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commit0deb91ab3f7e24307572497f0f7438684590bf92[log] [tgz]
authorDavid Benjamin <davidben@google.com>Tue Jan 07 11:33:18 2020 -0500
committerCQ bot account: commit-bot@chromium.org <commit-bot@chromium.org>Tue Jan 07 17:04:27 2020 +0000
treecc46c7a5616be2b0fb8830a16d055e3547566f30
parent604320f8a3260a9d37fd4e3635963cb5536d52bd [diff]
Clarify that we perform the point-on-curve check.

Points not on the curve are invalid inputs to EC functions, so EC
implementations should check the curve equation whenever importing
points from the caller. Sadly, a number of implementations, including
older OpenSSLs, miss this important check, so careful callers want this
clarified in the documentation.

Also update the note about OpenSSL to reflect the current behavior.

While I'm here, const-correct EC_KEY_key2buf.

Change-Id: I6fde5c823c4f3f6b141ba1566f427d96cd5881df
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/c/boringssl/+/39364
Commit-Queue: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <agl@google.com>
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tree: cc46c7a5616be2b0fb8830a16d055e3547566f30
  1. .github/
  2. crypto/
  3. decrepit/
  4. fuzz/
  5. include/
  6. ssl/
  7. third_party/
  8. tool/
  9. util/
  10. .clang-format
  11. .gitignore
  12. API-CONVENTIONS.md
  13. BREAKING-CHANGES.md
  14. BUILDING.md
  15. CMakeLists.txt
  16. codereview.settings
  17. CONTRIBUTING.md
  18. FUZZING.md
  19. go.mod
  20. INCORPORATING.md
  21. LICENSE
  22. PORTING.md
  23. README.md
  24. sources.cmake
  25. STYLE.md
README.md

BoringSSL

BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.

Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.

Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.

BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.

Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.

Project links:

There are other files in this directory which might be helpful: