cipher_mode.h

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/*
* Cipher Modes
* (C) 2013,2016 Jack Lloyd
*
* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
*/
 
#ifndef BOTAN_CIPHER_MODE_H_
#define BOTAN_CIPHER_MODE_H_
 
#include <botan/secmem.h>
#include <botan/sym_algo.h>
#include <botan/exceptn.h>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
 
namespace Botan {
 
/**
* The two possible directions for cipher filters, determining whether they
* actually perform encryption or decryption.
*/
enum Cipher_Dir : int { ENCRYPTION, DECRYPTION };
 
/**
* Interface for cipher modes
*/
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) Cipher_Mode : public SymmetricAlgorithm
   {
   public:
      /**
      * @return list of available providers for this algorithm, empty if not available
      * @param algo_spec algorithm name
      */
      static std::vector<std::string> providers(const std::string& algo_spec);
 
      /**
      * Create an AEAD mode
      * @param algo the algorithm to create
      * @param direction specify if this should be an encryption or decryption AEAD
      * @param provider optional specification for provider to use
      * @return an AEAD mode or a null pointer if not available
      */
      static std::unique_ptr<Cipher_Mode> create(const std::string& algo,
                                                 Cipher_Dir direction,
                                                 const std::string& provider = "");
 
      /**
      * Create an AEAD mode, or throw
      * @param algo the algorithm to create
      * @param direction specify if this should be an encryption or decryption AEAD
      * @param provider optional specification for provider to use
      * @return an AEAD mode, or throw an exception
      */
      static std::unique_ptr<Cipher_Mode> create_or_throw(const std::string& algo,
                                                          Cipher_Dir direction,
                                                          const std::string& provider = "");
 
      /*
      * Prepare for processing a message under the specified nonce
      */
      virtual void start_msg(const uint8_t nonce[], size_t nonce_len) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Begin processing a message.
      * @param nonce the per message nonce
      */
      template<typename Alloc>
      void start(const std::vector<uint8_t, Alloc>& nonce)
         {
         start_msg(nonce.data(), nonce.size());
         }
 
      /**
      * Begin processing a message.
      * @param nonce the per message nonce
      * @param nonce_len length of nonce
      */
      void start(const uint8_t nonce[], size_t nonce_len)
         {
         start_msg(nonce, nonce_len);
         }
 
      /**
      * Begin processing a message.
      */
      void start()
         {
         return start_msg(nullptr, 0);
         }
 
      /**
      * Process message blocks
      *
      * Input must be a multiple of update_granularity
      *
      * Processes msg in place and returns bytes written. Normally
      * this will be either msg_len (indicating the entire message was
      * processed) or for certain AEAD modes zero (indicating that the
      * mode requires the entire message be processed in one pass).
      *
      * @param msg the message to be processed
      * @param msg_len length of the message in bytes
      */
      virtual size_t process(uint8_t msg[], size_t msg_len) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Process some data. Input must be in size update_granularity() uint8_t blocks.
      * @param buffer in/out parameter which will possibly be resized
      * @param offset an offset into blocks to begin processing
      */
      void update(secure_vector<uint8_t>& buffer, size_t offset = 0)
         {
         BOTAN_ASSERT(buffer.size() >= offset, "Offset ok");
         uint8_t* buf = buffer.data() + offset;
         const size_t buf_size = buffer.size() - offset;
 
         const size_t written = process(buf, buf_size);
         buffer.resize(offset + written);
         }
 
      /**
      * Complete processing of a message.
      *
      * @param final_block in/out parameter which must be at least
      *        minimum_final_size() bytes, and will be set to any final output
      * @param offset an offset into final_block to begin processing
      */
      virtual void finish(secure_vector<uint8_t>& final_block, size_t offset = 0) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Returns the size of the output if this transform is used to process a
      * message with input_length bytes. In most cases the answer is precise.
      * If it is not possible to precise (namely for CBC decryption) instead a
      * lower bound is returned.
      */
      virtual size_t output_length(size_t input_length) const = 0;
 
      /**
      * @return size of required blocks to update
      */
      virtual size_t update_granularity() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * @return required minimium size to finalize() - may be any
      *         length larger than this.
      */
      virtual size_t minimum_final_size() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * @return the default size for a nonce
      */
      virtual size_t default_nonce_length() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * @return true iff nonce_len is a valid length for the nonce
      */
      virtual bool valid_nonce_length(size_t nonce_len) const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Resets just the message specific state and allows encrypting again under the existing key
      */
      virtual void reset() = 0;
 
      /**
      * @return true iff this mode provides authentication as well as
      * confidentiality.
      */
      bool authenticated() const { return this->tag_size() > 0; }
 
      /**
      * @return the size of the authentication tag used (in bytes)
      */
      virtual size_t tag_size() const { return 0; }
 
      /**
      * @return provider information about this implementation. Default is "base",
      * might also return "sse2", "avx2", "openssl", or some other arbitrary string.
      */
      virtual std::string provider() const { return "base"; }
   };
 
/**
* Get a cipher mode by name (eg "AES-128/CBC" or "Serpent/XTS")
* @param algo_spec cipher name
* @param direction ENCRYPTION or DECRYPTION
* @param provider provider implementation to choose
*/
inline Cipher_Mode* get_cipher_mode(const std::string& algo_spec,
                                    Cipher_Dir direction,
                                    const std::string& provider = "")
   {
   return Cipher_Mode::create(algo_spec, direction, provider).release();
   }
 
}
 
#endif