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[GNUnet-SVN] r24365 - gnunet/src/util


From: gnunet
Subject: [GNUnet-SVN] r24365 - gnunet/src/util
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:37:12 +0200

Author: grothoff
Date: 2012-10-17 17:37:12 +0200 (Wed, 17 Oct 2012)
New Revision: 24365

Added:
   gnunet/src/util/crypto_ecc.c
Modified:
   gnunet/src/util/Makefile.am
Log:
-ecc draft code

Modified: gnunet/src/util/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- gnunet/src/util/Makefile.am 2012-10-17 15:26:13 UTC (rev 24364)
+++ gnunet/src/util/Makefile.am 2012-10-17 15:37:12 UTC (rev 24365)
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   container_slist.c \
   crypto_aes.c \
   crypto_crc.c \
+  crypto_ecc.c \
   crypto_hash.c \
   crypto_hkdf.c \
   crypto_kdf.c \

Added: gnunet/src/util/crypto_ecc.c
===================================================================
--- gnunet/src/util/crypto_ecc.c                                (rev 0)
+++ gnunet/src/util/crypto_ecc.c        2012-10-17 15:37:12 UTC (rev 24365)
@@ -0,0 +1,1319 @@
+/*
+     This file is part of GNUnet.
+     (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012 Christian Grothoff 
(and other contributing authors)
+
+     GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+     by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
+     option) any later version.
+
+     GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+     WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+     General Public License for more details.
+
+     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+     along with GNUnet; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+     Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file util/crypto_ecc.c
+ * @brief public key cryptography (ECC) with libgcrypt
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ *
+ * This is just a first, completely untested, draft hack for future ECC 
support.
+ * TODO:
+ * - declare public API in gnunet_crypto_lib (move some structs, etc.)
+ * - implement gnunet-ecc binary
+ * - convert existing RSA testcases
+ * - adjust encoding length and other parameters
+ * - actually test it!
+ */
+#include "platform.h"
+#include <gcrypt.h>
+#include "gnunet_common.h"
+#include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
+
+#define EXTRA_CHECKS ALLOW_EXTRA_CHECKS
+
+#define CURVE "NIST P-521"
+
+#define LOG(kind,...) GNUNET_log_from (kind, "util", __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define LOG_STRERROR(kind,syscall) GNUNET_log_from_strerror (kind, "util", 
syscall)
+
+#define LOG_STRERROR_FILE(kind,syscall,filename) GNUNET_log_from_strerror_file 
(kind, "util", syscall, filename)
+
+
+/**
+ * FIXME: what is an acceptable value here?
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH 64
+
+/**
+ * Length of the q-point (Q = dP) in the public key.
+ * FIXME: double-check that this is right.
+ */
+#define GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH 64
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief an ECC signature
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature
+{
+  unsigned char sig[GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH];
+};
+
+
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_BEGIN
+
+/**
+ * @brief header of what an ECC signature signs
+ *        this must be followed by "size - 8" bytes of
+ *        the actual signed data
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose
+{
+  /**
+   * How many bytes does this signature sign?
+   * (including this purpose header); in network
+   * byte order (!).
+   */
+  uint32_t size GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+  /**
+   * What does this signature vouch for?  This
+   * must contain a GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_XXX
+   * constant (from gnunet_signatures.h).  In
+   * network byte order!
+   */
+  uint32_t purpose GNUNET_PACKED;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Public ECC key (always for NIST P-521) encoded in a format suitable
+ * for network transmission.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded 
+{
+  /**
+   * Size of the encoding, in network byte order.
+   */
+  uint16_t size;
+
+  /**
+   * Actual length of the q-point binary encoding.
+   */
+  uint16_t len;
+
+  /**
+   * 0-padded q-point in binary encoding (GCRYPT_MPI_FMT_USG).
+   */
+  unsigned char key[GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH];
+};
+
+
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded
+{
+  /**
+   * Overall size of the private key.
+   */
+  uint16_t size;
+
+  /**
+   * Size of the q and d components of the private key.
+   * Note that the other parameters are from NIST P-521.
+   */
+  uint16_t sizes[2];
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * ECC Encrypted data.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData
+{
+  unsigned char encoding[GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH];
+};
+
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_END
+
+
+
+/**
+ * The private information of an ECC private key.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey
+{
+  
+  /**
+   * Libgcrypt S-expression for the ECC key.
+   */
+  gcry_sexp_t sexp;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called upon completion of 'GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_async'.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param pk NULL on error, otherwise the private key (which must be free'd by 
the callee)
+ * @param emsg NULL on success, otherwise an error message
+ */
+typedef void (*GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyCallback)(void *cls,
+                                            struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey 
*pk,
+                                            const char *emsg);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Log an error message at log-level 'level' that indicates
+ * a failure of the command 'cmd' with the message given
+ * by gcry_strerror(rc).
+ */
+#define LOG_GCRY(level, cmd, rc) do { LOG(level, _("`%s' failed at %s:%d with 
error: %s\n"), cmd, __FILE__, __LINE__, gcry_strerror(rc)); } while(0);
+
+
+/**
+ * If target != size, move target bytes to the
+ * end of the size-sized buffer and zero out the
+ * first target-size bytes.
+ *
+ * @param buf original buffer
+ * @param size number of bytes in the buffer
+ * @param target target size of the buffer
+ */
+static void
+adjust (unsigned char *buf, size_t size, size_t target)
+{
+  if (size < target)
+  {
+    memmove (&buf[target - size], buf, size);
+    memset (buf, 0, target - size);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Free memory occupied by hostkey
+ * @param privatekey pointer to the memory to free
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_free (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *privatekey)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_release (privatekey->sexp);
+  GNUNET_free (privatekey);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Extract values from an S-expression.
+ *
+ * @param array where to store the result(s)
+ * @param sexp S-expression to parse
+ * @param topname top-level name in the S-expression that is of interest
+ * @param elems names of the elements to extract
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+static int
+key_from_sexp (gcry_mpi_t * array, gcry_sexp_t sexp, const char *topname,
+               const char *elems)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t list;
+  gcry_sexp_t l2;
+  const char *s;
+  unsigned int i;
+  unsigned int idx;
+
+  list = gcry_sexp_find_token (sexp, topname, 0);
+  if (! list)  
+    return 1;  
+  l2 = gcry_sexp_cadr (list);
+  gcry_sexp_release (list);
+  list = l2;
+  if (! list)  
+    return 2;  
+
+  idx = 0;
+  for (s = elems; *s; s++, idx++)
+  {
+    l2 = gcry_sexp_find_token (list, s, 1);
+    if (! l2)
+    {
+      for (i = 0; i < idx; i++)
+      {
+        gcry_free (array[i]);
+        array[i] = NULL;
+      }
+      gcry_sexp_release (list);
+      return 3;                 /* required parameter not found */
+    }
+    array[idx] = gcry_sexp_nth_mpi (l2, 1, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG);
+    gcry_sexp_release (l2);
+    if (! array[idx])
+    {
+      for (i = 0; i < idx; i++)
+      {
+        gcry_free (array[i]);
+        array[i] = NULL;
+      }
+      gcry_sexp_release (list);
+      return 4;                 /* required parameter is invalid */
+    }
+  }
+  gcry_sexp_release (list);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Extract the public key for the given private key.
+ *
+ * @param priv the private key
+ * @param pub where to write the public key
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_get_public (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey 
*priv,
+                                  struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *pub)
+{
+  gcry_mpi_t skey;
+  size_t size;
+  int rc;
+
+  rc = key_from_sexp (&skey, priv->sexp, "public-key", "q");
+  if (rc)
+    rc = key_from_sexp (&skey, priv->sexp, "private-key", "q");
+  if (rc)
+    rc = key_from_sexp (&skey, priv->sexp, "ecc", "q");
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == rc);
+  pub->size = htons (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded));
+  size = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH;
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_print (GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, pub->key, size, &size,
+                                 skey));
+  pub->len = htons (size);
+  adjust (&pub->key[0], size, GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH);
+  gcry_mpi_release (skey);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a public key to a string.
+ *
+ * @param pub key to convert
+ * @return string representing  'pub'
+ */
+char *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_public_key_to_string (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *pub)
+{
+  char *pubkeybuf;
+  size_t keylen = (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded)) * 
8;
+  char *end;
+
+  if (keylen % 5 > 0)
+    keylen += 5 - keylen % 5;
+  keylen /= 5;
+  pubkeybuf = GNUNET_malloc (keylen + 1);
+  end = GNUNET_STRINGS_data_to_string ((unsigned char *) pub, 
+                                      sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded), 
+                                      pubkeybuf, 
+                                      keylen);
+  if (NULL == end)
+  {
+    GNUNET_free (pubkeybuf);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  *end = '\0';
+  return pubkeybuf;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert a string representing a public key to a public key.
+ *
+ * @param enc encoded public key
+ * @param enclen number of bytes in enc (without 0-terminator)
+ * @param pub where to store the public key
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_public_key_from_string (const char *enc, 
+                                         size_t enclen,
+                                         struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded *pub)
+{
+  size_t keylen = (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded)) * 
8;
+
+  if (keylen % 5 > 0)
+    keylen += 5 - keylen % 5;
+  keylen /= 5;
+  if (enclen != keylen)
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+
+  if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_STRINGS_string_to_data (enc, enclen,
+                                                (unsigned char*) pub,
+                                                sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded)))
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  if ( (ntohs (pub->size) != sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded)) ||
+       (ntohs (pub->len) > GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH) )
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Convert the given public key from the network format to the
+ * S-expression that can be used by libgcrypt.
+ *
+ * @param publicKey public key to decode
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+static gcry_sexp_t
+decode_public_key (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded 
*publicKey)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t result;
+  gcry_mpi_t q;
+  size_t size;
+  size_t erroff;
+  int rc;
+
+  if (ntohs (publicKey->len) > GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH) 
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  size = ntohs (publicKey->size);
+  if (0 != (rc = gcry_mpi_scan (&q, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, publicKey->key, size, 
&size)))
+  {
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_mpi_scan", rc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  rc = gcry_sexp_build (&result, &erroff, "(public-key(ecc((curve \"" CURVE 
"\")(q %m)))", q);
+  gcry_mpi_release (q);
+  if (0 != rc)
+  {
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_sexp_build", rc);  /* erroff 
gives more info */
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Encode the private key in a format suitable for
+ * storing it into a file.
+ *
+ * @returns encoding of the private key.
+ *    The first 4 bytes give the size of the array, as usual.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_encode_key (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey 
*hostkey)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *retval;
+  gcry_mpi_t pkv[2];
+  void *pbu[2];
+  size_t sizes[2];
+  size_t off;
+  int rc;
+  unsigned int i;
+  size_t size;
+
+#if EXTRA_CHECKS
+  if (gcry_pk_testkey (hostkey->sexp))
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  memset (pkv, 0, sizeof (gcry_mpi_t) * 2);
+  rc = key_from_sexp (pkv, hostkey->sexp, "private-key", "qd");
+  if (rc)
+    rc = key_from_sexp (pkv, hostkey->sexp, "ecc", "qd");
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == rc);
+  size = sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded);
+  for (i=0;i<2;i++)
+  {
+    if (NULL != pkv[i])
+    {
+      GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                     gcry_mpi_aprint (GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
+                                      (unsigned char **) &pbu[i], &sizes[i],
+                                      pkv[i]));
+      size += sizes[i];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      pbu[i] = NULL;
+      sizes[i] = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  GNUNET_assert (size < 65536);
+  retval = GNUNET_malloc (size);
+  retval->size = htons (size);
+  off = 0;
+  for (i=0;i<2;i++)
+  {
+    retval->sizes[i] = htons (sizes[0]);
+    memcpy (&((char *) (&retval[1]))[off], pbu[i], sizes[i]);
+    off += sizes[i];
+    if (NULL != pkv[i])
+      gcry_mpi_release (pkv[i]);
+    if (NULL != pbu[i])
+      free (pbu[i]);  
+  }
+  return retval;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Decode the private key from the file-format back
+ * to the "normal", internal format.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer where the private key data is stored
+ * @param len the length of the data in 'buffer'
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_decode_key (const char *buf, uint16_t len)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *ret;
+  const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *encoding =
+      (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *) buf;
+  gcry_sexp_t res;
+  gcry_mpi_t q;
+  gcry_mpi_t d;
+  int rc;
+  size_t size;
+  size_t pos;
+  uint16_t enc_len;
+  size_t erroff;
+
+  enc_len = ntohs (encoding->size);
+  if (len != enc_len)
+    return NULL;
+  pos = 0;
+  size = ntohs (encoding->sizes[0]);
+  rc = gcry_mpi_scan (&q, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
+                      &((const unsigned char *) (&encoding[1]))[pos], size,
+                      &size);
+  pos += ntohs (encoding->sizes[0]);
+  if (0 != rc)
+  {
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_mpi_scan", rc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  size = ntohs (encoding->sizes[1]);
+  rc = gcry_mpi_scan (&d, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
+                      &((const unsigned char *) (&encoding[1]))[pos], size,
+                      &size);
+  pos += ntohs (encoding->sizes[1]);
+  if (0 != rc)
+  {
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_mpi_scan", rc);
+    gcry_mpi_release (d);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  rc = gcry_sexp_build (&res, &erroff,
+                       "(private-key(ecc(q %m)(d %m)(curve \"" CURVE "\")))",
+                       q, d);
+  gcry_mpi_release (q);
+  gcry_mpi_release (d);
+  if (0 != rc)
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_sexp_build", rc);
+#if EXTRA_CHECKS
+  if (0 != (rc = gcry_pk_testkey (res)))
+  {
+    LOG_GCRY (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "gcry_pk_testkey", rc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+#endif
+  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey));
+  ret->sexp = res;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new private key. Caller must free return value.
+ *
+ * @return fresh private key
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *
+ecc_key_create ()
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *ret;
+  gcry_sexp_t s_key;
+  gcry_sexp_t s_keyparam;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_sexp_build (&s_keyparam, NULL,
+                                  "(genkey(ecc(curve \"" CURVE "\")))"));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_genkey (&s_key, s_keyparam));
+  gcry_sexp_release (s_keyparam);
+#if EXTRA_CHECKS
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_testkey (s_key));
+#endif
+  ret = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey));
+  ret->sexp = s_key;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Try to read the private key from the given file.
+ *
+ * @param filename file to read the key from
+ * @return NULL on error
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *
+try_read_key (const char *filename)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *ret;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *enc;
+  struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fd;
+  OFF_T fs;
+  uint16_t len;
+
+  if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* hostkey file exists already, read it! */
+  if (NULL == (fd = GNUNET_DISK_file_open (filename, GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READ,
+                                          GNUNET_DISK_PERM_NONE)))
+  {
+    LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "open", filename);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (GNUNET_OK != (GNUNET_DISK_file_handle_size (fd, &fs)))
+  {
+    LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "stat", filename);
+    (void) GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (0 == fs)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (fs > UINT16_MAX)
+  {
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+         _("File `%s' does not contain a valid private key (too long, %llu 
bytes).  Deleting it.\n"),  
+         filename,
+        (unsigned long long) fs);
+    GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+    if (0 != UNLINK (filename))    
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", filename);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  enc = GNUNET_malloc (fs);
+  GNUNET_break (fs == GNUNET_DISK_file_read (fd, enc, fs));
+  len = ntohs (enc->size);
+  ret = NULL;
+  if ((len != fs) ||
+      (NULL == (ret = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_decode_key ((char *) enc, len))))
+  {
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+         _("File `%s' does not contain a valid private key (failed decode, 
%llu bytes).  Deleting it.\n"),
+         filename,
+        (unsigned long long) fs);
+    GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+    if (0 != UNLINK (filename))    
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", filename);
+    GNUNET_free (enc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (enc);
+
+  GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+  return ret;  
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Wait for a short time (we're trying to lock a file or want
+ * to give another process a shot at finishing a disk write, etc.).
+ * Sleeps for 100ms (as that should be long enough for virtually all
+ * modern systems to context switch and allow another process to do
+ * some 'real' work).
+ */
+static void
+short_wait ()
+{
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout;
+
+  timeout = GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, 100);
+  (void) GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_select (NULL, NULL, NULL, timeout);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new private key by reading it from a file.  If the
+ * files does not exist, create a new key and write it to the
+ * file.  Caller must free return value.  Note that this function
+ * can not guarantee that another process might not be trying
+ * the same operation on the same file at the same time.
+ * If the contents of the file
+ * are invalid the old file is deleted and a fresh key is
+ * created.
+ *
+ * @return new private key, NULL on error (for example,
+ *   permission denied)
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_from_file (const char *filename)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *ret;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded *enc;
+  uint16_t len;
+  struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fd;
+  unsigned int cnt;
+  int ec;
+  uint64_t fs;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded pub;
+  struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity pid;
+
+  if (GNUNET_SYSERR == GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (filename))
+    return NULL;
+  while (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
+  {
+    fd = GNUNET_DISK_file_open (filename,
+                                GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_WRITE | 
GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_CREATE
+                                | GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_FAILIFEXISTS,
+                                GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_READ |
+                                GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_WRITE);
+    if (NULL == fd)
+    {
+      if (errno == EEXIST)
+      {
+        if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
+        {
+          /* must exist but not be accessible, fail for good! */
+          if (0 != ACCESS (filename, R_OK))
+            LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "access", filename);
+          else
+            GNUNET_break (0);   /* what is going on!? */
+          return NULL;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "open", filename);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    cnt = 0;
+
+    while (GNUNET_YES !=
+           GNUNET_DISK_file_lock (fd, 0,
+                                  sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded),
+                                  GNUNET_YES))
+    {
+      short_wait ();
+      if (0 == ++cnt % 10)
+      {
+        ec = errno;
+        LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+             _("Could not acquire lock on file `%s': %s...\n"), filename,
+             STRERROR (ec));
+      }
+    }
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+         _("Creating a new private key.  This may take a while.\n"));
+    ret = ecc_key_create ();
+    GNUNET_assert (ret != NULL);
+    enc = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_encode_key (ret);
+    GNUNET_assert (enc != NULL);
+    GNUNET_assert (ntohs (enc->size) ==
+                   GNUNET_DISK_file_write (fd, enc, ntohs (enc->size)));
+    GNUNET_free (enc);
+
+    GNUNET_DISK_file_sync (fd);
+    if (GNUNET_YES !=
+        GNUNET_DISK_file_unlock (fd, 0,
+                                 sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded)))
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "fcntl", filename);
+    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_get_public (ret, &pub);
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&pub, sizeof (pub), &pid.hashPubKey);
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+         _("I am host `%s'.  Stored new private key in `%s'.\n"),
+         GNUNET_i2s (&pid), filename);
+    return ret;
+  }
+  /* hostkey file exists already, read it! */
+  fd = GNUNET_DISK_file_open (filename, GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READ,
+                              GNUNET_DISK_PERM_NONE);
+  if (NULL == fd)
+  {
+    LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "open", filename);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  cnt = 0;
+  while (1)
+  {
+    if (GNUNET_YES !=
+        GNUNET_DISK_file_lock (fd, 0,
+                               sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded),
+                               GNUNET_NO))
+    {
+      if (0 == ++cnt % 60)
+      {
+        ec = errno;
+        LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+             _("Could not acquire lock on file `%s': %s...\n"), filename,
+             STRERROR (ec));
+        LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+             _
+             ("This may be ok if someone is currently generating a 
hostkey.\n"));
+      }
+      short_wait ();
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_DISK_file_test (filename))
+    {
+      /* eh, what!? File we opened is now gone!? */
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "stat", filename);
+      if (GNUNET_YES !=
+          GNUNET_DISK_file_unlock (fd, 0,
+                                   sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded)))
+        LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "fcntl", filename);
+      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_file_size (filename, &fs, GNUNET_YES, 
GNUNET_YES))
+      fs = 0;
+    if (fs < sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded))
+    {
+      /* maybe we got the read lock before the hostkey generating
+       * process had a chance to get the write lock; give it up! */
+      if (GNUNET_YES !=
+          GNUNET_DISK_file_unlock (fd, 0,
+                                   sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded)))
+        LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "fcntl", filename);
+      if (0 == ++cnt % 10)
+      {
+        LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+             _
+             ("When trying to read hostkey file `%s' I found %u bytes but I 
need at least %u.\n"),
+             filename, (unsigned int) fs,
+             (unsigned int) sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded));
+        LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+             _
+             ("This may be ok if someone is currently generating a 
hostkey.\n"));
+      }
+      short_wait ();                /* wait a bit longer! */
+      continue;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  enc = GNUNET_malloc (fs);
+  GNUNET_assert (fs == GNUNET_DISK_file_read (fd, enc, fs));
+  len = ntohs (enc->size);
+  ret = NULL;
+  if ((len != fs) ||
+      (NULL == (ret = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_decode_key ((char *) enc, len))))
+  {
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+         _("File `%s' does not contain a valid private key.  Deleting it.\n"),
+         filename);
+    if (0 != UNLINK (filename))
+    {
+      LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", filename);
+    }
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (enc);
+  if (GNUNET_YES !=
+      GNUNET_DISK_file_unlock (fd, 0,
+                               sizeof (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKeyBinaryEncoded)))
+    LOG_STRERROR_FILE (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "fcntl", filename);
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_YES == GNUNET_DISK_file_close (fd));
+  if (ret != NULL)
+  {
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_get_public (ret, &pub);
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&pub, sizeof (pub), &pid.hashPubKey);
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
+         _("I am host `%s'.  Read private key from `%s'.\n"), GNUNET_i2s 
(&pid),
+         filename);
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Handle to cancel private key generation and state for the
+ * key generation operation.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext
+{
+  
+  /**
+   * Continuation to call upon completion.
+   */
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyCallback cont;
+
+  /**
+   * Closure for 'cont'.
+   */
+  void *cont_cls;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the file.
+   */
+  char *filename;
+
+  /**
+   * Handle to the helper process which does the key generation.
+   */ 
+  struct GNUNET_OS_Process *gnunet_ecc;
+  
+  /**
+   * Handle to 'stdout' of gnunet-ecc.  We 'read' on stdout to detect
+   * process termination (instead of messing with SIGCHLD).
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle *gnunet_ecc_out;
+
+  /**
+   * Location where we store the private key if it already existed.
+   * (if this is used, 'filename', 'gnunet_ecc' and 'gnunet_ecc_out' will
+   * not be used).
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *pk;
+  
+  /**
+   * Task reading from 'gnunet_ecc_out' to wait for process termination.
+   */
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier read_task;
+  
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Abort ECC key generation.
+ *
+ * @param gc key generation context to abort
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_stop (struct 
GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext *gc)
+{
+  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != gc->read_task)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (gc->read_task);
+    gc->read_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+  if (NULL != gc->gnunet_ecc)
+  {
+    (void) GNUNET_OS_process_kill (gc->gnunet_ecc, SIGKILL);
+    GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK ==
+                 GNUNET_OS_process_wait (gc->gnunet_ecc));
+    GNUNET_OS_process_destroy (gc->gnunet_ecc);
+    GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (gc->gnunet_ecc_out);
+  }
+
+  if (NULL != gc->filename)
+  {
+    if (0 != UNLINK (gc->filename))
+      GNUNET_log_strerror_file (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "unlink", 
gc->filename);
+    GNUNET_free (gc->filename);
+  }
+  if (NULL != gc->pk)
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_free (gc->pk);
+  GNUNET_free (gc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Task called upon shutdown or process termination of 'gnunet-ecc' during
+ * ECC key generation.  Check where we are and perform the appropriate
+ * action.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext'
+ * @param tc scheduler context
+ */
+static void
+check_key_generation_completion (void *cls,
+                                const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext *gc = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *pk;
+
+  gc->read_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  if (0 != (tc->reason & GNUNET_SCHEDULER_REASON_SHUTDOWN))
+  {
+    gc->cont (gc->cont_cls, NULL, _("interrupted by shutdown"));
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_stop (gc);
+    return;
+  }
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == 
+                GNUNET_OS_process_wait (gc->gnunet_ecc));
+  GNUNET_OS_process_destroy (gc->gnunet_ecc);
+  gc->gnunet_ecc = NULL;
+  if (NULL == (pk = try_read_key (gc->filename)))
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    gc->cont (gc->cont_cls, NULL, _("gnunet-ecc failed"));
+    GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_stop (gc);
+    return;
+  }
+  gc->cont (gc->cont_cls, pk, NULL);
+  GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (gc->gnunet_ecc_out);
+  GNUNET_free (gc->filename);
+  GNUNET_free (gc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Return the private ECC key which already existed on disk
+ * (asynchronously) to the caller.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext'
+ * @param tc scheduler context (unused)
+ */
+static void
+async_return_key (void *cls,
+                 const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext *gc = cls;
+
+  gc->cont (gc->cont_cls,
+           gc->pk,
+           NULL);
+  GNUNET_free (gc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new private key by reading it from a file.  If the files
+ * does not exist, create a new key and write it to the file.  If the
+ * contents of the file are invalid the old file is deleted and a
+ * fresh key is created.
+ *
+ * @param filename name of file to use for storage
+ * @param cont function to call when done (or on errors)
+ * @param cont_cls closure for 'cont'
+ * @return handle to abort operation, NULL on fatal errors (cont will not be 
called if NULL is returned)
+ */
+struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext *
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_start (const char *filename,
+                                   GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyCallback cont,
+                                   void *cont_cls)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext *gc;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *pk;
+  const char *weak_random;
+
+  if (NULL != (pk = try_read_key (filename)))
+  {
+    /* quick happy ending: key already exists! */
+    gc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext));
+    gc->pk = pk;
+    gc->cont = cont;
+    gc->cont_cls = cont_cls;
+    gc->read_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&async_return_key,
+                                             gc);
+    return gc;
+  }
+  gc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccKeyGenerationContext));
+  gc->filename = GNUNET_strdup (filename);
+  gc->cont = cont;
+  gc->cont_cls = cont_cls;
+  gc->gnunet_ecc_out = GNUNET_DISK_pipe (GNUNET_NO,
+                                        GNUNET_NO,
+                                        GNUNET_NO,
+                                        GNUNET_YES);
+  if (NULL == gc->gnunet_ecc_out)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "pipe");
+    GNUNET_free (gc->filename);
+    GNUNET_free (gc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  weak_random = NULL;
+  if (GNUNET_YES ==
+      GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_is_weak ())
+    weak_random = "-w";
+  gc->gnunet_ecc = GNUNET_OS_start_process (GNUNET_NO,
+                                           GNUNET_OS_INHERIT_STD_ERR,
+                                           NULL, 
+                                           gc->gnunet_ecc_out,
+                                           "gnunet-ecc",
+                                           "gnunet-ecc",                       
                    
+                                           gc->filename,
+                                           weak_random,
+                                           NULL);
+  if (NULL == gc->gnunet_ecc)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log_strerror (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING, "fork");
+    GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (gc->gnunet_ecc_out);
+    GNUNET_free (gc->filename);
+    GNUNET_free (gc);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
+                GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close_end (gc->gnunet_ecc_out,
+                                            GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE));
+  gc->read_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_read_file (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL,
+                                                 GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle 
(gc->gnunet_ecc_out,
+                                                                          
GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ),
+                                                 
&check_key_generation_completion,
+                                                 gc);
+  return gc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Setup a hostkey file for a peer given the name of the
+ * configuration file (!).  This function is used so that
+ * at a later point code can be certain that reading a
+ * hostkey is fast (for example in time-dependent testcases).
+ *
+ * @param cfg_name name of the configuration file to use
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_setup_hostkey (const char *cfg_name)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *pk;
+  char *fn;
+
+  cfg = GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_create ();
+  (void) GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_load (cfg, cfg_name);
+  if (GNUNET_OK == 
+      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (cfg, "GNUNETD", "HOSTKEY", &fn))
+  {
+    pk = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_create_from_file (fn);
+    if (NULL != pk)
+      GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_key_free (pk);
+    GNUNET_free (fn);
+  }
+  GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_destroy (cfg);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Encrypt a block with the public key of another host that uses the
+ * same cipher.
+ *
+ * @param block the block to encrypt
+ * @param size the size of block
+ * @param publicKey the encoded public key used to encrypt
+ * @param target where to store the encrypted block
+ * @returns GNUNET_SYSERR on error, GNUNET_OK if ok
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_encrypt (const void *block, size_t size,
+                           const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+                           *publicKey,
+                           struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData *target)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t result;
+  gcry_sexp_t data;
+  gcry_sexp_t psexp;
+  gcry_mpi_t val;
+  gcry_mpi_t rval;
+  size_t isize;
+  size_t erroff;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (size <= sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
+  if (! (psexp = decode_public_key (publicKey)))
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  isize = size;
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_scan (&val, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, block, isize, &isize));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_sexp_build (&data, &erroff,
+                                  "(data (flags pkcs1)(value %m))", val));
+  gcry_mpi_release (val);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_encrypt (&result, data, psexp));
+  gcry_sexp_release (data);
+  gcry_sexp_release (psexp);
+
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == key_from_sexp (&rval, result, "ecc", "a"));
+  gcry_sexp_release (result);
+  isize = sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_print (GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, (unsigned char *) target,
+                                 isize, &isize, rval));
+  gcry_mpi_release (rval);
+  adjust (&target->encoding[0], isize,
+          sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData));
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Decrypt a given block with the hostkey.
+ *
+ * @param key the key with which to decrypt this block
+ * @param block the data to decrypt, encoded as returned by encrypt
+ * @param result pointer to a location where the result can be stored
+ * @param max the maximum number of bits to store for the result, if
+ *        the decrypted block is bigger, an error is returned
+ * @return the size of the decrypted block, -1 on error
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_decrypt (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey * key,
+                           const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData * block,
+                           void *result, size_t max)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t resultsexp;
+  gcry_sexp_t data;
+  size_t erroff;
+  size_t size;
+  gcry_mpi_t val;
+  unsigned char *endp;
+  unsigned char *tmp;
+
+#if EXTRA_CHECKS
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_testkey (key->sexp));
+#endif
+  size = sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccEncryptedData);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_scan (&val, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, &block->encoding[0],
+                                size, &size));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_sexp_build (&data, &erroff, "(enc-val(flags)(ecc(a 
%m)))",
+                                  val));
+  gcry_mpi_release (val);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_decrypt (&resultsexp, data, key->sexp));
+  gcry_sexp_release (data);
+  /* resultsexp has format "(value %m)" */
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL !=
+                 (val = gcry_sexp_nth_mpi (resultsexp, 1, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG)));
+  gcry_sexp_release (resultsexp);
+  size = max + GNUNET_CRYPTO_ECC_DATA_ENCODING_LENGTH * 2;
+  tmp = GNUNET_malloc (size);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_mpi_print (GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, tmp, size, &size, val));
+  gcry_mpi_release (val);
+  endp = tmp;
+  endp += (size - max);
+  size = max;
+  memcpy (result, endp, size);
+  GNUNET_free (tmp);
+  return size;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Sign a given block.
+ *
+ * @param key private key to use for the signing
+ * @param purpose what to sign (size, purpose)
+ * @param sig where to write the signature
+ * @return GNUNET_SYSERR on error, GNUNET_OK on success
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_sign (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPrivateKey *key,
+                        const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose 
*purpose,
+                        struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature *sig)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t result;
+  gcry_sexp_t data;
+  size_t ssize;
+  gcry_mpi_t rval;
+  struct GNUNET_HashCode hc;
+  char *buff;
+  int bufSize;
+
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (purpose, ntohl (purpose->size), &hc);
+#define FORMATSTRING 
"(4:data(5:flags5:pkcs1)(4:hash6:sha51264:0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123))"
+  bufSize = strlen (FORMATSTRING) + 1;
+  buff = GNUNET_malloc (bufSize);
+  memcpy (buff, FORMATSTRING, bufSize);
+  memcpy (&buff
+          [bufSize -
+           strlen
+           
("0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123))")
+           - 1], &hc, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_sexp_new (&data, buff, bufSize, 0));
+  GNUNET_free (buff);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_pk_sign (&result, data, key->sexp));
+  gcry_sexp_release (data);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == key_from_sexp (&rval, result, "ecc", "s"));
+  gcry_sexp_release (result);
+  ssize = sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_print (GCRYMPI_FMT_USG, (unsigned char *) sig, ssize,
+                                 &ssize, rval));
+  gcry_mpi_release (rval);
+  adjust (sig->sig, ssize, sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature));
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Verify signature.
+ *
+ * @param purpose what is the purpose that the signature should have?
+ * @param validate block to validate (size, purpose, data)
+ * @param sig signature that is being validated
+ * @param publicKey public key of the signer
+ * @returns GNUNET_OK if ok, GNUNET_SYSERR if invalid
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_verify (uint32_t purpose,
+                          const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose
+                          *validate,
+                          const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature *sig,
+                          const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
+                          *publicKey)
+{
+  gcry_sexp_t data;
+  gcry_sexp_t sigdata;
+  size_t size;
+  gcry_mpi_t val;
+  gcry_sexp_t psexp;
+  struct GNUNET_HashCode hc;
+  char *buff;
+  int bufSize;
+  size_t erroff;
+  int rc;
+
+  if (purpose != ntohl (validate->purpose))
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;       /* purpose mismatch */
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (validate, ntohl (validate->size), &hc);
+  size = sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature);
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_mpi_scan (&val, GCRYMPI_FMT_USG,
+                                (const unsigned char *) sig, size, &size));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 ==
+                 gcry_sexp_build (&sigdata, &erroff, "(sig-val(ecc(s %m)))",
+                                  val));
+  gcry_mpi_release (val);
+  bufSize = strlen (FORMATSTRING) + 1;
+  buff = GNUNET_malloc (bufSize);
+  memcpy (buff, FORMATSTRING, bufSize);
+  memcpy (&buff
+          [strlen (FORMATSTRING) -
+           strlen
+           
("0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123))")],
+          &hc, sizeof (struct GNUNET_HashCode));
+  GNUNET_assert (0 == gcry_sexp_new (&data, buff, bufSize, 0));
+  GNUNET_free (buff);
+  if (! (psexp = decode_public_key (publicKey)))
+  {
+    gcry_sexp_release (data);
+    gcry_sexp_release (sigdata);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  rc = gcry_pk_verify (sigdata, data, psexp);
+  gcry_sexp_release (psexp);
+  gcry_sexp_release (data);
+  gcry_sexp_release (sigdata);
+  if (rc)
+  {
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+         _("ECC signature verification failed at %s:%d: %s\n"), __FILE__,
+         __LINE__, gcry_strerror (rc));
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/* end of crypto_ecc.c */




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