Add specialized Validate() to ElGamal

This was added for compatibility with BouncyCastle and other libraries. ElGamals paper and the HAC says to select x over the interval [1,p-1]. Crypto++ selects x over [1,q-1] as with other GFP schemes. Crypto++ fails to validate some of the keys of other libraries.
DL_PublicKey_GFP_OldFormat used to perform a reduction on x, but I think it treated a symptom and not the underlying cause. The underlying cause was, Crypto++ wass too strict in validating the parameter.
Note that wikipedia says to select the privaye key x over [1,q-1]. We are unable to find a reference for the practice, though it is OK.
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Jeffrey Walton 2019-08-27 06:38:25 -04:00
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@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public:
void Derive(const DL_GroupParameters<Integer> &groupParams, byte *derivedKey, size_t derivedLength, const Integer &agreedElement, const Integer &ephemeralPublicKey, const NameValuePairs &derivationParams) const
{
CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(groupParams), CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(ephemeralPublicKey), CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(derivationParams);
CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(groupParams); CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(ephemeralPublicKey);
CRYPTOPP_UNUSED(derivationParams);
agreedElement.Encode(derivedKey, derivedLength);
}
@ -139,6 +140,17 @@ template <class BASE>
struct DL_PublicKey_ElGamal : public BASE
{
virtual ~DL_PublicKey_ElGamal() {}
/// \brief Retrieves the OID of the algorithm
/// \returns OID of the algorithm
/// \details DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal provides an override for GetAlgorithmID()
/// to utilize 1.3.14.7.2.1.1. Prior to DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal, the ElGamal
/// keys [mistakenly] used the OID from DSA due to DL_GroupParmaters_GFP().
/// If you need to <tt>Load</tt> an ElGamal key with the wrong OID then
/// see <A HREF="https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/ElGamal">ElGamal</A> on
/// the Crypto++ wiki.
/// \sa <A HREF="https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/876">Issue 876</A>,
/// <A HREF="https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/567">Issue 567</A>
virtual OID GetAlgorithmID() const {
return ASN1::elGamal();
}
@ -159,9 +171,69 @@ template <class BASE>
struct DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal : public BASE
{
virtual ~DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal() {}
/// \brief Retrieves the OID of the algorithm
/// \returns OID of the algorithm
/// \details DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal provides an override for GetAlgorithmID()
/// to utilize 1.3.14.7.2.1.1. Prior to DL_PrivateKey_ElGamal, the ElGamal
/// keys [mistakenly] used the OID from DSA due to DL_GroupParmaters_GFP().
/// If you need to <tt>Load</tt> an ElGamal key with the wrong OID then
/// see <A HREF="https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/ElGamal">ElGamal</A> on
/// the Crypto++ wiki.
/// \sa <A HREF="https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/876">Issue 876</A>,
/// <A HREF="https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/567">Issue 567</A>
virtual OID GetAlgorithmID() const {
return ASN1::elGamal();
}
/// \brief Check the key for errors
/// \param rng RandomNumberGenerator for objects which use randomized testing
/// \param level level of thoroughness
/// \return true if the tests succeed, false otherwise
/// \details There are four levels of thoroughness:
/// <ul>
/// <li>0 - using this object won't cause a crash or exception
/// <li>1 - this object will probably function, and encrypt, sign, other
/// operations correctly
/// <li>2 - ensure this object will function correctly, and perform
/// reasonable security checks
/// <li>3 - perform reasonable security checks, and do checks that may
/// take a long time
/// </ul>
/// \details Level 0 does not require a RandomNumberGenerator. A NullRNG() can
/// be used for level 0. Level 1 may not check for weak keys and such.
/// Levels 2 and 3 are recommended.
bool Validate(RandomNumberGenerator &rng, unsigned int level) const
{
// Validate() formerly used DL_PrivateKey_GFP implementation through
// inheritance. However, it would reject keys from other libraries
// like BouncyCastle. The failure was x < q. To avoid the failure
// Crypto++ would perform a reduction on x when loaded using
// DL_PublicKey_GFP_OldFormat. Also see
// https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/a5a684d92986.
// According to ElGamal's paper and the HAC, the private key is
// selected in over [1,p-1], and not [1,q-1] as with some of the
// later GFP algorithms.
CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(GetAbstractGroupParameters().Validate(rng, level));
bool pass = GetAbstractGroupParameters().Validate(rng, level);
const Integer &p = GetGroupParameters().GetModulus();
const Integer &q = GetAbstractGroupParameters().GetSubgroupOrder();
const Integer &x = GetPrivateExponent();
// Changed to x < p-1 based on ElGamal's paper and the HAC.
CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(x.IsPositive());
CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(x < p-1);
pass = pass && x.IsPositive() && x < p-1;
if (level >= 1)
{
CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(Integer::Gcd(x, q) == Integer::One());
pass = pass && Integer::Gcd(x, q) == Integer::One();
}
return pass;
}
};
/// \brief ElGamal key agreement and encryption schemes keys