- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- EXAMPLES
- NOTES
- SEE ALSO
- COPYRIGHT

# NAME

openssl-mac - perform Message Authentication Code operations

# SYNOPSIS

openssl mac [-help] [-cipher] [-digest] [-macopt] [-in filename] [-out filename] [-binary] [-provider name] [-provider-path path] [-provparam [name:]key=value] [-propquery propq] mac_name

# DESCRIPTION

The message authentication code functions output the MAC of a supplied input file.

# OPTIONS

-help

  Print a usage message.

-in filename

  Input filename to calculate a MAC for, or standard input by default. Standard input is used if the filename is '-'. Files and standard input are expected to be in binary format.

-out filename

  Filename to output to, or standard output by default.

-binary

  Output the MAC in binary form. Uses hexadecimal text format if not specified.

-cipher name

  Used by CMAC and GMAC to specify the cipher algorithm. For CMAC it should be a CBC mode cipher e.g. AES-128-CBC. For GMAC it should be a GCM mode cipher e.g. AES-128-GCM.

-digest name

  Used by HMAC as an alphanumeric string (use if the key contains printable characters only). The string length must conform to any restrictions of the MAC algorithm. To see the list of supported digests, use `openssl list -digest-commands`.

-macopt nm:v

  Passes options to the MAC algorithm. A comprehensive list of controls can be found in the EVP_MAC implementation documentation. Common parameter names used by EVP_MAC_CTX_get_params() are:

  key:string

    Specifies the MAC key as an alphanumeric string (use if the key contains printable characters only). The string length must conform to any restrictions of the MAC algorithm. A key must be specified for every MAC algorithm.

  hexkey:string

    Specifies the MAC key in hexadecimal form (two hex digits per byte). The key length must conform to any restrictions of the MAC algorithm. A key must be specified for every MAC algorithm.

  iv:string

    Used by GMAC to specify an IV as an alphanumeric string (use if the IV contains printable characters only).

  hexiv:string

    Used by GMAC to specify an IV in hexadecimal form (two hex digits per byte).

  size:int

    Used by KMAC128 or KMAC256 to specify an output length. The default sizes are 32 or 64 bytes respectively.

  custom:string

    Used by KMAC128 or KMAC256 to specify a customization string. The default is the empty string "".

  digest:string

    This option is identical to the -digest option.

  cipher:string

    This option is identical to the -cipher option.

-provider name
-provider-path path
-provparam [name:]key=value
-propquery propq

  See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).

mac_name

  Specifies the name of a supported MAC algorithm which will be used. To see the list of supported MAC's use the command `openssl list -mac-algorithms`.

# EXAMPLES

To create a hex-encoded HMAC-SHA1 MAC of a file and write to stdout:

    openssl mac -digest SHA1 \
            -macopt hexkey:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F10111213 \
            -in msg.bin HMAC

To create a SipHash MAC from a file with a binary file output:

    openssl mac -macopt hexkey:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F \
            -in msg.bin -out out.bin -binary SipHash

To create a hex-encoded CMAC-AES-128-CBC MAC from a file:

    openssl mac -cipher AES-128-CBC \
            -macopt hexkey:77A77FAF290C1FA30C683DF16BA7A77B \
            -in msg.bin CMAC

To create a hex-encoded KMAC128 MAC from a file with a Customisation String 'Tag' and output length of 16:

    openssl mac -macopt custom:Tag -macopt hexkey:40414243444546 \
            -macopt size:16 -in msg.bin KMAC128

To create a hex-encoded GMAC-AES-128-GCM with a IV from a file:

    openssl mac -cipher AES-128-GCM -macopt hexiv:E0E00F19FED7BA0136A797F3 \
            -macopt hexkey:77A77FAF290C1FA30C683DF16BA7A77B -in msg.bin GMAC

# NOTES

The MAC mechanisms that are available will depend on the options used when building OpenSSL. Use `openssl list -mac-algorithms` to list them.

# SEE ALSO

openssl(1), EVP_MAC(3), EVP_MAC-CMAC(7), EVP_MAC-GMAC(7), EVP_MAC-HMAC(7), EVP_MAC-KMAC(7), EVP_MAC-Siphash(7), EVP_MAC-Poly1305(7)

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2018-2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html.