[PATCH v2 11/13] lib/crypto: sha2: Provide functions for zeroizing SHA2 hmac_sha* structures

From: Thomas Huth

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 08:09:19 EST


In certain cases crypto code functions need to zeroize their local SHA2
hmac_sha*_key or hmac_sha*_ctx structures after use to avoid leaking
sensitive material on the stack.
Provide hmac_sha*_zeroize_key() and hmac_sha*_zeroize_ctx() helper
functions that can be used with __cleanup() to automatically zeroize
the structure when it goes out of scope.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/crypto/sha2.h | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 73 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/crypto/sha2.h b/include/crypto/sha2.h
index 7bb8fe169daf2..22fbc37ae8407 100644
--- a/include/crypto/sha2.h
+++ b/include/crypto/sha2.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#define _CRYPTO_SHA2_H

#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>

#define SHA224_DIGEST_SIZE 28
#define SHA224_BLOCK_SIZE 64
@@ -210,6 +211,15 @@ struct hmac_sha224_key {
struct __hmac_sha256_key key;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha224_zeroize_key() - Zeroize an hmac_sha224_key structure
+ * @key: The hmac_sha224_key to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha224_zeroize_key(struct hmac_sha224_key *key)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(key, sizeof(*key));
+}
+
/**
* struct hmac_sha224_ctx - Context for computing HMAC-SHA224 of a message
* @ctx: private
@@ -218,6 +228,15 @@ struct hmac_sha224_ctx {
struct __hmac_sha256_ctx ctx;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha224_zeroize_ctx() - Zeroize an hmac_sha224_ctx structure
+ * @ctx: The hmac_sha224_ctx context to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha224_zeroize_ctx(struct hmac_sha224_ctx *ctx)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+}
+
/**
* hmac_sha224_preparekey() - Prepare a key for HMAC-SHA224
* @key: (output) the key structure to initialize
@@ -414,6 +433,15 @@ struct hmac_sha256_key {
struct __hmac_sha256_key key;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha256_zeroize_key() - Zeroize an hmac_sha256_key structure
+ * @key: The hmac_sha256_key to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha256_zeroize_key(struct hmac_sha256_key *key)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(key, sizeof(*key));
+}
+
/**
* struct hmac_sha256_ctx - Context for computing HMAC-SHA256 of a message
* @ctx: private
@@ -422,6 +450,15 @@ struct hmac_sha256_ctx {
struct __hmac_sha256_ctx ctx;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha256_zeroize_ctx() - Zeroize an hmac_sha256_ctx structure
+ * @ctx: The hmac_sha256_ctx context to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha256_zeroize_ctx(struct hmac_sha256_ctx *ctx)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+}
+
/**
* hmac_sha256_preparekey() - Prepare a key for HMAC-SHA256
* @key: (output) the key structure to initialize
@@ -623,6 +660,15 @@ struct hmac_sha384_key {
struct __hmac_sha512_key key;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha384_zeroize_key() - Zeroize an hmac_sha384_key structure
+ * @key: The hmac_sha384_key to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha384_zeroize_key(struct hmac_sha384_key *key)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(key, sizeof(*key));
+}
+
/**
* struct hmac_sha384_ctx - Context for computing HMAC-SHA384 of a message
* @ctx: private
@@ -631,6 +677,15 @@ struct hmac_sha384_ctx {
struct __hmac_sha512_ctx ctx;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha384_zeroize_ctx() - Zeroize an hmac_sha384_ctx structure
+ * @ctx: The hmac_sha384_ctx context to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha384_zeroize_ctx(struct hmac_sha384_ctx *ctx)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+}
+
/**
* hmac_sha384_preparekey() - Prepare a key for HMAC-SHA384
* @key: (output) the key structure to initialize
@@ -798,6 +853,15 @@ struct hmac_sha512_key {
struct __hmac_sha512_key key;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha512_zeroize_key() - Zeroize an hmac_sha512_key structure
+ * @key: The hmac_sha512_key to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha512_zeroize_key(struct hmac_sha512_key *key)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(key, sizeof(*key));
+}
+
/**
* struct hmac_sha512_ctx - Context for computing HMAC-SHA512 of a message
* @ctx: private
@@ -806,6 +870,15 @@ struct hmac_sha512_ctx {
struct __hmac_sha512_ctx ctx;
};

+/**
+ * hmac_sha512_zeroize_ctx() - Zeroize an hmac_sha512_ctx structure
+ * @ctx: The hmac_sha512_ctx context to zeroize
+ */
+static inline void hmac_sha512_zeroize_ctx(struct hmac_sha512_ctx *ctx)
+{
+ memzero_explicit(ctx, sizeof(*ctx));
+}
+
/**
* hmac_sha512_preparekey() - Prepare a key for HMAC-SHA512
* @key: (output) the key structure to initialize
--
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