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| author | Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org> | 2018-03-05 20:16:35 +0100 |
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| committer | Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org> | 2018-03-15 13:47:27 +0100 |
| commit | 82dd65a2a74c151cf62723609510d83d32c83a52 (patch) | |
| tree | 833efd45e73a4e2af87337ef0bce6dd5b5df78fc /doc/man7/Ed25519.pod | |
| parent | Add some test vectors for testing raw 448/25519 keys (diff) | |
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Expand the 25519/448 overview man pages
Include more information about how to create keys for these algorithms.
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/5520)
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diff --git a/doc/man7/Ed25519.pod b/doc/man7/Ed25519.pod index da6cbc009c..f2f6fb2a32 100644 --- a/doc/man7/Ed25519.pod +++ b/doc/man7/Ed25519.pod @@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ For the B<Ed448> algorithm a context can be obtained by calling: EVP_PKEY_CTX *pctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new_id(EVP_PKEY_ED448, NULL); +Ed25519 or Ed448 private keys can be set directly using +L<EVP_PKEY_new_private_key(3)> or loaded from a PKCS#8 private key file using +L<PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey(3)> (or similar function). Completely new keys can +also be generated (see the example below). Setting a private key also sets the +associated public key. + +Ed25519 or Ed448 public keys can be set directly using +L<EVP_PKEY_new_public_key(3)> or loaded from a SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure +in a PEM file using L<PEM_read_bio_PUBKEY(3)> (or similar function). + =head1 EXAMPLE This example generates an B<ED25519> private key and writes it to standard |