Ocamlnet 4 Reference Manual : Netauth

# Module Netauth

    module Netauth: sig .. end

Some primitives for authentication

    val hmac : h:(string -> string) ->
           b:int -> l:int -> k:string -> message:string -> string

The HMAC algorithm of RFC 2104. The function `h` is the hash function. `b` and `l` are properties of `h` (see the RFC or below). The string `k` is the key, up to `b` bytes. The `message` is authenticated.

The key `k` should ideally have length `l`. If this cannot be ensured by other means, one should pass `k = h any_k`.

Common values of `b` and `l`:

- For `h=MD5`: `b=64`, `l=16`
- For `h=SHA-1`: `b=64`, `l=20`

See also `Netsys_digests.hmac` for a better implementation.

    type key_type = [ `Kc | `Ke | `Ki ]

Key types:

- ``Kc` is used for computing checksums
- ``Ke` is used for encrypting confidential messages
- ``Ki` is used for computing integrity checksums for encrypted messages

    val derive_key_rfc3961_simplified : encrypt:(string -> string) ->
           random_to_key:(string -> string) ->
           block_size:int -> k:int -> usage:int -> key_type:key_type -> string

Derives a special key from a base key, as described in RFC 3961.

- `encrypt`: Encrypts the argument with the base key and the initial cipher state.
- `random_to_key`: Converts a random string of size `k` to a key
- `block_size`: The block size of the cipher underlying `encrypt`. It is ensured that `encrypt` is called with strings having exactly this many bits. (The `c` parameter in the RFC text.) Minimum: 40.
- `k`: The input size for `random_to_key` in bits. Must be divisible by 8.
- `usage`: The usage number (here restricted to 0-255, although the RFC would allow 32 bits). Examples for usage numbers can be found in RFC 4121 section 2.
- `key_type`: Which key type to derive

The output is a key as produced by `random_to_key`.

## Bitstring operations

    val xor_s : string -> string -> string

Performs the bitwise XOR of these strings (which must have the same length)

    val add_1_complement : string -> string -> string

The addition algorithm for 1's-complement numbers. The two numbers to add are given as bitstrings (big endian), and must have the same length

    val rotate_right : int -> string -> string

Rotate the (big-endian) bitstring to the right by n bits. This also works for negative n (left rotation), and for n whose absolute value is greater or equal than the bit length of the string.

    val n_fold : int -> string -> string

Blumenthal's n-fold algorithm for an n that is divisible by 8. (RFC 3961, section 5.1)