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Running python-pkcs11 in Docker - DeviceError

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Description

When I try to execute PKCS#11 functions (with python-pkcs11 and ykcs11) inside a Docker (ubuntu 22.04) container, it fails in decrypt with DeviceError.

This is the code:

# Use the YubiKey PKCS#11 library.
PKCS11_LIB = "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libykcs11.so"
lib = pkcs11.lib(PKCS11_LIB)

with lib.get_token().open(user_pin=pin) as session:
        private_key = session.get_key(object_class=ObjectClass.PRIVATE_KEY, key_type=KeyType.RSA, id=KEY_ID)
        private_key.decrypt(encrypted_aes_key, mechanism=Mechanism.RSA_PKCS_OAEP)  # Fails with error below 

The error:

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/pkcs11/types.py", line 970, in decrypt
    return self._decrypt(data, **kwargs)
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 1631, in pkcs11._pkcs11.DecryptMixin._decrypt
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 1634, in pkcs11._pkcs11.DecryptMixin._decrypt
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 1562, in pkcs11._pkcs11.DataCryptOperation.crypt_process_fully
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 693, in pkcs11._pkcs11.OperationWithBinaryOutput.process_fully
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 583, in pkcs11._pkcs11.OperationContext._handle_final_retval
  File "pkcs11/_pkcs11.pyx", line 47, in pkcs11._pkcs11.assertRV
pkcs11.exceptions.DeviceError

If I run the same command with the same installed tools on the host machine (ubuntu 22.04), it just works.

This is the docker command I use:

sudo docker run -it --rm \
    --device /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
    --mount type=bind,source=/run/pcscd/pcscd.comm,target=/run/pcscd/pcscd.comm \
    --privileged \
    $IMAGE

How to solve this issue?

pcsc_scan does find the YubiKey inside the docker without problem, with all properties.

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Research direction

Start with the failing private_key.decrypt call in the Python snippet and compare the Docker run configuration with the host setup, including the bound pcscd socket, USB device access, and installed ykcs11 library. Use pcsc_scan as the baseline, then determine what differs during decryption; done means the same RSA_PKCS_OAEP operation succeeds inside the Ubuntu 22.04 container.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
cryptography, infrastructure, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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