5 Author: Pekka Riikonen <priikone@silcnet.org>
7 Copyright (C) 1997 - 2001 Pekka Riikonen
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20 /****h* silccore/Packet Protocol Interface
24 * Implementation of the packet routines for sending and receiving
25 * SILC Packets. These includes the data sending routines and data
26 * reading routines, encrypting and decrypting routines, packet assembling
27 * and packet parsing routines.
34 /* Default byte size of the packet. */
35 #define SILC_PACKET_DEFAULT_SIZE SILC_SOCKET_BUF_SIZE
37 /* Header length without source and destination ID's. */
38 #define SILC_PACKET_HEADER_LEN 10
40 /* Minimum length of SILC Packet Header. This much is decrypted always
41 when packet is received to be able to get all the relevant data out
43 #define SILC_PACKET_MIN_HEADER_LEN 16
45 /* Maximum padding length */
46 #define SILC_PACKET_MAX_PADLEN 128
48 /* Default padding length */
49 #define SILC_PACKET_DEFAULT_PADLEN 16
51 /* Minimum packet length */
52 #define SILC_PACKET_MIN_LEN (SILC_PACKET_HEADER_LEN + 1)
54 /* Maximum packet length */
55 #define SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN 0xffff
57 /* Maximum length of ID */
58 #define SILC_PACKET_MAX_ID_LEN 28
60 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketType
64 * typedef unsigned char SilcPacketType;
68 * SILC packet type definition and all the packet types.
72 typedef unsigned char SilcPacketType;
74 /* SILC Packet types. */
75 #define SILC_PACKET_NONE 0 /* NULL, never sent */
76 #define SILC_PACKET_DISCONNECT 1 /* Disconnection */
77 #define SILC_PACKET_SUCCESS 2 /* Success */
78 #define SILC_PACKET_FAILURE 3 /* Failure */
79 #define SILC_PACKET_REJECT 4 /* Rejected */
80 #define SILC_PACKET_NOTIFY 5 /* Notify message */
81 #define SILC_PACKET_ERROR 6 /* Error message */
82 #define SILC_PACKET_CHANNEL_MESSAGE 7 /* Message for channel */
83 #define SILC_PACKET_CHANNEL_KEY 8 /* Key of the channel */
84 #define SILC_PACKET_PRIVATE_MESSAGE 9 /* Private message */
85 #define SILC_PACKET_PRIVATE_MESSAGE_KEY 10 /* Private message key*/
86 #define SILC_PACKET_COMMAND 11 /* Command */
87 #define SILC_PACKET_COMMAND_REPLY 12 /* Reply to a command */
88 #define SILC_PACKET_KEY_EXCHANGE 13 /* Start of KE */
89 #define SILC_PACKET_KEY_EXCHANGE_1 14 /* KE1 */
90 #define SILC_PACKET_KEY_EXCHANGE_2 15 /* KE2 */
91 #define SILC_PACKET_CONNECTION_AUTH_REQUEST 16 /* Request of auth meth */
92 #define SILC_PACKET_CONNECTION_AUTH 17 /* Connectinon auth */
93 #define SILC_PACKET_NEW_ID 18 /* Sending new ID */
94 #define SILC_PACKET_NEW_CLIENT 19 /* Client registering */
95 #define SILC_PACKET_NEW_SERVER 20 /* Server registering */
96 #define SILC_PACKET_NEW_CHANNEL 21 /* Channel registering */
97 #define SILC_PACKET_REKEY 22 /* Re-key start */
98 #define SILC_PACKET_REKEY_DONE 23 /* Re-key done */
99 #define SILC_PACKET_HEARTBEAT 24 /* Heartbeat */
100 #define SILC_PACKET_KEY_AGREEMENT 25 /* Key Agreement request */
101 #define SILC_PACKET_RESUME_ROUTER 26 /* Backup router resume */
102 #define SILC_PACKET_FTP 27 /* File Transfer */
104 #define SILC_PACKET_PRIVATE 200 /* Private range start */
105 #define SILC_PACKET_MAX 255 /* RESERVED */
108 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketVersion
112 * typedef unsigned char SilcPacketVersion;
116 * SILC packet version type definition.
119 typedef unsigned char SilcPacketVersion;
121 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketFlags
125 * typedef unsigned char SilcPacketFlags;
129 * SILC packet flags type definition and all the packet flags.
133 typedef unsigned char SilcPacketFlags;
135 /* All defined packet flags */
136 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_NONE 0x00 /* No flags */
137 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_PRIVMSG_KEY 0x01 /* Private message key */
138 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_LIST 0x02 /* Packet is a list */
139 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_BROADCAST 0x04 /* Packet is a broadcast */
142 /* Rest of flags still available
143 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_XXX 0x08
144 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_XXX 0x10
145 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_XXX 0x20
146 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_XXX 0x40
147 #define SILC_PACKET_FLAG_XXX 0x80
150 /****s* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketContext
154 * typedef struct { ... } SilcPacketContext;
158 * In packet sending this is filled and sent to silc_packet_assemble
159 * which then uses it to assemble new packet. In packet reception pointer
160 * to this context is sent to silc_packet_parse which parses the packet
161 * and returns the relevant information to this structure. On packet
162 * reception returned ID's are always the hash values of the ID's from
165 * Short description of the fields following:
169 * True length of the packet. This may be set by the caller before
170 * calling any of the silc_packet_* routines. If not provided the
171 * library will calculate the values.
173 * SilcPacketFlags flags
175 * Packet flags. Flags are defined above.
177 * SilcPacketType type
179 * Type of the packet. Types are defined below.
181 * unsigned char *src_id
182 * SilcUInt8 src_id_len
183 * SilcUInt8 src_id_type
185 * Source ID, its length and type. On packet reception retuned ID's
186 * are always the hash values of the ID's from the packet.
188 * unsigned char *dst_id;
189 * SilcUInt8 dst_id_len;
190 * SilcUInt8 src_id_type;
192 * Destination ID, its length and type. On packet reception retuned
193 * ID's are always the hash values of the ID's from the packet.
197 * If set to TRUE the packet will include the maximum padding allowed
198 * in SILC packet, which is 128 bytes. If FALSE only the amount of
199 * padding needed will be applied.
203 * Reference counter for this context. The context is freed only
204 * after the reference counter hits zero. The counter is added
205 * calling silc_packet_context_dup and decreased by calling the
206 * silc_packet_context_free.
210 * The padded length of the packet. This may be set by the caller
211 * before calling any of the silc_packet_* routines. If not provided
212 * the library will calculate the values.
214 * SilcUInt32 sequence;
216 * Packet sequence number. Set only when this context is a parsed
221 * The actual packet data. Set only when this context is a parsed
227 SilcPacketFlags flags;
230 unsigned char *src_id;
231 unsigned char *dst_id;
232 unsigned int src_id_len : 5;
233 unsigned int src_id_type : 2;
234 unsigned int dst_id_len : 5;
235 unsigned int dst_id_type : 2;
236 unsigned int long_pad : 1; /* Set when maximum padding in packet */
237 unsigned int users : 9; /* Reference counter */
238 unsigned int padlen : 8;
244 /****s* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketParserContext
248 * typedef struct { ... } SilcPacketParserContext;
252 * This context is used in packet reception when the function
253 * silc_packet_receive_process calls parser callback that performs
254 * the actual packet decryption and parsing. This context is sent as
255 * argument to the parser function. This context must be free'd by
256 * the parser callback function.
258 * Following description of the fields:
260 * SilcPacketContext *packet
262 * The actual packet received from the network. In this phase the
263 * context is not parsed, only the packet->buffer is allocated and
264 * it includes the raw packet data, which is encrypted.
268 * Indicates whether the received packet is normal or special packet.
269 * If special the parsing process is special also.
271 * SilcSocketConnection sock
273 * The associated connection.
277 * User context that is sent to the silc_packet_receive_process
278 * function. This usually includes application and connection specific
283 SilcPacketContext *packet;
285 SilcSocketConnection sock;
287 } SilcPacketParserContext;
289 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SilcPacketParserCallback
293 * typedef bool (*SilcPacketParserCallback)(SilcPacketParserContext
298 * This callback is given to the silc_packet_receive_process function.
299 * The callback is called by the library every time a packet is
300 * received from the network. After the packet has been decrypted
301 * and at least partially parsed it is passed to the application
302 * for further parsing using this callback and the SilcPacketParserContext
303 * context. The application receiving the SilcPacketParserContext
306 * This returns TRUE if the library should continue packet processing
307 * (assuming there is more data to be processed), and FALSE if the
308 * upper layer does not want the library to continue but to leave the
309 * rest of the data is the packet queue untouched. Application may
310 * want to do this for example if the cipher is not ready before
311 * processing a certain packet. In this case the application wants
312 * to recall the processing function with the correct cipher.
315 typedef bool (*SilcPacketParserCallback)(SilcPacketParserContext
316 *parse_context, void *context);
320 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SILC_PACKET_LENGTH
324 * #define SILC_PACKET_LENGTH ...
328 * Returns true length of the packet. This is primarily used by the
329 * libary in packet parsing phase but the application may use it as
334 #define SILC_PACKET_LENGTH(__packet, __ret_truelen, __ret_paddedlen) \
336 SILC_GET16_MSB((__ret_truelen), (__packet)->data); \
337 (__ret_paddedlen) = (__ret_truelen) + (__packet)->data[4]; \
341 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SILC_PACKET_DATALEN
345 * #define SILC_PACKET_DATALEN ...
349 * Calculates the data length with given header length. This macro
350 * can be used to check whether the data_len with header_len exceeds
351 * SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN. If it does, this returns the new data_len
352 * so that the SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN is not exceeded. If the data_len
353 * plus header_len fits SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN the returned data length
354 * is the data_len given as argument. This macro can be used when
359 #define SILC_PACKET_DATALEN(data_len, header_len) \
360 ((data_len + header_len) > SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN ? \
361 data_len - ((data_len + header_len) - SILC_PACKET_MAX_LEN) : data_len)
364 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SILC_PACKET_PADLEN
368 * #define SILC_PACKET_PADLEN ...
372 * Returns the length of the padding in the packet. This is used
373 * by various library routines to determine needed padding length.
377 #define SILC_PACKET_PADLEN(__packetlen, __blocklen) \
378 SILC_PACKET_DEFAULT_PADLEN - (__packetlen) % \
379 ((__blocklen) ? (__blocklen) : SILC_PACKET_DEFAULT_PADLEN)
382 /****d* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/SILC_PACKET_PADLEN_MAX
386 * #define SILC_PACKET_PADLEN_MAX ...
390 * Returns the length of the padding up to the maximum length, which
391 * is 128 butes. This is used by various library routines to determine
392 * needed padding length.
396 #define SILC_PACKET_PADLEN_MAX(__packetlen) \
397 SILC_PACKET_MAX_PADLEN - (__packetlen) % SILC_PACKET_MAX_PADLEN
402 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_send
406 * int silc_packet_send(SilcSocketConnection sock, bool force_send);
410 * Actually sends the packet. This flushes the connections outgoing data
411 * buffer. If data is sent directly to the network this returns the bytes
412 * written, if error occured this returns -1 and if the data could not
413 * be written directly to the network at this time this returns -2, in
414 * which case the data should be queued by the caller and sent at some
415 * later time. If `force_send' is TRUE this attempts to write the data
416 * directly to the network, if FALSE, this returns -2.
419 int silc_packet_send(SilcSocketConnection sock, bool force_send);
421 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_encrypt
425 * void silc_packet_encrypt(SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac,
426 * SilcBuffer buffer, SilcUInt32 len);
430 * Encrypts a packet. This also creates HMAC of the packet before
431 * encryption and adds the HMAC at the end of the buffer. This assumes
432 * that there is enough free space at the end of the buffer to add the
433 * computed HMAC. This is the normal way of encrypting packets, if some
434 * other process of HMAC computing and encryption is needed this function
438 void silc_packet_encrypt(SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac, SilcUInt32 sequence,
439 SilcBuffer buffer, SilcUInt32 len);
441 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_assemble
445 * bool silc_packet_assemble(SilcPacketContext *packet, SilcRng rng,
446 * SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac,
447 * SilcSocketConnection sock,
448 * const unsigned char *data, SilcUInt32 data_len,
449 * const SilcBuffer assembled_packet);
453 * Assembles new packet to be ready for encrypting and sending out.
454 * The `packet' is filled by caller to include the packet header specific
455 * values. This prepares the socket connection's `sock' outoing buffer
456 * for sending data, and returns the assembled packet to the
457 * `assembled_packet' pointer sent by the caller. The `assembled_packet'
458 * is a reference to the socket connection's outgoing buffer. The
459 * returned packet can be encrypted, and then sent to network by calling
460 * silc_packet_send function. The `assembled_packet' may be freely
461 * modified (like encrypted etc.) but it must not be freed, since it is
462 * reference from `sock' outgoing buffer, and it is const.
465 bool silc_packet_assemble(SilcPacketContext *packet, SilcRng rng,
466 SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac,
467 SilcSocketConnection sock,
468 const unsigned char *data, SilcUInt32 data_len,
469 const SilcBuffer assembled_packet);
471 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_send_prepare
475 * bool silc_packet_send_prepare(SilcSocketConnection sock,
476 * SilcUInt32 header_len,
477 * SilcUInt32 pad_len,
478 * SilcUInt32 data_len,
480 * const SilcBuffer packet);
484 * This function can be used to prepare the outgoing data buffer in
485 * the socket connection specified by `sock' for packet sending.
486 * This is used internally by packet sending routines, but application
487 * may call this if it doesn't call silc_packet_assemble function.
488 * If that function is called then application must not call this since
489 * that function calls this internally.
491 * This returns the prepared data area into the `packet' pointer provided
492 * caller, which can be used then to add data to it, and later encrypt
493 * it. The `packet' includes reference to the socket connection's
494 * outgoing buffer. The `packet' may be freely modified (like
495 * encrypted etc.) but it must not be freed, since it is reference from
496 * `sock' outgoing buffer, and it is const.
499 bool silc_packet_send_prepare(SilcSocketConnection sock,
500 SilcUInt32 header_len,
504 const SilcBuffer packet);
506 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_receive
510 * int silc_packet_receive(SilcSocketConnection sock);
514 * Receives packet from network and reads the data into connection's
515 * incoming data buffer. If the data was read directly this returns the
516 * read bytes, if error occured this returns -1, if the data could not
517 * be read directly at this time this returns -2 in which case the data
518 * should be read again at some later time, or If EOF occured this returns
522 int silc_packet_receive(SilcSocketConnection sock);
524 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_receive_process
528 * bool silc_packet_receive_process(SilcSocketConnection sock,
529 * bool local_is_router,
530 * SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac,
531 * SilcPacketParserCallback parser,
532 * void *parser_context);
536 * Processes and decrypts the incoming data, and calls parser callback
537 * for each received packet that will handle the actual packet parsing.
538 * If more than one packet was received this calls the parser multiple
539 * times. The parser callback will get context SilcPacketParserContext
540 * that includes the packet and the `parser_context' sent to this
543 * The `local_is_router' indicates whether the caller is router server
544 * in which case the receiving process of a certain packet types may
545 * be special. Normal server and client must set it to FALSE. The
546 * SilcPacketParserContext will indicate also whether the received
547 * packet was normal or special packet.
550 bool silc_packet_receive_process(SilcSocketConnection sock,
551 bool local_is_router,
552 SilcCipher cipher, SilcHmac hmac,
554 SilcPacketParserCallback parser,
555 void *parser_context);
557 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_parse
561 * SilcPacketType silc_packet_parse(SilcPacketContext *ctx);
565 * Parses the packet. This is called when a whole packet is ready to be
566 * parsed. The buffer sent must be already decrypted before calling this
567 * function. The len argument must be the true length of the packet. This
568 * function returns the type of the packet. The data section of the
569 * buffer is parsed, not head or tail sections.
572 SilcPacketType silc_packet_parse(SilcPacketContext *ctx, SilcCipher cipher);
574 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_parse_special
578 * SilcPacketType silc_packet_parse_special(SilcPacketContext *ctx);
582 * Perform special SILC Packet header parsing. This is required to some
583 * packet types that have the data payload encrypted with different key
584 * than the header area plus padding of the packet. Hence, this parses
585 * the header in a way that it does not take the data area into account
586 * and parses the header and padding area only.
589 SilcPacketType silc_packet_parse_special(SilcPacketContext *ctx,
592 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_context_alloc
596 * SilcPacketContext *silc_packet_context_alloc();
600 * Allocates a packet context. Packet contexts are used when
601 * packets are assembled and parsed. The context is freed by the
602 * silc_packet_context_free function.
605 SilcPacketContext *silc_packet_context_alloc(void);
607 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_context_dup
611 * SilcPacketContext *silc_packet_context_dup(SilcPacketContext *ctx);
615 * Duplicates the packet context. It actually does not duplicate
616 * any data, instead a reference counter is increased.
619 SilcPacketContext *silc_packet_context_dup(SilcPacketContext *ctx);
621 /****f* silccore/SilcPacketAPI/silc_packet_context_free
625 * void silc_packet_context_free(SilcPacketContext *ctx);
629 * Frees the packet context. The context is actually freed when the
630 * reference counter hits zero.
633 void silc_packet_context_free(SilcPacketContext *ctx);