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core_crypto/mls/credential/
mod.rs

1//! This module focuses on [`Credential`]s: cryptographic assertions of identity.
2//!
3//! Credentials can be basic, or based on an x509 certificate chain.
4
5pub(crate) mod credential_ref;
6pub(crate) mod credential_type;
7pub(crate) mod crl;
8mod error;
9mod export_pem;
10pub(crate) mod ext;
11mod persistence;
12pub(crate) mod x509;
13
14use std::sync::Arc;
15
16use core_crypto_keystore::entities::StoredCredential;
17use openmls::prelude::{Credential as MlsCredential, CredentialWithKey, KeyPackage, SignatureScheme};
18use openmls_basic_credential::SignatureKeyPair;
19use openmls_traits::crypto::OpenMlsCrypto;
20use tls_codec::Deserialize as _;
21
22pub(crate) use self::error::Result;
23pub use self::{
24    credential_ref::{CredentialRef, FindFilters, FindFiltersBuilder},
25    credential_type::CredentialType,
26    error::Error,
27};
28use crate::{CipherSuite, ClientId, ClientIdRef, OpenMlsError, RecursiveError, TlsCodecError, mls_provider::CRYPTO};
29
30/// A cryptographic credential.
31///
32/// This is tied to a particular client via either its client id or certificate bundle,
33/// depending on its credential type, but is independent of any client instance or storage.
34///
35/// To attach to a particular client instance and store, see
36/// [`TransactionContext::add_credential`][crate::transaction_context::TransactionContext::add_credential].
37#[derive(core_crypto_macros::Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
38pub struct Credential {
39    /// Ciphersuite used by this credential
40    pub(crate) cipher_suite: CipherSuite,
41    /// Credential type
42    pub(crate) credential_type: CredentialType,
43    /// MLS internal credential. Stores the MLS credential
44    pub(crate) mls_credential: MlsCredential,
45    /// Public and private keys, and the signature scheme.
46    #[sensitive]
47    pub(crate) signature_key_pair: SignatureKeyPair,
48    /// Earliest point at which this credential is valid, in seconds since the unix epoch.
49    ///
50    /// For an X509 credential this is the leaf certificate's `not_before` claim. A basic credential has
51    /// no such claim: it reads 0 until the credential is persisted, and the insertion time thereafter.
52    pub(crate) earliest_validity: u64,
53}
54
55impl TryFrom<Arc<StoredCredential>> for Credential {
56    type Error = Error;
57
58    fn try_from(stored_credential: Arc<StoredCredential>) -> Result<Credential> {
59        let mls_credential = MlsCredential::tls_deserialize(&mut stored_credential.credential.as_slice())
60            .map_err(TlsCodecError::deserialize("mls credential"))?;
61        let cipher_suite = CipherSuite::try_from(stored_credential.ciphersuite)?;
62        let signature_key_pair = openmls_basic_credential::SignatureKeyPair::from_raw(
63            cipher_suite.signature_algorithm(),
64            stored_credential.private_key.to_owned(),
65            stored_credential.public_key.to_owned(),
66        );
67        let credential_type = mls_credential
68            .credential_type()
69            .try_into()
70            .map_err(RecursiveError::context("loading credential from db"))?;
71        let earliest_validity = stored_credential.created_at;
72        Ok(Credential {
73            cipher_suite,
74            signature_key_pair,
75            credential_type,
76            mls_credential,
77            earliest_validity,
78        })
79    }
80}
81
82impl Credential {
83    /// Generate a basic credential.
84    ///
85    /// The result is independent of any client instance and the database; it lives in memory only.
86    ///
87    /// The earliest validity of this credential is always 0. It will be updated once the credential is added to a
88    /// session.
89    pub fn basic(cipher_suite: CipherSuite, client_id: ClientId) -> Result<Self> {
90        let signature_scheme = cipher_suite.signature_algorithm();
91        let (private_key, public_key) = CRYPTO
92            .signature_key_gen(signature_scheme)
93            .map_err(OpenMlsError::wrap("generating signature key"))?;
94        let signature_key_pair = SignatureKeyPair::from_raw(signature_scheme, private_key, public_key);
95
96        Ok(Self {
97            cipher_suite,
98            credential_type: CredentialType::Basic,
99            mls_credential: MlsCredential::new_basic(client_id.into_inner()),
100            signature_key_pair,
101            earliest_validity: 0,
102        })
103    }
104
105    /// Recover the public half of the credential which produced a key package.
106    ///
107    /// The result carries no private signature key, so it can be persisted and it identifies its
108    /// client, but it can never sign. That is all a history client ever has: the private key of its
109    /// credential is discarded as soon as the history secret is generated, which is what makes
110    /// such a client incapable of producing messages of its own.
111    pub(crate) fn public_only(key_package: &KeyPackage) -> Result<Self> {
112        let cipher_suite = CipherSuite::from(key_package.ciphersuite());
113        let leaf_node = key_package.leaf_node();
114        let mls_credential = leaf_node.credential().clone();
115        let credential_type = mls_credential.credential_type().try_into()?;
116        let signature_key_pair = SignatureKeyPair::from_raw(
117            cipher_suite.signature_algorithm(),
118            Vec::new(),
119            leaf_node.signature_key().as_slice().to_vec(),
120        );
121
122        Ok(Self {
123            cipher_suite,
124            credential_type,
125            mls_credential,
126            signature_key_pair,
127            earliest_validity: 0,
128        })
129    }
130
131    /// Get the Openmls Credential type.
132    ///
133    /// This stores the credential type (basic/x509).
134    pub fn mls_credential(&self) -> &MlsCredential {
135        &self.mls_credential
136    }
137
138    /// Get the credential type
139    pub fn credential_type(&self) -> CredentialType {
140        self.credential_type
141    }
142
143    /// Get a reference to the `SignatureKeyPair`.
144    pub(crate) fn signature_key(&self) -> &SignatureKeyPair {
145        &self.signature_key_pair
146    }
147
148    /// The **private** half of this credential's signature key.
149    pub fn signature_key_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
150        self.signature_key_pair.private()
151    }
152
153    /// Get the signature scheme
154    pub fn signature_scheme(&self) -> SignatureScheme {
155        self.signature_key_pair.signature_scheme()
156    }
157
158    /// Get the cipher suite
159    pub fn cipher_suite(&self) -> CipherSuite {
160        self.cipher_suite
161    }
162
163    /// Generate a `CredentialWithKey`, which combines the credential type with the public portion of the keypair.
164    pub fn to_mls_credential_with_key(&self) -> CredentialWithKey {
165        CredentialWithKey {
166            credential: self.mls_credential.clone(),
167            signature_key: self.signature_key_pair.to_public_vec().into(),
168        }
169    }
170
171    /// Earliest point at which this credential is valid, in seconds since the unix epoch.
172    ///
173    /// For an X509 credential this is the leaf certificate's `not_before` claim. A basic credential has
174    /// no such claim: it reads 0 until the credential is persisted, and the insertion time thereafter.
175    pub fn earliest_validity(&self) -> u64 {
176        self.earliest_validity
177    }
178
179    /// Get the client ID associated with this credential
180    pub fn client_id(&self) -> &ClientIdRef {
181        self.mls_credential.identity().into()
182    }
183}
184
185impl From<Credential> for CredentialWithKey {
186    fn from(cb: Credential) -> Self {
187        Self {
188            credential: cb.mls_credential,
189            signature_key: cb.signature_key_pair.public().into(),
190        }
191    }
192}
193
194impl Eq for Credential {}
195impl PartialEq for Credential {
196    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
197        self.mls_credential == other.mls_credential && self.earliest_validity == other.earliest_validity && {
198            let sk = &self.signature_key_pair;
199            let ok = &other.signature_key_pair;
200            sk.signature_scheme() == ok.signature_scheme() && sk.public() == ok.public()
201            // public key equality implies private key equality
202        }
203    }
204}
205
206#[cfg(test)]
207mod tests {
208    use super::{x509::CertificateBundle, *};
209    use crate::{
210        CredentialType, E2eiConversationState,
211        mls::credential::x509::CertificatePrivateKey,
212        test_utils::{
213            x509::{CertificateParams, PkiKeypair, X509TestChain},
214            *,
215        },
216    };
217
218    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
219    async fn basic_clients_can_send_messages(case: TestContext) {
220        if !case.is_basic() {
221            return;
222        }
223        let [alice, bob] = case.sessions_basic().await;
224        let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice, &bob]).await;
225        assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
226    }
227
228    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
229    async fn certificate_clients_can_send_messages(case: TestContext) {
230        if !case.is_x509() {
231            return;
232        }
233        let [alice, bob] = case.sessions_x509().await;
234        let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice, &bob]).await;
235        assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
236    }
237
238    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
239    async fn heterogeneous_clients_can_send_messages(case: TestContext) {
240        if !case.supports_x509() {
241            return;
242        }
243
244        // check that both credentials can initiate/join a group
245        let ([x509_session], [basic_session]) = case.sessions_mixed_credential_types().await;
246
247        // That way the conversation creator (Alice) will have a different credential type than Bob
248        let (alice, bob) = match case.credential_type {
249            CredentialType::Basic => (x509_session, basic_session),
250            CredentialType::X509 => (basic_session, x509_session),
251        };
252
253        let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice, &bob]).await;
254        assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
255    }
256
257    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
258    async fn should_fail_when_certificate_chain_is_empty(case: TestContext) {
259        if !case.supports_x509() {
260            return;
261        }
262        let x509_test_chain = X509TestChain::init_empty(case.signature_scheme());
263
264        let x509_intermediate = x509_test_chain.find_local_intermediate_ca();
265
266        let mut cert = CertificateBundle::rand(&"alice".into(), x509_intermediate);
267        cert.certificate_chain = vec![];
268        let err = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), cert).unwrap_err();
269
270        assert!(innermost_source_matches!(err, Error::InvalidIdentity));
271    }
272
273    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
274    async fn should_fail_when_signature_key_doesnt_match_certificate_public_key(case: TestContext) {
275        if !case.is_x509() {
276            return;
277        }
278        let x509_test_chain = X509TestChain::init_empty(case.signature_scheme());
279        let x509_intermediate = x509_test_chain.find_local_intermediate_ca();
280
281        let certs = CertificateBundle::rand(&"alice".into(), x509_intermediate);
282        let new_keypair = CRYPTO.signature_key_gen(case.signature_scheme()).unwrap();
283        let new_pki_kp = PkiKeypair::new(case.signature_scheme(), new_keypair.0).unwrap();
284
285        let eve_key = CertificatePrivateKey::new(new_pki_kp.signing_key_bytes());
286        let cb = CertificateBundle {
287            certificate_chain: certs.certificate_chain,
288            private_key: eve_key,
289            signature_scheme: case.cipher_suite().signature_algorithm(),
290        };
291        let err = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), cb).unwrap_err();
292
293        assert!(innermost_source_matches!(
294            err,
295            crate::OpenMlsErrorKind::MlsCryptoError(openmls::prelude::CryptoError::MismatchKeypair),
296        ));
297    }
298
299    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
300    async fn should_fail_when_certificate_signature_doesnt_match_ciphersuite(case: TestContext) {
301        use openmls::prelude::Ciphersuite;
302        if !case.is_x509() {
303            return;
304        }
305
306        let [alice] = case.sessions_x509().await;
307        let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice]).await;
308
309        let other_cipher_suite = match case.cipher_suite() {
310            CipherSuite(Ciphersuite::MLS_128_DHKEMX25519_AES128GCM_SHA256_Ed25519) => {
311                CipherSuite(Ciphersuite::MLS_128_DHKEMP256_AES128GCM_SHA256_P256)
312            }
313            _ => CipherSuite(Ciphersuite::MLS_128_DHKEMX25519_AES128GCM_SHA256_Ed25519),
314        };
315
316        let mixed_cipher_suite_case = TestContext::new(CredentialType::X509, *other_cipher_suite);
317        let [bob] = mixed_cipher_suite_case.sessions_x509().await;
318
319        let bob_kp = bob
320            .transaction
321            .generate_key_package(&bob.initial_credential, None)
322            .await
323            .unwrap()
324            .into();
325
326        assert!(conversation.guard().await.add_members(vec![bob_kp]).await.is_err());
327    }
328
329    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
330    async fn should_not_fail_but_degrade_when_certificate_expired(case: TestContext) {
331        if !case.is_x509() {
332            return;
333        }
334        let mut x509_test_chain = case.set_test_chain(&[], &[], None).await;
335        let expiration_time = core::time::Duration::from_secs(8);
336        let start = web_time::Instant::now();
337
338        let alice_cert = x509_test_chain.issue_simple_certificate_bundle("alice", None);
339        let alice_cred = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), alice_cert).unwrap();
340        let bob_cert = x509_test_chain.issue_simple_certificate_bundle("bob", Some(expiration_time));
341        let bob_cred = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), bob_cert).unwrap();
342        let alice = SessionContext::new_with_credential(&case, alice_cred, case.sessions_in_memory)
343            .await
344            .unwrap();
345        let bob = SessionContext::new_with_credential(&case, bob_cred, case.sessions_in_memory)
346            .await
347            .unwrap();
348
349        let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice, &bob]).await;
350        // this should work since the certificate is not yet expired
351        assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
352
353        assert_eq!(
354            conversation.guard().await.e2ei_conversation_state().await.unwrap(),
355            E2eiConversationState::Verified
356        );
357
358        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
359        // Give time to the certificate to expire
360        if expiration_time > elapsed {
361            smol::Timer::after(expiration_time - elapsed + core::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
362        }
363
364        assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
365        assert_eq!(
366            conversation.guard().await.e2ei_conversation_state().await.unwrap(),
367            E2eiConversationState::NotVerified
368        );
369    }
370
371    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
372    async fn should_not_fail_but_degrade_when_basic_joins(case: TestContext) {
373        if !case.is_x509() {
374            return;
375        }
376        Box::pin(async {
377            let ([alice, bob], [charlie]) = case.sessions_mixed_credential_types().await;
378            let conversation = case.create_conversation([&alice, &bob]).await;
379
380            // this should work since the certificate is not yet expired
381            assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob]).await);
382            assert_eq!(
383                conversation.guard().await.e2ei_conversation_state().await.unwrap(),
384                E2eiConversationState::Verified
385            );
386            assert_eq!(
387                conversation
388                    .guard_of(&bob)
389                    .await
390                    .e2ei_conversation_state()
391                    .await
392                    .unwrap(),
393                E2eiConversationState::Verified
394            );
395
396            // Charlie is a basic client that tries to join (i.e. emulates guest links in Wire)
397            let conversation = conversation
398                .invite_with_credential_notify([(&charlie, &charlie.initial_credential)])
399                .await;
400
401            assert_eq!(
402                conversation.guard().await.e2ei_conversation_state().await.unwrap(),
403                E2eiConversationState::NotVerified
404            );
405            assert!(conversation.is_functional_and_contains([&alice, &bob, &charlie]).await);
406            assert_eq!(
407                conversation.guard().await.e2ei_conversation_state().await.unwrap(),
408                E2eiConversationState::NotVerified
409            );
410        })
411        .await;
412    }
413
414    /// Persisting an X509 credential must not overwrite the certificate's `not_before` claim.
415    ///
416    /// `Credential::save` used to stamp every credential with the insertion time, which discarded
417    /// the claim `Credential::x509` had just computed and made `FindFilters::earliest_validity`
418    /// -- documented as "point of earliest validity" -- match nothing.
419    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
420    async fn saving_an_x509_credential_keeps_the_certificate_validity(case: TestContext) {
421        if !case.is_x509() {
422            return;
423        }
424        let [alice] = case.sessions().await;
425        Box::pin(async move {
426            let x509_test_chain = X509TestChain::init_empty(case.signature_scheme());
427            let local_ca = x509_test_chain.find_local_intermediate_ca();
428
429            // An hour in the past, so a stamp of "now" is unmistakably different.
430            let an_hour_ago = now_std() - core::time::Duration::from_secs(3600);
431            // Must be alice's own client id: `add_credential` rejects a credential belonging to
432            // anyone else.
433            let client_id = alice.get_client_id().await;
434            let cert = local_ca.create_and_sign_end_identity(CertificateParams {
435                common_name: Some("Alice Smith".to_string()),
436                handle: Some("alice_wire".to_string()),
437                client_id: Some(client_id),
438                validity_start: Some(an_hour_ago),
439                ..Default::default()
440            });
441            let bundle = CertificateBundle::from_certificate_and_issuer(&cert, local_ca);
442            let credential = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), bundle).unwrap();
443
444            // The fixture's conversion of `validity_start` can be off by a second, so allow a
445            // little slack here; what matters is that this is an hour ago and not "now".
446            let from_certificate = credential.earliest_validity();
447            assert!(
448                from_certificate.abs_diff(an_hour_ago.as_secs()) <= 5,
449                "the credential must start out carrying the certificate's `not_before`: \
450                 got {from_certificate}, expected about {}",
451                an_hour_ago.as_secs()
452            );
453
454            let credential_ref = alice
455                .add_credential(credential)
456                .await
457                .expect("adding the credential should succeed");
458
459            assert_eq!(
460                credential_ref.earliest_validity(),
461                from_certificate,
462                "persisting must not replace the certificate claim with the insertion time"
463            );
464        })
465        .await;
466    }
467
468    #[apply(all_cred_cipher)]
469    async fn should_fail_when_certificate_not_valid_yet(case: TestContext) {
470        use crate::OpenMlsErrorKind;
471
472        if !case.is_x509() {
473            return;
474        }
475        let x509_test_chain = X509TestChain::init_empty(case.signature_scheme());
476
477        let tomorrow = now_std() + core::time::Duration::from_secs(3600 * 24);
478        let local_ca = x509_test_chain.find_local_intermediate_ca();
479        let alice_cert = {
480            let name = "alice";
481            let common_name = format!("{name} Smith");
482            let handle = format!("{}_wire", name.to_lowercase());
483            let [client_id] = case.client_ids();
484            local_ca.create_and_sign_end_identity(CertificateParams {
485                common_name: Some(common_name.clone()),
486                handle: Some(handle.clone()),
487                client_id: Some(client_id.clone()),
488                validity_start: Some(tomorrow),
489                ..Default::default()
490            })
491        };
492        let cb = CertificateBundle::from_certificate_and_issuer(&alice_cert, local_ca);
493        let err = Credential::x509(case.cipher_suite(), cb).unwrap_err();
494
495        assert!(innermost_source_matches!(
496            err,
497            OpenMlsErrorKind::MlsCryptoError(openmls::prelude::CryptoError::ExpiredCertificate),
498        ))
499    }
500
501    /// In order to be WASM-compatible
502    // pub fn now() -> wire_e2e_identity::OffsetDateTime {
503    //     let now_since_epoch = now_std().as_secs() as i64;
504    //     wire_e2e_identity::OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(now_since_epoch).unwrap()
505    // }
506    pub(crate) fn now_std() -> std::time::Duration {
507        let now = web_time::SystemTime::now();
508        now.duration_since(web_time::UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap()
509    }
510}