EC_KEY_GET_ENC_FLAGS(3) OpenSSL EC_KEY_GET_ENC_FLAGS(3)
NAME
EC_KEY_get_enc_flags, EC_KEY_set_enc_flags - Get and set flags for
encoding EC_KEY structures
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ec.h>
unsigned int EC_KEY_get_enc_flags(const EC_KEY *key);
void EC_KEY_set_enc_flags(EC_KEY *eckey, unsigned int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The format of the external representation of the public key written by
i2d_ECPrivateKey() (such as whether it is stored in a compressed form
or not) is described by the point_conversion_form. See EC_GROUP_copy(3)
for a description of point_conversion_form.
When reading a private key encoded without an associated public key
(e.g. if EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY has been used - see below), then
d2i_ECPrivateKey() generates the missing public key automatically.
Private keys encoded without parameters (e.g. if EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS
has been used - see below) cannot be loaded using d2i_ECPrivateKey().
The functions EC_KEY_get_enc_flags() and EC_KEY_set_enc_flags() get and
set the value of the encoding flags for the key. There are two encoding
flags currently defined - EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS and EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY.
These flags define the behaviour of how the key is converted into ASN1
in a call to i2d_ECPrivateKey(). If EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS is set then
the public parameters for the curve are not encoded along with the
private key. If EC_PKEY_NO_PUBKEY is set then the public key is not
encoded along with the private key.
RETURN VALUES
EC_KEY_get_enc_flags() returns the value of the current encoding flags
for the EC_KEY.
SEE ALSO
crypto(7), EC_GROUP_new(3), EC_GROUP_copy(3), EC_POINT_new(3),
EC_POINT_add(3), EC_GFp_simple_method(3), d2i_ECPKParameters(3),
d2i_ECPrivateKey(3)
COPYRIGHT
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Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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