EVP_KDF-X963 - The X9.63-2001 EVP_KDF implementation

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The EVP_KDF-X963 algorithm implements the key derivation function (X963KDF). X963KDF is used by Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) for EC KeyAgreement, to derive a key using input such as a shared secret key and shared info. The output is considered to be keying material. Identity "X963KDF" is the name for this implementation; it can be used with the EVP_KDF_fetch() function. Supportedparameters The supported parameters are: "properties" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_PROPERTIES) <UTF8 string> "digest" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_DIGEST) <UTF8 string> These parameters work as described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_KDF(3). "key" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_KEY) <octet string> The shared secret used for key derivation. This parameter sets the secret. "info" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_INFO) <octet string> This parameter specifies an optional value for shared info. The OpenSSL FIPS provider also supports the following parameters: "fips-indicator" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_FIPS_APPROVED_INDICATOR) <integer> A getter that returns 1 if the operation is FIPS approved, or 0 otherwise. This may be used after calling EVP_KDF_derive. It returns 0 if any "***-check" related parameter is set to 0 and the check fails. "digest-check" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_FIPS_DIGEST_CHECK) <int> The default value of 1 causes an error during EVP_KDF_CTX_set_params() if used digest is not approved. Setting this to zero will ignore the error and set the approved "fips-indicator" to 0. This option breaks FIPS compliance if it causes the approved "fips-indicator" to return 0. According to ANSI X9.63-2001, the following are approved digest algorithms: SHA2-224, SHA2-256, SHA2-384, SHA2-512, SHA2-512/224, SHA2-512/256, SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512. "key-check" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_FIPS_KEY_CHECK) <integer> The default value of 1 causes an error during EVP_KDF_CTX_set_params() if the length of used key- derivation key (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_KEY) is shorter than 112 bits. Setting this to zero will ignore the error and set the approved "fips-indicator" to 0. This option breaks FIPS compliance if it causes the approved "fips-indicator" to return 0.

This example derives 10 bytes, with the secret key "secret" and sharedinfo value "label": EVP_KDF *kdf; EVP_KDF_CTX *kctx; unsigned char out[10]; OSSL_PARAM params[4], *p = params; kdf = EVP_KDF_fetch(NULL, "X963KDF", NULL); kctx = EVP_KDF_CTX_new(kdf); EVP_KDF_free(kdf); *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_utf8_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_DIGEST, SN_sha256, strlen(SN_sha256)); *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_octet_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_SECRET, "secret", (size_t)6); *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_octet_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_INFO, "label", (size_t)5); *p = OSSL_PARAM_construct_end(); if (EVP_KDF_derive(kctx, out, sizeof(out), params) <= 0) { error("EVP_KDF_derive"); } EVP_KDF_CTX_free(kctx);

This functionality was added in OpenSSL 3.0.

EVP_KDF-X963 - The X9.63-2001 EVP_KDF implementation

X963KDF is very similar to the SSKDF that uses a digest as the auxiliary function, X963KDF appends the counter to the secret, whereas SSKDF prepends the counter. A context for X963KDF can be obtained by calling: EVP_KDF *kdf = EVP_KDF_fetch(NULL, "X963KDF", NULL); EVP_KDF_CTX *kctx = EVP_KDF_CTX_new(kdf); The output length of an X963KDF is specified via the keylen parameter to the EVP_KDF_derive(3) function.

EVP_KDF(3), EVP_KDF_CTX_new(3), EVP_KDF_CTX_free(3), EVP_KDF_CTX_set_params(3), EVP_KDF_CTX_get_kdf_size(3), EVP_KDF_derive(3), "PARAMETERS" in EVP_KDF(3)