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[v4,06/12] crypto: ecc - Add special case for NIST P521 in ecc_point_mult

Message ID 20240301022007.344948-7-stefanb@linux.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
Delegated to: Herbert Xu
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Series Add support for NIST P521 to ecdsa | expand

Commit Message

Stefan Berger March 1, 2024, 2:20 a.m. UTC 
In ecc_point_mult use the number of bits of the NIST P521 curve + 2. The
change is required specifically for NIST P521 to pass mathematical tests
on the public key.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
---
 crypto/ecc.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/crypto/ecc.c b/crypto/ecc.c
index ea7b28b5e00e..3430c2c4e62c 100644
--- a/crypto/ecc.c
+++ b/crypto/ecc.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,10 @@  static void ecc_point_mult(struct ecc_point *result,
 	carry = vli_add(sk[0], scalar, curve->n, ndigits);
 	vli_add(sk[1], sk[0], curve->n, ndigits);
 	scalar = sk[!carry];
-	num_bits = sizeof(u64) * ndigits * 8 + 1;
+	if (ndigits == 9 && !strcmp(curve->name, "nist_521"))
+		num_bits = curve->nbits + 2;
+	else
+		num_bits = sizeof(u64) * ndigits * 8 + 1;
 
 	vli_set(rx[1], point->x, ndigits);
 	vli_set(ry[1], point->y, ndigits);