clientupdate/distsign: use distinct PEM types for root/signing keys (#9045)

To make key management less error-prone, use different PEM block types
for root and signing keys. As a result, separate out most of the Go code
between root/signing keys too.

Updates #8760

Signed-off-by: Andrew Lytvynov <awly@tailscale.com>
pull/9041/head
Andrew Lytvynov 1 year ago committed by GitHub
parent 9c07f4f512
commit f61dd12f05
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23

@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
package distsign
import (
"crypto"
"crypto/ed25519"
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/binary"
@ -56,49 +55,93 @@ import (
)
const (
pemTypePrivate = "PRIVATE KEY"
pemTypePublic = "PUBLIC KEY"
pemTypeRootPrivate = "ROOT PRIVATE KEY"
pemTypeRootPublic = "ROOT PUBLIC KEY"
pemTypeSigningPrivate = "SIGNING PRIVATE KEY"
pemTypeSigningPublic = "SIGNING PUBLIC KEY"
downloadSizeLimit = 1 << 29 // 512MB
signingKeysSizeLimit = 1 << 20 // 1MB
signatureSizeLimit = ed25519.SignatureSize
)
// GenerateKey generates a new key pair and encodes it as PEM.
func GenerateKey() (priv, pub []byte, err error) {
// RootKey is a root key used to sign signing keys.
type RootKey struct {
k ed25519.PrivateKey
}
// GenerateRootKey generates a new root key pair and encodes it as PEM.
func GenerateRootKey() (priv, pub []byte, err error) {
pub, priv, err = ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, err
}
return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: pemTypePrivate,
Type: pemTypeRootPrivate,
Bytes: []byte(priv),
}), pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: pemTypePublic,
Type: pemTypeRootPublic,
Bytes: []byte(pub),
}), nil
}
// RootKey is a root key Signer used to sign signing keys.
type RootKey Signer
// ParseRootKey parses the PEM-encoded private root key. The key must be in the
// same format as returned by GenerateRootKey.
func ParseRootKey(privKey []byte) (*RootKey, error) {
k, err := parsePrivateKey(privKey, pemTypeRootPrivate)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse root key: %w", err)
}
return &RootKey{k: k}, nil
}
// SignSigningKeys signs the bundle of public signing keys. The bundle must be
// a sequence of PEM blocks joined with newlines.
func (s *RootKey) SignSigningKeys(pubBundle []byte) ([]byte, error) {
return s.Sign(nil, pubBundle, crypto.Hash(0))
func (r *RootKey) SignSigningKeys(pubBundle []byte) ([]byte, error) {
if _, err := parseSigningKeyBundle(pubBundle); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return ed25519.Sign(r.k, pubBundle), nil
}
// SigningKey is a signing key used to sign packages.
type SigningKey struct {
k ed25519.PrivateKey
}
// GenerateSigningKey generates a new signing key pair and encodes it as PEM.
func GenerateSigningKey() (priv, pub []byte, err error) {
pub, priv, err = ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, err
}
return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: pemTypeSigningPrivate,
Bytes: []byte(priv),
}), pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: pemTypeSigningPublic,
Bytes: []byte(pub),
}), nil
}
// SigningKey is a signing key Signer used to sign packages.
type SigningKey Signer
// ParseSigningKey parses the PEM-encoded private signing key. The key must be
// in the same format as returned by GenerateSigningKey.
func ParseSigningKey(privKey []byte) (*SigningKey, error) {
k, err := parsePrivateKey(privKey, pemTypeSigningPrivate)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse root key: %w", err)
}
return &SigningKey{k: k}, nil
}
// SignPackageHash signs the hash and the length of a package. Use PackageHash
// to compute the inputs.
func (s SigningKey) SignPackageHash(hash []byte, len int64) ([]byte, error) {
func (s *SigningKey) SignPackageHash(hash []byte, len int64) ([]byte, error) {
if len <= 0 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("package length must be positive, got %d", len)
}
msg := binary.LittleEndian.AppendUint64(hash, uint64(len))
return s.Sign(nil, msg, crypto.Hash(0))
return ed25519.Sign(s.k, msg), nil
}
// PackageHash is a hash.Hash that counts the number of bytes written. Use it
@ -132,26 +175,6 @@ func (ph *PackageHash) Reset() {
// Len returns the total number of bytes written.
func (ph *PackageHash) Len() int64 { return ph.len }
// Signer is crypto.Signer using a single key (root or signing).
type Signer struct {
crypto.Signer
}
// NewSigner parses the PEM-encoded private key stored in the file named
// privKeyPath and creates a Signer for it. The key is expected to be in the
// same format as returned by GenerateKey.
func NewSigner(privKeyPath string) (Signer, error) {
raw, err := os.ReadFile(privKeyPath)
if err != nil {
return Signer{}, err
}
k, err := parsePrivateKey(raw)
if err != nil {
return Signer{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %q: %w", privKeyPath, err)
}
return Signer{Signer: k}, nil
}
// Client downloads and validates files from a distribution server.
type Client struct {
roots []ed25519.PublicKey
@ -229,18 +252,9 @@ func (c *Client) signingKeys() ([]ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("signature %q for key %q does not validate with any known root key; either you are under attack, or running a very old version of Tailscale with outdated root keys", sigURL, keyURL)
}
// Parse the bundle of public signing keys.
var keys []ed25519.PublicKey
for len(raw) > 0 {
pub, rest, err := parsePublicKey(raw)
keys, err := parseSigningKeyBundle(raw)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
keys = append(keys, pub)
raw = rest
}
if len(keys) == 0 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("no signing keys found at %q", keyURL)
return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse signing key bundle from %q: %w", keyURL, err)
}
return keys, nil
}
@ -284,7 +298,7 @@ func download(url, dst string, limit int64) ([]byte, int64, error) {
return h.Sum(nil), h.Len(), nil
}
func parsePrivateKey(data []byte) (ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
func parsePrivateKey(data []byte, typeTag string) (ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
b, rest := pem.Decode(data)
if b == nil {
return nil, errors.New("failed to decode PEM data")
@ -292,8 +306,8 @@ func parsePrivateKey(data []byte) (ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
if len(rest) > 0 {
return nil, errors.New("trailing PEM data")
}
if b.Type != pemTypePrivate {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("PEM type is %q, want %q", b.Type, pemTypePrivate)
if b.Type != typeTag {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("PEM type is %q, want %q", b.Type, typeTag)
}
if len(b.Bytes) != ed25519.PrivateKeySize {
return nil, errors.New("private key has incorrect length for an Ed25519 private key")
@ -301,8 +315,24 @@ func parsePrivateKey(data []byte) (ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
return ed25519.PrivateKey(b.Bytes), nil
}
func parseSinglePublicKey(data []byte) (ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
pub, rest, err := parsePublicKey(data)
func parseSigningKeyBundle(bundle []byte) ([]ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
var keys []ed25519.PublicKey
for len(bundle) > 0 {
pub, rest, err := parsePublicKey(bundle, pemTypeSigningPublic)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
keys = append(keys, pub)
bundle = rest
}
if len(keys) == 0 {
return nil, errors.New("no signing keys found in the bundle")
}
return keys, nil
}
func parseSinglePublicKey(data []byte, typeTag string) (ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
pub, rest, err := parsePublicKey(data, typeTag)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -312,13 +342,13 @@ func parseSinglePublicKey(data []byte) (ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
return pub, err
}
func parsePublicKey(data []byte) (pub ed25519.PublicKey, rest []byte, retErr error) {
func parsePublicKey(data []byte, typeTag string) (pub ed25519.PublicKey, rest []byte, retErr error) {
b, rest := pem.Decode(data)
if b == nil {
return nil, nil, errors.New("failed to decode PEM data")
}
if b.Type != pemTypePublic {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("PEM type is %q, want %q", b.Type, pemTypePublic)
if b.Type != typeTag {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("PEM type is %q, want %q", b.Type, typeTag)
}
if len(b.Bytes) != ed25519.PublicKeySize {
return nil, nil, errors.New("public key has incorrect length for an Ed25519 public key")

@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestDownload(t *testing.T) {
desc: "signed with root key",
before: func(t *testing.T) {
srv.add("hello", []byte("world"))
srv.add("hello.sig", srv.roots[0].sign([]byte("world")))
srv.add("hello.sig", ed25519.Sign(srv.roots[0].k, []byte("world")))
},
src: "hello",
wantErr: true,
@ -202,6 +202,122 @@ func TestRotateSigning(t *testing.T) {
}
}
func TestParseRootKey(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
desc string
generate func() ([]byte, []byte, error)
wantErr bool
}{
{
desc: "valid",
generate: GenerateRootKey,
},
{
desc: "signing",
generate: GenerateSigningKey,
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "nil",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, nil },
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "invalid PEM tag",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
priv, pub, err := GenerateRootKey()
priv = bytes.Replace(priv, []byte("ROOT "), nil, -1)
return priv, pub, err
},
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "not PEM",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("s3cr3t"), nil, nil },
wantErr: true,
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
priv, _, err := tt.generate()
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
r, err := ParseRootKey(priv)
if err != nil {
if tt.wantErr {
return
}
t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if tt.wantErr {
t.Fatal("expected non-nil error")
}
if r == nil {
t.Errorf("got nil error and nil RootKey")
}
})
}
}
func TestParseSigningKey(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
desc string
generate func() ([]byte, []byte, error)
wantErr bool
}{
{
desc: "valid",
generate: GenerateSigningKey,
},
{
desc: "root",
generate: GenerateRootKey,
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "nil",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, nil },
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "invalid PEM tag",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
priv, pub, err := GenerateSigningKey()
priv = bytes.Replace(priv, []byte("SIGNING "), nil, -1)
return priv, pub, err
},
wantErr: true,
},
{
desc: "not PEM",
generate: func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("s3cr3t"), nil, nil },
wantErr: true,
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
priv, _, err := tt.generate()
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
r, err := ParseSigningKey(priv)
if err != nil {
if tt.wantErr {
return
}
t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if tt.wantErr {
t.Fatal("expected non-nil error")
}
if r == nil {
t.Errorf("got nil error and nil SigningKey")
}
})
}
}
type testServer struct {
roots []rootKeyPair
sign []signingKeyPair
@ -228,7 +344,7 @@ func newTestServer(t *testing.T) *testServer {
func (s *testServer) client(t *testing.T) *Client {
roots := make([]ed25519.PublicKey, 0, len(s.roots))
for _, r := range s.roots {
pub, err := parseSinglePublicKey(r.pubRaw)
pub, err := parseSinglePublicKey(r.pubRaw, pemTypeRootPublic)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("parsePublicKey: %v", err)
}
@ -285,13 +401,20 @@ type rootKeyPair struct {
}
func newRootKeyPair(t *testing.T) rootKeyPair {
kp := newKeyPair(t)
priv, err := parsePrivateKey(kp.privRaw)
privRaw, pubRaw, err := GenerateRootKey()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateRootKey: %v", err)
}
kp := keyPair{
privRaw: privRaw,
pubRaw: pubRaw,
}
priv, err := parsePrivateKey(kp.privRaw, pemTypeRootPrivate)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("parsePrivateKey: %v", err)
}
return rootKeyPair{
RootKey: &RootKey{Signer: priv},
RootKey: &RootKey{k: priv},
keyPair: kp,
}
}
@ -310,13 +433,20 @@ type signingKeyPair struct {
}
func newSigningKeyPair(t *testing.T) signingKeyPair {
kp := newKeyPair(t)
priv, err := parsePrivateKey(kp.privRaw)
privRaw, pubRaw, err := GenerateSigningKey()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateSigningKey: %v", err)
}
kp := keyPair{
privRaw: privRaw,
pubRaw: pubRaw,
}
priv, err := parsePrivateKey(kp.privRaw, pemTypeSigningPrivate)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("parsePrivateKey: %v", err)
}
return signingKeyPair{
SigningKey: &SigningKey{Signer: priv},
SigningKey: &SigningKey{k: priv},
keyPair: kp,
}
}
@ -334,14 +464,3 @@ type keyPair struct {
privRaw []byte
pubRaw []byte
}
func newKeyPair(t *testing.T) keyPair {
privRaw, pubRaw, err := GenerateKey()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GenerateKey: %v", err)
}
return keyPair{
privRaw: privRaw,
pubRaw: pubRaw,
}
}

@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func parseRoots() ([]ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
key, err := parseSinglePublicKey(raw)
key, err := parseSinglePublicKey(raw, pemTypeRootPublic)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing root key %q: %w", f.Name(), err)
}

@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
JNBgo4EFQ+DpRcESM2xU19xQWGffvLcmxtBMT4I+Qo0=
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
-----BEGIN ROOT PUBLIC KEY-----
xFykOJAkOlBoMOXA4UKYtaSGYsOY8r1+0wJzQE5mzUo=
-----END ROOT PUBLIC KEY-----

@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ func CLI(getTargets func(unixpkgs.Signers) ([]dist.Target, error)) *ffcli.Comman
ShortHelp: "Generate root or signing key pair",
FlagSet: (func() *flag.FlagSet {
fs := flag.NewFlagSet("gen-key", flag.ExitOnError)
fs.BoolVar(&genKeyArgs.root, "root", false, "generate a root key")
fs.BoolVar(&genKeyArgs.signing, "signing", false, "generate a signing key")
fs.StringVar(&genKeyArgs.privPath, "priv-path", "private-key.pem", "output path for the private key")
fs.StringVar(&genKeyArgs.pubPath, "pub-path", "public-key.pem", "output path for the public key")
return fs
@ -190,12 +192,25 @@ func parseSigningKey(path string) (crypto.Signer, error) {
}
var genKeyArgs struct {
root bool
signing bool
privPath string
pubPath string
}
func runGenKey(ctx context.Context) error {
priv, pub, err := distsign.GenerateKey()
var pub, priv []byte
var err error
switch {
case genKeyArgs.root && genKeyArgs.signing:
return errors.New("only one of --root or --signing can be set")
case !genKeyArgs.root && !genKeyArgs.signing:
return errors.New("set either --root or --signing")
case genKeyArgs.root:
priv, pub, err = distsign.GenerateRootKey()
case genKeyArgs.signing:
priv, pub, err = distsign.GenerateSigningKey()
}
if err != nil {
return err
}

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