BN_security_bits - returns bits of security based on given numbers
#include <openssl/bn.h>
int BN_security_bits(int L, int N);
BN_security_bits() returns the number of bits of security provided by a
specific algorithm and a particular key size. The bits of security is defined
in NIST SP800-57. Currently,
BN_security_bits() support two types of
asymmetric algorithms: the FFC (Finite Field Cryptography) and IFC (Integer
Factorization Cryptography). For FFC, e.g., DSA and DH, both parameters
L and
N are used to decide the bits of security, where
L
is the size of the public key and
N is the size of the private key. For
IFC, e.g., RSA, only
L is used and it's commonly considered to be the
key size (modulus).
Number of security bits.
ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) is not covered by the
BN_security_bits() function. The symmetric algorithms are not covered
neither.
DH_security_bits(3),
DSA_security_bits(3),
RSA_security_bits(3)
The
BN_security_bits() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
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