linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/18] crypto: dh - try to match domain parameters to a known safe-prime group

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Date:   Wed, 1 Dec 2021 08:34:16 +0100
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Stephan Müller <smueller@...onox.de>,
        Torsten Duwe <duwe@...e.de>, Zaibo Xu <xuzaibo@...wei.com>,
        Giovanni Cabiddu <giovanni.cabiddu@...el.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        qat-linux@...el.com, keyrings@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/18] crypto: dh - try to match domain parameters to a
 known safe-prime group

On 12/1/21 1:48 AM, Nicolai Stange wrote:
> A subsequent patch will make the DH implementation to reject any input
> domain parameter set with ->group_id == dh_group_id_unknown in FIPS mode.
> However, as the keyctl(KEYCTL_DH_COMPUTE) implementation simply passes
> forward keys from userspace, it does not (and cannot) set ->group_id to
> anything else than dh_group_id_unknown.
> 
> In order to still allow for keyctl(KEYCTL_DH_COMPUTE) to work on approved
> domain parameters passed in from userspace in FIPS mode, make
> crypto_dh_decode_key() to compare them against any of the known groups and
> set ->group_id upon having found a match, if any.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>
> ---
>   crypto/dh_helper.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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