OPENSSL-MAC(1SSL) OpenSSL OPENSSL-MAC(1SSL)
NAME
openssl-mac - perform Message Authentication Code operations
SYNOPSIS
openssl mac [-help] [-cipher] [-digest] [-macopt] [-in filename] [-out
filename] [-binary] [-provider name] [-provider-path path] [-propquery
propq] mac_name
DESCRIPTION
The message authentication code functions output the MAC of a supplied
input file.
OPTIONS
-help
Print a usage message.
-in filename
Input filename to calculate a MAC for, or standard input by
default. Standard input is used if the filename is '-'. Files and
standard input are expected to be in binary format.
-out filename
Filename to output to, or standard output by default.
-binary
Output the MAC in binary form. Uses hexadecimal text format if not
specified.
-cipher name
Used by CMAC and GMAC to specify the cipher algorithm. For CMAC it
must be one of AES-128-CBC, AES-192-CBC, AES-256-CBC or
DES-EDE3-CBC. For GMAC it should be a GCM mode cipher e.g.
AES-128-GCM.
-digest name
Used by HMAC as an alphanumeric string (use if the key contains
printable characters only). The string length must conform to any
restrictions of the MAC algorithm. To see the list of supported
digests, use "openssl list -digest-commands".
-macopt nm:v
Passes options to the MAC algorithm. A comprehensive list of
controls can be found in the EVP_MAC implementation documentation.
Common parameter names used by EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params() are:
key:string
Specifies the MAC key as an alphanumeric string (use if the key
contains printable characters only). The string length must
conform to any restrictions of the MAC algorithm. A key must
be specified for every MAC algorithm.
hexkey:string
Specifies the MAC key in hexadecimal form (two hex digits per
byte). The key length must conform to any restrictions of the
MAC algorithm. A key must be specified for every MAC
algorithm.
iv:string
Used by GMAC to specify an IV as an alphanumeric string (use if
the IV contains printable characters only).
hexiv:string
Used by GMAC to specify an IV in hexadecimal form (two hex
digits per byte).
size:int
Used by KMAC128 or KMAC256 to specify an output length. The
default sizes are 32 or 64 bytes respectively.
custom:string
Used by KMAC128 or KMAC256 to specify a customization string.
The default is the empty string "".
digest:string
This option is identical to the -digest option.
cipher:string
This option is identical to the -cipher option.
-provider name
-provider-path path
-propquery propq
See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
mac_name
Specifies the name of a supported MAC algorithm which will be used.
To see the list of supported MAC's use the command "openssl list
-mac-algorithms".
EXAMPLES
To create a hex-encoded HMAC-SHA1 MAC of a file and write to stdout: \
openssl mac -digest SHA1 \
-macopt hexkey:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F10111213 \
-in msg.bin HMAC
To create a SipHash MAC from a file with a binary file output: \
openssl mac -macopt hexkey:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F \
-in msg.bin -out out.bin -binary SipHash
To create a hex-encoded CMAC-AES-128-CBC MAC from a file:\
openssl mac -cipher AES-128-CBC \
-macopt hexkey:77A77FAF290C1FA30C683DF16BA7A77B \
-in msg.bin CMAC
To create a hex-encoded KMAC128 MAC from a file with a Customisation
String 'Tag' and output length of 16: \
openssl mac -macopt custom:Tag -macopt hexkey:40414243444546 \
-macopt size:16 -in msg.bin KMAC128
To create a hex-encoded GMAC-AES-128-GCM with a IV from a file: \
openssl mac -cipher AES-128-GCM -macopt hexiv:E0E00F19FED7BA0136A797F3
\
-macopt hexkey:77A77FAF290C1FA30C683DF16BA7A77B -in msg.bin
GMAC
NOTES
The MAC mechanisms that are available will depend on the options used
when building OpenSSL. Use "openssl list -mac-algorithms" to list
them.
SEE ALSO
openssl(1), EVP_MAC(3), EVP_MAC-CMAC(7), EVP_MAC-GMAC(7),
EVP_MAC-HMAC(7), EVP_MAC-KMAC(7), EVP_MAC-Siphash(7),
EVP_MAC-Poly1305(7)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2018-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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