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1 | /* -*-c-*- |
2 | * |
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3 | * $Id: gfshare.h,v 1.7 2004/04/08 01:36:15 mdw Exp $ |
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4 | * |
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5 | * Secret sharing over %$\gf{2^8}$% |
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6 | * |
7 | * (c) 2000 Straylight/Edgeware |
8 | */ |
9 | |
10 | /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------* |
11 | * |
12 | * This file is part of Catacomb. |
13 | * |
14 | * Catacomb is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
15 | * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as |
16 | * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the |
17 | * License, or (at your option) any later version. |
18 | * |
19 | * Catacomb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
20 | * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
21 | * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
22 | * GNU Library General Public License for more details. |
23 | * |
24 | * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public |
25 | * License along with Catacomb; if not, write to the Free |
26 | * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, |
27 | * MA 02111-1307, USA. |
28 | */ |
29 | |
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30 | /*----- Notes on the system -----------------------------------------------* |
31 | * |
32 | * This uses a variant of Shamir's secret sharing system. Shamir's original |
33 | * system used polynomials modulo a large prime. This implementation instead |
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34 | * uses the field %$\gf{2^8}$%, represented by |
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35 | * |
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36 | * %$\gf{2}[x]/(x^8 + x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + 1)$% |
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37 | * |
38 | * and shares each byte of the secret independently. It is therefore limited |
39 | * to 255 players, although this probably isn't a serious limitation in |
40 | * practice. |
41 | * |
42 | * Share creation and reconstruction is extremely efficient. Contrast the |
43 | * performance of the straightforward implementation based on multiprecision |
44 | * arithmetic. |
45 | */ |
46 | |
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47 | #ifndef CATACOMB_GFSHARE_H |
48 | #define CATACOMB_GFSHARE_H |
49 | |
50 | #ifdef __cplusplus |
51 | extern "C" { |
52 | #endif |
53 | |
54 | /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/ |
55 | |
56 | #include <mLib/bits.h> |
57 | |
58 | #ifndef CATACOMB_GRAND_H |
59 | # include "grand.h" |
60 | #endif |
61 | |
62 | /*----- Data structures ---------------------------------------------------*/ |
63 | |
64 | /* --- A secret sharing context --- */ |
65 | |
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66 | typedef struct gfshare { |
67 | unsigned t; /* Threshold */ |
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68 | unsigned i; /* Next free slot in vector */ |
69 | size_t sz; /* Size of the secret and shares */ |
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70 | octet *v; /* Vector of share information */ |
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71 | } gfshare; |
72 | |
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73 | #define GFSHARE_INIT(t, sz) { t, 0, sz, 0 } |
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74 | |
75 | /*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/ |
76 | |
77 | /* --- @gfshare_create@ --- * |
78 | * |
79 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to initialize |
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80 | * @unsigned t@ = threshold for the system |
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81 | * @size_t sz@ = size of the secret |
82 | * |
83 | * Returns: --- |
84 | * |
85 | * Use: Initializes a sharing context. |
86 | */ |
87 | |
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88 | extern void gfshare_create(gfshare */*s*/, unsigned /*t*/, size_t /*sz*/); |
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89 | |
90 | /* --- @gfshare_destroy@ --- * |
91 | * |
92 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to destroy |
93 | * |
94 | * Returns: --- |
95 | * |
96 | * Use: Disposes of a sharing context. The allocations for the |
97 | * individual shares and the vector @v@ are freed; the secret is |
98 | * left alone. |
99 | */ |
100 | |
101 | extern void gfshare_destroy(gfshare */*s*/); |
102 | |
103 | /* --- @gfshare_mkshares@ --- * |
104 | * |
105 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to fill in |
106 | * @grand *r@ = pointer to random number source |
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107 | * @const void *buf@ = pointer to the secret to share |
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108 | * |
109 | * Returns: --- |
110 | * |
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111 | * Use: Initializes a sharing context to be able to create shares. |
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112 | * The context structure is expected to be mostly filled in. In |
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113 | * particular, @t@ must be initialized. If @v@ is zero, a |
114 | * vector of appropriate size is allocated. You should use the |
115 | * macro @GFSHARE_INIT@ or @gfshare_create@ to construct sharing |
116 | * contexts. |
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117 | */ |
118 | |
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119 | extern void gfshare_mkshares(gfshare */*s*/, grand */*r*/, |
120 | const void */*buf*/); |
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121 | |
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122 | /* --- @gfshare_get@ --- * |
123 | * |
124 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share conext |
125 | * @unsigned x@ = share index to fetch |
126 | * @void *buf@ = pointer to output buffer |
127 | * |
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128 | * Returns: --- |
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129 | * |
130 | * Use: Extracts a share from the system. You may extract up to 255 |
131 | * shares from the system. Shares are indexed from 0. |
132 | */ |
133 | |
134 | extern void gfshare_get(gfshare */*s*/, unsigned /*x*/, void */*buf*/); |
135 | |
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136 | /* --- @gfshare_add@ --- * |
137 | * |
138 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to sharing context |
139 | * @unsigned x@ = which share number this is |
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140 | * @const void *y@ = the share value |
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141 | * |
142 | * Returns: Number of shares required before recovery may be performed. |
143 | * |
144 | * Use: Adds a share to the context. The context must have been |
145 | * initialized with the correct threshold @t@. |
146 | */ |
147 | |
148 | extern unsigned gfshare_add(gfshare */*s*/, |
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149 | unsigned /*x*/, const void */*y*/); |
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150 | |
151 | /* --- @gfshare_combine@ --- * |
152 | * |
153 | * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context |
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154 | * @void *buf@ = pointer to output buffer for the secret |
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155 | * |
156 | * Returns: --- |
157 | * |
158 | * Use: Reconstructs a secret, given enough shares. |
159 | */ |
160 | |
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161 | extern void gfshare_combine(gfshare */*s*/, void */*buf*/); |
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162 | |
163 | /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/ |
164 | |
165 | #ifdef __cplusplus |
166 | } |
167 | #endif |
168 | |
169 | #endif |