NAME

       EVP_KDF-KRB5KDF - The RFC3961 Krb5 KDF EVP_KDF implementation

DESCRIPTION

       Support for computing the KRB5KDF KDF through the EVP_KDF API.

       The EVP_KDF-KRB5KDF algorithm implements the key derivation function defined in RFC 3961,
       section 5.1 and is used by Krb5 to derive session keys.  Three inputs are required to
       perform key derivation: a cipher, (for example AES-128-CBC), the initial key, and a
       constant.

   Identity
       "KRB5KDF" is the name for this implementation; it can be used with the EVP_KDF_fetch()
       function.

   Supported parameters
       The supported parameters are:

       "properties" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_PROPERTIES) <UTF8 string>
       "cipher" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_CIPHER) <UTF8 string>
       "key" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_KEY) <octet string>
           These parameters work as described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_KDF(3).

       "constant" (OSSL_KDF_PARAM_CONSTANT) <octet string>
           This parameter sets the constant value for the KDF.  If a value is already set, the
           contents are replaced.

NOTES

       A context for KRB5KDF can be obtained by calling:

        EVP_KDF *kdf = EVP_KDF_fetch(NULL, "KRB5KDF", NULL);
        EVP_KDF_CTX *kctx = EVP_KDF_CTX_new(kdf);

       The output length of the KRB5KDF derivation is specified via the keylen parameter to the
       EVP_KDF_derive(3) function, and MUST match the key length for the chosen cipher or an
       error is returned. Moreover, the constant's length must not exceed the block size of the
       cipher.  Since the KRB5KDF output length depends on the chosen cipher, calling
       EVP_KDF_CTX_get_kdf_size(3) to obtain the requisite length returns the correct length only
       after the cipher is set. Prior to that EVP_MAX_KEY_LENGTH is returned.  The caller must
       allocate a buffer of the correct length for the chosen cipher, and pass that buffer to the
       EVP_KDF_derive(3) function along with that length.

EXAMPLES

       This example derives a key using the AES-128-CBC cipher:

        EVP_KDF *kdf;
        EVP_KDF_CTX *kctx;
        unsigned char key[16] = "01234...";
        unsigned char constant[] = "I'm a constant";
        unsigned char out[16];
        size_t outlen = sizeof(out);
        OSSL_PARAM params[4], *p = params;

        kdf = EVP_KDF_fetch(NULL, "KRB5KDF", NULL);
        kctx = EVP_KDF_CTX_new(kdf);
        EVP_KDF_free(kdf);

        *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_utf8_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_CIPHER,
                                                SN_aes_128_cbc,
                                                strlen(SN_aes_128_cbc));
        *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_octet_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_KEY,
                                                 key, (size_t)16);
        *p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_octet_string(OSSL_KDF_PARAM_CONSTANT,
                                                 constant, strlen(constant));
        *p = OSSL_PARAM_construct_end();
        if (EVP_KDF_derive(kctx, out, outlen, params) <= 0)
            /* Error */

        EVP_KDF_CTX_free(kctx);

CONFORMING TO

       RFC 3961

SEE ALSO

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

HISTORY

       This functionality was added to OpenSSL 3.0.

COPYRIGHT

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       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use this file except
       in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source
       distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.