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-rw-r--r--docs/hazmat/bindings/interfaces.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/hazmat/bindings/openssl.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/hazmat/primitives/constant-time.rst38
-rw-r--r--docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst84
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/bindings/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/bindings/interfaces.rst
index c55d86dc..711c82c2 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/bindings/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/bindings/interfaces.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces.
:returns:
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.CipherContext`
+ :raises ValueError: When tag is not None in an AEAD mode
+
.. method:: create_symmetric_decryption_ctx(cipher, mode)
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces.
:returns:
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.CipherContext`
+ :raises ValueError: When tag is None in an AEAD mode
+
.. class:: HashBackend
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/bindings/openssl.rst b/docs/hazmat/bindings/openssl.rst
index 194eeb92..d6bfa672 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/bindings/openssl.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/bindings/openssl.rst
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ These are `CFFI`_ bindings to the `OpenSSL`_ C library.
and access constants.
-.. _`CFFI`: http://cffi.readthedocs.org/
+.. _`CFFI`: https://cffi.readthedocs.org/
.. _`OpenSSL`: https://www.openssl.org/
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/constant-time.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/constant-time.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..632e7c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/constant-time.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+.. hazmat::
+
+Constant time functions
+=======================
+
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.constant_time
+
+This module contains functions for operating with secret data in a way that
+does not leak information about that data through how long it takes to perform
+the operation. These functions should be used whenever operating on secret data
+along with data that is user supplied.
+
+An example would be comparing a HMAC signature received from a client to the
+one generated by the server code for authentication purposes.
+
+For more information about this sort of issue, see `Coda Hale's blog post`_
+about the timing attacks on KeyCzar and Java's ``MessageDigest.isEqual()``.
+
+
+.. function:: bytes_eq(a, b)
+
+ Compare ``a`` and ``b`` to one another in constant time if they are of the
+ same length.
+
+ .. doctest::
+
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import constant_time
+ >>> constant_time.bytes_eq(b"foo", b"foo")
+ True
+ >>> constant_time.bytes_eq(b"foo", b"bar")
+ False
+
+ :param a bytes: The left-hand side.
+ :param b bytes: The right-hand side.
+ :returns boolean: True if ``a`` has the same bytes as ``b``.
+
+
+.. _`Coda Hale's blog post`: http://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst
index 614c414a..b115fdbc 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ Primitives
hmac
symmetric-encryption
padding
+ constant-time
interfaces
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index 4ab91408..ef6f0871 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ Symmetric Encryption
key = binascii.unhexlify(b"0" * 32)
iv = binascii.unhexlify(b"0" * 32)
- from cryptography.hazmat.bindings import default_backend
- backend = default_backend()
-
Symmetric encryption is a way to encrypt (hide the plaintext value) material
where the sender and receiver both use the same key. Note that symmetric
@@ -37,6 +34,8 @@ an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_.
.. doctest::
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.bindings import default_backend
+ >>> backend = default_backend()
>>> cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(key), modes.CBC(iv), backend=backend)
>>> encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
>>> ct = encryptor.update(b"a secret message") + encryptor.finalize()
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_.
Block ciphers require that plaintext or ciphertext always be a multiple of
their block size, because of that **padding** is often required to make a
message the correct size. ``CipherContext`` will not automatically apply
- any padding; you'll need to add your own. For block ciphers the reccomended
+ any padding; you'll need to add your own. For block ciphers the recommended
padding is :class:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.padding.PKCS7`. If you
are using a stream cipher mode (such as
:class:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.modes.CTR`) you don't have to worry
@@ -118,6 +117,36 @@ an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_.
:meth:`update` and :meth:`finalize` will raise
:class:`~cryptography.exceptions.AlreadyFinalized`.
+.. class:: AEADCipherContext
+
+ When calling ``encryptor()`` or ``decryptor()`` on a ``Cipher`` object
+ with an AEAD mode you will receive a return object conforming to the
+ ``AEADCipherContext`` interface (in addition to the ``CipherContext``
+ interface). If it is an encryption context it will additionally be an
+ ``AEADEncryptionContext`` interface. ``AEADCipherContext`` contains an
+ additional method ``authenticate_additional_data`` for adding additional
+ authenticated but unencrypted data. You should call this before calls to
+ ``update``. When you are done call ``finalize()`` to finish the operation.
+
+ .. method:: authenticate_additional_data(data)
+
+ :param bytes data: The data you wish to authenticate but not encrypt.
+ :raises: :class:`~cryptography.exceptions.AlreadyFinalized`
+
+.. class:: AEADEncryptionContext
+
+ When creating an encryption context using ``encryptor()`` on a ``Cipher``
+ object with an AEAD mode you will receive a return object conforming to the
+ ``AEADEncryptionContext`` interface (as well as ``AEADCipherContext``).
+ This interface provides one additional attribute ``tag``. ``tag`` can only
+ be obtained after ``finalize()``.
+
+ .. attribute:: tag
+
+ :return bytes: Returns the tag value as bytes.
+ :raises: :class:`~cryptography.exceptions.NotYetFinalized` if called
+ before the context is finalized.
+
.. _symmetric-encryption-algorithms:
Algorithms
@@ -200,8 +229,9 @@ Weak Ciphers
.. doctest::
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.bindings import default_backend
>>> algorithm = algorithms.ARC4(key)
- >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithm, mode=None, backend=backend)
+ >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithm, mode=None, backend=default_backend())
>>> encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
>>> ct = encryptor.update(b"a secret message")
>>> decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
@@ -295,6 +325,49 @@ Modes
reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
a given ``key``.
+.. class:: GCM(initialization_vector, tag=None)
+
+ .. danger::
+
+ When using this mode you MUST not use the decrypted data until
+ :meth:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.CipherContext.finalize`
+ has been called. GCM provides NO guarantees of ciphertext integrity
+ until decryption is complete.
+
+ GCM (Galois Counter Mode) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. An
+ AEAD (authenticated encryption with additional data) mode is a type of
+ block cipher mode that encrypts the message as well as authenticating it
+ (and optionally additional data that is not encrypted) simultaneously.
+ Additional means of verifying integrity (like
+ :doc:`HMAC </hazmat/primitives/hmac>`) are not necessary.
+
+ :param bytes initialization_vector: Must be random bytes. They do not need
+ to be kept secret (they can be included
+ in a transmitted message). NIST
+ `recommends 96-bit IV length`_ for
+ performance critical situations, but it
+ can be up to 2\ :sup:`64` - 1 bits.
+ Do not reuse an ``initialization_vector``
+ with a given ``key``.
+
+ :param bytes tag: The tag bytes to verify during decryption. When encrypting
+ this must be None.
+
+ .. doctest::
+
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.bindings import default_backend
+ >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(key), modes.GCM(iv), backend=default_backend())
+ >>> encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
+ >>> encryptor.authenticate_additional_data(b"authenticated but not encrypted payload")
+ >>> ct = encryptor.update(b"a secret message") + encryptor.finalize()
+ >>> tag = encryptor.tag
+ >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(key), modes.GCM(iv, tag), backend)
+ >>> decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
+ >>> decryptor.authenticate_additional_data(b"authenticated but not encrypted payload")
+ >>> decryptor.update(ct) + decryptor.finalize()
+ 'a secret message'
+
Insecure Modes
--------------
@@ -314,3 +387,4 @@ Insecure Modes
.. _`described by Colin Percival`: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2009-06-11-cryptographic-right-answers.html
+.. _`recommends 96-bit IV length`: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/toolkit/BCM/documents/proposedmodes/gcm/gcm-spec.pdf