crypto_alloc_akcipher (9) - Linux Manuals

crypto_alloc_akcipher: allocate AKCIPHER tfm handle

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NAME

crypto_alloc_akcipher - allocate AKCIPHER tfm handle

SYNOPSIS

struct crypto_akcipher * crypto_alloc_akcipher(const char * alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);

ARGUMENTS

alg_name

: is the cra_name / name or cra_driver_name / driver name of the public key algorithm e.g. "rsa"

type

: specifies the type of the algorithm

mask

: specifies the mask for the algorithm

DESCRIPTION

Allocate a handle for public key algorithm. The returned struct crypto_akcipher is the handle that is required for any subsequent API invocation for the public key operations.

RETURN

allocated handle in case of success; IS_ERR is true in case of an error, PTR_ERR returns the error code.

AUTHORS

Stephan Mueller <smueller [at] chronox.de>

: Author.

Marek Vasut <marek [at] denx.de>

: Author.