Remove unnecessary memcpy for PKI crypto

src/mesh/CryptoEngine.cpp

@@ -58,10 +58,16 @@ void CryptoEngine::clearKeys()
  * Encrypt a packet's payload using a key generated with Curve25519 and SHA256
  * for a specific node.
  *
- * @param bytes is updated in place
+ * @param toNode The MeshPacket `to` field.
+ * @param fromNode The MeshPacket `from` field.
+ * @param remotePublic The remote node's Curve25519 public key.
+ * @param packetId The MeshPacket `id` field.
+ * @param numBytes Number of bytes of plaintext in the bytes buffer.
+ * @param bytes Buffer containing plaintext input.
+ * @param bytesOut Output buffer to be populated with encrypted ciphertext.
  */
 bool CryptoEngine::encryptCurve25519(uint32_t toNode, uint32_t fromNode, meshtastic_UserLite_public_key_t remotePublic,
-                                     uint64_t packetNum, size_t numBytes, uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut)
+                                     uint64_t packetNum, size_t numBytes, const uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut)
 {
     uint8_t *auth;
     long extraNonceTmp = random();
@@ -93,14 +99,18 @@ bool CryptoEngine::encryptCurve25519(uint32_t toNode, uint32_t fromNode, meshtas
  * Decrypt a packet's payload using a key generated with Curve25519 and SHA256
  * for a specific node.
  *
- * @param bytes is updated in place
+ * @param fromNode The MeshPacket `from` field.
+ * @param remotePublic The remote node's Curve25519 public key.
+ * @param packetId The MeshPacket `id` field.
+ * @param numBytes Number of bytes of ciphertext in the bytes buffer.
+ * @param bytes Buffer containing ciphertext input.
+ * @param bytesOut Output buffer to be populated with decrypted plaintext.
  */
 bool CryptoEngine::decryptCurve25519(uint32_t fromNode, meshtastic_UserLite_public_key_t remotePublic, uint64_t packetNum,
-                                     size_t numBytes, uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut)
+                                     size_t numBytes, const uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut)
 {
-    uint8_t *auth;       // set to last 8 bytes of text?
-    uint32_t extraNonce; // pointer was not really used
-    auth = bytes + numBytes - 12;
+    const uint8_t *auth = bytes + numBytes - 12; // set to last 8 bytes of text?
+    uint32_t extraNonce;                         // pointer was not really used
     memcpy(&extraNonce, auth + 8,
            sizeof(uint32_t)); // do not use dereference on potential non aligned pointers : (uint32_t *)(auth + 8);
     LOG_INFO("Random nonce value: %d", extraNonce);

src/mesh/CryptoEngine.h

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class CryptoEngine
     void clearKeys();
     void setDHPrivateKey(uint8_t *_private_key);
     virtual bool encryptCurve25519(uint32_t toNode, uint32_t fromNode, meshtastic_UserLite_public_key_t remotePublic,
-                                   uint64_t packetNum, size_t numBytes, uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut);
+                                   uint64_t packetNum, size_t numBytes, const uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut);
     virtual bool decryptCurve25519(uint32_t fromNode, meshtastic_UserLite_public_key_t remotePublic, uint64_t packetNum,
-                                   size_t numBytes, uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut);
+                                   size_t numBytes, const uint8_t *bytes, uint8_t *bytesOut);
     virtual bool setDHPublicKey(uint8_t *publicKey);
     virtual void hash(uint8_t *bytes, size_t numBytes);
 

src/mesh/Router.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static MemoryDynamic<meshtastic_MeshPacket> staticPool;
 Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &packetPool = staticPool;
 
 static uint8_t bytes[MAX_LORA_PAYLOAD_LEN + 1] __attribute__((__aligned__));
-static uint8_t ScratchEncrypted[MAX_LORA_PAYLOAD_LEN + 1] __attribute__((__aligned__));
 
 /**
  * Constructor
@@ -327,17 +326,14 @@ bool perhapsDecode(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
     }
     bool decrypted = false;
     ChannelIndex chIndex = 0;
-    memcpy(bytes, p->encrypted.bytes,
-           rawSize); // we have to copy into a scratch buffer, because these bytes are a union with the decoded protobuf
-    memcpy(ScratchEncrypted, p->encrypted.bytes, rawSize);
 #if !(MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_PKI)
     // Attempt PKI decryption first
     if (p->channel == 0 && isToUs(p) && p->to > 0 && !isBroadcast(p->to) && nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from) != nullptr &&
         nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from)->user.public_key.size > 0 && nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->to)->user.public_key.size > 0 &&
         rawSize > MESHTASTIC_PKC_OVERHEAD) {
         LOG_DEBUG("Attempt PKI decryption");
 
-        if (crypto->decryptCurve25519(p->from, nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from)->user.public_key, p->id, rawSize, ScratchEncrypted,
+        if (crypto->decryptCurve25519(p->from, nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from)->user.public_key, p->id, rawSize, p->encrypted.bytes,
                                       bytes)) {
             LOG_INFO("PKI Decryption worked!");
             memset(&p->decoded, 0, sizeof(p->decoded));
@@ -349,8 +345,6 @@ bool perhapsDecode(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
                 p->pki_encrypted = true;
                 memcpy(&p->public_key.bytes, nodeDB->getMeshNode(p->from)->user.public_key.bytes, 32);
                 p->public_key.size = 32;
-                // memcpy(bytes, ScratchEncrypted, rawSize); // TODO: Rename the bytes buffers
-                // chIndex = 8;
             } else {
                 LOG_ERROR("PKC Decrypted, but pb_decode failed!");
                 return false;
@@ -367,6 +361,9 @@ bool perhapsDecode(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
         for (chIndex = 0; chIndex < channels.getNumChannels(); chIndex++) {
             // Try to use this hash/channel pair
             if (channels.decryptForHash(chIndex, p->channel)) {
+                // we have to copy into a scratch buffer, because these bytes are a union with the decoded protobuf. Create a
+                // fresh copy for each decrypt attempt.
+                memcpy(bytes, p->encrypted.bytes, rawSize);
                 // Try to decrypt the packet if we can
                 crypto->decrypt(p->from, p->id, rawSize, bytes);
 
@@ -515,9 +512,8 @@ meshtastic_Routing_Error perhapsEncode(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
                          *node->user.public_key.bytes);
                 return meshtastic_Routing_Error_PKI_FAILED;
             }
-            crypto->encryptCurve25519(p->to, getFrom(p), node->user.public_key, p->id, numbytes, bytes, ScratchEncrypted);
+            crypto->encryptCurve25519(p->to, getFrom(p), node->user.public_key, p->id, numbytes, bytes, p->encrypted.bytes);
             numbytes += MESHTASTIC_PKC_OVERHEAD;
-            memcpy(p->encrypted.bytes, ScratchEncrypted, numbytes);
             p->channel = 0;
             p->pki_encrypted = true;
         } else {