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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
| commit | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (patch) | |
| tree | 9df484304b560466d145e662c1c254ff0e9ae0ba /static/openbsd/man3/RC4.3 | |
| parent | 160aa82b2d39c46ad33723d7d909cb4972efbb03 (diff) | |
docs: Added All OpenBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man3/RC4.3 b/static/openbsd/man3/RC4.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff92cffc --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man3/RC4.3 @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: RC4.3,v 1.9 2025/06/08 22:40:30 schwarze Exp $ +.\" OpenSSL 99d63d46 Oct 26 13:56:48 2016 -0400 +.\" +.\" This file was written by Ulf Moeller <ulf@openssl.org>. +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in +.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the +.\" distribution. +.\" +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this +.\" software must display the following acknowledgment: +.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project +.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)" +.\" +.\" 4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to +.\" endorse or promote products derived from this software without +.\" prior written permission. For written permission, please contact +.\" openssl-core@openssl.org. +.\" +.\" 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL" +.\" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written +.\" permission of the OpenSSL Project. +.\" +.\" 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following +.\" acknowledgment: +.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project +.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)" +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY +.\" EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR +.\" ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, +.\" SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; +.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, +.\" STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED +.\" OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: June 8 2025 $ +.Dt RC4 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm RC4_set_key , +.Nm RC4 +.Nd RC4 encryption +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Lb libcrypto +.In openssl/rc4.h +.Ft void +.Fo RC4_set_key +.Fa "RC4_KEY *key" +.Fa "int len" +.Fa "const unsigned char *data" +.Fc +.Ft void +.Fo RC4 +.Fa "RC4_KEY *key" +.Fa "unsigned long len" +.Fa "const unsigned char *indata" +.Fa "unsigned char *outdata" +.Fc +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This library implements the alleged RC4 cipher, which is described for +example in +.Qq Applied Cryptography . +It is believed to be compatible with RC4[TM], a proprietary cipher of +RSA Security Inc. +.Pp +RC4 is a stream cipher with variable key length. +Typically, 128-bit (16-byte) keys are used for strong encryption, but +shorter insecure key sizes have been widely used due to export +restrictions. +.Pp +RC4 consists of a key setup phase and the actual encryption or +decryption phase. +.Pp +.Fn RC4_set_key +sets up the +.Vt RC4_KEY +.Fa key +using the +.Fa len +bytes long key at +.Fa data . +.Pp +.Fn RC4 +encrypts or decrypts the +.Fa len +bytes of data at +.Fa indata +using +.Fa key +and places the result at +.Fa outdata . +Repeated +.Fn RC4 +calls with the same +.Fa key +yield a continuous key stream. +.Pp +Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XOR'ed with a pseudo-random +key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function +calls as encryption. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr blowfish 3 , +.Xr EVP_EncryptInit 3 , +.Xr EVP_rc4 3 +.Sh HISTORY +.Fn RC4_set_key +and +.Fn RC4 +appeared in SSLeay 0.4 or earlier and have been available since +.Ox 2.4 . +.Sh BUGS +This cipher is broken and should no longer be used. |
