struct dh_ctx {
MPI p; /* Value is guaranteed to be set. */
- MPI q; /* Value is optional. */
MPI g; /* Value is guaranteed to be set. */
MPI xa; /* Value is guaranteed to be set. */
};
static void dh_clear_ctx(struct dh_ctx *ctx)
{
mpi_free(ctx->p);
- mpi_free(ctx->q);
mpi_free(ctx->g);
mpi_free(ctx->xa);
memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
/*
* SP800-56A public key verification:
*
- * * If Q is provided as part of the domain paramenters, a full validation
- * according to SP800-56A section 5.6.2.3.1 is performed.
+ * * For the safe-prime groups in FIPS mode, Q can be computed
+ * trivially from P and a full validation according to SP800-56A
+ * section 5.6.2.3.1 is performed.
*
- * * If Q is not provided, a partial validation according to SP800-56A section
- * 5.6.2.3.2 is performed.
+ * * For all other sets of group parameters, only a partial validation
+ * according to SP800-56A section 5.6.2.3.2 is performed.
*/
static int dh_is_pubkey_valid(struct dh_ctx *ctx, MPI y)
{
* Step 1: Verify that 2 <= y <= p - 2.
*
* The upper limit check is actually y < p instead of y < p - 1
- * as the mpi_sub_ui function is yet missing.
+ * in order to save one mpi_sub_ui() invocation here. Note that
+ * p - 1 is the non-trivial element of the subgroup of order 2 and
+ * thus, the check on y^q below would fail if y == p - 1.
*/
if (mpi_cmp_ui(y, 1) < 1 || mpi_cmp(y, ctx->p) >= 0)
return -EINVAL;
- /* Step 2: Verify that 1 = y^q mod p */
- if (ctx->q) {
- MPI val = mpi_alloc(0);
+ /*
+ * Step 2: Verify that 1 = y^q mod p
+ *
+ * For the safe-prime groups q = (p - 1)/2.
+ */
+ if (fips_enabled) {
+ MPI val, q;
int ret;
+ val = mpi_alloc(0);
if (!val)
return -ENOMEM;
- ret = mpi_powm(val, y, ctx->q, ctx->p);
+ q = mpi_alloc(mpi_get_nlimbs(ctx->p));
+ if (!q) {
+ mpi_free(val);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * ->p is odd, so no need to explicitly subtract one
+ * from it before shifting to the right.
+ */
+ mpi_rshift(q, ctx->p, 1);
+ ret = mpi_powm(val, y, q, ctx->p);
+ mpi_free(q);
if (ret) {
mpi_free(val);
return ret;