[v6.x backport] crypto: warn if counter mode used in createCipher #16583
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`crypto.createCipher()` sets the fixed IV derived from password and it leads to a security risk of nonce reuse when counter mode is used. A warning is emitted when CTR, GCM or CCM is used in `crypto.createCipher()` to notify users to avoid nonce reuse. Fixes: nodejs#13801 PR-URL: nodejs#13821 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
The previous commit is a back-port of pull request nodejs#13821 to v6.x. Its regression test does not apply to the v6.x branch (depends on semver-major pull request nodejs#9405) so this commit adds a new test. Refs: nodejs#13821 Refs: nodejs#9405
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`crypto.createCipher()` sets the fixed IV derived from password and it leads to a security risk of nonce reuse when counter mode is used. A warning is emitted when CTR, GCM or CCM is used in `crypto.createCipher()` to notify users to avoid nonce reuse. Backport-PR-URL: #16583 Fixes: #13801 PR-URL: #13821 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
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`crypto.createCipher()` sets the fixed IV derived from password and it leads to a security risk of nonce reuse when counter mode is used. A warning is emitted when CTR, GCM or CCM is used in `crypto.createCipher()` to notify users to avoid nonce reuse. Backport-PR-URL: #16583 Fixes: #13801 PR-URL: #13821 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
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`crypto.createCipher()` sets the fixed IV derived from password and it leads to a security risk of nonce reuse when counter mode is used. A warning is emitted when CTR, GCM or CCM is used in `crypto.createCipher()` to notify users to avoid nonce reuse. Backport-PR-URL: #16583 Fixes: #13801 PR-URL: #13821 Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Fedor Indutny <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
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#13821
https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/11067/