NAME

       EVP_PKEY_check, EVP_PKEY_param_check, EVP_PKEY_param_check_quick, EVP_PKEY_public_check,
       EVP_PKEY_public_check_quick, EVP_PKEY_private_check, EVP_PKEY_pairwise_check - key and parameter
       validation functions

SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/evp.h>

        int EVP_PKEY_check(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_param_check(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_param_check_quick(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_public_check(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_public_check_quick(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_private_check(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
        int EVP_PKEY_pairwise_check(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);

DESCRIPTION

       EVP_PKEY_param_check() validates the parameters component of the key given by ctx. This check will always
       succeed for key types that do not have parameters.

       EVP_PKEY_param_check_quick() validates the parameters component of the key given by ctx like
       EVP_PKEY_param_check() does. However some algorithm implementations may offer a quicker form of
       validation that omits some checks in order to perform a lightweight sanity check of the key. If a quicker
       form is not provided then this function call does the same thing as EVP_PKEY_param_check().

       EVP_PKEY_public_check() validates the public component of the key given by ctx.

       EVP_PKEY_public_check_quick() validates the public component of the key given by ctx like
       EVP_PKEY_public_check() does. However some algorithm implementations may offer a quicker form of
       validation that omits some checks in order to perform a lightweight sanity check of the key. If a quicker
       form is not provided then this function call does the same thing as EVP_PKEY_public_check().

       EVP_PKEY_private_check() validates the private component of the key given by ctx.

       EVP_PKEY_pairwise_check() validates that the public and private components have the correct mathematical
       relationship to each other for the key given by ctx.

       EVP_PKEY_check() is an alias for the EVP_PKEY_pairwise_check() function.

NOTES

       Key validation used by the OpenSSL FIPS provider complies with the rules within SP800-56A and SP800-56B.
       For backwards compatibility reasons the OpenSSL default provider may use checks that are not as
       restrictive for certain key types.  For further information see "DSA key validation" in EVP_PKEY-DSA(7),
       "DH key validation" in EVP_PKEY-DH(7), "EC key validation" in EVP_PKEY-EC(7) and "RSA key validation" in
       EVP_PKEY-RSA(7).

       Refer to SP800-56A and SP800-56B for rules relating to when these functions should be called during key
       establishment.  It is not necessary to call these functions after locally calling an approved key
       generation method, but may be required for assurance purposes when receiving keys from a third party.

RETURN VALUES

       All functions return 1 for success or others for failure.  They return -2 if the operation is not
       supported for the specific algorithm.

SEE ALSO

       EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(3), EVP_PKEY_fromdata(3), EVP_PKEY-DH(7), EVP_PKEY-FFC(7), EVP_PKEY-DSA(7),
       EVP_PKEY-EC(7), EVP_PKEY-RSA(7),

HISTORY

       EVP_PKEY_check(), EVP_PKEY_public_check() and EVP_PKEY_param_check() were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.

       EVP_PKEY_param_check_quick(), EVP_PKEY_public_check_quick(), EVP_PKEY_private_check() and
       EVP_PKEY_pairwise_check() were added in OpenSSL 3.0.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2006-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       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>.