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Title "BN_security_bits 3"
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Title "BN_security_bits 3"
BN_security_bits 3 2024-09-03 3.0.15 OpenSSL
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NAME
BN_security_bits - returns bits of security based on given numbers
SYNOPSIS
Header "SYNOPSIS" .Vb 1
#include <openssl/bn.h>
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int BN_security_bits(int L, int N);
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DESCRIPTION
Header "DESCRIPTION" \fBBN_security_bits() returns the number of bits of security provided by a
specific algorithm and a particular key size. The bits of security is
defined in NIST SP800-57. Currently, BN_security_bits() support two types
of asymmetric algorithms: the FFC (Finite Field Cryptography) and IFC
(Integer Factorization Cryptography). For FFC, e.g., DSA and DH, both
parameters L and N are used to decide the bits of security, where
\fBL is the size of the public key and N is the size of the private
key. For IFC, e.g., RSA, only L is used and it's commonly considered
to be the key size (modulus).
"RETURN VALUES"
Header "RETURN VALUES" Number of security bits.
NOTES
Header "NOTES" ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) is not covered by the BN_security_bits()
function. The symmetric algorithms are not covered neither.
"SEE ALSO"
Header "SEE ALSO" \fBDH_security_bits\|(3), DSA_security_bits\|(3), RSA_security_bits\|(3)
HISTORY
Header "HISTORY" The BN_security_bits() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
COPYRIGHT
Header "COPYRIGHT" Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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>.