helper functions to more correctly marshal curve 25519 public keys (#1481)

cert/cert.go

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type Certificate interface {
 	// PublicKey is the raw bytes to be used in asymmetric cryptographic operations.
 	PublicKey() []byte
 
+	// MarshalPublicKeyPEM is the value of PublicKey marshalled to PEM
+	MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte
+
 	// Curve identifies which curve was used for the PublicKey and Signature.
 	Curve() Curve
 

cert/cert_v1.go

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ func (c *certificateV1) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.details.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV1) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV1) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }

cert/cert_v1_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -60,6 +62,58 @@ func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV1_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV1{
+		details: detailsV1{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			publicKey:      pubKey,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version1, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.details.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.details.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV1_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV1{
 		details: detailsV1{

cert/cert_v2.go

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func (c *certificateV2) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV2) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV2) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }

cert/cert_v2_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -75,6 +76,58 @@ func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV2_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV2{
+		details: detailsV2{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		publicKey: pubKey,
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version2, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV2_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV2{
 		details: detailsV2{

cert/pem.go

@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 )
 
-const (
+const ( //cert banners
-	CertificateBanner                = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
+	CertificateBanner   = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
-	CertificateV2Banner              = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
+	CertificateV2Banner = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
-	X25519PrivateKeyBanner           = "NEBULA X25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+)
-	X25519PublicKeyBanner            = "NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY"
-	EncryptedEd25519PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ED25519 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
-	Ed25519PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ED25519 PRIVATE KEY"
-	Ed25519PublicKeyBanner           = "NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY"
 
-	P256PrivateKeyBanner               = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+const ( //key-agreement-key banners
-	P256PublicKeyBanner                = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+	X25519PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA X25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+	X25519PublicKeyBanner  = "NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY"
+	P256PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	P256PublicKeyBanner    = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+)
+
+/* including "ECDSA" in the P256 banners is a clue that these keys should be used only for signing */
+const ( //signing key banners
 	EncryptedECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
 	ECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner           = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+	EncryptedEd25519PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA ED25519 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
+	Ed25519PrivateKeyBanner            = "NEBULA ED25519 PRIVATE KEY"
+	Ed25519PublicKeyBanner             = "NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY"
 )
 
 // UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM will try to unmarshal the first pem block in a byte array, returning any non consumed
@@ -51,6 +58,16 @@ func UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(b []byte) (Certificate, []byte, error) {
 
 }
 
+func marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c Certificate) []byte {
+	if c.IsCA() {
+		return MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	} else {
+		return MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	}
+}
+
+// MarshalPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for ECDH.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
 func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	switch curve {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
@@ -62,6 +79,19 @@ func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	}
 }
 
+// MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for signing.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
+func MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
+	switch curve {
+	case Curve_CURVE25519:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: Ed25519PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	case Curve_P256:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: P256PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	k, r := pem.Decode(b)
 	if k == nil {
@@ -73,7 +103,7 @@ func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	case X25519PublicKeyBanner, Ed25519PublicKeyBanner:
 		expectedLen = 32
 		curve = Curve_CURVE25519
-	case P256PublicKeyBanner:
+	case P256PublicKeyBanner, ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner:
 		// Uncompressed
 		expectedLen = 65
 		curve = Curve_P256

cert/pem_test.go

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalX25519PublicKey(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -240,6 +242,12 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	oldPubP256Key := []byte(`# A good key
+-----BEGIN NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
 `)
 	shortKey := []byte(`# A short key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
@@ -256,15 +264,22 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----`)
 
-	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
+	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
 
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(keyBundle)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 32)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
 	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, curve)
 
+	// Success test case
+	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
+	assert.Len(t, k, 65)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, curve)
+
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 65)

connection_manager_test.go

@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ func (d *dummyCert) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return d.publicKey
 }
 
+func (d *dummyCert) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return cert.MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(d.curve, d.publicKey)
+}
+
 func (d *dummyCert) Signature() []byte {
 	return d.signature
 }