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VeraCrypt/src/Volume/VolumeHeader.cpp
Mounir IDRASSI c3ce2db9ac Document fixed Argon2id header key size
Argon2id includes the requested output length in its computation, so deriving 192 bytes and using a prefix is not equivalent to deriving only the selected cipher's key material length. This differs from PBKDF2, where the prefix property made this detail invisible.

VeraCrypt derives the maximum header key material currently needed by the supported cipher/cascade set, which is 192 bytes, and then uses the required prefix for the selected encryption algorithm. For AES-XTS this means the first 64 bytes of the 192-byte Argon2id output are used.

Make this design rule explicit in code and documentation by introducing ARGON2_HEADER_KEYDATA_SIZE instead of relying implicitly on GetMaxPkcs5OutSize. If a future cipher or cascade requires more than 192 bytes, that must be handled as an explicit format/design change.

Document the 192-byte Argon2id header KDF output requirement so third-party implementations derive the same header key material.

References: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1614
2026-05-21 18:10:06 +09:00

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/*
Derived from source code of TrueCrypt 7.1a, which is
Copyright (c) 2008-2012 TrueCrypt Developers Association and which is governed
by the TrueCrypt License 3.0.
Modifications and additions to the original source code (contained in this file)
and all other portions of this file are Copyright (c) 2013-2025 AM Crypto
and are governed by the Apache License 2.0 the full text of which is
contained in the file License.txt included in VeraCrypt binary and source
code distribution packages.
*/
#include "Crc32.h"
#include "EncryptionModeXTS.h"
#ifdef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
#include "EncryptionModeWolfCryptXTS.h"
#endif
#include "Pkcs5Kdf.h"
#include "Pkcs5Kdf.h"
#include "VolumeHeader.h"
#include "VolumeException.h"
#include "Common/Crypto.h"
namespace VeraCrypt
{
VolumeHeader::VolumeHeader (uint32 size)
{
Init();
HeaderSize = size;
EncryptedHeaderDataSize = size - EncryptedHeaderDataOffset;
}
VolumeHeader::~VolumeHeader ()
{
Init();
}
void VolumeHeader::Init ()
{
VolumeKeyAreaCrc32 = 0;
VolumeCreationTime = 0;
HeaderCreationTime = 0;
mVolumeType = VolumeType::Unknown;
HiddenVolumeDataSize = 0;
VolumeDataSize = 0;
EncryptedAreaStart = 0;
EncryptedAreaLength = 0;
Flags = 0;
SectorSize = 0;
XtsKeyVulnerable = false;
}
void VolumeHeader::Create (const BufferPtr &headerBuffer, VolumeHeaderCreationOptions &options)
{
if (options.DataKey.Size() != options.EA->GetKeySize() * 2 || options.Salt.Size() != GetSaltSize())
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
headerBuffer.Zero();
HeaderVersion = CurrentHeaderVersion;
RequiredMinProgramVersion = CurrentRequiredMinProgramVersion;
DataAreaKey.Zero();
DataAreaKey.CopyFrom (options.DataKey);
// check if the XTS key is vulnerable by comparing the two parts of the key
XtsKeyVulnerable = (memcmp (options.DataKey.Get() + options.EA->GetKeySize(), options.DataKey.Get(), options.EA->GetKeySize()) == 0);
VolumeCreationTime = 0;
HiddenVolumeDataSize = (options.Type == VolumeType::Hidden ? options.VolumeDataSize : 0);
VolumeDataSize = options.VolumeDataSize;
EncryptedAreaStart = options.VolumeDataStart;
EncryptedAreaLength = options.VolumeDataSize;
SectorSize = options.SectorSize;
if (SectorSize < TC_MIN_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize > TC_MAX_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize % ENCRYPTION_DATA_UNIT_SIZE != 0)
{
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
}
EA = options.EA;
#ifdef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
shared_ptr <EncryptionMode> mode (new EncryptionModeWolfCryptXTS ());
#else
shared_ptr <EncryptionMode> mode (new EncryptionModeXTS ());
#endif
EA->SetMode (mode);
EncryptNew (headerBuffer, options.Salt, options.HeaderKey, options.Kdf);
}
bool VolumeHeader::Decrypt (const ConstBufferPtr &encryptedData, const VolumePassword &password, int pim, shared_ptr <Pkcs5Kdf> kdf, const Pkcs5KdfList &keyDerivationFunctions, const EncryptionAlgorithmList &encryptionAlgorithms, const EncryptionModeList &encryptionModes)
{
if (password.Size() < 1)
throw PasswordEmpty (SRC_POS);
ConstBufferPtr salt (encryptedData.GetRange (SaltOffset, SaltSize));
SecureBuffer header (EncryptedHeaderDataSize);
foreach (shared_ptr <Pkcs5Kdf> pkcs5, keyDerivationFunctions)
{
if (kdf && (kdf->GetName() != pkcs5->GetName()))
continue;
SecureBuffer headerKey (GetHeaderKeyDerivationSize (pkcs5));
int derivationResult = pkcs5->DeriveKey (headerKey, password, pim, salt);
if (derivationResult != 0)
{
if (!kdf)
continue;
throw ExternalException (SRC_POS, pkcs5->GetDerivationFailureMessage (derivationResult));
}
foreach (shared_ptr <EncryptionMode> mode, encryptionModes)
{
#ifdef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
bool xtsMode = typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeWolfCryptXTS);
#else
bool xtsMode = typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeXTS);
#endif
if (!xtsMode)
{
if (mode->GetKeySize() > headerKey.Size())
continue;
mode->SetKey (headerKey.GetRange (0, mode->GetKeySize()));
}
foreach (shared_ptr <EncryptionAlgorithm> ea, encryptionAlgorithms)
{
if (!ea->IsModeSupported (mode))
continue;
size_t requiredHeaderKeySize = xtsMode ? ea->GetKeySize() * 2 : LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize + ea->GetKeySize();
if (requiredHeaderKeySize > headerKey.Size())
continue;
if (xtsMode)
{
ea->SetKey (headerKey.GetRange (0, ea->GetKeySize()));
#ifdef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
ea->SetKeyXTS (headerKey.GetRange (ea->GetKeySize(), ea->GetKeySize()));
#endif
mode = mode->GetNew();
mode->SetKey (headerKey.GetRange (ea->GetKeySize(), ea->GetKeySize()));
}
else
{
ea->SetKey (headerKey.GetRange (LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize, ea->GetKeySize()));
}
ea->SetMode (mode);
header.CopyFrom (encryptedData.GetRange (EncryptedHeaderDataOffset, EncryptedHeaderDataSize));
ea->Decrypt (header);
if (Deserialize (header, ea, mode))
{
EA = ea;
Pkcs5 = pkcs5;
return true;
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
bool VolumeHeader::Deserialize (const ConstBufferPtr &header, shared_ptr <EncryptionAlgorithm> &ea, shared_ptr <EncryptionMode> &mode)
{
if (header.Size() != EncryptedHeaderDataSize)
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
if ((header[0] != 'V' ||
header[1] != 'E' ||
header[2] != 'R' ||
header[3] != 'A'))
return false;
size_t offset = 4;
HeaderVersion = DeserializeEntry <uint16> (header, offset);
if (HeaderVersion < MinAllowedHeaderVersion)
return false;
if (HeaderVersion > CurrentHeaderVersion)
throw HigherVersionRequired (SRC_POS);
if (HeaderVersion >= 4
&& Crc32::ProcessBuffer (header.GetRange (0, TC_HEADER_OFFSET_HEADER_CRC - TC_HEADER_OFFSET_MAGIC))
!= DeserializeEntryAt <uint32> (header, TC_HEADER_OFFSET_HEADER_CRC - TC_HEADER_OFFSET_MAGIC))
{
return false;
}
RequiredMinProgramVersion = DeserializeEntry <uint16> (header, offset);
if ((RequiredMinProgramVersion > Version::Number()))
throw HigherVersionRequired (SRC_POS);
VolumeKeyAreaCrc32 = DeserializeEntry <uint32> (header, offset);
VolumeCreationTime = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
HeaderCreationTime = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
HiddenVolumeDataSize = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
mVolumeType = (HiddenVolumeDataSize != 0 ? VolumeType::Hidden : VolumeType::Normal);
VolumeDataSize = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
EncryptedAreaStart = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
EncryptedAreaLength = DeserializeEntry <uint64> (header, offset);
Flags = DeserializeEntry <uint32> (header, offset);
SectorSize = DeserializeEntry <uint32> (header, offset);
if (HeaderVersion < 5)
SectorSize = TC_SECTOR_SIZE_LEGACY;
if (SectorSize < TC_MIN_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize > TC_MAX_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize % ENCRYPTION_DATA_UNIT_SIZE != 0)
{
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
}
#if !(defined (TC_WINDOWS) || defined (TC_LINUX) || defined (TC_MACOSX))
if (SectorSize != TC_SECTOR_SIZE_LEGACY)
throw UnsupportedSectorSize (SRC_POS);
#endif
offset = DataAreaKeyOffset;
if (VolumeKeyAreaCrc32 != Crc32::ProcessBuffer (header.GetRange (offset, DataKeyAreaMaxSize)))
return false;
DataAreaKey.CopyFrom (header.GetRange (offset, DataKeyAreaMaxSize));
ea = ea->GetNew();
mode = mode->GetNew();
#ifndef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
if (typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeXTS))
{
ea->SetKey (header.GetRange (offset, ea->GetKeySize()));
#else
if (typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeWolfCryptXTS))
{
ea->SetKey (header.GetRange (offset, ea->GetKeySize()));
ea->SetKeyXTS (header.GetRange (offset + ea->GetKeySize(), ea->GetKeySize()));
#endif
mode->SetKey (header.GetRange (offset + ea->GetKeySize(), ea->GetKeySize()));
// check if the XTS key is vulnerable by comparing the two parts of the key
XtsKeyVulnerable = (memcmp (DataAreaKey.Ptr() + ea->GetKeySize(), DataAreaKey.Ptr(), ea->GetKeySize()) == 0);
}
else
{
mode->SetKey (header.GetRange (offset, mode->GetKeySize()));
ea->SetKey (header.GetRange (offset + LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize, ea->GetKeySize()));
}
ea->SetMode (mode);
return true;
}
template <typename T>
T VolumeHeader::DeserializeEntry (const ConstBufferPtr &header, size_t &offset) const
{
offset += sizeof (T);
if (offset > header.Size())
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
return Endian::Big (*reinterpret_cast<const T *> (header.Get() + offset - sizeof (T)));
}
template <typename T>
T VolumeHeader::DeserializeEntryAt (const ConstBufferPtr &header, const size_t &offset) const
{
if (offset > header.Size())
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
return Endian::Big (*reinterpret_cast<const T *> (header.Get() + offset));
}
void VolumeHeader::EncryptNew (const BufferPtr &newHeaderBuffer, const ConstBufferPtr &newSalt, const ConstBufferPtr &newHeaderKey, shared_ptr <Pkcs5Kdf> newPkcs5Kdf)
{
if (newHeaderBuffer.Size() != HeaderSize || newSalt.Size() != SaltSize)
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
shared_ptr <EncryptionMode> mode = EA->GetMode()->GetNew();
shared_ptr <EncryptionAlgorithm> ea = EA->GetNew();
#ifndef WOLFCRYPT_BACKEND
if (typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeXTS))
{
ea->SetKey (newHeaderKey.GetRange (0, ea->GetKeySize()));
#else
if (typeid (*mode) == typeid (EncryptionModeWolfCryptXTS))
{
ea->SetKey (newHeaderKey.GetRange (0, ea->GetKeySize()));
ea->SetKeyXTS (newHeaderKey.GetRange (EA->GetKeySize(), EA->GetKeySize()));
#endif
mode->SetKey (newHeaderKey.GetRange (EA->GetKeySize(), EA->GetKeySize()));
}
else
{
mode->SetKey (newHeaderKey.GetRange (0, mode->GetKeySize()));
ea->SetKey (newHeaderKey.GetRange (LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize, ea->GetKeySize()));
}
ea->SetMode (mode);
newHeaderBuffer.CopyFrom (newSalt);
BufferPtr headerData = newHeaderBuffer.GetRange (EncryptedHeaderDataOffset, EncryptedHeaderDataSize);
Serialize (headerData);
ea->Encrypt (headerData);
if (newPkcs5Kdf)
Pkcs5 = newPkcs5Kdf;
}
size_t VolumeHeader::GetHeaderKeyDerivationSize (shared_ptr <Pkcs5Kdf> kdf)
{
#ifndef VC_DCS_DISABLE_ARGON2
if (kdf && kdf->IsArgon2())
return ARGON2_HEADER_KEYDATA_SIZE;
#endif
return GetLargestSerializedKeySize();
}
size_t VolumeHeader::GetLargestSerializedKeySize ()
{
size_t largestKey = EncryptionAlgorithm::GetLargestKeySize (EncryptionAlgorithm::GetAvailableAlgorithms());
// XTS mode requires the same key size as the encryption algorithm.
// Legacy modes may require larger key than XTS.
if (LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize + largestKey > largestKey * 2)
return LegacyEncryptionModeKeyAreaSize + largestKey;
return largestKey * 2;
}
void VolumeHeader::Serialize (const BufferPtr &header) const
{
if (header.Size() != EncryptedHeaderDataSize)
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
header.Zero();
header[0] = 'V';
header[1] = 'E';
header[2] = 'R';
header[3] = 'A';
size_t offset = 4;
header.GetRange (DataAreaKeyOffset, DataAreaKey.Size()).CopyFrom (DataAreaKey);
uint16 headerVersion = CurrentHeaderVersion;
SerializeEntry (headerVersion, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (RequiredMinProgramVersion, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (Crc32::ProcessBuffer (header.GetRange (DataAreaKeyOffset, DataKeyAreaMaxSize)), header, offset);
uint64 reserved64 = 0;
SerializeEntry (reserved64, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (reserved64, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (HiddenVolumeDataSize, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (VolumeDataSize, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (EncryptedAreaStart, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (EncryptedAreaLength, header, offset);
SerializeEntry (Flags, header, offset);
if (SectorSize < TC_MIN_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize > TC_MAX_VOLUME_SECTOR_SIZE
|| SectorSize % ENCRYPTION_DATA_UNIT_SIZE != 0)
{
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
}
SerializeEntry (SectorSize, header, offset);
offset = TC_HEADER_OFFSET_HEADER_CRC - TC_HEADER_OFFSET_MAGIC;
SerializeEntry (Crc32::ProcessBuffer (header.GetRange (0, TC_HEADER_OFFSET_HEADER_CRC - TC_HEADER_OFFSET_MAGIC)), header, offset);
}
template <typename T>
void VolumeHeader::SerializeEntry (const T &entry, const BufferPtr &header, size_t &offset) const
{
offset += sizeof (T);
if (offset > header.Size())
throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
*reinterpret_cast<T *> (header.Get() + offset - sizeof (T)) = Endian::Big (entry);
}
void VolumeHeader::SetSize (uint32 headerSize)
{
HeaderSize = headerSize;
EncryptedHeaderDataSize = HeaderSize - EncryptedHeaderDataOffset;
}
}