how to use CryptoAPI in the linux kernel 2.6

Question

I have been looking for some time but have not found anywhere near sufficient documentation / examples on how to use the CryptoAPI that comes with linux in the creation of syscalls / in kernel land.

If anyone knows of a good source please let me know, I would like to know how to do SHA1 / MD5 and Blowfish / AES within the kernel space only.

Answer 1

#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/crypto.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/scatterlist.h>

#define SHA1_LENGTH     20

static int __init sha1_init(void)
{
    struct scatterlist sg;
    struct crypto_hash *tfm;
    struct hash_desc desc;
    unsigned char output[SHA1_LENGTH];
    unsigned char buf[10];
    int i;

    printk(KERN_INFO "sha1: %s\n", __FUNCTION__);

    memset(buf, 'A', 10);
    memset(output, 0x00, SHA1_LENGTH);

    tfm = crypto_alloc_hash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);

    desc.tfm = tfm;
    desc.flags = 0;

    sg_init_one(&sg, buf, 10);
    crypto_hash_init(&desc);

    crypto_hash_update(&desc, &sg, 10);
    crypto_hash_final(&desc, output);

    for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        printk(KERN_ERR "%d-%d\n", output[i], i);
    }

    crypto_free_hash(tfm);

    return 0;
}

static void __exit sha1_exit(void)
{
    printk(KERN_INFO "sha1: %s\n", __FUNCTION__);
}

module_init(sha1_init);
module_exit(sha1_exit);

MODULE_LICENSE("Dual MIT/GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Me");