.. hazmat::
Authenticated encryption
========================
.. module:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead
Authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD) are encryption schemes
which provide both confidentiality and integrity for their ciphertext. They
also support providing integrity for associated data which is not encrypted.
.. class:: ChaCha20Poly1305(key)
.. versionadded:: 2.0
The ChaCha20Poly1305 construction is defined in :rfc:`7539` section 2.8.
It is a stream cipher combined with a MAC that offers strong integrity
guarantees.
:param bytes key: A 32-byte key. This **must** be kept secret.
:raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: If the version of
OpenSSL does not support ChaCha20Poly1305.
.. doctest::
>>> import os
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import ChaCha20Poly1305
>>> data = b"a secret message"
>>> aad = b"authenticated but unencrypted data"
>>> key = ChaCha20Poly1305.generate_key()
>>> chacha = ChaCha20Poly1305(key)
>>> nonce = os.urandom(12)
>>> ct = chacha.encrypt(nonce, data, aad)
>>> chacha.decrypt(nonce, ct, aad)
b'a secret message'
.. classmethod:: generate_key()
Securely generates a random ChaCha20Poly1305 key.
:returns bytes: A 32 byte key.
.. method:: encrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
.. warning::
Reuse of a ``nonce`` with a given ``key`` compromises the security
of any message with that ``nonce`` and ``key`` pair.
Encrypts the ``data`` provided and authenticates the
``associated_data``. The output of this can be passed directly
to the ``decrypt`` method.
:param bytes nonce: A 12 byte value. **NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a
key.
:param bytes data: The data to encrypt.
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data that should be
authenticated with the key, but does not need to be encrypted. Can
be ``None``.
:returns bytes: The ciphertext bytes with the 16 byte tag appended.
:raises OverflowError: If ``data`` or ``associated_data`` is larger
than 2\ :sup:`32` bytes.
.. method:: decrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
Decrypts the ``data`` and authenticates the ``associated_data``. If you
called encrypt with ``associated_data`` you must pass the same
``associated_data`` in decrypt or the integrity check will fail.
:param bytes nonce: A 12 byte value. **NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a
key.
:param bytes data: The data to decrypt (with tag appended).
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data to authenticate. Can be
``None`` if none was passed during encryption.
:returns bytes: The original plaintext.
:raises cryptography.exceptions.InvalidTag: If the authentication tag
doesn't validate this exception will be raised. This will occur
when the ciphertext has been changed, but will also occur when the
key, nonce, or associated data are wrong.
.. class:: AESGCM(key)
.. versionadded:: 2.0
The AES-GCM construction is composed of the
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.algorithms.AES` block
cipher utilizing Galois Counter Mode (GCM).
:param bytes key: A 128, 192, or 256-bit key. This **must** be kept secret.
.. doctest::
>>> import os
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESGCM
>>> data = b"a secret message"
>>> aad = b"authenticated but unencrypted data"
>>> key = AESGCM.generate_key(bit_length=128)
>>> aesgcm = AESGCM(key)
>>> nonce = os.urandom(12)
>>> ct = aesgcm.encrypt(nonce, data, aad)
>>> aesgcm.decrypt(nonce, ct, aad)
b'a secret message'
.. classmethod:: generate_key(bit_length)
Securely generates a random AES-GCM key.
:param bit_length: The bit length of the key to generate. Must be
128, 192, or 256.
:returns bytes: The generated key.
.. method:: encrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
.. warning::
Reuse of a ``nonce`` with a given ``key`` compromises the security
of any message with that ``nonce`` and ``key`` pair.
Encrypts and authenticates the ``data`` provided as well as
authenticating the ``associated_data``. The output of this can be
passed directly to the ``decrypt`` method.
:param bytes nonce: NIST `recommends a 96-bit IV length`_ for best
performance but it can be up to 2\ :sup:`64` - 1 :term:`bits`.
**NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a key.
:param bytes data: The data to encrypt.
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data that should be
authenticated with the key, but is not encrypted. Can be ``None``.
:returns bytes: The ciphertext bytes with the 16 byte tag appended.
:raises OverflowError: If ``data`` or ``associated_data`` is larger
than 2\ :sup:`32` bytes.
.. method:: decrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
Decrypts the ``data`` and authenticates the ``associated_data``. If you
called encrypt with ``associated_data`` you must pass the same
``associated_data`` in decrypt or the integrity check will fail.
:param bytes nonce: NIST `recommends a 96-bit IV length`_ for best
performance but it can be up to 2\ :sup:`64` - 1 :term:`bits`.
**NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a key.
:param bytes data: The data to decrypt (with tag appended).
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data to authenticate. Can be
``None`` if none was passed during encryption.
:returns bytes: The original plaintext.
:raises cryptography.exceptions.InvalidTag: If the authentication tag
doesn't validate this exception will be raised. This will occur
when the ciphertext has been changed, but will also occur when the
key, nonce, or associated data are wrong.
.. class:: AESCCM(key, tag_length=16)
.. versionadded:: 2.0
.. note:
AES-CCM is provided largely for compatibility with existing protocols.
Due to its construction it is not as computationally efficient as
other AEAD ciphers.
The AES-CCM construction is composed of the
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.algorithms.AES` block
cipher utilizing Counter with CBC-MAC (CCM) (specified in :rfc:`3610`).
:param bytes key: A 128, 192, or 256-bit key. This **must** be kept secret.
:param int tag_length: The length of the authentication tag. This
defaults to 16 bytes and it is **strongly** recommended that you
do not make it shorter unless absolutely necessary. Valid tag
lengths are 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, and 16.
:raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: If the version of
OpenSSL does not support AES-CCM.
.. doctest::
>>> import os
>>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers.aead import AESCCM
>>> data = b"a secret message"
>>> aad = b"authenticated but unencrypted data"
>>> key = AESCCM.generate_key(bit_length=128)
>>> aesccm = AESCCM(key)
>>> nonce = os.urandom(13)
>>> ct = aesccm.encrypt(nonce, data, aad)
>>> aesccm.decrypt(nonce, ct, aad)
b'a secret message'
.. classmethod:: generate_key(bit_length)
Securely generates a random AES-CCM key.
:param bit_length: The bit length of the key to generate. Must be
128, 192, or 256.
:returns bytes: The generated key.
.. method:: encrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
.. warning::
Reuse of a ``nonce`` with a given ``key`` compromises the security
of any message with that ``nonce`` and ``key`` pair.
Encrypts and authenticates the ``data`` provided as well as
authenticating the ``associated_data``. The output of this can be
passed directly to the ``decrypt`` method.
:param bytes nonce: A value of between 7 and 13 bytes. The maximum
length is determined by the length of the ciphertext you are
encrypting and must satisfy the condition:
``len(data) < 2 ** (8 * (15 - len(nonce)))``
**NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a key.
:param bytes data: The data to encrypt.
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data that should be
authenticated with the key, but is not encrypted. Can be ``None``.
:returns bytes: The ciphertext bytes with the tag appended.
:raises OverflowError: If ``data`` or ``associated_data`` is larger
than 2\ :sup:`32` bytes.
.. method:: decrypt(nonce, data, associated_data)
Decrypts the ``data`` and authenticates the ``associated_data``. If you
called encrypt with ``associated_data`` you must pass the same
``associated_data`` in decrypt or the integrity check will fail.
:param bytes nonce: A value of between 7 and 13 bytes. This
is the same value used when you originally called encrypt.
**NEVER REUSE A NONCE** with a key.
:param bytes data: The data to decrypt (with tag appended).
:param bytes associated_data: Additional data to authenticate. Can be
``None`` if none was passed during encryption.
:returns bytes: The original plaintext.
:raises cryptography.exceptions.InvalidTag: If the authentication tag
doesn't validate this exception will be raised. This will occur
when the ciphertext has been changed, but will also occur when the
key, nonce, or associated data are wrong.
.. _`recommends a 96-bit IV length`: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-38d/final
