CryptoSys^TM API Manual

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Contents

• What is the CryptoSys API?
• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Changes in this version
• Changes in earlier versions
• Conventions in this document
• Copyright Notice
• Background Basics
  • Block cipher algorithms
  • Block Cipher Modes and Initialization Vectors
  • Padding
  • Stream ciphers
  • One-way message digest (hash) functions
  • Notes on SHA-3
  • Message authentication code (MAC) functions
  • The Poly1305 message authentication algorithm
  • KMAC: KECCAK Message Authentication Code
  • XOF: eXtendable-Output Function
  • Authenticated Encryption with Additional Data (AEAD)
  • The cipher suite ASCON
  • Data Compression in Cryptography
• Secure Random Number Generator
  • RNG Mechanisms
  • Techniques to add known security strength to the RNG process
  • User-supplied entropy (seeds)
• A caution about insecure default algorithms
• Installation
  • Win64 (X64) Platform
  • Detecting Win32 or X64 platform
• Visual Basic or Visual Basic: VB6 vs VB.NET
• VBA in 64-bit versions of Office
• General Programming Issues
  • Storing and representing ciphertext
  • Converting strings to bytes and vice versa
  • Hexadecimal versus Bytes
  • Return Values
• Using with Classic Visual Basic and VBA
  • Pre-dimensioning for VB
  • Zero-length byte arrays in VB6/VBA
  • Passing a reference to an empty byte array in VB6/VBA
  • Other Issues For VB6/VBA Users
  • Notes on VBA wrapper functions
    • Empty byte arrays
• Using with ANSI C
  • Type Conversions
  • Compiling with C
  • Using With Borland C++
  • Cautions for C/C++ Users
  • ANSI C users must add one to this value...
• Using with C++ (STL)
• Using with .NET: C# and VB.NET
  • Combining bitwise options
  • Converting VB6 to VB.NET
• Using with COM/ASP
• 'Hello world' programs
• Common problems when encrypting
• Specifying the algorithm and mode for generic block cipher functions
• Padding schemes for block ciphers
• Valid key and block sizes for block cipher algorithms
• Extensions to block cipher functions for files
• An interface for Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)
  • Correct sequence for AEAD incremental functions
• Security Issues
• Self-Tests
• Optional Registry Settings
• Technical Details
• Compliance
• References
• VBA/C Function Summary
  • AEAD functions
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) functions
  • Block cipher functions
  • Blowfish functions
  • Conversion functions
  • Cyclic Redundancy Check functions
  • Data Encryption Standard (DES) functions
  • Message Digest Hash functions
  • GCM functions
  • General functions
  • Message Authentication Code functions
  • MD5 Hash Algorithm functions
  • Padding functions
  • Password-based encryption functions
  • PC1 Stream Cipher functions
  • Pseudorandom functions (PRF)
  • Secure Random Number Generator (RNG) functions
  • Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1) functions
  • Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-256) functions
  • Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) functions
  • Stream cipher functions
  • Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (Triple DES) functions
  • Wipe functions
  • Extendable-output functions (XOF)
  • Compression functions
  • ActiveX Interface
  • Deprecated Functions
• List of Functions
• VBA Wrapper Functions
  • VBA Wrapper Function List
• ActiveX Classes and Methods
• .NET Classes and Methods
  • Cross-reference between Functions and .NET Methods
  • .NET Help File
• Summary of .NET Classes
  • Aead Class
  • Aes128 Class
  • Aes192 Class
  • Aes256 Class
  • Blowfish Class
  • Cipher Class
  • CipherStream Class
  • Cnv Class
  • Compr Class
  • Crc Class
  • Des Class
  • Gcm Class
  • General Class
  • Hash Class
  • Mac Class
  • Md5 Class
  • Pbe Class
  • Pc1 Class
  • Prf Class
  • Rng Class
  • Sha1 Class
  • Sha256 Class
  • Sha3 Class
  • Tdea Class
  • Wipe Class
  • Xof Class
  • Zlib Class
• List of .Net Methods
• Enumerations in .NET
• Error Codes
  • Changes in error codes in version 5.1
• Acknowledgements
• Index
• Document Revision History