man/keyctl_pkey_encrypt.3

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.TH KEYCTL_PKEY_ENCRYPT 3 "8 Nov 2018" Linux "Linux Public-Key Encryption"
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.SH NAME
keyctl_pkey_encrypt, keyctl_pkey_decrypt \- Encrypt and decrypt data
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <keyutils.h>
.sp
.BI "long keyctl_pkey_encrypt(key_serial_t " key ", const char *" info ,
.BI "                         const void *" data ", size_t " data_len ,
.BI "                         void *" enc ", size_t " enc_len ");"
.sp
.BI "long keyctl_pkey_decrypt(key_serial_t " key ", const char *" info ,
.BI "                         const void *" enc ", size_t " enc_len ,
.BI "                         void *" data ", size_t " data_len ");"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR keyctl_pkey_encrypt ()
asks the kernel to use the crypto material attached to a key to encrypt a blob
of data and
.BR keyctl_pkey_decrypt ()
asks the kernel to use the key to reverse the operation and recover the
original data.  Note that these operations may involve the kernel calling out
to cryptographic hardware.  The caller must have
.B search
permission on a key to be able to use them in this manner.
.PP
.PP
When invoking the function,
.I key
indicates the key that will provide the cryptographic material and
.I info
points to a comma-separated string of "key[=value]" parameters that indicate
things like encoding forms and passwords to unlock the key; see
asymmetric-key(7) for more information.
.PP
.IR data " and " datalen
indicate the address and size of the decrypted data buffer and
.IR enc " and " enclen
indicate the address and size of the encrypted data buffer.  The encrypt
function draws data from the decrypted data buffer and places the output into
the encryption buffer.  The decrypt function does the reverse, drawing from
the encryption buffer and writing into the data buffer.
.PP
.BR keyctl_pkey_query (2)
can be called to find out how large the buffers need to be.
.PP
Note that not all asymmetric-type keys will support these operations; further,
the operations available may depend on which components of the key material are
available: typically encryption only requires the public key, but decryption
requires the private key as well.  Which operations are supported on a
particular key can also be determined using the query function.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
On success
.BR keyctl_pkey_encrypt "() and " keyctl_pkey_decrypt ()
return the amount of data written into the output buffer.  On error, the value
.B -1
will be returned and
.I errno
will have been set to an appropriate error.
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.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B ENOKEY
The key specified is invalid.
.TP
.B EKEYEXPIRED
The key specified has expired.
.TP
.B EKEYREVOKED
The key specified has been revoked.
.TP
.B EACCES
The key exists, but is not
.B searchable
by the calling process.
.TP
.B ENOPKG
Some facility needed to complete the requested operation is not available.
This is most probably a requested or required digest or encryption algorithm.
.TP
.B EFAULT
Bad address.
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.SH LINKING
This is a library function that can be found in
.IR libkeyutils .
When linking,
.B \-lkeyutils
should be specified to the linker.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.ad l
.nh
.BR keyctl (1),
.BR add_key (2),
.BR keyctl (2),
.BR keyctl (3),
.BR keyctl_pkey_query (3),
.BR keyctl_pkey_sign (3),
.BR keyrings (7),
.BR keyutils (7)