ockam_identity 0.134.0

Ockam is a library for building devices that communicate securely, privately and trustfully with cloud services and other devices.
Documentation
use ockam_core::Result;
use ockam_vault::AeadSecretKeyHandle;
use tracing::{trace, warn};
use tracing_attributes::instrument;

use crate::{IdentityError, Nonce};

pub(crate) struct KeyTracker {
    pub(crate) current_key: AeadSecretKeyHandle,
    pub(crate) previous_key: Option<AeadSecretKeyHandle>,
    number_of_rekeys: u64,
    max_rekeys_reached: bool,
    renewal_interval: u64,
}

impl KeyTracker {
    pub(crate) fn new(current_key: AeadSecretKeyHandle, renewal_interval: u64) -> Self {
        KeyTracker {
            current_key,
            number_of_rekeys: 0,
            max_rekeys_reached: false,
            previous_key: None,
            renewal_interval,
        }
    }
}

impl KeyTracker {
    /// The rekeying algorithm specifies a series of intervals of size self.renewal_interval
    /// where each interval corresponds to a set of contiguous nonces using the same key.
    ///
    /// This function returns the key corresponding to the current nonce.
    ///
    /// This is either:
    ///   - the current key if the nonce falls into the current interval
    ///   - the previous key if the nonce falls before the current interval
    ///   - nothing if the the nonce falls after the current interval -> this indicates that a new key must be created
    ///   - an error if
    ///      - if the the nonce falls before the previous interval
    ///      - if it the previous nonce but is not set
    ///      - we reached the maximum number of rekeyings
    #[instrument(skip_all)]
    pub(crate) fn get_key(&self, nonce: Nonce) -> Result<Option<&AeadSecretKeyHandle>> {
        trace!(
            "The current number of rekeys is {}, the rekey interval is {}",
            self.number_of_rekeys,
            self.renewal_interval
        );

        // for example 2 rekeys happened, renewal every 10 keys
        // current batch of nonces -> 20 to 29
        let current_interval_start = self.number_of_rekeys * self.renewal_interval;

        // if we reached the maximum number of rekeyings we stop operating on this secure channel
        if self.max_rekeys_reached {
            warn!("The maximum number of available rekeying operation has been reached. The last interval was starting at {} and the interval size is {}",
                current_interval_start, self.renewal_interval);
            return Err(IdentityError::InvalidNonce)?;
        };

        if nonce.value() >= current_interval_start {
            let nonce_age = nonce.value() - current_interval_start;
            // if the nonce falls in the current interval return the current key
            if nonce_age < self.renewal_interval {
                Ok(Some(&self.current_key))
            }
            // if the nonce falls in the next interval
            // otherwise indicate that we need to create a new key
            else if nonce_age < self.renewal_interval * 2 {
                Ok(None)
            }
            // otherwise the nonce is too far ahead
            else {
                warn!("This nonce is too far in the future: {}", nonce);
                Err(IdentityError::InvalidNonce)?
            }
        // else return the previous key (if there is one) if the nonce is not too old
        } else if current_interval_start - nonce.value() <= self.renewal_interval {
            if let Some(previous) = &self.previous_key {
                Ok(Some(previous))
            } else {
                warn!("There should be a previous key for this nonce: {}", nonce);
                Err(IdentityError::InvalidNonce)?
            }
        } else {
            warn!("This nonce is too old: {}", nonce);
            Err(IdentityError::InvalidNonce)?
        }
    }

    // Update the key if a key renewal happened
    #[instrument(skip_all)]
    pub(crate) fn update_key(
        &mut self,
        decryption_key: &AeadSecretKeyHandle,
    ) -> Result<Option<AeadSecretKeyHandle>> {
        let mut key_to_delete = None;
        // if the key used for the decryption is not the current key nor the previous key
        // this means that a rekeying happened
        if decryption_key != &self.current_key && Some(decryption_key) != self.previous_key.as_ref()
        {
            key_to_delete = self.previous_key.clone();
            self.previous_key.replace(self.current_key.clone());
            self.current_key = decryption_key.clone();
            if u64::MAX - self.number_of_rekeys * self.renewal_interval < self.renewal_interval {
                self.max_rekeys_reached = true;
            } else {
                self.number_of_rekeys += 1;
            }
        }
        Ok(key_to_delete)
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::MAX_NONCE;
    use ockam_vault::{Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle, HandleToSecret};

    #[test]
    fn test_get_key_first_interval() {
        let handle = b"handle".to_vec();
        let handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(handle)));
        let key_tracker = KeyTracker::new(handle.clone(), 10);

        assert_eq!(key_tracker.get_key(0.into()).unwrap(), Some(&handle));
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.get_key(5.into()).unwrap(), Some(&handle));
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.get_key(9.into()).unwrap(), Some(&handle));
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(10.into()).unwrap(),
            None,
            "the next key must be created"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(20.into()).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the future"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(MAX_NONCE).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the future"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_get_key_middle_interval() {
        let handle = b"handle".to_vec();
        let handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(handle)));
        let previous_handle = b"previous_handle".to_vec();
        let previous_handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(
            previous_handle,
        )));
        let key_tracker = KeyTracker {
            current_key: handle.clone(),
            number_of_rekeys: 5,
            max_rekeys_reached: false,
            previous_key: Some(previous_handle.clone()),
            renewal_interval: 10,
        };

        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(0.into()).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the past"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(30.into()).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the past"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(39.into()).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the past"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(40.into()).unwrap(),
            Some(&previous_handle)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(45.into()).unwrap(),
            Some(&previous_handle)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(49.into()).unwrap(),
            Some(&previous_handle)
        );
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.get_key(50.into()).unwrap(), Some(&handle));
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.get_key(59.into()).unwrap(), Some(&handle));
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(60.into()).unwrap(),
            None,
            "the next key must be created"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(MAX_NONCE).ok(),
            None,
            "this nonce is too far in the future"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_get_key_last_interval() {
        let handle = b"handle".to_vec();
        let handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(handle)));
        let previous_handle = b"previous_handle".to_vec();
        let previous_handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(
            previous_handle,
        )));
        let key_tracker = KeyTracker {
            current_key: handle,
            number_of_rekeys: 5,
            max_rekeys_reached: true,
            previous_key: Some(previous_handle),
            renewal_interval: 10,
        };

        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.get_key(0.into()).ok(),
            None,
            "we reached the last interval already. The channel needs to be recreated"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_update_key() {
        let handle = b"handle".to_vec();
        let handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(handle)));
        let previous_handle = b"previous_handle".to_vec();
        let previous_handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(
            previous_handle,
        )));
        let new_handle = b"new_handle".to_vec();
        let new_handle =
            AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(new_handle)));
        let mut key_tracker = KeyTracker {
            current_key: handle.clone(),
            number_of_rekeys: 5,
            max_rekeys_reached: false,
            previous_key: Some(previous_handle.clone()),
            renewal_interval: 10,
        };

        assert_eq!(key_tracker.update_key(&handle).unwrap(), None);
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.update_key(&previous_handle).unwrap(), None);
        assert_eq!(
            key_tracker.update_key(&new_handle).unwrap(),
            Some(previous_handle),
            "the previous key id must be returned in order to be deleted",
        );
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.current_key, new_handle);
        assert_eq!(key_tracker.previous_key, Some(handle));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_update_key_on_last_interval() {
        let handle = b"handle".to_vec();
        let handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(handle)));
        let previous_handle = b"previous_handle".to_vec();
        let previous_handle = AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(
            previous_handle,
        )));
        let new_handle = b"new_handle".to_vec();
        let new_handle =
            AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(new_handle)));
        let mut key_tracker = KeyTracker {
            current_key: handle,
            number_of_rekeys: u64::MAX / 10 - 1,
            max_rekeys_reached: false,
            previous_key: Some(previous_handle),
            renewal_interval: 10,
        };

        // this brings us to the last interval
        key_tracker.update_key(&new_handle).unwrap();
        assert!(
            !key_tracker.max_rekeys_reached,
            "the maximum number of rekeys is not yet reached"
        );

        // now there are no more intervals available
        let new_handle2 = b"new_handle2".to_vec();
        let new_handle2 =
            AeadSecretKeyHandle(Aes256GcmSecretKeyHandle(HandleToSecret::new(new_handle2)));
        key_tracker.update_key(&new_handle2).unwrap();
        assert!(
            key_tracker.max_rekeys_reached,
            "the maximum number of rekeys is reached now"
        );
    }
}