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Discard base32 and SHA1.

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Jean-Paul Calderone 2018-06-29 11:11:30 -04:00
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@ -121,15 +121,17 @@ Bob's client and Alice's storage node are assured of both **message authenticati
.. note::
Foolscap TubIDs are 20 bytes (SHA1 digest of the certificate).
They are presented with base32 encoding at a length of 32 bytes.
They are encoded with Base32 for a length of 32 bytes.
SPKI information discussed here is 32 bytes (SHA256 digest).
They will present in base32 as 52 bytes.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7515#appendix-C may prove a better (more compact) choice for encoding the information into a fURL.
It will encode 32 bytes into merely 43...
We could also choose to reduce the hash size of the SPKI information through use of another cryptographic hash (replacing sha256).
They would be encoded in Base32 for a length of 52 bytes.
`base64url`_ provides a more compact encoding of the information while remaining URL-compatible.
This would encode the SPKI information for a length of merely 43 bytes.
SHA1,
the current Foolscap hash function,
is not a practical choice at this time due to advances made in `attacking SHA1`_.
The selection of a safe hash function with output smaller than SHA256 could be the subject of future improvements.
A 224 bit hash function (SHA3-224, for example) might be suitable -
improving the encoded length to 38 bytes.
Or we could stick with the Foolscap digest function - SHA1.
Transition
@ -481,14 +483,15 @@ Just like the immutable version.
Encoding,
PublicFormat,
)
from foolscap import base32
from pybase64 import urlsafe_b64encode
spki_bytes = cert.public_key().public_bytes(Encoding.DER, PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo)
spki_sha256 = sha256(spki_bytes).digest()
spki_digest32 = base32.encode(spki_sha256)
assert spki_digest32 == tub_id
def check_tub_id(tub_id):
spki_bytes = cert.public_key().public_bytes(Encoding.DER, PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo)
spki_sha256 = sha256(spki_bytes).digest()
spki_encoded = urlsafe_b64encode(spki_sha256)
assert spki_encoded == tub_id
Note we use the Tahoe-LAFS-preferred base32 encoding rather than base64.
Note we use `base64url`_ rather than the Foolscap- and Tahoe-LAFS-preferred Base32.
.. [#]
Other schemes for differentiating between the two server types is possible.
@ -505,3 +508,7 @@ Just like the immutable version.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5124
.. [#]
https://efail.de/
.. _base64url: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7515#appendix-C
.. _attacking SHA1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1#Attacks