ECP write/export key: document that these functions don't detect unset data

Fixes #8803.

Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
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Gilles Peskine 2024-02-19 13:56:39 +01:00
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@ -1339,6 +1339,10 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_read_key(mbedtls_ecp_group_id grp_id, mbedtls_ecp_keypair *key,
* See the description of the \p buflen parameter for
* how to calculate the nominal length.
*
* \note If the private key was not set in \p key,
* the output is unspecified. Future versions
* may return an error in that case.
*
* \param key The private key.
* \param buf The output buffer for containing the binary representation
* of the key.
@ -1369,6 +1373,10 @@ int mbedtls_ecp_write_key(mbedtls_ecp_keypair *key,
/**
* \brief This function exports an elliptic curve public key.
*
* \note If the public key was not set in \p key,
* the output is unspecified. Future versions
* may return an error in that case.
*
* \param key The public key.
* \param format The point format. This must be either
* #MBEDTLS_ECP_PF_COMPRESSED or #MBEDTLS_ECP_PF_UNCOMPRESSED.
@ -1451,6 +1459,10 @@ mbedtls_ecp_group_id mbedtls_ecp_keypair_get_group_id(
* Each of the output parameters can be a null pointer
* if you do not need that parameter.
*
* \note If the private key or the public key was not set in \p key,
* the corresponding output is unspecified. Future versions
* may return an error in that case.
*
* \param key The key pair to export from.
* \param grp Slot for exported ECP group.
* It must either be null or point to an initialized ECP group.