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34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions regression/goto-analyzer/tweetnacl-constant-time/test.desc
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CORE
tweetnacl.c
--dependence-graph --show
^EXIT=0$
^SIGNAL=0$
--
^warning: ignoring
--
This test verifies TweetNaCl's constant-time property claims from issue #366:

TweetNaCl is a cryptographic library that claims to have no data-dependent
branches or array indices, making it resistant to timing side-channel attacks.

The test analyzes:
1. sel25519: Constant-time selection using bitwise mask instead of if-statement
2. crypto_verify_16: Constant-time comparison that processes all bytes
3. cswap: Constant-time conditional swap for Montgomery ladder
4. montgomery_ladder_step: Fixed iteration count (11 bits) regardless of secret
5. salsa20_quarterround: All array indices are compile-time constants
6. salsa20_core: Fixed 10 double-rounds with no data-dependent branches

Expected results:
- All loops have fixed iteration counts (not dependent on secret data)
- Array accesses use only constant indices or loop counters
- No IF statements depend on secret data for control flow
- Mask operations create data dependencies but NOT control dependencies

The dependence graph analysis should show that secret inputs create data
dependencies (values flow through computations) but NOT control dependencies
(secret values don't determine which branches are taken or how many loop
iterations execute).

This validates TweetNaCl's claim of constant-time operation, which is crucial
for preventing timing side-channel attacks on cryptographic implementations.
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/*
* Simplified subset of TweetNaCl cryptographic library
* For testing constant-time properties with CBMC's dependence graph analysis
*
* TweetNaCl claims to have no data-dependent branches or array indices.
* This test verifies these claims using goto-analyzer --dependence-graph
*
* Reference: https://github.com/diffblue/cbmc/issues/366
* Based on TweetNaCl: https://tweetnacl.cr.yp.to/
* Public domain code
*/

typedef unsigned char u8;
typedef unsigned int u32;
typedef unsigned long long u64;

/*
* Constant-time selection function (sel25519 from TweetNaCl)
* Returns: b if c == 1, else returns a
* Key property: uses bitwise mask instead of if-statement
* No secret-dependent branches
*/
u64 sel25519(u64 a, u64 b, u64 c)
{
u64 mask = ~(c - 1);
return a ^ ((a ^ b) & mask);
}

/*
* Constant-time byte comparison (crypto_verify_16 from TweetNaCl)
* Returns: 0 if equal, non-zero otherwise
* Key property: accumulates differences without early exit
* No secret-dependent branches
*/
int crypto_verify_16(const u8 *x, const u8 *y)
{
u32 d = 0;
int i;
for(i = 0; i < 16; i++)
d |= x[i] ^ y[i];
return (1 & ((d - 1) >> 8)) - 1;
}

/*
* Constant-time conditional swap (from Curve25519)
* Key property: fixed number of operations regardless of swap bit
* No secret-dependent branches
*/
void cswap(u64 p[32], u64 q[32], u8 b)
{
int i;
u64 mask = ~((u64)b - 1);
for(i = 0; i < 32; i++)
{
u64 t = (p[i] ^ q[i]) & mask;
p[i] ^= t;
q[i] ^= t;
}
}

/*
* Montgomery ladder iteration (core of Curve25519 scalar multiplication)
* Key property: processes all 255 bits regardless of secret key value
* No secret-dependent branches or array indices
*/
void montgomery_ladder_step(u64 x[32], u64 z[32], const u8 *n)
{
int i, j;
u8 bit;

// Process bit 10 through bit 0 (simplified from 254 to 0)
for(i = 10; i >= 0; i--)
{
// Extract bit without data-dependent branch
bit = (n[i >> 3] >> (i & 7)) & 1;

// Constant-time swap
cswap(x, z, bit);

// Point doubling and addition (simplified)
for(j = 0; j < 32; j++)
{
u64 a = x[j] + z[j];
u64 b = x[j] - z[j];
x[j] = a * a;
z[j] = b * b;
}

// Swap back
cswap(x, z, bit);
}
}

/*
* Salsa20 quarter-round (from TweetNaCl's Salsa20 implementation)
* Key property: all operations are data-independent
* No secret-dependent array indices or branches
*/
void salsa20_quarterround(u32 y[16], int a, int b, int c, int d)
{
// All array indices are constants - no secret-dependent indexing
y[b] ^= ((y[a] + y[d]) << 7) | ((y[a] + y[d]) >> 25);
y[c] ^= ((y[b] + y[a]) << 9) | ((y[b] + y[a]) >> 23);
y[d] ^= ((y[c] + y[b]) << 13) | ((y[c] + y[b]) >> 19);
y[a] ^= ((y[d] + y[c]) << 18) | ((y[d] + y[c]) >> 14);
}

/*
* Simplified Salsa20 core (fixed 20 rounds)
* Key property: fixed iteration count, no early exits
* No secret-dependent branches or array indices
*/
void salsa20_core(u32 out[16], const u32 in[16])
{
u32 x[16];
int i;

// Copy input to working state
for(i = 0; i < 16; i++)
x[i] = in[i];

// 20 rounds (10 double-rounds) - fixed count
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
// Column rounds - all indices are constant
salsa20_quarterround(x, 0, 4, 8, 12);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 5, 9, 13, 1);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 10, 14, 2, 6);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 15, 3, 7, 11);

// Row rounds - all indices are constant
salsa20_quarterround(x, 0, 1, 2, 3);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 5, 6, 7, 4);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 10, 11, 8, 9);
salsa20_quarterround(x, 15, 12, 13, 14);
}

// Add back input
for(i = 0; i < 16; i++)
out[i] = x[i] + in[i];
}

/*
* Test entry point
*/
int main(void)
{
// Test inputs (would be symbolic in actual verification)
u8 secret_key[32];
u8 msg1[16], msg2[16];
u64 x[32], z[32];
u32 salsa_in[16], salsa_out[16];

int i;

// Initialize test data
for(i = 0; i < 32; i++)
{
secret_key[i] = i;
x[i] = i;
z[i] = i + 32;
}

for(i = 0; i < 16; i++)
{
msg1[i] = i;
msg2[i] = i + 1;
salsa_in[i] = i * 100;
}

// Test constant-time selection
u64 sel_result = sel25519(42, 99, secret_key[0] & 1);

// Test constant-time comparison
int verify_result = crypto_verify_16(msg1, msg2);

// Test constant-time swap
cswap(x, z, secret_key[1] & 1);

// Test Montgomery ladder
montgomery_ladder_step(x, z, secret_key);

// Test Salsa20
salsa20_core(salsa_out, salsa_in);

// Use results to prevent optimization
return (sel_result + verify_result + x[0] + salsa_out[0]) & 1;
}
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