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//! Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Support.
//!
//! This module contains a generic ECDH implementation which is usable with
//! any elliptic curve which implements the [`ProjectiveArithmetic`] trait (presently
//! the `k256` and `p256` crates)
//!
//! # ECDH Ephemeral (ECDHE) Usage
//!
//! Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman provides a one-time key exchange between two peers
//! using a randomly generated set of keys for each exchange.
//!
//! In practice ECDHE is used as part of an [Authenticated Key Exchange (AKE)][AKE]
//! protocol (e.g. [SIGMA]), where an existing cryptographic trust relationship
//! can be used to determine the authenticity of the ephemeral keys, such as
//! a digital signature. Without such an additional step, ECDHE is insecure!
//! (see security warning below)
//!
//! See the documentation for the [`EphemeralSecret`] type for more information
//! on performing ECDH ephemeral key exchanges.
//!
//! # Static ECDH Usage
//!
//! Static ECDH key exchanges are supported via the low-level
//! [`diffie_hellman`] function.
//!
//! [AKE]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_Key_Exchange
//! [SIGMA]: https://webee.technion.ac.il/~hugo/sigma-pdf.pdf
use crate::{
AffineArithmetic, AffinePoint, AffineXCoordinate, Curve, FieldBytes, NonZeroScalar,
ProjectiveArithmetic, ProjectivePoint, PublicKey,
};
use core::borrow::Borrow;
use group::Curve as _;
use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
use zeroize::Zeroize;
/// Low-level Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) function.
///
/// Whenever possible, we recommend using the high-level ECDH ephemeral API
/// provided by [`EphemeralSecret`].
///
/// However, if you are implementing a protocol which requires a static scalar
/// value as part of an ECDH exchange, this API can be used to compute a
/// [`SharedSecret`] from that value.
///
/// Note that this API operates on the low-level [`NonZeroScalar`] and
/// [`AffinePoint`] types. If you are attempting to use the higher-level
/// [`SecretKey`][`crate::SecretKey`] and [`PublicKey`] types, you will
/// need to use the following conversions:
///
/// ```ignore
/// let shared_secret = elliptic_curve::ecdh::diffie_hellman(
/// secret_key.to_nonzero_scalar(),
/// public_key.as_affine()
/// );
/// ```
pub fn diffie_hellman<C>(
secret_key: impl Borrow<NonZeroScalar<C>>,
public_key: impl Borrow<AffinePoint<C>>,
) -> SharedSecret<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
let public_point = ProjectivePoint::<C>::from(*public_key.borrow());
let secret_point = (public_point * secret_key.borrow().as_ref()).to_affine();
SharedSecret::new(secret_point)
}
/// Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Secret.
///
/// These are ephemeral "secret key" values which are deliberately designed
/// to avoid being persisted.
///
/// To perform an ephemeral Diffie-Hellman exchange, do the following:
///
/// - Have each participant generate an [`EphemeralSecret`] value
/// - Compute the [`PublicKey`] for that value
/// - Have each peer provide their [`PublicKey`] to their counterpart
/// - Use [`EphemeralSecret`] and the other participant's [`PublicKey`]
/// to compute a [`SharedSecret`] value.
///
/// # ⚠️ SECURITY WARNING ⚠️
///
/// Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman exchanges are unauthenticated and without a
/// further authentication step are trivially vulnerable to man-in-the-middle
/// attacks!
///
/// These exchanges should be performed in the context of a protocol which
/// takes further steps to authenticate the peers in a key exchange.
pub struct EphemeralSecret<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
scalar: NonZeroScalar<C>,
}
impl<C> EphemeralSecret<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
/// Generate a cryptographically random [`EphemeralSecret`].
pub fn random(rng: impl CryptoRng + RngCore) -> Self {
Self {
scalar: NonZeroScalar::random(rng),
}
}
/// Get the public key associated with this ephemeral secret.
///
/// The `compress` flag enables point compression.
pub fn public_key(&self) -> PublicKey<C> {
PublicKey::from_secret_scalar(&self.scalar)
}
/// Compute a Diffie-Hellman shared secret from an ephemeral secret and the
/// public key of the other participant in the exchange.
pub fn diffie_hellman(&self, public_key: &PublicKey<C>) -> SharedSecret<C> {
diffie_hellman(&self.scalar, public_key.as_affine())
}
}
impl<C> From<&EphemeralSecret<C>> for PublicKey<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
fn from(ephemeral_secret: &EphemeralSecret<C>) -> Self {
ephemeral_secret.public_key()
}
}
impl<C> Zeroize for EphemeralSecret<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
fn zeroize(&mut self) {
self.scalar.zeroize()
}
}
impl<C> Drop for EphemeralSecret<C>
where
C: Curve + ProjectiveArithmetic,
{
fn drop(&mut self) {
self.zeroize();
}
}
/// Shared secret value computed via ECDH key agreement.
///
/// This value contains the raw serialized x-coordinate of the elliptic curve
/// point computed from a Diffie-Hellman exchange.
///
/// # ⚠️ WARNING: NOT UNIFORMLY RANDOM! ⚠️
///
/// This value is not uniformly random and should not be used directly
/// as a cryptographic key for anything which requires that property
/// (e.g. symmetric ciphers).
///
/// Instead, the resulting value should be used as input to a Key Derivation
/// Function (KDF) or cryptographic hash function to produce a symmetric key.
// TODO(tarcieri): KDF traits and support for deriving uniform keys
// See: https://github.com/RustCrypto/traits/issues/5
pub struct SharedSecret<C: Curve> {
/// Computed secret value
secret_bytes: FieldBytes<C>,
}
impl<C: Curve> SharedSecret<C> {
/// Create a new [`SharedSecret`] from an [`AffinePoint`] for this curve.
#[inline]
fn new(point: AffinePoint<C>) -> Self
where
C: AffineArithmetic,
{
Self {
secret_bytes: point.x(),
}
}
/// Shared secret value, serialized as bytes.
///
/// As noted in the comments for this struct, this value is non-uniform and
/// should not be used directly as a symmetric encryption key, but instead
/// as input to a KDF (or failing that, a hash function) used to produce
/// a symmetric key.
pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &FieldBytes<C> {
&self.secret_bytes
}
}
impl<C: Curve> From<FieldBytes<C>> for SharedSecret<C> {
/// NOTE: this impl is intended to be used by curve implementations to
/// instantiate a [`SharedSecret`] value from their respective
/// [`AffinePoint`] type.
///
/// Curve implementations should provide the field element representing
/// the affine x-coordinate as `secret_bytes`.
fn from(secret_bytes: FieldBytes<C>) -> Self {
Self { secret_bytes }
}
}
impl<C: Curve> Zeroize for SharedSecret<C> {
fn zeroize(&mut self) {
self.secret_bytes.zeroize()
}
}
impl<C: Curve> Drop for SharedSecret<C> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
self.zeroize();
}
}