src/crypto/hkdf.c

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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
FILE_SECBOOT ( PERMITTED );

/** @file
 *
 * HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF)
 *
 * The algorithm is defined in RFC 5869, with its usage by TLS 1.3
 * documented in RFC 8446 section 7.1.
 *
 */

#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <ipxe/crypto.h>
#include <ipxe/hmac.h>
#include <ipxe/hkdf.h>

/**
 * Extract fixed-length pseudorandom key
 *
 * @v digest		Digest algorithm
 * @v salt		Salt value (or NULL)
 * @v salt_len		Length of salt value
 * @v ikm		Input keying material
 * @v ikm_len		Length of input keying material
 * @v prk		Pseudorandom key to fill in
 */
void hkdf_extract ( struct digest_algorithm *digest, const void *salt,
		    size_t salt_len, const void *ikm, size_t ikm_len,
		    void *prk ) {
	uint8_t ctx[ hmac_ctxsize ( digest ) ];

	/* Use all-zero salt if not specified */
	if ( ! salt ) {
		assert ( salt_len == 0 );
		salt_len = digest->digestsize;
		memset ( prk, 0, salt_len );
		salt = prk;
	}

	/* Calculate pseudorandom key */
	hmac_init ( digest, ctx, salt, salt_len );
	hmac_update ( digest, ctx, ikm, ikm_len );
	hmac_final ( digest, ctx, prk );
}

/**
 * Expand pseudorandom key
 *
 * @v digest		Digest algorithm
 * @v prk		Pseudorandom key
 * @v info		Additional information (or NULL)
 * @v info_len		Length of additional information
 * @v out		Output keying material
 * @v len		Length of output keying material
 */
void hkdf_expand ( struct digest_algorithm *digest, const void *prk,
		   const void *info, size_t info_len, void *out, size_t len ) {
	size_t digestsize = digest->digestsize;
	uint8_t ctx[ hmac_ctxsize ( digest ) ];
	uint8_t hash[digestsize];
	uint8_t index = 0;
	size_t frag_len;

	while ( len ) {

		/* Calculate T(n) */
		hmac_init ( digest, ctx, prk, digestsize );
		if ( index++ )
			hmac_update ( digest, ctx, hash, digestsize );
		hmac_update ( digest, ctx, info, info_len );
		hmac_update ( digest, ctx, &index, sizeof ( index ) );
		hmac_final ( digest, ctx, hash );

		/* Copy to output buffer */
		frag_len = len;
		if ( frag_len > digestsize )
			frag_len = digestsize;
		memcpy ( out, hash, frag_len );
		out += frag_len;
		len -= frag_len;
	}
}