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EVP_RAND-HASH-DRBG

NAME

EVP_RAND-HASH-DRBG - The HASH DRBG EVP_RAND implementation

DESCRIPTION

Support for the hash deterministic random bit generator through the EVP_RAND API.

Identity

"HASH-DRBG" is the name for this implementation; it can be used with the EVP_RAND_fetch() function.

Supported parameters

The supported parameters are:

  • "state" (OSSL_RAND_PARAM_STATE) <integer>
  • "strength" (OSSL_RAND_PARAM_STRENGTH) <unsigned integer>
  • "max_request" (OSSL_RAND_PARAM_MAX_REQUEST) <unsigned integer>
  • "reseed_requests" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_RESEED_REQUESTS) <unsigned integer>
  • "reseed_time_interval" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_RESEED_TIME_INTERVAL) <integer>
  • "min_entropylen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MIN_ENTROPYLEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "max_entropylen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MAX_ENTROPYLEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "min_noncelen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MIN_NONCELEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "max_noncelen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MAX_NONCELEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "max_perslen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MAX_PERSLEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "max_adinlen" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_MAX_ADINLEN) <unsigned integer>
  • "reseed_counter" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_RESEED_COUNTER) <unsigned integer>
  • "properties" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_PROPERTIES) <UTF8 string>

  • "digest" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_DIGEST) <UTF8 string>

    These parameters work as described in "PARAMETERS" in EVP_RAND(3).

  • "fips-indicator" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_FIPS_APPROVED_INDICATOR) <integer>

  • "digest-check" (OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_FIPS_DIGEST_CHECK) <integer>

    These parameters work as described in "PARAMETERS" in provider-rand(7).

NOTES

When the FIPS provider is installed using the -no_drbg_truncated_digests option to fipsinstall, only these digests are permitted (as per FIPS 140-3 IG D.R):

  • SHA-1
  • SHA2-256
  • SHA2-512
  • SHA3-256
  • SHA3-512

A context for HASH DRBG can be obtained by calling:

EVP_RAND *rand = EVP_RAND_fetch(NULL, "HASH-DRBG", NULL);
EVP_RAND_CTX *rctx = EVP_RAND_CTX_new(rand, NULL);

EXAMPLES

EVP_RAND *rand;
EVP_RAND_CTX *rctx;
unsigned char bytes[100];
OSSL_PARAM params[2], *p = params;
unsigned int strength = 128;

rand = EVP_RAND_fetch(NULL, "HASH-DRBG", NULL);
rctx = EVP_RAND_CTX_new(rand, NULL);
EVP_RAND_free(rand);

*p++ = OSSL_PARAM_construct_utf8_string(OSSL_DRBG_PARAM_DIGEST, SN_sha512, 0);
*p = OSSL_PARAM_construct_end();
EVP_RAND_instantiate(rctx, strength, 0, NULL, 0, params);

EVP_RAND_generate(rctx, bytes, sizeof(bytes), strength, 0, NULL, 0);

EVP_RAND_CTX_free(rctx);

CONFORMING TO

NIST SP 800-90A and SP 800-90B

SEE ALSO

EVP_RAND(3), "PARAMETERS" in EVP_RAND(3), openssl-fipsinstall(1)

HISTORY

OpenSSL 3.1.1 introduced the -no_drbg_truncated_digests option to fipsinstall which restricts the permitted digests when using the FIPS provider in a complaint manner. For details refer to FIPS 140-3 IG D.R.

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