Rng: Add prng, hwrng support

Cargo.toml

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ embedded-nal = { version = "0.6.0", optional = true }
 embedded-nal-tcpextensions = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 pin-utils = "0.1"
 
+rand = {version = "0.8.5", features = ["std_rng"], default-features = false }
+rand_core = {version = "0.6.4", default-features = false}
+
 [build-dependencies]
 shlex = "0.1.1"
 

src/hwrng.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use embedded_hal::blocking::rng::Read;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum HWRNGError {
+    Other,
+}
+
+/// Represents RIOTs hwrng module. It can be used via
+/// `embedded_hal`s [`embedded_hal::blocking::rng::Read`] trait.
+///
+/// The main purpose of this module is to generate seeds for PRNGs like
+/// [`rand::rngs::StdRng`] or [`crate::random::Random`] (see `prng` module).
+///
+/// # Security
+/// As stated in RIOTs hwrng module-description the quality of the generated
+/// random data may vary drastically between boards. If you want to use this
+/// for e.g. cryptography make sure your current boards hwrng implementation
+/// provides random data with sufficient randomness.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct HWRNG;
+
+impl Read for HWRNG {
+    type Error = HWRNGError;
+
+    fn read(&mut self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        unsafe {
+            riot_sys::hwrng_read(buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, buffer.len() as u32);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

src/lib.rs

@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ pub mod socket_embedded_nal_tcp;
 #[cfg(riot_module_periph_gpio)]
 pub mod gpio;
 
+#[cfg(riot_module_periph_hwrng)]
+pub mod hwrng;
+
+#[cfg(riot_module_periph_hwrng)]
+pub mod prng;
+
+#[cfg(all(riot_module_random, riot_module_prng_sha256prng))]
+pub mod random;
+
 #[cfg(riot_module_bluetil_ad)]
 pub mod bluetil;
 

src/prng.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//! This module provides helper methods to setup pseudo-random-number-generators (prng's)
+//! by seeding them with data obtained from the [`crate::hwrng`] module.
+//!
+//! At the moment two prngs are available: [`rand::rngs::StdRng`] and [`crate::random::Random`].
+//! Both of these claim to be cryptographic secure prngs. Provided of course the seeds from `hwrng`
+//! are secure to begin with, which drastically depends on the board used, see remarks in [`crate::hwrng`] module!
+
+
+use embedded_hal::prelude::_embedded_hal_blocking_rng_Read;
+use rand::{rngs::StdRng, SeedableRng};
+
+use crate::{
+    hwrng::HWRNG,
+    random::{Random, RandomSeed},
+};
+
+/// Seeds a [`crate::random::Random`] prng with a 32bit seed generated by [`crate::hwrng::HWRNG`].
+///
+/// See this modules description regarding quality of the used seeds.
+///
+/// Be aware that there should be only one `Random` object at a time,
+/// since RIOT uses a global state for this internally, so creating a second object
+/// just results in the global state beeing overwritten and
+/// both objects representing practically the same prng.
+#[cfg(riot_module_random)]
+pub fn riot_prng() -> Random<32> {
+    Random::<32>::from_seed(RandomSeed::new_from_hwrng())
+}
+
+/// Seeds a [`rand::rngs::StdRng`] prng with a 32bit seed generated by [`crate::hwrng::HWRNG`].
+///
+/// See this modules description regarding quality of the used seeds.
+pub fn rand_prng() -> StdRng {
+    let mut buffer = [0u8; 32];
+    unsafe {
+        HWRNG.read(&mut buffer).unwrap_unchecked();
+    }
+    StdRng::from_seed(buffer)
+}

src/random.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem::size_of};
+
+use embedded_hal::blocking::rng::Read;
+
+use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
+
+use crate::hwrng::HWRNG;
+
+/// Wrapper around RIOTs `random` module.
+///
+/// ## Seedlength
+/// Since the module allows a dynamic seedsize
+/// it needs to be specified in the type.
+/// The `SEED_LENGTH` variable specifies the seedlength in bytes.
+/// **Since RIOT takes in `uint32_t` (`u32`) the length need to be divisable by 4!**
+///
+/// ## Security
+/// Even though `Random` claims to be a cryptographic secure prng
+/// it only can be if provided sufficently random seeds! See remarks at [`crate::hwrng::HWRNG`]
+/// if when using it to generate seeds.
+///
+/// ## Global state
+/// Be aware that there should be only one `Random` object at a time,
+/// since RIOT uses a global state for this internally, so creating a second object
+/// just results in the global state beeing overwritten and
+/// both objects representing practically the same prng.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Random<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> {
+    // Make sure this gets not manually constructed
+    private: PhantomData<()>,
+}
+
+impl<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> RngCore for Random<SEED_LENGTH> {
+    fn next_u32(&mut self) -> u32 {
+        unsafe { riot_sys::random_uint32() }
+    }
+
+    fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
+        rand_core::impls::next_u64_via_u32(self)
+    }
+
+    fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
+        unsafe { riot_sys::random_bytes(dest.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, dest.len() as u32) }
+    }
+
+    fn try_fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), rand::Error> {
+        self.fill_bytes(dest);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A seed of length `SEED_LENGTH` inteded to be used by [`Random`].
+///
+/// ## Seedlength
+/// Since [`Random`] allows a dynamic seedsize
+/// it needs to be specified in the type.
+/// The `SEED_LENGTH` variable specifies the seedlength in bytes.
+/// **Since RIOT takes in `uint32_t` (`u32`) the length need to be divisable by 4!**
+///
+/// ## Security
+/// This is only a container for a seed and therefore
+/// can not give any assurances as to the quality of the contained seed,
+/// which wholly depends on the method with which the contained seed was generated.  
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RandomSeed<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> {
+    seed: [u8; SEED_LENGTH],
+}
+
+impl<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> RandomSeed<SEED_LENGTH> {
+    // Workaround: see https://github.com/nvzqz/static-assertions-rs/issues/40#issuecomment-1458897730
+    const CHECK_DIVISIBLE_BY_FOUR: () = assert!(SEED_LENGTH & 3 == 0);
+
+    /// Creates an empty (zeroed) seedcontainer.
+    ///
+    /// This should **not** be used as a seed for anything that
+    /// should provide any security. It is only meant to setup the buffer,
+    /// which then can be accessed via its `buffer()` method.
+    pub fn new_empty() -> Self {
+        // Needed here to force the evaluation of the const
+        let _ = Self::CHECK_DIVISIBLE_BY_FOUR;
+
+        RandomSeed {
+            seed: [0; SEED_LENGTH],
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a [`RandomSeed`] with a seed generated by
+    /// [`crate::hwrng::HWRNG`].
+    ///
+    /// See remakrs there on the quality of the
+    /// generated seeds which depends very much on the used board.
+    pub fn new_from_hwrng() -> Self {
+        let mut seed = RandomSeed::<SEED_LENGTH>::default();
+
+        unsafe {
+            HWRNG.read(&mut seed.buffer()).unwrap_unchecked();
+        }
+
+        seed
+    }
+
+    /// The internal buffer
+    pub fn buffer(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+        &mut self.seed
+    }
+}
+
+// Enforced by `rand::SeedableRng`
+impl<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> Default for RandomSeed<SEED_LENGTH> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new_empty()
+    }
+}
+
+// Enforced by `rand::SeedableRng`
+impl<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> AsMut<[u8]> for RandomSeed<SEED_LENGTH> {
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+        &mut self.seed
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const SEED_LENGTH: usize> SeedableRng for Random<SEED_LENGTH> {
+    type Seed = RandomSeed<SEED_LENGTH>;
+
+    fn from_seed(mut seed: Self::Seed) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            riot_sys::random_init_by_array(
+                seed.seed.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u32,
+                (seed.seed.len() / size_of::<i32>()) as i32,
+            );
+        }
+        Random {
+            private: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}