Plan 9 /sys/man/2/dsa

NAME

dsagen, dsasign, dsaverify, dsapuballoc, dsapubfree, dsaprivalloc, dsaprivfree, dsasigalloc, dsasigfree, dsaprivtopub – digital signature algorithm

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h> #include <libc.h> #include <mp.h> #include <libsec.h>
DSApriv*    dsagen(DSApub *opub)
DSAsig*     dsasign(DSApriv *k, mpint *m)
int         dsaverify(DSApub *k, DSAsig *sig, mpint *m)
DSApub*     dsapuballoc(void)
void        dsapubfree(DSApub*)
DSApriv*    dsaprivalloc(void)
void        dsaprivfree(DSApriv*)
DSAsig*     dsasigalloc(void)
void        dsasigfree(DSAsig*)
DSApub*     dsaprivtopub(DSApriv*)

DESCRIPTION

DSA is the NIST approved digital signature algorithm. The owner of a key publishes the public part of the key:

struct DSApub { mpint       *p;    // modulus mpint       *q;    // group order, q divides p–1 mpint       *alpha;     // group generator mpint       *key;       // alpha**secret mod p };

This part can be used for verifying signatures (with dsaverify) created by the owner. The owner signs (with dsasign) using his private key:

struct DSApriv { DSApub      pub; mpint       *secret; // (decryption key) };

Keys are generated using dsagen. If dsagen's argument opub is nil, a key is created using a new p and q generated by DSAprimes (see prime(2)). Otherwise, p and q are copied from the old key.
Dsaprivtopub returns a newly allocated copy of the public key corresponding to the private key.
The routines dsapuballoc, dsapubfree, dsaprivalloc, and dsaprivfree are provided to manage key storage.
Dsasign signs message m using a private key k yielding a

struct DSAsig { mpint       *r, *s; };

Dsaverify returns 0 if the signature is valid and –1 if not.
The routines dsasigalloc and dsasigfree are provided to manage signature storage.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libsec


	dsagen, dsasign, dsaverify, dsapuballoc, dsapubfree, dsaprivalloc, dsaprivfree, dsasigalloc, dsasigfree, dsaprivtopub – digital signature algorithm


	mp(2), aes(2), blowfish(2), des(2), rc4(2), rsa(2), sechash(2), prime(2), rand(2), dsa(8)