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 /*
  * qca_core.h - Qt Cryptographic Architecture
  * Copyright (C) 2003-2007  Justin Karneges <justin@affinix.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2004,2005  Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2014-2016  Ivan Romanov <drizt@land.ru>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
  * 02110-1301  USA
  *
  */
 
 /**
    \file qca_core.h
 
    Header file for core %QCA infrastructure
 
    \note You should not use this header directly from an
    application. You should just use <tt> \#include \<QtCrypto>
    </tt> instead.
 */
 
 #ifndef QCA_CORE_H
 #define QCA_CORE_H
 
 #include "qca_export.h"
 #include "qca_support.h"
 #include "qca_tools.h"
 #include "qca_version.h"
 #include <QList>
 #include <QSharedData>
 #include <QSharedDataPointer>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
 
 /**
    The current version of %QCA.
 
    This is equivalent to ::QCA_VERSION, except it provides
    a runtime check of the version of %QCA that is being used.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT int qcaVersion();
 
 /**
    The current version of %QCA.
 
    This is equivalent to ::QCA_VERSION_STR, except it provides
    a runtime check of the version of %QCA that is being used.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT const char *qcaVersionStr();
 
 /**
    The current version of %QCA.
 
    This is equivalent to ::QCA_MAJOR_VERSION, except it provides
    a runtime check of the version of %QCA that is being used.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT int qcaMajorVersion();
 
 /**
    The current version of %QCA.
 
    This is equivalent to ::QCA_MINOR_VERSION, except it provides
    a runtime check of the version of %QCA that is being used.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT int qcaMinorVersion();
 
 /**
    The current version of %QCA.
 
    This is equivalent to ::QCA_PATCH_VERSION, except it provides
    a runtime check of the version of %QCA that is being used.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT int qcaPatchVersion();
 
 /**
    QCA - the Qt Cryptographic Architecture
 */
 namespace QCA {
 
 class Provider;
 class Random;
 class CertificateCollection;
 class Global;
 class KeyStore;
 class KeyStoreEntry;
 class KeyStoreInfo;
 class KeyStoreManager;
 class Logger;
 
 /**
    Convenience representation for the plugin providers
 
    You can get a list of providers using the providers()
    function
 
    \sa ProviderListIterator
    \sa providers()
 */
 typedef QList<Provider *> ProviderList;
 
 /**
    Mode settings for memory allocation
 
    QCA can use secure memory, however most operating systems
    restrict the amount of memory that can be pinned by user
    applications, to prevent a denial-of-service attack.
 
    QCA supports two approaches to getting memory - the mlock
    method, which generally requires root (administrator) level
    privileges, and the mmap method which is not as secure, but
    which should be able to be used by any process.
 
    \sa Initializer
 */
 enum MemoryMode
 {
     Practical,            ///< mlock and drop root if available, else mmap
     Locking,              ///< mlock and drop root
     LockingKeepPrivileges ///< mlock, retaining root privileges
 };
 
 /**
    Direction settings for symmetric algorithms
 
    For some algorithms, it makes sense to have a "direction", such
    as Cipher algorithms which can be used to encrypt or decrypt.
 */
 enum Direction
 {
     Encode, ///< Operate in the "forward" direction; for example, encrypting
     Decode  ///< Operate in the "reverse" direction; for example, decrypting
 };
 
 /**
    Initialise %QCA.
    This call is not normally required, because it is cleaner
    to use an Initializer.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void init();
 
 /**
    \overload
 
    \param m the MemoryMode to use
    \param prealloc the amount of memory in kilobytes to allocate
    for secure storage
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void init(MemoryMode m, int prealloc);
 
 /**
    Clean up routine
 
    This routine cleans up %QCA, including memory allocations
    This call is not normally required, because it is cleaner
    to use an Initializer
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void deinit();
 
 /**
    Test if secure storage memory is available
 
   \return true if secure storage memory is available
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool haveSecureMemory();
 
 /**
    Test if secure random is available
 
    Secure random is considered available if the global random
    provider is not the default provider.
 
   \return true if secure random is available
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool haveSecureRandom();
 
 /**
    Test if a capability (algorithm) is available.
 
    Since capabilities are made available at runtime, you
    should always check before using a capability the first
    time, as shown below.
    \code
 QCA::init();
 if(!QCA::isSupported("sha1"))
     printf("SHA1 not supported!\n");
 else
 {
     QString result = QCA::SHA1::hashToString(myString);
     printf("sha1(\"%s\") = [%s]\n", myString.data(), qPrintable(result));
 }
    \endcode
 
    \param features the name of the capability to test for
    \param provider if specified, only check for the capability in that
    specific provider. If not provided, or provided as an empty
    string, then check for capabilities in all available providers
    \return true if the capability is available, otherwise false
 
    Note that you can test for a combination of capabilities,
    using a comma delimited list:
    \code
 QCA::isSupported("sha1,md5"):
    \endcode
    which will return true if all of the capabilities listed
    are present.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool isSupported(const char *features, const QString &provider = QString());
 
 /**
    \overload
 
    \param features a list of features to test for
    \param provider if specified, only check for the capability in that
    specific provider. If not provided, or provided as an empty
    string, then check for capabilities in all available providers
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool isSupported(const QStringList &features, const QString &provider = QString());
 
 /**
    Generate a list of all the supported features in plugins,
    and in built in capabilities
 
    \return a list containing the names of the features
 
    The following code writes a list of features to standard out
    \code
 QStringList capabilities;
 capabilities = QCA::supportedFeatures();
 std::cout << "Supported:" << capabilities.join(",") << std::endl;
    \endcode
    \sa isSupported(const char *features)
    \sa isSupported(const QStringList &features)
    \sa defaultFeatures()
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QStringList supportedFeatures();
 
 /**
    Generate a list of the built in features. This differs from
    supportedFeatures() in that it does not include features provided
    by plugins.
 
    \return a list containing the names of the features
 
    The following code writes a list of features to standard out
    \code
 QStringList capabilities;
 capabilities = QCA::defaultFeatures();
 std::cout << "Default:" << capabilities.join(",") << std::endl;
    \endcode
 
    \sa isSupported
    \sa supportedFeatures()
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QStringList defaultFeatures();
 
 /**
    Add a provider to the current list of providers
 
    This function allows you to add a provider to the
    current plugin providers at a specified priority. If
    a provider with the name already exists, this call fails.
 
    QCA takes ownership of the provider.
 
    \param p a pointer to a Provider object, which must be
    set up.
    \param priority the priority level to set the provider to
    \return true if the provider is added, and false if the
    provider is not added (failure)
 
    \sa unloadProvider for unloading specified providers
    \sa setProviderPriority for a description of the provider priority system
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool insertProvider(Provider *p, int priority = 0);
 
 /**
    Unload specified provider
 
    The specified provider is removed from the list of providers
    and deleted. If no provider with the name is found, this call fails.
 
    \param name the name of the provider
    \return true if the provider is unloaded, and false if the provider
    cannot be found
 
    \sa insertProvider for adding providers
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool unloadProvider(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Change the priority of a specified provider
 
    QCA supports a number of providers, and if a number of providers
    support the same algorithm, it needs to choose between them. You
    can do this at object instantiation time (by specifying the name
    of the provider that should be used). Alternatively, you can provide a
    relative priority level at an application level, using this call.
 
    Priority is used at object instantiation time. The provider is selected
    according to the following logic:
    - if a particular provider is nominated, and that provider supports
    the required algorithm, then the nominated provider is used
    - if no provider is nominated, or it doesn't support the required
    algorithm, then the provider with the lowest priority number will be used,
    if that provider supports the algorithm.
    - if the provider with the lowest priority number doesn't support
    the required algorithm, the provider with the next lowest priority number
    will be tried, and so on through to the provider with the largest priority
    number
    - if none of the plugin providers support the required algorithm, then
    the default (built-in) provider will be tried.
 
    \param name the name of the provider
    \param priority the new priority of the provider. As a special case, if
    you pass in -1, then this provider gets the same priority as the
    the last provider that was added or had its priority set using this
    call.
 
    \sa providerPriority
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void setProviderPriority(const QString &name, int priority);
 
 /**
    Return the priority of a specified provider
 
    The name of the provider (eg "qca-ossl") is used to look up the
    current priority associated with that provider. If the provider
    is not found (or something else went wrong), -1 is returned.
 
    \param name the name of the provider
 
    \return the current priority level
 
    \sa setProviderPriority for a description of the provider priority system
 */
 QCA_EXPORT int providerPriority(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Return a list of the current providers
 
    The current plugin providers are provided as a list, which you
    can iterate over using ProviderListIterator.
 
    \sa ProviderList
    \sa ProviderListIterator
 */
 QCA_EXPORT ProviderList providers();
 
 /**
    Return the named provider, or 0 if not found
 
    \param name the name of the provider to search for.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT Provider *findProvider(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Return the default provider
 */
 QCA_EXPORT Provider *defaultProvider();
 
 /**
    Retrieve plugin paths. It consists of:
    1. QCA_PLUGIN_PATH environment if set.
    2. \c %QCoreApplication::libraryPaths() .
    3. Directory where plugins were installed.
 
    QCA_PLUGIN_PATH is paths list like PATH or QT_PLUGIN_PATH.
    It uses system path separator. \";\" on Windows and \":\" on Unix.
 
    This function was introduced in %QCA 2.1.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QStringList pluginPaths();
 
 /**
    Scan for new plugins
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void scanForPlugins();
 
 /**
    Unload the current plugins
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void unloadAllPlugins();
 
 /**
    Retrieve plugin diagnostic text
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QString pluginDiagnosticText();
 
 /**
    Clear plugin diagnostic text
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void clearPluginDiagnosticText();
 
 /**
    Add plugin diagnostic text
 
    This function should only be called by providers.
 
    \param text the diagnostic message to append
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void appendPluginDiagnosticText(const QString &text);
 
 /**
    Set a global property
 
    \param name the name of the property
    \param value the value to set the property to
 
    \sa getProperty
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void setProperty(const QString &name, const QVariant &value);
 
 /**
    Retrieve a global property
 
    \param name the name of the property to look up
 
    \sa setProperty
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QVariant getProperty(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Set provider configuration
 
    Allowed value types: QString, int, bool
 
    \param name the name of the provider to set the configuration to
    \param config the configuration
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void setProviderConfig(const QString &name, const QVariantMap &config);
 
 /**
    Retrieve provider configuration
 
    \param name the name of the provider to retrieve the configuration of
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QVariantMap getProviderConfig(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Save provider configuration to persistent storage
 
    \param name the name of the provider to have its configuration saved
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void saveProviderConfig(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Return the name of the global random number provider
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QString globalRandomProvider();
 
 /**
    Change the global random number provider
 
    The Random capabilities of %QCA are provided as part of the
    built in capabilities, however the generator can be changed
    if required.
 
    \param provider the name of the provider to use as the global random
    provider.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void setGlobalRandomProvider(const QString &provider);
 
 /**
    Return a reference to the %QCA Logger, which is used for diagnostics
    and error recording.
 
    The system Logger is automatically created for you on start.
 */
 QCA_EXPORT Logger *logger();
 
 /**
    Log a text message. This is an efficient function
    to avoid overhead of argument executions when log level
    blocks the message.
 
    \param message the text to log
    \param severity the type of information to log
 
    \note This is a macro, so arguments may or may not be evaluated.
 */
 #define QCA_logTextMessage(message, severity)                                                                          \
     do {                                                                                                               \
         QCA::Logger::Severity s = severity;                                                                            \
         QCA::Logger          *l = QCA::logger();                                                                       \
         if (s <= l->level()) {                                                                                         \
             l->logTextMessage(message, s);                                                                             \
         }                                                                                                              \
     } while (false)
 
 /**
    Log a binary message. This is an efficient function
    to avoid overhead of argument executions when log level
    blocks the message.
 
    \param blob the blob to log
    \param severity the type of information to log
 
    \note This is a macro, so arguments may or may not be evaluated.
 */
 #define QCA_logBinaryMessage(blob, severity)                                                                           \
     do {                                                                                                               \
         QCA::Logger::Severity s = severity;                                                                            \
         QCA::Logger          *l = QCA::logger();                                                                       \
         if (s <= l->level()) {                                                                                         \
             l->logBinaryMessage(blob, s);                                                                              \
         }                                                                                                              \
     } while (false)
 
 /**
    Test if QCA can access the root CA certificates
 
    If root certificates are available, this function returns true,
    otherwise it returns false.
 
    \sa systemStore
 */
 QCA_EXPORT bool haveSystemStore();
 
 /**
    Get system-wide root Certificate Authority (CA) certificates
 
    Many operating systems (or distributions, on Linux-type systems)
    come with some trusted certificates. Typically, these include
    the root certificates for major Certificate Authorities (for
    example, Verisign, Comodo) and some additional certificates that
    are used for system updates. They are provided in different ways
    for different systems.
 
    This function provides an common way to access the system
    certificates. There are other ways to access certificates - see
    the various I/O methods (such as fromDER() and fromPEM())
    in the Certificate and CertificateCollection classes.
 
    \note Availability of the system certificates depends on how
    %QCA was built. You can test whether the system certificates
    are available using the haveSystemStore() function.
 
 */
 QCA_EXPORT CertificateCollection systemStore();
 
 /**
    Get the application name that will be used by SASL server mode
 
    The application name is used by SASL in server mode, as some systems might
    have different security policies depending on the app.
    The default application name  is 'qca'
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QString appName();
 
 /**
    Set the application name that will be used by SASL server mode
 
    The application name is used by SASL in server mode, as some systems might
    have different security policies depending on the app. This should be set
    before using SASL objects, and it cannot be changed later.
 
    \param name the name string to use for SASL server mode
 */
 QCA_EXPORT void setAppName(const QString &name);
 
 /**
    Convert a byte array to printable hexadecimal
    representation.
 
    This is a convenience function to convert an arbitrary
    QByteArray to a printable representation.
 
    \code
 QByteArray test(10);
 test.fill('a');
 // 0x61 is 'a' in ASCII
 if (QString("61616161616161616161") == QCA::arrayToHex(test) )
 {
     printf ("arrayToHex passed\n");
 }
    \endcode
 
    \param array the array to be converted
    \return a printable representation
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QString arrayToHex(const QByteArray &array);
 
 /**
    Convert a QString containing a hexadecimal representation
    of a byte array into a QByteArray
 
    This is a convenience function to convert a printable
    representation into a QByteArray - effectively the inverse
    of QCA::arrayToHex.
 
    \code
 QCA::init();
 QByteArray test(10);
 
 test.fill('b'); // 0x62 in hexadecimal
 test[7] = 0x00; // can handle strings with nulls
 
 if (QCA::hexToArray(QString("62626262626262006262") ) == test )
 {
     printf ("hexToArray passed\n");
 }
    \endcode
 
    \param hexString the string containing a printable
    representation to be converted
    \return the equivalent QByteArray
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QByteArray hexToArray(const QString &hexString);
 
 /**
    Convert a byte array to printable base64
    representation.
 
    This is a convenience function to convert an arbitrary
    QByteArray to a printable representation.
 
    \param array the array to be converted
    \return a printable representation
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QString arrayToBase64(const QByteArray &array);
 
 /**
    Convert a QString containing a base64 representation
    of a byte array into a QByteArray
 
    This is a convenience function to convert a printable
    representation into a QByteArray - effectively the inverse
    of QCA::arrayToBase64.
 
    \param base64String the string containing a printable
    representation to be converted
    \return the equivalent QByteArray
 */
 QCA_EXPORT QByteArray base64ToArray(const QString &base64String);
 
 /**
    \class Initializer qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Convenience method for initialising and cleaning up %QCA
 
    To ensure that QCA is properly initialised and cleaned up,
    it is convenient to create an Initializer object, and let it
    go out of scope at the end of %QCA usage.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Initializer
 {
 public:
     /**
        Standard constructor
 
        \param m the MemoryMode to use for secure memory
        \param prealloc the amount of secure memory to pre-allocate,
        in units of 1024 bytes (1K).
     */
     explicit Initializer(MemoryMode m = Practical, int prealloc = 64);
     ~Initializer();
 
     Initializer(const Initializer &)            = delete;
     Initializer &operator=(const Initializer &) = delete;
 };
 
 /**
    \class KeyLength qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Simple container for acceptable key lengths
 
    The KeyLength specifies the minimum and maximum byte sizes
    allowed for a key, as well as a "multiple" which the key
    size must evenly divide into.
 
    As an example, if the key can be 4, 8 or 12 bytes, you can
    express this as
    \code
 KeyLength keyLen( 4, 12, 4 );
    \endcode
 
    If you want to express a KeyLength that takes any number
    of bytes (including zero), you may want to use
    \code
 #include<limits>
 KeyLength( 0, std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), 1 );
    \endcode
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT KeyLength
 {
 public:
     /**
        Construct a %KeyLength object
 
        \param min the minimum length of the key, in bytes
        \param max the maximum length of the key, in bytes
        \param multiple the number of bytes that the key must be a
        multiple of.
     */
     KeyLength(int min, int max, int multiple)
         : _min(min)
         , _max(max)
         , _multiple(multiple)
     {
     }
 
     /**
        Obtain the minimum length for the key, in bytes
     */
     int minimum() const
     {
         return _min;
     }
 
     /**
        Obtain the maximum length for the key, in bytes
     */
     int maximum() const
     {
         return _max;
     }
 
     /**
        Return the number of bytes that the key must be a multiple of
 
        If this is one, then anything between minimum and maximum (inclusive)
        is acceptable.
     */
     int multiple() const
     {
         return _multiple;
     }
 
 private:
     const int _min, _max, _multiple;
 };
 
 /**
    \class Provider qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Algorithm provider
 
    Provider represents a plugin provider (or as a special case, the
    built-in provider). This is the class you need to inherit
    from to create your own plugin. You don't normally need to
    worry about this class if you are just using existing
    QCA capabilities and plugins, however there is nothing stopping
    you from using it to obtain information about specific plugins,
    as shown in the example below.
 
    \ingroup ProviderAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Provider
 {
 public:
     virtual ~Provider();
 
     class Context;
 
     /**
        Initialisation routine
 
        This routine will be called when your plugin
        is loaded, so this is a good place to do any
        one-off initialisation tasks. If you don't need
        any initialisation, just implement it as an empty
        routine.
     */
     virtual void init();
 
     /**
        Deinitialisation routine
 
        This routine will be called just before provider destruction.
        Notably, during QCA shutdown, deinit() will be called on all
        providers before any of the providers are destructed.  Use this
        opportunity to free any resources that may be used by other
        providers.
     */
     virtual void deinit();
 
     /**
        Version number of the plugin
 
        The format is the same as QCA itself.  Version 1.2.3 would be
        represented as 0x010203.
 
        The default returns 0 (version 0.0.0).
     */
     virtual int version() const;
 
     /**
        Target QCA version for the provider.
 
        This is used to verify compatibility between the
        provider and QCA.  For a provider to be used, it
        must supply major and minor version numbers here that are
        less-than or equal to the actual QCA version (the patch
        version number is ignored).  This means an older
        provider may be used with a newer QCA, but a newer
        provider cannot be used with an older QCA.
     */
     virtual int qcaVersion() const = 0;
 
     /**
        The name of the provider.
 
        Typically you just return a string containing a
        convenient name.
 
        \code
 QString name() const
 {
     return "qca-myplugin";
 }
        \endcode
 
        \note  The name is used to tell if a provider is
        already loaded, so you need to make sure it is
        unique amongst the various plugins.
     */
     virtual QString name() const = 0;
 
     /**
        The capabilities (algorithms) of the provider.
 
        Typically you just return a fixed QStringList:
        \code
 QStringList features() const
 {
     QStringList list;
     list += "sha1";
     list += "sha256";
     list += "hmac(sha1)";
     return list;
 }
        \endcode
     */
     virtual QStringList features() const = 0;
 
     /**
        Optional credit text for the provider.
 
        You might display this information in a credits or
        "About" dialog.  Returns an empty string if the
        provider has no credit text.  Only report credit text
        when absolutely required (for example, an "advertisement
        clause" related to licensing).  Do not use it for
        reporting general author information.
     */
     virtual QString credit() const;
 
     /**
        Routine to create a plugin context
 
        You need to return a pointer to an algorithm
        Context that corresponds with the algorithm
        name specified.
 
        \param type the name of the algorithm required
 
        \code
 Context *createContext(const QString &type)
 {
     if ( type == "sha1" )
         return new SHA1Context( this );
     else if ( type == "sha256" )
         return new SHA0256Context( this );
     else if ( type == "hmac(sha1)" )
         return new HMACSHA1Context( this );
     else
         return 0;
 }
        \endcode
 
        Naturally you also need to implement
        the specified Context subclasses as well.
     */
     virtual Context *createContext(const QString &type) = 0;
 
     /**
        Method to set up the default configuration options.
 
        If your provider needs some configuration options,
        this method allows you to establish default options.
        The user can then change the configuration options
        as required, and set them using configChanged().
 
        You need to return a QVariantMap that has configuration
        options as the keys, and the default configuration
        as the values, as shown below:
        \code
 QVariantMap defaultConfig() const
 {
     QVariantMap myConfig;
     myConfig[ "firstOption" ] = QString("firstOptionValue");
     myConfig[ "secondOption" ] = true;
     myConfig[ "thirdOpt" ] = 1243;
     return myConfig;
 }
        \endcode
 
        \sa configChanged for how to set the configuration;
     */
     virtual QVariantMap defaultConfig() const;
 
     /**
        Method to set the configuration options.
 
        If your provider supports configuration options, you
        will be advised of user changes to the configuration
        when this method is called.
 
        \param config the new configuration to be used by the provider
     */
     virtual void configChanged(const QVariantMap &config);
 };
 
 /**
    \class QCA::Provider::Context qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Internal context class used for the plugin
 
    \internal
 
    \ingroup ProviderAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Provider::Context : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     ~Context() override;
 
     /**
        The Provider associated with this Context
     */
     Provider *provider() const;
 
     /**
        The type of context, as passed to the constructor
     */
     QString type() const;
 
     /**
        Create a duplicate of this Context
     */
     virtual Context *clone() const = 0;
 
     /**
        Test if two Contexts have the same Provider
 
        \param c pointer to the Context to compare to
 
        \return true if the argument and this Context
        have the same provider.
     */
     bool sameProvider(const Context *c) const;
 
 protected:
     /**
        Standard constructor
 
        \param parent the parent provider for this
        context
        \param type the name of the provider context type
     */
     Context(Provider *parent, const QString &type);
 
     /**
        Copy constructor
 
        \param from the Context to copy from
     */
     Context(const Context &from);
 
 private:
     // disable assignment
     Context &operator=(const Context &from);
 
     Provider *_provider;
     QString   _type;
 };
 
 /**
    \class BasicContext qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Base class to use for primitive provider contexts
 
    \internal
 
    This class inherits Provider::Context and calls moveToThread(0) on
    itself, thereby disabling the event properties of the underlying
    QObject.  Context types that need to be a QObject should inherit from
    Provider::Context, those that don't should inherit from BasicContext.
 
    \ingroup ProviderAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT BasicContext : public Provider::Context
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     ~BasicContext() override;
 
 protected:
     /**
        Standard constructor
 
        \param parent the parent provider for this
        context
        \param type the name of the provider context type
     */
     BasicContext(Provider *parent, const QString &type);
 
     /**
        Copy constructor
 
        \param from the Context to copy from
     */
     BasicContext(const BasicContext &from);
 
 private:
     // disable assignment
     BasicContext &operator=(const BasicContext &from);
 };
 
 /**
    \class BufferedComputation qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    General superclass for buffered computation algorithms
 
    A buffered computation is characterised by having the
    algorithm take data in an incremental way, then having
    the results delivered at the end. Conceptually, the
    algorithm has some internal state that is modified
    when you call update() and returned when you call
    final().
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT BufferedComputation
 {
 public:
     virtual ~BufferedComputation();
 
     /**
        Reset the internal state
     */
     virtual void clear() = 0;
 
     /**
        Update the internal state with a byte array
 
        \param a the byte array of data that is to
        be used to update the internal state.
     */
     virtual void update(const MemoryRegion &a) = 0;
 
     /**
        Complete the algorithm and return the internal state
     */
     virtual MemoryRegion final() = 0;
 
     /**
        Perform an "all in one" update, returning
        the result. This is appropriate if you
        have all the data in one array - just
        call process on that array, and you will
        get back the results of the computation.
 
        \note This will invalidate any previous
        computation using this object.
 
        \param a the data to process.
     */
     MemoryRegion process(const MemoryRegion &a);
 };
 
 /**
    \class Filter qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    General superclass for filtering transformation algorithms
 
    A filtering computation is characterised by having the
    algorithm take input data in an incremental way, with results
    delivered for each input, or block of input. Some internal
    state may be managed, with the transformation completed
    when final() is called.
 
    If this seems a big vague, then you might try deriving
    your class from a subclass with stronger semantics, or if your
    update() function is always returning null results, and
    everything comes out at final(), try BufferedComputation.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Filter
 {
 public:
     virtual ~Filter();
 
     /**
        Reset the internal state
     */
     virtual void clear() = 0;
 
     /**
        Process more data, returning the corresponding
        filtered version of the data.
 
        \param a the array containing data to process
     */
     virtual MemoryRegion update(const MemoryRegion &a) = 0;
 
     /**
        Complete the algorithm, returning any
        additional results.
     */
     virtual MemoryRegion final() = 0;
 
     /**
        Test if an update() or final() call succeeded.
 
        \return true if the previous call succeeded
     */
     virtual bool ok() const = 0;
 
     /**
        Perform an "all in one" update, returning
        the result. This is appropriate if you
        have all the data in one array - just
        call process on that array, and you will
        get back the results of the computation.
 
        \note This will invalidate any previous
        computation using this object.
 
        \param a the data to process in this step
     */
     MemoryRegion process(const MemoryRegion &a);
 };
 
 /**
    \class Algorithm qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    General superclass for an algorithm.
 
    This is a fairly abstract class, mainly used for
    implementing the backend "provider" interface.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Algorithm
 {
 public:
     /**
        Standard copy constructor
 
        \param from the Algorithm to copy from
     */
     Algorithm(const Algorithm &from);
 
     virtual ~Algorithm();
 
     /**
        Assignment operator
 
        \param from the Algorithm to copy state from
     */
     Algorithm &operator=(const Algorithm &from);
 
     /**
        The name of the algorithm type.
     */
     QString type() const;
 
     /**
        The name of the provider
 
        Each algorithm is implemented by a provider. This
        allows you to figure out which provider is associated
     */
     Provider *provider() const;
 
     // Note: The next five functions are not public!
 
     /**
        \internal
 
        The context associated with this algorithm
     */
     Provider::Context *context();
 
     /**
        \internal
 
        The context associated with this algorithm
     */
     const Provider::Context *context() const;
 
     /**
        \internal
 
        Set the Provider for this algorithm
 
        \param c the context for the Provider to use
     */
     void change(Provider::Context *c);
 
     /**
        \internal
 
        \overload
 
        \param type the name of the algorithm to use
        \param provider the name of the preferred provider
     */
     void change(const QString &type, const QString &provider);
 
     /**
        \internal
 
        Take the Provider from this algorithm
     */
     Provider::Context *takeContext();
 
 protected:
     /**
        Constructor for empty algorithm
     */
     Algorithm();
 
     /**
        Constructor of a particular algorithm.
 
        \param type the algorithm to construct
        \param provider the name of a particular Provider
     */
     Algorithm(const QString &type, const QString &provider);
 
 private:
     class Private;
     QSharedDataPointer<Private> d;
 };
 
 /**
    \class SymmetricKey qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Container for keys for symmetric encryption algorithms.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT SymmetricKey : public SecureArray
 {
 public:
     /**
        Construct an empty (zero length) key
     */
     SymmetricKey();
 
     /**
        Construct an key of specified size, with random contents
 
        This is intended to be used as a random session key.
 
        \param size the number of bytes for the key
     */
     SymmetricKey(int size);
 
     /**
        Construct a key from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     SymmetricKey(const SecureArray &a);
 
     /**
        Construct a key from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     SymmetricKey(const QByteArray &a);
 
     /**
        Test for weak DES keys
 
       \return true if the key is a weak key for DES
     */
     bool isWeakDESKey();
 };
 
 /**
    \class InitializationVector qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Container for initialisation vectors and nonces
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT InitializationVector : public SecureArray
 {
 public:
     /**
        Construct an empty (zero length) initialization vector
     */
     InitializationVector();
 
     /**
        Construct an initialization vector of the specified size
 
        \param size the length of the initialization vector, in bytes
     */
     InitializationVector(int size);
 
     /**
        Construct an initialization vector from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     InitializationVector(const SecureArray &a);
 
     /**
        Construct an initialization vector from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     InitializationVector(const QByteArray &a);
 };
 
 /**
    \class AuthTag qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Container for authentication tag
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT AuthTag : public SecureArray
 {
 public:
     /**
        Construct an empty authentication tag
     */
     AuthTag();
 
     /**
        Construct an empty authentication tag of the specified size
 
        \param size the length of the authentication tag, in bytes
     */
     AuthTag(int size);
 
     /**
        Construct an authentication tag from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     AuthTag(const SecureArray &a);
 
     /**
        Construct an authentication tag from a provided byte array
 
        \param a the byte array to copy
     */
     AuthTag(const QByteArray &a);
 };
 
 /**
    \class Event qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    An asynchronous event
 
    Events are produced in response to the library's need for some user
    intervention, such as entering a pin or password, or inserting a
    cryptographic token.
 
    Event is an abstraction, so you can handle this need in a way that makes
    sense for your application.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT Event
 {
 public:
     /**
        %Type of event
 
        \sa type()
     */
     enum Type
     {
         Password, ///< Asking for a password, PIN or passphrase.
         Token     ///< Asking for a token
     };
 
     /**
        %Source of the event
 
        Events are associated with access to a KeyStore, or access to
        a file (or bytearray/stream or equivalent). This tells you the
        type of source that caused the Event.
 
        \sa source()
        \sa fileName() for the name, if source is Event::Data
        \sa keyStoreInfo() and keyStoreEntry() for the keystore and entry,
        if the source is Event::KeyStore
     */
     enum Source
     {
         KeyStore, ///< KeyStore generated the event
         Data      ///< File or bytearray generated the event
     };
 
     /**
        password variation
 
        If the Type of Event is Password, PasswordStyle tells you whether
        it is a PIN, passphrase or password.
 
        \sa passwordStyle()
     */
     enum PasswordStyle
     {
         StylePassword,   ///< User should be prompted for a "Password"
         StylePassphrase, ///< User should be prompted for a "Passphrase"
         StylePIN         ///< User should be prompted for a "PIN"
     };
 
     /**
        Constructor
     */
     Event();
 
     /**
        Copy constructor
 
        \param from the Event to copy from
     */
     Event(const Event &from);
 
     /**
        Destructor
     */
     ~Event();
 
     /**
        Assignment operator
 
        \param from the Event to copy from
     */
     Event &operator=(const Event &from);
 
     /**
        test if this event has been setup correctly
     */
     bool isNull() const;
 
     /**
        the Type of this event
     */
     Type type() const;
 
     /**
        the Source of this event
     */
     Source source() const;
 
     /**
        the style of password required.
 
        This is not meaningful unless the Type is Event::Password.
 
        \sa PasswordStyle
     */
     PasswordStyle passwordStyle() const;
 
     /**
        The info of the KeyStore associated with this event
 
        This is not meaningful unless the Source is KeyStore.
     */
     KeyStoreInfo keyStoreInfo() const;
 
     /**
        The KeyStoreEntry associated with this event
 
        This is not meaningful unless the Source is KeyStore.
     */
     KeyStoreEntry keyStoreEntry() const;
 
     /**
        Name or other identifier for the file or byte array
        associated with this event.
 
        This is not meaningful unless the Source is Data.
     */
     QString fileName() const;
 
     /**
        opaque data
     */
     void *ptr() const;
 
     /**
        Set the values for this Event
 
        This creates a Password type event, for a keystore.
 
        \param pstyle the style of information required (e.g. PIN,
        password or passphrase)
        \param keyStoreInfo info about the keystore that the information
        is required for
        \param keyStoreEntry the entry in the keystore that the
        information is required for
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void setPasswordKeyStore(PasswordStyle        pstyle,
                              const KeyStoreInfo  &keyStoreInfo,
                              const KeyStoreEntry &keyStoreEntry,
                              void                *ptr);
 
     /**
        Set the values for this Event
 
        This creates a Password type event, for a file.
 
        \param pstyle the style of information required (e.g. PIN,
        password or passphrase)
        \param fileName the name of the file (or other identifier) that
        the information is required for
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void setPasswordData(PasswordStyle pstyle, const QString &fileName, void *ptr);
 
     /**
        Set the values for this Event
 
        This creates a Token type event.
 
        \param keyStoreInfo info about the keystore that the token is
        required for
        \param keyStoreEntry the entry in the keystore that the token is
        required for
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void setToken(const KeyStoreInfo &keyStoreInfo, const KeyStoreEntry &keyStoreEntry, void *ptr);
 
 private:
     class Private;
     QSharedDataPointer<Private> d;
 };
 
 /**
    \class EventHandler qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    Interface class for password / passphrase / PIN and token handlers
 
    This class is used on client side applications to handle
    the provision of passwords, passphrases and PINs by users, and
    to indicate that tokens have been correctly inserted.
 
    The concept behind this class is that the library can raise
    events (typically using PasswordAsker or TokenAsker), which
    may (or may not) be handled by the application using a
    handler object (that has-a EventHandler, or possibly is-a
    EventHandler) that is connected to the eventReady() signal.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT EventHandler : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     /**
        Constructor
 
        \param parent the parent object for this object
     */
     EventHandler(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~EventHandler() override;
 
     /**
        mandatory function to call after connecting the
        signal to a slot in your application specific password
        / passphrase / PIN or token handler
     */
     void start();
 
     /**
        function to call to return the user provided
        password, passphrase or PIN.
 
        \param id the id corresponding to the password request
        \param password the user-provided password, passphrase or PIN.
 
        \note the id parameter is the same as that provided in the
        eventReady() signal.
     */
     void submitPassword(int id, const SecureArray &password);
 
     /**
        function to call to indicate that the token has been inserted
        by the user.
 
        \param id the id corresponding to the password request
 
        \note the id parameter is the same as that provided in the
        eventReady() signal.
     */
     void tokenOkay(int id);
 
     /**
        function to call to indicate that the user declined to
        provide a password, passphrase, PIN or token.
 
        \param id the id corresponding to the password request
 
        \note the id parameter is the same as that provided in the
        eventReady() signal.
     */
     void reject(int id);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /**
        signal emitted when an Event requires attention.
 
        You typically need to connect this signal to
        a compatible slot in your callback handler
 
        \param id the identification number for the event
        \param context information about the type of response required
     */
     void eventReady(int id, const QCA::Event &context);
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(EventHandler)
 
     class Private;
     friend class Private;
     Private *d;
 };
 
 /**
    \class PasswordAsker qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    User password / passphrase / PIN handler
 
    This class is used to obtain a password from a user.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT PasswordAsker : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     /**
        Construct a new asker
 
        \param parent the parent object for this QObject
     */
     PasswordAsker(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~PasswordAsker() override;
 
     /**
        queue a password / passphrase request associated with a key store
 
        \param pstyle the type of information required (e.g. PIN,
        passphrase or password)
        \param keyStoreInfo info of the key store that the information is
        required for
        \param keyStoreEntry the item in the key store that the
        information is required for (if applicable)
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void
     ask(Event::PasswordStyle pstyle, const KeyStoreInfo &keyStoreInfo, const KeyStoreEntry &keyStoreEntry, void *ptr);
 
     /**
        queue a password / passphrase request associated with a file
 
        \param pstyle the type of information required (e.g. PIN,
        passphrase or password)
        \param fileName the name of the file that the information is
        required for
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void ask(Event::PasswordStyle pstyle, const QString &fileName, void *ptr);
 
     /**
        Cancel the pending password / passphrase request
     */
     void cancel();
 
     /**
        Block until the password / passphrase request is
        completed
 
        You can use the responseReady signal instead of
        blocking, if appropriate.
     */
     void waitForResponse();
 
     /**
        Determine whether the password / passphrase was accepted or not
 
        In this context, returning true is indicative of the user clicking
        "Ok" or equivalent; and returning false indicates that either the
        user clicked "Cancel" or equivalent, or that the cancel() function
        was called, or that the request is still pending.
     */
     bool accepted() const;
 
     /**
        The password / passphrase / PIN provided by the user in response
        to the asker request. This may be empty.
     */
     SecureArray password() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /**
        Emitted when the asker process has been completed.
 
        You should check whether the user accepted() the response
        prior to relying on the password().
     */
     void responseReady();
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(PasswordAsker)
 
     class Private;
     friend class Private;
     Private *d;
 };
 
 /**
    \class TokenAsker qca_core.h QtCrypto
 
    User token handler
 
    This class is used to request the user to insert a token.
 
    \ingroup UserAPI
 */
 class QCA_EXPORT TokenAsker : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     /**
        Construct a new asker
 
        \param parent the parent object for this QObject
     */
     TokenAsker(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~TokenAsker() override;
 
     /**
        queue a token request associated with a key store
 
        \param keyStoreInfo info of the key store that the information is
        required for
        \param keyStoreEntry the item in the key store that the
        information is required for (if applicable)
        \param ptr opaque data
     */
     void ask(const KeyStoreInfo &keyStoreInfo, const KeyStoreEntry &keyStoreEntry, void *ptr);
 
     /**
        Cancel the pending password / passphrase request
     */
     void cancel();
 
     /**
        Block until the token request is completed
 
        You can use the responseReady signal instead of
        blocking, if appropriate.
     */
     void waitForResponse();
 
     /**
        Test if the token request was accepted or not.
 
        \return true if the token request was accepted
     */
     bool accepted() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /**
        Emitted when the asker process has been completed.
 
        You should check whether the user accepted() the response
        prior to relying on token being present.
     */
     void responseReady();
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(TokenAsker)
 
     class Private;
     friend class Private;
     Private *d;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif