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ipsec, esp: Which key is used to generate the HMAC



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Short Question:
Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP?
Or do there exist two keys in the SA?



Long Question:
Before a new IPSEC-ESP connection is established, IKEv2 is used to start a new session.
This involves also a DH key agreement.
This key is than stored in the IKE-SA.



Once the session is established, ESP uses the key in the IKE-SA's for the message encryption/decryption.
After the payload was encrypted, the ICV is calculated by a HMAC calculation.
But this HMAC requires also a key.
I have already searched for a few hours without being successful.



Is it the same key that is used for encryption, is it calculated out of the encryption key or are there two keys stored in the SA?



I wasn't able to find the answer in rfc4303 (ESP), rfc2104 (HMAC) or rfc7296 (IKEv2).



And there are not many books about IPsec out there.










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    $begingroup$


    Short Question:
    Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP?
    Or do there exist two keys in the SA?



    Long Question:
    Before a new IPSEC-ESP connection is established, IKEv2 is used to start a new session.
    This involves also a DH key agreement.
    This key is than stored in the IKE-SA.



    Once the session is established, ESP uses the key in the IKE-SA's for the message encryption/decryption.
    After the payload was encrypted, the ICV is calculated by a HMAC calculation.
    But this HMAC requires also a key.
    I have already searched for a few hours without being successful.



    Is it the same key that is used for encryption, is it calculated out of the encryption key or are there two keys stored in the SA?



    I wasn't able to find the answer in rfc4303 (ESP), rfc2104 (HMAC) or rfc7296 (IKEv2).



    And there are not many books about IPsec out there.










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      $begingroup$


      Short Question:
      Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP?
      Or do there exist two keys in the SA?



      Long Question:
      Before a new IPSEC-ESP connection is established, IKEv2 is used to start a new session.
      This involves also a DH key agreement.
      This key is than stored in the IKE-SA.



      Once the session is established, ESP uses the key in the IKE-SA's for the message encryption/decryption.
      After the payload was encrypted, the ICV is calculated by a HMAC calculation.
      But this HMAC requires also a key.
      I have already searched for a few hours without being successful.



      Is it the same key that is used for encryption, is it calculated out of the encryption key or are there two keys stored in the SA?



      I wasn't able to find the answer in rfc4303 (ESP), rfc2104 (HMAC) or rfc7296 (IKEv2).



      And there are not many books about IPsec out there.










      share|improve this question







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      Short Question:
      Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP?
      Or do there exist two keys in the SA?



      Long Question:
      Before a new IPSEC-ESP connection is established, IKEv2 is used to start a new session.
      This involves also a DH key agreement.
      This key is than stored in the IKE-SA.



      Once the session is established, ESP uses the key in the IKE-SA's for the message encryption/decryption.
      After the payload was encrypted, the ICV is calculated by a HMAC calculation.
      But this HMAC requires also a key.
      I have already searched for a few hours without being successful.



      Is it the same key that is used for encryption, is it calculated out of the encryption key or are there two keys stored in the SA?



      I wasn't able to find the answer in rfc4303 (ESP), rfc2104 (HMAC) or rfc7296 (IKEv2).



      And there are not many books about IPsec out there.







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          $begingroup$


          Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP? Or do there exist two keys in the SA?




          No, the keys are not the same. Yes, there do exist two keys in the SA (at least, for SAs that have separate encryption and integrity transforms - not all do).



          You do derive both the encryption and the HMAC key at the same time, from the same secret, but they are not the same (that'd be bad key hygene). Instead they are derived from the same secret (and also you generate the keys for the SA protecting traffic flowing in the opposite direction at the same time).



          That is, IKE generates a long random-looking string (which it refers to as KEYMAT); if the encryption key is n bits and the integrity (ICV) key is m bits (and AH is not being used), then at least 2n+2m bits of KEYMAT are generated, and then:




          • The first n bits is used as the initiator-to-responder encryption key (that is, used to protect traffic flowing from the initiator to the responder)

          • The next m bits is used as the initiator-to-responder integrity key

          • The next n bits is used as the responder-to-initiator encryption key

          • The next m bits is used as the responder-to-initiator integrity key


          To see the text of the standard, see section 2.17 of RFC7296:




          In any case, keying material
          for each Child SA MUST be taken from the expanded KEYMAT using the
          following rules:



          All keys for SAs carrying data from the initiator to the responder
          are taken before SAs going from the responder to the initiator.



          If multiple IPsec protocols are negotiated, keying material for
          each Child SA is taken in the order in which the protocol headers
          will appear in the encapsulated packet.



          If an IPsec protocol requires multiple keys, the order in which
          they are taken from the SA's keying material needs to be described
          in the protocol's specification. For ESP and AH, [IPSECARCH]
          defines the order, namely: the encryption key (if any) MUST be
          taken from the first bits and the integrity key (if any) MUST be
          taken from the remaining bits.




          The HMAC key is the 'integrity key'






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            $begingroup$


            Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP? Or do there exist two keys in the SA?




            No, the keys are not the same. Yes, there do exist two keys in the SA (at least, for SAs that have separate encryption and integrity transforms - not all do).



            You do derive both the encryption and the HMAC key at the same time, from the same secret, but they are not the same (that'd be bad key hygene). Instead they are derived from the same secret (and also you generate the keys for the SA protecting traffic flowing in the opposite direction at the same time).



            That is, IKE generates a long random-looking string (which it refers to as KEYMAT); if the encryption key is n bits and the integrity (ICV) key is m bits (and AH is not being used), then at least 2n+2m bits of KEYMAT are generated, and then:




            • The first n bits is used as the initiator-to-responder encryption key (that is, used to protect traffic flowing from the initiator to the responder)

            • The next m bits is used as the initiator-to-responder integrity key

            • The next n bits is used as the responder-to-initiator encryption key

            • The next m bits is used as the responder-to-initiator integrity key


            To see the text of the standard, see section 2.17 of RFC7296:




            In any case, keying material
            for each Child SA MUST be taken from the expanded KEYMAT using the
            following rules:



            All keys for SAs carrying data from the initiator to the responder
            are taken before SAs going from the responder to the initiator.



            If multiple IPsec protocols are negotiated, keying material for
            each Child SA is taken in the order in which the protocol headers
            will appear in the encapsulated packet.



            If an IPsec protocol requires multiple keys, the order in which
            they are taken from the SA's keying material needs to be described
            in the protocol's specification. For ESP and AH, [IPSECARCH]
            defines the order, namely: the encryption key (if any) MUST be
            taken from the first bits and the integrity key (if any) MUST be
            taken from the remaining bits.




            The HMAC key is the 'integrity key'






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              $begingroup$


              Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP? Or do there exist two keys in the SA?




              No, the keys are not the same. Yes, there do exist two keys in the SA (at least, for SAs that have separate encryption and integrity transforms - not all do).



              You do derive both the encryption and the HMAC key at the same time, from the same secret, but they are not the same (that'd be bad key hygene). Instead they are derived from the same secret (and also you generate the keys for the SA protecting traffic flowing in the opposite direction at the same time).



              That is, IKE generates a long random-looking string (which it refers to as KEYMAT); if the encryption key is n bits and the integrity (ICV) key is m bits (and AH is not being used), then at least 2n+2m bits of KEYMAT are generated, and then:




              • The first n bits is used as the initiator-to-responder encryption key (that is, used to protect traffic flowing from the initiator to the responder)

              • The next m bits is used as the initiator-to-responder integrity key

              • The next n bits is used as the responder-to-initiator encryption key

              • The next m bits is used as the responder-to-initiator integrity key


              To see the text of the standard, see section 2.17 of RFC7296:




              In any case, keying material
              for each Child SA MUST be taken from the expanded KEYMAT using the
              following rules:



              All keys for SAs carrying data from the initiator to the responder
              are taken before SAs going from the responder to the initiator.



              If multiple IPsec protocols are negotiated, keying material for
              each Child SA is taken in the order in which the protocol headers
              will appear in the encapsulated packet.



              If an IPsec protocol requires multiple keys, the order in which
              they are taken from the SA's keying material needs to be described
              in the protocol's specification. For ESP and AH, [IPSECARCH]
              defines the order, namely: the encryption key (if any) MUST be
              taken from the first bits and the integrity key (if any) MUST be
              taken from the remaining bits.




              The HMAC key is the 'integrity key'






              share|improve this answer











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                $begingroup$


                Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP? Or do there exist two keys in the SA?




                No, the keys are not the same. Yes, there do exist two keys in the SA (at least, for SAs that have separate encryption and integrity transforms - not all do).



                You do derive both the encryption and the HMAC key at the same time, from the same secret, but they are not the same (that'd be bad key hygene). Instead they are derived from the same secret (and also you generate the keys for the SA protecting traffic flowing in the opposite direction at the same time).



                That is, IKE generates a long random-looking string (which it refers to as KEYMAT); if the encryption key is n bits and the integrity (ICV) key is m bits (and AH is not being used), then at least 2n+2m bits of KEYMAT are generated, and then:




                • The first n bits is used as the initiator-to-responder encryption key (that is, used to protect traffic flowing from the initiator to the responder)

                • The next m bits is used as the initiator-to-responder integrity key

                • The next n bits is used as the responder-to-initiator encryption key

                • The next m bits is used as the responder-to-initiator integrity key


                To see the text of the standard, see section 2.17 of RFC7296:




                In any case, keying material
                for each Child SA MUST be taken from the expanded KEYMAT using the
                following rules:



                All keys for SAs carrying data from the initiator to the responder
                are taken before SAs going from the responder to the initiator.



                If multiple IPsec protocols are negotiated, keying material for
                each Child SA is taken in the order in which the protocol headers
                will appear in the encapsulated packet.



                If an IPsec protocol requires multiple keys, the order in which
                they are taken from the SA's keying material needs to be described
                in the protocol's specification. For ESP and AH, [IPSECARCH]
                defines the order, namely: the encryption key (if any) MUST be
                taken from the first bits and the integrity key (if any) MUST be
                taken from the remaining bits.




                The HMAC key is the 'integrity key'






                share|improve this answer











                $endgroup$




                Are the keys for the ICV calculation and the encryption the same in IPSEC/ESP? Or do there exist two keys in the SA?




                No, the keys are not the same. Yes, there do exist two keys in the SA (at least, for SAs that have separate encryption and integrity transforms - not all do).



                You do derive both the encryption and the HMAC key at the same time, from the same secret, but they are not the same (that'd be bad key hygene). Instead they are derived from the same secret (and also you generate the keys for the SA protecting traffic flowing in the opposite direction at the same time).



                That is, IKE generates a long random-looking string (which it refers to as KEYMAT); if the encryption key is n bits and the integrity (ICV) key is m bits (and AH is not being used), then at least 2n+2m bits of KEYMAT are generated, and then:




                • The first n bits is used as the initiator-to-responder encryption key (that is, used to protect traffic flowing from the initiator to the responder)

                • The next m bits is used as the initiator-to-responder integrity key

                • The next n bits is used as the responder-to-initiator encryption key

                • The next m bits is used as the responder-to-initiator integrity key


                To see the text of the standard, see section 2.17 of RFC7296:




                In any case, keying material
                for each Child SA MUST be taken from the expanded KEYMAT using the
                following rules:



                All keys for SAs carrying data from the initiator to the responder
                are taken before SAs going from the responder to the initiator.



                If multiple IPsec protocols are negotiated, keying material for
                each Child SA is taken in the order in which the protocol headers
                will appear in the encapsulated packet.



                If an IPsec protocol requires multiple keys, the order in which
                they are taken from the SA's keying material needs to be described
                in the protocol's specification. For ESP and AH, [IPSECARCH]
                defines the order, namely: the encryption key (if any) MUST be
                taken from the first bits and the integrity key (if any) MUST be
                taken from the remaining bits.




                The HMAC key is the 'integrity key'







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