Re: akcipher use

2015-06-27 Thread Tadeusz Struk
Hi Stephan, On 06/27/2015 09:25 AM, Stephan Mueller wrote: > Ok, in this case, it would mean that rsa would point to the software > implementation and oaep(rsa) would point to the hardware. Would I be correct? All combinations are possible, and it is up to the implementation to decide. >> Yes, t

Re: akcipher use

2015-06-27 Thread Stephan Mueller
Am Donnerstag, 25. Juni 2015, 12:19:32 schrieb Tadeusz Struk: Hi Tadeusz, > On 06/25/2015 04:58 AM, Stephan Mueller wrote: > > > > - how would a hardware implementation offering only a hybrid asym cipher > > implementation (i.e. a full signature mechanism or bulk data encryption > > mechanism)

Re: akcipher use

2015-06-25 Thread Tadeusz Struk
On 06/25/2015 04:58 AM, Stephan Mueller wrote: > Hi Tadeusz, > > I do have a few questions around the akcipher API. > > The API offers access to the raw asym encryption and decryption operations. > > The "normal" use of asym ciphers is the hybrid mode. That opens the following > questions: > >

akcipher use

2015-06-25 Thread Stephan Mueller
Hi Tadeusz, I do have a few questions around the akcipher API. The API offers access to the raw asym encryption and decryption operations. The "normal" use of asym ciphers is the hybrid mode. That opens the following questions: - how would a hardware implementation offering only a hybrid asym