Crypto++ 8.7
Free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes
Classes | Namespaces | Typedefs | Enumerations | Functions | Variables
cryptlib.h File Reference

Abstract base classes that provide a uniform interface to this library. More...

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Classes

struct  EnumToType< ENUM_TYPE, VALUE >
 Converts an enumeration to a type suitable for use as a template parameter. More...
 
class  Exception
 Base class for all exceptions thrown by the library. More...
 
class  InvalidArgument
 An invalid argument was detected. More...
 
class  InvalidDataFormat
 Input data was received that did not conform to expected format. More...
 
class  InvalidCiphertext
 A decryption filter encountered invalid ciphertext. More...
 
class  NotImplemented
 A method was called which was not implemented. More...
 
class  CannotFlush
 Flush(true) was called but it can't completely flush its buffers. More...
 
class  OS_Error
 The operating system reported an error. More...
 
struct  DecodingResult
 Returns a decoding results. More...
 
class  NameValuePairs
 Interface for retrieving values given their names. More...
 
class  NameValuePairs::ValueTypeMismatch
 Thrown when an unexpected type is encountered. More...
 
class  Clonable
 Interface for cloning objects. More...
 
class  Algorithm
 Interface for all crypto algorithms. More...
 
class  SimpleKeyingInterface
 Interface for algorithms that take byte strings as keys. More...
 
class  BlockTransformation
 Interface for the data processing part of block ciphers. More...
 
class  StreamTransformation
 Interface for the data processing portion of stream ciphers. More...
 
class  HashTransformation
 Interface for hash functions and data processing part of MACs. More...
 
class  BlockCipher
 Interface for one direction (encryption or decryption) of a block cipher. More...
 
class  SymmetricCipher
 Interface for one direction (encryption or decryption) of a stream cipher or cipher mode. More...
 
class  MessageAuthenticationCode
 Interface for message authentication codes. More...
 
class  AuthenticatedSymmetricCipher
 Interface for authenticated encryption modes of operation. More...
 
class  AuthenticatedSymmetricCipher::BadState
 Exception thrown when the object is in the wrong state for the operation. More...
 
class  RandomNumberGenerator
 Interface for random number generators. More...
 
class  KeyDerivationFunction
 Interface for key derivation functions. More...
 
struct  PasswordBasedKeyDerivationFunction
 Interface for password based key derivation functions. More...
 
class  Waitable
 Interface for objects that can be waited on. More...
 
class  BufferedTransformation
 Interface for buffered transformations. More...
 
struct  BufferedTransformation::BlockingInputOnly
 Exception thrown by objects that have not implemented nonblocking input processing. More...
 
struct  BufferedTransformation::NoChannelSupport
 Exception thrown when a filter does not support named channels. More...
 
struct  BufferedTransformation::InvalidChannelName
 Exception thrown when a filter does not recognize a named channel. More...
 
class  CryptoMaterial
 Interface for crypto material. More...
 
class  CryptoMaterial::InvalidMaterial
 Exception thrown when invalid crypto material is detected. More...
 
class  GeneratableCryptoMaterial
 Interface for crypto material. More...
 
class  PublicKey
 Interface for public keys. More...
 
class  PrivateKey
 Interface for private keys. More...
 
class  CryptoParameters
 Interface for crypto parameters. More...
 
class  Certificate
 Interface for certificates. More...
 
class  AsymmetricAlgorithm
 Interface for asymmetric algorithms. More...
 
class  PublicKeyAlgorithm
 Interface for asymmetric algorithms using public keys. More...
 
class  PrivateKeyAlgorithm
 Interface for asymmetric algorithms using private keys. More...
 
class  KeyAgreementAlgorithm
 Interface for key agreement algorithms. More...
 
class  PK_CryptoSystem
 Interface for public-key encryptors and decryptors. More...
 
class  PK_Encryptor
 Interface for public-key encryptors. More...
 
class  PK_Encryptor::InvalidPlaintextLength
 Exception thrown when trying to encrypt plaintext of invalid length. More...
 
class  PK_Decryptor
 Interface for public-key decryptors. More...
 
class  PK_SignatureScheme
 Interface for public-key signers and verifiers. More...
 
class  PK_SignatureScheme::InvalidKeyLength
 Exception throw when the private or public key has a length that can't be used. More...
 
class  PK_SignatureScheme::KeyTooShort
 Exception throw when the private or public key is too short to sign or verify. More...
 
class  PK_MessageAccumulator
 Interface for accumulating messages to be signed or verified. More...
 
class  PK_Signer
 Interface for public-key signers. More...
 
class  PK_Verifier
 Interface for public-key signature verifiers. More...
 
class  SimpleKeyAgreementDomain
 Interface for domains of simple key agreement protocols. More...
 
class  AuthenticatedKeyAgreementDomain
 Interface for domains of authenticated key agreement protocols. More...
 
class  BERDecodeErr
 Exception thrown when an ASN.1 BER decoing error is encountered. More...
 
class  ASN1Object
 Interface for encoding and decoding ASN1 objects. More...
 

Namespaces

namespace  Name
 Namespace containing value name definitions.
 
namespace  Weak
 Namespace containing weak and wounded algorithms.
 
namespace  NaCl
 Namespace containing NaCl library functions.
 
namespace  Test
 Namespace containing testing and benchmark classes.
 

Typedefs

typedef EnumToType< ByteOrder, LITTLE_ENDIAN_ORDERLittleEndian
 Provides a constant for LittleEndian. More...
 
typedef EnumToType< ByteOrder, BIG_ENDIAN_ORDERBigEndian
 Provides a constant for BigEndian. More...
 

Enumerations

enum  CipherDir { ENCRYPTION , DECRYPTION }
 Specifies a direction for a cipher to operate. More...
 
enum  ByteOrder { LITTLE_ENDIAN_ORDER = 0 , BIG_ENDIAN_ORDER = 1 }
 Provides the byte ordering. More...
 

Functions

CRYPTOPP_DLL RandomNumberGeneratorNullRNG ()
 Random Number Generator that does not produce random numbers. More...
 
CRYPTOPP_DLL BufferedTransformationTheBitBucket ()
 An input discarding BufferedTransformation. More...
 
int LibraryVersion (...)
 Specifies the build-time version of the library. More...
 
int HeaderVersion ()
 Specifies the runtime version of the library. More...
 

Variables

const unsigned long INFINITE_TIME = ULONG_MAX
 Represents infinite time. More...
 
const std::string DEFAULT_CHANNEL
 Default channel for BufferedTransformation. More...
 
const std::string AAD_CHANNEL
 Channel for additional authenticated data. More...
 
const NameValuePairsg_nullNameValuePairs
 An empty set of name-value pairs. More...
 

Detailed Description

Abstract base classes that provide a uniform interface to this library.

Definition in file cryptlib.h.

Typedef Documentation

◆ LittleEndian

Provides a constant for LittleEndian.

Definition at line 150 of file cryptlib.h.

◆ BigEndian

Provides a constant for BigEndian.

Definition at line 152 of file cryptlib.h.

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ CipherDir

enum CipherDir

Specifies a direction for a cipher to operate.

See also
BlockTransformation::IsForwardTransformation(), BlockTransformation::IsPermutation(), BlockTransformation::GetCipherDirection()
Enumerator
ENCRYPTION 

the cipher is performing encryption

DECRYPTION 

the cipher is performing decryption

Definition at line 123 of file cryptlib.h.

◆ ByteOrder

enum ByteOrder

Provides the byte ordering.

Big-endian and little-endian modes are supported. Bi-endian and PDP-endian modes are not supported.

Enumerator
LITTLE_ENDIAN_ORDER 

byte order is little-endian

BIG_ENDIAN_ORDER 

byte order is big-endian

Definition at line 143 of file cryptlib.h.

Function Documentation

◆ NullRNG()

CRYPTOPP_DLL RandomNumberGenerator & NullRNG ( )

Random Number Generator that does not produce random numbers.

Returns
reference that can be passed to functions that require a RandomNumberGenerator

NullRNG() returns a reference that can be passed to functions that require a RandomNumberGenerator but don't actually use it. The NullRNG() throws NotImplemented when a generation function is called.

See also
ClassNullRNG, PK_SignatureScheme::IsProbabilistic()

◆ TheBitBucket()

CRYPTOPP_DLL BufferedTransformation & TheBitBucket ( )

An input discarding BufferedTransformation.

Returns
a reference to a BufferedTransformation object that discards all input

◆ LibraryVersion()

int LibraryVersion (   ...)

Specifies the build-time version of the library.

Returns
integer representing the build-time version

LibraryVersion can help detect inadvertent mixing and matching of library versions. When using Crypto++ distributed by a third party, LibraryVersion() records the version of the shared object that was built by the third party. The LibraryVersion() record resides in cryptlib.o on Unix compatibles and cryptlib.obj on Windows. It does not change when an app links to the library.

LibraryVersion() is declared with C linkage (extern "C") within the CryptoPP namespace to help programs locate the symbol. If the symbol is present, then the library version is 5.7 or above. If it is missing, then the library version is 5.6.5 or below.

The function could be used as shown below.

  if (LibraryVersion() != HeaderVersion())
  {
     cout << "Potential version mismatch" << endl;

     const int lmaj = (LibraryVersion() / 100U) % 10;
     const int lmin = (LibraryVersion() / 10U) % 10;
     const int hmaj = (HeaderVersion() / 100U) % 10;
     const int hmin = (HeaderVersion() / 10U) % 10;

     if(lmaj != hmaj)
        cout << "Major version mismatch" << endl;
     else if(lmin != hmin)
        cout << "Minor version mismatch" << endl;
  }
See also
HeaderVersion(), GitHub Issue 371.
Since
Crypto++ 6.0

◆ HeaderVersion()

int HeaderVersion ( )
inline

Specifies the runtime version of the library.

Returns
integer representing the runtime version

HeaderVersion() can help detect inadvertent mixing and matching of library versions. When using Crypto++ distributed by a third party, HeaderVersion() records the version of the headers used by the app when the app is compiled.

HeaderVersion() is declared with C linkage (extern "C") within the CryptoPP namespace to help programs locate the symbol. If the symbol is present, then the library version is 5.7 or above. If it is missing, then the library version is 5.6.5 or below.

The function could be used as shown below.

  if (LibraryVersion() != HeaderVersion())
  {
     cout << "Potential version mismatch" << endl;

     const int lmaj = (LibraryVersion() / 100U) % 10;
     const int lmin = (LibraryVersion() / 10U) % 10;
     const int hmaj = (HeaderVersion() / 100U) % 10;
     const int hmin = (HeaderVersion() / 10U) % 10;

     if(lmaj != hmaj)
        cout << "Major version mismatch" << endl;
     else if(lmin != hmin)
        cout << "Minor version mismatch" << endl;
  }
See also
LibraryVersion(), GitHub Issue 371.
Since
Crypto++ 6.0

Definition at line 3367 of file cryptlib.h.

Variable Documentation

◆ INFINITE_TIME

const unsigned long INFINITE_TIME = ULONG_MAX

Represents infinite time.

Definition at line 130 of file cryptlib.h.

◆ DEFAULT_CHANNEL

const std::string DEFAULT_CHANNEL

Default channel for BufferedTransformation.

DEFAULT_CHANNEL is equal to an empty string

The definition for DEFAULT_CHANNEL is in cryptlib.cpp. It can be subject to Static Initialization Order Fiasco. If you experience a crash in DEFAULT_CHANNEL where the string object is NULL, then you probably have a global object using DEFAULT_CHANNEL before it has been constructed.

Definition at line 511 of file cryptlib.h.

◆ AAD_CHANNEL

const std::string AAD_CHANNEL

Channel for additional authenticated data.

AAD_CHANNEL is equal to "AAD"

The definition for AAD_CHANNEL is in cryptlib.cpp. It can be subject to Static Initialization Order Fiasco. If you experience a crash in AAD_CHANNEL where the string object is NULL, then you probably have a global object using AAD_CHANNEL before it has been constructed.

Definition at line 520 of file cryptlib.h.

◆ g_nullNameValuePairs

const NameValuePairs& g_nullNameValuePairs

An empty set of name-value pairs.

The definition for g_nullNameValuePairs is in cryptlib.cpp. It can be subject to Static Initialization Order Fiasco. If you experience a crash in g_nullNameValuePairs where the string object is NULL, then you probably have a global object using g_nullNameValuePairs before it has been constructed.

Definition at line 529 of file cryptlib.h.