Make PSA entropy injection easier to use
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 108
- Forks
- 95
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
### Description
Currently, a user must [define their own NV seed read and write callbacks when they enable PSA entropy injection](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-crypto/blob/development/include/psa/crypto_extra.h#L157-L158). Also, they must ensure that their NV seed read and write callbacks are compatible with how the seed is written from Mbed Crypto. This is bad coupling and makes the feature too hard to use.
Instead, provide default, Mbed-Crypto-compatible NV seed read and write callbacks, automatically register them with the Mbed TLS NV Seed system, and error if any other NV Seed configuration options are set (as only one set of NV Seed callbacks can be present in any given system).
### Issue request type
[ ] Question
[x] Enhancement
[ ] Bug
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with include/psa/crypto_extra.h and trace how PSA entropy injection currently connects to the Mbed TLS NV Seed system. Review the existing NV seed callback configuration and determine the required conflict checks; the work is done when compatible defaults are registered automatically and other NV Seed options produce an error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100