ecdh.c

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 * Written in 2020-2022 by Elichai Turkel                                *
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <string.h>
 
#include <secp256k1.h>
#include <secp256k1_ecdh.h>
 
#include "random.h"
 
 
int main(void) {
    unsigned char seckey1[32];
    unsigned char seckey2[32];
    unsigned char compressed_pubkey1[33];
    unsigned char compressed_pubkey2[33];
    unsigned char shared_secret1[32];
    unsigned char shared_secret2[32];
    unsigned char randomize[32];
    int return_val;
    size_t len;
    secp256k1_pubkey pubkey1;
    secp256k1_pubkey pubkey2;
 
    /* The specification in secp256k1.h states that `secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create`
     * needs a context object initialized for signing, which is why we create
     * a context with the SECP256K1_CONTEXT_SIGN flag.
     * (The docs for `secp256k1_ecdh` don't require any special context, just
     * some initialized context) */
    secp256k1_context* ctx = secp256k1_context_create(SECP256K1_CONTEXT_SIGN);
    if (!fill_random(randomize, sizeof(randomize))) {
        printf("Failed to generate randomness\n");
        return 1;
    }
    /* Randomizing the context is recommended to protect against side-channel
     * leakage See `secp256k1_context_randomize` in secp256k1.h for more
     * information about it. This should never fail. */
    return_val = secp256k1_context_randomize(ctx, randomize);
    assert(return_val);
 
    /*** Key Generation ***/
 
    /* If the secret key is zero or out of range (bigger than secp256k1's
     * order), we try to sample a new key. Note that the probability of this
     * happening is negligible. */
    while (1) {
        if (!fill_random(seckey1, sizeof(seckey1)) || !fill_random(seckey2, sizeof(seckey2))) {
            printf("Failed to generate randomness\n");
            return 1;
        }
        if (secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(ctx, seckey1) && secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(ctx, seckey2)) {
            break;
        }
    }
 
    /* Public key creation using a valid context with a verified secret key should never fail */
    return_val = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(ctx, &pubkey1, seckey1);
    assert(return_val);
    return_val = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(ctx, &pubkey2, seckey2);
    assert(return_val);
 
    /* Serialize pubkey1 in a compressed form (33 bytes), should always return 1 */
    len = sizeof(compressed_pubkey1);
    return_val = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, compressed_pubkey1, &len, &pubkey1, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
    assert(return_val);
    /* Should be the same size as the size of the output, because we passed a 33 byte array. */
    assert(len == sizeof(compressed_pubkey1));
 
    /* Serialize pubkey2 in a compressed form (33 bytes) */
    len = sizeof(compressed_pubkey2);
    return_val = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, compressed_pubkey2, &len, &pubkey2, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
    assert(return_val);
    /* Should be the same size as the size of the output, because we passed a 33 byte array. */
    assert(len == sizeof(compressed_pubkey2));
 
    /*** Creating the shared secret ***/
 
    /* Perform ECDH with seckey1 and pubkey2. Should never fail with a verified
     * seckey and valid pubkey */
    return_val = secp256k1_ecdh(ctx, shared_secret1, &pubkey2, seckey1, NULL, NULL);
    assert(return_val);
 
    /* Perform ECDH with seckey2 and pubkey1. Should never fail with a verified
     * seckey and valid pubkey */
    return_val = secp256k1_ecdh(ctx, shared_secret2, &pubkey1, seckey2, NULL, NULL);
    assert(return_val);
 
    /* Both parties should end up with the same shared secret */
    return_val = memcmp(shared_secret1, shared_secret2, sizeof(shared_secret1));
    assert(return_val == 0);
 
    printf("Secret Key1: ");
    print_hex(seckey1, sizeof(seckey1));
    printf("Compressed Pubkey1: ");
    print_hex(compressed_pubkey1, sizeof(compressed_pubkey1));
    printf("\nSecret Key2: ");
    print_hex(seckey2, sizeof(seckey2));
    printf("Compressed Pubkey2: ");
    print_hex(compressed_pubkey2, sizeof(compressed_pubkey2));
    printf("\nShared Secret: ");
    print_hex(shared_secret1, sizeof(shared_secret1));
 
    /* This will clear everything from the context and free the memory */
    secp256k1_context_destroy(ctx);
 
    /* It's best practice to try to clear secrets from memory after using them.
     * This is done because some bugs can allow an attacker to leak memory, for
     * example through "out of bounds" array access (see Heartbleed), Or the OS
     * swapping them to disk. Hence, we overwrite the secret key buffer with zeros.
     *
     * TODO: Prevent these writes from being optimized out, as any good compiler
     * will remove any writes that aren't used. */
    memset(seckey1, 0, sizeof(seckey1));
    memset(seckey2, 0, sizeof(seckey2));
    memset(shared_secret1, 0, sizeof(shared_secret1));
    memset(shared_secret2, 0, sizeof(shared_secret2));
 
    return 0;
}