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=head1 NAME
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RSA_blinding_on, RSA_blinding_off - protect the RSA operation from timing attacks
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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#include <openssl/rsa.h>
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int RSA_blinding_on(RSA *rsa, BN_CTX *ctx);
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void RSA_blinding_off(RSA *rsa);
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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RSA is vulnerable to timing attacks. In a setup where attackers can
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measure the time of RSA decryption or signature operations, blinding
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must be used to protect the RSA operation from that attack.
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RSA_blinding_on() turns blinding on for key B<rsa> and generates a
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random blinding factor. B<ctx> is B<NULL> or a pre-allocated and
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initialized B<BN_CTX>. The random number generator must be seeded
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prior to calling RSA_blinding_on().
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RSA_blinding_off() turns blinding off and frees the memory used for
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the blinding factor.
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=head1 RETURN VALUES
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RSA_blinding_on() returns 1 on success, and 0 if an error occurred.
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RSA_blinding_off() returns no value.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)>, L<rand(3)|rand(3)>
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=head1 HISTORY
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RSA_blinding_on() and RSA_blinding_off() appeared in SSLeay 0.9.0.
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