stream_cipher.h

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/*
* Stream Cipher
* (C) 1999-2007 Jack Lloyd
*
* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
*/
 
#ifndef BOTAN_STREAM_CIPHER_H_
#define BOTAN_STREAM_CIPHER_H_
 
#include <botan/concepts.h>
#include <botan/secmem.h>
#include <botan/sym_algo.h>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
#include <vector>
 
namespace Botan {
 
/**
* Base class for all stream ciphers
*/
class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2, 0) StreamCipher : public SymmetricAlgorithm {
   public:
      /**
      * Create an instance based on a name
      * If provider is empty then best available is chosen.
      * @param algo_spec algorithm name
      * @param provider provider implementation to use
      * @return a null pointer if the algo/provider combination cannot be found
      */
      static std::unique_ptr<StreamCipher> create(std::string_view algo_spec, std::string_view provider = "");
 
      /**
      * Create an instance based on a name
      * If provider is empty then best available is chosen.
      * @param algo_spec algorithm name
      * @param provider provider implementation to use
      * Throws a Lookup_Error if the algo/provider combination cannot be found
      */
      static std::unique_ptr<StreamCipher> create_or_throw(std::string_view algo_spec, std::string_view provider = "");
 
      /**
      * List the providers available for a given stream cipher
      * @return list of available providers for this algorithm, empty if not available
      */
      static std::vector<std::string> providers(std::string_view algo_spec);
 
      /**
      * Encrypt or decrypt a message
      *
      * Processes all bytes plain/ciphertext from @p in and writes the result to
      * @p out.
      *
      * @param in the plaintext
      * @param out the byte array to hold the output, i.e. the ciphertext
      * @param len the length of both in and out in bytes
      */
      void cipher(const uint8_t in[], uint8_t out[], size_t len) { cipher_bytes(in, out, len); }
 
      /**
      * Encrypt or decrypt a message
      * @param in the plaintext
      * @param out the byte array to hold the output, i.e. the ciphertext
      *            with at least the same size as @p in
      */
      void cipher(std::span<const uint8_t> in, std::span<uint8_t> out);
 
      /**
      * Write keystream bytes to a buffer
      *
      * The contents of @p out are ignored/overwritten
      *
      * @param out the byte array to hold the keystream
      * @param len the length of out in bytes
      */
      void write_keystream(uint8_t out[], size_t len) { generate_keystream(out, len); }
 
      /**
      * Fill a given buffer with keystream bytes
      *
      * The contents of @p out are ignored/overwritten
      *
      * @param out the byte array to hold the keystream
      */
      void write_keystream(std::span<uint8_t> out) { generate_keystream(out.data(), out.size()); }
 
      /**
      * Get @p bytes from the keystream
      *
      * The bytes are written into a continuous byte buffer of your choosing.
      *
      * @param bytes The number of bytes to be produced
      */
      template <concepts::resizable_byte_buffer T = secure_vector<uint8_t>>
      T keystream_bytes(size_t bytes) {
         T out(bytes);
         write_keystream(out);
         return out;
      }
 
      /**
      * Encrypt or decrypt a message
      * The message is encrypted/decrypted in place.
      * @param buf the plaintext / ciphertext
      * @param len the length of buf in bytes
      */
      void cipher1(uint8_t buf[], size_t len) { cipher(buf, buf, len); }
 
      /**
      * Encrypt or decrypt a message
      * The message is encrypted/decrypted in place.
      * @param buf the plaintext / ciphertext
      */
      void cipher1(std::span<uint8_t> buf) { cipher(buf, buf); }
 
      /**
      * Encrypt a message
      * The message is encrypted/decrypted in place.
      * @param inout the plaintext / ciphertext
      */
      void encipher(std::span<uint8_t> inout) { cipher(inout.data(), inout.data(), inout.size()); }
 
      /**
      * Encrypt a message
      * The message is encrypted in place.
      * @param inout the plaintext / ciphertext
      */
      void encrypt(std::span<uint8_t> inout) { cipher(inout.data(), inout.data(), inout.size()); }
 
      /**
      * Decrypt a message in place
      * The message is decrypted in place.
      * @param inout the plaintext / ciphertext
      */
      void decrypt(std::span<uint8_t> inout) { cipher(inout.data(), inout.data(), inout.size()); }
 
      /**
      * Return the optimium buffer size to use with this cipher
      *
      * Most stream ciphers internally produce blocks of bytes.  This function
      * returns that block size. Aligning buffer sizes to a multiple of this
      * size may improve performance by reducing internal buffering overhead.
      *
      * Note the return value of this function may change for any particular
      * algorithm due to changes in the implementation from release to release,
      * or changes in the runtime environment (such as CPUID indicating
      * availability of an optimized implementation). It is not intrinsic to
      * the algorithm; it is just a suggestion for gaining best performance.
      */
      virtual size_t buffer_size() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Resync the cipher using the IV
      *
      * Load @p IV into the stream cipher state. This should happen after the
      * key is set (set_key()) and before any operation (encrypt(), decrypt() or
      * seek()) is called.
      *
      * If the cipher does not support IVs, then a call with an empty IV will be
      * accepted and any other length will cause an Invalid_IV_Length exception.
      *
      * @param iv the initialization vector
      * @param iv_len the length of the IV in bytes
      */
      void set_iv(const uint8_t iv[], size_t iv_len) { set_iv_bytes(iv, iv_len); }
 
      /**
      * Resync the cipher using the IV
      * @param iv the initialization vector
      * @throws Invalid_IV_Length if an incompatible IV was passed.
      */
      void set_iv(std::span<const uint8_t> iv) { set_iv_bytes(iv.data(), iv.size()); }
 
      /**
      * Return the default (preferred) nonce length
      *
      * If this function returns zero, then this cipher does not support nonces;
      * in this case any call to set_iv with a (non-empty) value will fail.
      *
      * Default implementation returns 0
      */
      virtual size_t default_iv_length() const;
 
      /**
      * Test if a nonce length is valid for this cipher
      * @param iv_len the length of the IV in bytes
      * @return if the length is valid for this algorithm
      */
      virtual bool valid_iv_length(size_t iv_len) const { return (iv_len == 0); }
 
      /**
      * Create a new uninitialized object of the same type
      * @return a new object representing the same algorithm as *this
      */
      StreamCipher* clone() const { return this->new_object().release(); }
 
      /**
      * Create a new uninitialized object of the same type
      * @return new object representing the same algorithm as *this
      */
      virtual std::unique_ptr<StreamCipher> new_object() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Set the offset and the state used later to generate the keystream
      *
      * Sets the state of the stream cipher and keystream according to the
      * passed @p offset, exactly as if @p offset bytes had first been
      * encrypted. The key and (if required) the IV have to be set before this
      * can be called.
      *
      * @note Not all ciphers support seeking; such objects will throw
      *       Not_Implemented in this case. Use supports_seek() to query
      *       in advance.
      *
      * @param offset the offset where we begin to generate the keystream
      */
      virtual void seek(uint64_t offset) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Test whether this cipher supports seeking within the keystream
      * @return true if this cipher implements seek(); false if seek() will
      *         throw Not_Implemented for any offset.
      */
      virtual bool supports_seek() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Many stream ciphers are internally based on encrypting a counter of some
      * kind. If the counter wraps around, keystream bytes would be repeated.
      *
      * This function returns the number of keystream bytes that can still be
      * produced under the current key/nonce settings, if that limit fits in a
      * uint64_t. If there is no specific limit (eg due to being based on
      * permutations rather than a counter), or if the limit is at least 2**64
      * bytes (where consuming the entire keystream is not practically
      * possible), then this function returns nullopt.
      *
      * Note this returns nullopt if no key is set (there are no keystream bytes
      * at all available, in that state) or potentially if the nonce is not set
      * (as in some cases, such as ChaCha, the available counter bytes vary
      * depending on the size of the nonce used).
      */
      virtual std::optional<uint64_t> remaining_keystream_bytes() const = 0;
 
      /**
      * Return the name of the provider implementing this object
      * @return provider information about this implementation. Default is "base",
      * might also return "sse2", "avx2" or some other arbitrary string.
      */
      virtual std::string provider() const { return "base"; }
 
   protected:
      /**
      * Encrypt or decrypt a message
      */
      virtual void cipher_bytes(const uint8_t in[], uint8_t out[], size_t len) = 0;
 
      /**
      * Write keystream bytes to a buffer
      */
      virtual void generate_keystream(uint8_t out[], size_t len);
 
      /**
      * Resync the cipher using the IV
      */
      virtual void set_iv_bytes(const uint8_t iv[], size_t iv_len) = 0;
};
 
}  // namespace Botan
 
#endif