The changes do not affect the public API:
`RandomBuffer` was used internally for secure randomness generation before
`crypto.getRandomValues` was made available to WebWorkers, requiring
generating randomness in the main thread.
As a result of the change, the internal `getRandomBytes()` and some functions
that use it are no longer async.
Calling `openpgp.decrypt` with a message that contains encrypted session keys
followed by a non-encrypted packet (e.g. Literal or Compressed Data packet)
used to succeed, even if a wrong passphrase/key was provided.
With this change, the operation will always fail, and the user is warned that
the data was not encrypted.
NB: a message that did not contain any encrypted session key packet would fail
to decrypt even prior to this change.
Breaking change: `openpgp.encryptKey` now throws if an empty string is given as
passphrase. The operation used to succeed, but the resulting key was left in an
inconsistent state, and e.g. serialization would not be possible.
Non-breaking changes:
- `options.passphrase` in `generateKey` and `reformatKey` now defaults to
`undefined` instead of empty string. Passing an empty string does not throw for
now, but this might change in the future to align with `encryptKey`'s
behaviour.
- In TS, add `GenerateKeyOptions` as alias of `KeyOptions`, to clarify its
scope.
Implement optional constant-time decryption flow to hinder Bleichenbacher-like
attacks against RSA- and ElGamal public-key encrypted session keys.
Changes:
- Add `config.constantTimePKCS1Decryption` to enable the constant-time
processing (defaults to `false`). The constant-time option is off by default
since it has measurable performance impact on message decryption, and it is
only helpful in specific application scenarios (more info below).
- Add `config.constantTimePKCS1DecryptionSupportedSymmetricAlgorithms`
(defaults to the AES algorithms). The set of supported ciphers is restricted by
default since the number of algorithms negatively affects performance.
Bleichenbacher-like attacks are of concern for applications where both of the
following conditions are met:
1. new/incoming messages are automatically decrypted (without user
interaction);
2. an attacker can determine how long it takes to decrypt each message (e.g.
due to decryption errors being logged remotely).
In several packet classes, we used to store string identifiers for public-key,
aead, cipher or hash algorithms. To make the code consistent and to avoid
having to convert to/from string values, we now always store integer values
instead, e.g. `enums.symmetric.aes128` is used instead of `'aes128'`.
This is not expected to be a breaking change for most library users. Note that
the type of `Key.getAlgorithmInfo()` and of the session key objects returned
and accepted by top-level functions remain unchanged.
Affected classes (type changes for some properties and method's arguments):
- `PublicKeyPacket`, `PublicSubkeyPacket`, `SecretKeyPacket`,
`SecretSubkeyPacket`
- `SymEncryptedIntegrityProtectedDataPacket`, `AEADEncryptedDataPacket`,
`SymmetricallyEncryptedDataPacket`
- `LiteralDataPacket`, `CompressedDataPacket`
- `PublicKeyEncryptedSessionKey`, `SymEncryptedSessionKeyPacket`
- `SignaturePacket`
Other potentially breaking changes:
- Removed property `AEADEncryptedDataPacket.aeadAlgo`, since it was redudant
given `.aeadAlgorithm`.
- Renamed `AEADEncryptedDataPacket.cipherAlgo` -> `.cipherAlgorithm`
Breaking changes:
- throw error on key generation if the requested public key algorithm is
included in `config.rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms`;
- add `config.rejectCurves` to blacklist a set of ECC curves, to prevent keys
using those curves from being generated, or being used to
encrypt/decrypt/sign/verify messages.
By default, `config.rejectCurves` includes the brainpool curves
(`brainpoolP256r1`, `brainpoolP384r1`, `brainpoolP512r1`) and the Bitcoin curve
(`secp256k1`). This is because it's unclear whether these curves will be
standardised[1], and we prefer to blacklist them already, rather than introduce
a breaking change after release.
[1] https://gitlab.com/openpgp-wg/rfc4880bis/-/merge_requests/47#note_634199141
The `format` option in `openpgp.generateKey, reformatKey, revokeKey, encrypt,
sign, encryptSessionKey` now expects the value `'armored'` instead of `'armor'`
to output armored data. The other format options (i.e. `'binary'` and
`'object'`) remain unchanged.
Breaking changes:
- a new `format` option has been added to `openpgp.encrypt`, `sign` and
`encryptSessionKey` to select the format of the output message. `format`
replaces the existing `armor` option, and accepts three values:
* if `format: 'armor'` (default), an armored signed/encrypted message is
returned (same as `armor: true`).
* if `format: 'binary'`, a binary signed/encrypted message is returned (same
as `armor: false`).
* if `format: 'object'`, a Message or Signature object is returned (this was
not supported before).
This change is to uniform the output format selection across all top-level
functions (following up to #1345).
- All top-level functions now throw if unrecognised options are passed, to make
library users aware that those options are not being applied.
This change is to make the code more consistent between the streaming and
non-streaming cases.
The validity of a signature (or the corresponding verification error) can be
determined through the existing `verified` property.
API changes:
- `Key.isPublic()` has been removed, since it was redundant and it would
introduce TypeScript issues. Call `!Key.isPrivate()` instead.
TypeScript changes:
- the `openpgp.readKey(s)` functions are now declared as returning a `Key`
instead of a `PublicKey`. This is just a readability improvement to make it
clearer that the result could also be a `PrivateKey`.
- All `Key` methods that return a key object now have the narrowest possible
return type.
- The `Key.isPrivate()` method can now be used for type inference, allowing the
compiler to distinguish between `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey`.
Calling `key.isPrivate()` is the recommended way of distinguishing between a
`PrivateKey` and `PublicKey` at runtime, over using `key instanceof ...`, since
the latter depends on the specifics of the `Key` class hierarchy.
- `openpgp.generateKey`, `reformatKey` and `revokeKey` take a new `format`
option, whose possible values are: `'armor', 'binary', 'object'` (default is
`'armor'`).
- `generateKey` and `reformatKey` now return an object of the form `{
publicKey, privateKey, revocationCertificate }`, where the type of `publicKey`
and `privateKey` depends on `options.format`:
* if `format: 'armor'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are armored strings;
* if `format: 'binary'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are `Uint8Array`;
* if `format: 'object'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are `PrivateKey` and
`PublicKey` objects respectively;
- `revokeKey` now returns `{ publicKey, privateKey }`, where:
* if a `PrivateKey` is passed as `key` input, `privateKey, publicKey` are of the
requested format;
* if a `PublicKey` is passed as `key` input, `publicKey` is of the requested format,
while `privateKey` is `null` (previously, in this case the `privateKey` field
was not defined).
Breaking changes:
- In `revokeKey`, if no `format` option is specified, the returned `publicKey,
privateKey` are armored strings (they used to be objects).
- In `generateKey` and `reformatKey`, the `key` value is no longer returned.
- For all three functions, the `publicKeyArmored` and `privateKeyArmored`
values are no longer returned.
- Fix#1159: `Key.verifyPrimaryKey` considers expiration time subpackets in
direct-key signatures to determine whether the key is expired.
- `Key.getExpirationTime()` does not take the `capabilities` and `keyID` arguments
anymore, and simply returns the expiration date of the primary key. Also, like
for `verifyPrimaryKey`, direct-key signatures are now taken into account.
- Keys and signatures are considered expired at the time of expiry, instead of
one second later.
Breaking change:
`Key.getExpirationTime(capabilities, keyID, userID, config)` ->
`.getExpirationTime(userID, config)`
- `openpgp.sign` throws if no signing keys are given, instead of returning a
non-signed literal packet.
- Any top-level function error will cause Promise rejection, and can thus be
handled with `.catch()`.
- Throw on signature parsing (e.g. in `openpgp.readSignature`) if the
creation time subpacket is missing
- `SignaturePacket.verify` now directly checks for signature creation
and expiration times. This makes it easier to thoroughly check the
validity of signatures. Also:
- `openpgp.revokeKey` now takes a `date` to check the provided
revocation certificate
- `openpgp.decryptSessionKeys` now takes a `date` to check the
validity of the provided private keys
- whenever a `date` is used internally, the function accepts a
`date` param to allow passing the correct date
- Add tests for all of the above
- Like `openpgp.generateKey`, `openpgp.reformatKey` now also requires
`options.userIDs`
- Simplify calling `SubKey.isRevoked/update/getExpirationTime` by
adding the `SubKey.mainKey` field to hold the reference of the
corresponding `Key`
Breaking changes in low-level functions:
- Added/removed `date` params:
- `Key.update(key, config)` -> `update(key, date, config)`
- `Key.applyRevocationCertificate(revocationCertificate, config)` ->
`applyRevocationCertificate(revocationCertificate, date, config)`
- `Key.signAllUsers(privateKeys, config)` ->
`signAllUsers(privateKeys, date, config)`
- `Key.verifyAllUsers(keys, config)` ->
`verifyAllUsers(keys, date, config)`
- `new SignaturePacket(date)` -> `new SignaturePacket()`
- `SignaturePacket.sign(key, data, detached)` ->
`sign(key, data, date, detached)`
- `Message.sign(primaryKey, privateKeys, config)` ->
`sign(primaryKey, privateKeys, date, config)`
- `Message.decrypt(privateKeys, passwords, sessionKeys, config)` ->
`decrypt(privateKeys, passwords, sessionKeys, date, config)`
- `Message.decryptSessionKeys(privateKeys, passwords, config)` ->
`decryptSessionKeys(privateKeys, passwords, date, config)`
- Removed `primaryKey` params:
- `SubKey.isRevoked(primaryKey, signature, key, date, config)` ->
`isRevoked(signature, key, date, config)`
- `SubKey.update(subKey, primaryKey, date, config)` ->
`update(subKey, date, config)`
- `SubKey.getExpirationTime(primaryKey, date, config)` ->
`getExpirationTime(date, config)`
- Add `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey` classes. A `PrivateKey` can always
be passed where a `PublicKey` key is expected, but not vice versa.
- Unexport `Key`, and export `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey`.
- Rename `Key.packetlist2structure` to `Key.packetListToStructure`.
- Change `Key.update` to return a new updated key, rather than
modifying the destination one in place.
- Add `openpgp.readPrivateKey` and `openpgp.readPrivateKeys` to avoid
having to downcast the result of `readKey(s)` in TypeScript.
- Rename `publicKeys` to `encryptionKeys` or `verificationKeys` depending on their use
- Rename `privateKeys` to `decryptionKeys` or `signingKeys` depending on their use
- Similarly, rename `toUserIDs` to `encryptionUserIDs` and `fromUserIDs` to `signingUserIDs`
This change allows us to only load the `ReadableStream` polyfill when
needed without behaving inconsistently in the external API.
Users of the library should use the global `ReadableStream` or Node.js
`stream.Readable` instead, or import a polyfill if needed. This patch
loosens the detection criteria such that polyfilled streams are better
detected.
- Make fingerprint and key ID computation async, and rely on Web Crypto
for hashing if available
- Always set fingerprint and keyID on key parsing / generation
- Introduce `*KeyPacket.computeFingerprint()` and
`*KeyPacket.computeFingerprintAndKeyID()`
- Change `getKeyID` and `getFingerprint*` functions to return the
pre-computed key ID and fingerprint, respectively
- Make `PublicKeyPacket.read` async
Changes:
- Implementation:
- Remove `PacketList.prototype.concat` and `push`
(we solely rely on `Array.push` instead)
- Fix https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/issues/907 by
correctly handling result of `filterByTag`
- Implement `write()` method for `Trust` and `Marker` packets,
to make them compatible with the `BasePacket` interface
- Types:
- Simplify and updated `PacketList` type definitions
- Fix types for `Packet.tag`, which is `static` since
https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/1268
- Prevent passing SubkeyPackets where KeyPackets are expected,
and vice versa
To encrypt/decrypt a key, the top-level functions `openpgp.encryptKey` and
`openpgp.decryptKey` should be used instead: these don't mutate the key;
instead, they either return a new encrypted/decrypted key object or throw an
error.
With `Key.prototype.encrypt` and `decrypt`, which mutated the key, it was
possible to end up in an inconsistent state if some (sub)keys could be
decrypted but others couldn't, they would both mutate the key and throw an
error, which is unexpected.
Note that the `keyID` parameter is not supported by `encryptKey`/`decryptKey`,
since partial key decryption is not recommended. If you still need to decrypt
a single subkey or primary key `k`, you can call `k.keyPacket.decrypt(...)`,
followed by `k.keyPacket.validate(...)`. Similarly, for encryption, call
`k.keyPacket.encrypt(...)`.
Additionally, `openpgp.generateKey` now requires `options.userIDs` again,
since otherwise the key is basically unusable. This was a regression from v4,
since we now allow parsing keys without user IDs (but still not using them).
If `expectSigned` is set:
- `openpgp.decrypt` throws immediately if public keys or signatures are
missing, or if the signatures are invalid and streaming is not used.
- `openpgp.verify` throws immediately if signatures are missing, or if the
signatures are invalid and streaming is not used.
- If the signatures are invalid and streaming is used, reading the returned
data stream will eventually throw.
- Use PascalCase for classes, with uppercase acronyms.
- Use camelCase for function and variables. First word/acronym is always
lowercase, otherwise acronyms are uppercase.
Also, make the packet classes' `tag` properties `static`.
- Add `config.rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms` to disallow using the given algorithms
to verify, sign or encrypt new messages or third-party certifications.
- Consider `config.minRsaBits` when signing, verifying and encrypting messages
and third-party certifications, not just on key generation.
- When verifying a message, if the verification key is not found (i.e. not
provided or too weak), the corresponding `signature` will have
`signature.valid=false` (used to be `signature.valid=null`).
`signature.error` will detail whether the key is missing/too weak/etc.
Generating and verifying key certification signatures is still permitted in all cases.
- Rename `config.compression` to `config.preferredCompressionAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.encryptionCipher` to `config.preferredSymmetricAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.preferHashAlgorithm` to `config.preferredHashAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.aeadMode` to `config.preferredAeadAlgorithm`
- When encrypting to public keys, the compression/aead/symmetric algorithm is selected by:
- taking the preferred algorithm specified in config, if it is supported by all recipients
- otherwise, taking the "MUST implement" algorithm specified by rfc4880bis
- When encrypting to passphrases only (no public keys), the preferred algorithms from `config` are always used
- EdDSA signing with a hash algorithm weaker than sha256 is explicitly disallowed (https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-rfc4880bis-10.html#section-15-7.2)
Refactor functions to take the configuration as a parameter.
This allows setting a config option for a single function call, whereas
setting `openpgp.config` could lead to concurrency-related issues when
multiple async function calls are made at the same time.
`openpgp.config` is used as default for unset config values in top-level
functions.
`openpgp.config` is used as default config object in low-level functions
(i.e., when calling a low-level function, it may be required to pass
`{ ...openpgp.config, modifiedConfig: modifiedValue }`).
Also,
- remove `config.rsaBlinding`: blinding is now always applied to RSA decryption
- remove `config.debug`: debugging mode can be enabled by setting
`process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development'`
- remove `config.useNative`: native crypto is always used when available
Make all `read*` functions accept an options object, so that we can add config
options to them later (for #1166). This is necessary so that we can remove the
global `openpgp.config`, which doesn't work that well when importing
individual functions.
Furthermore, merge `readMessage` and `readArmoredMessage` into one function,
et cetera.
- `openpgp.generateKey` now expects `userIds` in object format
(strings are no longer supported)
- Remove `util.parseUserId` and `util.formatUserId`
- Replace `UserIDPacket#format` with `UserIDPacket.fromObject`
Instead of as modules.
Replace *.read with read*, *.readArmored with readArmored*, etc.
Replace cleartext.readArmored with readArmoredCleartextMessage.
Replace message.fromText with Message.fromText, etc.
- Store private and public params separately and by name in objects,
instead of as an array
- Do not keep params in MPI form, but convert them to Uint8Arrays when
generating/parsing the key
- Modify low-level crypto functions to always accept and return
Uint8Arrays instead of BigIntegers
- Move PKCS1 padding to lower level functions
In the lightweight build, lazily load bn.js only when necessary.
Also, use Uint8Arrays instead of strings in PKCS1 padding functions, and
check that the leading zero is present when decoding EME-PKCS1 padding.
Use `key.keyPacket.validate` instead of `crypto.publicKey.validateParams`, see
https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/1116#discussion_r447781386.
Also, `key.decrypt` now only throws on error, no other value is returned.
Also, fix typo (rebase error) that caused tests to fail in Safari for p521.
