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137 .IX Title "blowfish 3"
138 .TH blowfish 3 "2009-07-19" "1.0.1n" "OpenSSL"
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144 blowfish, BF_set_key, BF_encrypt, BF_decrypt, BF_ecb_encrypt, BF_cbc_encrypt,
145 BF_cfb64_encrypt, BF_ofb64_encrypt, BF_options \- Blowfish encryption
149 .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
151 \& #include <openssl/blowfish.h>
153 \& void BF_set_key(BF_KEY *key, int len, const unsigned char *data);
155 \& void BF_ecb_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
156 \& BF_KEY *key, int enc);
157 \& void BF_cbc_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
158 \& long length, BF_KEY *schedule, unsigned char *ivec, int enc);
159 \& void BF_cfb64_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
160 \& long length, BF_KEY *schedule, unsigned char *ivec, int *num,
162 \& void BF_ofb64_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
163 \& long length, BF_KEY *schedule, unsigned char *ivec, int *num);
164 \& const char *BF_options(void);
166 \& void BF_encrypt(BF_LONG *data,const BF_KEY *key);
167 \& void BF_decrypt(BF_LONG *data,const BF_KEY *key);
170 .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
171 This library implements the Blowfish cipher, which was invented and described
172 by Counterpane (see http://www.counterpane.com/blowfish.html ).
174 Blowfish is a block cipher that operates on 64 bit (8 byte) blocks of data.
175 It uses a variable size key, but typically, 128 bit (16 byte) keys are
176 considered good for strong encryption. Blowfish can be used in the same
177 modes as \s-1DES \s0(see \fIdes_modes\fR\|(7)). Blowfish is currently one
178 of the faster block ciphers. It is quite a bit faster than \s-1DES,\s0 and much
179 faster than \s-1IDEA\s0 or \s-1RC2.\s0
181 Blowfish consists of a key setup phase and the actual encryption or decryption
184 \&\fIBF_set_key()\fR sets up the \fB\s-1BF_KEY\s0\fR \fBkey\fR using the \fBlen\fR bytes long key
187 \&\fIBF_ecb_encrypt()\fR is the basic Blowfish encryption and decryption function.
188 It encrypts or decrypts the first 64 bits of \fBin\fR using the key \fBkey\fR,
189 putting the result in \fBout\fR. \fBenc\fR decides if encryption (\fB\s-1BF_ENCRYPT\s0\fR)
190 or decryption (\fB\s-1BF_DECRYPT\s0\fR) shall be performed. The vector pointed at by
191 \&\fBin\fR and \fBout\fR must be 64 bits in length, no less. If they are larger,
192 everything after the first 64 bits is ignored.
194 The mode functions \fIBF_cbc_encrypt()\fR, \fIBF_cfb64_encrypt()\fR and \fIBF_ofb64_encrypt()\fR
195 all operate on variable length data. They all take an initialization vector
196 \&\fBivec\fR which needs to be passed along into the next call of the same function
197 for the same message. \fBivec\fR may be initialized with anything, but the
198 recipient needs to know what it was initialized with, or it won't be able
199 to decrypt. Some programs and protocols simplify this, like \s-1SSH,\s0 where
200 \&\fBivec\fR is simply initialized to zero.
201 \&\fIBF_cbc_encrypt()\fR operates on data that is a multiple of 8 bytes long, while
202 \&\fIBF_cfb64_encrypt()\fR and \fIBF_ofb64_encrypt()\fR are used to encrypt an variable
203 number of bytes (the amount does not have to be an exact multiple of 8). The
204 purpose of the latter two is to simulate stream ciphers, and therefore, they
205 need the parameter \fBnum\fR, which is a pointer to an integer where the current
206 offset in \fBivec\fR is stored between calls. This integer must be initialized
207 to zero when \fBivec\fR is initialized.
209 \&\fIBF_cbc_encrypt()\fR is the Cipher Block Chaining function for Blowfish. It
210 encrypts or decrypts the 64 bits chunks of \fBin\fR using the key \fBschedule\fR,
211 putting the result in \fBout\fR. \fBenc\fR decides if encryption (\s-1BF_ENCRYPT\s0) or
212 decryption (\s-1BF_DECRYPT\s0) shall be performed. \fBivec\fR must point at an 8 byte
213 long initialization vector.
215 \&\fIBF_cfb64_encrypt()\fR is the \s-1CFB\s0 mode for Blowfish with 64 bit feedback.
216 It encrypts or decrypts the bytes in \fBin\fR using the key \fBschedule\fR,
217 putting the result in \fBout\fR. \fBenc\fR decides if encryption (\fB\s-1BF_ENCRYPT\s0\fR)
218 or decryption (\fB\s-1BF_DECRYPT\s0\fR) shall be performed. \fBivec\fR must point at an
219 8 byte long initialization vector. \fBnum\fR must point at an integer which must
222 \&\fIBF_ofb64_encrypt()\fR is the \s-1OFB\s0 mode for Blowfish with 64 bit feedback.
223 It uses the same parameters as \fIBF_cfb64_encrypt()\fR, which must be initialized
226 \&\fIBF_encrypt()\fR and \fIBF_decrypt()\fR are the lowest level functions for Blowfish
227 encryption. They encrypt/decrypt the first 64 bits of the vector pointed by
228 \&\fBdata\fR, using the key \fBkey\fR. These functions should not be used unless you
229 implement 'modes' of Blowfish. The alternative is to use \fIBF_ecb_encrypt()\fR.
230 If you still want to use these functions, you should be aware that they take
231 each 32\-bit chunk in host-byte order, which is little-endian on little-endian
232 platforms and big-endian on big-endian ones.
234 .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
235 None of the functions presented here return any value.
238 Applications should use the higher level functions
239 \&\fIEVP_EncryptInit\fR\|(3) etc. instead of calling the
240 blowfish functions directly.
242 .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
243 \&\fIdes_modes\fR\|(7)
246 The Blowfish functions are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.