ouroboros/src/lib/crypt/openssl.h, branch master

build: Update copyright to 2026

2026-02-18T06:54:56+00:00

Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Fix OpenSSL includes and explicit_bzero on OSX

2026-02-13T08:22:06+00:00

The include headers and NIDs are different on macOS X. It also doesn't have explicit_bzero. The crypt.h includes are now guarded to work on OS X (trying to avoid the includes by defining the OpenSSL mac header guard led to a whole list of other issues). The explicit zero'ing of buffers temporarily holding secrets has now been abstracted in a crypt_secure_clear() function defaulting to OpenSSL_cleanse, explicit_bzero (if present) or a best-effort option using a volatile pointer. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Fix allocation of IV and tags

2026-01-23T07:29:30+00:00

The packet buffer was allocating a fixed header for the IV, but did not account for the tag at all (remnant of the old hardcoded CBC mode-only proof-of-concept). Never ran into issues because we always reserved ample space. But it now properly reserves the correct space for IV and tag. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Add post-quantum cryptography support

2026-01-19T07:29:29+00:00

This adds initial support for runtime-configurable encryption and post-quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEMs) and authentication (ML-DSA). Supported key exchange algorithms: ECDH: prime256v1, secp384r1, secp521r1, X25519, X448 Finite Field DH: ffdhe2048, ffdhe3072, ffdhe4096 ML-KEM (FIPS 203): ML-KEM-512, ML-KEM-768, ML-KEM-1024 Hybrid KEMs: X25519MLKEM768, X448MLKEM1024 Supported ciphers: AEAD: aes-128-gcm, aes-192-gcm, aes-256-gcm, chacha20-poly1305 CTR: aes-128-ctr, aes-192-ctr, aes-256-ctr Supported HKDFs: sha256, sha384, sha512, sha3-256, sha3-384, sha3-512, blake2b512, blake2s256 Supported Digests for DSA: sha256, sha384, sha512, sha3-256, sha3-384, sha3-512, blake2b512, blake2s256 PQC support requires OpenSSL 3.4.0+ and is detected automatically via CMake. A DISABLE_PQC option allows building without PQC even when available. KEMs differ from traditional DH in that they require asymmetric roles: one party encapsulates to the other's public key. This creates a coordination problem during simultaneous reconnection attempts. The kem_mode configuration parameter resolves this by pre-assigning roles: kem_mode=server # Server encapsulates (1-RTT, full forward secrecy) kem_mode=client # Client encapsulates (0-RTT, cached server key) The enc.conf file format supports: kex= # Key exchange algorithm cipher= # Symmetric cipher kdf= # Key derivation function digest= # Digest for DSA kem_mode= # Server (default) or client none # Disable encryption The OAP protocol is extended to negotiate algorithms and exchange KEX data. All KEX messages are signed using existing authentication infrastructure for integrity and replay protection. Tests are split into base and _pqc variants to handle conditional PQC compilation (kex_test.c/kex_test_pqc.c, oap_test.c/oap_test_pqc.c). Bumped minimum required OpenSSL version for encryption to 3.0 (required for HKDF API). 1.1.1 is long time EOL. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

irmd: Initial Flow Allocation Protocol Header

2025-07-23T13:07:52+00:00

This adds the initial version for the flow allocation protocol header between IRMd instances. This is a step towards flow authentication. The header supports secure and authenticated flow allocation, supporting certificate-based authentication and ephemeral key exchange for end-to-end encryption. id: 128-bit identifier for the entity. timestamp: 64-bit timestamp (replay protection). certificate: Certificate for authentication. public key: ECDHE public key for key exchange. data: Application data. signature: Signature for integrity/authenticity. Authentication and encryption require OpenSSL to be installed. The IRMd compares the allocation request delay with the MPL of the Layer over which the flow allocation was sent. MPL is now reported by the Layer in ms instead of seconds. Time functions revised for consistency and adds some tests. The TPM can now print thread running times in Debug builds (TPM_DEBUG_REPORT_INTERVAL) and abort processes with hung threads (TPM_DEBUG_ABORT_TIMEOUT). Long running threads waiting for input should call tpm_wait_work() to avoid trigger a process abort. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Add authentication functions

2025-07-04T08:12:15+00:00

Adds functions needed for authentication using X509 certificates, implemented using OpenSSL. Refactors some library internals, and adds some unit tests for them. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders