Re: Crypto hash function decryption

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Am Sonntag, 1. Mai 2016, 19:05:12 schrieb Gadre Nayan:

Hi Gadre,

> Yes, i was reading about that till your reply came.
> 
> So then if not hash...then should I use asymmetric or symmetric key APIs.
> 
> My kernel version is 3.19, what APIs can I use which can compile with this
> kernel version.
> 
> The latest kernel 4.5 has skcipher fully implemented but I need to work
> with 3.19.

Please read the kernel crypto API documentation:

http://www.chronox.de/crypto-API/index.html
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On 1 May 2016 6:54 p.m., "Stephan Mueller" <smueller@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 1. Mai 2016, 18:35:51 schrieb Gadre Nayan:
> > 
> > Hi Gadre,
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I wanted to implement a simple encryption decryption of data in kernel
> > > space to start with the kernel crypto library.
> > > 
> > > I have the following:
> > > 
> > > int myFunction() {
> > > 
> > >         struct scatterlist sg;
> > >         struct crypto_hash *tfm;
> > >         struct hash_desc desc;
> > >         unsigned char input[21];
> > >         
> > >         pr_err("Starting Crypto hash function\n");
> > >         strcpy(input, "12345678901234567890");
> > >         
> > >         tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
> > >         
> > >         desc.tfm = tfm;
> > >         desc.flags = 0;
> > >         
> > >         sg_init_one(&sg, input, 21);
> > >         crypto_hash_init(&desc);
> > >         
> > >         crypto_hash_update(&desc, &sg, 10);
> > >         crypto_hash_final(&desc, dataptr);
> > >         
> > >         crypto_free_hash(tfm);
> > >         pr_err("Encryption done\nip: %s\nop: %s\n", input, dataptr);
> > >         
> > >         
> > >         return 0;
> > > 
> > > }
> > > 
> > > So I can get this function to encrypt the data. I wanted to know how I
> > > can decrypt this data (dataptr) back to my original string "123....".
> > > 
> > > What api's should I use.
> > 
> > Maybe a peek into Handbook of Applied Cryptography may help here: a hash
> > cannot be decrypted.
> > 
> > Besides the crypto_hash_* API is discouraged to be used.
> > 
> > Ciao
> > Stephan


Ciao
Stephan
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