pkey) <= 0)
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/* Error */
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Example of generation callback for OpenSSL public key implementations:
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/* Application data is a BIO to output status to */
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data(ctx, status_bio);
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static int genpkey_cb(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx)
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{
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char c = '*';
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BIO *b = EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data(ctx);
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int p = EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(ctx, 0);
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if (p == 0)
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c = '.';
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if (p == 1)
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c = '+';
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if (p == 2)
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c = '*';
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if (p == 3)
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c = '\n';
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BIO_write(b, &c, 1);
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(void)BIO_flush(b);
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return 1;
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}
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_encrypt(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_decrypt(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_sign(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_verify(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_verify_recover(3)>,
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L<EVP_PKEY_derive(3)>
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=head1 HISTORY
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EVP_PKEY_keygen_init(), int EVP_PKEY_paramgen_init(), EVP_PKEY_keygen(),
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EVP_PKEY_paramgen(), EVP_PKEY_gen_cb(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_cb(),
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_cb(), EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_keygen_info(),
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EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_app_data() and EVP_PKEY_CTX_get_app_data() were added in
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OpenSSL 1.0.0.
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EVP_PKEY_gen() was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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=head1 COPYRIGHT
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Copyright 2006-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
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in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
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L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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=cut
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