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Change subject: Clarify some code in epoch with better comments
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Clarify some code in epoch with better comments

Change-Id: I34e6b680618a52003d8408852d415c8aeac01feb
Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <[email protected]>
---
M src/openvpn/crypto.c
M src/openvpn/crypto.h
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


  git pull ssh://gerrit.openvpn.net:29418/openvpn refs/changes/90/1190/2

diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto.c b/src/openvpn/crypto.c
index 8049b3a..d6b8841 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto.c
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@
         /* IV starts with packet id to make the IV unique for packet */
         if (use_epoch_data_format)
         {
+            /* Note this does not check aead_usage_limit but can overstep it by
+             * a few extra blocks in one extra write. This is not affecting the
+             * security margin as these extra blocks are on a completely
+             * different order of magnitude than the security margin.
+             * The next iteration/call to epoch_check_send_iterate will
+             * iterate the epoch */
             if (!packet_id_write_epoch(&opt->packet_id.send, ctx->epoch, 
&iv_buffer))
             {
                 msg(D_CRYPT_ERRORS, "ENCRYPT ERROR: packet ID roll over");
diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto.h b/src/openvpn/crypto.h
index 72c6821..3842615 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto.h
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@

     /** last epoch_key used for generation of the current send data keys.
      * As invariant, the epoch of epoch_key_send is always kept >= the epoch of
-     * epoch_key_recv */
+     * key_ctx_bi.decrypt.epoch  */
     struct epoch_key epoch_key_send;

     /** epoch_key used for the highest receive epoch keys */
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@

     /** The limit for AEAD cipher, this is the sum of packets + blocks
      * that are allowed to be used. Will switch to a new epoch if this
-     * limit is reached*/
+     * limit is reached. */
     uint64_t aead_usage_limit;

     /** Keeps the future epoch data keys for decryption. The current one

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Gerrit-Change-Number: 1190
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