CKM_DH_PKCS_PARAMETER_GEN

Supported Operations

Encrypt and Decrypt

No

Sign and Verify

No

SignRecover and VerifyRecover

No

Digest

No

Generate Key/Key-Pair

Yes

Wrap and Unwrap

No

Derive

No

FIPS-approved

Yes*

* All DSA and DH operations performed under FIPS mode are carried out only if the specified key has a modulus of 2048 bits or greater. Any attempt to create a DSA or DH key smaller than 2048 bits while running in FIPS mode results in a CKR_KEY_SIZE_RANGE or CKA_TEMPLATE_INCONSISTENT error.

Key Size Range (bytes) and Parameters

Minimum 512
FIPS Minimum 1024
Maximum 4096
Parameter None

Description

For a full description of this mechanism, refer to the PKCS#11 version 2.20 documentation from RSA Laboratories.

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