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How to add a new object with a NID and/or OID to BoringSSL.

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Adding a New NID or OID

To add a new ASN.1 object (with a NID and/or OID) to BoringSSL, you must add it to the objects definition file and regenerate the generated headers and lookup tables.

Refer to crypto/obj/README.md for an overview of the generated files.

Steps

  1. Update objects.txt:

  2. Regenerate Files:

    • The generator script crypto/obj/objects.go must be run from the crypto/obj directory because it relies on relative paths for its inputs and outputs.
    • Run the following command: 
      cd crypto/obj && go run objects.go
    • This will update obj_mac.num (to stabilize NIDs), obj_dat.h, and include/openssl/nid.h.