Try to clarify ECDH interface documentation

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Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard 2014-06-25 13:55:10 +02:00
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@ -48,22 +48,23 @@ typedef enum
typedef struct
{
ecp_group grp; /*!< ellipitic curve used */
mpi d; /*!< our secret value */
ecp_point Q; /*!< our public value */
ecp_point Qp; /*!< peer's public value */
mpi d; /*!< our secret value (private key) */
ecp_point Q; /*!< our public value (public key) */
ecp_point Qp; /*!< peer's public value (public key) */
mpi z; /*!< shared secret */
int point_format; /*!< format for point export */
int point_format; /*!< format for point export in TLS messages */
ecp_point Vi; /*!< blinding value (for later) */
ecp_point Vf; /*!< un-blinding value (for later) */
mpi _d; /*!< previous d */
mpi _d; /*!< previous d (for later) */
}
ecdh_context;
/**
* \brief Generate a public key
* \brief Generate a public key.
* Raw function that only does the core computation.
*
* \param grp ECP group
* \param d Destination MPI (secret exponent)
* \param d Destination MPI (secret exponent, aka private key)
* \param Q Destination point (public key)
* \param f_rng RNG function
* \param p_rng RNG parameter
@ -77,11 +78,12 @@ int ecdh_gen_public( ecp_group *grp, mpi *d, ecp_point *Q,
/**
* \brief Compute shared secret
* Raw function that only does the core computation.
*
* \param grp ECP group
* \param z Destination MPI (shared secret)
* \param Q Public key from other party
* \param d Our secret exponent
* \param d Our secret exponent (private key)
* \param f_rng RNG function (see notes)
* \param p_rng RNG parameter
*
@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ void ecdh_init( ecdh_context *ctx );
void ecdh_free( ecdh_context *ctx );
/**
* \brief Setup and write the ServerKeyExhange parameters
* \brief Generate a public key and a TLS ServerKeyExchange payload.
* (First function used by a TLS server for ECDHE.)
*
* \param ctx ECDH context
* \param olen number of chars written
@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ int ecdh_make_params( ecdh_context *ctx, size_t *olen,
void *p_rng );
/**
* \brief Parse the ServerKeyExhange parameters
* \brief Parse and procress a TLS ServerKeyExhange payload.
* (First function used by a TLS client for ECDHE.)
*
* \param ctx ECDH context
* \param buf pointer to start of input buffer
@ -144,7 +148,10 @@ int ecdh_read_params( ecdh_context *ctx,
const unsigned char **buf, const unsigned char *end );
/**
* \brief Setup an ECDH context from an EC key
* \brief Setup an ECDH context from an EC key.
* (Used by clients and servers in place of the
* ServerKeyEchange for static ECDH: import ECDH parameters
* from a certificate's EC key information.)
*
* \param ctx ECDH constext to set
* \param key EC key to use
@ -156,7 +163,8 @@ int ecdh_get_params( ecdh_context *ctx, const ecp_keypair *key,
ecdh_side side );
/**
* \brief Setup and export the client's public value
* \brief Generate a public key and a TLS ClientKeyExchange payload.
* (Second function used by a TLS client for ECDH(E).)
*
* \param ctx ECDH context
* \param olen number of bytes actually written
@ -173,7 +181,8 @@ int ecdh_make_public( ecdh_context *ctx, size_t *olen,
void *p_rng );
/**
* \brief Parse and import the client's public value
* \brief Parse and process a TLS ClientKeyExchange payload.
* (Second function used by a TLS server for ECDH(E).)
*
* \param ctx ECDH context
* \param buf start of input buffer
@ -185,7 +194,8 @@ int ecdh_read_public( ecdh_context *ctx,
const unsigned char *buf, size_t blen );
/**
* \brief Derive and export the shared secret
* \brief Derive and export the shared secret.
* (Last function used by both TLS client en servers.)
*
* \param ctx ECDH context
* \param olen number of bytes written