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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 1:115.7.0.upstream/1%115.7.0upstream
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diff --git a/comm/third_party/botan/doc/api_ref/cryptobox.rst b/comm/third_party/botan/doc/api_ref/cryptobox.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dbade88af5 --- /dev/null +++ b/comm/third_party/botan/doc/api_ref/cryptobox.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ + +Cryptobox +======================================== + +Encryption using a passphrase +---------------------------------------- + +.. versionadded:: 1.8.6 + +This is a set of simple routines that encrypt some data using a +passphrase. There are defined in the header `cryptobox.h`, inside +namespace `Botan::CryptoBox`. + +It generates cipher and MAC keys using 8192 iterations of PBKDF2 with +HMAC(SHA-512), then encrypts using Serpent in CTR mode and authenticates using a +HMAC(SHA-512) mac of the ciphertext, truncated to 160 bits. + + .. cpp:function:: std::string encrypt(const uint8_t input[], size_t input_len, \ + const std::string& passphrase, \ + RandomNumberGenerator& rng) + + Encrypt the contents using *passphrase*. + + .. cpp:function:: std::string decrypt(const uint8_t input[], size_t input_len, \ + const std::string& passphrase) + + Decrypts something encrypted with encrypt. + + .. cpp:function:: std::string decrypt(const std::string& input, \ + const std::string& passphrase) + + Decrypts something encrypted with encrypt. |