ecdh: Factor out keypair generation

This adds a new internal API function (ssh_ecdh_init),
similar to how it's done in curve25519 implementation.
The new function can be used in hybrid key exchange
constructions.

Signed-off-by: Pavol Žáčik <pzacik@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Jakub Jelen <jjelen@redhat.com>
This commit is contained in:
Pavol Žáčik
2025-11-18 14:21:10 +01:00
committed by Jakub Jelen
parent e5108f2ffc
commit 7911580304
4 changed files with 137 additions and 156 deletions

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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
extern struct ssh_packet_callbacks_struct ssh_ecdh_client_callbacks;
/* Backend-specific functions. */
int ssh_ecdh_init(ssh_session session);
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session);
void ssh_client_ecdh_remove_callbacks(ssh_session session);
int ecdh_build_k(ssh_session session);

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@@ -206,12 +206,36 @@ static ssh_string ssh_ecdh_generate(ssh_session session)
return pubkey_string;
}
/** @internal
* @brief Set up a nistp{256,384,521} key pair for ECDH key exchange.
*/
int ssh_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
ssh_string pubkey = NULL;
ssh_string *pubkey_loc = NULL;
pubkey = ssh_ecdh_generate(session);
if (pubkey == NULL) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
if (session->server) {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey;
} else {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey;
}
ssh_string_free(*pubkey_loc);
*pubkey_loc = pubkey;
return SSH_OK;
}
/** @internal
* @brief Starts ecdh-sha2-nistp256 key exchange
*/
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
ssh_string client_pubkey = NULL;
int rc;
rc = ssh_buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT);
@@ -219,19 +243,16 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
return SSH_ERROR;
}
client_pubkey = ssh_ecdh_generate(session);
if (client_pubkey == NULL) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer, client_pubkey);
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc < 0) {
ssh_string_free(client_pubkey);
return SSH_ERROR;
}
ssh_string_free(session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = client_pubkey;
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer,
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
/* register the packet callbacks */
ssh_packet_set_callbacks(session, &ssh_ecdh_client_callbacks);
@@ -454,7 +475,6 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init)
{
/* ECDH keys */
ssh_string q_c_string = NULL;
ssh_string q_s_string = NULL;
/* SSH host keys (rsa, ed25519 and ecdsa) */
ssh_key privkey = NULL;
enum ssh_digest_e digest = SSH_DIGEST_AUTO;
@@ -475,13 +495,11 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init)
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = q_c_string;
q_s_string = ssh_ecdh_generate(session);
if (q_s_string == NULL) {
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc < 0) {
goto error;
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey = q_s_string;
/* build k and session_id */
rc = ecdh_build_k(session);
if (rc < 0) {
@@ -518,7 +536,7 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init)
"bSSS",
SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY,
pubkey_blob, /* host's pubkey */
q_s_string, /* ecdh public key */
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey, /* ecdh public key */
sig_blob); /* signature blob */
SSH_STRING_FREE(sig_blob);

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@@ -48,16 +48,26 @@ static const char *ecdh_kex_type_to_curve(enum ssh_key_exchange_e kex_type) {
}
/** @internal
* @brief Starts ecdh-sha2-nistp{256,384,521} key exchange.
* @brief Set up a nistp{256,384,521} key pair for ECDH key exchange.
*/
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
int ssh_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
int rc;
int rc = SSH_OK;
const char *curve = NULL;
const char *genstring = NULL;
gpg_error_t err;
ssh_string client_pubkey = NULL;
gcry_sexp_t param = NULL;
gcry_sexp_t key = NULL;
const char *curve = NULL;
ssh_string pubkey = NULL;
ssh_string *pubkey_loc = NULL;
if (session->server) {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey;
genstring = "(genkey(ecdh(curve %s) (flags transient-key)))";
} else {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey;
genstring = "(genkey(ecdh(curve %s)))";
}
curve = ecdh_kex_type_to_curve(session->next_crypto->kex_type);
if (curve == NULL) {
@@ -65,16 +75,7 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
goto out;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT);
if (rc < 0) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
err = gcry_sexp_build(&param,
NULL,
"(genkey(ecdh(curve %s)))",
curve);
err = gcry_sexp_build(&param, NULL, genstring, curve);
if (err) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
@@ -86,17 +87,8 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
goto out;
}
client_pubkey = ssh_sexp_extract_mpi(key,
"q",
GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
GCRYMPI_FMT_STD);
if (client_pubkey == NULL) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer, client_pubkey);
if (rc < 0) {
pubkey = ssh_sexp_extract_mpi(key, "q", GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, GCRYMPI_FMT_STD);
if (pubkey == NULL) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
@@ -109,20 +101,45 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey = key;
key = NULL;
SSH_STRING_FREE(session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = client_pubkey;
client_pubkey = NULL;
SSH_STRING_FREE(*pubkey_loc);
*pubkey_loc = pubkey;
pubkey = NULL;
out:
gcry_sexp_release(param);
gcry_sexp_release(key);
SSH_STRING_FREE(pubkey);
return rc;
}
/** @internal
* @brief Starts ecdh-sha2-nistp{256,384,521} key exchange.
*/
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
int rc;
rc = ssh_buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer,
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
/* register the packet callbacks */
ssh_packet_set_callbacks(session, &ssh_ecdh_client_callbacks);
session->dh_handshake_state = DH_STATE_INIT_SENT;
rc = ssh_packet_send(session);
out:
gcry_sexp_release(param);
gcry_sexp_release(key);
SSH_STRING_FREE(client_pubkey);
return rc;
}
@@ -272,27 +289,16 @@ int ecdh_build_k(ssh_session session)
* SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY
*/
SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
gpg_error_t err;
/* ECDH keys */
ssh_string q_c_string = NULL;
ssh_string q_s_string = NULL;
gcry_sexp_t param = NULL;
gcry_sexp_t key = NULL;
/* SSH host keys (rsa, ed25519 and ecdsa) */
ssh_key privkey = NULL;
enum ssh_digest_e digest = SSH_DIGEST_AUTO;
ssh_string sig_blob = NULL;
ssh_string pubkey_blob = NULL;
int rc = SSH_ERROR;
const char *curve = NULL;
(void)type;
(void)user;
ssh_packet_remove_callbacks(session, &ssh_ecdh_server_callbacks);
curve = ecdh_kex_type_to_curve(session->next_crypto->kex_type);
if (curve == NULL) {
goto out;
}
/* Extract the client pubkey from the init packet */
q_c_string = ssh_buffer_get_ssh_string(packet);
@@ -302,29 +308,12 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = q_c_string;
/* Build server's key pair */
err = gcry_sexp_build(&param, NULL, "(genkey(ecdh(curve %s) (flags transient-key)))",
curve);
if (err) {
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc != SSH_OK) {
ssh_set_error(session, SSH_FATAL, "Failed to generate a key pair");
goto out;
}
err = gcry_pk_genkey(&key, param);
if (err)
goto out;
q_s_string = ssh_sexp_extract_mpi(key,
"q",
GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
GCRYMPI_FMT_STD);
if (q_s_string == NULL) {
goto out;
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey = key;
key = NULL;
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey = q_s_string;
/* build k and session_id */
rc = ecdh_build_k(session);
if (rc != SSH_OK) {
@@ -362,7 +351,7 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
"bSSS",
SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY,
pubkey_blob, /* host's pubkey */
q_s_string, /* ecdh public key */
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey, /* ecdh public key */
sig_blob); /* signature blob */
SSH_STRING_FREE(sig_blob);
@@ -387,8 +376,6 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
}
out:
gcry_sexp_release(param);
gcry_sexp_release(key);
if (rc == SSH_ERROR) {
ssh_buffer_reinit(session->out_buffer);
session->session_state = SSH_SESSION_STATE_ERROR;

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@@ -49,14 +49,22 @@ static mbedtls_ecp_group_id ecdh_kex_type_to_curve(enum ssh_key_exchange_e kex_t
return MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE;
}
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
int ssh_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
ssh_string client_pubkey = NULL;
mbedtls_ecp_group grp;
int rc;
mbedtls_ecp_group grp;
mbedtls_ecp_group_id curve;
mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctr_drbg = NULL;
mbedtls_ecp_keypair *ecdh_privkey = NULL;
ssh_string pubkey = NULL;
ssh_string *pubkey_loc = NULL;
if (session->server) {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey;
} else {
pubkey_loc = &session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey;
}
ctr_drbg = ssh_get_mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context();
@@ -65,11 +73,6 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
/* Free any previously allocated privkey */
if (session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey != NULL) {
mbedtls_ecp_keypair_free(session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey);
@@ -93,42 +96,56 @@ int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
}
rc = mbedtls_ecp_gen_keypair(&grp,
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(d),
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q),
mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random,
ctr_drbg);
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(d),
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q),
mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random,
ctr_drbg);
if (rc != 0) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
client_pubkey = make_ecpoint_string(&grp,
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q));
if (client_pubkey == NULL) {
pubkey = make_ecpoint_string(&grp, &ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q));
if (pubkey == NULL) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer, client_pubkey);
SSH_STRING_FREE(*pubkey_loc);
*pubkey_loc = pubkey;
pubkey = NULL;
out:
mbedtls_ecp_group_free(&grp);
SSH_STRING_FREE(pubkey);
return rc;
}
int ssh_client_ecdh_init(ssh_session session)
{
int rc;
rc = ssh_buffer_add_u8(session->out_buffer, SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT);
if (rc < 0) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
return SSH_ERROR;
}
SSH_STRING_FREE(session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = client_pubkey;
client_pubkey = NULL;
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = ssh_buffer_add_ssh_string(session->out_buffer,
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
/* register the packet callbacks */
ssh_packet_set_callbacks(session, &ssh_ecdh_client_callbacks);
session->dh_handshake_state = DH_STATE_INIT_SENT;
rc = ssh_packet_send(session);
out:
mbedtls_ecp_group_free(&grp);
SSH_STRING_FREE(client_pubkey);
return rc;
}
@@ -204,24 +221,15 @@ out:
SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
ssh_string q_c_string = NULL;
ssh_string q_s_string = NULL;
mbedtls_ecp_group grp;
mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctr_drbg = NULL;
mbedtls_ecp_keypair *ecdh_privkey = NULL;
ssh_key privkey = NULL;
enum ssh_digest_e digest = SSH_DIGEST_AUTO;
ssh_string sig_blob = NULL;
ssh_string pubkey_blob = NULL;
int rc;
mbedtls_ecp_group_id curve;
(void)type;
(void)user;
ssh_packet_remove_callbacks(session, &ssh_ecdh_server_callbacks);
curve = ecdh_kex_type_to_curve(session->next_crypto->kex_type);
if (curve == MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_NONE) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
q_c_string = ssh_buffer_get_ssh_string(packet);
if (q_c_string == NULL) {
@@ -229,45 +237,13 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
return SSH_ERROR;
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey = malloc(sizeof(mbedtls_ecp_keypair));
if (session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey == NULL) {
ssh_set_error_oom(session);
return SSH_ERROR;
}
ecdh_privkey = session->next_crypto->ecdh_privkey;
session->next_crypto->ecdh_client_pubkey = q_c_string;
ctr_drbg = ssh_get_mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context();
mbedtls_ecp_group_init(&grp);
mbedtls_ecp_keypair_init(ecdh_privkey);
rc = mbedtls_ecp_group_load(&grp, curve);
if (rc != 0) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
rc = ssh_ecdh_init(session);
if (rc < 0) {
return SSH_ERROR;
}
rc = mbedtls_ecp_gen_keypair(&grp,
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(d),
&ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q),
mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random,
ctr_drbg);
if (rc != 0) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
q_s_string = make_ecpoint_string(&grp, &ecdh_privkey->MBEDTLS_PRIVATE(Q));
if (q_s_string == NULL) {
rc = SSH_ERROR;
goto out;
}
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey = q_s_string;
/* build k and session_id */
rc = ecdh_build_k(session);
if (rc != SSH_OK) {
@@ -306,7 +282,7 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
rc = ssh_buffer_pack(session->out_buffer, "bSSS",
SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY,
pubkey_blob, /* host's pubkey */
q_s_string, /* ecdh public key */
session->next_crypto->ecdh_server_pubkey, /* ecdh public key */
sig_blob); /* signature blob */
SSH_STRING_FREE(sig_blob);
@@ -333,7 +309,6 @@ SSH_PACKET_CALLBACK(ssh_packet_server_ecdh_init){
}
out:
mbedtls_ecp_group_free(&grp);
if (rc == SSH_ERROR) {
ssh_buffer_reinit(session->out_buffer);
session->session_state = SSH_SESSION_STATE_ERROR;