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      1 // Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 #ifndef BASE_UNGUESSABLE_TOKEN_H_
      6 #define BASE_UNGUESSABLE_TOKEN_H_
      7 
      8 #include <stdint.h>
      9 #include <string.h>
     10 #include <iosfwd>
     11 #include <tuple>
     12 
     13 #include "base/base_export.h"
     14 #include "base/hash.h"
     15 #include "base/logging.h"
     16 
     17 namespace base {
     18 
     19 struct UnguessableTokenHash;
     20 
     21 // A UnguessableToken is an 128-bit token generated from a cryptographically
     22 // strong random source. It can be used as part of a larger aggregate type,
     23 // or as an ID in and of itself.
     24 //
     25 // UnguessableToken can be used to implement "Capability-Based Security".
     26 // In other words, UnguessableToken can be used when the resource associated
     27 // with the ID needs to be protected against manipulation by other untrusted
     28 // agents in the system, and there is no other convenient way to verify the
     29 // authority of the agent to do so (because the resource is part of a table
     30 // shared across processes, for instance). In such a scheme, knowledge of the
     31 // token value in and of itself is sufficient proof of authority to carry out
     32 // an operation against the associated resource.
     33 //
     34 // Use Create() for creating new UnguessableTokens.
     35 //
     36 // NOTE: It is illegal to send empty UnguessableTokens across processes, and
     37 // sending/receiving empty tokens should be treated as a security issue.
     38 // If there is a valid scenario for sending "no token" across processes,
     39 // base::Optional should be used instead of an empty token.
     40 class BASE_EXPORT UnguessableToken {
     41  public:
     42   // Create a unique UnguessableToken.
     43   static UnguessableToken Create();
     44 
     45   // Return a UnguessableToken built from the high/low bytes provided.
     46   // It should only be used in deserialization scenarios.
     47   //
     48   // NOTE: If the deserialized token is empty, it means that it was never
     49   // initialized via Create(). This is a security issue, and should be handled.
     50   static UnguessableToken Deserialize(uint64_t high, uint64_t low);
     51 
     52   // Creates an empty UnguessableToken.
     53   // Assign to it with Create() before using it.
     54   constexpr UnguessableToken() = default;
     55 
     56   // NOTE: Serializing an empty UnguessableToken is an illegal operation.
     57   uint64_t GetHighForSerialization() const {
     58     DCHECK(!is_empty());
     59     return high_;
     60   }
     61 
     62   // NOTE: Serializing an empty UnguessableToken is an illegal operation.
     63   uint64_t GetLowForSerialization() const {
     64     DCHECK(!is_empty());
     65     return low_;
     66   }
     67 
     68   bool is_empty() const { return high_ == 0 && low_ == 0; }
     69 
     70   // Hex representation of the unguessable token.
     71   std::string ToString() const;
     72 
     73   explicit operator bool() const { return !is_empty(); }
     74 
     75   bool operator<(const UnguessableToken& other) const {
     76     return std::tie(high_, low_) < std::tie(other.high_, other.low_);
     77   }
     78 
     79   bool operator==(const UnguessableToken& other) const {
     80     return high_ == other.high_ && low_ == other.low_;
     81   }
     82 
     83   bool operator!=(const UnguessableToken& other) const {
     84     return !(*this == other);
     85   }
     86 
     87  private:
     88   friend struct UnguessableTokenHash;
     89   UnguessableToken(uint64_t high, uint64_t low);
     90 
     91   // Note: Two uint64_t are used instead of uint8_t[16], in order to have a
     92   // simpler ToString() and is_empty().
     93   uint64_t high_ = 0;
     94   uint64_t low_ = 0;
     95 };
     96 
     97 BASE_EXPORT std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out,
     98                                      const UnguessableToken& token);
     99 
    100 // For use in std::unordered_map.
    101 struct UnguessableTokenHash {
    102   size_t operator()(const base::UnguessableToken& token) const {
    103     DCHECK(token);
    104     return base::HashInts64(token.high_, token.low_);
    105   }
    106 };
    107 
    108 }  // namespace base
    109 
    110 #endif  // BASE_UNGUESSABLE_TOKEN_H_
    111