Crypto.cpp

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#include "Crypto.h"

/**
 * \brief Cleans a block of bytes.
 *
 * \param dest The destination block to be cleaned.
 * \param size The size of the destination to be cleaned in bytes.
 *
 * Unlike memset(), this function attempts to prevent the compiler
 * from optimizing away the clear on a memory buffer.
 */
void clean(void *dest, size_t size)
{
    // Force the use of volatile so that we actually clear the memory.
    // Otherwise the compiler might optimise the entire contents of this
    // function away, which will not be secure.
    volatile uint8_t *d = (volatile uint8_t *)dest;
    while (size > 0) {
        *d++ = 0;
        --size;
    }
}

/**
 * \fn void clean(T &var)
 * \brief Template function that cleans a variable.
 *
 * \param var A reference to the variable to clean.
 *
 * The variable will be cleared to all-zeroes in a secure manner.
 * Unlike memset(), this function attempts to prevent the compiler
 * from optimizing away the variable clear.
 */

/**
 * \brief Compares two memory blocks for equality.
 *
 * \param data1 Points to the first memory block.
 * \param data2 Points to the second memory block.
 * \param len The size of the memory blocks in bytes.
 *
 * Unlike memcmp(), this function attempts to compare the two memory blocks
 * in a way that will not reveal the contents in the instruction timing.
 * In particular, this function will not stop early if a byte is different.
 * It will instead continue onto the end of the array.
 */
bool secure_compare(const void *data1, const void *data2, size_t len)
{
    uint8_t result = 0;
    const uint8_t *d1 = (const uint8_t *)data1;
    const uint8_t *d2 = (const uint8_t *)data2;
    while (len > 0) {
        result |= (*d1++ ^ *d2++);
        --len;
    }
    return (bool)((((uint16_t)0x0100) - result) >> 8);
}