src/crypto/cipher/cipher.go

// Copyright 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// Package cipher implements standard block cipher modes that can be wrapped
// around low-level block cipher implementations.
// See https://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/toolkit/BCM/current_modes.html
// and NIST Special Publication 800-38A.
package cipher

// A Block represents an implementation of block cipher
// using a given key. It provides the capability to encrypt
// or decrypt individual blocks. The mode implementations
// extend that capability to streams of blocks.
type Block interface {
	// BlockSize returns the cipher's block size.
	BlockSize() int

	// Encrypt encrypts the first block in src into dst.
	// Dst and src must overlap entirely or not at all.
	Encrypt(dst, src []byte)

	// Decrypt decrypts the first block in src into dst.
	// Dst and src must overlap entirely or not at all.
	Decrypt(dst, src []byte)
}

// A Stream represents a stream cipher.
type Stream interface {
	// XORKeyStream XORs each byte in the given slice with a byte from the
	// cipher's key stream. Dst and src must overlap entirely or not at all.
	//
	// If len(dst) < len(src), XORKeyStream should panic. It is acceptable
	// to pass a dst bigger than src, and in that case, XORKeyStream will
	// only update dst[:len(src)] and will not touch the rest of dst.
	//
	// Multiple calls to XORKeyStream behave as if the concatenation of
	// the src buffers was passed in a single run. That is, Stream
	// maintains state and does not reset at each XORKeyStream call.
	XORKeyStream(dst, src []byte)
}

// A BlockMode represents a block cipher running in a block-based mode (CBC,
// ECB etc).
type BlockMode interface {
	// BlockSize returns the mode's block size.
	BlockSize() int

	// CryptBlocks encrypts or decrypts a number of blocks. The length of
	// src must be a multiple of the block size. Dst and src must overlap
	// entirely or not at all.
	//
	// If len(dst) < len(src), CryptBlocks should panic. It is acceptable
	// to pass a dst bigger than src, and in that case, CryptBlocks will
	// only update dst[:len(src)] and will not touch the rest of dst.
	//
	// Multiple calls to CryptBlocks behave as if the concatenation of
	// the src buffers was passed in a single run. That is, BlockMode
	// maintains state and does not reset at each CryptBlocks call.
	CryptBlocks(dst, src []byte)
}

// AEAD is a cipher mode providing authenticated encryption with associated
// data. For a description of the methodology, see
// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption.
type AEAD interface {
	// NonceSize returns the size of the nonce that must be passed to Seal
	// and Open.
	NonceSize() int

	// Overhead returns the maximum difference between the lengths of a
	// plaintext and its ciphertext.
	Overhead() int

	// Seal encrypts and authenticates plaintext, authenticates the
	// additional data and appends the result to dst, returning the updated
	// slice. The nonce must be NonceSize() bytes long and unique for all
	// time, for a given key.
	//
	// To reuse plaintext's storage for the encrypted output, use plaintext[:0]
	// as dst. Otherwise, the remaining capacity of dst must not overlap plaintext.
	// dst and additionalData may not overlap.
	Seal(dst, nonce, plaintext, additionalData []byte) []byte

	// Open decrypts and authenticates ciphertext, authenticates the
	// additional data and, if successful, appends the resulting plaintext
	// to dst, returning the updated slice. The nonce must be NonceSize()
	// bytes long and both it and the additional data must match the
	// value passed to Seal.
	//
	// To reuse ciphertext's storage for the decrypted output, use ciphertext[:0]
	// as dst. Otherwise, the remaining capacity of dst must not overlap ciphertext.
	// dst and additionalData may not overlap.
	//
	// Even if the function fails, the contents of dst, up to its capacity,
	// may be overwritten.
	Open(dst, nonce, ciphertext, additionalData []byte) ([]byte, error)
}