Hello, I'm using the OpenSSL Crypto library to perform Elliptic Curve key generation and signature generation/verification. Actually, I don't have any problem creating a key (EC_KEY) and generating signatures and verifying signatures using pure OpenSSL.
The challenge I'm having is that I'm using a Hardware Security Module (HSM) to generate the private key and the public key point (X, Y). I thought I might be able to initialize the EC_KEY->priv_key and EC_KEY->pub_key with the data generated by the HSM before calling EC_KEY_generate_key(EC_KEY). I was hoping this would act as an "Import" key action. Wrong! EC_KEY_generate_key generates new private and public key point overriding the private and public key point passed into the EC_KEY_generate_key function. Since OpenSSL supports importing of keys, well from the command line anyhow, I can't help but think there must be a way to programmatically import an Elliptic Curve key (private key and public key point). I have been studying the source coding starting with the call to EC_KEY_generate_key function and working my way down. So far I have not figured out how to create an Elliptic Curve Key from a given private key and public key point. Does anybody have any idea where I could look for an answer? Thank you, Dean ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
