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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