KEYS: encrypted: fix key instantiation with user-provided data
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2Trusted and Encrypted Keys
3==========================
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5Trusted and Encrypted Keys are two new key types added to the existing kernel
40e47125 6key ring service. Both of these new types are variable length symmetric keys,
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7and in both cases all keys are created in the kernel, and user space sees,
8stores, and loads only encrypted blobs. Trusted Keys require the availability
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9of a Trust Source for greater security, while Encrypted Keys can be used on any
10system. All user level blobs, are displayed and loaded in hex ASCII for
11convenience, and are integrity verified.
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14Trust Source
15============
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17A trust source provides the source of security for Trusted Keys. This
18section lists currently supported trust sources, along with their security
19considerations. Whether or not a trust source is sufficiently safe depends
20on the strength and correctness of its implementation, as well as the threat
21environment for a specific use case. Since the kernel doesn't know what the
22environment is, and there is no metric of trust, it is dependent on the
23consumer of the Trusted Keys to determine if the trust source is sufficiently
24safe.
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c429805f 26 * Root of trust for storage
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28 (1) TPM (Trusted Platform Module: hardware device)
29
30 Rooted to Storage Root Key (SRK) which never leaves the TPM that
31 provides crypto operation to establish root of trust for storage.
32
33 (2) TEE (Trusted Execution Environment: OP-TEE based on Arm TrustZone)
34
35 Rooted to Hardware Unique Key (HUK) which is generally burnt in on-chip
36 fuses and is accessible to TEE only.
37
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38 (3) CAAM (Cryptographic Acceleration and Assurance Module: IP on NXP SoCs)
39
40 When High Assurance Boot (HAB) is enabled and the CAAM is in secure
41 mode, trust is rooted to the OTPMK, a never-disclosed 256-bit key
42 randomly generated and fused into each SoC at manufacturing time.
43 Otherwise, a common fixed test key is used instead.
44
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45 * Execution isolation
46
47 (1) TPM
48
49 Fixed set of operations running in isolated execution environment.
50
51 (2) TEE
52
53 Customizable set of operations running in isolated execution
54 environment verified via Secure/Trusted boot process.
55
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56 (3) CAAM
57
58 Fixed set of operations running in isolated execution environment.
59
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60 * Optional binding to platform integrity state
61
62 (1) TPM
63
64 Keys can be optionally sealed to specified PCR (integrity measurement)
65 values, and only unsealed by the TPM, if PCRs and blob integrity
66 verifications match. A loaded Trusted Key can be updated with new
67 (future) PCR values, so keys are easily migrated to new PCR values,
68 such as when the kernel and initramfs are updated. The same key can
69 have many saved blobs under different PCR values, so multiple boots are
70 easily supported.
71
72 (2) TEE
73
74 Relies on Secure/Trusted boot process for platform integrity. It can
75 be extended with TEE based measured boot process.
76
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77 (3) CAAM
78
79 Relies on the High Assurance Boot (HAB) mechanism of NXP SoCs
80 for platform integrity.
81
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82 * Interfaces and APIs
83
84 (1) TPM
85
86 TPMs have well-documented, standardized interfaces and APIs.
87
88 (2) TEE
89
90 TEEs have well-documented, standardized client interface and APIs. For
91 more details refer to ``Documentation/staging/tee.rst``.
92
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93 (3) CAAM
94
95 Interface is specific to silicon vendor.
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97 * Threat model
98
5002426e 99 The strength and appropriateness of a particular trust source for a given
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100 purpose must be assessed when using them to protect security-relevant data.
101
102
103Key Generation
104==============
105
106Trusted Keys
107------------
108
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109New keys are created from random numbers. They are encrypted/decrypted using
110a child key in the storage key hierarchy. Encryption and decryption of the
111child key must be protected by a strong access control policy within the
112trust source. The random number generator in use differs according to the
113selected trust source:
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fcd7c269 115 * TPM: hardware device based RNG
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117 Keys are generated within the TPM. Strength of random numbers may vary
118 from one device manufacturer to another.
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fcd7c269 120 * TEE: OP-TEE based on Arm TrustZone based RNG
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122 RNG is customizable as per platform needs. It can either be direct output
123 from platform specific hardware RNG or a software based Fortuna CSPRNG
124 which can be seeded via multiple entropy sources.
125
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126 * CAAM: Kernel RNG
127
128 The normal kernel random number generator is used. To seed it from the
129 CAAM HWRNG, enable CRYPTO_DEV_FSL_CAAM_RNG_API and ensure the device
130 is probed.
131
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132Users may override this by specifying ``trusted.rng=kernel`` on the kernel
133command-line to override the used RNG with the kernel's random number pool.
134
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135Encrypted Keys
136--------------
137
138Encrypted keys do not depend on a trust source, and are faster, as they use AES
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139for encryption/decryption. New keys are created either from kernel-generated
140random numbers or user-provided decrypted data, and are encrypted/decrypted
141using a specified ‘master’ key. The ‘master’ key can either be a trusted-key or
142user-key type. The main disadvantage of encrypted keys is that if they are not
143rooted in a trusted key, they are only as secure as the user key encrypting
144them. The master user key should therefore be loaded in as secure a way as
145possible, preferably early in boot.
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146
147
148Usage
149=====
150
151Trusted Keys usage: TPM
152-----------------------
153
154TPM 1.2: By default, trusted keys are sealed under the SRK, which has the
155default authorization value (20 bytes of 0s). This can be set at takeownership
156time with the TrouSerS utility: "tpm_takeownership -u -z".
157
158TPM 2.0: The user must first create a storage key and make it persistent, so the
159key is available after reboot. This can be done using the following commands.
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161With the IBM TSS 2 stack::
162
163 #> tsscreateprimary -hi o -st
164 Handle 80000000
165 #> tssevictcontrol -hi o -ho 80000000 -hp 81000001
166
167Or with the Intel TSS 2 stack::
168
bb84bc51 169 #> tpm2_createprimary --hierarchy o -G rsa2048 -c key.ctxt
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bb84bc51 171 #> tpm2_evictcontrol -c key.ctxt 0x81000001
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172 persistentHandle: 0x81000001
173
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174Usage::
175
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176 keyctl add trusted name "new keylen [options]" ring
177 keyctl add trusted name "load hex_blob [pcrlock=pcrnum]" ring
178 keyctl update key "update [options]"
179 keyctl print keyid
180
181 options:
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182 keyhandle= ascii hex value of sealing key
183 TPM 1.2: default 0x40000000 (SRK)
184 TPM 2.0: no default; must be passed every time
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185 keyauth= ascii hex auth for sealing key default 0x00...i
186 (40 ascii zeros)
187 blobauth= ascii hex auth for sealed data default 0x00...
188 (40 ascii zeros)
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189 pcrinfo= ascii hex of PCR_INFO or PCR_INFO_LONG (no default)
190 pcrlock= pcr number to be extended to "lock" blob
191 migratable= 0|1 indicating permission to reseal to new PCR values,
192 default 1 (resealing allowed)
193 hash= hash algorithm name as a string. For TPM 1.x the only
194 allowed value is sha1. For TPM 2.x the allowed values
195 are sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512 and sm3-256.
196 policydigest= digest for the authorization policy. must be calculated
197 with the same hash algorithm as specified by the 'hash='
198 option.
199 policyhandle= handle to an authorization policy session that defines the
200 same policy and with the same hash algorithm as was used to
201 seal the key.
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202
203"keyctl print" returns an ascii hex copy of the sealed key, which is in standard
204TPM_STORED_DATA format. The key length for new keys are always in bytes.
205Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits), the upper limit is to fit
206within the 2048 bit SRK (RSA) keylength, with all necessary structure/padding.
207
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208Trusted Keys usage: TEE
209-----------------------
210
211Usage::
212
213 keyctl add trusted name "new keylen" ring
214 keyctl add trusted name "load hex_blob" ring
215 keyctl print keyid
216
217"keyctl print" returns an ASCII hex copy of the sealed key, which is in format
218specific to TEE device implementation. The key length for new keys is always
219in bytes. Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits).
220
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221Trusted Keys usage: CAAM
222------------------------
223
224Usage::
225
226 keyctl add trusted name "new keylen" ring
227 keyctl add trusted name "load hex_blob" ring
228 keyctl print keyid
229
230"keyctl print" returns an ASCII hex copy of the sealed key, which is in a
231CAAM-specific format. The key length for new keys is always in bytes.
232Trusted Keys can be 32 - 128 bytes (256 - 1024 bits).
233
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234Encrypted Keys usage
235--------------------
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237The decrypted portion of encrypted keys can contain either a simple symmetric
238key or a more complex structure. The format of the more complex structure is
239application specific, which is identified by 'format'.
240
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241Usage::
242
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243 keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen"
244 ring
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245 keyctl add encrypted name "new [format] key-type:master-key-name keylen
246 decrypted-data" ring
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247 keyctl add encrypted name "load hex_blob" ring
248 keyctl update keyid "update key-type:master-key-name"
249
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250Where::
251
9db67581 252 format:= 'default | ecryptfs | enc32'
5395d312 253 key-type:= 'trusted' | 'user'
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255Examples of trusted and encrypted key usage
256-------------------------------------------
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6ad8b216 258Create and save a trusted key named "kmk" of length 32 bytes.
d00a1c72 259
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260Note: When using a TPM 2.0 with a persistent key with handle 0x81000001,
261append 'keyhandle=0x81000001' to statements between quotes, such as
262"new 32 keyhandle=0x81000001".
263
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264::
265
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266 $ keyctl add trusted kmk "new 32" @u
267 440502848
268
269 $ keyctl show
270 Session Keyring
271 -3 --alswrv 500 500 keyring: _ses
272 97833714 --alswrv 500 -1 \_ keyring: _uid.500
273 440502848 --alswrv 500 500 \_ trusted: kmk
274
275 $ keyctl print 440502848
276 0101000000000000000001005d01b7e3f4a6be5709930f3b70a743cbb42e0cc95e18e915
277 3f60da455bbf1144ad12e4f92b452f966929f6105fd29ca28e4d4d5a031d068478bacb0b
278 27351119f822911b0a11ba3d3498ba6a32e50dac7f32894dd890eb9ad578e4e292c83722
279 a52e56a097e6a68b3f56f7a52ece0cdccba1eb62cad7d817f6dc58898b3ac15f36026fec
280 d568bd4a706cb60bb37be6d8f1240661199d640b66fb0fe3b079f97f450b9ef9c22c6d5d
281 dd379f0facd1cd020281dfa3c70ba21a3fa6fc2471dc6d13ecf8298b946f65345faa5ef0
282 f1f8fff03ad0acb083725535636addb08d73dedb9832da198081e5deae84bfaf0409c22b
283 e4a8aea2b607ec96931e6f4d4fe563ba
284
285 $ keyctl pipe 440502848 > kmk.blob
286
5395d312 287Load a trusted key from the saved blob::
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288
289 $ keyctl add trusted kmk "load `cat kmk.blob`" @u
290 268728824
291
292 $ keyctl print 268728824
293 0101000000000000000001005d01b7e3f4a6be5709930f3b70a743cbb42e0cc95e18e915
294 3f60da455bbf1144ad12e4f92b452f966929f6105fd29ca28e4d4d5a031d068478bacb0b
295 27351119f822911b0a11ba3d3498ba6a32e50dac7f32894dd890eb9ad578e4e292c83722
296 a52e56a097e6a68b3f56f7a52ece0cdccba1eb62cad7d817f6dc58898b3ac15f36026fec
297 d568bd4a706cb60bb37be6d8f1240661199d640b66fb0fe3b079f97f450b9ef9c22c6d5d
298 dd379f0facd1cd020281dfa3c70ba21a3fa6fc2471dc6d13ecf8298b946f65345faa5ef0
299 f1f8fff03ad0acb083725535636addb08d73dedb9832da198081e5deae84bfaf0409c22b
300 e4a8aea2b607ec96931e6f4d4fe563ba
301
c429805f 302Reseal (TPM specific) a trusted key under new PCR values::
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303
304 $ keyctl update 268728824 "update pcrinfo=`cat pcr.blob`"
305 $ keyctl print 268728824
306 010100000000002c0002800093c35a09b70fff26e7a98ae786c641e678ec6ffb6b46d805
307 77c8a6377aed9d3219c6dfec4b23ffe3000001005d37d472ac8a44023fbb3d18583a4f73
308 d3a076c0858f6f1dcaa39ea0f119911ff03f5406df4f7f27f41da8d7194f45c9f4e00f2e
309 df449f266253aa3f52e55c53de147773e00f0f9aca86c64d94c95382265968c354c5eab4
310 9638c5ae99c89de1e0997242edfb0b501744e11ff9762dfd951cffd93227cc513384e7e6
311 e782c29435c7ec2edafaa2f4c1fe6e7a781b59549ff5296371b42133777dcc5b8b971610
312 94bc67ede19e43ddb9dc2baacad374a36feaf0314d700af0a65c164b7082401740e489c9
313 7ef6a24defe4846104209bf0c3eced7fa1a672ed5b125fc9d8cd88b476a658a4434644ef
314 df8ae9a178e9f83ba9f08d10fa47e4226b98b0702f06b3b8
315
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4e561d38 317The initial consumer of trusted keys is EVM, which at boot time needs a high
c429805f 318quality symmetric key for HMAC protection of file metadata. The use of a
4e561d38 319trusted key provides strong guarantees that the EVM key has not been
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320compromised by a user level problem, and when sealed to a platform integrity
321state, protects against boot and offline attacks. Create and save an
4e561d38 322encrypted key "evm" using the above trusted key "kmk":
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324option 1: omitting 'format'::
325
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326 $ keyctl add encrypted evm "new trusted:kmk 32" @u
327 159771175
328
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329option 2: explicitly defining 'format' as 'default'::
330
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331 $ keyctl add encrypted evm "new default trusted:kmk 32" @u
332 159771175
333
d00a1c72 334 $ keyctl print 159771175
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335 default trusted:kmk 32 2375725ad57798846a9bbd240de8906f006e66c03af53b1b3
336 82dbbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0
337 24717c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
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339 $ keyctl pipe 159771175 > evm.blob
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5395d312 341Load an encrypted key "evm" from saved blob::
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342
343 $ keyctl add encrypted evm "load `cat evm.blob`" @u
344 831684262
345
346 $ keyctl print 831684262
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347 default trusted:kmk 32 2375725ad57798846a9bbd240de8906f006e66c03af53b1b3
348 82dbbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0
349 24717c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
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351Instantiate an encrypted key "evm" using user-provided decrypted data::
352
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353 $ evmkey=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=32 | xxd -c32 -p)
354 $ keyctl add encrypted evm "new default user:kmk 32 $evmkey" @u
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355 794890253
356
357 $ keyctl print 794890253
358 default user:kmk 32 2375725ad57798846a9bbd240de8906f006e66c03af53b1b382d
359 bbc55be2a44616e4959430436dc4f2a7a9659aa60bb4652aeb2120f149ed197c564e0247
360 17c64 5972dcb82ab2dde83376d82b2e3c09ffc
361
4e561d38 362Other uses for trusted and encrypted keys, such as for disk and file encryption
b216685b 363are anticipated. In particular the new format 'ecryptfs' has been defined
79a73d18 364in order to use encrypted keys to mount an eCryptfs filesystem. More details
395cf969 365about the usage can be found in the file
adf31eeb 366``Documentation/security/keys/ecryptfs.rst``.
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368Another new format 'enc32' has been defined in order to support encrypted keys
369with payload size of 32 bytes. This will initially be used for nvdimm security
370but may expand to other usages that require 32 bytes payload.
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372
373TPM 2.0 ASN.1 Key Format
374------------------------
375
376The TPM 2.0 ASN.1 key format is designed to be easily recognisable,
377even in binary form (fixing a problem we had with the TPM 1.2 ASN.1
378format) and to be extensible for additions like importable keys and
379policy::
380
381 TPMKey ::= SEQUENCE {
382 type OBJECT IDENTIFIER
383 emptyAuth [0] EXPLICIT BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
384 parent INTEGER
385 pubkey OCTET STRING
386 privkey OCTET STRING
387 }
388
389type is what distinguishes the key even in binary form since the OID
390is provided by the TCG to be unique and thus forms a recognizable
391binary pattern at offset 3 in the key. The OIDs currently made
392available are::
393
394 2.23.133.10.1.3 TPM Loadable key. This is an asymmetric key (Usually
395 RSA2048 or Elliptic Curve) which can be imported by a
396 TPM2_Load() operation.
397
398 2.23.133.10.1.4 TPM Importable Key. This is an asymmetric key (Usually
399 RSA2048 or Elliptic Curve) which can be imported by a
400 TPM2_Import() operation.
401
402 2.23.133.10.1.5 TPM Sealed Data. This is a set of data (up to 128
403 bytes) which is sealed by the TPM. It usually
404 represents a symmetric key and must be unsealed before
405 use.
406
407The trusted key code only uses the TPM Sealed Data OID.
408
409emptyAuth is true if the key has well known authorization "". If it
410is false or not present, the key requires an explicit authorization
411phrase. This is used by most user space consumers to decide whether
412to prompt for a password.
413
414parent represents the parent key handle, either in the 0x81 MSO space,
415like 0x81000001 for the RSA primary storage key. Userspace programmes
416also support specifying the primary handle in the 0x40 MSO space. If
417this happens the Elliptic Curve variant of the primary key using the
418TCG defined template will be generated on the fly into a volatile
419object and used as the parent. The current kernel code only supports
420the 0x81 MSO form.
421
422pubkey is the binary representation of TPM2B_PRIVATE excluding the
423initial TPM2B header, which can be reconstructed from the ASN.1 octet
424string length.
425
426privkey is the binary representation of TPM2B_PUBLIC excluding the
427initial TPM2B header which can be reconstructed from the ASN.1 octed
428string length.