Gilles Peskine
d921391bf4
Note a few things about PAKE (thanks Manuel)
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-12-04 23:17:19 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
5eeca33749
Use "workflow" rather than "flow" for clarity
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-12-04 23:17:19 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
06002c5624
typos and minor clarifications
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-12-04 23:17:19 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
2fffc45feb
fixup! Correct function names prefixes where they diverge from module names
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-12-04 23:17:16 +01:00
Valerio Setti
20e93a2a9d
driver-only-builds: update documentation for AEADs
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Signed-off-by: Valerio Setti <valerio.setti@nordicsemi.no>
2023-12-04 15:24:25 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
1097d4e731
Minor clarification
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 21:18:10 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
c3fd0958ce
typo
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 21:18:04 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
02112cc9a1
Update PBKDF2 availability for 3.5
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 21:17:55 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
3ea22dcb51
Correct function names prefixes where they diverge from module names
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 21:07:24 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
dbcfc7dd95
Be more informative about "No change"
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Distinguish between interfaces that won't change in 4.0, and interfaces that
have no PSA equivalent but are likely to change in 4.0.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 21:04:06 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
d79854b3f7
That's not what mbedtls_ecdh_get_params does
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Keep the discussion of how to retrieve information about a key exchange.
This doesn't seem to have equivalent legacy ECDH APIs.
Add a todo item for mbedtls_ecdh_get_params(). At this point I don't know
where it fits.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 14:01:59 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
f7746bdd79
Correct lists of sign/verify functions
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 14:01:44 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
951cf39b3f
Corrections and clarifications around asymmetric key formats
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 14:01:20 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
4d234f1ede
Editorial corrections
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Fix typos, copypasta, and other minor clarifications.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 13:59:49 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
396a2a3dcb
Explain interruptible operations
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-30 11:02:06 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
d96aa1b5cd
Say who to contact
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-29 21:13:02 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
dfe6707fc7
Fix typos and make minor style improvements
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-29 21:12:39 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
d372da6201
Expand on the removal of RNG boilerplate
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-28 18:03:53 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
601d3a0bd7
Add links to newly added functions
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-28 18:03:16 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
5403cb340a
typos
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-28 18:03:03 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
677285a299
Clarify "functions that facilitate the transition"
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-11-28 16:45:50 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
b86873e6eb
Merge remote-tracking branch 'development' into development-restricted
2023-11-20 18:43:21 +01:00
Dave Rodgman
16799db69a
update headers
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Signed-off-by: Dave Rodgman <dave.rodgman@arm.com>
2023-11-02 19:47:20 +00:00
Tom Cosgrove
6dcb63bc6d
Fix broken link to psa-driver-example-and-guide in psa-driver-wrappers-codegen-migration-guide.md
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Fixes #8453
Signed-off-by: Tom Cosgrove <tom.cosgrove@arm.com>
2023-10-31 15:39:25 +00:00
David Horstmann
f63a52ed63
Remove auto-generation of test wrappers
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-31 14:26:00 +00:00
David Horstmann
413dd07a49
Downgrade auto testing testing to a nice-to-have
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Automatic testing of our testing is not essential, as our testing
framework may be manually tested. Having automated tests to test our
tests may be left to future work.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-31 12:20:19 +00:00
David Horstmann
2531dab296
Add auto-generation of test wrappers to design
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-30 18:27:10 +00:00
David Horstmann
15b5beea0c
Add note on platform-specific barriers
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Describe the approach of platform-specific code and draw a comparison
with the constant-time module.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-30 17:13:54 +00:00
David Horstmann
e045b55c65
Add sections on validation of validation
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These cover the fact that we need to test our test framework to make
sure it really detects incorrect accesses.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-30 17:00:16 +00:00
David Horstmann
e88a6f8368
Add portability consideration to careful-access
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It's important that we be able to test for target-specific bugs.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-30 15:26:21 +00:00
David Horstmann
d081e52685
Discuss plain-overwriting memory poisoning
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-30 15:22:07 +00:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
4823d2c94e
Extend design discussion
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-26 12:56:39 +02:00
Janos Follath
a365efc6f1
Threading design: fix internal links
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-26 10:22:55 +01:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
6b3643117b
Document chosen goals and priorities for 3.x
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-26 11:02:17 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
3bcda449c0
Things forgotten in the previous commit
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-26 10:03:49 +02:00
David Horstmann
599b087990
Rename and specify config options
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* Rename config options to have MBEDTLS_TEST_ prefix
* Clarify that these config options should not exist in mbedtls_config.h
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 18:09:17 +01:00
David Horstmann
78bd77f574
Careful-access prototyping to design exploration
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 18:04:39 +01:00
David Horstmann
c59913822e
Remove references to new-test approach in design
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This is already covered in the design exploration and since the other
approach was chose, we do not need to discuss it in the detailed design
section.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 15:33:50 +01:00
David Horstmann
2b86df87da
De-duplicate section titles
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 15:26:27 +01:00
David Horstmann
8e58ccb4f6
Add blank lines before lists
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This widens compatibility with different dialects of Markdown.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 15:13:29 +01:00
David Horstmann
2711d23976
Fix broken links
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-25 15:07:58 +01:00
David Horstmann
f95767ad56
Clarify use of new tests for careful-access
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New tests are needed (rather than existing ones) because the complexity
of setting up careful-access tests would make it difficult to build atop
existing tests.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-24 16:16:36 +01:00
David Horstmann
c7ccbf5157
Add detailed design section for careful access
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This consists in outlining the prototyping and evaluation of different
possible testing approaches.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-24 15:43:12 +01:00
David Horstmann
56aa1b3fbb
Add exploration section on FVP testing
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 21:20:01 +01:00
David Horstmann
09c84ef0cd
Add lengths to convenience interface sketch
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Add lengths to structs in the convenience functions to allocate and copy
input and output buffers. It seems better to ensure we always store a
buffer with its length.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 20:43:03 +01:00
David Horstmann
730dea31cb
Rewrite incorrect description of psa_exercise_key
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And clarify our potential use of it as a starting point for writing
memory poisoning tests from scratch.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 20:35:35 +01:00
David Horstmann
6c51207602
Add notes about configuration of poisoning tests
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 20:25:14 +01:00
David Horstmann
8f905c289d
Add reference to test hooks in detailed design
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 20:08:38 +01:00
David Horstmann
806055edbf
Refactor note on preferred poison-test approach
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 19:53:30 +01:00
David Horstmann
52df620736
Use ASan for memory poisoning as well as Valgrind
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Also add information about ASan from Microsoft docs.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 19:49:00 +01:00
David Horstmann
c61ddb2089
Add C language annotation to code block
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 19:18:50 +01:00
David Horstmann
cbf068dbee
Fix broken reference
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 19:03:10 +01:00
David Horstmann
f889e0fa0a
Replace vague 'above' with a reference for ease-of-navigation
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 19:01:21 +01:00
David Horstmann
ded14a2c02
Add example wrapper function implementation
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Give an example wrapper foir psa_aead_update for the transparent testing
option.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 18:58:41 +01:00
David Horstmann
16dac00cb9
Add skeleton of detailed design rewrite
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In light of choosing Valgrind/ASan over mprotect()-based poisoning,
update the detailed design of copy validation.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-23 18:57:01 +01:00
Janos Follath
54bd71b40f
Update operation threading strategy
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The library does not need to provide protection, leave it to the crypto
service.
Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-23 10:30:50 +01:00
Janos Follath
e604269a59
Threading Design: emphasise performance requirement
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-23 10:16:58 +01:00
Janos Follath
23f7e41633
Threading design: improve language
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Co-authored-by: Paul Elliott <62069445+paul-elliott-arm@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-23 10:11:18 +01:00
David Horstmann
be868347f4
Rewrite design exploration of copy validation
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Main changes:
* New tests are easier to write than first stated
* Use of existing tests is ledd beneficial
* But using existing tests is a benefit if it can be done transparently
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-20 19:25:11 +01:00
David Horstmann
51fc6cf378
Explore sanitizers for memory poisoning
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Consider MSan, ASan and Valgrind as options for implementing memory
poisoning tests. Come to the altered conclusion that Valgrind is the
best option.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-20 18:40:15 +01:00
David Horstmann
17b3716c5a
Tweak compiler optimization evaluation section
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* Remove references to the platform - this is unlikely to affect whether
copies are optimized.
* Note that the evaluation should test extreme optimisation settings.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-20 18:39:14 +01:00
Janos Follath
49d467c37d
Threading design: update and clarify 3.6 plan
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- Separation of attr and slot state is added
- Driver support is cut back
Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-20 15:41:40 +01:00
Janos Follath
de0e3e352d
Threading design: Update empty slot tracking
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Using a dedicated field allows clean separatin between key attributes
and slot state. This allows us to use the same mechanics for attributes
and key content. Which in turn means lower code size and easier
maintenance.
Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-20 15:12:42 +01:00
Janos Follath
52586895f7
Clarify threading design document structure
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Separate design analysis from plans and make the distinction clear
between what is implemented, what is planned to be implemented soon,
what is planned to be implemented in the future, and what is ideas that
are rejected.
(The distinction between the last two categories doesn't have to be
clear, we can't and shouldn't plan that far ahead.)
Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-20 14:26:57 +01:00
Janos Follath
19192a5158
Clarify reentrancy requirements for drivers
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-20 13:16:48 +01:00
David Horstmann
4e54abf182
Add section on possible use of Valgrind tracing
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 17:59:45 +01:00
David Horstmann
05ca3d9a1b
Expand design for validation of careful access
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 16:45:37 +01:00
David Horstmann
a72b4ca734
Modify optimize-testing instructions
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Mention -flto and whole-program optimization as this is the most
important aspect.
Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 15:22:15 +01:00
David Horstmann
3f7e42a750
Move implementation by module table earlier
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 15:14:50 +01:00
David Horstmann
dae0ad439f
Add more detail in design of memory poisoning
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 15:12:34 +01:00
David Horstmann
0bd87f5959
Change unsigned int to uint8_t
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-19 13:45:21 +01:00
David Horstmann
23661cc232
Detailed design of memory protection strategy
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Signed-off-by: David Horstmann <david.horstmann@arm.com>
2023-10-18 18:20:33 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
df62f1a010
Merge pull request #1106 from gilles-peskine-arm/psa-shared-buffers-requirements
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PSA shared buffers requirements
2023-10-17 20:38:00 +02:00
Janos Follath
d7a39ae21e
Add plan for 3.6 to threading design
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-17 14:34:26 +01:00
Janos Follath
574100bb0d
Add clarifications to thread safety design
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-17 12:50:28 +01:00
Janos Follath
811a954383
Add reentrancy section to thread safety design
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-17 12:50:21 +01:00
Gilles Peskine
8ebeb9c180
Test for read-read inconsistency with mprotect and ptrace/gdb
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-16 18:37:02 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
87889ebe86
Fix editorial error with semantic consequences
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-16 15:40:02 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
a3ce6437bf
Typos
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-16 15:39:37 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
1f2802c403
Suggest validating copy by memory poisoning
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 21:49:17 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
6998721c69
Add a section skeleton for copy bypass
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It's something we're likely to want to do at some point.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 20:05:32 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
7bc1bb65e9
Short explanations of what is expected in the design sections
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 20:05:25 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
35de1f7a7d
Distinguish whole-message signature from other asymmetric cryptography
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Whole-message signature may process the message multiple times (EdDSA
signature does it).
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 20:04:16 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
9cad3b3a70
Design change for cipher/AEAD
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There are many reasons why a driver might violate the security requirements
for plaintext or ciphertext buffers, so mandate copying.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 20:03:18 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
2859267a27
Clarify terminology: built-in driver
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 20:02:00 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
db00543b3a
Add a section on write-read feedback
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It's a security violation, although it's not clear whether it really needs
to influence the design.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 19:57:53 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
352095ca86
Simplify the relaxed output-output rule
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 19:56:22 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
60c453ee72
Expand explanations of the vulnerabilities
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Add a few more examples.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 19:07:56 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
8daedaeac9
Fix typos and copypasta
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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-13 18:47:29 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
f7806ca782
Analyze requirements for protection of arguments in shared memory
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Propose a dual-approach strategy where some buffers are copied and others
can remain shared.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-12 16:00:11 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
f1878d8974
Update to only serve GCM and CCM
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-12 11:19:00 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
bb5d907aa9
Automatically pick up all Markdown files
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Assume GNU make. We already do with the toplevel makefile.
Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
2023-10-11 20:47:44 +02:00
Janos Follath
28b4da954b
Add PSA threading design
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Signed-off-by: Janos Follath <janos.follath@arm.com>
2023-10-10 15:15:55 +01:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
301d2a29a7
Update to MD light section
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Mostly to reflect this has been implemented, and remove references to
temporary remains from the previous strategy (hash_info, legacy_or_psa)
which would probably be more confusing than helpful at this point.
Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-10 10:04:07 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
2daee0410e
Update list of modules using hashes
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-10 10:04:07 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
ca18b7747e
Update definition of Cipher light
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-10 10:04:07 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
839d3580bd
Update details of modules using cipher operations
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-10-10 09:22:59 +02:00
Gilles Peskine
32743619a2
Merge pull request #8114 from yanesca/threading_requirements_update
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Refine thread safety requirements
2023-10-09 11:22:59 +00:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
8c40f3dfad
Formatting fixes
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-09-28 11:06:09 +02:00
Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard
140c08e325
Minor clarifications.
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Signed-off-by: Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <manuel.pegourie-gonnard@arm.com>
2023-09-28 11:02:37 +02:00