Hi Sherry,
Import persistent key with a specified key_id is indeed supported in the
updated crypto spec..
I mean,if a key created by derivation functions,and this key is imported
as a persistent key with s specific key id such as KEY_ID_EXAMPLE,then
this key is stored in internal Flash with its service.
After the reset,this persistent key still exists,but this persisten key
cannot be used to do encryption directly,for example,call
psa_aead_encrypt(KEY_ID_EXAMPLE,alg,nonce,...),unless import this key with
psa_import() once again.
Call psa_aead_encrypt(SSKEY_ID,alg,nonce,...) without calling
psa_import_key() in advance is not allowed,because in
tfm_crypto_check_handle_owner()(why this API is needed?)it will check this
key_id with handle_owner[] array.
So I am wondering what's the intended use of persistent keys? After
creation, this persistent keys can only be used to derive other encryption
keys,rather than used to encrypt data with themselves?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn
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Re: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Poppy,
Some feedback from my understanding on the first question.
1. Import persistent key with a key_id is still supported in the
updated PSA crypto spec.
In the version of PSA crypto spec in which psa_open_key is supported, the
persistent key can be opened after the reset with the key_id which is
specified in the key attributes in key creation. This is not very
friendly. The reason is that each time the user calls the psa_open_key,
the crypto service loads the key material from slot to running area(ram or
flash) thus a new associated resources is allocated. The application must
eventually call psa_close_key to release the allocated associated
resources. It can happen that multiple applications call psa_open_key
multile times as they may do not know whether the key is opened by other
applications. So it can happen that multiple copies of associated
resources are allocated for the same key. This is not user friendly.
In the updated PSA crypto spec, the key material management strategy is
changed. The user does not need to call the psa_open_key to load the key
from slot to ram/flash. See the section of “9.4 Key identifies” of the
spec:
```
Key identifiers are output from a successful call to one of the key
creation functions. For persistent keys,
this is the same identifier as the one specified in the key attributes
used to create the key. The key
indenter remains valid until it is invalidated by passing it to
psa_destroy_key(). A volatile key identifier
must not be used after it has been invalidated.
```
So I think the user can use the key_id directly to call
crypto operations, such as means encrypt, decrypt.
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
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Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 1:30 PM
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org
Subject: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Experts,
I have some questions about crypto persisten keys.
1. psa_open_key() is removed in psa crypto spec,so it is impossible to
import a persistent key into key slot with key_id,which means
encrypt/decrypt data directly with a persistent key is not allowed,these
persistent keys can only be
used to derive volatile keys which will be used for encryption/decryption,
I am not sure if I understand correctly.
2. Besides,HUK can be used to derive the other crypto keys,such as ps
crypto key.HUK may be stored in OTP area of MCU(without crypto element
such as cc312),then what's intended flow to derive crypto keys from HUK
via calling PSA crypto service?There is no reference implementation in
tf-m code.
tfm_plat_get_huk_derived_key(){
get HUK from OTP
||
||
\/
how to derive crypto key from HUK with calling crypto service?
}
3. BTW,HUK has a persistent key id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK defined in
tfm_crypto_defs.h,but I haven't seen any reference to this macro. What's
the intended use of this key id?And what's the key owner of HUK?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn
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Hi Andrew,
“built-in keys with a pre-defined key_id” ,I take this to mean that HUK
is a built-in key with the pre-defined key_id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK,which
can be stored in OTP,EEPROM or embedded Flash of MCU.
There is no ownership of these built-in keys,however,application persisten
keys are created by an application,so application persisten keys are owned
by relevant applications.
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn
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Subject
Re: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Poppy Wu,
In the v1.0.0 PSA Crypto spec, key handles were removed, and keys are now
always referred to by a key identifier.
After creating a persistent key with a key_id specified by the application
(by import, generation or derivation), the key can be used in a
cryptographic operation by passing the key_id to the operation function.
No key handles are needed anymore. See
https://armmbed.github.io/mbed-crypto/html/api/keys/lifetimes.html#persiste…
.
An implementation can provide some built-in keys with a pre-defined
key_id. Depending on the key attributes and policy, these can be used by
an application in appropriate cryptographic operations. Built-in keys can
behave differently to application persistent keys:
They cannot be destroyed by an application
They might be accessible to multiple applications
They might have different values in different applications
The implementation should provide documentation on the expected use of any
built-in keys.
We’ll need one of the TF-M team to comment on the expected use for
TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK.
Regards,
Andrew Thoelke
Andrew Thoelke
Software Systems Architect | Arm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sent: 02 June 2021 06:30
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org
Subject: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Experts,
I have some questions about crypto persisten keys.
1. psa_open_key() is removed in psa crypto spec,so it is impossible to
import a persistent key into key slot with key_id,which means
encrypt/decrypt data directly with a persistent key is not allowed,these
persistent keys can only be
used to derive volatile keys which will be used for encryption/decryption,
I am not sure if I understand correctly.
2. Besides,HUK can be used to derive the other crypto keys,such as ps
crypto key.HUK may be stored in OTP area of MCU(without crypto element
such as cc312),then what's intended flow to derive crypto keys from HUK
via calling PSA crypto service?There is no reference implementation in
tf-m code.
tfm_plat_get_huk_derived_key(){
get HUK from OTP
||
||
\/
how to derive crypto key from HUK with calling crypto service?
}
3. BTW,HUK has a persistent key id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK defined in
tfm_crypto_defs.h,but I haven't seen any reference to this macro. What's
the intended use of this key id?And what's the key owner of HUK?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn
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Hi,
The next Technical Forum is planned on Thursday, June 10, 15:00-16:00 UTC (US time zone).
Please reply on this email with your proposals for agenda topics.
Recording and slides of previous meetings are here:
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Best regards,
Anton
Hi Poppy,
Some feedback from my understanding on the first question.
1. Import persistent key with a key_id is still supported in the updated PSA crypto spec.
In the version of PSA crypto spec in which psa_open_key is supported, the persistent key can be opened after the reset with the key_id which is specified in the key attributes in key creation. This is not very friendly. The reason is that each time the user calls the psa_open_key, the crypto service loads the key material from slot to running area(ram or flash) thus a new associated resources is allocated. The application must eventually call psa_close_key to release the allocated associated resources. It can happen that multiple applications call psa_open_key multile times as they may do not know whether the key is opened by other applications. So it can happen that multiple copies of associated resources are allocated for the same key. This is not user friendly.
In the updated PSA crypto spec, the key material management strategy is changed. The user does not need to call the psa_open_key to load the key from slot to ram/flash. See the section of "9.4 Key identifies" of the spec:
```
Key identifiers are output from a successful call to one of the key creation functions. For persistent keys,
this is the same identifier as the one specified in the key attributes used to create the key. The key
indenter remains valid until it is invalidated by passing it to psa_destroy_key(). A volatile key identifier
must not be used after it has been invalidated.
```
So I think the user can use the key_id directly to call crypto operations, such as means encrypt, decrypt.
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
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Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 1:30 PM
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org
Subject: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Experts,
I have some questions about crypto persisten keys.
1. psa_open_key() is removed in psa crypto spec,so it is impossible to import a persistent key into key slot with key_id,which means encrypt/decrypt data directly with a persistent key is not allowed,these persistent keys can only be
used to derive volatile keys which will be used for encryption/decryption, I am not sure if I understand correctly.
2. Besides,HUK can be used to derive the other crypto keys,such as ps crypto key.HUK may be stored in OTP area of MCU(without crypto element such as cc312),then what's intended flow to derive crypto keys from HUK via calling PSA crypto service?There is no reference implementation in tf-m code.
tfm_plat_get_huk_derived_key(){
get HUK from OTP
||
||
\/
how to derive crypto key from HUK with calling crypto service?
}
3. BTW,HUK has a persistent key id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK defined in tfm_crypto_defs.h,but I haven't seen any reference to this macro. What's the intended use of this key id?And what's the key owner of HUK?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn<http://www.mxic.com.cn/>
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Hi Poppy Wu,
In the v1.0.0 PSA Crypto spec, key handles were removed, and keys are now always referred to by a key identifier.
After creating a persistent key with a key_id specified by the application (by import, generation or derivation), the key can be used in a cryptographic operation by passing the key_id to the operation function. No key handles are needed anymore. See https://armmbed.github.io/mbed-crypto/html/api/keys/lifetimes.html#persiste….
An implementation can provide some built-in keys with a pre-defined key_id. Depending on the key attributes and policy, these can be used by an application in appropriate cryptographic operations. Built-in keys can behave differently to application persistent keys:
* They cannot be destroyed by an application
* They might be accessible to multiple applications
* They might have different values in different applications
The implementation should provide documentation on the expected use of any built-in keys.
We'll need one of the TF-M team to comment on the expected use for TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK.
Regards,
Andrew Thoelke
Andrew Thoelke
Software Systems Architect | Arm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sent: 02 June 2021 06:30
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org
Subject: [TF-M] Questions about psa crypto persistent key
Hi Experts,
I have some questions about crypto persisten keys.
1. psa_open_key() is removed in psa crypto spec,so it is impossible to import a persistent key into key slot with key_id,which means encrypt/decrypt data directly with a persistent key is not allowed,these persistent keys can only be
used to derive volatile keys which will be used for encryption/decryption, I am not sure if I understand correctly.
2. Besides,HUK can be used to derive the other crypto keys,such as ps crypto key.HUK may be stored in OTP area of MCU(without crypto element such as cc312),then what's intended flow to derive crypto keys from HUK via calling PSA crypto service?There is no reference implementation in tf-m code.
tfm_plat_get_huk_derived_key(){
get HUK from OTP
||
||
\/
how to derive crypto key from HUK with calling crypto service?
}
3. BTW,HUK has a persistent key id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK defined in tfm_crypto_defs.h,but I haven't seen any reference to this macro. What's the intended use of this key id?And what's the key owner of HUK?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn<http://www.mxic.com.cn/>
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Hi,
I want to talk about whether TFM should support the PEM key format in crypto operation. In the PSA crypto spec, it describes:
```
This specification supports a single format for each key type. Implementations may support other formats as long as the standard format is supported.
```
The PEM format is not the standard format described in the spec. However, in the tfm_mbedcrypto_config_default.h, the MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C and the MBEDTLS_PEM_WRITE_C is defined which leads to that PEM key format operation is enabled in TFM crypto service.
In isolation level1, about more than 2000 bytes code is introduced by this feature:
.ER_TFM_CODE 0x2a01c // MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C and the MBEDTLS_PEM_WRITE_C enabled
.ER_TFM_CODE 0x29848 // MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C and the MBEDTLS_PEM_WRITE_C disabled
Is it necessary to support the PEM format in the key operation in crypto service at the cost of more than 2000 bytes?
Any comments on that?
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
Hi Experts,
I have some questions about crypto persisten keys.
1. psa_open_key() is removed in psa crypto spec,so it is impossible to
import a persistent key into key slot with key_id,which means
encrypt/decrypt data directly with a persistent key is not allowed,these
persistent keys can only be
used to derive volatile keys which will be used for encryption/decryption,
I am not sure if I understand correctly.
2. Besides,HUK can be used to derive the other crypto keys,such as ps
crypto key.HUK may be stored in OTP area of MCU(without crypto element
such as cc312),then what's intended flow to derive crypto keys from HUK
via calling PSA crypto service?There is no reference implementation in
tf-m code.
tfm_plat_get_huk_derived_key(){
get HUK from OTP
||
||
\/
how to derive crypto key from HUK with calling crypto service?
}
3. BTW,HUK has a persistent key id TFM_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_HUK defined in
tfm_crypto_defs.h,but I haven't seen any reference to this macro. What's
the intended use of this key id?And what's the key owner of HUK?
Best Regards,
Poppy Wu
Macronix Microelectronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd
http://www.mxic.com.cn
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Hi,
The agenda for the forum:
1. Linker script/scatter file templating (Ken Liu)
2. Discussion on Non-Secure Client ID update (David Wang).
3. AOB
Regards,
Anton
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Cc: nd <nd(a)arm.com>
Subject: [TF-M] Technical Forum call - May 27
Hi,
The next Technical Forum is planned on Thursday, May 27 , 07:00-08:00 UTC (Asia time zone).
Please reply on this email with your proposals for agenda topics.
Recording and slides of previous meetings are here:
https://www.trustedfirmware.org/meetings/tf-m-technical-forum/
Best regards,
Anton
Hi Suresh,
> I am of the belief that MCUboot will be a very thin shim layer over the FWU API to provide the compatibility interface to legacy software and most of the work that was done earlier in MCUboot is pushed down into the FWU partition.
Are you suggesting that the software stack might look like this:
Update client application
|
| Function call
V
MCUBoot user API
Shim layer
|
| Function call
V
FWU API
|
| TF-M psa_call() etc.
V
FWU Partition
|
| Function call
V
MCUBoot user API
MCUBoot engine
This looks like it has one more layer than it needs, as either:
1. The Update client application could Talk directly to the FWU API, or
2. The first MCUBoot user API could interact with an MCUBoot update partition (RoT Service), without having to tunnel the MCUBoot API over the FWU API. The latter might not be straightforward - I am not sure that anyone has reviewed the two APIs for this purpose.
Are you only considering this software stack for a system where touching the update client application source code is not possible (needed for option #1 above)? - and you also cannot introduce a custom MCUBoot RoT Service partition (option #2 above) so you want to reuse TF-M's existing FWU API and partition?
Regards,
Andrew
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Cc: nd <nd(a)arm.com>
Subject: Re: [TF-M] Firmware update API - MCUboot update
Hi Sherry,
Thanks for the info. Wondering if there is some documentation or powerpoint explaining how the MCUBoot is changed to accommodate the FWU API.
Details that would help:
1. How the MCUboot works without the FWU API - natively
2. How the MCUBoot needs to be modified to leverage from FWU API
3. What components are retained in MCUBoot ex: image format, signing, metadata, tools
I am of the belief that MCUboot will be a very thin shim layer over the FWU API to provide the compatibility interface to legacy software and most of the work that was done earlier in MCUboot is pushed down into the FWU partition.
The other way to look at it is: If somebody wants to replace MCUboot with a simple BL to integrate it tightly into TFM, what would that look like?
thanks
Suresh Marisetty
Infineon Semiconductor Corporation
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Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 7:51 PM
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Hi Suresh,
The MCUboot update functionality is about validating the existing images on the device which is different from that of the firmware update service which follows mostly with the PSA Firmware Update API spec<https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ihi0093/latest/>.
We designed a shim layer between the firmware update partition and bootloader. A specific bootloader can be ported into the firmware update partition via that shim layer. Please refer to the firmware update service document<https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/tree/docs/techn…>. In the MCUboot based shim layer implementation, it calls some user/public APIs provided by MCUboot to achieve its functionality. For example, the Firmware Update API spec describes that psa_fwu_install() API should validate the image or defer the validation to a system reboot. In the MCUboot shim layer implementation, it calls the boot_write_magic() API to mark the image as a candidate image for MCUboot and defers the image validation to a system reboot. Please refer to this link<https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/tree/secure_fw/…>.
Can you please provide more specific suggestion or questions?
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
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Cc: nd <nd(a)arm.com<mailto:nd@arm.com>>
Subject: RE: Firmware update API - MCUboot update
Hi Sherry,
Please take a closer look at the MCUboot and TFM might want to have a clear position/distinction between these two and how to transition from MCUboot update to this mechanism or it could be that they complement each other.
thanks
Suresh Marisetty
Infineon Semiconductor Corporation
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Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:55 PM
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Hi Suresh,
The firmware update service APIs are for updating the firmware. The functionalities of these APIs includes loading the image into its target device(flash), verifying the image and installing it and so on.
The user can call the these APIs to achieve update images. For example, in the integration of TF-M and the FreeRTOS OTA<https://github.com/Linaro/amazon-freertos/blob/tfm-fwu/libraries/abstractio…>, the OTA agent calls the firmware update service APIs to achieve an image update remotely.
I guess that the "MCUboot update services" you mentioned refers to the functionality of MCUboot which acts as a bootloader. As a bootloader, it can verify the image which already exists on the device and chose the right image to start up. But it cannot, for example, load the image into device or control the image update process.
The firmware update partition calls some user APIs provided by MCUboot to cooperate with it. You can refer to https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/tree/docs/techn….
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
From: TF-M <tf-m-bounces(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org<mailto:tf-m-bounces@lists.trustedfirmware.org>> On Behalf Of Suresh Marisetty via TF-M
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:09 AM
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org<mailto:tf-m@lists.trustedfirmware.org>
Subject: [TF-M] Firmware update API - MCUboot update
Hi,
I would like to see if there is any guidance/documentation on how to coordinate between the firmware update services API with that of MCUboot.
Does the use of this API make the MCUboot update services redundant?
thanks
Suresh Marisetty
Infineon Semiconductor Corporation
Lead Member of Technical Staff
CYSC CSS ICW SW SSE
Mobile: +5103863997
Suresh.Marisetty(a)infineon.com<mailto:Suresh.Marisetty@infineon.com>
Hi Suresh,
The firmware update service APIs are for updating the firmware. The functionalities of these APIs includes loading the image into its target device(flash), verifying the image and installing it and so on.
The user can call the these APIs to achieve update images. For example, in the integration of TF-M and the FreeRTOS OTA<https://github.com/Linaro/amazon-freertos/blob/tfm-fwu/libraries/abstractio…>, the OTA agent calls the firmware update service APIs to achieve an image update remotely.
I guess that the "MCUboot update services" you mentioned refers to the functionality of MCUboot which acts as a bootloader. As a bootloader, it can verify the image which already exists on the device and chose the right image to start up. But it cannot, for example, load the image into device or control the image update process.
The firmware update partition calls some user APIs provided by MCUboot to cooperate with it. You can refer to https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/tree/docs/techn….
Regards,
Sherry Zhang
From: TF-M <tf-m-bounces(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org> On Behalf Of Suresh Marisetty via TF-M
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:09 AM
To: tf-m(a)lists.trustedfirmware.org
Subject: [TF-M] Firmware update API - MCUboot update
Hi,
I would like to see if there is any guidance/documentation on how to coordinate between the firmware update services API with that of MCUboot.
Does the use of this API make the MCUboot update services redundant?
thanks
Suresh Marisetty
Infineon Semiconductor Corporation
Lead Member of Technical Staff
CYSC CSS ICW SW SSE
Mobile: +5103863997
Suresh.Marisetty(a)infineon.com<mailto:Suresh.Marisetty@infineon.com>
