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-rw-r--r-- | doc/source/crypto/fhmqvc.rst | 4 | ||||
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diff --git a/doc/source/crypto/ec25519.rst b/doc/source/crypto/ec25519.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5998777 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/crypto/ec25519.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +ec25519 +======= diff --git a/doc/source/crypto/fhmqvc.rst b/doc/source/crypto/fhmqvc.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b82c817 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/crypto/fhmqvc.rst @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +FHMQV-C +======= + + diff --git a/doc/source/devel/protocol.rst b/doc/source/devel/protocol.rst index fdc5aa6..b3b40f3 100644 --- a/doc/source/devel/protocol.rst +++ b/doc/source/devel/protocol.rst @@ -55,19 +55,77 @@ Handshake protocol The following specification describes the current handshake as it is performed by fastd versions since v11 when secure handshakes are enabled. -The handshake protocol consists of three packets. See also: FHMQV-C +The handshake protocol consists of three packets. See also: :doc:`/crypto/ec25519`, :doc:`/crypto/fhmqvc` + +The following fields are sent in all three packets as different fastd versions expect them in +different parts of the handshake: + +* Mode (TUN/TAP) +* MTU +* fastd version (e.g. ``v15``) +* Protocol name (``ec25519-fhmqvc``) Handshake request ................. +The first packet of a handshake contains the following additional fields: + +* Handshake type (0x01) +* FHMQV-C values: + - Sender key :math:`\hat{A}` + - Recipient key :math:`\hat{B}` + - Sender handshake key :math:`X` + +The recipient key may be omitted if the recipient identity is unknown because the handshake was triggered by an unexpected data packet. Handshake reply ............... +The second packet of a handshake contains the following additional fields: + +* Handshake type (0x02) +* Reply code (0x00) +* Method list (list of all supported methods) +* FHMQV-C values: + - Sender key :math:`\hat{B}` + - Recipient key :math:`\hat{A}` + - Sender handshake key :math:`Y` + - Recipient handshake key :math:`X` + - TLV authentication tag :math:`\text{MAC}_B` Handshake finish ................ +The second packet of a handshake contains the following additional fields: + +* Handshake type (0x03) +* Reply code (0x00) +* Method (the chosen encryption/authentication scheme) +* FHMQV-C values: + - Sender key :math:`\hat{A}` + - Recipient key :math:`\hat{B}` + - Sender handshake key :math:`X` + - Recipient handshake key :math:`Y` + - TLV authentication tag :math:`\text{MAC}_A` + +Handshake error +............... +When an unacceptable handshake is received, fastd will respond with an error packet. The error packet contains the following fields: + +* Handshake type (the type of the packet that is answered plus 1) +* Reply code (0x01 when a record is missing from the handshake, + 0x02 when a value is unacceptable) +* Error detail (the record type ID which caused the error) Payload packets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The payload packet structure is defined by the methods; at the moment most methods use the same format, starting with a 24 byte header, followed by the actual payload: + +* Byte 1: Packet type (0x02) +* Byte 2: Flags (method-specific; unused, always 0x00) +* Bytes 3-8: Packet sequence number/nonce (big endian; incremented by 2 for each packet; one side of a connection uses the even sequence numbers and the other side the odd ones) +* Bytes 9-24: Authentication tag (method-specific) + +The ``null`` method uses only a 1 byte header: The packet type is directly followed by the payload data. + +In the legacy ``xsalsa20-poly1305`` method, the flag and nonce fields are reversed and the nonce is in little endian for compatiblity reasons. diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst index 3593481..a53c0ed 100644 --- a/doc/source/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/index.rst @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Cryptographic algorithms .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + crypto/ec25519 + crypto/fhmqvc + Developer documentation ----------------------- |