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commit 8e3d6ea5e3c83fe42cb904b6ccc4fe2b73f76aae
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 30 09:52:55 2024 -0400

    refactor!: Some api (struct) changes and updated tests

commit e88e8420520204e20802516f01d4488bb0b1d6ea
Merge: 490dfee 21f6c0a
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 15:02:34 2024 -0500

    Merge branch 'master' into develop

commit 490dfee4ef22479009627435c6ad728c3cbbab54
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 14:59:25 2024 -0500

    test: #3 tests for encryption/description and Macs

commit efa97490b7ed47f4e2f05bee52e2b33e14e439e6
Merge: 1b84e3c 120022a
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 3 14:55:48 2024 -0500

    merge master

commit 1b84e3c7c2e55b1ff9ffdd09b66873e11c131441
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sat Mar 2 22:57:36 2024 -0500

    fix: #2 constent usage of sizeof() operator on struct types

commit 9de5a214c66adea0ef2d0bac63c59449de202a88
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 1 14:30:36 2024 -0500

    perf: avoid nc_key struct copy, cast and verify instead

commit b917b761120ed684af28d0707673ffadcf14b8fe
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Mon Feb 12 22:06:50 2024 -0500

    fix: found the constant time memcompare function

commit 9f85fff3b9f25da7410569ea94f994b88feb3910
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 9 22:48:35 2024 -0500

    feat: added/update MAC functions to sign or verify nip44 payload

commit aa5113741bb419b02d6ea416bba571fa3d65db46
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Feb 7 01:37:53 2024 -0500

    add missing hmac-key output buffer

commit 55f47d22cc9ce4d1e22b70814d608c7ef3b1bbc9
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Feb 4 21:08:13 2024 -0500

    simple bug fixes, and public api argument validation tests

commit 73c5a713fb164ae8b4ac8a891a8020e08eae0a3b
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 2 23:05:48 2024 -0500

    update api to return secpvalidate return code instead of internal return codes

commit 06c73004e1a39a7ea4ea3a89c22dee0f66adb236
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 2 19:25:17 2024 -0500

    change to lgpl license

commit 6e79fdb3b6b6739fc7797d47e55a7691306cf736
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 31 21:30:49 2024 -0500

    move validation macros, and optionally disable them

commit ac1e58837f1ba687939f78b5c03cadd346c10ddd
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 30 12:25:05 2024 -0500

    couple more tests, renable range checks, set flags for all projects

1 files changed, 43 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/src/noscrypt.c b/src/noscrypt.c
index a24c804..d63fe53 100644
--- a/src/noscrypt.c
+++ b/src/noscrypt.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static inline NCResult _encryptEx(
 	DEBUG_ASSERT2(hmacKey != NULL, "Expected valid hmac key buffer")
 
 	//Failure, bail out
-	if ((result = _getMessageKey(mdINfo, ck, args->nonce, NC_ENCRYPTION_NONCE_SIZE, &messageKey)) != NC_SUCCESS)
+	if ((result = _getMessageKey(mdINfo, ck, args->nonce32, NC_ENCRYPTION_NONCE_SIZE, &messageKey)) != NC_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		goto Cleanup;
 	}
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static inline NCResult _decryptEx(
 	DEBUG_ASSERT2(mdInfo != NULL, "Expected valid md info struct")	
 
 	//Failure to get message keys, bail out
-	if ((result = _getMessageKey(mdInfo, ck, args->nonce, NC_ENCRYPTION_NONCE_SIZE, &messageKey)) != NC_SUCCESS)
+	if ((result = _getMessageKey(mdInfo, ck, args->nonce32, NC_ENCRYPTION_NONCE_SIZE, &messageKey)) != NC_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		goto Cleanup;
 	}
@@ -412,6 +412,26 @@ Cleanup:
 	return result;
 }
 
+static inline int _computeHmac(
+	const uint8_t key[NC_HMAC_KEY_SIZE],
+	const NCMacVerifyArgs* args,
+	uint8_t hmacOut[NC_ENCRYPTION_MAC_SIZE]
+) 
+{
+	DEBUG_ASSERT2(key != NULL, "Expected valid hmac key")
+	DEBUG_ASSERT2(args != NULL, "Expected valid mac verification args")
+	DEBUG_ASSERT2(hmacOut != NULL, "Expected valid hmac output buffer")
+
+	return mbedtls_md_hmac(
+		_getSha256MdInfo(),
+		key,
+		NC_HMAC_KEY_SIZE,
+		args->payload,
+		args->payloadSize,
+		hmacOut
+	);
+}
+
 static NCResult _verifyMacEx(
 	const NCContext* ctx,
 	const uint8_t conversationKey[NC_CONV_KEY_SIZE],
@@ -437,7 +457,7 @@ static NCResult _verifyMacEx(
 	result = _getMessageKey(
 		sha256Info,
 		(struct conversation_key*)conversationKey,
-		args->nonce,
+		args->nonce32,
 		NC_ENCRYPTION_NONCE_SIZE,
 		&messageKey
 	);
@@ -453,14 +473,14 @@ static NCResult _verifyMacEx(
 	/*
 	* Compute the hmac of the data using the computed hmac key
 	*/
-	if (mbedtls_md_hmac(sha256Info, keys->hmac_key, NC_HMAC_KEY_SIZE, args->payload, args->payloadSize, hmacOut) != 0)
+	if (_computeHmac(keys->hmac_key, args, hmacOut) != 0)
 	{
 		result = E_OPERATION_FAILED;
 		goto Cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* constant time compare the macs */
-	result = mbedtls_ct_memcmp(hmacOut, args->mac, NC_ENCRYPTION_MAC_SIZE) == 0 ? NC_SUCCESS : E_OPERATION_FAILED;
+	result = mbedtls_ct_memcmp(hmacOut, args->mac32, NC_ENCRYPTION_MAC_SIZE) == 0 ? NC_SUCCESS : E_OPERATION_FAILED;
 
 Cleanup:
 	/* Clean up sensitive data */
@@ -529,7 +549,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCGetPublicKey(
 {
 	int result;
 	secp256k1_keypair keyPair;
-	secp256k1_xonly_pubkey xonly;	
+	secp256k1_xonly_pubkey xonly;
 
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(ctx, 0)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(ctx->secpCtx, 0)
@@ -752,15 +772,12 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCGetConversationKey(
 {
 	NCResult result;
 	struct shared_secret sharedSecret;
-	const mbedtls_md_info_t* mdInfo;
 
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(ctx, 0)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(ctx->secpCtx, 0)
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(sk, 1)
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(pk, 2)
-	CHECK_NULL_ARG(conversationKey, 3)	
-	
-	mdInfo = _getSha256MdInfo();
+	CHECK_NULL_ARG(conversationKey, 3)
 
 	//Compute the shared point
 	if ((result = _computeSharedSecret(ctx, sk, pk, &sharedSecret)) != NC_SUCCESS)
@@ -770,7 +787,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCGetConversationKey(
 
 	result = _computeConversationKey(
 		ctx, 
-		mdInfo, 
+		_getSha256MdInfo(),
 		&sharedSecret, 
 		(struct conversation_key*)conversationKey
 	);
@@ -798,7 +815,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCEncryptEx(
 	//Validte ciphertext/plaintext
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->inputData, 3)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->outputData, 3)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 3)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 3)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->dataSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 3)	
 
 	return _encryptEx(
@@ -833,7 +850,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCEncrypt(
 	//Validate input/output data
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->inputData, 4)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->outputData, 4)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 4)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 4)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->dataSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 4)
 
 	mdInfo = _getSha256MdInfo();
@@ -874,7 +891,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCDecryptEx(
 	//Validte ciphertext/plaintext
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->inputData, 2)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->outputData, 2)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 2)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 2)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->dataSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 2)
 
 	return _decryptEx(
@@ -906,7 +923,7 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCDecrypt(
 	//Validte ciphertext/plaintext
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->inputData, 3)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->outputData, 3)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 3)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 3)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->dataSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 3)
 
 	mdInfo = _getSha256MdInfo();
@@ -949,14 +966,13 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NCComputeMac(
 	/*
 	* Compute the hmac of the data using the supplied hmac key
 	*/
-	return mbedtls_md_hmac(
-		_getSha256MdInfo(), 
-		hmacKey, 
-		NC_HMAC_KEY_SIZE, 
-		payload, 
-		payloadSize, 
-		hmacOut
-	) == 0 ? NC_SUCCESS : E_OPERATION_FAILED;
+
+	NCMacVerifyArgs args = {
+		.payload = payload,
+		.payloadSize = payloadSize
+	};
+
+	return _computeHmac(hmacKey, &args, hmacOut) == 0 ? NC_SUCCESS : E_OPERATION_FAILED;
 }
 
 
@@ -971,9 +987,9 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCVerifyMacEx(
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(conversationKey, 1)
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(args, 2)
 
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->mac, 2)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->mac32, 2)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->payload, 2)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 2)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 2)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->payloadSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 2)	
 
 	return _verifyMacEx(ctx, conversationKey, args);
@@ -992,9 +1008,9 @@ NC_EXPORT NCResult NC_CC NCVerifyMac(
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(pk, 2)
 	CHECK_NULL_ARG(args, 3)
 
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->mac, 3)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->mac32, 3)
 	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->payload, 3)
-	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce, 3)
+	CHECK_INVALID_ARG(args->nonce32, 3)
 	CHECK_ARG_RANGE(args->payloadSize, NIP44_MIN_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, NIP44_MAX_ENC_MESSAGE_SIZE, 3)
 
 	NCResult result;