openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_PKEY_derive.pod
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=pod
=head1 NAME
EVP_PKEY_derive_init, EVP_PKEY_derive_set_peer, EVP_PKEY_derive - derive public key algorithm shared secret.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/evp.h>
int EVP_PKEY_derive_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
int EVP_PKEY_derive_set_peer(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *peer);
int EVP_PKEY_derive(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *key, size_t *keylen);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The EVP_PKEY_derive_init() function initializes a public key algorithm
context using key B<pkey> for shared secret derivation.
The EVP_PKEY_derive_set_peer() function sets the peer key: this will normally
be a public key.
The EVP_PKEY_derive() derives a shared secret using B<ctx>.
If B<key> is B<NULL> then the maximum size of the output buffer is written to
the B<keylen> parameter. If B<key> is not B<NULL> then before the call the
B<keylen> parameter should contain the length of the B<key> buffer, if the call
is successful the shared secret is written to B<key> and the amount of data
written to B<keylen>.
=head1 NOTES
After the call to EVP_PKEY_derive_init() algorithm specific control
operations can be performed to set any appropriate parameters for the
operation.
The function EVP_PKEY_derive() can be called more than once on the same
context if several operations are performed using the same parameters.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
EVP_PKEY_derive_init() and EVP_PKEY_derive() return 1 for success and 0
or a negative value for failure. In particular a return value of -2
indicates the operation is not supported by the public key algorithm.
=head1 EXAMPLE
Derive shared secret (for example DH or EC keys):
#include <openssl/evp.h>
#include <openssl/rsa.h>
EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
unsigned char *skey;
size_t skeylen;
EVP_PKEY *pkey, *peerkey;
/* NB: assumes pkey, peerkey have been already set up */
ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(pkey);
if (!ctx)
/* Error occurred */
if (EVP_PKEY_derive_init(ctx) <= 0)
/* Error */
if (EVP_PKEY_derive_set_peer(ctx, peerkey) <= 0)
/* Error */
/* Determine buffer length */
if (EVP_PKEY_derive(ctx, NULL, &skeylen) <= 0)
/* Error */
skey = OPENSSL_malloc(skeylen);
if (!skey)
/* malloc failure */
if (EVP_PKEY_derive(ctx, skey, &skeylen) <= 0)
/* Error */
/* Shared secret is skey bytes written to buffer skey */
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_encrypt(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_decrypt(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_sign(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_verify(3)>,
L<EVP_PKEY_verify_recover(3)>,
=head1 HISTORY
These functions were first added to OpenSSL 1.0.0.
=cut