From 716854d74e17e031257d184246cc59ed7fffb2cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Levitte Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:43:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document the HMAC changes Reviewed-by: Rich Salz --- doc/crypto/hmac.pod | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/crypto/hmac.pod b/doc/crypto/hmac.pod index 203540f524..d8e2498abc 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/hmac.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/hmac.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -HMAC, HMAC_CTX_init, HMAC_Init, HMAC_Init_ex, HMAC_Update, HMAC_Final, HMAC_CTX_cleanup - HMAC message authentication code +HMAC, HMAC_CTX_new, HMAC_CTX_reset, HMAC_CTX_free, HMAC_Init, HMAC_Init_ex, HMAC_Update, HMAC_Final - HMAC message authentication code =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ HMAC, HMAC_CTX_init, HMAC_Init, HMAC_Init_ex, HMAC_Update, HMAC_Final, HMAC_CTX_ int key_len, const unsigned char *d, int n, unsigned char *md, unsigned int *md_len); - int HMAC_CTX_init(HMAC_CTX *ctx); + HMAC_CTX *HMAC_CTX_new(void); + int HMAC_CTX_reset(HMAC_CTX *ctx); int HMAC_Init(HMAC_CTX *ctx, const void *key, int key_len, const EVP_MD *md); @@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ HMAC, HMAC_CTX_init, HMAC_Init, HMAC_Init_ex, HMAC_Update, HMAC_Final, HMAC_CTX_ int HMAC_Update(HMAC_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *data, int len); int HMAC_Final(HMAC_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *md, unsigned int *len); - void HMAC_CTX_cleanup(HMAC_CTX *ctx); + void HMAC_CTX_free(HMAC_CTX *ctx); =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -40,12 +41,15 @@ the output is placed in B, unless it is B. B can be EVP_sha1(), EVP_ripemd160() etc. -HMAC_CTX_init() initialises a B before first use. It must be -called. +HMAC_CTX_new() creates a new HMAC_CTX in heap memory. -HMAC_CTX_cleanup() erases the key and other data from the B -and releases any associated resources. It must be called when an -B is no longer required. +HMAC_CTX_reset() zeroes an existing B and associated +resources, making it suitable for new computations as if it was newly +created with HMAC_CTX_new(). + +HMAC_CTX_free() erases the key and other data from the B, +releases any associated resources and finally frees the B +itself. The following functions may be used if the message is not completely stored in memory: @@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ with OpenSSL 0.9.6b. HMAC_Init_ex() initializes or reuses a B structure to use the function B and key B. Either can be NULL, in which -case the existing one will be reused. HMAC_CTX_init() must have been -called before the first use of an B in this +case the existing one will be reused. B must have been created +with HMAC_CTX_new() before the first use of an B in this function. B. @@ -74,10 +78,13 @@ must have space for the hash function output. HMAC() returns a pointer to the message authentication code or NULL if an error occurred. -HMAC_CTX_init(), HMAC_Init_ex(), HMAC_Update() and HMAC_Final() return 1 +HMAC_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a new B on success or +B if an error occurred. + +HMAC_CTX_reset(), HMAC_Init_ex(), HMAC_Update() and HMAC_Final() return 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred. -HMAC_CTX_cleanup() do not return values. +HMAC_CTX_free() do not return values. =head1 CONFORMING TO @@ -89,7 +96,11 @@ L, L =head1 HISTORY -HMAC_CTX_init() did not return a value in OpenSSL versions before 1.1. +HMAC_CTX_init() was replaced with HMAC_CTX_reset() in OpenSSL versions 1.1. + +HMAC_CTX_cleanup() existed in OpenSSL versions before 1.1. + +HMAC_CTX_new() and HMAC_CTX_free() are new in OpenSSL version 1.1. HMAC_Init_ex(), HMAC_Update() and HMAC_Final() did not return values in versions of OpenSSL before 1.0.0. -- GitLab