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NAME
BN_security_bits - returns bits of security based on given numbers
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bn.h>
int BN_security_bits(int L, int N);
DESCRIPTION
BN_security_bits() returns the number of bits of security provided by a
specific algorithm and a particular key size. The bits of security is
defined in NIST SP800-57. Currently, BN_security_bits() support two
types of asymmetric algorithms: the FFC (Finite Field Cryptography) and
IFC (Integer Factorization Cryptography). For FFC, e.g., DSA and DH,
both parameters L and N are used to decide the bits of security, where
L is the size of the public key and N is the size of the private key.
For IFC, e.g., RSA, only L is used and it's commonly considered to be
the key size (modulus).
RETURN VALUES
Number of security bits.
NOTES
ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) is not covered by the
BN_security_bits() function. The symmetric algorithms are not covered
neither.
SEE ALSO
DH_security_bits(3), DSA_security_bits(3), RSA_security_bits(3)
HISTORY
The BN_security_bits() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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