1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new,
6EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset,
7EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free,
8EVP_EncryptInit_ex,
9EVP_EncryptUpdate,
10EVP_EncryptFinal_ex,
11EVP_DecryptInit_ex,
12EVP_DecryptUpdate,
13EVP_DecryptFinal_ex,
14EVP_CipherInit_ex,
15EVP_CipherUpdate,
16EVP_CipherFinal_ex,
17EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length,
18EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl,
19EVP_EncryptInit,
20EVP_EncryptFinal,
21EVP_DecryptInit,
22EVP_DecryptFinal,
23EVP_CipherInit,
24EVP_CipherFinal,
25EVP_get_cipherbyname,
26EVP_get_cipherbynid,
27EVP_get_cipherbyobj,
28EVP_CIPHER_nid,
29EVP_CIPHER_block_size,
30EVP_CIPHER_key_length,
31EVP_CIPHER_iv_length,
32EVP_CIPHER_flags,
33EVP_CIPHER_mode,
34EVP_CIPHER_type,
35EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher,
36EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid,
37EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size,
38EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length,
39EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length,
40EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_app_data,
41EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_app_data,
42EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type,
43EVP_CIPHER_CTX_flags,
44EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode,
45EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1,
46EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param,
47EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding,
48EVP_enc_null
49- EVP cipher routines
50
51=head1 SYNOPSIS
52
53=for comment generic
54
55 #include <openssl/evp.h>
56
57 EVP_CIPHER_CTX *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new(void);
58 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
59 void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
60
61 int EVP_EncryptInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
62                        ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
63 int EVP_EncryptUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
64                       int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
65 int EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out, int *outl);
66
67 int EVP_DecryptInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
68                        ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
69 int EVP_DecryptUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
70                       int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
71 int EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
72
73 int EVP_CipherInit_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
74                       ENGINE *impl, const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv, int enc);
75 int EVP_CipherUpdate(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out,
76                      int *outl, const unsigned char *in, int inl);
77 int EVP_CipherFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
78
79 int EVP_EncryptInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
80                     const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
81 int EVP_EncryptFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out, int *outl);
82
83 int EVP_DecryptInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
84                     const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv);
85 int EVP_DecryptFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
86
87 int EVP_CipherInit(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER *type,
88                    const unsigned char *key, const unsigned char *iv, int enc);
89 int EVP_CipherFinal(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *outm, int *outl);
90
91 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *x, int padding);
92 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *x, int keylen);
93 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, int type, int arg, void *ptr);
94 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *key);
95
96 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbyname(const char *name);
97 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbynid(int nid);
98 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_get_cipherbyobj(const ASN1_OBJECT *a);
99
100 int EVP_CIPHER_nid(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
101 int EVP_CIPHER_block_size(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
102 int EVP_CIPHER_key_length(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
103 int EVP_CIPHER_iv_length(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
104 unsigned long EVP_CIPHER_flags(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
105 unsigned long EVP_CIPHER_mode(const EVP_CIPHER *e);
106 int EVP_CIPHER_type(const EVP_CIPHER *ctx);
107
108 const EVP_CIPHER *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
109 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
110 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
111 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
112 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
113 void *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_app_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
114 void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_app_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, void *data);
115 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
116 int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
117
118 int EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *c, ASN1_TYPE *type);
119 int EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *c, ASN1_TYPE *type);
120
121=head1 DESCRIPTION
122
123The EVP cipher routines are a high level interface to certain
124symmetric ciphers.
125
126EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() creates a cipher context.
127
128EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free() clears all information from a cipher context
129and free up any allocated memory associate with it, including B<ctx>
130itself. This function should be called after all operations using a
131cipher are complete so sensitive information does not remain in
132memory.
133
134EVP_EncryptInit_ex() sets up cipher context B<ctx> for encryption
135with cipher B<type> from ENGINE B<impl>. B<ctx> must be created
136before calling this function. B<type> is normally supplied
137by a function such as EVP_aes_256_cbc(). If B<impl> is NULL then the
138default implementation is used. B<key> is the symmetric key to use
139and B<iv> is the IV to use (if necessary), the actual number of bytes
140used for the key and IV depends on the cipher. It is possible to set
141all parameters to NULL except B<type> in an initial call and supply
142the remaining parameters in subsequent calls, all of which have B<type>
143set to NULL. This is done when the default cipher parameters are not
144appropriate.
145
146EVP_EncryptUpdate() encrypts B<inl> bytes from the buffer B<in> and
147writes the encrypted version to B<out>. This function can be called
148multiple times to encrypt successive blocks of data. The amount
149of data written depends on the block alignment of the encrypted data:
150as a result the amount of data written may be anything from zero bytes
151to (inl + cipher_block_size - 1) so B<out> should contain sufficient
152room. The actual number of bytes written is placed in B<outl>. It also
153checks if B<in> and B<out> are partially overlapping, and if they are
1540 is returned to indicate failure.
155
156If padding is enabled (the default) then EVP_EncryptFinal_ex() encrypts
157the "final" data, that is any data that remains in a partial block.
158It uses standard block padding (aka PKCS padding) as described in
159the NOTES section, below. The encrypted
160final data is written to B<out> which should have sufficient space for
161one cipher block. The number of bytes written is placed in B<outl>. After
162this function is called the encryption operation is finished and no further
163calls to EVP_EncryptUpdate() should be made.
164
165If padding is disabled then EVP_EncryptFinal_ex() will not encrypt any more
166data and it will return an error if any data remains in a partial block:
167that is if the total data length is not a multiple of the block size.
168
169EVP_DecryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptUpdate() and EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() are the
170corresponding decryption operations. EVP_DecryptFinal() will return an
171error code if padding is enabled and the final block is not correctly
172formatted. The parameters and restrictions are identical to the encryption
173operations except that if padding is enabled the decrypted data buffer B<out>
174passed to EVP_DecryptUpdate() should have sufficient room for
175(B<inl> + cipher_block_size) bytes unless the cipher block size is 1 in
176which case B<inl> bytes is sufficient.
177
178EVP_CipherInit_ex(), EVP_CipherUpdate() and EVP_CipherFinal_ex() are
179functions that can be used for decryption or encryption. The operation
180performed depends on the value of the B<enc> parameter. It should be set
181to 1 for encryption, 0 for decryption and -1 to leave the value unchanged
182(the actual value of 'enc' being supplied in a previous call).
183
184EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() clears all information from a cipher context
185and free up any allocated memory associate with it, except the B<ctx>
186itself. This function should be called anytime B<ctx> is to be reused
187for another EVP_CipherInit() / EVP_CipherUpdate() / EVP_CipherFinal()
188series of calls.
189
190EVP_EncryptInit(), EVP_DecryptInit() and EVP_CipherInit() behave in a
191similar way to EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex() and
192EVP_CipherInit_ex() except they always use the default cipher implementation.
193
194EVP_EncryptFinal(), EVP_DecryptFinal() and EVP_CipherFinal() are
195identical to EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(), EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() and
196EVP_CipherFinal_ex(). In previous releases they also cleaned up
197the B<ctx>, but this is no longer done and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_clean()
198must be called to free any context resources.
199
200EVP_get_cipherbyname(), EVP_get_cipherbynid() and EVP_get_cipherbyobj()
201return an EVP_CIPHER structure when passed a cipher name, a NID or an
202ASN1_OBJECT structure.
203
204EVP_CIPHER_nid() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid() return the NID of a cipher when
205passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> structure.  The actual NID
206value is an internal value which may not have a corresponding OBJECT
207IDENTIFIER.
208
209EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding() enables or disables padding. This
210function should be called after the context is set up for encryption
211or decryption with EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex() or
212EVP_CipherInit_ex(). By default encryption operations are padded using
213standard block padding and the padding is checked and removed when
214decrypting. If the B<pad> parameter is zero then no padding is
215performed, the total amount of data encrypted or decrypted must then
216be a multiple of the block size or an error will occur.
217
218EVP_CIPHER_key_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() return the key
219length of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>
220structure. The constant B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> is the maximum key length
221for all ciphers. Note: although EVP_CIPHER_key_length() is fixed for a
222given cipher, the value of EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() may be different
223for variable key length ciphers.
224
225EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_key_length() sets the key length of the cipher ctx.
226If the cipher is a fixed length cipher then attempting to set the key
227length to any value other than the fixed value is an error.
228
229EVP_CIPHER_iv_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length() return the IV
230length of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>.
231It will return zero if the cipher does not use an IV.  The constant
232B<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> is the maximum IV length for all ciphers.
233
234EVP_CIPHER_block_size() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size() return the block
235size of a cipher when passed an B<EVP_CIPHER> or B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX>
236structure. The constant B<EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH> is also the maximum block
237length for all ciphers.
238
239EVP_CIPHER_type() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type() return the type of the passed
240cipher or context. This "type" is the actual NID of the cipher OBJECT
241IDENTIFIER as such it ignores the cipher parameters and 40 bit RC2 and
242128 bit RC2 have the same NID. If the cipher does not have an object
243identifier or does not have ASN1 support this function will return
244B<NID_undef>.
245
246EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher() returns the B<EVP_CIPHER> structure when passed
247an B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> structure.
248
249EVP_CIPHER_mode() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode() return the block cipher mode:
250EVP_CIPH_ECB_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CBC_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CFB_MODE, EVP_CIPH_OFB_MODE,
251EVP_CIPH_CTR_MODE, EVP_CIPH_GCM_MODE, EVP_CIPH_CCM_MODE, EVP_CIPH_XTS_MODE,
252EVP_CIPH_WRAP_MODE or EVP_CIPH_OCB_MODE. If the cipher is a stream cipher then
253EVP_CIPH_STREAM_CIPHER is returned.
254
255EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1() sets the AlgorithmIdentifier "parameter" based
256on the passed cipher. This will typically include any parameters and an
257IV. The cipher IV (if any) must be set when this call is made. This call
258should be made before the cipher is actually "used" (before any
259EVP_EncryptUpdate(), EVP_DecryptUpdate() calls for example). This function
260may fail if the cipher does not have any ASN1 support.
261
262EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() sets the cipher parameters based on an ASN1
263AlgorithmIdentifier "parameter". The precise effect depends on the cipher
264In the case of RC2, for example, it will set the IV and effective key length.
265This function should be called after the base cipher type is set but before
266the key is set. For example EVP_CipherInit() will be called with the IV and
267key set to NULL, EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() will be called and finally
268EVP_CipherInit() again with all parameters except the key set to NULL. It is
269possible for this function to fail if the cipher does not have any ASN1 support
270or the parameters cannot be set (for example the RC2 effective key length
271is not supported.
272
273EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl() allows various cipher specific parameters to be determined
274and set.
275
276EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key() generates a random key of the appropriate length
277based on the cipher context. The EVP_CIPHER can provide its own random key
278generation routine to support keys of a specific form. B<Key> must point to a
279buffer at least as big as the value returned by EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length().
280
281=head1 RETURN VALUES
282
283EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a newly created
284B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> for success and B<NULL> for failure.
285
286EVP_EncryptInit_ex(), EVP_EncryptUpdate() and EVP_EncryptFinal_ex()
287return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
288
289EVP_DecryptInit_ex() and EVP_DecryptUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
290EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() returns 0 if the decrypt failed or 1 for success.
291
292EVP_CipherInit_ex() and EVP_CipherUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
293EVP_CipherFinal_ex() returns 0 for a decryption failure or 1 for success.
294
295EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
296
297EVP_get_cipherbyname(), EVP_get_cipherbynid() and EVP_get_cipherbyobj()
298return an B<EVP_CIPHER> structure or NULL on error.
299
300EVP_CIPHER_nid() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_nid() return a NID.
301
302EVP_CIPHER_block_size() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_block_size() return the block
303size.
304
305EVP_CIPHER_key_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length() return the key
306length.
307
308EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_padding() always returns 1.
309
310EVP_CIPHER_iv_length() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length() return the IV
311length or zero if the cipher does not use an IV.
312
313EVP_CIPHER_type() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type() return the NID of the cipher's
314OBJECT IDENTIFIER or NID_undef if it has no defined OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
315
316EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher() returns an B<EVP_CIPHER> structure.
317
318EVP_CIPHER_param_to_asn1() and EVP_CIPHER_asn1_to_param() return greater
319than zero for success and zero or a negative number on failure.
320
321EVP_CIPHER_CTX_rand_key() returns 1 for success.
322
323=head1 CIPHER LISTING
324
325All algorithms have a fixed key length unless otherwise stated.
326
327Refer to L<SEE ALSO> for the full list of ciphers available through the EVP
328interface.
329
330=over 4
331
332=item EVP_enc_null()
333
334Null cipher: does nothing.
335
336=back
337
338=head1 AEAD Interface
339
340The EVP interface for Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)
341modes are subtly altered and several additional I<ctrl> operations are supported
342depending on the mode specified.
343
344To specify additional authenticated data (AAD), a call to EVP_CipherUpdate(),
345EVP_EncryptUpdate() or EVP_DecryptUpdate() should be made with the output
346parameter B<out> set to B<NULL>.
347
348When decrypting, the return value of EVP_DecryptFinal() or EVP_CipherFinal()
349indicates whether the operation was successful. If it does not indicate success,
350the authentication operation has failed and any output data B<MUST NOT> be used
351as it is corrupted.
352
353=head2 GCM and OCB Modes
354
355The following I<ctrl>s are supported in GCM and OCB modes.
356
357=over 4
358
359=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
360
361Sets the IV length. This call can only be made before specifying an IV. If
362not called a default IV length is used.
363
364For GCM AES and OCB AES the default is 12 (i.e. 96 bits). For OCB mode the
365maximum is 15.
366
367=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_GET_TAG, taglen, tag)
368
369Writes C<taglen> bytes of the tag value to the buffer indicated by C<tag>.
370This call can only be made when encrypting data and B<after> all data has been
371processed (e.g. after an EVP_EncryptFinal() call).
372
373For OCB, C<taglen> must either be 16 or the value previously set via
374B<EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG>.
375
376=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
377
378Sets the expected tag to C<taglen> bytes from C<tag>.
379The tag length can only be set before specifying an IV.
380C<taglen> must be between 1 and 16 inclusive.
381
382For GCM, this call is only valid when decrypting data.
383
384For OCB, this call is valid when decrypting data to set the expected tag,
385and before encryption to set the desired tag length.
386
387In OCB mode, calling this before encryption with C<tag> set to C<NULL> sets the
388tag length.  If this is not called prior to encryption, a default tag length is
389used.
390
391For OCB AES, the default tag length is 16 (i.e. 128 bits).  It is also the
392maximum tag length for OCB.
393
394=back
395
396=head2 CCM Mode
397
398The EVP interface for CCM mode is similar to that of the GCM mode but with a
399few additional requirements and different I<ctrl> values.
400
401For CCM mode, the total plaintext or ciphertext length B<MUST> be passed to
402EVP_CipherUpdate(), EVP_EncryptUpdate() or EVP_DecryptUpdate() with the output
403and input parameters (B<in> and B<out>) set to B<NULL> and the length passed in
404the B<inl> parameter.
405
406The following I<ctrl>s are supported in CCM mode.
407
408=over 4
409
410=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
411
412This call is made to set the expected B<CCM> tag value when decrypting or
413the length of the tag (with the C<tag> parameter set to NULL) when encrypting.
414The tag length is often referred to as B<M>. If not set a default value is
415used (12 for AES).
416
417=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_CCM_SET_L, ivlen, NULL)
418
419Sets the CCM B<L> value. If not set a default is used (8 for AES).
420
421=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
422
423Sets the CCM nonce (IV) length. This call can only be made before specifying an
424nonce value. The nonce length is given by B<15 - L> so it is 7 by default for
425AES.
426
427=back
428
429=head2 ChaCha20-Poly1305
430
431The following I<ctrl>s are supported for the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD algorithm.
432
433=over 4
434
435=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL)
436
437Sets the nonce length. This call can only be made before specifying the nonce.
438If not called a default nonce length of 12 (i.e. 96 bits) is used. The maximum
439nonce length is 16 (B<CHACHA_CTR_SIZE>, i.e. 128-bits).
440
441=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_GET_TAG, taglen, tag)
442
443Writes C<taglen> bytes of the tag value to the buffer indicated by C<tag>.
444This call can only be made when encrypting data and B<after> all data has been
445processed (e.g. after an EVP_EncryptFinal() call).
446
447C<taglen> specified here must be 16 (B<POLY1305_BLOCK_SIZE>, i.e. 128-bits) or
448less.
449
450=item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_TAG, taglen, tag)
451
452Sets the expected tag to C<taglen> bytes from C<tag>.
453The tag length can only be set before specifying an IV.
454C<taglen> must be between 1 and 16 (B<POLY1305_BLOCK_SIZE>) inclusive.
455This call is only valid when decrypting data.
456
457=back
458
459=head1 NOTES
460
461Where possible the B<EVP> interface to symmetric ciphers should be used in
462preference to the low level interfaces. This is because the code then becomes
463transparent to the cipher used and much more flexible. Additionally, the
464B<EVP> interface will ensure the use of platform specific cryptographic
465acceleration such as AES-NI (the low level interfaces do not provide the
466guarantee).
467
468PKCS padding works by adding B<n> padding bytes of value B<n> to make the total
469length of the encrypted data a multiple of the block size. Padding is always
470added so if the data is already a multiple of the block size B<n> will equal
471the block size. For example if the block size is 8 and 11 bytes are to be
472encrypted then 5 padding bytes of value 5 will be added.
473
474When decrypting the final block is checked to see if it has the correct form.
475
476Although the decryption operation can produce an error if padding is enabled,
477it is not a strong test that the input data or key is correct. A random block
478has better than 1 in 256 chance of being of the correct format and problems with
479the input data earlier on will not produce a final decrypt error.
480
481If padding is disabled then the decryption operation will always succeed if
482the total amount of data decrypted is a multiple of the block size.
483
484The functions EVP_EncryptInit(), EVP_EncryptFinal(), EVP_DecryptInit(),
485EVP_CipherInit() and EVP_CipherFinal() are obsolete but are retained for
486compatibility with existing code. New code should use EVP_EncryptInit_ex(),
487EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex(), EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(),
488EVP_CipherInit_ex() and EVP_CipherFinal_ex() because they can reuse an
489existing context without allocating and freeing it up on each call.
490
491EVP_get_cipherbynid(), and EVP_get_cipherbyobj() are implemented as macros.
492
493=head1 BUGS
494
495B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> and B<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> only refer to the internal
496ciphers with default key lengths. If custom ciphers exceed these values the
497results are unpredictable. This is because it has become standard practice to
498define a generic key as a fixed unsigned char array containing
499B<EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH> bytes.
500
501The ASN1 code is incomplete (and sometimes inaccurate) it has only been tested
502for certain common S/MIME ciphers (RC2, DES, triple DES) in CBC mode.
503
504=head1 EXAMPLES
505
506Encrypt a string using IDEA:
507
508 int do_crypt(char *outfile)
509 {
510     unsigned char outbuf[1024];
511     int outlen, tmplen;
512     /*
513      * Bogus key and IV: we'd normally set these from
514      * another source.
515      */
516     unsigned char key[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
517     unsigned char iv[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8};
518     char intext[] = "Some Crypto Text";
519     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx;
520     FILE *out;
521
522     ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
523     EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_idea_cbc(), NULL, key, iv);
524
525     if (!EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, outbuf, &outlen, intext, strlen(intext))) {
526         /* Error */
527         EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
528         return 0;
529     }
530     /*
531      * Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
532      * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
533      */
534     if (!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen)) {
535         /* Error */
536         EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
537         return 0;
538     }
539     outlen += tmplen;
540     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
541     /*
542      * Need binary mode for fopen because encrypted data is
543      * binary data. Also cannot use strlen() on it because
544      * it won't be NUL terminated and may contain embedded
545      * NULs.
546      */
547     out = fopen(outfile, "wb");
548     if (out == NULL) {
549         /* Error */
550         return 0;
551     }
552     fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
553     fclose(out);
554     return 1;
555 }
556
557The ciphertext from the above example can be decrypted using the B<openssl>
558utility with the command line (shown on two lines for clarity):
559
560 openssl idea -d \
561     -K 000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F -iv 0102030405060708 <filename
562
563General encryption and decryption function example using FILE I/O and AES128
564with a 128-bit key:
565
566 int do_crypt(FILE *in, FILE *out, int do_encrypt)
567 {
568     /* Allow enough space in output buffer for additional block */
569     unsigned char inbuf[1024], outbuf[1024 + EVP_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH];
570     int inlen, outlen;
571     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx;
572     /*
573      * Bogus key and IV: we'd normally set these from
574      * another source.
575      */
576     unsigned char key[] = "0123456789abcdeF";
577     unsigned char iv[] = "1234567887654321";
578
579     /* Don't set key or IV right away; we want to check lengths */
580     ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
581     EVP_CipherInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_128_cbc(), NULL, NULL, NULL,
582                       do_encrypt);
583     OPENSSL_assert(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_key_length(ctx) == 16);
584     OPENSSL_assert(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(ctx) == 16);
585
586     /* Now we can set key and IV */
587     EVP_CipherInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key, iv, do_encrypt);
588
589     for (;;) {
590         inlen = fread(inbuf, 1, 1024, in);
591         if (inlen <= 0)
592             break;
593         if (!EVP_CipherUpdate(ctx, outbuf, &outlen, inbuf, inlen)) {
594             /* Error */
595             EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
596             return 0;
597         }
598         fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
599     }
600     if (!EVP_CipherFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf, &outlen)) {
601         /* Error */
602         EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
603         return 0;
604     }
605     fwrite(outbuf, 1, outlen, out);
606
607     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
608     return 1;
609 }
610
611
612=head1 SEE ALSO
613
614L<evp(7)>
615
616Supported ciphers are listed in:
617
618L<EVP_aes(3)>,
619L<EVP_aria(3)>,
620L<EVP_bf(3)>,
621L<EVP_camellia(3)>,
622L<EVP_cast5(3)>,
623L<EVP_chacha20(3)>,
624L<EVP_des(3)>,
625L<EVP_desx(3)>,
626L<EVP_idea(3)>,
627L<EVP_rc2(3)>,
628L<EVP_rc4(3)>,
629L<EVP_rc5(3)>,
630L<EVP_seed(3)>,
631L<EVP_sm4(3)>
632
633=head1 HISTORY
634
635Support for OCB mode was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0
636
637B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> was made opaque in OpenSSL 1.1.0.  As a result,
638EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() appeared and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup()
639disappeared.  EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init() remains as an alias for
640EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset().
641
642=head1 COPYRIGHT
643
644Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
645
646Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
647this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
648in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
649L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
650
651=cut
652