AWS C Cal

AWS Crypto Abstraction Layer: Cross-Platform, C99 wrapper for cryptography primitives.

License

This library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Supported Platforms

• Windows (Vista and Later)
• Apple
• Unix (via OpenSSL compatible libcrypto)

Build Instructions

CMake 3.0+ is required to build.

<install-path> must be an absolute path in the following instructions.

Linux-Only Dependencies

If you are building on Linux, there are several options for crypto libraries. Preferred choice is aws-lc, that can be build as follows.

git clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-lc.git
cmake -S aws-lc -B aws-lc/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install-path>
cmake --build aws-lc/build --target install

Alternatively, OpenSSL versions 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 or BoringSSL at commit 9939e14 (other commits are not tested and not guaranteed to work) can be used. To build against OpenSSL or BoringSSL specify -DUSE_OPENSSL=ON. Typical OpenSSL flags can be used to help project locate artifacts (-DLibCrypto_INCLUDE_DIR and -DLibCrypto_STATIC_LIBRARY)

Building aws-c-cal and Remaining Dependencies

git clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-c-common.git
cmake -S aws-c-common -B aws-c-common/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install-path>
cmake --build aws-c-common/build --target install

git clone git@github.com:awslabs/aws-c-cal.git
cmake -S aws-c-cal -B aws-c-cal/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install-path> -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=<install-path>
cmake --build aws-c-cal/build --target install

Currently provided algorithms

Hashes

MD5

Streaming

struct aws_hash *hash = aws_md5_new(allocator);
aws_hash_update(hash, &your_buffer);
aws_hash_finalize(hash, &output_buffer, 0);
aws_hash_destroy(hash);

One-Shot

aws_md5_compute(allocator, &your_buffer, &output_buffer, 0);

SHA256

Streaming

struct aws_hash *hash = aws_sha256_new(allocator);
aws_hash_update(hash, &your_buffer);
aws_hash_finalize(hash, &output_buffer, 0);
aws_hash_destroy(hash);

One-Shot

aws_sha256_compute(allocator, &your_buffer, &output_buffer, 0);

HMAC

SHA256 HMAC

Streaming

struct aws_hmac *hmac = aws_sha256_hmac_new(allocator, &secret_buf);
aws_hmac_update(hmac, &your_buffer);
aws_hmac_finalize(hmac, &output_buffer, 0);
aws_hmac_destroy(hmac);

One-Shot

aws_sha256_hmac_compute(allocator, &secret_buf, &your_buffer, &output_buffer, 0);

FAQ

I want more algorithms, what do I do?

Great! So do we! At a minimum, file an issue letting us know. If you want to file a Pull Request, we'd be happy to review and merge it when it's ready.

Who should consume this package directly?

Are you writing C directly? Then you should. Are you using any other programming language? This functionality will be exposed via that language specific crt packages.

I found a security vulnerability in this package. What do I do?

Due to the fact that this package is specifically performing cryptographic operations, please don't file a public issue. Instead, email aws-sdk-common-runtime@amazon.com, and we'll work with you directly.