How is the RKM client cache encrypted?
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How are keys in cache protected?
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DEK = Data Encryption Key received from RKM Server
PASSWORD = Cache password
SALT = random bytes
ITERATIONS = randomly generated between 1000 and 2000
KEK = PBKDF2(PASSWORD, SALT, ITERATIONS) = Key Encryption Key
KEKIV = random bytes = Key Encryption Key Initialization Vector
DEKHASH = concat(DEK, hash(DEK)) = Concatenation of DEK and its hash for integrity check
CEK = random bytes = Cache Encryption Key
CEKIV = random bytes = Cache Encryption Key Initialization Vector
CEKHMAC = concat(CEK, hmac(CEK, KEK)) = Concatenation of CEK and its HMAC, for integrity check
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What's in the cache
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KM_Security_table.iteration_count = ITERATIONS
KM_Security_table.salt = base64_encode(SALT)
KM_Security_table.kek_iv = base64_encode(KEKIV)
KM_Security_table.cek_iv = base64_encode(CEKIV)
KM_Security_table.cek = base64_encode(aes_encrypt(CEKHMAC using KEK and KEKIV))
KM_Key_Table.key = base64_encode(aes_encrypt(DEKHASH using CEK and CEKIV))
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