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+/*
+ This file is part of GNUnet.
+ (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+
+ GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+ by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
+ option) any later version.
+
+ GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with GNUnet; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+ Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file include/gnunet_crypto_lib.h
+ * @brief cryptographic primitives for GNUnet
+ *
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ * @author Krista Bennett
+ * @author Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
+ * @author Ioana Patrascu
+ * @author Tzvetan Horozov
+ */
+
+#ifndef GNUNET_CRYPTO_LIB_H
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_LIB_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#include "gnunet_common.h"
+#include "gnunet_scheduler_lib.h"
+
+/**
+ * Desired quality level for cryptographic operations.
+ */
+enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality
+{
+ /**
+ * No good quality of the operation is needed (i.e.,
+ * random numbers can be pseudo-random).
+ */
+ GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+
+ /**
+ * High-quality operations are desired.
+ */
+ GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_STRONG,
+
+ /**
+ * Randomness for IVs etc. is required.
+ */
+ GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief length of the sessionkey in bytes (256 BIT sessionkey)
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_AES_KEY_LENGTH (256/8)
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Length of RSA encrypted data (2048 bit)
+ *
+ * We currently do not handle encryption of data
+ * that can not be done in a single call to the
+ * RSA methods (read: large chunks of data).
+ * We should never need that, as we can use
+ * the GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash for larger pieces of data for signing,
+ * and for encryption, we only need to encode sessionkeys!
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH 256
+
+
+/**
+ * Length of an RSA KEY (d,e,len), 2048 bit (=256 octests) key d, 2 byte e
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_KEY_LENGTH 258
+
+
+/**
+ * Length of a hash value
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_HASH_LENGTH 512/8
+
+/**
+ * The private information of an RSA key pair.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey;
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief 0-terminated ASCII encoding of a GNUNET_HashCode.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded
+{
+ unsigned char encoding[104];
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief an RSA signature
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature
+{
+ unsigned char sig[GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH];
+};
+
+
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_BEGIN
+
+/**
+ * @brief header of what an RSA signature signs
+ * this must be followed by "size - 8" bytes of
+ * the actual signed data
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignaturePurpose
+{
+ /**
+ * How many bytes does this signature sign?
+ * (including this purpose header); in network
+ * byte order (!).
+ */
+ uint32_t size GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+ /**
+ * What does this signature vouch for? This
+ * must contain a GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_XXX
+ * constant (from gnunet_signatures.h). In
+ * network byte order!
+ */
+ uint32_t purpose GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief A public key.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+{
+ /**
+ * In big-endian, must be GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_KEY_LENGTH+4
+ */
+ uint16_t len GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+ /**
+ * Size of n in key; in big-endian!
+ */
+ uint16_t sizen GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+ /**
+ * The key itself, contains n followed by e.
+ */
+ unsigned char key[GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_KEY_LENGTH];
+
+ /**
+ * Padding (must be 0)
+ */
+ uint16_t padding GNUNET_PACKED;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * RSA Encrypted data.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaEncryptedData
+{
+ unsigned char encoding[GNUNET_CRYPTO_RSA_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH];
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief type for session keys
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey
+{
+ /**
+ * Actual key.
+ */
+ unsigned char key[GNUNET_CRYPTO_AES_KEY_LENGTH];
+
+ /**
+ * checksum!
+ */
+ uint32_t crc32 GNUNET_PACKED;
+};
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_END
+
+/**
+ * @brief IV for sym cipher
+ *
+ * NOTE: must be smaller (!) in size than the
+ * GNUNET_HashCode.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector
+{
+ unsigned char iv[GNUNET_CRYPTO_AES_KEY_LENGTH / 2];
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief type for (message) authentication keys
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AuthKey
+{
+ unsigned char key[GNUNET_CRYPTO_HASH_LENGTH];
+};
+
+
+/* **************** Functions and Macros ************* */
+
+/**
+ * Seed a weak random generator. Only GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK-mode generator
+ * can be seeded.
+ *
+ * @param seed the seed to use
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_seed_weak_random (int32_t seed);
+
+
+/**
+ * Perform an incremental step in a CRC16 (for TCP/IP) calculation.
+ *
+ * @param sum current sum, initially 0
+ * @param buf buffer to calculate CRC over (must be 16-bit aligned)
+ * @param len number of bytes in hdr, must be multiple of 2
+ * @return updated crc sum (must be subjected to GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc16_finish to get actual crc16)
+ */
+uint32_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc16_step (uint32_t sum, const void *buf, size_t len);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert results from GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc16_step to final crc16.
+ *
+ * @param sum cummulative sum
+ * @return crc16 value
+ */
+uint16_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc16_finish (uint32_t sum);
+
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the checksum of a buffer in one step.
+ *
+ * @param buf buffer to calculate CRC over (must be 16-bit aligned)
+ * @param len number of bytes in hdr, must be multiple of 2
+ * @return crc16 value
+ */
+uint16_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc16_n (const void *buf, size_t len);
+
+
+/**
+ * Compute the CRC32 checksum for the first len
+ * bytes of the buffer.
+ *
+ * @param buf the data over which we're taking the CRC
+ * @param len the length of the buffer in bytes
+ * @return the resulting CRC32 checksum
+ */
+int32_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_crc32_n (const void *buf, size_t len);
+
+
+/**
+ * Produce a random value.
+ *
+ * @param mode desired quality of the random number
+ * @param i the upper limit (exclusive) for the random number
+ * @return a random value in the interval [0,i) (exclusive).
+ */
+uint32_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, uint32_t i);
+
+
+/**
+ * Random on unsigned 64-bit values.
+ *
+ * @param mode desired quality of the random number
+ * @param max value returned will be in range [0,max) (exclusive)
+ * @return random 64-bit number
+ */
+uint64_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, uint64_t max);
+
+
+/**
+ * Get an array with a random permutation of the
+ * numbers 0...n-1.
+ * @param mode GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_STRONG if the strong (but expensive) PRNG should be used, GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK otherwise
+ * @param n the size of the array
+ * @return the permutation array (allocated from heap)
+ */
+unsigned int *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, unsigned int n);
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new Session key.
+ *
+ * @param key key to initialize
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_create_session_key (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *key);
+
+/**
+ * Check that a new session key is well-formed.
+ *
+ * @param key key to check
+ * @return GNUNET_OK if the key is valid
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_check_session_key (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey
+ *key);
+
+
+/**
+ * Encrypt a block with the public key of another
+ * host that uses the same cyper.
+ *
+ * @param block the block to encrypt
+ * @param len the size of the block
+ * @param sessionkey the key used to encrypt
+ * @param iv the initialization vector to use, use INITVALUE
+ * for streams.
+ * @return the size of the encrypted block, -1 for errors
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_encrypt (const void *block, size_t len,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *sessionkey,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector
+ *iv, void *result);
+
+
+/**
+ * Decrypt a given block with the sessionkey.
+ *
+ * @param block the data to decrypt, encoded as returned by encrypt
+ * @param size how big is the block?
+ * @param sessionkey the key used to decrypt
+ * @param iv the initialization vector to use
+ * @param result address to store the result at
+ * @return -1 on failure, size of decrypted block on success
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_decrypt (const void *block, size_t size,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *sessionkey,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector
+ *iv, void *result);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive an IV
+ * @param iv initialization vector
+ * @param skey session key
+ * @param salt salt for the derivation
+ * @param salt_len size of the salt
+ * @param ... pairs of void * & size_t for context chunks, terminated by NULL
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_derive_iv (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector *iv,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *skey,
+ const void *salt, size_t salt_len, ...);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive an IV
+ * @param iv initialization vector
+ * @param skey session key
+ * @param salt salt for the derivation
+ * @param salt_len size of the salt
+ * @param argp pairs of void * & size_t for context chunks, terminated by NULL
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_aes_derive_iv_v (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector *iv,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *skey,
+ const void *salt, size_t salt_len, va_list argp);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert hash to ASCII encoding.
+ * @param block the hash code
+ * @param result where to store the encoding (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded can be
+ * safely cast to char*, a '\\0' termination is set).
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_to_enc (const GNUNET_HashCode * block,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashAsciiEncoded *result);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert ASCII encoding back to GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash
+ *
+ * @param enc the encoding
+ * @param enclen number of characters in 'enc' (without 0-terminator, which can be missing)
+ * @param result where to store the GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash code
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR if result has the wrong encoding
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_from_string2 (const char *enc, size_t enclen,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * result);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert ASCII encoding back to GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash
+ * @param enc the encoding
+ * @param result where to store the GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash code
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR if result has the wrong encoding
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_from_string(enc, result) \
+ GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_from_string2 (enc, strlen(enc), result)
+
+
+/**
+ * Compute the distance between 2 hashcodes.
+ * The computation must be fast, not involve
+ * a.a or a.e (they're used elsewhere), and
+ * be somewhat consistent. And of course, the
+ * result should be a positive number.
+ *
+ * @param a some hash code
+ * @param b some hash code
+ * @return number between 0 and UINT32_MAX
+ */
+uint32_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_distance_u32 (const GNUNET_HashCode * a,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * b);
+
+
+/**
+ * Compute hash of a given block.
+ *
+ * @param block the data to hash
+ * @param size size of the block
+ * @param ret pointer to where to write the hashcode
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (const void *block, size_t size, GNUNET_HashCode * ret);
+
+
+/**
+ * Calculate HMAC of a message (RFC 2104)
+ *
+ * @param key secret key
+ * @param plaintext input plaintext
+ * @param plaintext_len length of plaintext
+ * @param hmac where to store the hmac
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hmac (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AuthKey *key,
+ const void *plaintext, size_t plaintext_len,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * hmac);
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called once the hash computation over the
+ * specified file has completed.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param res resulting hash, NULL on error
+ */
+typedef void (*GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashCompletedCallback) (void *cls,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode *
+ res);
+
+
+/**
+ * Handle to file hashing operation.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_FileHashContext;
+
+/**
+ * Compute the hash of an entire file.
+ *
+ * @param priority scheduling priority to use
+ * @param filename name of file to hash
+ * @param blocksize number of bytes to process in one task
+ * @param callback function to call upon completion
+ * @param callback_cls closure for callback
+ * @return NULL on (immediate) errror
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_FileHashContext *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_file (enum GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Priority priority,
+ const char *filename, size_t blocksize,
+ GNUNET_CRYPTO_HashCompletedCallback callback,
+ void *callback_cls);
+
+
+/**
+ * Cancel a file hashing operation.
+ *
+ * @param fhc operation to cancel (callback must not yet have been invoked)
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_file_cancel (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_FileHashContext *fhc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a random hash code.
+ *
+ * @param mode desired quality level
+ * @param result hash code that is randomized
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_create_random (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * result);
+
+
+/**
+ * compute result(delta) = b - a
+ *
+ * @param a some hash code
+ * @param b some hash code
+ * @param result set to b - a
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_difference (const GNUNET_HashCode * a,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * b,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * result);
+
+
+/**
+ * compute result(b) = a + delta
+ *
+ * @param a some hash code
+ * @param delta some hash code
+ * @param result set to a + delta
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_sum (const GNUNET_HashCode * a,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * delta,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * result);
+
+
+/**
+ * compute result = a ^ b
+ *
+ * @param a some hash code
+ * @param b some hash code
+ * @param result set to a ^ b
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_xor (const GNUNET_HashCode * a, const GNUNET_HashCode * b,
+ GNUNET_HashCode * result);
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a hashcode into a key.
+ *
+ * @param hc hash code that serves to generate the key
+ * @param skey set to a valid session key
+ * @param iv set to a valid initialization vector
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_to_aes_key (const GNUNET_HashCode * hc,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *skey,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesInitializationVector
+ *iv);
+
+
+/**
+ * Obtain a bit from a hashcode.
+ *
+ * @param code the GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash to index bit-wise
+ * @param bit index into the hashcode, [0...159]
+ * @return Bit \a bit from hashcode \a code, -1 for invalid index
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_get_bit (const GNUNET_HashCode * code, unsigned int bit);
+
+/**
+ * Determine how many low order bits match in two
+ * GNUNET_HashCodes. i.e. - 010011 and 011111 share
+ * the first two lowest order bits, and therefore the
+ * return value is two (NOT XOR distance, nor how many
+ * bits match absolutely!).
+ *
+ * @param first the first hashcode
+ * @param second the hashcode to compare first to
+ *
+ * @return the number of bits that match
+ */
+unsigned int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_matching_bits (const GNUNET_HashCode * first,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * second);
+
+
+/**
+ * Compare function for HashCodes, producing a total ordering
+ * of all hashcodes.
+ *
+ * @param h1 some hash code
+ * @param h2 some hash code
+ * @return 1 if h1 > h2, -1 if h1 < h2 and 0 if h1 == h2.
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_cmp (const GNUNET_HashCode * h1, const GNUNET_HashCode * h2);
+
+
+/**
+ * Find out which of the two GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash codes is closer to target
+ * in the XOR metric (Kademlia).
+ *
+ * @param h1 some hash code
+ * @param h2 some hash code
+ * @param target some hash code
+ * @return -1 if h1 is closer, 1 if h2 is closer and 0 if h1==h2.
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash_xorcmp (const GNUNET_HashCode * h1,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * h2,
+ const GNUNET_HashCode * target);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive an authentication key
+ * @param key authentication key
+ * @param rkey root key
+ * @param salt salt
+ * @param salt_len size of the salt
+ * @param argp pair of void * & size_t for context chunks, terminated by NULL
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hmac_derive_key_v (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AuthKey *key,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *rkey,
+ const void *salt, size_t salt_len,
+ va_list argp);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive an authentication key
+ * @param key authentication key
+ * @param rkey root key
+ * @param salt salt
+ * @param salt_len size of the salt
+ * @param ... pair of void * & size_t for context chunks, terminated by NULL
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hmac_derive_key (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AuthKey *key,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_AesSessionKey *rkey,
+ const void *salt, size_t salt_len, ...);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive key
+ * @param result buffer for the derived key, allocated by caller
+ * @param out_len desired length of the derived key
+ * @param xtr_algo hash algorithm for the extraction phase, GCRY_MD_...
+ * @param prf_algo hash algorithm for the expansion phase, GCRY_MD_...
+ * @param xts salt
+ * @param xts_len length of xts
+ * @param skm source key material
+ * @param skm_len length of skm
+ * @return GNUNET_YES on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hkdf (void *result, size_t out_len, int xtr_algo, int prf_algo,
+ const void *xts, size_t xts_len, const void *skm,
+ size_t skm_len, ...);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive key
+ * @param result buffer for the derived key, allocated by caller
+ * @param out_len desired length of the derived key
+ * @param xtr_algo hash algorithm for the extraction phase, GCRY_MD_...
+ * @param prf_algo hash algorithm for the expansion phase, GCRY_MD_...
+ * @param xts salt
+ * @param xts_len length of xts
+ * @param skm source key material
+ * @param skm_len length of skm
+ * @param argp va_list of void * & size_t pairs for context chunks
+ * @return GNUNET_YES on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_hkdf_v (void *result, size_t out_len, int xtr_algo, int prf_algo,
+ const void *xts, size_t xts_len, const void *skm,
+ size_t skm_len, va_list argp);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive key
+ * @param result buffer for the derived key, allocated by caller
+ * @param out_len desired length of the derived key
+ * @param xts salt
+ * @param xts_len length of xts
+ * @param skm source key material
+ * @param skm_len length of skm
+ * @param argp va_list of void * & size_t pairs for context chunks
+ * @return GNUNET_YES on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_kdf_v (void *result, size_t out_len, const void *xts,
+ size_t xts_len, const void *skm, size_t skm_len,
+ va_list argp);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Derive key
+ * @param result buffer for the derived key, allocated by caller
+ * @param out_len desired length of the derived key
+ * @param xts salt
+ * @param xts_len length of xts
+ * @param skm source key material
+ * @param skm_len length of skm
+ * @param ... void * & size_t pairs for context chunks
+ * @return GNUNET_YES on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_kdf (void *result, size_t out_len, const void *xts,
+ size_t xts_len, const void *skm, size_t skm_len, ...);
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new private key. Caller must free return value.
+ *
+ * @return fresh private key
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_key_create (void);
+
+/**
+ * Decode the private key from the data-format back
+ * to the "normal", internal format.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer where the private key data is stored
+ * @param len the length of the data in 'buffer'
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_decode_key (const char *buf, uint16_t len);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new private key by reading it from a file. If the
+ * files does not exist, create a new key and write it to the
+ * file. Caller must free return value. Note that this function
+ * can not guarantee that another process might not be trying
+ * the same operation on the same file at the same time.
+ * If the contents of the file
+ * are invalid the old file is deleted and a fresh key is
+ * created.
+ *
+ * @param filename name of file to use for storage
+ * @return new private key, NULL on error (for example,
+ * permission denied)
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_key_create_from_file (const char *filename);
+
+
+/**
+ * Deterministically (!) create a private key using only the
+ * given HashCode as input to the PRNG.
+ *
+ * @param hc "random" input to PRNG
+ * @return some private key purely dependent on input
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_key_create_from_hash (const GNUNET_HashCode * hc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Free memory occupied by the private key.
+ * @param hostkey pointer to the memory to free
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_key_free (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *hostkey);
+
+
+/**
+ * Extract the public key of the host.
+ *
+ * @param priv the private key
+ * @param pub where to write the public key
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_key_get_public (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey
+ *priv,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+ *pub);
+
+
+/**
+ * Encrypt a block with the public key of another host that uses the
+ * same cyper.
+ *
+ * @param block the block to encrypt
+ * @param size the size of block
+ * @param publicKey the encoded public key used to encrypt
+ * @param target where to store the encrypted block
+ * @return GNUNET_SYSERR on error, GNUNET_OK if ok
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_encrypt (const void *block, size_t size,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+ *publicKey,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaEncryptedData *target);
+
+
+/**
+ * Decrypt a given block with the hostkey.
+ *
+ * @param key the key to use
+ * @param block the data to decrypt, encoded as returned by encrypt, not consumed
+ * @param result pointer to a location where the result can be stored
+ * @param max how many bytes of a result are expected? Must be exact.
+ * @return the size of the decrypted block (that is, size) or -1 on error
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_decrypt (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *key,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaEncryptedData *block,
+ void *result, size_t max);
+
+
+/**
+ * Sign a given block.
+ *
+ * @param key private key to use for the signing
+ * @param purpose what to sign (size, purpose)
+ * @param sig where to write the signature
+ * @return GNUNET_SYSERR on error, GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_sign (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPrivateKey *key,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignaturePurpose *purpose,
+ struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *sig);
+
+
+/**
+ * Verify signature. Note that the caller MUST have already
+ * checked that "validate->size" bytes are actually available.
+ *
+ * @param purpose what is the purpose that validate should have?
+ * @param validate block to validate (size, purpose, data)
+ * @param sig signature that is being validated
+ * @param publicKey public key of the signer
+ * @return GNUNET_OK if ok, GNUNET_SYSERR if invalid
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_verify (uint32_t purpose,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignaturePurpose
+ *validate,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *sig,
+ const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+ *publicKey);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * This function should only be called in testcases
+ * where strong entropy gathering is not desired
+ * (for example, for hostkey generation).
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_disable_entropy_gathering (void);
+
+#if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
+{
+#endif
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/* ifndef GNUNET_CRYPTO_LIB_H */
+#endif
+/* end of gnunet_crypto_lib.h */