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PSKC encryption
===============

.. module:: pskc.encryption

Some of the information in PSKC files (e.g. key material) can be encrypted
with either pre-shared keys, passphrase-based keys or asymmetric keys
(asymmetric keys are currently unimplemented).

Embedded PSKC encryption is handled inside the :class:`Encryption` class that
defines encryption key or means of deriving keys. It is accessed from the
:attr:`~pskc.PSKC.encryption` attribute of a :class:`~pskc.PSKC` instance::

   >>> from binascii import a2b_hex
   >>> from pskc import PSKC
   >>> pskc = PSKC('somefile.pskcxml')
   >>> pskc.encryption.key = a2b_hex('12345678901234567890123456789012')

or::

   >>> pskc.encryption.derive_key('qwerty')

Once the encryption key has been set up, any encrypted key values from the
PSKC file are available transparently.

If no key or an incorrect key has been configured, upon accessing encrypted
information (e.g. the :attr:`~pskc.key.Key.secret` attribute of a
:class:`~pskc.key.Key` instance) a :exc:`~pskc.exceptions.DecryptionError`
exception will be raised.

When writing out a PSKC file, encryption can be configured with the
:func:`~pskc.encryption.Encryption.setup_preshared_key()` or
:func:`~pskc.encryption.Encryption.setup_pbkdf2()` function::

   >>> from pskc import PSKC
   >>> pskc = PSKC()
   >>> pskc.encryption.setup_preshared_key(algorithm='AES256-CBC')

or::

   >>> pskc.encryption.setup_pbkdf2(password='verysecure')


The Encryption class
--------------------

.. class:: Encryption

   .. autoattribute:: id

      Optional identifier of the encryption key.

   .. attribute:: algorithm
      :type: str | None

      A URI of the encryption algorithm used. See the section
      :ref:`encryption-algorithms` below for a list of algorithms URIs.

      Assigned values to this attribute will be converted to the canonical
      URI for the algorithm if it is known. For instance, the value
      ``3DES-CBC`` will automatically be converted into
      ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc``.


   .. attribute:: is_encrypted
      :type: bool

      An indicator of whether the PSKC file requires an additional pre-shared
      key or passphrase to decrypt the contents of the file. Will be ``True``
      if a key or passphrase is needed, ``False`` otherwise.

   .. autoattribute:: key_names

      List of names provided for the encryption key.

   .. attribute:: key_name
      :type: str | None

      Since usually only one name is defined for a key but the schema allows
      for multiple names, this is a shortcut for accessing the first value of
      :attr:`key_names`. It will return ``None`` if no name is available.

   .. autoattribute:: key

      The binary value of the encryption key. In the case of pre-shared keys
      this value should be set before trying to access encrypted information
      in the PSKC file.

      When using key derivation the secret key is available in this attribute
      after calling :func:`derive_key`.

   .. automethod:: derive_key

   .. autoattribute:: fields

      A list of :class:`~pskc.key.Key` instance field names that will be
      encrypted when the PSKC file is written. List values can contain
      ``secret``, ``counter``, ``time_offset``, ``time_interval`` and
      ``time_drift``.

   .. automethod:: setup_preshared_key

   .. automethod:: setup_pbkdf2

   .. automethod:: remove_encryption


.. _encryption-algorithms:

Supported encryption algorithms
-------------------------------

The following encryption algorithms are currently supported by python-pskc.

+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| URI                                                | Description                                         |
+====================================================+=====================================================+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc``    | AES encryption in CBC mode with various key lengths |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes192-cbc``    |                                                     |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes256-cbc``    |                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes128``     | AES key wrap with various key lengths               |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes192``     |                                                     |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes256``     |                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc`` | Triple DES (3DES) encryption in CBC mode            |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-tripledes``  | Triple DES (3DES) key wrap                          |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+