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ECIES Tunnels
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.. meta::
:author: chisana, zzz
:created: 2019-07-04
:thread: http://zzz.i2p/topics/2737
:lastupdated: 2020-09-03
:status: Open
:target: 0.9.51
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Overview
========
This document proposes for changes to Tunnel Build message encryption
using crypto primitives introduced by [ECIES-X25519]_.
It is a portion of the overall proposal
[Prop156]_ for converting routers from ElGamal to ECIES-X25519 keys.
For the purposes of transitioning the network from ElGamal + AES256 to ECIES + ChaCha20,
tunnels with mixed ElGamal and ECIES routers are necessary.
Specifications for how to handle mixed tunnel hops are provided.
No changes will be made to the format, processing, or encryption of ElGamal hops.
ElGamal tunnel creators will need create ephemeral X25519 keypairs per-hop, and
follow this spec for creating tunnels containing ECIES hops.
This proposal specifies changes needed for ECIES-X25519 Tunnel Building.
For an overview of all changes required for ECIES routers, see proposal 156 [Prop156]_.
Cryptographic Primitives
------------------------
No new cryptographic primitives are introduced. The primitives required to implement this proposal are:
- ChaCha20(msg, nonce, key) - as in [RFC-7539]_
- ChaCha20Poly1305(msg, nonce, AD, key) - as in [NTCP2]_ and [ECIES-X25519]_
- X25519(privateKey, publicKey) - as in [NTCP2]_ and [ECIES-X25519]_
- HKDF(rootKey, sharedSecret, CONTEXT, keylen) - as in [NTCP2]_ and [ECIES-X25519]_
Goals
-----
- Increase speed of crypto operations
- Replace ElGamal + AES256/CBC with ECIES primitives for tunnel BuildRequestRecords and BuildReplyRecords.
- No change to size of encrypted BuildRequestRecords and BuildReplyRecords (528 bytes) for compatibility
- No new I2NP messages
- Maintain encrypted build record size for compatibility
- Add forward secrecy for Tunnel Build Messages.
- Add authenticated encryption
- Detect hops reordering BuildRequestRecords
- Increase resolution of timestamp so that Bloom filter size may be reduced
- Add field for tunnel expiration so that varying tunnel lifetimes will be possible (all-ECIES tunnels only)
- Add extensible options field for future features
- Reuse existing cryptographic primitives
- Improve tunnel build message security where possible while maintaining compatibility
- Support tunnels with mixed ElGamal/ECIES peers
- Maximize compatibility with current network
- No change to tunnel build AES request/reply encryption for ElGamal routers
- No change to tunnel AES "layer" encryption, for that see [Prop153]_
- Do not require "flag day" upgrade to entire network
Non-Goals
-----------
- Complete redesign of tunnel build messages requiring a "flag day".
- Shrinking tunnel build messages
- Use of tunnel build options as defined in [Prop143]_, only required for small messages
Specification
=========================
Build Request Records
-------------------------------------
Encrypted BuildRequestRecords are 528 bytes for both ElGamal and ECIES, for compatibility.
Request Record Unencrypted (ElGamal)
`````````````````````````````````````````
For reference, this is the current specification of the tunnel BuildRequestRecord for ElGamal routers, taken from [I2NP]_.
Unencrypted size: 222 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-3: tunnel ID to receive messages as, nonzero
bytes 4-35: local router identity hash
bytes 36-39: next tunnel ID, nonzero
bytes 40-71: next router identity hash
bytes 72-103: AES-256 tunnel layer key
bytes 104-135: AES-256 tunnel IV key
bytes 136-167: AES-256 reply key
bytes 168-183: AES-256 reply IV
byte 184: flags
bytes 185-188: request time (in hours since the epoch, rounded down)
bytes 189-192: next message ID
bytes 193-221: uninterpreted / random padding
{% endhighlight %}
Request Record Encrypted (ElGamal)
`````````````````````````````````````
For reference, this is the current specification of the tunnel BuildRequestRecord for ElGamal routers, taken from [I2NP]_.
Encrypted size: 528 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-15: Hop's truncated identity hash
bytes 16-528: ElGamal encrypted BuildRequestRecord
{% endhighlight %}
Request Record Unencrypted (ECIES)
```````````````````````````````````````
This is the proposed specification of the tunnel BuildRequestRecord for ECIES-X25519 routers.
The request record does not contain any explicit tunnel or reply keys.
Those keys are derived from a KDF. See below.
All fields are big-endian.
Unencrypted size: 464 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-3: tunnel ID to receive messages as, nonzero
bytes 4-35: local router identity hash
bytes 36-39: next tunnel ID, nonzero
bytes 40-71: next router identity hash
bytes 72-74: unused, set to 0 for compatibility
byte 75: flags
bytes 76-79: request time (in minutes since the epoch, rounded down)
bytes 80-83: request expiration (in minutes since creation, rounded down)
bytes 84-87: next message ID
bytes 88-x: tunnel build options (Properties)
bytes x-x: other data as implied by flags or options
bytes x-463: random padding
{% endhighlight %}
The flags field is the same as defined in [Tunnel-Creation]_ and contains the following::
Bit order: 76543210 (bit 7 is MSB)
bit 7: if set, allow messages from anyone
bit 6: if set, allow messages to anyone, and send the reply to the
specified next hop in a Tunnel Build Reply Message
bits 5-0: Undefined, must set to 0 for compatibility with future options
Bit 7 indicates that the hop will be an inbound gateway (IBGW). Bit 6
indicates that the hop will be an outbound endpoint (OBEP). If neither bit is
set, the hop will be an intermediate participant. Both cannot be set at once.
The tunnel build options is a Properties structure as defined in [Common]_.
This is for future use. No options are currently defined.
If the Properties structure is empty, this is two bytes 0x00 0x00.
Request Record Encrypted (ECIES)
`````````````````````````````````````
Encrypted size: 528 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-15: Hop's truncated identity hash
bytes 16-47: Sender's ephemeral public key
bytes 48-511: ChaCha20 encrypted BuildRequestRecord
bytes 512-527: Poly1305 MAC
{% endhighlight %}
Build Reply Records
-------------------------------------
Encrypted BuildReplyRecords are 528 bytes for both ElGamal and ECIES, for compatibility.
Reply Record Unencrypted (ElGamal)
`````````````````````````````````````
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-31 :: SHA-256 Hash of bytes 32-527
bytes 32-526 :: random data
byte 527 :: reply
total length: 528
{% endhighlight %}
Reply Record Unencrypted (ECIES)
`````````````````````````````````````
Unencrypted size: 512 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-x: Tunnel Build Options (Properties)
bytes x-x: other data as implied by options
bytes x-510: Random padding
bytes 511: Reply byte
{% endhighlight %}
The tunnel build options is a Properties structure as defined in [Common]_.
This is for future use. No options are currently defined.
If the Properties structure is empty, this is two bytes 0x00 0x00.
Reply flags for ECIES reply records should use the following values to avoid fingerprinting:
- 0x00 (accept)
- 30 (TUNNEL_REJECT_BANDWIDTH)
Reply Record Encrypted (ECIES)
```````````````````````````````````
Encrypted size: 528 bytes
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
bytes 0-511: ChaCha20 encrypted BuildReplyRecord
bytes 512-527: Poly1305 MAC
{% endhighlight %}
After full transition to ECIES records, ranged padding rules are the same as for request records.
Symmetric Encryption of Asymmetrically Encrypted Records
--------------------------------------------------------
Mixed tunnels are allowed, and necessary, for full network transition from ElGamal to ECIES.
During the transitionary period, a statistically increasing number of routers will be keyed under ECIES keys.
Symmetric cryptography preprocessing will run in the same way:
- "encryption":
- cipher run in decryption mode
- request records preemptively decrypted in preprocessing (concealing encrypted request records)
- "decryption":
- cipher run in encryption mode
- request records encrypted (revealing next plaintext request record) by participant hops
- ChaCha20 does not have "modes", so it is simply run three times:
- once in preprocessing
- once by the hop
- once on final reply processing
When mixed tunnels are used, tunnel creators will need to base the symmetric encryption
of BuildRequestRecord on the current and previous hop's encryption type.
Each hop will use it's own encryption type for encrypting BuildReplyRecords, and the other
records in the VariableTunnelBuildMessage (VTBM).
On the reply path, the endpoint (sender) will need to undo the [Multiple-Encryption]_, using each hop's reply key.
As a clarifying example, let's look at an outbound tunnel w/ ECIES surrounded by ElGamal:
- Sender (OBGW) -> ElGamal (H1) -> ECIES (H2) -> ElGamal (H3)
All BuildRequestRecords are in their encrypted state (using ElGamal or ECIES).
AES256/CBC cipher, when used, is still used for each record, without chaining across multiple records.
Likewise, ChaCha20 will be used to encrypt each record, not streaming across the entire VTBM.
The request records are preprocessed by the Sender (OBGW):
- H3's record is "encrypted" using:
- H2's reply key (ChaCha20)
- H1's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's record is "encrypted" using:
- H1's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H1's record goes out without symmetric encryption
Only H2 checks the reply encryption flag, and sees its followed by AES256/CBC.
After being processed by each hop, the records are in a "decrypted" state:
- H3's record is "decrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's record is "decrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's reply key (ChaCha20-Poly1305)
- H1's record is "decrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's reply key (ChaCha20)
- H1's reply key (AES256/CBC)
The tunnel creator, a.k.a. Inbound Endpoint (IBEP), postprocesses the reply:
- H3's record is "encrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's record is "encrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's reply key (ChaCha20-Poly1305)
- H1's record is "encrypted" using:
- H3's reply key (AES256/CBC)
- H2's reply key (ChaCha20)
- H1's reply key (AES256/CBC)
Request Record Key, Reply Key, Tunnel Layer Key, and IV Key KDF (ECIES)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
These keys are explicitly included in ElGamal BuildRequestRecords.
For ECIES BuildRequestRecords, these keys are derived from the DH exchange.
See [Prop156]_ for details of the router static ECIES keys.
The ``recordKey`` takes the place of the product of the ElGamal exchange. It is used
to AEAD encrypt request records for ECIES hops.
Below is a description of how to derive the keys previously transmitted in request records.
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
// Sender generates an X25519 ephemeral keypair per ECIES hop in the VTBM (sesk, sepk)
sesk = GENERATE_PRIVATE()
sepk = DERIVE_PUBLIC(sesk)
// Each hop's X25519 static keypair (hesk, hepk) from the Router Identity
hesk = GENERATE_PRIVATE()
hepk = DERIVE_PUBLIC(hesk)
// Sender performs an X25519 DH with Hop's static public key.
// Each Hop, finds the record w/ their truncated identity hash,
// and extracts the Sender's ephemeral key preceding the encrypted record.
sharedSecret = DH(sesk, hepk) = DH(hesk, sepk)
// Derive a root key from the Sha256 of Sender's ephemeral key and Hop's full identity hash
rootKey = Sha256(sepk || hop_ident_hash)
keydata = HKDF(rootKey, sharedSecret, "RequestReplyGener", 96)
chainKey = keydata[0:31] // used below
recordKey = keydata[32:63] // AEAD key for Request Record encryption
replyKey = keydata[64:95] // Hop reply key
keydata = HKDF(chainKey, sharedSecret, "TunnelLayerRando", 80)
layerKey = keydata[0:31] // Tunnel layer key
layerIVkey = keydata[32:63] // Tunnel IV key
replyIV = keydata[64:79] // Reply record IV
{% endhighlight %}
``replyKey``, ``layerKey`` and ``layerIV`` must still be included inside ElGamal records,
and can be generated randomly. For ElGamal, the ``recordKey`` is not needed, since the
tunnel creator can directly encrypt to an ElGamal hop's public key.
Keys are omitted from ECIES records (since they can be derived at the hop).
BuildRequestRecord Encryption for ECIES Hops
--------------------------------------------
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
// See record key KDF for key generation
// Repeat for each ECIES hop record in the VTBM
(ciphertext, mac) = ChaCha20-Poly1305(msg = unencrypted record, nonce = 0, AD = Sha256(hop's recordKey), key = hop's recordKey)
encryptedRecord = ciphertext || MAC
For subsequent records past the initial hop, pre-emptively decrypt for each preceding hop in the tunnel
// If the preceding hop is ECIES:
nonce = one + number of records + zero-indexed order of record in the VariableTunnelBuildMessage
key = replyKey of preceding hop
symCiphertext = ChaCha20(msg = encryptedRecord, nonce, key)
// If the preceding hop is ElGamal:
IV = reply IV of preceding hop
key = reply key of preceding hop
symCiphertext = AES256/CBC-Decrypt(msg = encryptedRecord, IV, key)
{% endhighlight %}
Request Record Encryption from ElGamal + ECIES Tunnel Creators
--------------------------------------------------------------
ElGamal tunnel creators generate an ephemeral X25519 keypair for each
ECIES hop in the tunnel, and use scheme above for encrypting their BuildRequestRecord.
ElGamal tunnel creators will use the scheme prior to this spec for encrypting to ElGamal hops.
ECIES tunnel creators will need to encrypt to each of the ElGamal hop's public key using the
scheme defined in [Tunnel-Creation]_. ECIES tunnel creators will use the above scheme for encrypting
to ECIES hops.
This means that tunnel hops will only see encrypted records from their same encryption type.
For ElGamal and ECIES tunnel creators, they will generate unique ephemeral X25519 keypairs
per-hop for encrypting to ECIES hops.
Ephemeral keys must be unique per ECIES hop, and per build record.
**IMPORTANT**: Failing to use unique keys opens an attack vector for colluding hops to confirm they are in the same tunnel.
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
// See reply key KDF for key generation
// Encrypting an ECIES hop request record
AD = Sha256(hop static key || hop Identity hash)
(ciphertext, MAC) = ChaCha20-Poly1305(msg = BuildRequestRecord, nonce = 0, AD, key = hop's recordKey)
// Encrypting an ElGamal hop request record
ciphertext = ElGamal-Encrypt(msg = BuildRequestRecord, key = hop's ElGamal public key)
{% endhighlight %}
Reply Record Encryption (ECIES)
--------------------------------------
The nonces must be unique per ChaCha20/ChaCha20-Poly1305 invocation using the same key.
See [RFC-7539]_ Security Considerations for more information.
.. raw:: html
{% highlight lang='dataspec' %}
// See reply key KDF for key generation
msg = reply byte || build options || random padding
(ciphertext, MAC) = ChaCha20-Poly1305(msg, nonce = 0, AD = Sha256(replyKey), key = replyKey)
// Other request/reply record encryption
// Use a unique nonce per-record
nonce = one + number of records + zero-indexed order of record in the VariableTunnelBuildMessage
symCiphertext = ChaCha20(msg = multiple encrypted record, nonce, key = replyKey)
{% endhighlight %}
While mixed tunnels are used, reply records are the same size, though the format is different.
After full transition to ECIES, random padding can be a range of included padding.
When ranged padding is used, random padding will be formatted using the Padding block structure from [ECIES-X25519]_ and [NTCP2]_.
For symmetric encryption by other hops, it's necessary to know full record length (w/ padding) without asymmetric decryption.
When/if records become variable-length, it may become necessary to include an unencrypted Data block header before each record, TBD.
BuildReplyRecord may or may not need to match BuildRequestRecord length if both are preceded by Data block header, TBD.
Reply Record Encryption (ElGamal)
----------------------------------------
As defined in [Tunnel-Creation]_.
There are no changes for how ElGamal hops encrypt their replies.
Security Analysis for ECIES + ChaCha20 Tunnel Build Encryption
--------------------------------------------------------------
ElGamal does not provide forward secrecy for Tunnel Build Messages.
AES256/CBC is in slightly better standing, only being vulnerable to a theoretical weakening from a
known plaintext `biclique` attack.
The only known practical attack against AES256/CBC is a padding oracle attack, when the IV is known to the attacker.
An attacker would need to break the next hop's ElGamal encryption to gain the AES256/CBC key info (reply key and IV).
ElGamal is significantly more CPU-intensive than ECIES, leading to potential resource exhaustion.
ECIES, used with new ephemeral keys per-BuildRequestRecord or VariableTunnelBuildMessage, provides forward-secrecy.
ChaCha20Poly1305 provides AEAD encryption, allowing the recipient to verify message integrity before attempting decryption.
Tunnel Message Overhead (ECIES)
=================================
Wrapped I2NP message overhead:
- I2NP Block header: 3 (block type + size) + 9 (I2NP message header) = 12
- New Session Message:
- 25 (min payload len) + 16 (MAC) = 41
- 32 (one-time key) + 40 (ephemeral section) + 16 (MAC) + 41 (min payload) = 129 unbound
- 88 (unbound) + 32 (static section) + 16 (MAC) + 41 (min payload) = 177 bound
- Existing Message: 8 (session tag) + payload len + 16 (MAC) = 24 + payload len
- New session:
- 12 (I2NP) + 129 (unbound) = 141 + payload
- 12 (I2NP + 177 (bound) = 189 + payload
- Existing Session: 12 (I2NP) + 24 = 36 + payload
- Build Request Record: 528 (ElGamal, mixed tunnels)
- Build Request Reply: 528 (ElGamal, mixed tunnels)
Tunnel message overhead:
Wrapped I2NP message overhead:
- I2NP Block header: 3 (block type + size) + 9 (I2NP message header) = 12
- New Session Message:
- 25 (min payload len) + 16 (MAC) = 41
- 32 (one-time key) + 40 (ephemeral section) + 16 (MAC) + 41 (min payload) = 129 unbound
- 88 (unbound) + 32 (static section) + 16 (MAC) + 41 (min payload) = 177 bound
- Existing Message: 8 (session tag) + payload len + 16 (MAC) = 24 + payload len
- New session:
- 12 (I2NP) + 129 (unbound) = 141 + payload
- 12 (I2NP + 177 (bound) = 189 + payload
- Existing Session: 12 (I2NP) + 24 = 36 + payload
- Build Request Record: 528 (ElGamal, mixed tunnels)
- Build Request Reply: 528 (ElGamal, mixed tunnels)
Tunnel message overhead:
Tunnel layer keys, IV/nonce keys, and reply keys no longer need to be transmitted in ECIES BuildRequest Records.
Unused space claimed by build options, random padding, and the trailing 16 byte Poly1305 MAC.
ECIES session messages will be wrapped in I2NP Data messages, surrounded by a Garlic Clove,
and fragmented in Tunnel Data messages like any other message.
Dropped fragments will result in AEAD decryption failure (fails MAC verification),
resulting in the entire message being dropped.
References
==========
.. [Common]
{{ spec_url('common-structures') }}
.. [ECIES-X25519]
{{ spec_url('ecies') }}
.. [I2NP]
{{ spec_url('i2np') }}
.. [NTCP2]
{{ spec_url('ntcp2') }}
.. [Prop143]
{{ proposal_url('143') }}
.. [Prop153]
{{ proposal_url('153') }}
.. [Prop156]
{{ proposal_url('156') }}
.. [Tunnel-Creation]
{{ spec_url('tunnel-creation') }}
.. [Multiple-Encryption]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_encryption
.. [RFC-7539]
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7539