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.. _flash_encryption_test:
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Espressif ESP32 Flash Encryption Test
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Overview
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Flash encryption is intended for encrypting the contents of the ESP32's off-chip flash memory.
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Once this feature is enabled, firmware is flashed as plaintext and then the data is encrypted
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in place on the first boot. As a result, physical readout of flash will not be sufficient to
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recover most flash contents. This is a hardware feature that can be enabled in MCUboot build process
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and is an additional security measure beyond MCUboot existent features.
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The following flash encryption modes are available:
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* Development Mode
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Recommended for use ONLY DURING DEVELOPMENT, as it does not prevent modification and
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readout of encrypted flash contents.
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* Release Mode
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Recommended for manufacturing and production to prevent physical readout of encrypted flash
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contents. When release mode is selected..
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With flash encryption enabled, the following types of data are encrypted by default:
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* Bootloader area
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* Application area
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* Storage area
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For more details, check `ESP32 Flash Encryption`_ and `MCUBoot Readme`_.
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Software Requirements
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The following Python modules are required when building flash encryption sample:
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* cryptography
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* imgtool>=1.9.0
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Setup
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*****
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This sample code isn't enough to enable flash encryption as it only consists on displaying
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encrypted/decrypted data. It requires MCUBoot bootloader previously configured to enable the
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feature. Follow the instructions provided at `MCUBoot Readme`_ prior to running this sample.
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.. warning::
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When enabling the Flash Encryption, user can encrypt the content either using a device
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generated key (remains unknown and unreadable) or a host generated key (owner is responsible
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for keeping the key private and safe as .bin file). After the flash encryption gets enabled
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through eFuse burning on the device, all read and write operations are decrypted/encrypted
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in runtime.
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Supported SoCs
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The following SoCs are supported by this sample code so far:
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* ESP32
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Building and Running
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Make sure you have your board connected over USB port.
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.. code-block:: console
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west build -b esp32_devkitc_wrover samples/boards/esp32/flash_encryption
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west flash
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Sample Output
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To check the output of this sample, run ``west espressif monitor`` or any other serial
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console program (e.g., minicom, putty, screen, etc).
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This example uses ``west espressif monitor``, which automatically detects the serial
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port at ``/dev/ttyUSB0``:
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.. code-block:: console
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$ west espressif monitor
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The sample code writes a known buffer into the storage area defined in DTS file.
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Then, it dumps 32-bytes of the same memory area in plaintext mode. The content is encrypted, meaning
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that a reading attack to the off-chip memory is safe. Last step is to perform the
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memory reading using proper spi_flash call, which decrypts the content as expected.
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.. code-block:: console
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*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.7.99-2729-geb08584393d6 ***
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[00:00:00.453,000] <inf> flash_encryption: Found flash controller FLASH_CTRL.
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[00:00:00.453,000] <inf> flash_encryption: BUFFER CONTENT
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00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f |........ ........
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f |........ ........
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[00:00:00.482,000] <inf> flash_encryption: FLASH RAW DATA (Encrypted)
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9a 06 93 76 12 cb 0f 7e ec c5 12 6f 64 db d1 ff |...v...~ ...od...
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08 e6 be 0c cd 06 6d ad 7d 55 3d 57 bf b7 be 0a |......m. }U=W....
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[00:00:00.482,000] <inf> flash_encryption: FLASH DECRYPTED DATA
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00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f |........ ........
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f |........ ........
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.. _ESP32 Flash Encryption:
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https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/security/flash-encryption.html
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.. _MCUBoot Readme:
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https://docs.mcuboot.com/readme-espressif
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