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Add documentation for new KEY_SIZE option

This patch adds documentation for the new KEY_SIZE build option that is
exposed by cert_create, and instructions on how to use it.

Change-Id: I09b9b052bfdeeaca837e0f0026e2b01144f2472c
Signed-off-by: Justin Chadwell <justin.chadwell@arm.com>
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Justin Chadwell 5 years ago
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  1. 18
      docs/design/auth-framework.rst
  2. 12
      docs/getting_started/user-guide.rst

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docs/design/auth-framework.rst

@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ Each image descriptor must specify:
In the ``tbbr_cot.c`` file, a set of buffers are allocated to store the parameters
extracted from the certificates. In the case of the TBBR CoT, these parameters
are hashes and public keys. In DER format, an RSA-2048 public key requires 294
are hashes and public keys. In DER format, an RSA-4096 public key requires 550
bytes, and a hash requires 51 bytes. Depending on the CoT and the authentication
process, some of the buffers may be reused at different stages during the boot.
@ -946,12 +946,16 @@ three functions:
int verify_hash(void *data_ptr, unsigned int data_len,
void *digest_info_ptr, unsigned int digest_info_len);
The mbedTLS library algorithm support is configured by the
``TF_MBEDTLS_KEY_ALG`` variable which can take in 3 values: `rsa`, `ecdsa` or
`rsa+ecdsa`. This variable allows the Makefile to include the corresponding
sources in the build for the various algorithms. Setting the variable to
`rsa+ecdsa` enables support for both rsa and ecdsa algorithms in the mbedTLS
library.
The mbedTLS library algorithm support is configured by both the
``TF_MBEDTLS_KEY_ALG`` and ``TF_MBEDTLS_KEY_SIZE`` variables.
- ``TF_MBEDTLS_KEY_ALG`` can take in 3 values: `rsa`, `ecdsa` or `rsa+ecdsa`.
This variable allows the Makefile to include the corresponding sources in
the build for the various algorithms. Setting the variable to `rsa+ecdsa`
enables support for both rsa and ecdsa algorithms in the mbedTLS library.
- ``TF_MBEDTLS_KEY_SIZE`` sets the supported RSA key size for TFA. Valid values
include 1024, 2048, 3072 and 4096.
.. note::
If code size is a concern, the build option ``MBEDTLS_SHA256_SMALLER`` can

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docs/getting_started/user-guide.rst

@ -593,6 +593,18 @@ Common build options
compliant and is retained only for compatibility. The default value of this
flag is ``rsa`` which is the TBBR compliant PKCS#1 RSA 2.1 scheme.
- ``KEY_SIZE``: This build flag enables the user to select the key size for
the algorithm specified by ``KEY_ALG``. The valid values for ``KEY_SIZE``
depend on the chosen algorithm.
+-----------+------------------------------------+
| KEY_ALG | Possible key sizes |
+===========+====================================+
| rsa | 1024, 2048 (default), 3072, 4096 |
+-----------+------------------------------------+
| ecdsa | unavailable |
+-----------+------------------------------------+
- ``HASH_ALG``: This build flag enables the user to select the secure hash
algorithm. It accepts 3 values: ``sha256``, ``sha384`` and ``sha512``.
The default value of this flag is ``sha256``.

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