[security-dev 01224]: Re: 6840752: Provide out-of-the-box support for ECC algorithms
Vincent Ryan
Vincent.Ryan at Sun.COM
Fri Sep 18 08:25:47 UTC 2009
Hello again Andrew,
Sorry for the delay getting to your request.
Your mechanism to control the inclusion of the SunEC provider looks like a
fine solution. I've created the following CR:
http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6882745
Andrew John Hughes wrote:
> 2009/9/10 Andrew John Hughes <gnu_andrew at member.fsf.org>:
>> 2009/9/9 Vincent Ryan <Vincent.Ryan at sun.com>:
>>> Hello Andrew,
>>>
>>> I realize that you, along with others in the Linux community, are less
>>> than satisfied with the changeset to provide out-of-the-box support for
>>> ECC algorithms.
>>>
>>> As I mentioned earlier, we were quite constrained in what we could
>>> openly discuss before we pushed. However, now that we have pushed I
>>> am eager to fix any problems that I've introduced.
>>>
>> Yes, I can understand that to an extent, but I find it hard to believe
>> that you had to push it before it could even be discussed. Why could
>> the same patch that was pushed not have been posted for public review
>> instead?
>>
>> This seems to be a more general issue. This is endemic behaviour that
>> I've seen from the majority of Sun engineers working on OpenJDK (there
>> are thankfully some exceptions) and I've blogged about this in more
>> detail: http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2009/09/08/im-so-tired/
>>
>>> We wish to reconcile the conflicting demands of including an ECC
>>> implementation for platforms without underlying ECC support with the
>>> exclusion of the ECC implementation on platforms with underlying ECC
>>> support. I'd like to solicit input from security-dev on how best to
>>> achieve this.
>>>
>> It's good to hear you're open to changing this. There is a third
>> option you've missed; the demand of not wanting ECC support at all.
>> You'll be aware that there are legal issues from your own discussions
>> on this within Sun, and the change in direction that occurred. Not
>> having ECC support needs to be an option as well.
>>
>> The existing ECC implementation already fulfilled two of these
>> demands; it could be enabled on platforms with ECC support but this
>> wasn't the default case. We can make this easier with IcedTea by
>> detecting NSS at build time and auto-generating the configuration if
>> the user wishes. This also can be used to ship it 'out of the box' on
>> distributions if required; all the distro packager has to do is build
>> IcedTea with NSS support enabled and then make their binary depend on
>> it.
>>
>> So the real problem here is that Sun's proprietary builds can't ship
>> it 'out of the box' because they don't know if the system it ends up
>> on will have NSS and, even if it does, where it will be located. I
>> can understand how that's a problem that needs to be fixed, but we
>> need a way of disabling that. If the PKCS11 provider is still
>> suitable, then making building the ec directory would actually be
>> enough:
>>
>> ifndef DISABLE_NSS
>> SUBDIRS += ec
>> endif
>>
>> Job done. A more complex solution is to link against the system NSS
>> instead of the provided C sources. I've managed to do this with the
>> following change:
>>
>> diff -r 7a23bfc44c92 make/sun/security/ec/Makefile
>> --- a/make/sun/security/ec/Makefile Tue Sep 08 18:03:43 2009 +0100
>> +++ b/make/sun/security/ec/Makefile Wed Sep 09 23:50:24 2009 +0100
>> @@ -153,7 +153,9 @@
>> #
>> # C and C++ files
>> #
>> +ifndef USE_SYSTEM_NSS
>> include FILES_c.gmk
>> +endif
>>
>> FILES_cpp = ECC_JNI.cpp
>>
>> @@ -185,6 +187,11 @@
>> OTHER_LDLIBS += $(JVMLIB)
>> else
>> OTHER_LDLIBS = -ldl $(JVMLIB) $(LIBCXX)
>> + ifdef USE_SYSTEM_NSS
>> + OTHER_LDLIBS += -Wl,-rpath $(SYSTEM_NSS_DIR) -Wl,-rpath
>> $(SYSTEM_NSPR_DIR) \
>> + -L$(SYSTEM_NSS_DIR) -L$(SYSTEM_NSPR_DIR) -lnssutil3 -lnss3 \
>> + -lplds4 -lplc4 -lnspr4 -lsoftokn -lfreebl
>> + endif
>> endif
>>
>> include $(BUILDDIR)/common/Mapfile-vers.gmk
>>
>> but unfortunately, while the resulting sunecc library is dynamically
>> linked against NSS, it causes HotSpot to segfault in
>> sun.security.ec.ECKeyPairGenerator.generateECKeyPair(I[B[B)[J. I'm
>> still looking into this, I assume there is either some mismatch in the
>> versions of NSS or local changes in the Sun copy. As you say, only
>> part of the library was imported into OpenJDK; does this mean that the
>> JNI code is not using published interfaces for NSS?
>>
>>> Your proposal to supply an NSS config file for the SunPKCS11 provider
>>> is one approach but what about platforms where an ECC-enabled NSS is
>>> not present?
>>>
>>>
>> It's only really an idea that works where we have an autoconf wrapper
>> to detect NSS at build time, and which also allows it to be disabled.
>> The patch to IcedTea automatically finds out where NSS is installed,
>> via pkg-config, and writes the config file based on that. I don't
>> know of a portable way of doing that in OpenJDK's makefiles as
>> pkg-config won't be available on all platforms.
>>
>> snip...
>>
>>>> * Which version of NSS were these sources pulled from? Running diff
>>>> -bu on them, and ignoring the additional copyright headers,
>>>> there are still a large number of changes. I suspect this is
>>>> because the version is older than my system copy (3.12.3); notably my
>>>> testing shows it does not exhibit the bug discussed in
>>>>
>>>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2009-September/001167.html
>>>> (which
>>>> incidentally is still awaiting review).
>>> The sources were pulled from OpenSolaris 2009.06.
>>>
>> Ok, so which version of NSS does that have?
>>
>>>> * Why was a new provider used instead of the existing
>>>> sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11 provider? I noticed this has not be
>>>> removed, yet
>>>> it appears to provide duplicate functionality unless I'm mistaken.
>>>> This does perhaps mean we could fix the issues with this changeset
>>>> simply
>>>> by allowing the ec subdirectory to be turned off, but there may be
>>>> something about the new provider I'm missing.
>>> We introduced the new SunEC provider because we wanted a fast compact
>>> ECC implementation that we could ship on all platforms. We have not
>>> bundled all of NSS - only its ECC implementation.
>>>
>> Yeah I noticed that. I suppose the big question is how interchangable
>> are SunEC and PKCS11? Could we just turn off SunEC, given we already
>> have NSS support via PKCS11? If so, just making SunEC optional would
>> solve this IMO.
>>
>>>
>>>> * I notice that a number of algorithms are replaced with NULL. I
>>>> assume there is some (perhaps legal) reason for this?
>>> Which ones?
>>>
>> This is the change I'm referring to:
>>
>> /* mapping between ECCurveName enum and pointers to ECCurveParams */
>> static const ECCurveParams *ecCurve_map[] = {
>> NULL, /* ECCurve_noName */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_P192, /* ECCurve_NIST_P192 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_P224, /* ECCurve_NIST_P224 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_P192 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_P224 */
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P256, /* ECCurve_NIST_P256 */
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P384, /* ECCurve_NIST_P384 */
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P521, /* ECCurve_NIST_P521 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_K163, /* ECCurve_NIST_K163 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_B163, /* ECCurve_NIST_B163 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_K233, /* ECCurve_NIST_K233 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_B233, /* ECCurve_NIST_B233 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_K283, /* ECCurve_NIST_K283 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_B283, /* ECCurve_NIST_B283 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_K409, /* ECCurve_NIST_K409 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_B409, /* ECCurve_NIST_B409 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_K571, /* ECCurve_NIST_K571 */
>> - &ecCurve_NIST_B571, /* ECCurve_NIST_B571 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V2, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V2 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V3, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V3 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V2, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V2 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V3, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V3 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V2, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V2 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V3, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V3 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB176V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB176V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V2, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V2 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V3, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V3 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB208W1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB208W1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V2, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V2 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V3, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V3 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB272W1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB272W1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB304W1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB304W1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB359V1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB359V1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB368W1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB368W1 */
>> - &ecCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB431R1, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB431R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_160K1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160K1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_192K1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_192K1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_224K1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_224K1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_PRIME_256K1, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_256K1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_163R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_163R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R1, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R1 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R2, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R2 */
>> - &ecCurve_SECG_CHAR2_239K1, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_239K1 */
>> - &ecCurve_WTLS_1, /* ECCurve_WTLS_1 */
>> - &ecCurve_WTLS_8, /* ECCurve_WTLS_8 */
>> - &ecCurve_WTLS_9, /* ECCurve_WTLS_9 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_K163 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_B163 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_K233 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_B233 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_K283 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_B283 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_K409 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_B409 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_K571 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_NIST_B571 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_192V3 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_PRIME_239V3 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB163V3 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB176V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB191V3 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB208W1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB239V3 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB272W1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB304W1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB359V1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_PNB368W1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_X9_62_CHAR2_TNB431R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_112R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_128R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160K1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_160R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_192K1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_224K1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_PRIME_256K1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_113R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_131R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_163R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_193R2 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_SECG_CHAR2_239K1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_WTLS_1 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_WTLS_8 */
>> + NULL, /* ECCurve_WTLS_9 */
>> NULL /* ECCurve_pastLastCurve */
>> };
>>
>>
>> It could be a NSS version issue, but seems more deliberate to me.
>> It leaves three curves:
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P256, /* ECCurve_NIST_P256 */
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P384, /* ECCurve_NIST_P384 */
>> &ecCurve_NIST_P521, /* ECCurve_NIST_P521 */
>>
>>>> I'm afraid my current impression of this changeset is that it doesn't
>>>> help us with packaging OpenJDK for GNU/Linux distributions at all, but
>>>> instead makes things ten times worse as there is now a stale NSS to
>>>> contend with. Not only are there the issues with bit rot I alluded to
>>>> last time, but as you mention in your reply there are legal issues
>>>> with EC support. Notably, I've found that Fedora doesn't ship any EC
>>>> support (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492124) so we'd
>>>> have to rip this out in packages for that distribution (and it's
>>>> dubious whether others should be shipping it). IANAL, so I won't
>>>> comment further on such issues, but suffice to say this changeset
>>>> significantly reduces the options for handling NSS support downstream.
>>>> In contrast, the existing support in 1.6 is almost ideal, once you've
>>>> discovered how it works; the distro packager can choose whether to
>>>> enable support or not and they don't have to worry about rotting
>>>> security code in OpenJDK. Maybe I'm missing something but this makes
>>>> me think this would have been better as a local addition to Sun's
>>>> proprietary builds rather than adding it to OpenJDK.
>>>>
>>>> I try to be as positive as I can about the OpenJDK project, but I'm
>>>> sorry to say that changesets like this don't help. I actually find
>>>> them quite depressing. As I said in my previous email, there appears
>>>> to have been no discussion of this change; it was merely committed
>>>> with no public review and appeared in b70. Meanwhile, myself and
>>>> other external contributors have to spend days trying to get replies
>>>> to emails to even get a simple bug fix in (I've lost count of how many
>>>> I still have waiting; there must be at least four or five). That's
>>>> just not fair and doesn't bode well for a successful community
>>>> project.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>
>> Cheers,
>> --
>> Andrew :-)
>>
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>
> I've added this changeset:
>
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/icedtea/jdk7/jdk/rev/2a1a7fb44226
>
> to the IcedTea project's JDK7 forest to solve this issue. If it looks
> ok, then give me a bug ID and I'll push it to tl-gate.
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