/** * HKDF (RFC 5869): extract + expand in one step. * See {@link https://soatok.blog/2021/11/17/understanding-hkdf/}. * @module */ import { hmac, type _HMAC } from './hmac.ts'; import { abytes, ahash, anumber, type CHash, clean, type TArg, type TRet } from './utils.ts'; /** * HKDF-extract from spec. Less important part. `HKDF-Extract(IKM, salt) -> PRK` * Arguments position differs from spec (IKM is first one, since it is not optional) * Local validation only checks `hash`; `ikm` / `salt` byte validation is delegated to `hmac()`. * @param hash - hash function that would be used (e.g. sha256) * @param ikm - input keying material, the initial key * @param salt - optional salt value (a non-secret random value) * @returns Pseudorandom key derived from input keying material. * @example * Run the HKDF extract step. * ```ts * import { extract } from '@noble/hashes/hkdf.js'; * import { sha256 } from '@noble/hashes/sha2.js'; * extract(sha256, new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), new Uint8Array([4, 5, 6])); * ``` */ export function extract( hash: TArg, ikm: TArg, salt?: TArg ): TRet { ahash(hash); // NOTE: some libraries treat zero-length array as 'not provided'; // we don't, since we have undefined as 'not provided' // https://github.com/RustCrypto/KDFs/issues/15 if (salt === undefined) salt = new Uint8Array(hash.outputLen); return hmac(hash, salt, ikm); } // Shared mutable scratch byte for the RFC 5869 block counter `N`. // Safe to reuse because `expand()` is synchronous and resets it with `clean(...)` before returning. const HKDF_COUNTER = /* @__PURE__ */ Uint8Array.of(0); // Shared RFC 5869 empty string for both `info === undefined` and the first-block `T(0)` input. const EMPTY_BUFFER = /* @__PURE__ */ Uint8Array.of(); /** * HKDF-expand from the spec. The most important part. `HKDF-Expand(PRK, info, L) -> OKM` * @param hash - hash function that would be used (e.g. sha256) * @param prk - a pseudorandom key of at least HashLen octets * (usually, the output from the extract step) * @param info - optional context and application specific information (can be a zero-length string) * @param length - length of output keying material in bytes. * RFC 5869 §2.3 allows `0..255*HashLen`, so `0` returns an empty OKM. * @param _recycled - Internal destroyed extract hashes owned by the combined `hkdf()` call. * @returns Output keying material with the requested length. * @throws If the requested output length exceeds the HKDF limit * for the selected hash. {@link Error} * @example * Run the HKDF expand step. * ```ts * import { expand } from '@noble/hashes/hkdf.js'; * import { sha256 } from '@noble/hashes/sha2.js'; * expand(sha256, new Uint8Array(32), new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), 16); * ``` */ export function expand( hash: TArg, prk: TArg, info?: TArg, length: number = 32, _recycled?: _HMAC ): TRet { ahash(hash); anumber(length, 'length'); abytes(prk, undefined, 'prk'); const olen = hash.outputLen; // RFC 5869 §2.3: PRK is "a pseudorandom key of at least HashLen octets". if (prk.length < olen) throw new Error('"prk" must be at least HashLen octets'); // RFC 5869 §2.3 only bounds `L` by `<= 255*HashLen`; `L=0` is valid and yields empty OKM. if (length > 255 * olen) throw new Error('Length must be <= 255*HashLen'); const blocks = Math.ceil(length / olen); if (info === undefined) info = EMPTY_BUFFER; else abytes(info, undefined, 'info'); if (!blocks) { if (_recycled) clean(prk); // Full hkdf() owns this intermediate PRK. return new Uint8Array() as TRet; } // first L(ength) octets of T // The private PRK can become both T and a one-block result after HMAC consumes the key. const okm = _recycled && blocks === 1 ? prk : new Uint8Array(blocks * olen); const { iHash, oHash } = hmac.create(hash, prk); // Driving them directly also skips `_HMAC.digestInto`'s per-digest destroy. const T = _recycled ? prk : new Uint8Array(olen); // Full hkdf() donates one destroyed extract hash; standalone creates one alternating worker. const worker = blocks > 1 ? _recycled?.iHash || hash.create() : undefined; for (let counter = 0; counter < blocks - 1; counter++) { HKDF_COUNTER[0] = counter + 1; const iWork = iHash._cloneInto(worker); // T(0) = empty string (zero length) // T(N) = HMAC-Hash(PRK, T(N-1) | info | N) if (counter) iWork.update(T); iWork.update(info).update(HKDF_COUNTER).digestInto(T); oHash._cloneInto(worker).update(T).digestInto(T); okm.set(T, olen * counter); } // Midstates are key-equivalent: they allow computing HMAC(prk, ...) for any message. HKDF_COUNTER[0] = blocks; // Final block consumes them; retain worker for cleanup. if (blocks > 1) iHash.update(T); iHash.update(info).update(HKDF_COUNTER).digestInto(T); oHash.update(T).digestInto(T); okm.set(T, olen * (blocks - 1)); iHash.destroy(); // Raw digests may leave key-derived base/worker state; wipe all explicitly. oHash.destroy(); worker?.destroy(); if (T !== okm) clean(T); // Wipe private T/PRK; standalone preserves caller-owned PRK. clean(HKDF_COUNTER); // Exact fit: return without the extra copy. if (length === okm.length) return okm as TRet; // Copy the requested prefix, then wipe the full buffer: its tail holds // up to HashLen-1 bytes of derived key material past `length`. const res = okm.slice(0, length); clean(okm); return res as TRet; } /** * HKDF (RFC 5869): derive keys from an initial input. * Combines hkdf_extract + hkdf_expand in one step * @param hash - hash function that would be used (e.g. sha256) * @param ikm - input keying material, the initial key * @param salt - optional salt value (a non-secret random value) * @param info - optional context and application specific information bytes * @param length - length of output keying material in bytes. * RFC 5869 §2.3 allows `0..255*HashLen`, so `0` returns an empty OKM. * @returns Output keying material derived from the input key. * @throws If the requested output length exceeds the HKDF limit * for the selected hash. {@link Error} * @example * HKDF (RFC 5869): derive keys from an initial input. * ```ts * import { hkdf } from '@noble/hashes/hkdf.js'; * import { sha256 } from '@noble/hashes/sha2.js'; * import { randomBytes, utf8ToBytes } from '@noble/hashes/utils.js'; * const inputKey = randomBytes(32); * const salt = randomBytes(32); * const info = utf8ToBytes('application-key'); * const okm = hkdf(sha256, inputKey, salt, info, 32); * ``` */ export const hkdf = ( hash: TArg, ikm: TArg, salt: TArg, info: TArg, length: number ): TRet => { ahash(hash); if (salt === undefined) salt = new Uint8Array(hash.outputLen); const HMAC = hmac.create(hash, salt).update(ikm); // The intermediate PRK is secret key material; wipe it instead of // leaving it for GC. return expand(hash, HMAC.digest(), info, length, HMAC); // expand() owns and consumes it. };