ssh_poly1305.h File Reference

Poly1305 one-time authenticator (D. J. Bernstein; RFC 8439 Section 2.5). More...

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>

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Macros
#define	SSH_POLY1305_KEY_LEN   32
#define	SSH_POLY1305_TAG_LEN   16

Functions
void	ssh_poly1305 (uint8_t tag[SSH_POLY1305_TAG_LEN], const uint8_t *msg, size_t len, const uint8_t key[SSH_POLY1305_KEY_LEN])
	Compute the 16-byte Poly1305 tag over msg under the 32-byte one-time key.

Detailed Description

Poly1305 one-time authenticator (D. J. Bernstein; RFC 8439 Section 2.5).

A one-time MAC over a message under a 32-byte key (r || s). Used by the chach.nosp@m.a20-.nosp@m.poly1.nosp@m.305@.nosp@m.opens.nosp@m.sh.c.nosp@m.om cipher, where the key is the first 32 bytes of the ChaCha20 block-0 keystream for the packet. 130-bit modular arithmetic in 5 x 26-bit limbs (poly1305-donna layout). Pure, no heap; the caller must use each key exactly once.

Author

Douglas Quigg (dstroy0)

Date

2026

Definition in file ssh_poly1305.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

SSH_POLY1305_KEY_LEN

#define SSH_POLY1305_KEY_LEN   32

Definition at line 23 of file ssh_poly1305.h.

SSH_POLY1305_TAG_LEN

#define SSH_POLY1305_TAG_LEN   16

Definition at line 24 of file ssh_poly1305.h.

Function Documentation

ssh_poly1305()

void ssh_poly1305	(	uint8_t	tag[SSH_POLY1305_TAG_LEN],
		const uint8_t *	msg,
		size_t	len,
		const uint8_t	key[SSH_POLY1305_KEY_LEN]
	)

Compute the 16-byte Poly1305 tag over msg under the 32-byte one-time key.

Definition at line 81 of file ssh_poly1305.cpp.

Referenced by ssh_chachapoly_decrypt(), and ssh_chachapoly_encrypt().