CTR_DRBG documentation clarifications

* State explicit whether several numbers are in bits or bytes.
* Clarify whether buffer pointer parameters can be NULL.
* Explain the value of constants that are dependent on the configuration.
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Gilles Peskine 2019-09-24 14:40:40 +02:00
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
* keys and operations that use random values generated to 128-bit security.
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2018, Arm Limited (or its affiliates), All Rights Reserved
* Copyright (C) 2006-2019, Arm Limited (or its affiliates), All Rights Reserved
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
@ -56,9 +56,19 @@
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_BLOCKSIZE 16 /**< The block size used by the cipher. */
#if defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY)
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYSIZE 16 /**< The key size used by the cipher (compile-time choice: 128 bits). */
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYSIZE 16
/**< The key size in bytes used by the cipher.
*
* Compile-time choice: 16 bytes (128 bits)
* because #MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY is set.
*/
#else
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYSIZE 32 /**< The key size used by the cipher (compile-time choice: 256 bits). */
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYSIZE 32
/**< The key size in bytes used by the cipher.
*
* Compile-time choice: 32 bytes (256 bits)
* because `MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY` is not set.
*/
#endif
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYBITS ( MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_KEYSIZE * 8 ) /**< The key size for the DRBG operation, in bits. */
@ -75,17 +85,25 @@
#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_LEN)
#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_FORCE_SHA256)
/** The amount of entropy used per seed by default.
*
* This is 48 bytes because the entropy module uses SHA-512
* (`MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_FORCE_SHA256` is not set).
*
* \note See mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_entropy_len() regarding what values are
* acceptable.
*/
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_LEN 48
/**< The amount of entropy used per seed by default:
* <ul><li>48 with SHA-512.</li>
* <li>32 with SHA-256.</li></ul>
*/
#else
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_LEN 32
/**< Amount of entropy used per seed by default:
* <ul><li>48 with SHA-512.</li>
* <li>32 with SHA-256.</li></ul>
/** The amount of entropy used per seed by default.
*
* This is 32 bytes because the entropy module uses SHA-256
* (the SHA-512 module is disabled or `MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_FORCE_SHA256` is set).
*
* \note See mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_entropy_len() regarding what values are
* acceptable.
*/
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_LEN 32
#endif
#endif
@ -106,7 +124,7 @@
#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_MAX_SEED_INPUT)
#define MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_MAX_SEED_INPUT 384
/**< The maximum size of seed or reseed buffer. */
/**< The maximum size of seed or reseed buffer in bytes. */
#endif
/* \} name SECTION: Module settings */
@ -170,10 +188,12 @@ void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx );
* \param ctx The CTR_DRBG context to seed.
* \param f_entropy The entropy callback, taking as arguments the
* \p p_entropy context, the buffer to fill, and the
length of the buffer.
* length of the buffer.
* \param p_entropy The entropy context.
* \param custom Personalization data, that is device-specific
identifiers. Can be NULL.
* identifiers. This can be NULL, in which case the
* personalization data is empty regardless of the value
* of \p len.
* \param len The length of the personalization data.
*
* \return \c 0 on success.
@ -213,7 +233,7 @@ void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_prediction_resistance( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
* #MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_LEN.
*
* \param ctx The CTR_DRBG context.
* \param len The amount of entropy to grab.
* \param len The amount of entropy to grab, in bytes.
*/
void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_entropy_len( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
size_t len );
@ -246,7 +266,8 @@ int mbedtls_ctr_drbg_reseed( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
* \brief This function updates the state of the CTR_DRBG context.
*
* \param ctx The CTR_DRBG context.
* \param additional The data to update the state with.
* \param additional The data to update the state with. This must not be
* null unless \p add_len is 0.
* \param add_len Length of \p additional in bytes. This must be at
* most #MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_MAX_SEED_INPUT.
*
@ -270,8 +291,11 @@ int mbedtls_ctr_drbg_update_ret( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
* #mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context structure.
* \param output The buffer to fill.
* \param output_len The length of the buffer.
* \param additional Additional data to update. Can be NULL.
* \param add_len The length of the additional data.
* \param additional Additional data to update. Can be NULL, in which
* case the additional data is empty regardless of
* the value of \p add_len.
* \param add_len The length of the additional data
* if \p additional is non-null.
*
* \return \c 0 on success.
* \return #MBEDTLS_ERR_CTR_DRBG_ENTROPY_SOURCE_FAILED or