HMAC(3) OpenSSL HMAC(3)
NAME
HMAC, HMAC_CTX_new, HMAC_CTX_reset, HMAC_CTX_free, HMAC_Init,
HMAC_Init_ex, HMAC_Update, HMAC_Final, HMAC_CTX_copy,
HMAC_CTX_set_flags, HMAC_CTX_get_md, HMAC_size - HMAC message
authentication code
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/hmac.h>
unsigned char *HMAC(const EVP_MD *evp_md, const void *key,
int key_len, const unsigned char *d, size_t n,
unsigned char *md, unsigned int *md_len);
HMAC_CTX *HMAC_CTX_new(void);
int HMAC_CTX_reset(HMAC_CTX *ctx);
int HMAC_Init_ex(HMAC_CTX *ctx, const void *key, int key_len,
const EVP_MD *md, ENGINE *impl);
int HMAC_Update(HMAC_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *data, size_t len);
int HMAC_Final(HMAC_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *md, unsigned int *len);
void HMAC_CTX_free(HMAC_CTX *ctx);
int HMAC_CTX_copy(HMAC_CTX *dctx, HMAC_CTX *sctx);
void HMAC_CTX_set_flags(HMAC_CTX *ctx, unsigned long flags);
const EVP_MD *HMAC_CTX_get_md(const HMAC_CTX *ctx);
size_t HMAC_size(const HMAC_CTX *e);
Deprecated:
#if OPENSSL_API_COMPAT < 0x10100000L
int HMAC_Init(HMAC_CTX *ctx, const void *key, int key_len,
const EVP_MD *md);
#endif
DESCRIPTION
HMAC is a MAC (message authentication code), i.e. a keyed hash function
used for message authentication, which is based on a hash function.
HMAC() computes the message authentication code of the n bytes at d
using the hash function evp_md and the key key which is key_len bytes
long.
It places the result in md (which must have space for the output of the
hash function, which is no more than EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE bytes). If md is
NULL, the digest is placed in a static array. The size of the output
is placed in md_len, unless it is NULL. Note: passing a NULL value for
md to use the static array is not thread safe.
evp_md is a message digest such as EVP_sha1(), EVP_ripemd160() etc.
HMAC does not support variable output length digests such as
EVP_shake128() and EVP_shake256().
HMAC_CTX_new() creates a new HMAC_CTX in heap memory.
HMAC_CTX_reset() zeros an existing HMAC_CTX and associated resources,
making it suitable for new computations as if it was newly created with
HMAC_CTX_new().
HMAC_CTX_free() erases the key and other data from the HMAC_CTX,
releases any associated resources and finally frees the HMAC_CTX
itself.
The following functions may be used if the message is not completely
stored in memory:
HMAC_Init_ex() initializes or reuses a HMAC_CTX structure to use the
hash function evp_md and key key. If both are NULL, or if key is NULL
and evp_md is the same as the previous call, then the existing key is
reused. ctx must have been created with HMAC_CTX_new() before the first
use of an HMAC_CTX in this function.
If HMAC_Init_ex() is called with key NULL and evp_md is not the same as
the previous digest used by ctx then an error is returned because reuse
of an existing key with a different digest is not supported.
HMAC_Init() initializes a HMAC_CTX structure to use the hash function
evp_md and the key key which is key_len bytes long.
HMAC_Update() can be called repeatedly with chunks of the message to be
authenticated (len bytes at data).
HMAC_Final() places the message authentication code in md, which must
have space for the hash function output.
HMAC_CTX_copy() copies all of the internal state from sctx into dctx.
HMAC_CTX_set_flags() applies the specified flags to the internal
EVP_MD_CTXs. These flags have the same meaning as for
EVP_MD_CTX_set_flags(3).
HMAC_CTX_get_md() returns the EVP_MD that has previously been set for
the supplied HMAC_CTX.
HMAC_size() returns the length in bytes of the underlying hash function
output.
RETURN VALUES
HMAC() returns a pointer to the message authentication code or NULL if
an error occurred.
HMAC_CTX_new() returns a pointer to a new HMAC_CTX on success or NULL
if an error occurred.
HMAC_CTX_reset(), HMAC_Init_ex(), HMAC_Update(), HMAC_Final() and
HMAC_CTX_copy() return 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
HMAC_CTX_get_md() return the EVP_MD previously set for the supplied
HMAC_CTX or NULL if no EVP_MD has been set.
HMAC_size() returns the length in bytes of the underlying hash function
output or zero on error.
CONFORMING TO
RFC 2104
SEE ALSO
SHA1(3), evp(7)
HISTORY
HMAC_CTX_init() was replaced with HMAC_CTX_reset() in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
HMAC_CTX_cleanup() existed in OpenSSL before version 1.1.0.
HMAC_CTX_new(), HMAC_CTX_free() and HMAC_CTX_get_md() are new in
OpenSSL 1.1.0.
HMAC_Init_ex(), HMAC_Update() and HMAC_Final() did not return values in
OpenSSL before version 1.0.0.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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>.
1.1.1k 2021-03-25 HMAC(3)