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Testing HKDF Cryptographic Key Derivation in Telegram

This test suite validates the HKDF (HMAC-based Key Derivation Function) implementation in the BoringSSL cryptographic library, focusing on key extraction and expansion operations with SHA-1 and SHA-256 hash functions. The tests verify correct derivation of cryptographic keys using standardized test vectors.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of HKDF functionality with multiple test vectors for both SHA-1 and SHA-256 hash algorithms.

Key areas tested include:

Key extraction (hkdfExtract) with various input key materials and salt values
Key expansion (hkdfExpand) with different pseudo-random keys and info strings
Variable-length output key material generation
Edge cases with empty salt and info parameters

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach uses table-driven tests in Go, implementing standardized HKDF test vectors. Each test case validates both the extraction and expansion steps independently, comparing generated output against expected values using byte-level comparison. The implementation leverages Go’s crypto package for underlying hash functions.

Technical Details

Testing tools and components:

Go testing framework (testing package)
Crypto package with SHA-1 and SHA-256 implementations
Bytes package for binary data comparison
Structured test vectors with input parameters and expected outputs

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exhibits several testing best practices including comprehensive test vectors, clear separation of test cases, and explicit validation of both intermediate and final outputs. The code organization uses table-driven tests for maintainability and supports multiple hash algorithms with different input sizes and parameters.

drklo/telegram

TMessagesProj/jni/boringssl/ssl/test/runner/hkdf_test.go

            
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package runner

import (
	"bytes"
	"crypto"
	_ "crypto/sha1"
	_ "crypto/sha256"
	"testing"
)

var hkdfTests = []struct {
	hash                      crypto.Hash
	ikm, salt, info, prk, okm []byte
}{
	{
		crypto.SHA256,
		[]byte{0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b},
		[]byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c},
		[]byte{0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf2, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9},
		[]byte{0x07, 0x77, 0x09, 0x36, 0x2c, 0x2e, 0x32, 0xdf, 0x0d, 0xdc, 0x3f, 0x0d, 0xc4, 0x7b, 0xba, 0x63, 0x90, 0xb6, 0xc7, 0x3b, 0xb5, 0x0f, 0x9c, 0x31, 0x22, 0xec, 0x84, 0x4a, 0xd7, 0xc2, 0xb3, 0xe5},
		[]byte{0x3c, 0xb2, 0x5f, 0x25, 0xfa, 0xac, 0xd5, 0x7a, 0x90, 0x43, 0x4f, 0x64, 0xd0, 0x36, 0x2f, 0x2a, 0x2d, 0x2d, 0x0a, 0x90, 0xcf, 0x1a, 0x5a, 0x4c, 0x5d, 0xb0, 0x2d, 0x56, 0xec, 0xc4, 0xc5, 0xbf, 0x34, 0x00, 0x72, 0x08, 0xd5, 0xb8, 0x87, 0x18, 0x58, 0x65},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA256,
		[]byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x22, 0x23, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2c, 0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34, 0x35, 0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b, 0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3e, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x46, 0x47, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f},
		[]byte{0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x64, 0x65, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x6a, 0x6b, 0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71, 0x72, 0x73, 0x74, 0x75, 0x76, 0x77, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7d, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83, 0x84, 0x85, 0x86, 0x87, 0x88, 0x89, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8e, 0x8f, 0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95, 0x96, 0x97, 0x98, 0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa1, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7, 0xa8, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0xac, 0xad, 0xae, 0xaf},
		[]byte{0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbc, 0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc4, 0xc5, 0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc8, 0xc9, 0xca, 0xcb, 0xcc, 0xcd, 0xce, 0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd1, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd4, 0xd5, 0xd6, 0xd7, 0xd8, 0xd9, 0xda, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xdd, 0xde, 0xdf, 0xe0, 0xe1, 0xe2, 0xe3, 0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe6, 0xe7, 0xe8, 0xe9, 0xea, 0xeb, 0xec, 0xed, 0xee, 0xef, 0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf2, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9, 0xfa, 0xfb, 0xfc, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff},
		[]byte{0x06, 0xa6, 0xb8, 0x8c, 0x58, 0x53, 0x36, 0x1a, 0x06, 0x10, 0x4c, 0x9c, 0xeb, 0x35, 0xb4, 0x5c, 0xef, 0x76, 0x00, 0x14, 0x90, 0x46, 0x71, 0x01, 0x4a, 0x19, 0x3f, 0x40, 0xc1, 0x5f, 0xc2, 0x44},
		[]byte{0xb1, 0x1e, 0x39, 0x8d, 0xc8, 0x03, 0x27, 0xa1, 0xc8, 0xe7, 0xf7, 0x8c, 0x59, 0x6a, 0x49, 0x34, 0x4f, 0x01, 0x2e, 0xda, 0x2d, 0x4e, 0xfa, 0xd8, 0xa0, 0x50, 0xcc, 0x4c, 0x19, 0xaf, 0xa9, 0x7c, 0x59, 0x04, 0x5a, 0x99, 0xca, 0xc7, 0x82, 0x72, 0x71, 0xcb, 0x41, 0xc6, 0x5e, 0x59, 0x0e, 0x09, 0xda, 0x32, 0x75, 0x60, 0x0c, 0x2f, 0x09, 0xb8, 0x36, 0x77, 0x93, 0xa9, 0xac, 0xa3, 0xdb, 0x71, 0xcc, 0x30, 0xc5, 0x81, 0x79, 0xec, 0x3e, 0x87, 0xc1, 0x4c, 0x01, 0xd5, 0xc1, 0xf3, 0x43, 0x4f, 0x1d, 0x87},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA256,
		[]byte{
			0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b,
			0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{0x19, 0xef, 0x24, 0xa3, 0x2c, 0x71, 0x7b, 0x16, 0x7f, 0x33, 0xa9, 0x1d, 0x6f, 0x64, 0x8b, 0xdf, 0x96, 0x59, 0x67, 0x76, 0xaf, 0xdb, 0x63, 0x77, 0xac, 0x43, 0x4c, 0x1c, 0x29, 0x3c, 0xcb, 0x04},
		[]byte{0x8d, 0xa4, 0xe7, 0x75, 0xa5, 0x63, 0xc1, 0x8f, 0x71, 0x5f, 0x80, 0x2a, 0x06, 0x3c, 0x5a, 0x31, 0xb8, 0xa1, 0x1f, 0x5c, 0x5e, 0xe1, 0x87, 0x9e, 0xc3, 0x45, 0x4e, 0x5f, 0x3c, 0x73, 0x8d, 0x2d, 0x9d, 0x20, 0x13, 0x95, 0xfa, 0xa4, 0xb6, 0x1a, 0x96, 0xc8},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA1,
		[]byte{0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b},
		[]byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c},
		[]byte{0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf2, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9},
		[]byte{0x9b, 0x6c, 0x18, 0xc4, 0x32, 0xa7, 0xbf, 0x8f, 0x0e, 0x71, 0xc8, 0xeb, 0x88, 0xf4, 0xb3, 0x0b, 0xaa, 0x2b, 0xa2, 0x43},
		[]byte{0x08, 0x5a, 0x01, 0xea, 0x1b, 0x10, 0xf3, 0x69, 0x33, 0x06, 0x8b, 0x56, 0xef, 0xa5, 0xad, 0x81, 0xa4, 0xf1, 0x4b, 0x82, 0x2f, 0x5b, 0x09, 0x15, 0x68, 0xa9, 0xcd, 0xd4, 0xf1, 0x55, 0xfd, 0xa2, 0xc2, 0x2e, 0x42, 0x24, 0x78, 0xd3, 0x05, 0xf3, 0xf8, 0x96},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA1,
		[]byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c, 0x1d, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0x20, 0x21, 0x22, 0x23, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x27, 0x28, 0x29, 0x2a, 0x2b, 0x2c, 0x2d, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34, 0x35, 0x36, 0x37, 0x38, 0x39, 0x3a, 0x3b, 0x3c, 0x3d, 0x3e, 0x3f, 0x40, 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x46, 0x47, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f},
		[]byte{0x60, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x64, 0x65, 0x66, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x6a, 0x6b, 0x6c, 0x6d, 0x6e, 0x6f, 0x70, 0x71, 0x72, 0x73, 0x74, 0x75, 0x76, 0x77, 0x78, 0x79, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x7c, 0x7d, 0x7e, 0x7f, 0x80, 0x81, 0x82, 0x83, 0x84, 0x85, 0x86, 0x87, 0x88, 0x89, 0x8a, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x8d, 0x8e, 0x8f, 0x90, 0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x94, 0x95, 0x96, 0x97, 0x98, 0x99, 0x9a, 0x9b, 0x9c, 0x9d, 0x9e, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0xa1, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa7, 0xa8, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0xac, 0xad, 0xae, 0xaf},
		[]byte{0xb0, 0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6, 0xb7, 0xb8, 0xb9, 0xba, 0xbb, 0xbc, 0xbd, 0xbe, 0xbf, 0xc0, 0xc1, 0xc2, 0xc3, 0xc4, 0xc5, 0xc6, 0xc7, 0xc8, 0xc9, 0xca, 0xcb, 0xcc, 0xcd, 0xce, 0xcf, 0xd0, 0xd1, 0xd2, 0xd3, 0xd4, 0xd5, 0xd6, 0xd7, 0xd8, 0xd9, 0xda, 0xdb, 0xdc, 0xdd, 0xde, 0xdf, 0xe0, 0xe1, 0xe2, 0xe3, 0xe4, 0xe5, 0xe6, 0xe7, 0xe8, 0xe9, 0xea, 0xeb, 0xec, 0xed, 0xee, 0xef, 0xf0, 0xf1, 0xf2, 0xf3, 0xf4, 0xf5, 0xf6, 0xf7, 0xf8, 0xf9, 0xfa, 0xfb, 0xfc, 0xfd, 0xfe, 0xff},
		[]byte{0x8a, 0xda, 0xe0, 0x9a, 0x2a, 0x30, 0x70, 0x59, 0x47, 0x8d, 0x30, 0x9b, 0x26, 0xc4, 0x11, 0x5a, 0x22, 0x4c, 0xfa, 0xf6},
		[]byte{0x0b, 0xd7, 0x70, 0xa7, 0x4d, 0x11, 0x60, 0xf7, 0xc9, 0xf1, 0x2c, 0xd5, 0x91, 0x2a, 0x06, 0xeb, 0xff, 0x6a, 0xdc, 0xae, 0x89, 0x9d, 0x92, 0x19, 0x1f, 0xe4, 0x30, 0x56, 0x73, 0xba, 0x2f, 0xfe, 0x8f, 0xa3, 0xf1, 0xa4, 0xe5, 0xad, 0x79, 0xf3, 0xf3, 0x34, 0xb3, 0xb2, 0x02, 0xb2, 0x17, 0x3c, 0x48, 0x6e, 0xa3, 0x7c, 0xe3, 0xd3, 0x97, 0xed, 0x03, 0x4c, 0x7f, 0x9d, 0xfe, 0xb1, 0x5c, 0x5e, 0x92, 0x73, 0x36, 0xd0, 0x44, 0x1f, 0x4c, 0x43, 0x00, 0xe2, 0xcf, 0xf0, 0xd0, 0x90, 0x0b, 0x52, 0xd3, 0xb4},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA1,
		[]byte{0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{0xda, 0x8c, 0x8a, 0x73, 0xc7, 0xfa, 0x77, 0x28, 0x8e, 0xc6, 0xf5, 0xe7, 0xc2, 0x97, 0x78, 0x6a, 0xa0, 0xd3, 0x2d, 0x01},
		[]byte{0x0a, 0xc1, 0xaf, 0x70, 0x02, 0xb3, 0xd7, 0x61, 0xd1, 0xe5, 0x52, 0x98, 0xda, 0x9d, 0x05, 0x06, 0xb9, 0xae, 0x52, 0x05, 0x72, 0x20, 0xa3, 0x06, 0xe0, 0x7b, 0x6b, 0x87, 0xe8, 0xdf, 0x21, 0xd0, 0xea, 0x00, 0x03, 0x3d, 0xe0, 0x39, 0x84, 0xd3, 0x49, 0x18},
	},
	{
		crypto.SHA1,
		[]byte{0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c, 0x0c},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{},
		[]byte{0x2a, 0xdc, 0xca, 0xda, 0x18, 0x77, 0x9e, 0x7c, 0x20, 0x77, 0xad, 0x2e, 0xb1, 0x9d, 0x3f, 0x3e, 0x73, 0x13, 0x85, 0xdd},
		[]byte{0x2c, 0x91, 0x11, 0x72, 0x04, 0xd7, 0x45, 0xf3, 0x50, 0x0d, 0x63, 0x6a, 0x62, 0xf6, 0x4f, 0x0a, 0xb3, 0xba, 0xe5, 0x48, 0xaa, 0x53, 0xd4, 0x23, 0xb0, 0xd1, 0xf2, 0x7e, 0xbb, 0xa6, 0xf5, 0xe5, 0x67, 0x3a, 0x08, 0x1d, 0x70, 0xcc, 0xe7, 0xac, 0xfc, 0x48},
	},
}

func TestHKDF(t *testing.T) {
	for i, tt := range hkdfTests {
		prk := hkdfExtract(tt.hash.New, tt.salt, tt.ikm)
		if !bytes.Equal(prk, tt.prk) {
			t.Errorf("%d. got hkdfExtract(%x, %x) = %x; wanted %x", i+1, tt.salt, tt.ikm, prk, tt.prk)
		}

		okm := hkdfExpand(tt.hash.New, tt.prk, tt.info, len(tt.okm))
		if !bytes.Equal(okm, tt.okm) {
			t.Errorf("%d. got hkdfExpand(%x, %x, %d) = %x; wanted %x", i+1, tt.prk, tt.info, len(tt.okm), okm, tt.okm)
		}
	}
}