1EC_GFP_SIMPLE_METHOD(3ossl)         OpenSSL        EC_GFP_SIMPLE_METHOD(3ossl)
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NAME

6       EC_GFp_simple_method, EC_GFp_mont_method, EC_GFp_nist_method,
7       EC_GFp_nistp224_method, EC_GFp_nistp256_method, EC_GFp_nistp521_method,
8       EC_GF2m_simple_method, EC_METHOD_get_field_type - Functions for
9       obtaining EC_METHOD objects
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SYNOPSIS

12        #include <openssl/ec.h>
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14       The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can
15       be hidden entirely by defining OPENSSL_API_COMPAT with a suitable
16       version value, see openssl_user_macros(7):
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18        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_simple_method(void);
19        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_mont_method(void);
20        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nist_method(void);
21        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nistp224_method(void);
22        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nistp256_method(void);
23        const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nistp521_method(void);
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25        const EC_METHOD *EC_GF2m_simple_method(void);
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27        int EC_METHOD_get_field_type(const EC_METHOD *meth);
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DESCRIPTION

30       All const EC_METHOD *EC_GF* functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0,
31       since EC_METHOD is no longer a public concept.
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33       The Elliptic Curve library provides a number of different
34       implementations through a single common interface.  When constructing a
35       curve using EC_GROUP_new (see EC_GROUP_new(3)) an implementation method
36       must be provided. The functions described here all return a const
37       pointer to an EC_METHOD structure that can be passed to EC_GROUP_NEW.
38       It is important that the correct implementation type for the form of
39       curve selected is used.
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41       For F2^m curves there is only one implementation choice, i.e.
42       EC_GF2_simple_method.
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44       For Fp curves the lowest common denominator implementation is the
45       EC_GFp_simple_method implementation. All other implementations are
46       based on this one. EC_GFp_mont_method builds on EC_GFp_simple_method
47       but adds the use of montgomery multiplication (see
48       BN_mod_mul_montgomery(3)). EC_GFp_nist_method offers an implementation
49       optimised for use with NIST recommended curves (NIST curves are
50       available through EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name as described in
51       EC_GROUP_new(3)).
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53       The functions EC_GFp_nistp224_method, EC_GFp_nistp256_method and
54       EC_GFp_nistp521_method offer 64 bit optimised implementations for the
55       NIST P224, P256 and P521 curves respectively. Note, however, that these
56       implementations are not available on all platforms.
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58       EC_METHOD_get_field_type() was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.  Applications
59       should use EC_GROUP_get_field_type() as a replacement (see
60       EC_GROUP_copy(3)).
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RETURN VALUES

63       All EC_GFp* functions and EC_GF2m_simple_method always return a const
64       pointer to an EC_METHOD structure.
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66       EC_METHOD_get_field_type returns an integer that identifies the type of
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SEE ALSO

70       crypto(7), EC_GROUP_new(3), EC_GROUP_copy(3), EC_POINT_new(3),
71       EC_POINT_add(3), EC_KEY_new(3), d2i_ECPKParameters(3),
72       BN_mod_mul_montgomery(3)
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HISTORY

75       EC_GFp_simple_method(), EC_GFp_mont_method(void), EC_GFp_nist_method(),
76       EC_GFp_nistp224_method(), EC_GFp_nistp256_method(),
77       EC_GFp_nistp521_method(), EC_GF2m_simple_method(), and
78       EC_METHOD_get_field_type() were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
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81       Copyright 2013-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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83       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
84       this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
85       in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
86       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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903.1.1                             2023-08-31       EC_GFP_SIMPLE_METHOD(3ossl)
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