Merge branch 'develop' into johannes/lint-file-extensions

spec/unit/common-crypto/key-passphrase.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { keyFromAuthData } from "../../../src/common-crypto/key-passphrase.ts";
+
+describe("key-passphrase", () => {
+    describe("keyFromAuthData", () => {
+        it("should throw an error if salt or iterations are missing", async () => {
+            // missing salt
+            expect(() => keyFromAuthData({ private_key_iterations: 5 }, "passphrase")).toThrow(
+                "Salt and/or iterations not found: this backup cannot be restored with a passphrase",
+            );
+
+            // missing iterations
+            expect(() => keyFromAuthData({ private_key_salt: "salt" }, "passphrase")).toThrow(
+                "Salt and/or iterations not found: this backup cannot be restored with a passphrase",
+            );
+        });
+
+        it("should derive key from auth data", async () => {
+            const key = await keyFromAuthData({ private_key_salt: "salt", private_key_iterations: 5 }, "passphrase");
+            expect(key).toBeDefined();
+        });
+    });
+});

src/client.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ import {
     isCryptoAvailable,
 } from "./crypto/index.ts";
 import { DeviceInfo } from "./crypto/deviceinfo.ts";
-import { keyFromAuthData } from "./crypto/key_passphrase.ts";
 import { User, UserEvent, UserEventHandlerMap } from "./models/user.ts";
 import { getHttpUriForMxc } from "./content-repo.ts";
 import { SearchResult } from "./models/search-result.ts";
@@ -244,6 +243,7 @@ import { RoomMessageEventContent, StickerEventContent } from "./@types/events.ts
 import { ImageInfo } from "./@types/media.ts";
 import { Capabilities, ServerCapabilities } from "./serverCapabilities.ts";
 import { sha256 } from "./digest.ts";
+import { keyFromAuthData } from "./common-crypto/key-passphrase.ts";
 
 export type Store = IStore;
 
@@ -3658,6 +3658,7 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
      * @param password - Passphrase
      * @param backupInfo - Backup metadata from `checkKeyBackup`
      * @returns key backup key
+     * @deprecated Deriving a backup key from a passphrase is not part of the matrix spec. Instead, a random key is generated and stored/shared via 4S.
      */
     public keyBackupKeyFromPassword(password: string, backupInfo: IKeyBackupInfo): Promise<Uint8Array> {
         return keyFromAuthData(backupInfo.auth_data, password);

src/common-crypto/key-passphrase.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase } from "../crypto-api/index.ts";
+
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+interface IAuthData {
+    private_key_salt?: string;
+    private_key_iterations?: number;
+    private_key_bits?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Derive a backup key from a passphrase using the salt and iterations from the auth data.
+ * @param authData - The auth data containing the salt and iterations
+ * @param passphrase - The passphrase to derive the key from
+ * @deprecated Deriving a backup key from a passphrase is not part of the matrix spec. Instead, a random key is generated and stored/shared via 4S.
+ */
+export function keyFromAuthData(authData: IAuthData, passphrase: string): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    if (!authData.private_key_salt || !authData.private_key_iterations) {
+        throw new Error("Salt and/or iterations not found: " + "this backup cannot be restored with a passphrase");
+    }
+
+    return deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(
+        passphrase,
+        authData.private_key_salt,
+        authData.private_key_iterations,
+        authData.private_key_bits,
+    );
+}

src/crypto-api/index.ts

@@ -968,3 +968,4 @@ export interface OwnDeviceKeys {
 export * from "./verification.ts";
 export * from "./keybackup.ts";
 export * from "./recovery-key.ts";
+export * from "./key-passphrase.ts";

src/crypto-api/key-passphrase.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+const DEFAULT_BIT_SIZE = 256;
+
+/**
+ * Derive a recovery key from a passphrase and salt using PBKDF2.
+ * @see https://spec.matrix.org/v1.11/client-server-api/#deriving-keys-from-passphrases
+ *
+ * @param passphrase - The passphrase to derive the key from
+ * @param salt - The salt to use in the derivation
+ * @param iterations - The number of iterations to use in the derivation
+ * @param numBits - The number of bits to derive
+ */
+export async function deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(
+    passphrase: string,
+    salt: string,
+    iterations: number,
+    numBits = DEFAULT_BIT_SIZE,
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    if (!globalThis.crypto.subtle || !TextEncoder) {
+        throw new Error("Password-based backup is not available on this platform");
+    }
+
+    const key = await globalThis.crypto.subtle.importKey(
+        "raw",
+        new TextEncoder().encode(passphrase),
+        { name: "PBKDF2" },
+        false,
+        ["deriveBits"],
+    );
+
+    const keybits = await globalThis.crypto.subtle.deriveBits(
+        {
+            name: "PBKDF2",
+            salt: new TextEncoder().encode(salt),
+            iterations: iterations,
+            hash: "SHA-512",
+        },
+        key,
+        numBits,
+    );
+
+    return new Uint8Array(keybits);
+}

src/crypto/key_passphrase.ts

@@ -15,74 +15,28 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { randomString } from "../randomstring.ts";
+import { deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase } from "../crypto-api/index.ts";
 
 const DEFAULT_ITERATIONS = 500000;
 
-const DEFAULT_BITSIZE = 256;
-
-/* eslint-disable camelcase */
-interface IAuthData {
-    private_key_salt?: string;
-    private_key_iterations?: number;
-    private_key_bits?: number;
-}
-/* eslint-enable camelcase */
-
 interface IKey {
     key: Uint8Array;
     salt: string;
     iterations: number;
 }
 
-export function keyFromAuthData(authData: IAuthData, password: string): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-    if (!authData.private_key_salt || !authData.private_key_iterations) {
-        throw new Error("Salt and/or iterations not found: " + "this backup cannot be restored with a passphrase");
-    }
-
-    return deriveKey(
-        password,
-        authData.private_key_salt,
-        authData.private_key_iterations,
-        authData.private_key_bits || DEFAULT_BITSIZE,
-    );
-}
-
-export async function keyFromPassphrase(password: string): Promise<IKey> {
+/**
+ * Generate a new recovery key, based on a passphrase.
+ * @param passphrase - The passphrase to generate the key from
+ */
+export async function keyFromPassphrase(passphrase: string): Promise<IKey> {
     const salt = randomString(32);
 
-    const key = await deriveKey(password, salt, DEFAULT_ITERATIONS, DEFAULT_BITSIZE);
+    const key = await deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(passphrase, salt, DEFAULT_ITERATIONS);
 
     return { key, salt, iterations: DEFAULT_ITERATIONS };
 }
 
-export async function deriveKey(
-    password: string,
-    salt: string,
-    iterations: number,
-    numBits = DEFAULT_BITSIZE,
-): Promise<Uint8Array> {
-    if (!globalThis.crypto.subtle || !TextEncoder) {
-        throw new Error("Password-based backup is not available on this platform");
-    }
-
-    const key = await globalThis.crypto.subtle.importKey(
-        "raw",
-        new TextEncoder().encode(password),
-        { name: "PBKDF2" },
-        false,
-        ["deriveBits"],
-    );
-
-    const keybits = await globalThis.crypto.subtle.deriveBits(
-        {
-            name: "PBKDF2",
-            salt: new TextEncoder().encode(salt),
-            iterations: iterations,
-            hash: "SHA-512",
-        },
-        key,
-        numBits,
-    );
-
-    return new Uint8Array(keybits);
-}
+// Re-export the key passphrase functions to avoid breaking changes
+export { deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase as deriveKey };
+export { keyFromAuthData } from "../common-crypto/key-passphrase.ts";

src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts

@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ import {
     UserVerificationStatus,
     VerificationRequest,
     encodeRecoveryKey,
+    deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase,
 } from "../crypto-api/index.ts";
 import { deviceKeysToDeviceMap, rustDeviceToJsDevice } from "./device-converter.ts";
 import { IDownloadKeyResult, IQueryKeysRequest } from "../client.ts";
 import { Device, DeviceMap } from "../models/device.ts";
 import { SECRET_STORAGE_ALGORITHM_V1_AES, ServerSideSecretStorage } from "../secret-storage.ts";
 import { CrossSigningIdentity } from "./CrossSigningIdentity.ts";
 import { secretStorageCanAccessSecrets, secretStorageContainsCrossSigningKeys } from "./secret-storage.ts";
-import { keyFromPassphrase } from "../crypto/key_passphrase.ts";
 import { isVerificationEvent, RustVerificationRequest, verificationMethodIdentifierToMethod } from "./verification.ts";
 import { EventType, MsgType } from "../@types/event.ts";
 import { CryptoEvent } from "../crypto/index.ts";
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ interface ISignableObject {
  * @internal
  */
 export class RustCrypto extends TypedEventEmitter<RustCryptoEvents, RustCryptoEventMap> implements CryptoBackend {
+    /**
+     * The number of iterations to use when deriving a recovery key from a passphrase.
+     */
+    private readonly RECOVERY_KEY_DERIVATION_ITERATIONS = 500000;
+
     private _trustCrossSignedDevices = true;
 
     /** whether {@link stop} has been called */
@@ -879,17 +884,24 @@ export class RustCrypto extends TypedEventEmitter<RustCryptoEvents, RustCryptoEv
     public async createRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(password?: string): Promise<GeneratedSecretStorageKey> {
         if (password) {
             // Generate the key from the passphrase
-            const derivation = await keyFromPassphrase(password);
+            // first we generate a random salt
+            const salt = randomString(32);
+            // then we derive the key from the passphrase
+            const recoveryKey = await deriveRecoveryKeyFromPassphrase(
+                password,
+                salt,
+                this.RECOVERY_KEY_DERIVATION_ITERATIONS,
+            );
             return {
                 keyInfo: {
                     passphrase: {
                         algorithm: "m.pbkdf2",
-                        iterations: derivation.iterations,
-                        salt: derivation.salt,
+                        iterations: this.RECOVERY_KEY_DERIVATION_ITERATIONS,
+                        salt,
                     },
                 },
-                privateKey: derivation.key,
-                encodedPrivateKey: encodeRecoveryKey(derivation.key),
+                privateKey: recoveryKey,
+                encodedPrivateKey: encodeRecoveryKey(recoveryKey),
             };
         } else {
             // Using the navigator crypto API to generate the private key