From 7e1985372206de30c0da8e65e0498f5b1118b47c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gilles Peskine Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 07:50:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] More documentation --- include/psa/crypto.h | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/psa/crypto.h b/include/psa/crypto.h index 5edc04fcd..69c93dd6a 100644 --- a/include/psa/crypto.h +++ b/include/psa/crypto.h @@ -201,11 +201,24 @@ typedef uint32_t psa_key_type_t; ((PSA_KEY_TYPE_PUBLIC_KEY_OF_KEYPAIR(type) & \ ~PSA_KEY_TYPE_ECC_CURVE_MASK) == PSA_KEY_TYPE_ECC_PUBLIC_KEY_BASE) +/** The block size of a block cipher. + * + * \param type A cipher key type (value of type #psa_key_type_t). + * + * \return The block size for a block cipher, or 1 for a stream cipher. + * The return value is undefined if \c type does not identify + * a cipher algorithm. + * + * \note This macro returns a compile-time constant if its argument is one. + * + * \warning This macro may evaluate its argument multiple times. + */ #define PSA_BLOCK_CIPHER_BLOCK_SIZE(type) \ ( \ (type) == PSA_KEY_TYPE_AES ? 16 : \ (type) == PSA_KEY_TYPE_DES ? 8 : \ (type) == PSA_KEY_TYPE_CAMELLIA ? 16 : \ + (type) == PSA_KEY_TYPE_ARC4 ? 1 : \ 0) /** \brief Encoding of a cryptographic algorithm. @@ -233,11 +246,12 @@ typedef uint32_t psa_algorithm_t; (((alg) & PSA_ALG_VENDOR_FLAG) != 0) /** Whether the specified algorithm is a hash algorithm. * - * \param alg An algorithm identifier (\c PSA_ALG_XXX value) + * \param alg An algorithm identifier (value of type #psa_algorithm_t). * * \return 1 if \c alg is a hash algorithm, 0 otherwise. * This macro may return either 0 or 1 if \c alg is not a valid - * algorithm identifier. */ + * algorithm identifier. + */ #define PSA_ALG_IS_HASH(alg) \ (((alg) & PSA_ALG_CATEGORY_MASK) == PSA_ALG_CATEGORY_HASH) #define PSA_ALG_IS_MAC(alg) \ @@ -474,11 +488,41 @@ psa_status_t psa_export_public_key(psa_key_slot_t key, /** \brief Encoding of permitted usage on a key. */ typedef uint32_t psa_key_usage_t; +/** Whether the key may be exported. + * + * A public key or the public part of a key pair may always be exported + * regardless of the value of this permission flag. + * + * If a key does not have export permission, implementations shall not + * allow the key to be exported in plain form from the cryptoprocessor, + * whether through psa_export_key() or through a proprietary interface. + * The key may however be exportable in a wrapped form, i.e. in a form + * where it is encrypted by another key. + */ #define PSA_KEY_USAGE_EXPORT ((psa_key_usage_t)0x00000001) +/** Whether the key may be used to encrypt a message. + * + * For a key pair, this concerns the public key. + */ #define PSA_KEY_USAGE_ENCRYPT ((psa_key_usage_t)0x00000100) + +/** Whether the key may be used to decrypt a message. + * + * For a key pair, this concerns the private key. + */ #define PSA_KEY_USAGE_DECRYPT ((psa_key_usage_t)0x00000200) + +/** Whether the key may be used to sign a message. + * + * For a key pair, this concerns the private key. + */ #define PSA_KEY_USAGE_SIGN ((psa_key_usage_t)0x00000400) + +/** Whether the key may be used to verify a message signature. + * + * For a key pair, this concerns the public key. + */ #define PSA_KEY_USAGE_VERIFY ((psa_key_usage_t)0x00000800) /** The type of the key policy data structure. @@ -492,6 +536,12 @@ typedef struct psa_key_policy_s psa_key_policy_t; * usage of the key. */ void psa_key_policy_init(psa_key_policy_t *policy); +/** \brief Set the standard fields of a policy structure. + * + * Note that this function does not make any consistency check of the + * parameters. The values are only checked when applying the policy to + * a key slot with psa_set_key_policy(). + */ void psa_key_policy_set_usage(psa_key_policy_t *policy, psa_key_usage_t usage, psa_algorithm_t alg); @@ -505,10 +555,15 @@ psa_algorithm_t psa_key_policy_get_algorithm(psa_key_policy_t *policy); * This function must be called on an empty key slot, before importing, * generating or creating a key in the slot. Changing the policy of an * existing key is not permitted. + * + * Implementations may set restrictions on supported key policies + * depending on the key type and the key slot. */ psa_status_t psa_set_key_policy(psa_key_slot_t key, const psa_key_policy_t *policy); +/** \brief Get the usage policy for a key slot. + */ psa_status_t psa_get_key_policy(psa_key_slot_t key, psa_key_policy_t *policy);