[PATCH 07/15] lib/crypto: aes: Add FIPS self-test for CMAC

From: Eric Biggers

Date: Wed Feb 18 2026 - 16:41:23 EST


Add a FIPS cryptographic algorithm self-test for AES-CMAC to fulfill the
self-test requirement when this code is built into a FIPS 140
cryptographic module. This provides parity with the traditional crypto
API, which uses crypto/testmgr.c to meet the FIPS self-test requirement.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/crypto/aes.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
lib/crypto/fips.h | 5 +++++
scripts/crypto/gen-fips-testvecs.py | 10 +++++++++
3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/crypto/aes.c b/lib/crypto/aes.c
index 39deae6105c0..ca733f15b2a8 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/aes.c
+++ b/lib/crypto/aes.c
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
#include <linux/cache.h>
#include <linux/crypto.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
+#include "fips.h"

static const u8 ____cacheline_aligned aes_sbox[] = {
0x63, 0x7c, 0x77, 0x7b, 0xf2, 0x6b, 0x6f, 0xc5,
0x30, 0x01, 0x67, 0x2b, 0xfe, 0xd7, 0xab, 0x76,
0xca, 0x82, 0xc9, 0x7d, 0xfa, 0x59, 0x47, 0xf0,
@@ -706,25 +707,53 @@ void aes_cbcmac_final(struct aes_cbcmac_ctx *ctx, u8 out[AES_BLOCK_SIZE])
else
memcpy(out, ctx->h, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
memzero_explicit(ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(aes_cbcmac_final, "CRYPTO_INTERNAL");
-#endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_AES_CBC_MACS */

-#ifdef aes_mod_init_arch
+/*
+ * FIPS cryptographic algorithm self-test for AES-CMAC. As per the FIPS 140-3
+ * Implementation Guidance, a cryptographic algorithm self-test for at least one
+ * of AES-GCM, AES-CCM, AES-CMAC, or AES-GMAC is required if any of those modes
+ * is implemented. This fulfills that requirement via AES-CMAC.
+ *
+ * This is just for FIPS. The full tests are in the KUnit test suite.
+ */
+static void __init aes_cmac_fips_test(void)
+{
+ struct aes_cmac_key key;
+ u8 mac[AES_BLOCK_SIZE];
+
+ if (aes_cmac_preparekey(&key, fips_test_key, sizeof(fips_test_key)) !=
+ 0)
+ panic("aes: CMAC FIPS self-test failed (preparekey)\n");
+ aes_cmac(&key, fips_test_data, sizeof(fips_test_data), mac);
+ if (memcmp(fips_test_aes_cmac_value, mac, sizeof(mac)) != 0)
+ panic("aes: CMAC FIPS self-test failed (wrong MAC)\n");
+ memzero_explicit(&key, sizeof(key));
+}
+#else /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_AES_CBC_MACS */
+static inline void aes_cmac_fips_test(void)
+{
+}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_AES_CBC_MACS */
+
static int __init aes_mod_init(void)
{
+#ifdef aes_mod_init_arch
aes_mod_init_arch();
+#endif
+ if (fips_enabled)
+ aes_cmac_fips_test();
return 0;
}
subsys_initcall(aes_mod_init);

static void __exit aes_mod_exit(void)
{
}
module_exit(aes_mod_exit);
-#endif

MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AES block cipher");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/lib/crypto/fips.h b/lib/crypto/fips.h
index 023410c2e0db..9fc49747db64 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/fips.h
+++ b/lib/crypto/fips.h
@@ -41,5 +41,10 @@ static const u8 fips_test_sha3_256_value[] __initconst __maybe_unused = {
0x77, 0xc4, 0x8b, 0x69, 0x70, 0x5f, 0x0a, 0xb1,
0xb1, 0xa5, 0x82, 0x0a, 0x22, 0x2b, 0x49, 0x31,
0xba, 0x9b, 0xb6, 0xaa, 0x32, 0xa7, 0x97, 0x00,
0x98, 0xdb, 0xff, 0xe7, 0xc6, 0xde, 0xb5, 0x82,
};
+
+static const u8 fips_test_aes_cmac_value[] __initconst __maybe_unused = {
+ 0xc5, 0x88, 0x28, 0x55, 0xd7, 0x2c, 0x00, 0xb6,
+ 0x6a, 0xa7, 0xfc, 0x82, 0x90, 0x81, 0xcf, 0x18,
+};
diff --git a/scripts/crypto/gen-fips-testvecs.py b/scripts/crypto/gen-fips-testvecs.py
index db873f88619a..9f18bcb97412 100755
--- a/scripts/crypto/gen-fips-testvecs.py
+++ b/scripts/crypto/gen-fips-testvecs.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# Script that generates lib/crypto/fips.h
#
+# Requires that python-cryptography be installed.
+#
# Copyright 2025 Google LLC

+import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers
+import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.cmac
import hashlib
import hmac

fips_test_data = b"fips test data\0\0"
fips_test_key = b"fips test key\0\0\0"
@@ -32,5 +36,11 @@ for alg in 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha512':
ctx.update(fips_test_data)
print_static_u8_array_definition(f'fips_test_hmac_{alg}_value', ctx.digest())

print_static_u8_array_definition(f'fips_test_sha3_256_value',
hashlib.sha3_256(fips_test_data).digest())
+
+aes = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.algorithms.AES(fips_test_key)
+aes_cmac = cryptography.hazmat.primitives.cmac.CMAC(aes)
+aes_cmac.update(fips_test_data)
+print_static_u8_array_definition('fips_test_aes_cmac_value',
+ aes_cmac.finalize())
--
2.53.0