=head1 NAME
-PEM - PEM routines
+PEM, PEM_read_bio_PrivateKey, PEM_read_PrivateKey, PEM_write_bio_PrivateKey, PEM_write_PrivateKey, PEM_write_bio_PKCS8PrivateKey, PEM_write_PKCS8PrivateKey, PEM_write_bio_PKCS8PrivateKey_nid, PEM_write_PKCS8PrivateKey_nid, PEM_read_bio_PUBKEY, PEM_read_PUBKEY, PEM_write_bio_PUBKEY, PEM_write_PUBKEY, PEM_read_bio_RSAPrivateKey, PEM_read_RSAPrivateKey, PEM_write_bio_RSAPrivateKey, PEM_write_RSAPrivateKey, PEM_read_bio_RSAPublicKey, PEM_read_RSAPublicKey, PEM_write_bio_RSAPublicKey, PEM_write_RSAPublicKey, PEM_read_bio_RSA_PUBKEY, PEM_read_RSA_PUBKEY, PEM_write_bio_RSA_PUBKEY, PEM_write_RSA_PUBKEY, PEM_read_bio_DSAPrivateKey, PEM_read_DSAPrivateKey, PEM_write_bio_DSAPrivateKey, PEM_write_DSAPrivateKey, PEM_read_bio_DSA_PUBKEY, PEM_read_DSA_PUBKEY, PEM_write_bio_DSA_PUBKEY, PEM_write_DSA_PUBKEY, PEM_read_bio_DSAparams, PEM_read_DSAparams, PEM_write_bio_DSAparams, PEM_write_DSAparams, PEM_read_bio_DHparams, PEM_read_DHparams, PEM_write_bio_DHparams, PEM_write_DHparams, PEM_read_bio_X509, PEM_read_X509, PEM_write_bio_X509, PEM_write_X509, PEM_read_bio_X509_AUX, PEM_read_X509_AUX, PEM_write_bio_X509_AUX, PEM_write_X509_AUX, PEM_read_bio_X509_REQ, PEM_read_X509_REQ, PEM_write_bio_X509_REQ, PEM_write_X509_REQ, PEM_write_bio_X509_REQ_NEW, PEM_write_X509_REQ_NEW, PEM_read_bio_X509_CRL, PEM_read_X509_CRL, PEM_write_bio_X509_CRL, PEM_write_X509_CRL, PEM_read_bio_PKCS7, PEM_read_PKCS7, PEM_write_bio_PKCS7, PEM_write_PKCS7, PEM_read_bio_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE, PEM_read_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE, PEM_write_bio_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE, PEM_write_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE - PEM routines
=head1 SYNOPSIS
Read a certificate in PEM format from a BIO:
X509 *x;
- x = PEM_read_bio(bp, NULL, 0, NULL);
+ x = PEM_read_bio_X509(bp, NULL, 0, NULL);
if (x == NULL)
{
/* Error */
memcpy(buf, tmp, len);
return len;
}
-
+
=head1 NOTES
The old B<PrivateKey> write routines are retained for compatibility.
this is a bug because an attempt will be made to reuse the data at B<x>
which is an uninitialised pointer.
+=head1 PEM ENCRYPTION FORMAT
+
+This old B<PrivateKey> routines use a non standard technique for encryption.
+
+The private key (or other data) takes the following form:
+
+ -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+ Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
+ DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,3F17F5316E2BAC89
+
+ ...base64 encoded data...
+ -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+
+The line beginning DEK-Info contains two comma separated pieces of information:
+the encryption algorithm name as used by EVP_get_cipherbyname() and an 8
+byte B<salt> encoded as a set of hexadecimal digits.
+
+After this is the base64 encoded encrypted data.
+
+The encryption key is determined using EVP_bytestokey(), using B<salt> and an
+iteration count of 1. The IV used is the value of B<salt> and *not* the IV
+returned by EVP_bytestokey().
+
=head1 BUGS
The PEM read routines in some versions of OpenSSL will not correctly reuse
an existing structure. Therefore the following:
- PEM_read_bio(bp, &x, 0, NULL);
+ PEM_read_bio_X509(bp, &x, 0, NULL);
where B<x> already contains a valid certificate, may not work, whereas:
X509_free(x);
- x = PEM_read_bio(bp, NULL, 0, NULL);
+ x = PEM_read_bio_X509(bp, NULL, 0, NULL);
is guaranteed to work.
=head1 RETURN CODES
The read routines return either a pointer to the structure read or NULL
-is an error occurred.
+if an error occurred.
The write routines return 1 for success or 0 for failure.