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[RFC PATCH 10/12] sha256: add an SHA-256 implementation using libgcrypt

From
brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Aug 29, 2018, 00:58 UTC
Message-ID
<20180829005857.980820-11-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To
<20180829005857.980820-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>

Generally, one gets better performance out of cryptographic routines written in assembly than C, and this is also true for SHA-256. In addition, most Linux distributions cannot distribute Git linked against OpenSSL for licensing reasons.

Most systems with GnuPG will also have libgcrypt, since it is a dependency of GnuPG. libgcrypt is also faster than the SHA1DC implementation for messages of a few KiB and larger. It is licensed under the LGPL 2.1, which is compatible with the GPL.

Add an implementation of SHA-256 that uses libgcrypt.
Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
---
 Makefile        | 13 +++++++++++--
 hash.h          |  4 ++++
 sha256/gcrypt.h | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 sha256/gcrypt.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 624d852e79..86867af083 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ all::
 # in one call to the platform's SHA1_Update(). e.g. APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO
 # wants 'SHA1_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE=1024L*1024L*1024L' defined.
 #
+# Define BLK_SHA256 to use the built-in SHA-256 routines.
+#
+# Define GCRYPT_SHA256 to use the SHA-256 routines in libgcrypt.
+#
 # Define NEEDS_CRYPTO_WITH_SSL if you need -lcrypto when using -lssl (Darwin).
 #
 # Define NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CRYPTO if you need -lssl when using -lcrypto (Darwin).
@@ -1624,8 +1628,13 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-LIB_OBJS += sha256/block/sha256.o
-BASIC_CFLAGS += -DSHA256_BLK
+ifdef GCRYPT_SHA256
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DSHA256_GCRYPT
+	EXTLIBS += -lgcrypt
+else
+	LIB_OBJS += sha256/block/sha256.o
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DSHA256_BLK
+endif
 
 ifdef SHA1_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE
 	LIB_OBJS += compat/sha1-chunked.o
diff --git a/hash.h b/hash.h
index 88d18896d7..9df562f2f6 100644
--- a/hash.h
+++ b/hash.h
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 #include "block-sha1/sha1.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(SHA256_GCRYPT)
+#include "sha256/gcrypt.h"
+#else
 #include "sha256/block/sha256.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifndef platform_SHA_CTX
 /*
diff --git a/sha256/gcrypt.h b/sha256/gcrypt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09bd8bb200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sha256/gcrypt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef SHA256_GCRYPT_H
+#define SHA256_GCRYPT_H
+
+#include <gcrypt.h>
+
+#define SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE 32
+
+typedef gcry_md_hd_t gcrypt_SHA256_CTX;
+
+inline void gcrypt_SHA256_Init(gcrypt_SHA256_CTX *ctx)
+{
+	gcry_md_open(ctx, GCRY_MD_SHA256, 0);
+}
+
+inline void gcrypt_SHA256_Update(gcrypt_SHA256_CTX *ctx, const void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	gcry_md_write(*ctx, data, len);
+}
+
+inline void gcrypt_SHA256_Final(unsigned char *digest, gcrypt_SHA256_CTX *ctx)
+{
+	memcpy(digest, gcry_md_read(*ctx, GCRY_MD_SHA256), SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE);
+}
+
+#define platform_SHA256_CTX gcrypt_SHA256_CTX
+#define platform_SHA256_Init gcrypt_SHA256_Init
+#define platform_SHA256_Update gcrypt_SHA256_Update
+#define platform_SHA256_Final gcrypt_SHA256_Final
+
+#endif
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Message 16 of 24 in “Base SHA-256 algorithm implementation”
  1. 00/12 Base SHA-256 algorithm implementationbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  2. 01/12 sha1-file: rename algorithm to "sha1"brian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  3. 03/12 hex: introduce functions to print arbitrary hashesbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  4. 04/12 t: add basic tests for our SHA-1 implementationbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  5. 05/12 t: make the sha1 test-tool helper genericbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  6. 07/12 t/helper: add a test helper to compute hash speedbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  7. 06/12 sha1-file: add a constant for hash block sizebrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  8. 08/12 commit-graph: convert to using the_hash_algobrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  9. Derrick StoleeAug 29, 2018
  10. brian m. carlsonAug 30, 2018
  11. brian m. carlsonSep 3, 2018
  12. 09/12 Add a base implementation of SHA-256 supportbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 29, 2018
  14. brian m. carlsonAug 29, 2018
  15. Derrick StoleeAug 29, 2018
  16. 10/12 sha256: add an SHA-256 implementation using libgcryptbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 29, 2018
  18. brian m. carlsonAug 29, 2018
  19. 11/12 hash: add an SHA-256 implementation using OpenSSLbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  20. 12/12 commit-graph: specify OID version for SHA-256brian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  21. 02/12 sha1-file: provide functions to look up hash algorithmsbrian m. carlson, Aug 29, 2018
  22. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 29, 2018
  23. brian m. carlsonAug 30, 2018
  24. brian m. carlsonAug 30, 2018

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