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Damien Millereba71ba2000-04-29 23:57:08 +10001#ifndef AUTHFILE_H
2#define AUTHFILE_H
3
4/*
5 * Saves the authentication (private) key in a file, encrypting it with
6 * passphrase.
7 * For RSA keys: The identification of the file (lowest 64 bits of n)
8 * will precede the key to provide identification of the key without
9 * needing a passphrase.
10 */
11int
12save_private_key(const char *filename, const char *passphrase,
13 Key * private_key, const char *comment);
14
15/*
16 * Loads the public part of the key file (public key and comment). Returns 0
17 * if an error occurred; zero if the public key was successfully read. The
18 * comment of the key is returned in comment_return if it is non-NULL; the
19 * caller must free the value with xfree.
20 */
21int
22load_public_key(const char *filename, Key * pub,
23 char **comment_return);
24
25/*
26 * Loads the private key from the file. Returns 0 if an error is encountered
27 * (file does not exist or is not readable, or passphrase is bad). This
28 * initializes the private key. The comment of the key is returned in
29 * comment_return if it is non-NULL; the caller must free the value with
30 * xfree.
31 */
32int
33load_private_key(const char *filename, const char *passphrase,
34 Key * private_key, char **comment_return);
35
36#endif