From: Piotr Azarewicz <piotrx.t.azarewicz@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 13:34:52 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: examples/l2fwd-crypto: improve random key generator
X-Git-Tag: spdx-start~6149
X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6dad6e692bd74ea8ade42dd3c8a27264027c659c;p=dpdk.git

examples/l2fwd-crypto: improve random key generator

This patch improve generate_random_key() function by replacing rand()
function with reading from /dev/urandom.

CID 120136 : Calling risky function (DC.WEAK_CRYPTO)
dont_call: rand should not be used for security related applications, as
linear congruential algorithms are too easy to break

Coverity issue: 120136

Signed-off-by: Piotr Azarewicz <piotrx.t.azarewicz@intel.com>
Acked-by: Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>
---

diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index a1ce7127ed..dd39cc16c1 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
@@ -588,10 +590,18 @@ l2fwd_simple_forward(struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned portid)
 static void
 generate_random_key(uint8_t *key, unsigned length)
 {
-	unsigned i;
+	int fd;
+	int ret;
+
+	fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to generate random key\n");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-		key[i] = rand() % 0xff;
+	ret = read(fd, key, length);
+	close(fd);
+
+	if (ret != (signed)length)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to generate random key\n");
 }
 
 static struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *
@@ -1195,8 +1205,6 @@ l2fwd_crypto_parse_timer_period(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options,
 static void
 l2fwd_crypto_default_options(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options)
 {
-	srand(time(NULL));
-
 	options->portmask = 0xffffffff;
 	options->nb_ports_per_lcore = 1;
 	options->refresh_period = 10000;