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diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/cert_records.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/cert_records.xml index 857a39bf40..4d4533fe21 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/cert_records.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/cert_records.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. </legalnotice> - <title>Certificate records</title> + <title>Certificate Records</title> <prepared>Ingela Anderton Andin</prepared> <responsible></responsible> <docno></docno> @@ -34,66 +34,81 @@ <file>cert_records.xml</file> </header> - <p>This chapter briefly describes erlang records derived from ASN1 - specifications used to handle <c> X509 certificates</c> and <c>CertificationRequest</c>. - The intent is to describe the data types -and not to specify the semantics of each component. For information on the -semantics, please see <url + <p>This section briefly describes Erlang records derived from ASN.1 + specifications used to handle <c>X509 certificates</c> and <c>CertificationRequest</c>. + The scope is to describe the data types of each component, + not the semantics. For information on the semantics, refer to <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">RFC 5280</url> and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5967.txt">PKCS-10</url>. </p> <p>Use the following include directive to get access to the - records and constant macros (OIDs) described in the following sections.</p> + records and constant macros (OIDs) described in the following sections:</p> <code> -include_lib("public_key/include/public_key.hrl"). </code> - <p>The used ASN1 specifications are available <c>asn1</c> subdirectory - of the application <c>public_key</c>. - </p> + <p>The used ASN.1 specifications are available in the <c>asn1</c> subdirectory + of the <c>public_key</c> application.</p> <section> <title>Common Data Types</title> - <p>Common non standard erlang - data types used to described the record fields in the - below sections are defined in <seealso - marker="public_key">public key reference manual </seealso> or - follows here.</p> - - <p><c>time() = uct_time() | general_time()</c></p> - - <p><c>uct_time() = {utcTime, "YYMMDDHHMMSSZ"} </c></p> - - <p><c>general_time() = {generalTime, "YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ"} </c></p> - - <p><c> - general_name() = {rfc822Name, string()} | {dNSName, string()} - | {x400Address, string()} | {directoryName, - {rdnSequence, [#AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}} | - | {eidPartyName, special_string()} - | {eidPartyName, special_string(), special_string()} - | {uniformResourceIdentifier, string()} | {ipAddress, string()} | - {registeredId, oid()} | {otherName, term()} - </c></p> + <p>Common non-standard Erlang + data types used to describe the record fields in the + following sections are defined in the <c>public_key</c> <seealso + marker="public_key">Reference Manual</seealso>, or + follows here:</p> - <p><c> - special_string() = - {teletexString, string()} | {printableString, string()} | - {universalString, string()} | {utf8String, binary()} | - {bmpString, string()} - </c></p> - - <p><c> - dist_reason() = unused | keyCompromise | cACompromise | - affiliationChanged | superseded | cessationOfOperation | - certificateHold | privilegeWithdrawn | - aACompromise - </c></p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>time()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>uct_time() | general_time()</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>uct_time()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{utcTime, "YYMMDDHHMMSSZ"}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>general_time()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{generalTime, "YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ"}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>general_name()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>{rfc822Name, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {dNSName, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {x400Address, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {directoryName, {rdnSequence, [#AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}}</c></p> + <p><c>| {eidPartyName, special_string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {eidPartyName, special_string(), special_string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {uniformResourceIdentifier, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {ipAddress, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {registeredId, oid()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {otherName, term()}</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>special_string()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>{teletexString, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {printableString, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {universalString, string()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {utf8String, binary()}</c></p> + <p><c>| {bmpString, string()}</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>dist_reason()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>unused</c></p> + <p><c>| keyCompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| cACompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| affiliationChanged</c></p> + <p><c>| superseded</c></p> + <p><c>| cessationOfOperation</c></p> + <p><c>| certificateHold</c></p> + <p><c>| privilegeWithdrawn</c></p> + <p><c>| aACompromise</c></p> + </item> + </taglist> + </section> <section> - <title> PKIX Certificates</title> + <title>PKIX Certificates</title> + <p>Erlang representation of PKIX certificates derived from ASN.1 + specifications and RFC 5280 are as follows:</p> <code> #'Certificate'{ tbsCertificate, % #'TBSCertificate'{} @@ -117,8 +132,7 @@ semantics, please see <url #'AlgorithmIdentifier'{ algorithm, % oid() parameters % der_encoded() - }. -</code> + }.</code> <code> #'OTPCertificate'{ @@ -143,20 +157,20 @@ semantics, please see <url #'SignatureAlgorithm'{ algorithm, % id_signature_algorithm() parameters % asn1_novalue | #'Dss-Parms'{} - }. -</code> + }.</code> -<p><c> id_signature_algorithm() = ?oid_name_as_erlang_atom</c> for available -oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> +<p>Here, <c>id_signature_algorithm()</c> = ?OID name, for available OID names, for example +<c>?id-dsa-with-sha1</c>. That is, by prepending "?" to the OID name, represented as an Erlang atom.</p> +<p>The available OID names are as follows:</p> <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-dsa-with-sha1</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-dsaWithSHA1 (ISO alt oid to above)</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-dsaWithSHA1 (ISO or OID to above)</cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">md2WithRSAEncryption</cell> @@ -168,7 +182,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <cell align="left" valign="middle">sha1WithRSAEncryption</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">sha-1WithRSAEncryption (ISO alt oid to above)</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">sha-1WithRSAEncryption (ISO or OID to above)</cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">sha224WithRSAEncryption</cell> @@ -182,21 +196,24 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">ecdsa-with-SHA1</cell> </row> - <tcaption>Signature algorithm oids </tcaption> + <tcaption>Signature Algorithm OIDs </tcaption> </table> +<p>The data type <c>'AttributeTypeAndValue'</c>, is represented as + the following erlang record:</p> + <code> #'AttributeTypeAndValue'{ type, % id_attributes() value % term() - }. -</code> + }.</code> -<p><c>id_attributes() </c></p> +<p>The attribute OID name atoms and their corresponding value types +are as follows:</p> <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Value type</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Value Type</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-at-name</cell> @@ -254,9 +271,12 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-at-pseudonym</cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">special_string()</cell> </row> - <tcaption>Attribute oids </tcaption> + <tcaption>Attribute OIDs</tcaption> </table> +<p>The data types <c>'Validity'</c>, <c>'SubjectPublicKeyInfo'</c>, and +<c>'SubjectPublicKeyInfoAlgorithm'</c> are represented as the following Erlang records:</p> + <code> #'Validity'{ notBefore, % time() @@ -271,13 +291,12 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> #'SubjectPublicKeyInfoAlgorithm'{ algorithm, % id_public_key_algorithm() parameters % public_key_params() - }. -</code> + }.</code> -<p><c> id_public_key_algorithm() </c></p> +<p>The public-key algorithm OID name atoms are as follows:</p> <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">rsaEncryption</cell> @@ -294,7 +313,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ecPublicKey</cell> </row> - <tcaption>Public key algorithm oids </tcaption> + <tcaption>Public-Key Algorithm OIDs</tcaption> </table> <code> @@ -302,8 +321,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> extnID, % id_extensions() | oid() critical, % boolean() extnValue % der_encoded() - }. -</code> + }.</code> <p><c>id_extensions()</c> <seealso marker="#StdCertExt">Standard Certificate Extensions</seealso>, @@ -316,12 +334,15 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <section> <marker id="StdCertExt"></marker> - <title>Standard certificate extensions</title> - + <title>Standard Certificate Extensions</title> + + <p>The standard certificate extensions OID name atoms and their + corresponding value types are as follows:</p> + <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Value type</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Value Type</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ce-authorityKeyIdentifier</cell> @@ -333,7 +354,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ce-keyUsage</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle"> [key_usage()]</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">[key_usage()]</cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ce-privateKeyUsagePeriod</cell> @@ -400,17 +421,26 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <tcaption>Standard Certificate Extensions</tcaption> </table> - <p><c> - key_usage() = digitalSignature | nonRepudiation | keyEncipherment| - dataEncipherment | keyAgreement | keyCertSign | cRLSign | encipherOnly | - decipherOnly - </c></p> + <p>Here:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>key_usage()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>digitalSignature</c></p> + <p><c>| nonRepudiation</c></p> + <p><c>| keyEncipherment</c></p> + <p><c>| dataEncipherment</c></p> + <p><c>| keyAgreement</c></p> + <p><c>| keyCertSign</c></p> + <p><c>| cRLSign</c></p> + <p><c>| encipherOnly</c></p> + <p><c>| decipherOnly </c></p> + </item> + </taglist> - <p><c> id_key_purpose()</c></p> + <p>And for <c>id_key_purpose()</c>:</p> <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-kp-serverAuth</cell> @@ -430,7 +460,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-kp-OCSPSigning</cell> </row> - <tcaption>Key purpose oids </tcaption> + <tcaption>Key Purpose OIDs</tcaption> </table> <code> @@ -501,8 +531,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> [#AttributeTypeAndValue{}]} reasons, % [dist_reason()] cRLIssuer % [general_name()] - }). -</code> + }).</code> </section> @@ -510,10 +539,13 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <marker id="PrivIntExt"></marker> <title>Private Internet Extensions</title> + <p>The private internet extensions OID name atoms and their corresponding value + types are as follows:</p> + <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Value type</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Value Type</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-pe-authorityInfoAccess</cell> @@ -530,13 +562,15 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> #'AccessDescription'{ accessMethod, % oid() accessLocation % general_name() - }). -</code> + }).</code> </section> <section> - <title> CRL and CRL Extensions Profile</title> + <title>CRL and CRL Extensions Profile</title> + + <p>Erlang representation of CRL and CRL extensions profile + derived from ASN.1 specifications and RFC 5280 are as follows:</p> <code> #'CertificateList'{ @@ -559,17 +593,19 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> userCertificate, % integer() revocationDate, % timer() crlEntryExtensions % [#'Extension'{}] - }). - </code> + }).</code> <section> <marker id="CRLCertExt"></marker> - <title>CRL Extensions </title> + <title>CRL Extensions</title> + + <p>The CRL extensions OID name atoms and their corresponding value types are as follows:</p> + <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Value type</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Value Type</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ce-authorityKeyIdentifier</cell> @@ -599,6 +635,9 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> <tcaption>CRL Extensions</tcaption> </table> + <p>Here, the data type <c>'IssuingDistributionPoint'</c> is represented as + the following Erlang record:</p> + <code> #'IssuingDistributionPoint'{ distributionPoint, % {fullName, [general_name()]} | {nameRelativeToCRLIssuer, @@ -608,18 +647,19 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> onlySomeReasons, % [dist_reason()] indirectCRL, % boolean() onlyContainsAttributeCerts % boolean() - }). - </code> + }).</code> </section> <section> <marker id="CRLEntryExt"></marker> - <title> CRL Entry Extensions </title> + <title>CRL Entry Extensions</title> + + <p>The CRL entry extensions OID name atoms and their corresponding value types are as follows:</p> <table> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">OID name</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Value type</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>OID Name</em></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Value Type</em></cell> </row> <row> <cell align="left" valign="middle">id-ce-cRLReason</cell> @@ -639,17 +679,31 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> </row> <tcaption>CRL Entry Extensions</tcaption> </table> - <p><c> - crl_reason() = unspecified | keyCompromise | cACompromise | - affiliationChanged | superseded | cessationOfOperation | - certificateHold | removeFromCRL | privilegeWithdrawn | - aACompromise - </c></p> + + + <p>Here:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>crl_reason()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>unspecified</c>c></p> + <p><c>| keyCompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| cACompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| affiliationChanged</c></p> + <p><c>| superseded</c></p> + <p><c>| cessationOfOperation</c></p> + <p><c>| certificateHold</c></p> + <p><c>| removeFromCRL</c></p> + <p><c>| privilegeWithdrawn</c></p> + <p><c>| aACompromise</c></p> + </item> + </taglist> + </section> <section> <marker id="PKCS10"></marker> <title>PKCS#10 Certification Request</title> + <p>Erlang representation of a PKCS#10 certification request + derived from ASN.1 specifications and RFC 5280 are as follows:</p> <code> #'CertificationRequest'{ certificationRequestInfo #'CertificationRequestInfo'{}, @@ -682,8 +736,7 @@ oid names see table below. Ex: ?'id-dsa-with-sha1'</p> #'AttributePKCS-10'{ type = oid(), values = [der_encoded()] -} - </code> +} </code> </section> </section> diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml index bf11a092d8..17f4e5155a 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml @@ -36,27 +36,28 @@ <section> <title>Purpose</title> - <p> public_key deals with public key related file formats, digital - signatures and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt"> + <p>The <c>public_key</c> application deals with public-key related file + formats, digital signatures, and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt"> X-509 certificates</url>. It is a library application that - provides encode/decode, sign/verify, encrypt/decrypt and similar - functionality, it does not read or write files it expects or returns + provides encode/decode, sign/verify, encrypt/decrypt, and similar + functionality. It does not read or write files, it expects or returns file contents or partial file contents as binaries. </p> </section> <section> <title>Prerequisites</title> - <p>It is assumed that the reader has a basic understanding - of the concepts of using public keys and digital certificates.</p> + <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang programming + language and has a basic understanding of the concepts of using public-keys + and digital certificates.</p> </section> <section> - <title>Performance tips</title> - <p>The public_key decode and encode functions will try to use the NIFs - which are in the ASN1 compilers runtime modules if they can be found. - So for the best performance you want to have the ASN1 application in the - path of your system. </p> + <title>Performance Tips</title> + <p>The <c>public_key</c> decode- and encode-functions try to use the NIFs + in the <c>ASN.1</c> compilers runtime modules, if they can be found. + Thus, to have the <c>ASN.1</c> application in the + path of your system gives the best performance.</p> </section> </chapter> diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/part.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/part.xml index 73146c8e2a..d3cc9303bd 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/part.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/part.xml @@ -31,15 +31,14 @@ <file>part.xml</file> </header> <description> - <p> This application provides an API to public key infrastructure + <p>This application provides an API to public-key infrastructure from <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">RFC - 5280</url> (X.509 certificates) and public key formats defined by + 5280</url> (X.509 certificates) and public-key formats defined by the <url href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKCS"> - PKCS-standard</url></p> + PKCS</url> standard.</p> </description> <xi:include href="introduction.xml"/> - <xi:include href="public_key_records.xml"/> - <xi:include href="cert_records.xml"/> + <xi:include href="records.xml"/> <xi:include href="using_public_key.xml"/> </part> diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml index b86d0fe0ab..ddaa8c2530 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml @@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ <rev></rev> </header> <module>public_key</module> - <modulesummary> API module for public key infrastructure.</modulesummary> + <modulesummary>API module for public-key infrastructure.</modulesummary> <description> - <p>This module provides functions to handle public key infrastructure. It can - encode/decode different file formats (PEM, openssh), sign and verify digital signatures and validate - certificate paths and certificate revocation lists. + <p>This module provides functions to handle public-key infrastructure. It can + encode/decode different file formats (PEM, OpenSSH), sign and verify digital signatures, + and validate certificate paths and certificate revocation lists. </p> </description> @@ -43,94 +43,152 @@ <title>public_key</title> <list type="bulleted"> - <item>public_key requires the crypto and asn1 applications, the latter since R16 (hopefully the runtime dependency on asn1 will - be removed again in the future).</item> + <item><c>public_key</c> requires the <c>crypto</c> and <c>ASN.1</c> applications, + the latter as OTP R16 (hopefully the runtime dependency on <c>ASN.1</c> will + be removed again in the future).</item> <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">RFC 5280 </url> - - Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile </item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> PKCS-1 </url> - RSA Cryptography Standard </item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/fips_186-3.pdf"> DSS</url>- Digital Signature Standard (DSA - Digital Signature Algorithm)</item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/standards-initiatives/pkcs-3-diffie-hellman-key-agreement-standar.htm"> PKCS-3 </url> - Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Standard </item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2898.txt"> PKCS-5</url> - Password-Based Cryptography Standard </item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5208.txt"> PKCS-8</url> - Private-Key Information Syntax Standard</item> - <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5967.txt"> PKCS-10</url> - Certification Request Syntax Standard</item> + Internet X.509 Public-Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List + (CRL) Profile </item> + <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> PKCS-1 </url> - + RSA Cryptography Standard </item> + <item>Supports <url href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/fips_186-3.pdf"> DSS</url> - + Digital Signature Standard (DSA - Digital Signature Algorithm)</item> + <item>Supports + <url href="http://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/standards-initiatives/pkcs-3-diffie-hellman-key-agreement-standar.htm"> PKCS-3 </url> - + Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Standard </item> + <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2898.txt"> PKCS-5</url> - + Password-Based Cryptography Standard </item> + <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5208.txt"> PKCS-8</url> - + Private-Key Information Syntax Standard</item> + <item>Supports <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5967.txt"> PKCS-10</url> - + Certification Request Syntax Standard</item> </list> </section> <section> - <title>COMMON DATA TYPES </title> + <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <note><p>All records used in this manual + <note><p>All records used in this Reference Manual <!-- except #policy_tree_node{} --> are generated from ASN.1 specifications and are documented in the User's Guide. See <seealso - marker="public_key_records">Public key records</seealso> and <seealso - marker="cert_records">X.509 Certificate records</seealso>. + marker="public_key_records">Public-key Records</seealso> and <seealso + marker="cert_records">X.509 Certificate Records</seealso>. </p></note> <p>Use the following include directive to get access to the - records and constant macros described here and in the User's Guide.</p> + records and constant macros described here and in the User's Guide:</p> <code> -include_lib("public_key/include/public_key.hrl").</code> - <p><em>Data Types </em></p> - - <p><code>oid() - Object Identifier, a tuple of integers as generated by the ASN1 compiler.</code></p> - - <p><code>boolean() = true | false</code></p> - - <p><code>string() = [bytes()]</code></p> - - <p><code>der_encoded() = binary()</code></p> - - <p><code>pki_asn1_type() = 'Certificate' | 'RSAPrivateKey'| 'RSAPublicKey' | - 'DSAPrivateKey' | 'DSAPublicKey' | 'DHParameter' | - 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo' | 'PrivateKeyInfo' | - 'CertificationRequest' | 'ECPrivateKey' | 'EcpkParameters'</code></p> - - <p><code>pem_entry () = {pki_asn1_type(), binary(), %% DER or encrypted DER - not_encrypted | cipher_info()}</code></p> - - <p><code>cipher_info() = {"RC2-CBC | "DES-CBC" | "DES-EDE3-CBC", - crypto:rand_bytes(8) | {#'PBEParameter{}, digest_type()} |#'PBES2-params'{}}</code></p> - - <p><code>public_key() = rsa_public_key() | dsa_public_key() | ec_public_key()</code></p> - <p><code>private_key() = rsa_private_key() | dsa_private_key() | ec_private_key()</code></p> - <p><code>rsa_public_key() = #'RSAPublicKey'{}</code></p> - - <p><code>rsa_private_key() = #'RSAPrivateKey'{}</code></p> - - <p><code>dsa_public_key() = {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}</code></p> - - <p><code>dsa_private_key() = #'DSAPrivateKey'{}</code></p> - - <p><code>ec_public_key() = {#'ECPoint'{}, #'EcpkParameters'{} | - {namedCurve, oid()}}</code></p> - - <p><code>ec_private_key() = #'ECPrivateKey'{}</code></p> - - <p><code>public_crypt_options() = [{rsa_pad, rsa_padding()}].</code></p> - - <p><code>rsa_padding() = 'rsa_pkcs1_padding' | 'rsa_pkcs1_oaep_padding' | - 'rsa_no_padding'</code></p> + <p>The following data types are used in the functions for <c>public_key</c>:</p> - <p><code>digest_type() - Union of below digest types</code></p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>oid()</c></tag> + <item><p>Object identifier, a tuple of integers as generated by the <c>ASN.1</c> compiler.</p></item> + + <tag><c>boolean()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>true | false</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>string()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>[bytes()]</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>der_encoded()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>binary()</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>pki_asn1_type()</c></tag> + <item>= <p><c>'Certificate'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'RSAPrivateKey'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'RSAPublicKey'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'DSAPrivateKey'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'DSAPublicKey'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'DHParameter'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'PrivateKeyInfo'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'CertificationRequest'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'ECPrivateKey'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'EcpkParameters'</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>pem_entry ()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{pki_asn1_type(), binary(), %% DER or encrypted DER not_encrypted</c></p> + <p><c>| cipher_info()}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>cipher_info()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{"RC2-CBC" | "DES-CBC" | "DES-EDE3-CBC", crypto:rand_bytes(8)</c></p> + <p><c>| {#'PBEParameter{}, digest_type()} | #'PBES2-params'{}}</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>public_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>rsa_public_key() | dsa_public_key() | ec_public_key()</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>private_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>rsa_private_key() | dsa_private_key() | ec_private_key()</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>rsa_public_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>rsa_private_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>dsa_public_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>dsa_private_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>#'DSAPrivateKey'{}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>ec_public_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{#'ECPoint'{}, #'EcpkParameters'{} | {namedCurve, oid()}}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>ec_private_key()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>#'ECPrivateKey'{}</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>public_crypt_options()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>[{rsa_pad, rsa_padding()}]</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>rsa_padding()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>'rsa_pkcs1_padding'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'rsa_pkcs1_oaep_padding'</c></p> + <p><c>| 'rsa_no_padding'</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>digest_type()</c></tag> + <item><p>Union of <c>rsa_digest_type()</c>, <c>dss_digest_type()</c>, + and <c>ecdsa_digest_type()</c>.</p></item> + + <tag><c>rsa_digest_type()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>'md5' | 'sha' | 'sha224' | 'sha256' | 'sha384' | 'sha512'</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>dss_digest_type()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>'sha'</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>ecdsa_digest_type()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>'sha'| 'sha224' | 'sha256' | 'sha384' | 'sha512'</c></p></item> + + <tag><c>crl_reason()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>unspecified</c></p> + <p><c>| keyCompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| cACompromise</c></p> + <p><c>| affiliationChanged</c></p> + <p><c>| superseded</c></p> + <p><c>| cessationOfOperation</c></p> + <p><c>| certificateHold</c></p> + <p><c>| privilegeWithdrawn</c></p> + <p><c>| aACompromise</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>issuer_name()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>{rdnSequence,[#'AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}</c></p> + </item> + + <tag><c>ssh_file()</c></tag> + <item><p>= <c>openssh_public_key</c></p> + <p><c>| rfc4716_public_key</c></p> + <p><c>| known_hosts</c></p> + <p><c>| auth_keys</c></p> + </item> + </taglist> - <p><code>rsa_digest_type() = 'md5' | 'sha' | 'sha224' | 'sha256' | 'sha384' | - 'sha512'</code></p> - - <p><code>dss_digest_type() = 'sha'</code></p> - - <p><code>ecdsa_digest_type() = 'sha'| 'sha224' | 'sha256' | 'sha384' | 'sha512'</code></p> - - <p><code>crl_reason() = unspecified | keyCompromise | cACompromise | - affiliationChanged | superseded | cessationOfOperation | - certificateHold | privilegeWithdrawn | aACompromise</code></p> - - <p><code>issuer_name() = {rdnSequence,[#'AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]} </code> </p> - - <p><code>ssh_file() = openssh_public_key | rfc4716_public_key | known_hosts | - auth_keys</code></p> <!-- <p><code>policy_tree() = [Root, Children]</code></p> --> @@ -138,12 +196,12 @@ <!-- <p><code>Children = [] | policy_tree()</code></p> --> -<!-- <p> The policy_tree_node record has the following fields:</p> --> +<!-- <p>The <c>policy_tree_node</c> record has the following fields:</p> --> <!-- <taglist> --> <!-- <tag>valid_policy</tag> --> -<!-- <item> Is a single policy OID representing a --> +<!-- <item>A single policy OID representing a --> <!-- valid policy for the path of length x.</item> --> <!-- <tag>qualifier_set</tag> --> @@ -151,13 +209,13 @@ <!-- with the valid policy in certificate x.</item> --> <!-- <tag>critically_indicator</tag> --> -<!-- <item>The critically_indicator indicates whether the --> +<!-- <item>Indicates whether the --> <!-- certificate policy extension in certificate x was marked as --> -<!-- critical. </item> --> +<!-- critical.</item> --> <!-- <tag>expected_policy_set</tag> --> -<!-- <item>The expected_policy_set contains one or more policy OIDs --> -<!-- that would satisfy this policy in the certificate x+1. </item> --> +<!-- <item>Contains one or more policy OIDs --> +<!-- that would satisfy this policy in the certificate x+1.</item> --> <!-- </taglist> --> </section> @@ -166,27 +224,27 @@ <func> <name>compute_key(OthersKey, MyKey)-></name> <name>compute_key(OthersKey, MyKey, Params)-></name> - <fsummary> Compute shared secret</fsummary> + <fsummary>Computes shared secret.</fsummary> <type> <v>OthersKey = #'ECPoint'{} | binary(), MyKey = #'ECPrivateKey'{} | binary()</v> <v>Params = #'DHParameter'{}</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Compute shared secret </p> + <p>Computes shared secret.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>decrypt_private(CipherText, Key) -> binary()</name> <name>decrypt_private(CipherText, Key, Options) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary>Public key decryption.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Public-key decryption.</fsummary> <type> <v>CipherText = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_private_key()</v> <v>Options = public_crypt_options()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Public key decryption using the private key. See also <seealso + <p>Public-key decryption using the private key. See also <seealso marker="crypto:crypto#private_decrypt/4">crypto:private_decrypt/4</seealso></p> </desc> </func> @@ -194,156 +252,156 @@ <func> <name>decrypt_public(CipherText, Key) - > binary()</name> <name>decrypt_public(CipherText, Key, Options) - > binary()</name> - <fsummary></fsummary> + <fsummary>Public-key decryption.</fsummary> <type> <v>CipherText = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_public_key()</v> <v>Options = public_crypt_options()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Public key decryption using the public key. See also <seealso + <p>Public-key decryption using the public key. See also <seealso marker="crypto:crypto#public_decrypt/4">crypto:public_decrypt/4</seealso></p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>der_decode(Asn1type, Der) -> term()</name> - <fsummary> Decodes a public key ASN.1 DER encoded entity.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Decodes a public-key ASN.1 DER encoded entity.</fsummary> <type> <v>Asn1Type = atom()</v> - <d> ASN.1 type present in the public_key applications - asn1 specifications.</d> + <d>ASN.1 type present in the <c>public_key</c> applications + ASN.1 specifications.</d> <v>Der = der_encoded()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Decodes a public key ASN.1 DER encoded entity.</p> + <p>Decodes a public-key ASN.1 DER encoded entity.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>der_encode(Asn1Type, Entity) -> der_encoded()</name> - <fsummary> Encodes a public key entity with asn1 DER encoding.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Encodes a public-key entity with ASN.1 DER encoding.</fsummary> <type> <v>Asn1Type = atom()</v> - <d> Asn1 type present in the public_key applications + <d>ASN.1 type present in the public_key applications ASN.1 specifications.</d> <v>Entity = term()</v> - <d>The erlang representation of <c>Asn1Type</c></d> + <d>Erlang representation of <c>Asn1Type</c></d> </type> <desc> - <p> Encodes a public key entity with ASN.1 DER encoding.</p> + <p>Encodes a public-key entity with ASN.1 DER encoding.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>generate_key(Params) -> {Public::binary(), Private::binary()} | #'ECPrivateKey'{} </name> - <fsummary>Generates a new keypair</fsummary> + <fsummary>Generates a new keypair.</fsummary> <type> - <v> Params = #'DHParameter'{} | {namedCurve, oid()} | #'ECParameters'{} </v> + <v>Params = #'DHParameter'{} | {namedCurve, oid()} | #'ECParameters'{}</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Generates a new keypair</p> + <p>Generates a new keypair.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pem_decode(PemBin) -> [pem_entry()]</name> - <fsummary>Decode PEM binary data and return - entries as ASN.1 DER encoded entities. </fsummary> + <fsummary>Decodes PEM binary data and returns + entries as ASN.1 DER encoded entities.</fsummary> <type> <v>PemBin = binary()</v> <d>Example {ok, PemBin} = file:read_file("cert.pem").</d> </type> <desc> - <p>Decode PEM binary data and return + <p>Decodes PEM binary data and returns entries as ASN.1 DER encoded entities.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pem_encode(PemEntries) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary>Creates a PEM binary</fsummary> + <fsummary>Creates a PEM binary.</fsummary> <type> <v> PemEntries = [pem_entry()] </v> </type> <desc> - <p>Creates a PEM binary</p> + <p>Creates a PEM binary.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pem_entry_decode(PemEntry) -> term()</name> <name>pem_entry_decode(PemEntry, Password) -> term()</name> - <fsummary>Decodes a pem entry.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Decodes a PEM entry.</fsummary> <type> - <v> PemEntry = pem_entry() </v> - <v> Password = string() </v> + <v>PemEntry = pem_entry()</v> + <v>Password = string()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Decodes a PEM entry. pem_decode/1 returns a list of PEM - entries. Note that if the PEM entry is of type - 'SubjectPublickeyInfo' it will be further decoded to an - rsa_public_key() or dsa_public_key().</p> + <p>Decodes a PEM entry. <c>pem_decode/1</c> returns a list of PEM + entries. Notice that if the PEM entry is of type + 'SubjectPublickeyInfo', it is further decoded to an + <c>rsa_public_key()</c> or <c>dsa_public_key()</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pem_entry_encode(Asn1Type, Entity) -> pem_entry()</name> <name>pem_entry_encode(Asn1Type, Entity, {CipherInfo, Password}) -> pem_entry()</name> - <fsummary> Creates a PEM entry that can be fed to pem_encode/1.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Creates a PEM entry that can be fed to <c>pem_encode/1</c>.</fsummary> <type> <v>Asn1Type = pki_asn1_type()</v> <v>Entity = term()</v> - <d>The Erlang representation of - <c>Asn1Type</c>. If <c>Asn1Type</c> is 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo' - then <c>Entity</c> must be either an rsa_public_key() or a - dsa_public_key() and this function will create the appropriate + <d>Erlang representation of + <c>Asn1Type</c>. If <c>Asn1Type</c> is 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo', + <c>Entity</c> must be either an <c>rsa_public_key()</c> or a + <c>dsa_public_key()</c> and this function creates the appropriate 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo' entry. </d> <v>CipherInfo = cipher_info()</v> <v>Password = string()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Creates a PEM entry that can be feed to pem_encode/1.</p> + <p>Creates a PEM entry that can be feed to <c>pem_encode/1</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>encrypt_private(PlainText, Key) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary> Public key encryption using the private key.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Public-key encryption using the private key.</fsummary> <type> <v>PlainText = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_private_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Public key encryption using the private key. + <p>Public-key encryption using the private key. See also <seealso - marker="crypto:crypto#private_encrypt/4">crypto:private_encrypt/4</seealso></p> + marker="crypto:crypto#private_encrypt/4">crypto:private_encrypt/4</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>encrypt_public(PlainText, Key) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary> Public key encryption using the public key.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Public-key encryption using the public key.</fsummary> <type> <v>PlainText = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_public_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Public key encryption using the public key. See also <seealso - marker="crypto:crypto#public_encrypt/4">crypto:public_encrypt/4</seealso></p> + <p>Public-key encryption using the public key. See also <seealso + marker="crypto:crypto#public_encrypt/4">crypto:public_encrypt/4</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_decode_cert(Cert, otp|plain) -> #'Certificate'{} | #'OTPCertificate'{}</name> - <fsummary> Decodes an ASN.1 DER encoded PKIX x509 certificate.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Decodes an ASN.1 DER-encoded PKIX x509 certificate.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Decodes an ASN.1 DER encoded PKIX certificate. The otp option - will use the customized ASN.1 specification OTP-PKIX.asn1 for + <p>Decodes an ASN.1 DER-encoded PKIX certificate. Option <c>otp</c> + uses the customized ASN.1 specification OTP-PKIX.asn1 for decoding and also recursively decode most of the standard parts.</p> </desc> @@ -355,54 +413,54 @@ certificate.</fsummary> <type> <v>Asn1Type = atom()</v> - <d>The ASN.1 type can be 'Certificate', 'OTPCertificate' or a subtype of either .</d> + <d>The ASN.1 type can be 'Certificate', 'OTPCertificate' or a subtype of either.</d> <v>Entity = #'Certificate'{} | #'OTPCertificate'{} | a valid subtype</v> </type> <desc> <p>DER encodes a PKIX x509 certificate or part of such a certificate. This function must be used for encoding certificates or parts of certificates - that are decoded/created in the otp format, whereas for the plain format this - function will directly call der_encode/2. </p> + that are decoded/created in the <c>otp</c> format, whereas for the plain format this + function directly calls <c>der_encode/2</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_is_issuer(Cert, IssuerCert) -> boolean()</name> - <fsummary> Checks if <c>IssuerCert</c> issued <c>Cert</c> </fsummary> + <fsummary>Checks if <c>IssuerCert</c> issued <c>Cert</c>.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> <v>IssuerCert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Checks if <c>IssuerCert</c> issued <c>Cert</c> </p> + <p>Checks if <c>IssuerCert</c> issued <c>Cert</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_is_fixed_dh_cert(Cert) -> boolean()</name> - <fsummary> Checks if a Certificate is a fixed Diffie-Hellman Cert.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Checks if a certificate is a fixed Diffie-Hellman certificate.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Checks if a Certificate is a fixed Diffie-Hellman Cert.</p> + <p>Checks if a certificate is a fixed Diffie-Hellman certificate.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_is_self_signed(Cert) -> boolean()</name> - <fsummary> Checks if a Certificate is self signed.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Checks if a certificate is self-signed.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Checks if a Certificate is self signed.</p> + <p>Checks if a certificate is self-signed.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_issuer_id(Cert, IssuedBy) -> {ok, IssuerID} | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary> Returns the issuer id.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Returns the issuer id.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> <v>IssuedBy = self | other</v> @@ -411,43 +469,43 @@ <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Returns the issuer id.</p> + <p>Returns the issuer id.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_normalize_name(Issuer) -> Normalized</name> - <fsummary>Normalizes a issuer name so that it can be easily - compared to another issuer name. </fsummary> + <fsummary>Normalizes an issuer name so that it can be easily + compared to another issuer name.</fsummary> <type> <v>Issuer = issuer_name()</v> <v>Normalized = issuer_name()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Normalizes a issuer name so that it can be easily + <p>Normalizes an issuer name so that it can be easily compared to another issuer name.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_path_validation(TrustedCert, CertChain, Options) -> {ok, {PublicKeyInfo, PolicyTree}} | {error, {bad_cert, Reason}} </name> - <fsummary> Performs a basic path validation according to RFC 5280.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Performs a basic path validation according to RFC 5280.</fsummary> <type> - <v> TrustedCert = #'OTPCertificate'{} | der_encoded() | atom() </v> - <d>Normally a trusted certificate but it can also be a path validation + <v>TrustedCert = #'OTPCertificate'{} | der_encode() | atom()</v> + <d>Normally a trusted certificate, but it can also be a path-validation error that can be discovered while - constructing the input to this function and that should be run through the <c>verify_fun</c>. - For example <c>unknown_ca </c> or <c>selfsigned_peer </c> + constructing the input to this function and that is to be run through the <c>verify_fun</c>. + Examples are <c>unknown_ca</c> and <c>selfsigned_peer.</c> </d> - <v> CertChain = [der_encoded()]</v> - <d>A list of DER encoded certificates in trust order ending with the peer certificate.</d> - <v> Options = proplists:proplist()</v> + <v>CertChain = [der_encode()]</v> + <d>A list of DER-encoded certificates in trust order ending with the peer certificate.</d> + <v>Options = proplists:proplist()</v> <v>PublicKeyInfo = {?'rsaEncryption' | ?'id-dsa', rsa_public_key() | integer(), 'NULL' | 'Dss-Parms'{}}</v> - <v> PolicyTree = term() </v> - <d>At the moment this will always be an empty list as Policies are not currently supported</d> - <v> Reason = cert_expired | invalid_issuer | invalid_signature | name_not_permitted | + <v>PolicyTree = term()</v> + <d>At the moment this is always an empty list as policies are not currently supported.</d> + <v>Reason = cert_expired | invalid_issuer | invalid_signature | name_not_permitted | missing_basic_constraint | invalid_key_usage | {revoked, crl_reason()} | atom() </v> </type> @@ -455,17 +513,17 @@ <p> Performs a basic path validation according to <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">RFC 5280.</url> - However CRL validation is done separately by <seealso - marker="#pkix_crls_validate-3">pkix_crls_validate/3 </seealso> and should be called - from the supplied <c>verify_fun</c> + However, CRL validation is done separately by <seealso + marker="#pkix_crls_validate-3">pkix_crls_validate/3 </seealso> and is to be called + from the supplied <c>verify_fun</c>. </p> - <taglist> - <p> Available options are: </p> + <p>Available options:</p> + <taglist> <tag>{verify_fun, fun()}</tag> <item> - <p>The fun should be defined as:</p> + <p>The fun must be defined as:</p> <code> fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, @@ -478,53 +536,53 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, {unknown, UserState :: term()}. </code> - <p>If the verify callback fun returns {fail, Reason}, the + <p>If the verify callback fun returns <c>{fail, Reason}</c>, the verification process is immediately stopped. If the verify - callback fun returns {valid, UserState}, the verification - process is continued, this can be used to accept specific path - validation errors such as <c>selfsigned_peer</c> as well as - verifying application specific extensions. If called with an - extension unknown to the user application the return value - {unknown, UserState} should be used.</p> + callback fun returns <c>{valid, UserState}</c>, the verification + process is continued. This can be used to accept specific path + validation errors, such as <c>selfsigned_peer</c>, as well as + verifying application-specific extensions. If called with an + extension unknown to the user application, the return value + <c>{unknown, UserState}</c> is to be used.</p> </item> <tag>{max_path_length, integer()}</tag> <item> The <c>max_path_length</c> is the maximum number of non-self-issued - intermediate certificates that may follow the peer certificate - in a valid certification path. So if <c>max_path_length</c> is 0 the PEER must - be signed by the trusted ROOT-CA directly, if 1 the path can - be PEER, CA, ROOT-CA, if it is 2 PEER, CA, CA, ROOT-CA and so - on. + intermediate certificates that can follow the peer certificate + in a valid certification path. So, if <c>max_path_length</c> is 0, the PEER must + be signed by the trusted ROOT-CA directly, if it is 1, the path can + be PEER, CA, ROOT-CA, if it is 2, the path can + be PEER, CA, CA, ROOT-CA, and so on. </item> </taglist> - <p> Possible reasons for a bad certificate are: </p> + <p>Possible reasons for a bad certificate: </p> <taglist> <tag>cert_expired</tag> - <item>The certificate is no longer valid as its expiration date has passed.</item> + <item><p>Certificate is no longer valid as its expiration date has passed.</p></item> <tag>invalid_issuer</tag> - <item>The certificate issuer name does not match the name of the issuer certificate in the chain.</item> + <item><p>Certificate issuer name does not match the name of the issuer certificate in the chain.</p></item> <tag>invalid_signature</tag> - <item>The certificate was not signed by its issuer certificate in the chain.</item> + <item><p>Certificate was not signed by its issuer certificate in the chain.</p></item> <tag>name_not_permitted</tag> - <item>Invalid Subject Alternative Name extension.</item> + <item><p>Invalid Subject Alternative Name extension.</p></item> <tag>missing_basic_constraint</tag> - <item>Certificate, required to have the basic constraints extension, does not have - a basic constraints extension.</item> + <item><p>Certificate, required to have the basic constraints extension, does not have + a basic constraints extension.</p></item> <tag>invalid_key_usage</tag> - <item>Certificate key is used in an invalid way according to the key usage extension.</item> + <item><p>Certificate key is used in an invalid way according to the key-usage extension.</p></item> <tag>{revoked, crl_reason()}</tag> - <item>Certificate has been revoked.</item> + <item><p>Certificate has been revoked.</p></item> <tag>atom()</tag> - <item>Application specific error reason that should be checked by the verify_fun</item> + <item><p>Application-specific error reason that is to be checked by the <c>verify_fun</c>.</p></item> </taglist> </desc> @@ -543,44 +601,47 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, <func> <name>pkix_crls_validate(OTPCertificate, DPAndCRLs, Options) -> CRLStatus()</name> - <fsummary> Performs CRL validation.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Performs CRL validation.</fsummary> <type> - <v> OTPCertificate = #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> - <v> DPAndCRLs = [{DP::#'DistributionPoint'{}, {DerCRL::der_encoded(), CRL::#'CertificateList'{}}}] </v> - <v> Options = proplists:proplist()</v> - <v> CRLStatus() = valid | {bad_cert, revocation_status_undetermined} | + <v>OTPCertificate = #'OTPCertificate'{}</v> + <v>DPAndCRLs = [{DP::#'DistributionPoint'{}, {DerCRL::der_encoded(), CRL::#'CertificateList'{}}}] </v> + <v>Options = proplists:proplist()</v> + <v>CRLStatus() = valid | {bad_cert, revocation_status_undetermined} | {bad_cert, {revoked, crl_reason()}}</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Performs CRL validation. It is intended to be called from + <p>Performs CRL validation. It is intended to be called from the verify fun of <seealso marker="#pkix_path_validation-3"> pkix_path_validation/3 - </seealso></p> + </seealso>.</p> + + <p>Available options:</p> + <taglist> - <p> Available options are: </p> + <tag>{update_crl, fun()}</tag> <item> - <p>The fun has the following type spec:</p> + <p>The fun has the following type specification:</p> <code> fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}) -> #'CertificateList'{}</code> - <p>The fun should use the information in the distribution point to acesses - the lates possible version of the CRL. If this fun is not specified - public_key will use the default implementation: + <p>The fun uses the information in the distribution point to access + the latest possible version of the CRL. If this fun is not specified, + <c>public_key</c> uses the default implementation: </p> <code> fun(_DP, CRL) -> CRL end</code> </item> <tag>{issuer_fun, fun()}</tag> <item> - <p>The fun has the following type spec:</p> + <p>The fun has the following type specification:</p> <code> fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, {rdnSequence,[#'AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}, term()) -> {ok, #'OTPCertificate'{}, [der_encoded]}</code> - <p>The fun should return the root certificate and certificate chain + <p>The fun returns the root certificate and certificate chain that has signed the CRL. </p> <code> fun(DP, CRL, Issuer, UserState) -> {ok, RootCert, CertChain}</code> @@ -635,83 +696,83 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, <v>Key = rsa_public_key() | dsa_public_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Signs a 'OTPTBSCertificate'. Returns the corresponding - der encoded certificate.</p> + <p>Signs an 'OTPTBSCertificate'. Returns the corresponding + DER-encoded certificate.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_sign_types(AlgorithmId) -> {DigestType, SignatureType}</name> - <fsummary>Translates signature algorithm oid to erlang digest and signature algorithm types.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Translates signature algorithm OID to Erlang digest and signature algorithm types.</fsummary> <type> <v>AlgorithmId = oid()</v> - <d>Signature oid from a certificate or a certificate revocation list</d> - <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type() </v> + <d>Signature OID from a certificate or a certificate revocation list.</d> + <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type()</v> <v>SignatureType = rsa | dsa</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Translates signature algorithm oid to erlang digest and signature types. + <p>Translates signature algorithm OID to Erlang digest and signature types. </p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pkix_verify(Cert, Key) -> boolean()</name> - <fsummary> Verify pkix x.509 certificate signature.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Verifies PKIX x.509 certificate signature.</fsummary> <type> <v>Cert = der_encoded()</v> <v>Key = rsa_public_key() | dsa_public_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Verify PKIX x.509 certificate signature.</p> + <p>Verifies PKIX x.509 certificate signature.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>sign(Msg, DigestType, Key) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary> Create digital signature.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Creates a digital signature.</fsummary> <type> <v>Msg = binary() | {digest,binary()}</v> - <d>The msg is either the binary "plain text" data to be - signed or it is the hashed value of "plain text" i.e. the + <d>The <c>Msg</c> is either the binary "plain text" data to be + signed or it is the hashed value of "plain text", that is, the digest.</d> <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type() | ecdsa_digest_type()</v> <v>Key = rsa_private_key() | dsa_private_key() | ec_private_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p> Creates a digital signature.</p> + <p>Creates a digital signature.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>ssh_decode(SshBin, Type) -> [{public_key(), Attributes::list()}]</name> - <fsummary>Decodes a ssh file-binary. </fsummary> + <fsummary>Decodes an SSH file-binary.</fsummary> <type> <v>SshBin = binary()</v> <d>Example {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("known_hosts").</d> - <v> Type = public_key | ssh_file()</v> - <d>If <c>Type</c> is <c>public_key</c> the binary may be either - a rfc4716 public key or a openssh public key.</d> + <v>Type = public_key | ssh_file()</v> + <d>If <c>Type</c> is <c>public_key</c> the binary can be either + an RFC4716 public key or an OpenSSH public key.</d> </type> <desc> - <p> Decodes a ssh file-binary. In the case of know_hosts or - auth_keys the binary may include one or more lines of the + <p>Decodes an SSH file-binary. In the case of <c>know_hosts</c> or + <c>auth_keys</c>, the binary can include one or more lines of the file. Returns a list of public keys and their attributes, possible attribute values depends on the file type represented by the binary. </p> <taglist> - <tag>rfc4716 attributes - see RFC 4716</tag> - <item>{headers, [{string(), utf8_string()}]}</item> - <tag>auth_key attributes - see man sshd </tag> + <tag>RFC4716 attributes - see RFC 4716.</tag> + <item><p>{headers, [{string(), utf8_string()}]}</p></item> + <tag>auth_key attributes - see manual page for sshd.</tag> <item>{comment, string()}</item> <item>{options, [string()]}</item> - <item>{bits, integer()} - In ssh version 1 files</item> - <tag>known_host attributes - see man sshd</tag> + <item><p>{bits, integer()} - In SSH version 1 files.</p></item> + <tag>known_host attributes - see manual page for sshd.</tag> <item>{hostnames, [string()]}</item> <item>{comment, string()}</item> - <item>{bits, integer()} - In ssh version 1 files</item> + <item><p>{bits, integer()} - In SSH version 1 files.</p></item> </taglist> </desc> @@ -719,16 +780,16 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, <func> <name>ssh_encode([{Key, Attributes}], Type) -> binary()</name> - <fsummary> Encodes a list of ssh file entries to a binary.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Encodes a list of SSH file entries to a binary.</fsummary> <type> <v>Key = public_key()</v> <v>Attributes = list()</v> <v>Type = ssh_file()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Encodes a list of ssh file entries (public keys and attributes) to a binary. Possible - attributes depends on the file type, see <seealso - marker="#ssh_decode-2"> ssh_decode/2 </seealso></p> + <p>Encodes a list of SSH file entries (public keys and attributes) to a binary. Possible + attributes depend on the file type, see <seealso + marker="#ssh_decode-2"> ssh_decode/2 </seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -737,14 +798,14 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, <fsummary>Verifies a digital signature.</fsummary> <type> <v>Msg = binary() | {digest,binary()}</v> - <d>The msg is either the binary "plain text" data - or it is the hashed value of "plain text" i.e. the digest.</d> + <d>The <c>Msg</c> is either the binary "plain text" data + or it is the hashed value of "plain text", that is, the digest.</d> <v>DigestType = rsa_digest_type() | dss_digest_type() | ecdsa_digest_type()</v> <v>Signature = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_public_key() | dsa_public_key() | ec_public_key()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Verifies a digital signature</p> + <p>Veryfies a digital signature.</p> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key_records.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key_records.xml index a7dfc41449..24f5faf38e 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key_records.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key_records.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. </legalnotice> - <title>Public key records</title> + <title>Public-Key Records</title> <prepared>Ingela Anderton Andin</prepared> <responsible></responsible> <docno></docno> @@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ <file>public_key_records.xml</file> </header> - <p>This chapter briefly describes Erlang records derived from ASN1 + <p>This section briefly describes Erlang records derived from ASN.1 specifications used to handle public and private keys. - The intent is to describe the data types - and not to specify the semantics of each component. For information on the - semantics, please see the relevant standards and RFCs.</p> + The scope is to describe the data types of each component, + not the semantics. For information on the + semantics, refer to the relevant standards and RFCs.</p> <p>Use the following include directive to get access to the - records and constant macros described in the following sections.</p> + records and constant macros described in the following sections:</p> <code> -include_lib("public_key/include/public_key.hrl"). </code> @@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ <title>Common Data Types</title> <p>Common non-standard Erlang - data types used to described the record fields in the - below sections are defined in <seealso - marker="public_key">public key reference manual </seealso></p> + data types used to describe the record fields in the + following sections are defined in the <c>public_key</c> <seealso + marker="public_key">Reference Manual</seealso>.</p> </section> <section> - <title>RSA as defined by the PKCS-1 standard and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> RFC 3447 </url></title> + <title>The RSA According to PKCS-1 and RFC 3447</title> + <p>RSA as defined by the PKCS-1 standard and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> + RFC 3447 </url> follows:</p> <code> #'RSAPublicKey'{ @@ -80,15 +82,15 @@ prime, % integer() exponent, % integer() coefficient % integer() - }. - </code> + }. </code> </section> <section> - <title>DSA as defined by - <url href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/fips_186-3.pdf"> Digital Signature Standard (NIST FIPS PUB 186-2) </url> - </title> + <title>DSA According to DSS</title> + <p>The DSA as defined by the + <url href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-3/fips_186-3.pdf"> + Digital Signature Standard (DSS), NIST FIPS PUB 186-2</url> follows:</p> <code> #'DSAPrivateKey',{ @@ -104,13 +106,13 @@ p, % integer() q, % integer() g % integer() - }. - </code> + }. </code> </section> <section> - <title>ECC (Elliptic Curve) <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> RFC 5480 </url> - </title> + <title>ECC According to RFC 5480</title> + <p>The Elliptic Curve (ECC) as defined by <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3447.txt"> + RFC 5480 </url> follows:</p> <code> #'ECPrivateKey'{ diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/records.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/records.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..75265791af --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/records.xml @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> +<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd"> + +<part xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2008</year> + <year>2014</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. + </legalnotice> + + <title>Records</title> + <prepared>Tommy Månevik</prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date>2015-04-01</date> + <rev></rev> + <file>records.xml</file> + </header> + <description> + <p>This section describes Erlang records derived from ASN.1 specifications, + used to handle the following: + </p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item>Public and private keys</item> + <item><c>X509 certificates</c> and <c>CertificationRequest</c></item> + </list> + </description> + + <xi:include href="public_key_records.xml"/> + <xi:include href="cert_records.xml"/> + +</part> + diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/ref_man.xml index b7078891d4..9c80cf4b9f 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/ref_man.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/ref_man.xml @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ <file>ref_man.xml</file> </header> <description> - <p> Provides functions to handle public key infrastructure - from RFC 3280 (X.509 certificates) and some parts of the PKCS-standard. + <p>The <c>public_key</c> application provides functions to handle public-key infrastructure + from RFC 3280 (X.509 certificates) and parts of the PKCS standard. </p> </description> <xi:include href="public_key.xml"/> diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/using_public_key.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/using_public_key.xml index 450bd7e35f..69b8c0dcb9 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/using_public_key.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/using_public_key.xml @@ -22,27 +22,27 @@ </legalnotice> <title>Getting Started</title> + <prepared></prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date></date> + <rev></rev> <file>using_public_key.xml</file> </header> - <section> - <title>General information</title> + <p>This section describes examples of how to use the + <c>public_key</c> API. Keys and certificates used in the following + sections are generated only for testing the <c>public_key</c> + application.</p> - <p> This chapter is dedicated to showing some - examples of how to use the public_key API. Keys and certificates - used in the following sections are generated only for the purpose - of testing the public key application.</p> + <p>Some shell printouts in the following examples + are abbreviated for increased readability.</p> - <p>Note that some shell printouts, in the following examples, - have been abbreviated for increased readability.</p> - - </section> - + <section> - <title>PEM files</title> - <p> Public key data (keys, certificates etc) may be stored in PEM format. PEM files - comes from the Private Enhanced Mail Internet standard and has a - structure that looks like this:</p> + <title>PEM Files</title> + <p>Public-key data (keys, certificates, and so on) can be stored in + Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format. + The PEM files have the following structure:</p> <code><text> -----BEGIN <SOMETHING>----- @@ -51,19 +51,20 @@ -----END <SOMETHING>----- <text></code> - <p>A file can contain several BEGIN/END blocks. Text lines between - blocks are ignored. Attributes, if present, are currently ignored except - for <c>Proc-Type</c> and <c>DEK-Info</c> that are used when the DER data is - encrypted.</p> + <p>A file can contain several <c>BEGIN/END</c> blocks. Text lines between + blocks are ignored. Attributes, if present, are ignored except + for <c>Proc-Type</c> and <c>DEK-Info</c>, which are used when <c>DER</c> + data is encrypted.</p> <section> - <title>DSA private key</title> + <title>DSA Private Key</title> + <p>A DSA private key can look as follows:</p> + <note><p>File handling is not done by the <c>public_key</c> application.</p></note> - <p>Note file handling is not done by the public_key application. </p> <code>1> {ok, PemBin} = file:read_file("dsa.pem"). {ok,<<"-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIBuw"...>>}</code> - <p>This PEM file only has one entry, a private DSA key.</p> + <p>The following PEM file has only one entry, a private DSA key:</p> <code>2> [DSAEntry] = public_key:pem_decode(PemBin). [{'DSAPrivateKey',<<48,130,1,187,2,1,0,2,129,129,0,183, 179,230,217,37,99,144,157,21,228,204, @@ -80,21 +81,20 @@ </section> <section> - <title>RSA private key encrypted with a password.</title> + <title>RSA Private Key with Password</title> + <p>An RSA private key encrypted with a password can look as follows:</p> <code>1> {ok, PemBin} = file:read_file("rsa.pem"). {ok,<<"Bag Attribut"...>>}</code> - <p>This PEM file only has one entry a private RSA key.</p> + <p>The following PEM file has only one entry, a private RSA key:</p> <code>2>[RSAEntry] = public_key:pem_decode(PemBin). [{'RSAPrivateKey',<<224,108,117,203,152,40,15,77,128,126, 221,195,154,249,85,208,202,251,109, 119,120,57,29,89,19,9,...>>, - {"DES-EDE3-CBC",<<"kÙeø¼pµL">>}}] - - </code> + {"DES-EDE3-CBC",<<"kÙeø¼pµL">>}}]</code> - <p>In this example the password is "abcd1234".</p> + <p>In this following example, the password is <c>"abcd1234"</c>:</p> <code>3> Key = public_key:pem_entry_decode(RSAEntry, "abcd1234"). #'RSAPrivateKey'{version = 'two-prime', modulus = 1112355156729921663373...2737107, @@ -110,11 +110,12 @@ <section> <title>X509 Certificates</title> + <p>The following is an example of X509 certificates:</p> <code>1> {ok, PemBin} = file:read_file("cacerts.pem"). {ok,<<"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIC7jCCAl"...>>}</code> - <p>This file includes two certificates</p> + <p>The following file includes two certificates:</p> <code>2> [CertEntry1, CertEntry2] = public_key:pem_decode(PemBin). [{'Certificate',<<48,130,2,238,48,130,2,87,160,3,2,1,2,2, 9,0,230,145,97,214,191,2,120,150,48,13, @@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ 1,48,13,6,9,42,134,72,134,247,...>>>, not_encrypted}]</code> - <p>Certificates may of course be decoded as usual ... </p> + <p>Certificates can be decoded as usual:</p> <code>2> Cert = public_key:pem_entry_decode(CertEntry1). #'Certificate'{ tbsCertificate = @@ -212,22 +213,23 @@ signature = {0, <<163,186,7,163,216,152,63,47,154,234,139,73,154,96,120, - 165,2,52,196,195,109,167,192,...>>}} -</code> - - <p> Parts of certificates can be decoded with - public_key:der_decode/2 using that parts ASN.1 type. - Although application specific certificate - extension requires application specific ASN.1 decode/encode-functions. - Example, the first value of the rdnSequence above is of ASN.1 type - 'X520CommonName'. ({2,5,4,3} = ?id-at-commonName)</p> + 165,2,52,196,195,109,167,192,...>>}}</code> + + <p>Parts of certificates can be decoded with + <c>public_key:der_decode/2</c>, using the ASN.1 type of that part. + However, an application-specific certificate extension requires + application-specific ASN.1 decode/encode-functions. + In the recent example, the first value of <c>rdnSequence</c> is + of ASN.1 type <c>'X520CommonName'. ({2,5,4,3} = ?id-at-commonName)</c>:</p> <code>public_key:der_decode('X520CommonName', <<19,8,101,114,108,97,110,103,67,65>>). {printableString,"erlangCA"}</code> - <p>... but certificates can also be decode using the pkix_decode_cert/2 that - can customize and recursively decode standard parts of a certificate.</p> + <p>However, certificates can also be decoded using <c>pkix_decode_cert/2</c>, + which can customize and recursively decode standard parts of a certificate:</p> + <code>3>{_, DerCert, _} = CertEntry1.</code> + <code>4> public_key:pkix_decode_cert(DerCert, otp). #'OTPCertificate'{ tbsCertificate = @@ -316,28 +318,26 @@ signature = {0, <<163,186,7,163,216,152,63,47,154,234,139,73,154,96,120, - 165,2,52,196,195,109,167,192,...>>}} -</code> + 165,2,52,196,195,109,167,192,...>>}}</code> - <p>This call is equivalent to public_key:pem_entry_decode(CertEntry1)</p> + <p>This call is equivalent to <c>public_key:pem_entry_decode(CertEntry1)</c>:</p> <code>5> public_key:pkix_decode_cert(DerCert, plain). -#'Certificate'{ ...} -</code> +#'Certificate'{ ...}</code> </section> <section> - <title>Encoding public key data to PEM format</title> + <title>Encoding Public-Key Data to PEM Format</title> - <p>If you have public key data and and want to create a PEM file - you can do that by calling the functions - public_key:pem_entry_encode/2 and pem_encode/1 and then saving the - result to a file. For example assume you have PubKey = - 'RSAPublicKey'{} then you can create a PEM-"RSA PUBLIC KEY" file - (ASN.1 type 'RSAPublicKey') or a PEM-"PUBLIC KEY" file - ('SubjectPublicKeyInfo' ASN.1 type).</p> + <p>If you have public-key data and want to create a PEM file + this can be done by calling functions + <c>public_key:pem_entry_encode/2</c> and <c>pem_encode/1</c> and + saving the result to a file. For example, assume that you have + <c>PubKey = 'RSAPublicKey'{}</c>. Then you can create a PEM-"RSA PUBLIC KEY" + file (ASN.1 type <c>'RSAPublicKey'</c>) or a PEM-"PUBLIC KEY" file + (<c>'SubjectPublicKeyInfo'</c> ASN.1 type).</p> - <p> The second element of the PEM-entry will be the ASN.1 DER encoded - key data.</p> + <p>The second element of the PEM-entry is the ASN.1 <c>DER</c> encoded + key data:</p> <code>1> PemEntry = public_key:pem_entry_encode('RSAPublicKey', RSAPubKey). {'RSAPublicKey', <<48,72,...>>, not_encrypted} @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ 3> file:write_file("rsa_pub_key.pem", PemBin). ok</code> - <p> or </p> + <p>or:</p> <code>1> PemEntry = public_key:pem_entry_encode('SubjectPublicKeyInfo', RSAPubKey). {'SubjectPublicKeyInfo', <<48,92...>>, not_encrypted} @@ -363,96 +363,106 @@ ok</code> </section> <section> - <title>RSA public key cryptography </title> - <p> Suppose you have PrivateKey = #'RSAPrivateKey{}' and the - plaintext Msg = binary() and the corresponding public key - PublicKey = #'RSAPublicKey'{} then you can do the following. - Note that you normally will only do one of the encrypt or - decrypt operations and the peer will do the other. - </p> - - <p>Encrypt with the private key </p> + <title>RSA Public-Key Cryptography</title> + <p>Suppose you have the followwing private key and a corresponding public key:</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item><c>PrivateKey = #'RSAPrivateKey{}'</c> and + the plaintext <c>Msg = binary()</c></item> + <item><c>PublicKey = #'RSAPublicKey'{}</c> + </item> + </list> + <p>Then you can proceed as follows:</p> + + <p>Encrypt with the private key:</p> <code>RsaEncrypted = public_key:encrypt_private(Msg, PrivateKey), Msg = public_key:decrypt_public(RsaEncrypted, PublicKey),</code> - <p>Encrypt with the public key </p> + <p>Encrypt with the public key:</p> <code>RsaEncrypted = public_key:encrypt_public(Msg, PublicKey), Msg = public_key:decrypt_private(RsaEncrypted, PrivateKey),</code> + + <note><p>You normally do only one of the encrypt or decrypt operations, + and the peer does the other.</p></note> + </section> <section> - <title>Digital signatures</title> + <title>Digital Signatures</title> - <p> Suppose you have PrivateKey = #'RSAPrivateKey{}'or - #'DSAPrivateKey'{} and the plaintext Msg = binary() and the - corresponding public key PublicKey = #'RSAPublicKey'{} or - {integer(), #'DssParams'{}} then you can do the following. Note - that you normally will only do one of the sign or verify operations - and the peer will do the other. </p> + <p>Suppose you have the following private key and a corresponding public key:</p> + + <list type="bulleted"> + <item><c>PrivateKey = #'RSAPrivateKey{}'</c> or + <c>#'DSAPrivateKey'{}</c> and the plaintext <c>Msg = binary()</c></item> + <item><c>PublicKey = #'RSAPublicKey'{}</c> or + <c>{integer(), #'DssParams'{}}</c></item> + </list> + <p>Then you can proceed as follows:</p> <code>Signature = public_key:sign(Msg, sha, PrivateKey), true = public_key:verify(Msg, sha, Signature, PublicKey),</code> - <p>It might be appropriate to calculate the message digest before - calling sign or verify and then you can use the none as second - argument.</p> + <note><p>You normally do only one of the sign or verify operations, + and the peer does the other.</p></note> + + <p>It can be appropriate to calculate the message digest before + calling <c>sign</c> or <c>verify</c>, and then use <c>none</c> as + second argument:</p> <code>Digest = crypto:sha(Msg), Signature = public_key:sign(Digest, none, PrivateKey), -true = public_key:verify(Digest, none, Signature, PublicKey), - </code> +true = public_key:verify(Digest, none, Signature, PublicKey),</code> </section> <section> - <title>SSH files</title> + <title>SSH Files</title> <p>SSH typically uses PEM files for private keys but has its - own file format for storing public keys. The erlang public_key - application can be used to parse the content of SSH public key files.</p> + own file format for storing public keys. The <c>public_key</c> + application can be used to parse the content of SSH public-key files.</p> <section> - <title> RFC 4716 SSH public key files </title> + <title>RFC 4716 SSH Public-Key Files</title> <p>RFC 4716 SSH files looks confusingly like PEM files, - but there are some differences.</p> + but there are some differences:</p> <code>1> {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("ssh2_rsa_pub"). {ok, <<"---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----\nAAAA"...>>}</code> - <p>This is equivalent to calling public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, rfc4716_public_key). + <p>This is equivalent to calling <c>public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, rfc4716_public_key)</c>: </p> <code>2> public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, public_key). [{#'RSAPublicKey'{modulus = 794430685...91663, - publicExponent = 35}, []}] -</code> + publicExponent = 35}, []}]</code> </section> <section> - <title> Openssh public key format </title> + <title>OpenSSH Public-Key Format</title> + <p>OpenSSH public-key format looks as follows:</p> <code>1> {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("openssh_dsa_pub"). {ok,<<"ssh-dss AAAAB3Nza"...>>}</code> - <p>This is equivalent to calling public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, openssh_public_key). + <p>This is equivalent to calling <c>public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, openssh_public_key)</c>: </p> <code>2> public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, public_key). [{{15642692...694280725, #'Dss-Parms'{p = 17291273936...696123221, q = 1255626590179665817295475654204371833735706001853, g = 10454211196...480338645}}, - [{comment,"dhopson@VMUbuntu-DSH"}]}] -</code> + [{comment,"dhopson@VMUbuntu-DSH"}]}]</code> </section> <section> - <title> Known hosts - openssh format</title> - + <title>Known Hosts - OpenSSH Format</title> + <p>Known hosts - OpenSSH format looks as follows:</p> <code>1> {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("known_hosts"). {ok,<<"hostname.domain.com,192.168.0.1 ssh-rsa AAAAB...>>}</code> - <p>Returns a list of public keys and their related attributes - each pair of key and attributes corresponds to one entry in - the known hosts file.</p> + <p>Returns a list of public keys and their related attributes. + Each pair of key and attribute corresponds to one entry in + the known hosts file:</p> <code>2> public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, known_hosts). [{#'RSAPublicKey'{modulus = 1498979460408...72721699, @@ -461,19 +471,19 @@ true = public_key:verify(Digest, none, Signature, PublicKey), {#'RSAPublicKey'{modulus = 14989794604088...2721699, publicExponent = 35}, [{comment,"[email protected]"}, - {hostnames,["|1|BWO5qDxk/cFH0wa05JLdHn+j6xQ=|rXQvIxh5cDD3C43k5DPDamawVNA="]}]}] -</code> + {hostnames,["|1|BWO5qDxk/cFH0wa05JLdHn+j6xQ=|rXQvIxh5cDD3C43k5DPDamawVNA="]}]}]</code> </section> <section> - <title> Authorized keys - openssh format</title> + <title>Authorized Keys - OpenSSH Format</title> + <p>Authorized keys - OpenSSH format looks as follows:</p> <code>1> {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("auth_keys"). {ok, <<"command=\"dump /home\",no-pty,no-port-forwarding ssh-rsa AAA...>>}</code> - <p>Returns a list of public keys and their related attributes - each pair of key and attributes corresponds to one entry in - the authorized key file.</p> + <p>Returns a list of public keys and their related attributes. + Each pair of key and attribute corresponds to one entry in + the authorized key file:</p> <code>2> public_key:ssh_decode(SshBin, auth_keys). [{#'RSAPublicKey'{modulus = 794430685...691663, @@ -485,16 +495,15 @@ true = public_key:verify(Digest, none, Signature, PublicKey), #'Dss-Parms'{p = 17291273936185...763696123221, q = 1255626590179665817295475654204371833735706001853, g = 10454211195705...60511039590076780999046480338645}}, - [{comment,"dhopson@VMUbuntu-DSH"}]}] -</code> + [{comment,"dhopson@VMUbuntu-DSH"}]}]</code> </section> <section> - <title> Creating an SSH file from public key data </title> + <title>Creating an SSH File from Public-Key Data</title> <p>If you got a public key <c>PubKey</c> and a related list of attributes <c>Attributes</c> as returned - by ssh_decode/2 you can create a new ssh file for example</p> + by <c>ssh_decode/2</c>, you can create a new SSH file, for example:</p> <code>N> SshBin = public_key:ssh_encode([{PubKey, Attributes}], openssh_public_key), <<"ssh-rsa "...>> N+1> file:write_file("id_rsa.pub", SshBin). |