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Consider switching from AES CTR to AES XTS #3230

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opened 2019-07-25 13:26:42 +00:00 by exarkun · 2 comments
exarkun commented 2019-07-25 13:26:42 +00:00
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After discussion with #cryptography-dev about random access AES CTR support in the cryptography library, it sounds like a better move would be for Tahoe-LAFS to switch this primitive to AES XTS instead. AES XTS is designed with random access in mind.

Obviously there are more factors to consider than just ease of random access. The outcome of this ticket should be an enumeration and consideration of all such factors along with a decision about whether they indicate sticking with AES CTR or switching to AES XTS.

After discussion with #cryptography-dev about random access AES CTR support in the `cryptography` library, it sounds like a better move would be for Tahoe-LAFS to switch this primitive to AES XTS instead. AES XTS is designed with random access in mind. Obviously there are more factors to consider than *just* ease of random access. The outcome of this ticket should be an enumeration and consideration of all such factors along with a decision about whether they indicate sticking with AES CTR or switching to AES XTS.
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exarkun commented 2019-07-25 13:34:00 +00:00
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Somewhere, likely, there should also be a task to survey more recent cryptographic tools that might serve here. AES XTS (or, I guess, "XTS-AES") was standardized 12 years ago. I have done no investigation to determine how well or poorly it has aged.

Somewhere, likely, there should also be a task to survey more recent cryptographic tools that might serve here. AES XTS (or, I guess, "XTS-AES") was standardized 12 years ago. I have done no investigation to determine how well or poorly it has aged.
exarkun commented 2019-07-25 13:59:36 +00:00
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(/tahoe-lafs/trac-2024-07-25/issues/7771) was the immediate motivation for this ticket, by the way.

(/tahoe-lafs/trac-2024-07-25/issues/7771) was the immediate motivation for this ticket, by the way.
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