[PATCH v4] KEYS: encrypted: Instantiate key with user-provided decrypted data
Yael Tiomkin
yaelt at google.com
Thu Jan 13 19:01:45 UTC 2022
On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 11:04 AM Nayna <nayna at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 12/29/21 16:53, Yael Tiomkin wrote:
> > The encrypted.c class supports instantiation of encrypted keys with
> > either an already-encrypted key material, or by generating new key
> > material based on random numbers. This patch defines a new datablob
> > format: [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length>
> > <decrypted data> that allows to instantiate encrypted keys using
> > user-provided decrypted data, and therefore allows to perform key
> > encryption from userspace. The decrypted key material will be
> > inaccessible from userspace.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Yael Tiomkin <yaelt at google.com>
> > ---
> >
> > Notes:
> > v -> v2: fixed compilation error.
> >
> > v2 -> v3: modified documentation.
> >
> > v3 -> v4: modified commit message.
> >
> > .../security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst | 25 ++++++--
> > security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c | 62 +++++++++++++------
> > 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
> > index 80d5a5af62a1..f614dad7de12 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/security/keys/trusted-encrypted.rst
> > @@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ Encrypted Keys
> > --------------
> >
> > Encrypted keys do not depend on a trust source, and are faster, as they use AES
> > -for encryption/decryption. New keys are created from kernel-generated random
> > -numbers, and are encrypted/decrypted using a specified ‘master’ key. The
> > -‘master’ key can either be a trusted-key or user-key type. The main disadvantage
> > -of encrypted keys is that if they are not rooted in a trusted key, they are only
> > -as secure as the user key encrypting them. The master user key should therefore
> > -be loaded in as secure a way as possible, preferably early in boot.
> > +for encryption/decryption. New keys are created either from kernel-generated
> > +random numbers or user-provided decrypted data, and are encrypted/decrypted
> > +using a specified ‘master’ key. The ‘master’ key can either be a trusted-key or
> > +user-key type. The main disadvantage of encrypted keys is that if they are not
> > +rooted in a trusted key, they are only as secure as the user key encrypting
> > +them. The master user key should therefore be loaded in as secure a way as
> > +possible, preferably early in boot.
> >
> >
> > Usage
> > @@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ Usage::
> >
> > keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen"
> > ring
> > + keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen
> > + decrypted-data" ring
> > keyctl add encrypted name "load hex_blob" ring
> > keyctl update keyid "update key-type:master-key-name"
> >
> > @@ -303,6 +306,16 @@ Load an encrypted key "evm" from saved blob::
> > 82dbbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0
> > 24717c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
> >
> > +Instantiate an encrypted key "evm" using user-provided decrypted data::
> > +
> > + $ keyctl add encrypted evm "new default user:kmk 32 `cat evm_decrypted_data.blob`" @u
> > + 794890253
> > +
> > + $ keyctl print 794890253
> > + default user:kmk 32 2375725ad57798846a9bbd240de8906f006e66c03af53b1b382d
> > + bbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0247
> > + 17c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
> > +
> > Other uses for trusted and encrypted keys, such as for disk and file encryption
> > are anticipated. In particular the new format 'ecryptfs' has been defined
> > in order to use encrypted keys to mount an eCryptfs filesystem. More details
> > diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
> > index 87432b35d771..baf6fba5e05e 100644
> > --- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
> > +++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
> > @@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static int valid_master_desc(const char *new_desc, const char *orig_desc)
> > *
> > * datablob format:
> > * new [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length>
> > + * new [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length> <decrypted data>
> > * load [<format>] <master-key name> <decrypted data length>
> > * <encrypted iv + data>
> > * update <new-master-key name>
> > @@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ static int valid_master_desc(const char *new_desc, const char *orig_desc)
> > */
> > static int datablob_parse(char *datablob, const char **format,
> > char **master_desc, char **decrypted_datalen,
> > - char **hex_encoded_iv)
> > + char **hex_encoded_iv, char **decrypted_data)
> > {
> > substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
> > int ret = -EINVAL;
> > @@ -231,6 +232,8 @@ static int datablob_parse(char *datablob, const char **format,
> > "when called from .update method\n", keyword);
> > break;
> > }
> > + *decrypted_data = strsep(&datablob, " \t");
> > +
> > ret = 0;
> > break;
> > case Opt_load:
> > @@ -595,7 +598,8 @@ static int derived_key_decrypt(struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload,
> > static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
> > const char *format,
> > const char *master_desc,
> > - const char *datalen)
> > + const char *datalen,
> > + const char *decrypted_data)
> > {
> > struct encrypted_key_payload *epayload = NULL;
> > unsigned short datablob_len;
> > @@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
> > unsigned int encrypted_datalen;
> > unsigned int format_len;
> > long dlen;
> > + int i;
> > int ret;
> >
> > ret = kstrtol(datalen, 10, &dlen);
> > @@ -613,6 +618,20 @@ static struct encrypted_key_payload *encrypted_key_alloc(struct key *key,
> > format_len = (!format) ? strlen(key_format_default) : strlen(format);
> > decrypted_datalen = dlen;
> > payload_datalen = decrypted_datalen;
> > +
> > + if (decrypted_data) {
> > + if (strlen(decrypted_data) != decrypted_datalen) {
> > + pr_err("encrypted key: decrypted data provided does not match decrypted data length provided\n");
> > + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > + }
> > + for (i = 0; i < strlen(decrypted_data); i++) {
> > + if (!isalnum(decrypted_data[i])) {
>
> User-provided decrypted data may have special characters, commonly used
> in passwords or key phrases, apart from alphanumeric. Replace isalnum
> with !iscntrl() to validate against control characters but allow special
> characters.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> - Nayna
>
Hi Nayna,
I wonder if we should use isprint() instead?
Yael
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