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diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml index 04daee460f..74bb06b9b2 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml @@ -34,40 +34,13 @@ <module>public_key</module> <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>Provides functions to handle public-key infrastructure, + for details see + <seealso marker="public_key_app">public_key(6)</seealso>. </p> </description> <section> - <title>public_key</title> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> Public Key requires the Crypto and ASN1 applications, - the latter as OTP R16 (hopefully the runtime dependency on ASN1 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> - </list> - </section> - - <section> <title>DATA TYPES</title> <note><p>All records used in this Reference Manual @@ -728,6 +701,23 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, </func> <func> + <name>pkix_match_dist_point(CRL, DistPoint) -> boolean()</name> + <fsummary>Checks whether the given distribution point matches the + Issuing Distribution Point of the CRL.</fsummary> + + <type> + <v>CRL = der_encoded() | #'CertificateList'{} </v> + <v>DistPoint = #'DistributionPoint'{}</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Checks whether the given distribution point matches the + Issuing Distribution Point of the CRL, as described in RFC 5280. + If the CRL doesn't have an Issuing Distribution Point extension, + the distribution point always matches.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name>pkix_sign(#'OTPTBSCertificate'{}, Key) -> der_encoded()</name> <fsummary>Signs certificate.</fsummary> <type> @@ -846,7 +836,26 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, <p>Verifies a digital signature.</p> </desc> </func> - + + <func> + <name>short_name_hash(Name) -> string()</name> + <type> + <v>Name = issuer_name()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Generates a short hash of an issuer name. The hash is + returned as a string containing eight hexadecimal digits.</p> + + <p>The return value of this function is the same as the result + of the commands <c>openssl crl -hash</c> and + <c>openssl x509 -issuer_hash</c>, when passed the issuer name of + a CRL or a certificate, respectively. This hash is used by the + <c>c_rehash</c> tool to maintain a directory of symlinks to CRL + files, in order to facilitate looking up a CRL by its issuer + name.</p> + </desc> + </func> + </funcs> </erlref> |