Re: [PATCH v1] Bluetooth: Enforce key size of 16 bytes on FIPS level

[Archie Pusaka]

Hi Luiz,

On Tue, 22 Sep 2020 at 01:13, Luiz Augusto von Dentz
<luiz.dentz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Archie,
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 1:31 AM Archie Pusaka <apusaka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Archie Pusaka <apusaka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > According to the spec Ver 5.2, Vol 3, Part C, Sec 5.2.2.8:
> > Device in security mode 4 level 4 shall enforce:
> > 128-bit equivalent strength for link and encryption keys required
> > using FIPS approved algorithms (E0 not allowed, SAFER+ not allowed,
> > and P-192 not allowed; encryption key not shortened)
> >
> > This patch rejects connection with key size below 16 for FIPS level
> > services.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Archie Pusaka <apusaka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Alain Michaud <alainm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> >
> >  net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c | 7 ++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
> > index ade83e224567..306616ec26e6 100644
> > --- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
> > +++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
> > @@ -1515,8 +1515,13 @@ static bool l2cap_check_enc_key_size(struct hci_conn *hcon)
> >          * that have no key size requirements. Ensure that the link is
> >          * actually encrypted before enforcing a key size.
> >          */
> > +       int min_key_size = hcon->hdev->min_enc_key_size;
> > +
> > +       if (hcon->sec_level == BT_SECURITY_FIPS)
> > +               min_key_size = 16;
> > +
> >         return (!test_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT, &hcon->flags) ||
> > -               hcon->enc_key_size >= hcon->hdev->min_enc_key_size);
> > +               hcon->enc_key_size >= min_key_size);
>
> While this looks fine to me, it looks like this should be placed
> elsewhere since it takes an hci_conn and it is not L2CAP specific.

>From what I understood, it is permissible to use AES-CCM P-256
encryption with key length < 16 when encrypting the link, but such a
connection does not satisfy security level 4, and therefore must not
be given access to level 4 services. However, I think it is
permissible to give them access to level 3 services or below.

Should I use l2cap chan->sec_level for this purpose? I'm kind of lost
on the difference between hcon->sec_level and chan->sec_level.

>
> >  }
> >
> >  static void l2cap_do_start(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
> > --
> > 2.28.0.681.g6f77f65b4e-goog
> >
>
>
> --
> Luiz Augusto von Dentz