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SubjectRe: [PATCH 17/18] crypto: dh - try to match domain parameters to a known safe-prime group
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On 12/1/21 1:48 AM, Nicolai Stange wrote:
> A subsequent patch will make the DH implementation to reject any input
> domain parameter set with ->group_id == dh_group_id_unknown in FIPS mode.
> However, as the keyctl(KEYCTL_DH_COMPUTE) implementation simply passes
> forward keys from userspace, it does not (and cannot) set ->group_id to
> anything else than dh_group_id_unknown.
>
> In order to still allow for keyctl(KEYCTL_DH_COMPUTE) to work on approved
> domain parameters passed in from userspace in FIPS mode, make
> crypto_dh_decode_key() to compare them against any of the known groups and
> set ->group_id upon having found a match, if any.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolai Stange <nstange@suse.de>
> ---
> crypto/dh_helper.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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