public_key(3)



public_key(3erl)           Erlang Module Definition           public_key(3erl)

NAME
       public_key - API module for public-key infrastructure.

DESCRIPTION
       Provides functions to handle public-key infrastructure, for details see
       public_key(7).

COMMON RECORDS AND ASN.1 TYPES
   Note:
       All records used in this Reference  Manual  are  generated  from  ASN.1
       specifications  and  are documented in the User's Guide. See Public-key
       Records.

       Use the following include directive to get access to  the  records  and
       constant macros described here and in the User's Guide:

        -include_lib("public_key/include/public_key.hrl").

DATA TYPES
       oid() = tuple()

              Object identifier, a tuple of integers as generated by the ASN.1
              compiler.

       der_encoded() = binary()

       pki_asn1_type() =
           'Certificate' | 'RSAPrivateKey' | 'RSAPublicKey' |
           'DSAPrivateKey' | 'DSAPublicKey' | 'DHParameter' |
           'SubjectPublicKeyInfo' | 'PrivateKeyInfo' |
           'CertificationRequest' | 'CertificateList' | 'ECPrivateKey' |
           'EcpkParameters'

       asn1_type() = atom()

              ASN.1 type present in the Public Key applications ASN.1 specifi-
              cations.

       pem_entry() =
           {pki_asn1_type(),
            der_or_encrypted_der(),
            not_encrypted | cipher_info()}

       der_or_encrypted_der() = binary()

       cipher_info() = {cipher(), cipher_info_params()}

       cipher() = string()

       salt() = binary()

       cipher_info_params() =
           salt() |
           {#'PBEParameter'{}, digest_type()} |
           #'PBES2-params'{}

              Cipher = "RC2-CBC" | "DES-CBC" | "DES-EDE3-CBC"

              Salt could be generated with crypto:strong_rand_bytes(8).

       public_key() =
           rsa_public_key() |
           rsa_pss_public_key() |
           dsa_public_key() |
           ec_public_key() |
           ed_public_key()

       rsa_public_key() = #'RSAPublicKey'{}

       rsa_pss_public_key() =
           {#'RSAPublicKey'{}, #'RSASSA-PSS-params'{}}

       dsa_public_key() = {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}

       ec_public_key() = {#'ECPoint'{}, ecpk_parameters_api()}

       ecpk_parameters() =
           {ecParameters, #'ECParameters'{}} |
           {namedCurve, Oid :: tuple()}

       ecpk_parameters_api() =
           ecpk_parameters() |
           #'ECParameters'{} |
           {namedCurve, Name :: crypto:ec_named_curve()}

       ed_public_key() = {ed_pub, ed25519 | ed448, Key :: binary()}

          Warning:
              This  format  of  the  EdDSA  curves is temporary and may change
              without prior notice!

       private_key() =
           rsa_private_key() |
           rsa_pss_private_key() |
           dsa_private_key() |
           ec_private_key() |
           ed_private_key()

       rsa_private_key() = #'RSAPrivateKey'{}

       rsa_pss_private_key() =
           {#'RSAPrivateKey'{}, #'RSASSA-PSS-params'{}}

       dsa_private_key() = #'DSAPrivateKey'{}

       ec_private_key() = #'ECPrivateKey'{}

       ed_private_key() =
           {ed_pri, ed25519 | ed448, Pub :: binary(), Priv :: binary()}

          Warning:
              This format of the EdDSA curves  is  temporary  and  may  change
              without prior notice!

       key_params() =
           #'DHParameter'{} |
           {namedCurve, oid()} |
           #'ECParameters'{} |
           {rsa, Size :: integer(), PubExp :: integer()}

       digest_type() =
           none | sha1 |
           crypto:rsa_digest_type() |
           crypto:dss_digest_type() |
           crypto:ecdsa_digest_type()

       crl_reason() =
           unspecified | keyCompromise | cACompromise |
           affiliationChanged | superseded | cessationOfOperation |
           certificateHold | privilegeWithdrawn | aACompromise

       issuer_id() = {SerialNr :: integer(), issuer_name()}

       issuer_name() = {rdnSequence, [#'AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}

       ssh_file() =
           openssh_public_key | rfc4716_public_key | known_hosts |
           auth_keys

EXPORTS
       compute_key(OthersECDHkey, MyECDHkey) -> SharedSecret

              Types:

                 OthersECDHkey = #'ECPoint'{}
                 MyECDHkey = #'ECPrivateKey'{}
                 SharedSecret = binary()

              Computes shared secret.

       compute_key(OthersDHkey, MyDHkey, DHparms) -> SharedSecret

              Types:

                 OthersDHkey = crypto:dh_public()
                 MyDHkey = crypto:dh_private()
                 DHparms = #'DHParameter'{}
                 SharedSecret = binary()

              Computes shared secret.

       decrypt_private(CipherText, Key) -> PlainText

       decrypt_private(CipherText, Key, Options) -> PlainText

              Types:

                 CipherText = binary()
                 Key = rsa_private_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_encrypt_decrypt_opts()
                 PlainText = binary()

              Public-key   decryption   using   the   private  key.  See  also
              crypto:private_decrypt/4

       decrypt_public(CipherText, Key) -> PlainText

       decrypt_public(CipherText, Key, Options) -> PlainText

              Types:

                 CipherText = binary()
                 Key = rsa_public_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_encrypt_decrypt_opts()
                 PlainText = binary()

              Public-key decryption using the public key. See also crypto:pub-
              lic_decrypt/4

       der_decode(Asn1Type, Der) -> Entity

              Types:

                 Asn1Type = asn1_type()
                 Der = binary()
                 Entity = term()

              Decodes a public-key ASN.1 DER encoded entity.

       der_encode(Asn1Type, Entity) -> Der

              Types:

                 Asn1Type = asn1_type()
                 Entity = term()
                 Der = binary()

              Encodes a public-key entity with ASN.1 DER encoding.

       dh_gex_group(MinSize, SuggestedSize, MaxSize, Groups) ->
                       {ok, {Size, Group}} | {error, term()}

              Types:

                 MinSize = SuggestedSize = MaxSize = integer() >= 1
                 Groups = undefined | [{Size, [Group]}]
                 Size = integer() >= 1
                 Group = {G, P}
                 G = P = integer() >= 1

              Selects  a  group  for  Diffie-Hellman key exchange with the key
              size in the range MinSize...MaxSize and as close  to  Suggested-
              Size  as  possible. If Groups == undefined a default set will be
              used, otherwise the group is selected from Groups.

              First a size, as close as  possible  to  SuggestedSize,  is  se-
              lected.  Then  one group with that key size is randomly selected
              from the specified set of groups. If no size within  the  limits
              of  MinSize  and MaxSize is available, {error,no_group_found} is
              returned.

              The default set of groups is listed in  lib/public_key/priv/mod-
              uli. This file may be regenerated like this:

                   $> cd $ERL_TOP/lib/public_key/priv/
                   $> generate
                       ---- wait until all background jobs has finished. It may take several days !
                   $> cat moduli-* > moduli
                   $> cd ..; make

       encrypt_private(PlainText, Key) -> CipherText

       encrypt_private(PlainText, Key, Options) -> CipherText

              Types:

                 PlainText = binary()
                 Key = rsa_private_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_encrypt_decrypt_opts()
                 CipherText = binary()

              Public-key   encryption   using   the   private  key.  See  also
              crypto:private_encrypt/4.

       encrypt_public(PlainText, Key) -> CipherText

       encrypt_public(PlainText, Key, Options) -> CipherText

              Types:

                 PlainText = binary()
                 Key = rsa_public_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_encrypt_decrypt_opts()
                 CipherText = binary()

              Public-key encryption using the public key. See also crypto:pub-
              lic_encrypt/4.

       generate_key(Params :: DHparams | ECparams | RSAparams) ->
                       DHkeys | ECkey | RSAkey

              Types:

                 DHparams = #'DHParameter'{}
                 DHkeys = {PublicDH :: binary(), PrivateDH :: binary()}
                 ECparams = ecpk_parameters_api()
                 ECkey = #'ECPrivateKey'{}
                 RSAparams = {rsa, Size, PubExp}
                 Size = PubExp = integer() >= 1
                 RSAkey = #'RSAPrivateKey'{}

              Generates a new keypair. Note that except for Diffie-Hellman the
              public key is included in the private key  structure.  See  also
              crypto:generate_key/2

       pem_decode(PemBin :: binary()) -> [pem_entry()]

              Decodes PEM binary data and returns entries as ASN.1 DER encoded
              entities.

              Example {ok, PemBin} = file:read_file("cert.pem"). PemEntries  =
              public_key:pem_decode(PemBin).

       pem_encode(PemEntries :: [pem_entry()]) -> binary()

              Creates a PEM binary.

       pem_entry_decode(PemEntry) -> term()

       pem_entry_decode(PemEntry, Password) -> term()

              Types:

                 PemEntry = pem_entry()
                 Password = string()

              Decodes a PEM entry. pem_decode/1 returns a list of PEM entries.
              Notice that if the PEM entry is of type  'SubjectPublickeyInfo',
              it  is  further  decoded  to  an  rsa_public_key()  or  dsa_pub-
              lic_key().

       pem_entry_encode(Asn1Type, Entity) -> pem_entry()

       pem_entry_encode(Asn1Type, Entity, InfoPwd) -> pem_entry()

              Types:

                 Asn1Type = pki_asn1_type()
                 Entity = term()
                 InfoPwd = {CipherInfo, Password}
                 CipherInfo = cipher_info()
                 Password = string()

              Creates a PEM entry that can be feed to pem_encode/1.

              If Asn1Type is 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo', Entity must be either  an
              rsa_public_key(),  dsa_public_key()  or  an  ec_public_key() and
              this function creates the appropriate 'SubjectPublicKeyInfo' en-
              try.

       pkix_decode_cert(Cert, Type) ->
                           #'Certificate'{} | #'OTPCertificate'{}

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded()
                 Type = plain | otp

              Decodes  an  ASN.1 DER-encoded PKIX certificate. Option otp uses
              the customized ASN.1 specification  OTP-PKIX.asn1  for  decoding
              and also recursively decode most of the standard parts.

       pkix_encode(Asn1Type, Entity, Type) -> Der

              Types:

                 Asn1Type = asn1_type()
                 Entity = term()
                 Type = otp | plain
                 Der = der_encoded()

              DER  encodes  a PKIX x509 certificate or part of such a certifi-
              cate. This function must be used for  encoding  certificates  or
              parts  of  certificates that are decoded/created in the otp for-
              mat, whereas for the plain format this function  directly  calls
              der_encode/2.

       pkix_is_issuer(Cert, IssuerCert) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Cert =
                     der_encoded()    |   #'OTPCertificate'{}   |   #'Certifi-
                 cateList'{}
                 IssuerCert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}

              Checks if IssuerCert issued Cert.

       pkix_is_fixed_dh_cert(Cert) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}

              Checks if a certificate is a fixed Diffie-Hellman certificate.

       pkix_is_self_signed(Cert) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}

              Checks if a certificate is self-signed.

       pkix_issuer_id(Cert, IssuedBy) ->
                         {ok, issuer_id()} | {error, Reason}

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}
                 IssuedBy = self | other
                 Reason = term()

              Returns the issuer id.

       pkix_normalize_name(Issuer) -> Normalized

              Types:

                 Issuer = Normalized = issuer_name()

              Normalizes an issuer name so that it can be easily  compared  to
              another issuer name.

       pkix_path_validation(TrustedCert, CertChain, Options) -> {ok, {PublicK-
       eyInfo, PolicyTree}} | {error, {bad_cert, Reason}}

              Types:

                 TrustedCert = #'OTPCertificate'{} | der_encoded() | atom()
                   Normally a trusted certificate, but it can also be a  path-
                   validation  error that can be discovered while constructing
                   the input to this function and that is to  be  run  through
                   the   verify_fun.   Examples   are   unknown_ca  and  self-
                   signed_peer.
                 CertChain = [der_encoded()]
                   A list of DER-encoded certificates in  trust  order  ending
                   with the peer certificate.
                 Options = proplists:proplist()
                 PublicKeyInfo  =  {?'rsaEncryption' | ?'id-RSASSA-PSS'| ?'id-
                 dsa', rsa_public_key() |  integer(),  'NULL'  |  'RSASSA-PSS-
                 params'{} | 'Dss-Parms'{}}
                 PolicyTree = term()
                   At  the moment this is always an empty list as policies are
                   not currently supported.
                 Reason = cert_expired | invalid_issuer | invalid_signature  |
                 name_not_permitted    |    missing_basic_constraint   |   in-
                 valid_key_usage | {revoked, crl_reason()} | atom()

              Performs a basic path validation according to RFC 5280. However,
              CRL  validation  is done separately by pkix_crls_validate/3  and
              is to be called from the supplied verify_fun.

              Available options:

                {verify_fun, {fun(), InitialUserState::term()}:
                  The fun must be defined as:

                fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{},
                    Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom() | {revoked, atom()}} |
                             {extension, #'Extension'{}},
                    InitialUserState :: term()) ->
                     {valid, UserState :: term()} |
                     {valid_peer, UserState :: term()} |
                     {fail, Reason :: term()} |
                     {unknown, UserState :: term()}.

                  If the verify callback fun returns {fail, Reason}, the veri-
                  fication process is immediately stopped. If the verify call-
                  back  fun  returns  {valid,  UserState},  the   verification
                  process  is  continued.  This can be used to accept specific
                  path validation errors, such as selfsigned_peer, as well  as
                  verifying application-specific extensions. If called with an
                  extension unknown to the user application, the return  value
                  {unknown, UserState} is to be used.

                {max_path_length, integer()}:
                   The  max_path_length  is the maximum number of non-self-is-
                  sued intermediate certificates that can follow the peer cer-
                  tificate   in   a   valid   certification   path.   So,   if
                  max_path_length is 0, the PEER must be signed by the trusted
                  ROOT-CA  directly,  if  it  is  1, the path can be PEER, CA,
                  ROOT-CA, if it is 2, the path can be PEER, CA, CA,  ROOT-CA,
                  and so on.

              Possible reasons for a bad certificate:

                cert_expired:
                  Certificate  is  no  longer valid as its expiration date has
                  passed.

                invalid_issuer:
                  Certificate issuer name does not match the name of  the  is-
                  suer certificate in the chain.

                invalid_signature:
                  Certificate  was not signed by its issuer certificate in the
                  chain.

                name_not_permitted:
                  Invalid Subject Alternative Name extension.

                missing_basic_constraint:
                  Certificate, required to have the basic  constraints  exten-
                  sion, does not have a basic constraints extension.

                invalid_key_usage:
                  Certificate  key  is used in an invalid way according to the
                  key-usage extension.

                {revoked, crl_reason()}:
                  Certificate has been revoked.

                atom():
                  Application-specific error reason that is to be  checked  by
                  the verify_fun.

       pkix_crl_issuer(CRL :: CRL | #'CertificateList'{}) -> Issuer

              Types:

                 CRL = der_encoded()
                 Issuer = issuer_name()

              Returns the issuer of the CRL.

       pkix_crls_validate(OTPcertificate, DPandCRLs, Options) ->
                             CRLstatus

              Types:

                 OTPcertificate = #'OTPCertificate'{}
                 DPandCRLs = [DPandCRL]
                 DPandCRL = {DP, {DerCRL, CRL}}
                 DP = #'DistributionPoint'{}
                 DerCRL = der_encoded()
                 CRL = #'CertificateList'{}
                 Options = [{atom(), term()}]
                 CRLstatus = valid | {bad_cert, BadCertReason}
                 BadCertReason =
                     revocation_status_undetermined |
                     {revocation_status_undetermined, Reason :: term()} |
                     {revoked, crl_reason()}

              Performs  CRL  validation.  It is intended to be called from the
              verify fun of  pkix_path_validation/3 .

              Available options:

                {update_crl, fun()}:
                  The fun has the following type specification:

                 fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}) ->
                        #'CertificateList'{}

                  The fun uses the information in the  distribution  point  to
                  access  the  latest possible version of the CRL. If this fun
                  is not specified, Public Key uses  the  default  implementa-
                  tion:

                 fun(_DP, CRL) -> CRL end

                {issuer_fun, fun()}:
                  The fun has the following type specification:

                fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{},
                    {rdnSequence,[#'AttributeTypeAndValue'{}]}, term()) ->
                     {ok, #'OTPCertificate'{}, [der_encoded]}

                  The  fun  returns the root certificate and certificate chain
                  that has signed the CRL.

                 fun(DP, CRL, Issuer, UserState) -> {ok, RootCert, CertChain}

                {undetermined_details, boolean()}:
                  Defaults to false. When revocation status cannot  be  deter-
                  mined,  and  this  option  is set to true, details of why no
                  CRLs where accepted are included in the return value.

       pkix_crl_verify(CRL, Cert) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 CRL = der_encoded() | #'CertificateList'{}
                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}

              Verify that Cert is the CRL signer.

       pkix_dist_point(Cert) -> DistPoint

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}
                 DistPoint = #'DistributionPoint'{}

              Creates a distribution point for CRLs issued by the same  issuer
              as Cert. Can be used as input to pkix_crls_validate/3

       pkix_dist_points(Cert) -> DistPoints

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}
                 DistPoints = [#'DistributionPoint'{}]

              Extracts distribution points from the certificates extensions.

       pkix_hash_type(HashOid :: oid()) ->
                         DigestType ::
                             md5 | crypto:sha1() | crypto:sha2()

              Translates OID to Erlang digest type

       pkix_match_dist_point(CRL, DistPoint) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 CRL = der_encoded() | #'CertificateList'{}
                 DistPoint = #'DistributionPoint'{}

              Checks  whether the given distribution point matches the Issuing
              Distribution Point of the CRL, as described in RFC 5280. If  the
              CRL  doesn't  have  an Issuing Distribution Point extension, the
              distribution point always matches.

       pkix_sign(Cert, Key) -> Der

              Types:

                 Cert = #'OTPTBSCertificate'{}
                 Key = private_key()
                 Der = der_encoded()

              Signs an 'OTPTBSCertificate'. Returns the corresponding  DER-en-
              coded certificate.

       pkix_sign_types(AlgorithmId) -> {DigestType, SignatureType}

              Types:

                 AlgorithmId = oid()
                 DigestType = crypto:rsa_digest_type()
                 SignatureType = rsa | dsa | ecdsa

              Translates  signature  algorithm OID to Erlang digest and signa-
              ture types.

              The AlgorithmId is the signature OID from  a  certificate  or  a
              certificate revocation list.

       pkix_test_data(Options) -> Config
       pkix_test_data([chain_opts()]) -> [conf_opt()]

              Types:

                 Options = #{chain_type() := chain_opts()}
                   Options for ROOT, Intermediate and Peer certs
                 chain_type() = server_chain | client_chain
                 chain_opts()  = #{root := [cert_opt()] | root_cert(), peer :=
                 [cert_opt()], intermediates => [[cert_opt()]]}
                    A valid chain must have at least a ROOT and a  peer  cert.
                   The  root  cert can be given either as a cert pre-generated
                   by  pkix_test_root_cert/2 , or as root cert generation  op-
                   tions.
                 root_cert() = #{cert := der_encoded(), key := Key}
                    A root certificate generated by  pkix_test_root_cert/2 .
                 cert_opt() = {Key, Value}
                   For available options see  cert_opt() below.
                 Config  =  #{server_config  := [conf_opt()], client_config :=
                 [conf_opt()]}
                 conf_opt() = {cert, der_encoded()} | {key, PrivateKey} |{cac-
                 erts, [der_encoded()]}
                    This is a subset of the type  ssl:tls_option(). PrivateKey
                   is what generate_key/1 returns.

              Creates certificate configuration(s) consisting  of  certificate
              and its private key plus CA certificate bundle, for a client and
              a server, intended to facilitate automated testing  of  applica-
              tions  using  X509-certificates, often through SSL/TLS. The test
              data can be used when you have control over both the client  and
              the server in a test scenario.

              When  this  function  is called with a map containing client and
              server chain specifications; it generates both a  client  and  a
              server  certificate  chain  where  the  cacerts returned for the
              server contains the root cert the server should  trust  and  the
              intermediate  certificates the server should present to connect-
              ing clients. The root cert the server should trust  is  the  one
              used as root of the client certificate chain. Vice versa applies
              to the cacerts returned for the client. The root cert(s) can ei-
              ther  be  pre-generated  with  pkix_test_root_cert/2 , or if op-
              tions are specified; it is (they are) generated.

              When this function is called with a list of certificate options;
              it  generates  a  configuration  with  just one node certificate
              where cacerts contains the root cert and the intermediate  certs
              that  should  be presented to a peer. In this case the same root
              cert must be used for all peers. This is useful in  for  example
              an  Erlang  distributed  cluster where any node, towards another
              node, acts either as a server or as a client  depending  on  who
              connects  to  whom. The generated certificate contains a subject
              altname, which is not needed in a client certificate, but  makes
              the certificate useful for both roles.

              The cert_opt() type consists of the following options:

                 {digest, digest_type()}:
                  Hash  algorithm  to  be used for signing the certificate to-
                  gether with the key option. Defaults to sha that is sha1.

                 {key, key_params() | private_key()}:
                  Parameters to be used to call public_key:generate_key/1,  to
                  generate  a  key, or an existing key. Defaults to generating
                  an ECDSA key. Note this could fail if Erlang/OTP is compiled
                  with a very old cryptolib.

                 {validity,     {From::erlang:timestamp(),    To::erlang:time-
                stamp()}} :
                  The validity period of the certificate.

                 {extensions, [#'Extension'{}]}:
                  Extensions to include in the certificate.

                  Default extensions included in CA certificates if not other-
                  wise specified are:

                [#'Extension'{extnID = ?'id-ce-keyUsage',
                              extnValue = [keyCertSign, cRLSign],
                              critical = false},
                #'Extension'{extnID = ?'id-ce-basicConstraints',
                             extnValue = #'BasicConstraints'{cA = true},
                             critical = true}]

                  Default  extensions  included in the server peer cert if not
                  otherwise specified are:

                [#'Extension'{extnID = ?'id-ce-keyUsage',
                              extnValue = [digitalSignature, keyAgreement],
                              critical = false},
                #'Extension'{extnID = ?'id-ce-subjectAltName',
                             extnValue = [{dNSName, Hostname}],
                             critical = false}]

                  Hostname is the result of calling net_adm:localhost() in the
                  Erlang node where this funcion is called.

          Note:
              Note that the generated certificates and keys does not provide a
              formally correct PKIX-trust-chain and they  cannot  be  used  to
              achieve  real  security.  This  function is provided for testing
              purposes only.

       pkix_test_root_cert(Name, Options) -> RootCert

              Types:

                 Name = string()
                   The root certificate name.
                 Options = [cert_opt()]
                    For    available    options    see    cert_opt()     under
                   pkix_test_data/1.
                 RootCert = #{cert := der_encoded(), key := Key}
                    A root certificate and key. The Key is generated by gener-
                   ate_key/1.

              Generates a root certificate that can be used in multiple  calls
              to  pkix_test_data/1 when you want the same root certificate for
              several generated certificates.

       pkix_verify(Cert, Key) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded()
                 Key = public_key()

              Verifies PKIX x.509 certificate signature.

       pkix_verify_hostname(Cert, ReferenceIDs) -> boolean()
       pkix_verify_hostname(Cert, ReferenceIDs, Opts) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Cert = der_encoded() | #'OTPCertificate'{}
                 ReferenceIDs = [ RefID ]
                 RefID   =    {dns_id,string()}    |    {srv_id,string()}    |
                 {uri_id,string()} | {ip,inet:ip_address()|string()} | {Other-
                 RefID,term()}}
                 OtherRefID = atom()
                 Opts = [ PvhOpt() ]
                 PvhOpt = [MatchOpt | FailCallBackOpt | FqdnExtractOpt]
                 MatchOpt = {match_fun, fun(RefId | FQDN::string(),  Presente-
                 dID) -> boolean() | default}
                 PresentedID  =  {dNSName,string()}  | {uniformResourceIdenti-
                 fier,string()   |    {iPAddress,list(byte())}    |    {Other-
                 PresId,term()}}
                 OtherPresID = atom()
                 FailCallBackOpt = {fail_callback, fun(#'OTPCertificate'{}) ->
                 boolean()}
                 FqdnExtractOpt = {fqdn_fun, fun(RefID)  ->  FQDN::string()  |
                 default | undefined}

              This  function  checks that the Presented Identifier  (e.g host-
              name) in a peer certificate is in agreement with at least one of
              the  Reference  Identifier   that  the client expects to be con-
              nected to. The function is intended to  be  added  as  an  extra
              client  check  of  the  peer  certificate  when  performing pub-
              lic_key:pkix_path_validation/3

              See RFC 6125 for detailed information about  hostname  verifica-
              tion. The User's Guide and code examples describes this function
              more detailed.

              The {OtherRefId,term()} is defined by the user and is passed  to
              the  match_fun,  if  defined. If the term in OtherRefId is a bi-
              nary, it will be converted to a string.

              The ip Reference ID takes an inet:ip_address() or an ip  address
              in string format (E.g "10.0.1.1" or "1234::5678:9012") as second
              element.

              The options are:

                match_fun:
                   The fun/2 in this option replaces  the  default  host  name
                  matching  rules.  The fun should return a boolean to tell if
                  the Reference ID and Presented ID matches or  not.  The  fun
                  can  also return a third value, the atom default, if the de-
                  fault matching rules shall apply. This makes it possible  to
                  augment the tests with a special case:

                fun(....) -> true;   % My special case
                   (_, _) -> default % all others falls back to the inherit tests
                end

                See pkix_verify_hostname_match_fun/1 for a function that takes
                a protocol name as argument and returns a fun/2  suitable  for
                this  option and Re-defining the match operation in the User's
                Guide for an example.

                fail_callback:
                  If a matching fails, there could be circumstances  when  the
                  certificate  should be accepted anyway. Think for example of
                  a web browser where you choose to accept  an  outdated  cer-
                  tificate. This option enables implementation of such a func-
                  tion. This fun/1 is called when no ReferenceID matches.  The
                  return  value  of the fun (a boolean()) decides the outcome.
                  If true the the certificate is accepted otherwise it is  re-
                  jected. See "Pinning" a Certificate in the User's Guide.

                fqdn_fun:
                  This  option augments the host name extraction from URIs and
                  other Reference IDs. It could for example be a very  special
                  URI  that  is not standardised. The fun takes a Reference ID
                  as argument and returns one of:

                  * the hostname

                  * the atom default: the default host name  extract  function
                    will be used

                  * the  atom  undefined:  a host name could not be extracted.
                    The pkix_verify_hostname/3 will return false.

                For an example, see Hostname extraction in the User's Guide.

       pkix_verify_hostname_match_fun(Protcol) -> fun(RefId |  FQDN::string(),
       PresentedID) -> boolean() | default

              Types:

                 Protocol = https
                   The algorithm for wich the fun should implement the special
                   matching rules
                 RefId
                   See pkix_verify_hostname/3.
                 FQDN
                   See pkix_verify_hostname/3.
                 PresentedID
                   See pkix_verify_hostname/3.

              The return value of calling this function is intended to be used
              in the match_fun option in pkix_verify_hostname/3.

              The returned fun augments the verify hostname matching according
              to the specific rules for the protocol in the argument.

       sign(Msg, DigestType, Key) -> Signature

       sign(Msg, DigestType, Key, Options) -> Signature

              Types:

                 Msg = binary() | {digest, binary()}
                 DigestType = digest_type()
                 Key = private_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_sign_verify_opts()
                 Signature = binary()

              Creates a digital signature.

              The Msg is either the binary "plain text" data to be  signed  or
              it is the hashed value of "plain text", that is, the digest.

       ssh_decode(SshBin, Type) -> Decoded

              Types:

                 SshBin = binary()
                 Type = ssh2_pubkey | OtherType | InternalType
                 OtherType = public_key | ssh_file()
                 InternalType = new_openssh
                 Decoded = Decoded_ssh2_pubkey | Decoded_OtherType
                 Decoded_ssh2_pubkey = public_key()
                 Decoded_OtherType = [{public_key(), Attributes}]
                 Attributes = [{atom(), term()}]

              Decodes  an  SSH  file-binary.  In  the  case  of known_hosts or
              auth_keys, the binary can include one or more lines of the file.
              Returns a list of public keys and their attributes, possible at-
              tribute values depends on the file type represented by  the  bi-
              nary.

              If the Type is ssh2_pubkey, the result will be Decoded_ssh2_pub-
              key. Otherwise it will be Decoded_OtherType.

                RFC4716 attributes - see RFC 4716.:
                  {headers, [{string(), utf8_string()}]}

                auth_key attributes - see manual page for sshd.:
                  {comment, string()}{options, [string()]}{bits, integer()}  -
                  In SSH version 1 files.

                known_host attributes - see manual page for sshd.:
                  {hostnames,  [string()]}{comment, string()}{bits, integer()}
                  - In SSH version 1 files.

              Example: {ok, SshBin} = file:read_file("known_hosts").

              If Type is public_key the binary can be either an RFC4716 public
              key or an OpenSSH public key.

       ssh_encode(InData, Type) -> binary()

              Types:

                 Type = ssh2_pubkey | OtherType
                 OtherType = public_key | ssh_file()
                 InData = InData_ssh2_pubkey | OtherInData
                 InData_ssh2_pubkey = public_key()
                 OtherInData = [{Key, Attributes}]
                 Key = public_key()
                 Attributes = [{atom(), term()}]

              Encodes  a list of SSH file entries (public keys and attributes)
              to a binary. Possible attributes depend on the  file  type,  see
              ssh_decode/2 .

              If the Type is ssh2_pubkey, the InData shall be InData_ssh2_pub-
              key. Otherwise it shall be OtherInData.

       ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(HostKey) -> string()
       ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(DigestType, HostKey) -> string()
       ssh_hostkey_fingerprint([DigestType], HostKey) -> [string()]

              Types:

                 HostKey = public_key()
                 DigestType = digest_type()

              Calculates a ssh fingerprint from a public host key  as  openssh
              does.

              The algorithm in ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/1 is md5 to be compati-
              ble with older ssh-keygen commands. The string from  the  second
              variant  is  prepended  by the algorithm name in uppercase as in
              newer ssh-keygen commands.

              Examples:

               2> public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(Key).
               "f5:64:a6:c1:5a:cb:9f:0a:10:46:a2:5c:3e:2f:57:84"

               3> public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(md5,Key).
               "MD5:f5:64:a6:c1:5a:cb:9f:0a:10:46:a2:5c:3e:2f:57:84"

               4> public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(sha,Key).
               "SHA1:bSLY/C4QXLDL/Iwmhyg0PGW9UbY"

               5> public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint(sha256,Key).
               "SHA256:aZGXhabfbf4oxglxltItWeHU7ub3Dc31NcNw2cMJePQ"

               6> public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint([sha,sha256],Key).
               ["SHA1:bSLY/C4QXLDL/Iwmhyg0PGW9UbY",
                "SHA256:aZGXhabfbf4oxglxltItWeHU7ub3Dc31NcNw2cMJePQ"]

       verify(Msg, DigestType, Signature, Key) -> boolean()

       verify(Msg, DigestType, Signature, Key, Options) -> boolean()

              Types:

                 Msg = binary() | {digest, binary()}
                 DigestType = digest_type()
                 Signature = binary()
                 Key = public_key()
                 Options = crypto:pk_sign_verify_opts()

              Verifies a digital signature.

              The Msg is either the binary "plain text"  data  or  it  is  the
              hashed value of "plain text", that is, the digest.

       short_name_hash(Name) -> string()

              Types:

                 Name = issuer_name()

              Generates  a  short hash of an issuer name. The hash is returned
              as a string containing eight hexadecimal digits.

              The return value of this function is the same as the  result  of
              the  commands  openssl  crl -hash and openssl x509 -issuer_hash,
              when passed the issuer name of a CRL or a  certificate,  respec-
              tively. This hash is used by the c_rehash tool to maintain a di-
              rectory of symlinks to CRL files, in order to facilitate looking
              up a CRL by its issuer name.

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