handshake: optimize AEAD handling for long header sealers and openers

internal/handshake/aead.go

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package handshake
 
 import (
- "crypto/cipher"
  "encoding/binary"
 
  "github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/protocol"
 )
 
-func createAEAD(suite *cipherSuite, trafficSecret []byte, v protocol.Version) cipher.AEAD {
+func createAEAD(suite *cipherSuite, trafficSecret []byte, v protocol.Version) *xorNonceAEAD {
  keyLabel := hkdfLabelKeyV1
  ivLabel := hkdfLabelIVV1
  if v == protocol.Version2 {
@@ -20,28 +19,26 @@ func createAEAD(suite *cipherSuite, trafficSecret []byte, v protocol.Version) ci
 }
 
 type longHeaderSealer struct {
- aead cipher.AEAD
+ aead *xorNonceAEAD
  headerProtector headerProtector
-
- // use a single slice to avoid allocations
- nonceBuf []byte
+ nonceBuf [8]byte
 }
 
 var _ LongHeaderSealer = &longHeaderSealer{}
 
-func newLongHeaderSealer(aead cipher.AEAD, headerProtector headerProtector) LongHeaderSealer {
+func newLongHeaderSealer(aead *xorNonceAEAD, headerProtector headerProtector) LongHeaderSealer {
+ if aead.NonceSize() != 8 {
+ panic("unexpected nonce size")
+ }
  return &longHeaderSealer{
  aead: aead,
  headerProtector: headerProtector,
- nonceBuf: make([]byte, aead.NonceSize()),
  }
 }
 
 func (s *longHeaderSealer) Seal(dst, src []byte, pn protocol.PacketNumber, ad []byte) []byte {
- binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(s.nonceBuf[len(s.nonceBuf)-8:], uint64(pn))
- // The AEAD we're using here will be the qtls.aeadAESGCM13.
- // It uses the nonce provided here and XOR it with the IV.
- return s.aead.Seal(dst, s.nonceBuf, src, ad)
+ binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(s.nonceBuf[:], uint64(pn))
+ return s.aead.Seal(dst, s.nonceBuf[:], src, ad)
 }
 
 func (s *longHeaderSealer) EncryptHeader(sample []byte, firstByte *byte, pnBytes []byte) {
@@ -53,21 +50,23 @@ func (s *longHeaderSealer) Overhead() int {
 }
 
 type longHeaderOpener struct {
- aead cipher.AEAD
+ aead *xorNonceAEAD
  headerProtector headerProtector
  highestRcvdPN protocol.PacketNumber // highest packet number received (which could be successfully unprotected)
 
- // use a single slice to avoid allocations
- nonceBuf []byte
+ // use a single array to avoid allocations
+ nonceBuf [8]byte
 }
 
 var _ LongHeaderOpener = &longHeaderOpener{}
 
-func newLongHeaderOpener(aead cipher.AEAD, headerProtector headerProtector) LongHeaderOpener {
+func newLongHeaderOpener(aead *xorNonceAEAD, headerProtector headerProtector) LongHeaderOpener {
+ if aead.NonceSize() != 8 {
+ panic("unexpected nonce size")
+ }
  return &longHeaderOpener{
  aead: aead,
  headerProtector: headerProtector,
- nonceBuf: make([]byte, aead.NonceSize()),
  }
 }
 
@@ -76,10 +75,8 @@ func (o *longHeaderOpener) DecodePacketNumber(wirePN protocol.PacketNumber, wire
 }
 
 func (o *longHeaderOpener) Open(dst, src []byte, pn protocol.PacketNumber, ad []byte) ([]byte, error) {
- binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(o.nonceBuf[len(o.nonceBuf)-8:], uint64(pn))
- // The AEAD we're using here will be the qtls.aeadAESGCM13.
- // It uses the nonce provided here and XOR it with the IV.
- dec, err := o.aead.Open(dst, o.nonceBuf, src, ad)
+ binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(o.nonceBuf[:], uint64(pn))
+ dec, err := o.aead.Open(dst, o.nonceBuf[:], src, ad)
  if err == nil {
  o.highestRcvdPN = max(o.highestRcvdPN, pn)
  } else {

internal/handshake/aead_test.go

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Long Header AEAD", func() {
  aead, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
  Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
- return newLongHeaderSealer(aead, newHeaderProtector(cs, hpKey, true, v)),
- newLongHeaderOpener(aead, newHeaderProtector(cs, hpKey, true, v))
+ return newLongHeaderSealer(&xorNonceAEAD{aead: aead}, newHeaderProtector(cs, hpKey, true, v)),
+ newLongHeaderOpener(&xorNonceAEAD{aead: aead}, newHeaderProtector(cs, hpKey, true, v))
  }
 
  Context("message encryption", func() {

internal/handshake/cipher_suite.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type cipherSuite struct {
  ID uint16
  Hash crypto.Hash
  KeyLen int
- AEAD func(key, nonceMask []byte) cipher.AEAD
+ AEAD func(key, nonceMask []byte) *xorNonceAEAD
 }
 
 func (s cipherSuite) IVLen() int { return aeadNonceLength }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func getCipherSuite(id uint16) *cipherSuite {
  }
 }
 
-func aeadAESGCMTLS13(key, nonceMask []byte) cipher.AEAD {
+func aeadAESGCMTLS13(key, nonceMask []byte) *xorNonceAEAD {
  if len(nonceMask) != aeadNonceLength {
  panic("tls: internal error: wrong nonce length")
  }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func aeadAESGCMTLS13(key, nonceMask []byte) cipher.AEAD {
  return ret
 }
 
-func aeadChaCha20Poly1305(key, nonceMask []byte) cipher.AEAD {
+func aeadChaCha20Poly1305(key, nonceMask []byte) *xorNonceAEAD {
  if len(nonceMask) != aeadNonceLength {
  panic("tls: internal error: wrong nonce length")
  }