Group MAC

group MAC

Defines

PSA_MAC_OPERATION_INIT

This macro returns a suitable initializer for a MAC operation object of type psa_mac_operation_t.

Typedefs

typedef struct psa_mac_operation_s psa_mac_operation_t

The type of the state data structure for multipart MAC operations.

Before calling any function on a MAC operation object, the application must initialize it by any of the following means:

  • Set the structure to all-bits-zero, for example: 

    psa_mac_operation_t operation;
memset(&operation, 0, sizeof(operation));

  • Initialize the structure to logical zero values, for example: 

    psa_mac_operation_t operation = {0};

  • Initialize the structure to the initializer PSA_MAC_OPERATION_INIT, for example: 

    psa_mac_operation_t operation = PSA_MAC_OPERATION_INIT;

  • Assign the result of the function psa_mac_operation_init() to the structure, for example: 

    psa_mac_operation_t operation;
operation = psa_mac_operation_init();

This is an implementation-defined struct. Applications should not make any assumptions about the content of this structure. Implementation details can change in future versions without notice.

Functions

psa_status_t psa_mac_compute(mbedtls_svc_key_id_t key, psa_algorithm_t alg, const uint8_t *input, size_t input_length, uint8_t *mac, size_t mac_size, size_t *mac_length)

Calculate the MAC (message authentication code) of a message.

Note

To verify the MAC of a message against an expected value, use psa_mac_verify() instead. Beware that comparing integrity or authenticity data such as MAC values with a function such as memcmp is risky because the time taken by the comparison may leak information about the MAC value which could allow an attacker to guess a valid MAC and thereby bypass security controls.

Parameters

  • key – Identifier of the key to use for the operation. It must allow the usage PSA_KEY_USAGE_SIGN_MESSAGE.

  • alg – The MAC algorithm to compute (PSA_ALG_XXX value such that PSA_ALG_IS_MAC(alg) is true).

  • input – [in] Buffer containing the input message.

  • input_length – Size of the input buffer in bytes.

  • mac – [out] Buffer where the MAC value is to be written.

  • mac_size – Size of the mac buffer in bytes.

  • mac_length – [out] On success, the number of bytes that make up the MAC value.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – Success.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE –

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT – key is not compatible with alg.

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED – alg is not supported or is not a MAC algorithm.

  • PSA_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL – mac_size is too small

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE – The key could not be retrieved from storage.

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_verify(mbedtls_svc_key_id_t key, psa_algorithm_t alg, const uint8_t *input, size_t input_length, const uint8_t *mac, size_t mac_length)

Calculate the MAC of a message and compare it with a reference value.

Parameters

  • key – Identifier of the key to use for the operation. It must allow the usage PSA_KEY_USAGE_VERIFY_MESSAGE.

  • alg – The MAC algorithm to compute (PSA_ALG_XXX value such that PSA_ALG_IS_MAC(alg) is true).

  • input – [in] Buffer containing the input message.

  • input_length – Size of the input buffer in bytes.

  • mac – [out] Buffer containing the expected MAC value.

  • mac_length – Size of the mac buffer in bytes.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – The expected MAC is identical to the actual MAC of the input.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE – The MAC of the message was calculated successfully, but it differs from the expected value.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE –

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT – key is not compatible with alg.

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED – alg is not supported or is not a MAC algorithm.

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE – The key could not be retrieved from storage.

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

static psa_mac_operation_t psa_mac_operation_init(void)

Return an initial value for a MAC operation object.

psa_status_t psa_mac_sign_setup(psa_mac_operation_t *operation, mbedtls_svc_key_id_t key, psa_algorithm_t alg)

Set up a multipart MAC calculation operation.

This function sets up the calculation of the MAC (message authentication code) of a byte string. To verify the MAC of a message against an expected value, use psa_mac_verify_setup() instead.

The sequence of operations to calculate a MAC is as follows:

  1. Allocate an operation object which will be passed to all the functions listed here.

  2. Initialize the operation object with one of the methods described in the documentation for psa_mac_operation_t, e.g. PSA_MAC_OPERATION_INIT.

  3. Call psa_mac_sign_setup() to specify the algorithm and key.

  4. Call psa_mac_update() zero, one or more times, passing a fragment of the message each time. The MAC that is calculated is the MAC of the concatenation of these messages in order.

  5. At the end of the message, call psa_mac_sign_finish() to finish calculating the MAC value and retrieve it.

If an error occurs at any step after a call to psa_mac_sign_setup(), the operation will need to be reset by a call to psa_mac_abort(). The application may call psa_mac_abort() at any time after the operation has been initialized.

After a successful call to psa_mac_sign_setup(), the application must eventually terminate the operation through one of the following methods:

Parameters

  • operation – [inout] The operation object to set up. It must have been initialized as per the documentation for psa_mac_operation_t and not yet in use.

  • key – Identifier of the key to use for the operation. It must remain valid until the operation terminates. It must allow the usage PSA_KEY_USAGE_SIGN_MESSAGE.

  • alg – The MAC algorithm to compute (PSA_ALG_XXX value such that PSA_ALG_IS_MAC(alg) is true).

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – Success.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE –

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT – key is not compatible with alg.

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED – alg is not supported or is not a MAC algorithm.

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE – The key could not be retrieved from storage.

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The operation state is not valid (it must be inactive), or the library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_verify_setup(psa_mac_operation_t *operation, mbedtls_svc_key_id_t key, psa_algorithm_t alg)

Set up a multipart MAC verification operation.

This function sets up the verification of the MAC (message authentication code) of a byte string against an expected value.

The sequence of operations to verify a MAC is as follows:

  1. Allocate an operation object which will be passed to all the functions listed here.

  2. Initialize the operation object with one of the methods described in the documentation for psa_mac_operation_t, e.g. PSA_MAC_OPERATION_INIT.

  3. Call psa_mac_verify_setup() to specify the algorithm and key.

  4. Call psa_mac_update() zero, one or more times, passing a fragment of the message each time. The MAC that is calculated is the MAC of the concatenation of these messages in order.

  5. At the end of the message, call psa_mac_verify_finish() to finish calculating the actual MAC of the message and verify it against the expected value.

If an error occurs at any step after a call to psa_mac_verify_setup(), the operation will need to be reset by a call to psa_mac_abort(). The application may call psa_mac_abort() at any time after the operation has been initialized.

After a successful call to psa_mac_verify_setup(), the application must eventually terminate the operation through one of the following methods:

Parameters

  • operation – [inout] The operation object to set up. It must have been initialized as per the documentation for psa_mac_operation_t and not yet in use.

  • key – Identifier of the key to use for the operation. It must remain valid until the operation terminates. It must allow the usage PSA_KEY_USAGE_VERIFY_MESSAGE.

  • alg – The MAC algorithm to compute (PSA_ALG_XXX value such that PSA_ALG_IS_MAC(alg) is true).

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – Success.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE –

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT – key is not compatible with alg.

  • PSA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED – alg is not supported or is not a MAC algorithm.

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE – The key could not be retrieved from storage.

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The operation state is not valid (it must be inactive), or the library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_update(psa_mac_operation_t *operation, const uint8_t *input, size_t input_length)

Add a message fragment to a multipart MAC operation.

The application must call psa_mac_sign_setup() or psa_mac_verify_setup() before calling this function.

If this function returns an error status, the operation enters an error state and must be aborted by calling psa_mac_abort().

Parameters

  • operation – [inout] Active MAC operation.

  • input – [in] Buffer containing the message fragment to add to the MAC calculation.

  • input_length – Size of the input buffer in bytes.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – Success.

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The operation state is not valid (it must be active), or the library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_sign_finish(psa_mac_operation_t *operation, uint8_t *mac, size_t mac_size, size_t *mac_length)

Finish the calculation of the MAC of a message.

The application must call psa_mac_sign_setup() before calling this function. This function calculates the MAC of the message formed by concatenating the inputs passed to preceding calls to psa_mac_update().

When this function returns successfully, the operation becomes inactive. If this function returns an error status, the operation enters an error state and must be aborted by calling psa_mac_abort().

Warning

Applications should not call this function if they expect a specific value for the MAC. Call psa_mac_verify_finish() instead. Beware that comparing integrity or authenticity data such as MAC values with a function such as memcmp is risky because the time taken by the comparison may leak information about the MAC value which could allow an attacker to guess a valid MAC and thereby bypass security controls.

Parameters

  • operation – [inout] Active MAC operation.

  • mac – [out] Buffer where the MAC value is to be written.

  • mac_size – Size of the mac buffer in bytes.

  • mac_length – [out] On success, the number of bytes that make up the MAC value. This is always PSA_MAC_LENGTH(key_type, key_bits, alg) where key_type and key_bits are the type and bit-size respectively of the key and alg is the MAC algorithm that is calculated.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – Success.

  • PSA_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL – The size of the mac buffer is too small. You can determine a sufficient buffer size by calling PSA_MAC_LENGTH().

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The operation state is not valid (it must be an active mac sign operation), or the library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_verify_finish(psa_mac_operation_t *operation, const uint8_t *mac, size_t mac_length)

Finish the calculation of the MAC of a message and compare it with an expected value.

The application must call psa_mac_verify_setup() before calling this function. This function calculates the MAC of the message formed by concatenating the inputs passed to preceding calls to psa_mac_update(). It then compares the calculated MAC with the expected MAC passed as a parameter to this function.

When this function returns successfully, the operation becomes inactive. If this function returns an error status, the operation enters an error state and must be aborted by calling psa_mac_abort().

Note

Implementations shall make the best effort to ensure that the comparison between the actual MAC and the expected MAC is performed in constant time.

Parameters

  • operation – [inout] Active MAC operation.

  • mac – [in] Buffer containing the expected MAC value.

  • mac_length – Size of the mac buffer in bytes.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS – The expected MAC is identical to the actual MAC of the message.

  • PSA_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE – The MAC of the message was calculated successfully, but it differs from the expected MAC.

  • PSA_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_STORAGE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The operation state is not valid (it must be an active mac verify operation), or the library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.

psa_status_t psa_mac_abort(psa_mac_operation_t *operation)

Abort a MAC operation.

Aborting an operation frees all associated resources except for the operation structure itself. Once aborted, the operation object can be reused for another operation by calling psa_mac_sign_setup() or psa_mac_verify_setup() again.

You may call this function any time after the operation object has been initialized by one of the methods described in psa_mac_operation_t.

In particular, calling psa_mac_abort() after the operation has been terminated by a call to psa_mac_abort(), psa_mac_sign_finish() or psa_mac_verify_finish() is safe and has no effect.

Parameters

operation – [inout] Initialized MAC operation.

Return values

  • PSA_SUCCESS –

  • PSA_ERROR_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_HARDWARE_FAILURE –

  • PSA_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED –

  • PSA_ERROR_BAD_STATE – The library has not been previously initialized by psa_crypto_init(). It is implementation-dependent whether a failure to initialize results in this error code.