aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--configure.ac17
-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.texi9
-rw-r--r--g10/gpg.c22
-rw-r--r--g10/keygen.c5
-rw-r--r--g10/options.h1
5 files changed, 51 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7137e3f6c..3f83bdca1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ use_exec=yes
disable_keyserver_path=no
use_ccid_driver=yes
use_standard_socket=no
+large_secmem=no
GNUPG_BUILD_PROGRAM(gpg, yes)
GNUPG_BUILD_PROGRAM(gpgsm, yes)
@@ -174,6 +175,22 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(selinux-support,
selinux_support=$enableval, selinux_support=no)
AC_MSG_RESULT($selinux_support)
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to allocate extra secure memory])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(large-secmem,
+ AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-large-secmem],
+ [allocate extra secure memory]),
+ large_secmem=$enableval, large_secmem=no)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($large_secmem)
+if test "$large_secmem" = yes ; then
+ SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE=65536
+else
+ SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE=32768
+fi
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE,$SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE,
+ [Size of secure memory buffer])
+
+
# Allow disabling of bzib2 support.
# It is defined only after we confirm the library is available later
AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable the BZIP2 compression algorithm])
diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index d66259e6e..b2c956ec9 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -1192,6 +1192,15 @@ the opposite meaning. The options are:
validation. This option is only meaningful if pka-lookups is set.
@end table
+@item --enable-large-rsa
+@itemx --disable-large-rsa
+@opindex enable-large-rsa
+@opindex disable-large-rsa
+With --gen-key and --batch, enable the creation of larger RSA secret
+keys than is generally recommended (up to 8192 bits). These large
+keys are more expensive to use, and their signatures and
+certifications are also larger.
+
@item --enable-dsa2
@itemx --disable-dsa2
@opindex enable-dsa2
diff --git a/g10/gpg.c b/g10/gpg.c
index a9957962a..576b88ebe 100644
--- a/g10/gpg.c
+++ b/g10/gpg.c
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values
oAutoKeyLocate,
oNoAutoKeyLocate,
oAllowMultisigVerification,
+ oEnableLargeRSA,
+ oDisableLargeRSA,
oEnableDSA2,
oDisableDSA2,
oAllowMultipleMessages,
@@ -736,6 +738,8 @@ static ARGPARSE_OPTS opts[] = {
ARGPARSE_s_n (oAllowMultisigVerification,
"allow-multisig-verification", "@"),
+ ARGPARSE_s_n (oEnableLargeRSA, "enable-large-rsa", "@"),
+ ARGPARSE_s_n (oDisableLargeRSA, "disable-large-rsa", "@"),
ARGPARSE_s_n (oEnableDSA2, "enable-dsa2", "@"),
ARGPARSE_s_n (oDisableDSA2, "disable-dsa2", "@"),
ARGPARSE_s_n (oAllowMultipleMessages, "allow-multiple-messages", "@"),
@@ -2069,7 +2073,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
#endif
/* Initialize the secure memory. */
- if (!gcry_control (GCRYCTL_INIT_SECMEM, 32768, 0))
+ if (!gcry_control (GCRYCTL_INIT_SECMEM, SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE, 0))
got_secmem = 1;
#if defined(HAVE_GETUID) && defined(HAVE_GETEUID)
/* There should be no way to get to this spot while still carrying
@@ -2964,6 +2968,22 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
release_akl();
break;
+ case oEnableLargeRSA:
+#if SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE >= 65536
+ opt.flags.large_rsa=1;
+#else
+ if (configname)
+ log_info("%s:%d: WARNING: gpg not built with large secure "
+ "memory buffer. Ignoring enable-large-rsa\n",
+ configname,configlineno);
+ else
+ log_info("WARNING: gpg not built with large secure "
+ "memory buffer. Ignoring --enable-large-rsa\n");
+#endif /* SECMEM_BUFFER_SIZE >= 65536 */
+ break;
+ case oDisableLargeRSA: opt.flags.large_rsa=0;
+ break;
+
case oEnableDSA2: opt.flags.dsa2=1; break;
case oDisableDSA2: opt.flags.dsa2=0; break;
diff --git a/g10/keygen.c b/g10/keygen.c
index 5841ad8cd..17fde7f4a 100644
--- a/g10/keygen.c
+++ b/g10/keygen.c
@@ -1431,6 +1431,7 @@ gen_rsa (int algo, unsigned nbits, KBNODE pub_root, KBNODE sec_root, DEK *dek,
PKT_secret_key *sk;
PKT_public_key *pk;
gcry_sexp_t s_parms, s_key;
+ const unsigned maxsize = (opt.flags.large_rsa ? 8192 : 4096);
assert (is_RSA(algo));
@@ -1442,9 +1443,9 @@ gen_rsa (int algo, unsigned nbits, KBNODE pub_root, KBNODE sec_root, DEK *dek,
nbits = 2048;
log_info (_("keysize invalid; using %u bits\n"), nbits );
}
- else if (nbits > 4096)
+ else if (nbits > maxsize)
{
- nbits = 4096;
+ nbits = maxsize;
log_info (_("keysize invalid; using %u bits\n"), nbits );
}
diff --git a/g10/options.h b/g10/options.h
index 1a1384120..e9c540df7 100644
--- a/g10/options.h
+++ b/g10/options.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ struct
unsigned int dsa2:1;
unsigned int allow_multiple_messages:1;
unsigned int allow_weak_digest_algos:1;
+ unsigned int large_rsa:1;
} flags;
/* Linked list of ways to find a key if the key isn't on the local