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authorHans Nilsson <[email protected]>2017-07-06 14:38:41 +0200
committerHans Nilsson <[email protected]>2017-07-07 14:31:49 +0200
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crypto: doc sign/5 and verify/6
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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index ecc33aafc3..5b2c46a004 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@
<code>digest_type() = md5 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code>
+ <code>rsa_digest_type() = md5 | ripemd160 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code>
+
+ <code>dss_digest_type() = sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code> <p>Note that the actual supported
+ dss_digest_type depends on the underlying crypto library. In OpenSSL version >= 1.0.1 the listed digest are supported, while in 1.0.0 only sha, sha224 and sha256 are supported. In version 0.9.8 only sha is supported.</p>
+
+ <code>ecdsa_digest_type() = sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code>
+
+ <code>sign_options() = [{rsa_pad, rsa_sign_padding()} | {rsa_pss_saltlen, integer()}]</code>
+
+ <code>rsa_sign_padding() = rsa_pkcs1_padding | rsa_pkcs1_pss_padding</code>
+
<code> hash_algorithms() = md5 | ripemd160 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512 </code> <p>md4 is also supported for hash_init/1 and hash/2.
Note that both md4 and md5 are recommended only for compatibility with existing applications.
</p>
@@ -682,6 +693,7 @@
<func>
<name>sign(Algorithm, DigestType, Msg, Key) -> binary()</name>
+ <name>sign(Algorithm, DigestType, Msg, Key, Options) -> binary()</name>
<fsummary> Create digital signature.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Algorithm = rsa | dss | ecdsa </v>
@@ -689,8 +701,9 @@
<d>The msg is either the binary "cleartext" data to be
signed or it is the hashed value of "cleartext" i.e. the
digest (plaintext).</d>
- <v>DigestType = digest_type()</v>
+ <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type() | ecdsa_digest_type()</v>
<v>Key = rsa_private() | dss_private() | [ecdh_private(),ecdh_params()]</v>
+ <v>Options = sign_options()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Creates a digital signature.</p>
@@ -871,15 +884,17 @@ _FloatValue = rand:uniform(). % [0.0; 1.0[</pre>
<func>
<name>verify(Algorithm, DigestType, Msg, Signature, Key) -> boolean()</name>
+ <name>verify(Algorithm, DigestType, Msg, Signature, Key, Options) -> boolean()</name>
<fsummary>Verifies a digital signature.</fsummary>
<type>
<v> Algorithm = rsa | dss | ecdsa </v>
<v>Msg = binary() | {digest,binary()}</v>
<d>The msg is either the binary "cleartext" data
or it is the hashed value of "cleartext" i.e. the digest (plaintext).</d>
- <v>DigestType = digest_type()</v>
+ <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type() | ecdsa_digest_type()</v>
<v>Signature = binary()</v>
<v>Key = rsa_public() | dss_public() | [ecdh_public(),ecdh_params()]</v>
+ <v>Options = sign_options()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Verifies a digital signature</p>