[PATCH] crypto: testmgr - Add missing DES weak and semi-weak key tests

Thorsten Blum thorsten.blum at linux.dev
Mon Nov 17 03:44:26 PST 2025


Ever since commit da7f033ddc9f ("crypto: cryptomgr - Add test
infrastructure"), the DES test suite has tested only one of the four
weak keys and none of the twelve semi-weak keys.

DES has four weak keys and twelve semi-weak keys, and the kernel's DES
implementation correctly detects and rejects all of these keys when the
CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS flag is set. However, only a single weak
key was being tested. Add tests for all 16 weak and semi-weak keys.

While DES is deprecated, it is still used in some legacy protocols, and
weak/semi-weak key detection should be tested accordingly.

Tested on arm64 with cryptographic self-tests.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum at linux.dev>
---
 crypto/testmgr.h | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 120 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.h b/crypto/testmgr.h
index 268231227282..bd8dbd9b7fc7 100644
--- a/crypto/testmgr.h
+++ b/crypto/testmgr.h
@@ -9023,6 +9023,126 @@ static const struct cipher_testvec des_tv_template[] = {
 		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
 		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
 		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Weak key */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xe0\xe0\xe0\xe0\xf1\xf1\xf1\xf1",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Weak key */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x1f\x1f\x1f\x1f\x0e\x0e\x0e\x0e",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Weak key */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xfe\xfe\xfe\xfe\xfe\xfe\xfe\xfe",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 1a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x01\xfe\x01\xfe\x01\xfe\x01\xfe",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 1b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xfe\x01\xfe\x01\xfe\x01\xfe\x01",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 2a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x1f\xe0\x1f\xe0\x0e\xf1\x0e\xf1",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 2b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xe0\x1f\xe0\x1f\xf1\x0e\xf1\x0e",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 3a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x01\xe0\x01\xe0\x01\xf1\x01\xf1",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 3b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xe0\x01\xe0\x01\xf1\x01\xf1\x01",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 4a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x1f\xfe\x1f\xfe\x0e\xfe\x0e\xfe",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 4b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xfe\x1f\xfe\x1f\xfe\x0e\xfe\x0e",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 5a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x01\x1f\x01\x1f\x01\x0e\x01\x0e",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 5b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\x1f\x01\x1f\x01\x0e\x01\x0e\x01",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 6a */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xe0\xfe\xe0\xfe\xf1\xfe\xf1\xfe",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
+	}, { /* Semi-weak key pair 6b */
+		.setkey_error = -EINVAL,
+		.wk	= 1,
+		.key	= "\xfe\xe0\xfe\xe0\xfe\xf1\xfe\xf1",
+		.klen	= 8,
+		.ptext	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xe7",
+		.ctext	= "\xc9\x57\x44\x25\x6a\x5e\xd3\x1d",
+		.len	= 8,
 	}, { /* Two blocks -- for testing encryption across pages */
 		.key	= "\x01\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xef",
 		.klen	= 8,
-- 
2.51.1




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