[rom_ctrl] Add KAT for KMAC before ROM verification
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Description
For FIPS, we need to run a KAT on the KMAC app interface before staring the actual ROM verification. To keep things simple, I would suggest to bake a fixed test vector directly into the RTL and the FSM, rather than extracting the test vector and the resulting digest from the scrambled ROM.
This is also related to #30765 (we likely need to switch the algorithm).
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Research direction
Start at the KMAC app interface and the ROM-verification FSM in the RTL. Read issue #30765 first to confirm which algorithm and test vector remain valid, then trace how the FSM enters ROM verification. Done means a fixed KAT runs before verification and its result controls whether verification proceeds.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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- Domain
- cryptography, embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100