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1 /*	$OpenBSD: arc4random.c,v 1.22 2010/12/22 08:23:42 otto Exp $	*/
2 
3 /*
4  * Copyright (c) 1996, David Mazieres <dm@uun.org>
5  * Copyright (c) 2008, Damien Miller <djm@openbsd.org>
6  *
7  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
8  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
9  * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
10  *
11  * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
12  * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
13  * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
14  * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
15  * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
16  * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
17  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
18  */
19 
20 /*
21  * Arc4 random number generator for OpenBSD.
22  *
23  * This code is derived from section 17.1 of Applied Cryptography,
24  * second edition, which describes a stream cipher allegedly
25  * compatible with RSA Labs "RC4" cipher (the actual description of
26  * which is a trade secret).  The same algorithm is used as a stream
27  * cipher called "arcfour" in Tatu Ylonen's ssh package.
28  *
29  * RC4 is a registered trademark of RSA Laboratories.
30  */
31 
32 #include <fcntl.h>
33 #include <limits.h>
34 #include <stdlib.h>
35 #include <unistd.h>
36 #include <sys/types.h>
37 #include <sys/param.h>
38 #include <sys/time.h>
39 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
40 #include "thread_private.h"
41 
42 #ifdef __GNUC__
43 #define inline __inline
44 #else				/* !__GNUC__ */
45 #define inline
46 #endif				/* !__GNUC__ */
47 
48 struct arc4_stream {
49 	u_int8_t i;
50 	u_int8_t j;
51 	u_int8_t s[256];
52 };
53 
54 static int rs_initialized;
55 static struct arc4_stream rs;
56 static pid_t arc4_stir_pid;
57 static int arc4_count;
58 
59 static inline u_int8_t arc4_getbyte(void);
60 
61 static inline void
62 arc4_init(void)
63 {
64 	int     n;
65 
66 	for (n = 0; n < 256; n++)
67 		rs.s[n] = n;
68 	rs.i = 0;
69 	rs.j = 0;
70 }
71 
72 static inline void
73 arc4_addrandom(u_char *dat, int datlen)
74 {
75 	int     n;
76 	u_int8_t si;
77 
78 	rs.i--;
79 	for (n = 0; n < 256; n++) {
80 		rs.i = (rs.i + 1);
81 		si = rs.s[rs.i];
82 		rs.j = (rs.j + si + dat[n % datlen]);
83 		rs.s[rs.i] = rs.s[rs.j];
84 		rs.s[rs.j] = si;
85 	}
86 	rs.j = rs.i;
87 }
88 
89 static void
90 arc4_stir(void)
91 {
92 	int     i, mib[2];
93 	size_t	len;
94 	u_char rnd[128];
95 
96 	if (!rs_initialized) {
97 		arc4_init();
98 		rs_initialized = 1;
99 	}
100 
101 	mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
102 	mib[1] = KERN_ARND;
103 
104 	len = sizeof(rnd);
105 	sysctl(mib, 2, rnd, &len, NULL, 0);
106 
107 	arc4_addrandom(rnd, sizeof(rnd));
108 
109 	/*
110 	 * Discard early keystream, as per recommendations in:
111 	 * http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itsik/RC4/Papers/Rc4_ksa.ps
112 	 */
113 	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
114 		(void)arc4_getbyte();
115 	arc4_count = 1600000;
116 }
117 
118 static void
119 arc4_stir_if_needed(void)
120 {
121 	pid_t pid = getpid();
122 
123 	if (arc4_count <= 0 || !rs_initialized || arc4_stir_pid != pid)
124 	{
125 		arc4_stir_pid = pid;
126 		arc4_stir();
127 	}
128 }
129 
130 static inline u_int8_t
131 arc4_getbyte(void)
132 {
133 	u_int8_t si, sj;
134 
135 	rs.i = (rs.i + 1);
136 	si = rs.s[rs.i];
137 	rs.j = (rs.j + si);
138 	sj = rs.s[rs.j];
139 	rs.s[rs.i] = sj;
140 	rs.s[rs.j] = si;
141 	return (rs.s[(si + sj) & 0xff]);
142 }
143 
144 static inline u_int32_t
145 arc4_getword(void)
146 {
147 	u_int32_t val;
148 	val = arc4_getbyte() << 24;
149 	val |= arc4_getbyte() << 16;
150 	val |= arc4_getbyte() << 8;
151 	val |= arc4_getbyte();
152 	return val;
153 }
154 
155 void
156 arc4random_stir(void)
157 {
158 	_ARC4_LOCK();
159 	arc4_stir();
160 	_ARC4_UNLOCK();
161 }
162 
163 void
164 arc4random_addrandom(u_char *dat, int datlen)
165 {
166 	_ARC4_LOCK();
167 	if (!rs_initialized)
168 		arc4_stir();
169 	arc4_addrandom(dat, datlen);
170 	_ARC4_UNLOCK();
171 }
172 
173 u_int32_t
174 arc4random(void)
175 {
176 	u_int32_t val;
177 	_ARC4_LOCK();
178 	arc4_count -= 4;
179 	arc4_stir_if_needed();
180 	val = arc4_getword();
181 	_ARC4_UNLOCK();
182 	return val;
183 }
184 
185 void
186 arc4random_buf(void *_buf, size_t n)
187 {
188 	u_char *buf = (u_char *)_buf;
189 	_ARC4_LOCK();
190 	arc4_stir_if_needed();
191 	while (n--) {
192 		if (--arc4_count <= 0)
193 			arc4_stir();
194 		buf[n] = arc4_getbyte();
195 	}
196 	_ARC4_UNLOCK();
197 }
198 
199 /*
200  * Calculate a uniformly distributed random number less than upper_bound
201  * avoiding "modulo bias".
202  *
203  * Uniformity is achieved by generating new random numbers until the one
204  * returned is outside the range [0, 2**32 % upper_bound).  This
205  * guarantees the selected random number will be inside
206  * [2**32 % upper_bound, 2**32) which maps back to [0, upper_bound)
207  * after reduction modulo upper_bound.
208  */
209 u_int32_t
210 arc4random_uniform(u_int32_t upper_bound)
211 {
212 	u_int32_t r, min;
213 
214 	if (upper_bound < 2)
215 		return 0;
216 
217 #if (ULONG_MAX > 0xffffffffUL)
218 	min = 0x100000000UL % upper_bound;
219 #else
220 	/* Calculate (2**32 % upper_bound) avoiding 64-bit math */
221 	if (upper_bound > 0x80000000)
222 		min = 1 + ~upper_bound;		/* 2**32 - upper_bound */
223 	else {
224 		/* (2**32 - (x * 2)) % x == 2**32 % x when x <= 2**31 */
225 		min = ((0xffffffff - (upper_bound * 2)) + 1) % upper_bound;
226 	}
227 #endif
228 
229 	/*
230 	 * This could theoretically loop forever but each retry has
231 	 * p > 0.5 (worst case, usually far better) of selecting a
232 	 * number inside the range we need, so it should rarely need
233 	 * to re-roll.
234 	 */
235 	for (;;) {
236 		r = arc4random();
237 		if (r >= min)
238 			break;
239 	}
240 
241 	return r % upper_bound;
242 }
243 
244 #if 0
245 /*-------- Test code for i386 --------*/
246 #include <stdio.h>
247 #include <machine/pctr.h>
248 int
249 main(int argc, char **argv)
250 {
251 	const int iter = 1000000;
252 	int     i;
253 	pctrval v;
254 
255 	v = rdtsc();
256 	for (i = 0; i < iter; i++)
257 		arc4random();
258 	v = rdtsc() - v;
259 	v /= iter;
260 
261 	printf("%qd cycles\n", v);
262 }
263 #endif
264