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+/**
+ * \file pkwrite.h
+ *
+ * \brief Internal defines shared by the PK write module
+ */
+/*
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MBEDTLS_PK_WRITE_H
+#define MBEDTLS_PK_WRITE_H
+
+#include "mbedtls/build_info.h"
+
+#include "mbedtls/pk.h"
+
+/*
+ * Max sizes of key per types. Shown as tag + len (+ content).
+ */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C)
+/*
+ * RSA public keys:
+ *  SubjectPublicKeyInfo  ::=  SEQUENCE  {          1 + 3
+ *       algorithm            AlgorithmIdentifier,  1 + 1 (sequence)
+ *                                                + 1 + 1 + 9 (rsa oid)
+ *                                                + 1 + 1 (params null)
+ *       subjectPublicKey     BIT STRING }          1 + 3 + (1 + below)
+ *  RSAPublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {                     1 + 3
+ *      modulus           INTEGER,  -- n            1 + 3 + MPI_MAX + 1
+ *      publicExponent    INTEGER   -- e            1 + 3 + MPI_MAX + 1
+ *  }
+ */
+#define RSA_PUB_DER_MAX_BYTES   ( 38 + 2 * MBEDTLS_MPI_MAX_SIZE )
+
+/*
+ * RSA private keys:
+ *  RSAPrivateKey ::= SEQUENCE {                    1 + 3
+ *      version           Version,                  1 + 1 + 1
+ *      modulus           INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX + 1
+ *      publicExponent    INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX + 1
+ *      privateExponent   INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX + 1
+ *      prime1            INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX / 2 + 1
+ *      prime2            INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX / 2 + 1
+ *      exponent1         INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX / 2 + 1
+ *      exponent2         INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX / 2 + 1
+ *      coefficient       INTEGER,                  1 + 3 + MPI_MAX / 2 + 1
+ *      otherPrimeInfos   OtherPrimeInfos OPTIONAL  0 (not supported)
+ *  }
+ */
+#define MPI_MAX_SIZE_2          ( MBEDTLS_MPI_MAX_SIZE / 2 + \
+                                  MBEDTLS_MPI_MAX_SIZE % 2 )
+#define RSA_PRV_DER_MAX_BYTES   ( 47 + 3 * MBEDTLS_MPI_MAX_SIZE \
+                                   + 5 * MPI_MAX_SIZE_2 )
+
+#else /* MBEDTLS_RSA_C */
+
+#define RSA_PUB_DER_MAX_BYTES   0
+#define RSA_PRV_DER_MAX_BYTES   0
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_RSA_C */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_C)
+/*
+ * EC public keys:
+ *  SubjectPublicKeyInfo  ::=  SEQUENCE  {      1 + 2
+ *    algorithm         AlgorithmIdentifier,    1 + 1 (sequence)
+ *                                            + 1 + 1 + 7 (ec oid)
+ *                                            + 1 + 1 + 9 (namedCurve oid)
+ *    subjectPublicKey  BIT STRING              1 + 2 + 1               [1]
+ *                                            + 1 (point format)        [1]
+ *                                            + 2 * ECP_MAX (coords)    [1]
+ *  }
+ */
+#define ECP_PUB_DER_MAX_BYTES   ( 30 + 2 * MBEDTLS_ECP_MAX_BYTES )
+
+/*
+ * EC private keys:
+ * ECPrivateKey ::= SEQUENCE {                  1 + 2
+ *      version        INTEGER ,                1 + 1 + 1
+ *      privateKey     OCTET STRING,            1 + 1 + ECP_MAX
+ *      parameters [0] ECParameters OPTIONAL,   1 + 1 + (1 + 1 + 9)
+ *      publicKey  [1] BIT STRING OPTIONAL      1 + 2 + [1] above
+ *    }
+ */
+#define ECP_PRV_DER_MAX_BYTES   ( 29 + 3 * MBEDTLS_ECP_MAX_BYTES )
+
+#else /* MBEDTLS_ECP_C */
+
+#define ECP_PUB_DER_MAX_BYTES   0
+#define ECP_PRV_DER_MAX_BYTES   0
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_ECP_C */
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PK_WRITE_H */