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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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evp - high-level cryptographic functions
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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#include <openssl/evp.h>
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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The EVP library provides a high-level interface to cryptographic
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functions.
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B<EVP_Seal>I<...> and B<EVP_Open>I<...> provide public key encryption
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and decryption to implement digital "envelopes".
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The B<EVP_Sign>I<...> and B<EVP_Verify>I<...> functions implement
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digital signatures.
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Symmetric encryption is available with the B<EVP_Encrypt>I<...>
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functions. The B<EVP_Digest>I<...> functions provide message digests.
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Algorithms are loaded with OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3).
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All the symmetric algorithms (ciphers) and digests can be replaced by ENGINE
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modules providing alternative implementations. If ENGINE implementations of
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ciphers or digests are registered as defaults, then the various EVP functions
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will automatically use those implementations automatically in preference to
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built in software implementations. For more information, consult the engine(3)
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man page.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<EVP_DigestInit(3)|EVP_DigestInit(3)>,
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L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>,
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L<EVP_OpenInit(3)|EVP_OpenInit(3)>,
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L<EVP_SealInit(3)|EVP_SealInit(3)>,
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L<EVP_SignInit(3)|EVP_SignInit(3)>,
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L<EVP_VerifyInit(3)|EVP_VerifyInit(3)>,
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L<OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)|OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(3)>,
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L<engine(3)|engine(3)>
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=cut
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