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authorHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>2006-08-20 01:17:04 -0400
committerHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>2006-09-20 21:46:20 -0400
commit878b9014666217555d16073764f30e825cf18d2f (patch)
treecd7ab9f6f49dc0eb3cbfacd0abfc1a1daa243aaf /Documentation/crypto/api-intro.txt
parent1b489e11d4df82514792f9f981f31976f8a94ddf (diff)
[CRYPTO] doc: Update documentation for hash and me
This patch updates the documentation to reflect the switch from digest to hash. It also replaces notes about emailing James Morris to refer to me instead. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@ At the lowest level are algorithms, which register dynamically with the
19API. 19API.
20 20
21'Transforms' are user-instantiated objects, which maintain state, handle all 21'Transforms' are user-instantiated objects, which maintain state, handle all
22of the implementation logic (e.g. manipulating page vectors), provide an 22of the implementation logic (e.g. manipulating page vectors) and provide an
23abstraction to the underlying algorithms, and handle common logical 23abstraction to the underlying algorithms. However, at the user
24operations (e.g. cipher modes, HMAC for digests). However, at the user
25level they are very simple. 24level they are very simple.
26 25
27Conceptually, the API layering looks like this: 26Conceptually, the API layering looks like this:
28 27
29 [transform api] (user interface) 28 [transform api] (user interface)
30 [transform ops] (per-type logic glue e.g. cipher.c, digest.c) 29 [transform ops] (per-type logic glue e.g. cipher.c, compress.c)
31 [algorithm api] (for registering algorithms) 30 [algorithm api] (for registering algorithms)
32 31
33The idea is to make the user interface and algorithm registration API 32The idea is to make the user interface and algorithm registration API
@@ -44,22 +43,27 @@ under development.
44Here's an example of how to use the API: 43Here's an example of how to use the API:
45 44
46 #include <linux/crypto.h> 45 #include <linux/crypto.h>
46 #include <linux/err.h>
47 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
47 48
48 struct scatterlist sg[2]; 49 struct scatterlist sg[2];
49 char result[128]; 50 char result[128];
50 struct crypto_tfm *tfm; 51 struct crypto_hash *tfm;
52 struct hash_desc desc;
51 53
52 tfm = crypto_alloc_tfm("md5", 0); 54 tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("md5", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
53 if (tfm == NULL) 55 if (IS_ERR(tfm))
54 fail(); 56 fail();
55 57
56 /* ... set up the scatterlists ... */ 58 /* ... set up the scatterlists ... */
59
60 desc.tfm = tfm;
61 desc.flags = 0;
57 62
58 crypto_digest_init(tfm); 63 if (crypto_hash_digest(&desc, &sg, 2, result))
59 crypto_digest_update(tfm, &sg, 2); 64 fail();
60 crypto_digest_final(tfm, result);
61 65
62 crypto_free_tfm(tfm); 66 crypto_free_hash(tfm);
63 67
64 68
65Many real examples are available in the regression test module (tcrypt.c). 69Many real examples are available in the regression test module (tcrypt.c).
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ might already be working on.
126BUGS 130BUGS
127 131
128Send bug reports to: 132Send bug reports to:
129James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> 133Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
130Cc: David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com> 134Cc: David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
131 135
132 136
@@ -134,13 +138,14 @@ FURTHER INFORMATION
134 138
135For further patches and various updates, including the current TODO 139For further patches and various updates, including the current TODO
136list, see: 140list, see:
137http://samba.org/~jamesm/crypto/ 141http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/crypto/
138 142
139 143
140AUTHORS 144AUTHORS
141 145
142James Morris 146James Morris
143David S. Miller 147David S. Miller
148Herbert Xu
144 149
145 150
146CREDITS 151CREDITS
@@ -238,8 +243,11 @@ Anubis algorithm contributors:
238Tiger algorithm contributors: 243Tiger algorithm contributors:
239 Aaron Grothe 244 Aaron Grothe
240 245
246VIA PadLock contributors:
247 Michal Ludvig
248
241Generic scatterwalk code by Adam J. Richter <adam@yggdrasil.com> 249Generic scatterwalk code by Adam J. Richter <adam@yggdrasil.com>
242 250
243Please send any credits updates or corrections to: 251Please send any credits updates or corrections to:
244James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> 252Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
245 253