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Corrections and clarifications around asymmetric key formats

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Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
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@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ The sections “[RSA mechanism selection](#rsa-mechanism-selection)”, “[Elli
The PK types `MBEDTLS_PK_RSA`, `MBEDTLS_PK_RSASSA_PSS` and `MBEDTLS_PK_RSA_ALT` correspond to RSA key types in the PSA API. In the PSA API, key pairs and public keys are separate object types.
See “[RSA-ALT interface](#rsa-alt-interface)” for more information about `MBEDTLS_PK_RSA_ALT`.
The PSA API uses policies and algorithm parameters rather than key types to distinguish between `MBEDTLS_PK_RSA` and `MBEDTLS_PK_RSASSA_PSS`. The algorithm selection also replaces the use of `mbedtls_rsa_set_padding` on an `mbedtls_rsa_context` object. See the list of algorithms below and the signature and encryption sections for more information.
The PSA API uses policies and algorithm parameters rather than key types to distinguish between RSA-based mechanisms. The PSA algorithm selection corresponds to the `mbedtls_pk_type_t` value passed to `mbedtls_pk_{sign,verify}_ext`. It also replaces the use of `mbedtls_rsa_set_padding` on an `mbedtls_rsa_context` object. See the list of algorithms below and the signature and encryption sections for more information.
An RSA public key has the type [`PSA_KEY_TYPE_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__crypto__types/#group__crypto__types_1ga9ba0878f56c8bcd1995ac017a74f513b).
@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ The easiest way to create a key pair object is by randomly generating it with [`
For RSA keys, `psa_generate_key` always uses 65537 as the public exponent. If you need a different public exponent, use the legacy interface to create the key then import it as described in “[Importing legacy keys via the PK module](#importing-legacy-keys-via-the-pk-module)”.
To create a key object from existing material, use [`psa_import_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1ga0336ea76bf30587ab204a8296462327b). While this function has the same basic goal as the PK parse functions (`mbedtls_pk_parse_key`, `mbedtls_pk_parse_public_key`, `mbedtls_pk_parse_subpubkey`), it is limited to a single format that just contains the number(s) that make up the key, with very little metadata. This format is a substring of the formats accepted by the PK functions (except for finite-field Diffie-Hellman which the PK module does not support). The table below summarizes the PSA import/export format for key pairs and public keys; see the documentation of [`psa_export_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1ga668e35be8d2852ad3feeef74ac6f75bf) and [`psa_export_public_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1gaf22ae73312217aaede2ea02cdebb6062) for more details.
To create a key object from existing material, use [`psa_import_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1ga0336ea76bf30587ab204a8296462327b). While this function has the same basic goal as the PK parse functions (`mbedtls_pk_parse_key`, `mbedtls_pk_parse_public_key`, `mbedtls_pk_parse_subpubkey`), it is limited to a single format that just contains the number(s) that make up the key, with very little metadata. This format is a substring of one of the formats accepted by the PK functions (except for finite-field Diffie-Hellman which the PK module does not support). The table below summarizes the PSA import/export format for key pairs and public keys; see the documentation of [`psa_export_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1ga668e35be8d2852ad3feeef74ac6f75bf) and [`psa_export_public_key`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__import__export/#group__import__export_1gaf22ae73312217aaede2ea02cdebb6062) for more details.
| Key type | PSA import/export format |
| -------- | ------------------------ |
@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ This section explains how to use the `ecp.h` API to create an elliptic curve key
You can use this, for example, to import an ECC key in the form of a compressed point by calling `mbedtls_ecp_point_read_binary` then following the process below.
The following code snippet illustrates how to import a private key which is initially in an `mbedtls_ecp_keypair` object. Error checks are omitted for simplicity. A future version of Mbed TLS [will provide a function to calculate the curve family](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/issues/7764).
The following code snippet illustrates how to import a private key which is initially in an `mbedtls_ecp_keypair` object. (This includes `mbedtls_ecdsa_keypair` objects since that is just a type alias.) Error checks are omitted for simplicity. A future version of Mbed TLS [will provide a function to calculate the curve family](https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/issues/7764).
```
mbedtls_ecp_keypair ec;
@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ You can call [`psa_get_key_attributes`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects
The bit-size from `psa_get_key_bits` is the same as the one from `mbedtls_pk_get_bitlen`. To convert to bytes as `mbedtls_pk_get_len` or `mbedtls_rsa_get_len` do, you can use the macro `PSA_BITS_TO_BYTES`. However, note that the PSA API has generic macros for each related buffer size (export, signature size, etc.), so you should generally use those instead. The present document lists those macros where it explains the usage of the corresponding function.
Most uses of `mbedtls_pk_get_type` and `mbedtls_pk_can_do` only require knowing a key's type as reported by [`psa_get_key_type`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gae4fb812af4f57aa1ad85e335a865b918). If needed, you can also access a key's policy from its attributes with [`psa_get_key_usage_flags`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gaa1af20f142ca722222c6d98678a0c448), [`psa_get_key_algorithm`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gac255da850a00bbed925390044f016b34) and [`psa_get_key_enrollment_algorithm`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1ga39803b62a97198cf630854db9b53c588). The algorithm policy also conveys the padding and hash information provided by `mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode` and `mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg`.
Most code that calls `mbedtls_pk_get_type` or `mbedtls_pk_can_do` only requires the key's type as reported by [`psa_get_key_type`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gae4fb812af4f57aa1ad85e335a865b918). For code that uses both `mbedtls_pk_context` objects and PSA metadata encoding, [`mbedtls_pk_can_do_ext`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/file/pk_8h/#pk_8h_1a256d3e8d4323a45aafa7d2b6c59a36f6) checks the compatibility between a key object and a mechanism. If needed, you can also access a key's policy from its attributes with [`psa_get_key_usage_flags`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gaa1af20f142ca722222c6d98678a0c448), [`psa_get_key_algorithm`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1gac255da850a00bbed925390044f016b34) and [`psa_get_key_enrollment_algorithm`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__attributes/#group__attributes_1ga39803b62a97198cf630854db9b53c588). The algorithm policy also conveys the padding and hash information provided by `mbedtls_rsa_get_padding_mode` and `mbedtls_rsa_get_md_alg`.
### Exporting a public key or a key pair
@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ The PSA API has two algorithm constructors:
This mechanism corresponds to `mbedtls_pk_sign_ext` and `mbedtls_pk_verify_ext` for an RSA key, as well as `mbedtls_pk_sign`, `mbedtls_pk_verify`, `mbedtls_rsa_pkcs1_sign` and `mbedtls_rsa_pkcs1_verify` if PSS has been selected on the underlying RSA context with `mbedlts_rsa_set_padding`.
It also corresponds to `mbedtls_rsa_rsassa_pss_sign` and `mbedtls_rsa_rsassa_pss_sign_ext`, `mbedtls_rsa_rsassa_pss_verify` and `mbedtls_rsa_rsassa_pss_verify_ext`.
The PSA API has two algorithm constructors: [`PSA_ALG_RSA_PSS(hash)`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__crypto__types/#group__crypto__types_1ga62152bf4cb4bf6aace5e1be8f143564d) and [`PSA_ALG_RSA_PSS_ANY_SALT(hash)`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__crypto__types/#group__crypto__types_1ga9b7355a2cd6bde88177634d539127f2b). The hash algorithm `hash` corresponds to the `md_alg` parameter passed to the legacy API. It is used to hash the message, to create the salted hash, and for the mask generation with MGF1. The PSA API does not support using different hash algorithms for these different purposes.
The PSA API has two algorithm constructors: [`PSA_ALG_RSA_PSS(hash)`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__crypto__types/#group__crypto__types_1ga62152bf4cb4bf6aace5e1be8f143564d) and [`PSA_ALG_RSA_PSS_ANY_SALT(hash)`](https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/projects/api/en/development/api/group/group__crypto__types/#group__crypto__types_1ga9b7355a2cd6bde88177634d539127f2b). They differ only for verification, and have exactly the same behavior for signature. The hash algorithm `hash` corresponds to the `md_alg` parameter passed to the legacy API. It is used to hash the message, to create the salted hash, and for the mask generation with MGF1. The PSA API does not support using different hash algorithms for these different purposes.
With respect to the salt length: