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51 .Dd $Mdocdate: January 25 2017 $
52 .Dt BN_BN2BIN 3
53 .Os
54 .Sh NAME
55 .Nm BN_bn2bin ,
56 .Nm BN_bin2bn ,
57 .Nm BN_bn2hex ,
58 .Nm BN_bn2dec ,
59 .Nm BN_hex2bn ,
60 .Nm BN_dec2bn ,
61 .Nm BN_asc2bn ,
62 .Nm BN_print ,
63 .Nm BN_print_fp ,
64 .Nm BN_bn2mpi ,
65 .Nm BN_mpi2bn
66 .Nd format conversions
67 .Sh SYNOPSIS
68 .In openssl/bn.h
69 .Ft int
70 .Fo BN_bn2bin
71 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
72 .Fa "unsigned char *to"
73 .Fc
74 .Ft BIGNUM *
75 .Fo BN_bin2bn
76 .Fa "const unsigned char *s"
77 .Fa "int len"
78 .Fa "BIGNUM *ret"
79 .Fc
80 .Ft char *
81 .Fo BN_bn2hex
82 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
83 .Fc
84 .Ft char *
85 .Fo BN_bn2dec
86 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
87 .Fc
88 .Ft int
89 .Fo BN_hex2bn
90 .Fa "BIGNUM **a"
91 .Fa "const char *str"
92 .Fc
93 .Ft int
94 .Fo BN_dec2bn
95 .Fa "BIGNUM **a"
96 .Fa "const char *str"
97 .Fc
98 .Ft int
99 .Fo BN_asc2bn
100 .Fa "BIGNUM **a"
101 .Fa "const char *str"
102 .Fc
103 .Ft int
104 .Fo BN_print
105 .Fa "BIO *fp"
106 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
107 .Fc
108 .Ft int
109 .Fo BN_print_fp
110 .Fa "FILE *fp"
111 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
112 .Fc
113 .Ft int
114 .Fo BN_bn2mpi
115 .Fa "const BIGNUM *a"
116 .Fa "unsigned char *to"
117 .Fc
118 .Ft BIGNUM *
119 .Fo BN_mpi2bn
120 .Fa "unsigned char *s"
121 .Fa "int len"
122 .Fa "BIGNUM *ret"
123 .Fc
124 .Sh DESCRIPTION
125 .Fn BN_bn2bin
126 converts the absolute value of
127 .Fa a
128 into big-endian form and stores it at
129 .Fa to .
130 .Fa to
131 must point to
132 .Fn BN_num_bytes a
133 bytes of memory.
134 .Pp
135 .Fn BN_bin2bn
136 converts the positive integer in big-endian form of length
137 .Fa len
138 at
139 .Fa s
140 into a
141 .Vt BIGNUM
142 and places it in
143 .Fa ret .
144 If
145 .Fa ret
146 is
147 .Dv NULL ,
148 a new
149 .Vt BIGNUM
150 is created.
151 .Pp
152 .Fn BN_bn2hex
153 and
154 .Fn BN_bn2dec
155 return printable strings containing the hexadecimal and decimal encoding of
156 .Fa a
157 respectively.
158 For negative numbers, the string is prefaced with a leading minus sign.
159 The string must be freed later using
160 .Xr free 3 .
161 .Pp
162 .Fn BN_hex2bn
163 interprets
164 .Fa str
165 as a hexadecimal number.
166 The string may start with a minus sign
167 .Pq Sq - .
168 Conversion stops at the first byte that is not a hexadecimal digit.
169 The number is converted to a
170 .Vt BIGNUM
171 and stored in
172 .Pf * Fa a .
173 If
174 .Pf * Fa a
175 is
176 .Dv NULL ,
177 a new
178 .Vt BIGNUM
179 is created.
180 If
181 .Fa a
182 is
183 .Dv NULL ,
184 it only computes the number's length in hexadecimal digits.
185 A "negative zero" is converted to zero.
186 .Fn BN_dec2bn
187 is the same using the decimal system.
188 .Fn BN_asc2bn
189 infers the number base from an optional prefix.
190 If
191 .Fa str
192 starts with
193 .Qq 0x
194 or
195 .Qq 0X ,
196 it calls
197 .Fn BN_hex2bn ,
198 otherwise
199 .Fn BN_dec2bn .
200 If the number is negative, the minus sign can be given before or
201 after the prefix.
202 .Pp
203 .Fn BN_print
204 and
205 .Fn BN_print_fp
206 write the hexadecimal encoding of
207 .Fa a ,
208 with a leading minus sign for negative numbers, to the
209 .Vt BIO
210 or
211 .Vt FILE
212 .Fa fp .
213 .Pp
214 .Fn BN_bn2mpi
215 and
216 .Fn BN_mpi2bn
217 convert
218 .Vt BIGNUM Ns s
219 from and to a format that consists of the number's length in bytes
220 represented as a 4-byte big-endian number, and the number itself in
221 big-endian format, where the most significant bit signals a negative
222 number (the representation of numbers with the MSB set is prefixed with
223 a NUL byte).
224 .Pp
225 .Fn BN_bn2mpi
226 stores the representation of
227 .Fa a
228 at
229 .Fa to ,
230 where
231 .Fa to
232 must be large enough to hold the result.
233 The size can be determined by calling
234 .Fn BN_bn2mpi a NULL .
235 .Pp
236 .Fn BN_mpi2bn
237 converts the
238 .Fa len
239 bytes long representation at
240 .Fa s
241 to a
242 .Vt BIGNUM
243 and stores it at
244 .Fa ret ,
245 or in a newly allocated
246 .Vt BIGNUM
247 if
248 .Fa ret
249 is
250 .Dv NULL .
251 .Sh RETURN VALUES
252 .Fn BN_bn2bin
253 returns the length of the big-endian number placed at
254 .Fa to .
255 .Fn BN_bin2bn
256 returns the
257 .Vt BIGNUM ,
258 or
259 .Dv NULL
260 on error.
261 .Pp
262 .Fn BN_bn2hex
263 and
264 .Fn BN_bn2dec
265 return a NUL-terminated string, or
266 .Dv NULL
267 on error.
268 .Fn BN_hex2bn
269 and
270 .Fn BN_dec2bn
271 return the number's length in hexadecimal or decimal digits
272 or 0 on error, in which case no new
273 .Vt BIGNUM
274 is created.
275 .Fn BN_asc2bn
276 returns 1 on success or 0 on error, in which case no new
277 .Vt BIGNUM
278 is created.
279 .Pp
280 .Fn BN_print_fp
281 and
282 .Fn BN_print
283 return 1 on success, 0 on write errors.
284 .Pp
285 .Fn BN_bn2mpi
286 returns the length of the representation.
287 .Fn BN_mpi2bn
288 returns the
289 .Vt BIGNUM ,
290 or
291 .Dv NULL
292 on error.
293 .Pp
294 The error codes can be obtained by
295 .Xr ERR_get_error 3 .
296 .Sh SEE ALSO
297 .Xr BN_new 3 ,
298 .Xr BN_num_bytes 3 ,
299 .Xr BN_zero 3 ,
300 .Xr ERR_get_error 3
301 .Sh HISTORY
302 .Fn BN_bn2bin ,
303 .Fn BN_bin2bn ,
304 .Fn BN_print_fp ,
305 and
306 .Fn BN_print
307 are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
308 .Pp
309 .Fn BN_bn2hex ,
310 .Fn BN_bn2dec ,
311 .Fn BN_hex2bn ,
312 .Fn BN_dec2bn ,
313 .Fn BN_bn2mpi ,
314 and
315 .Fn BN_mpi2bn
316 were added in SSLeay 0.9.0.