BN_SECURITY_BITS - Online Linux Manual PageSection : 3ossl
Updated : 2022-03-15
Source : 3.0.2
Note : OpenSSL

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NAMEBN_security_bits − returns bits of security based on given numbers

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SYNOPSIS​ #include <openssl/bn.h> ​ ​ int BN_security_bits(int L, int N);

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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).

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RETURN VALUESNumber of security bits.

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NOTES​ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) is not covered by the BN_security_bits() function. The symmetric algorithms are not covered neither.

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SEE ALSO​DH_security_bits (3), DSA_security_bits (3), RSA_security_bits (3)

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HISTORYThe BN_security_bits() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.

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