page_cms(3)

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version 7.8.0 · 3 versions
, in alpine 3.22, alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, epel 10, epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

✨ page_cms — CMS/PKCS7 message functions ✨

okay bestie, so this is page_cms(3), and it lives in the Heimdal x509 library 💖 which is lowkey a whole vibe. sit down, hydrate, and let's get into it 🫶

💫 NAME 💫

page_cms — CMS/PKCS7 message functions. no cap, that's the whole assignment 📨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so like, CMS is defined in RFC 3369 📜 and it's literally an continuation of the RSA Labs standard PKCS7. the way that crypto standards just keep evolving... main character energy fr fr ✨

the basic messages in CMS are:

  • SignedData — data signed with a private key (RSA, DSA, ECDSA) or a secret (symmetric) key 🔏 like, it said "this is mine" and signed it. iconic.
  • EnvelopedData — data encrypted with a private key (RSA) 💌 wrapped up all cozy, envelope style.
  • EncryptedData — data encrypted with a secret (symmetric) key 🔐 symmetric besties only.
  • ContentInfo — a wrapper structure including type and data 🎀 it's giving gift-wrapped.

see the library functions here: hx509 CMS/pkcs7 functions 👑 go look, iykyk

💅 reminder: this is page_cms(3) from the Heimdal x509 library, so if you're poking around the CMS/pkcs7 stuff, you're in exactly the right place. obsessed.

and that's the whole page, babe — Version 7.8.0, dated Tue Nov 15 2022, from the Heimdal x509 library. slay, ate, no crumbs left 🌈💖✨

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