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1//! Certificate compression and decompression support
2//!
3//! This crate supports compression and decompression everywhere
4//! certificates are used, in accordance with [RFC8879][rfc8879].
5//!
6//! Note that this is only supported for TLS1.3 connections.
7//!
8//! # Getting started
9//!
10//! Build this crate with the `brotli` and/or `zlib` crate features.  This
11//! adds dependencies on these crates.  They are used by default if enabled.
12//!
13//! We especially recommend `brotli` as it has the widest deployment so far.
14//!
15//! # Custom compression/decompression implementations
16//!
17//! 1. Implement the [`CertCompressor`] and/or [`CertDecompressor`] traits
18//! 2. Provide those to:
19//!   - [`ClientConfig::cert_compressors`][cc_cc] or [`ServerConfig::cert_compressors`][sc_cc].
20//!   - [`ClientConfig::cert_decompressors`][cc_cd] or [`ServerConfig::cert_decompressors`][sc_cd].
21//!
22//! These are used in these circumstances:
23//!
24//! | Peer | Client authentication | Server authentication |
25//! | ---- | --------------------- | --------------------- |
26//! | *Client* | [`ClientConfig::cert_compressors`][cc_cc] | [`ClientConfig::cert_decompressors`][cc_cd] |
27//! | *Server* | [`ServerConfig::cert_decompressors`][sc_cd] | [`ServerConfig::cert_compressors`][sc_cc] |
28//!
29//! [rfc8879]: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8879
30//! [cc_cc]: crate::ClientConfig::cert_compressors
31//! [sc_cc]: crate::ServerConfig::cert_compressors
32//! [cc_cd]: crate::ClientConfig::cert_decompressors
33//! [sc_cd]: crate::ServerConfig::cert_decompressors
34
35#[cfg(feature = "std")]
36use alloc::collections::VecDeque;
37use alloc::vec::Vec;
38use core::fmt::Debug;
39#[cfg(feature = "std")]
40use std::sync::Mutex;
41
42use crate::crypto::cipher::Payload;
43use crate::enums::CertificateCompressionAlgorithm;
44use crate::msgs::{CertificatePayloadTls13, Codec, CompressedCertificatePayload, SizedPayload};
45use crate::sync::Arc;
46
47/// Returns the supported `CertDecompressor` implementations enabled
48/// by crate features.
49pub fn default_cert_decompressors() -> &'static [&'static dyn CertDecompressor] {
50    &[
51        #[cfg(feature = "brotli")]
52        BROTLI_DECOMPRESSOR,
53        #[cfg(feature = "zlib")]
54        ZLIB_DECOMPRESSOR,
55    ]
56}
57
58/// An available certificate decompression algorithm.
59pub trait CertDecompressor: Debug + Send + Sync {
60    /// Decompress `input`, writing the result to `output`.
61    ///
62    /// `output` is sized to match the declared length of the decompressed data.
63    ///
64    /// `Err(DecompressionFailed)` should be returned if decompression produces more, or fewer
65    /// bytes than fit in `output`, or if the `input` is in any way malformed.
66    fn decompress(&self, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), DecompressionFailed>;
67
68    /// Which algorithm this decompressor handles.
69    fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm;
70}
71
72/// Returns the supported `CertCompressor` implementations enabled
73/// by crate features.
74pub fn default_cert_compressors() -> &'static [&'static dyn CertCompressor] {
75    &[
76        #[cfg(feature = "brotli")]
77        BROTLI_COMPRESSOR,
78        #[cfg(feature = "zlib")]
79        ZLIB_COMPRESSOR,
80    ]
81}
82
83/// An available certificate compression algorithm.
84pub trait CertCompressor: Debug + Send + Sync {
85    /// Compress `input`, returning the result.
86    ///
87    /// `input` is consumed by this function so (if the underlying implementation
88    /// supports it) the compression can be performed in-place.
89    ///
90    /// `level` is a hint as to how much effort to expend on the compression.
91    ///
92    /// `Err(CompressionFailed)` may be returned for any reason.
93    fn compress(
94        &self,
95        input: Vec<u8>,
96        level: CompressionLevel,
97    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CompressionFailed>;
98
99    /// Which algorithm this compressor handles.
100    fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm;
101}
102
103/// A hint for how many resources to dedicate to a compression.
104#[non_exhaustive]
105#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
106pub enum CompressionLevel {
107    /// This compression is happening interactively during a handshake.
108    ///
109    /// Implementations may wish to choose a conservative compression level.
110    Interactive,
111
112    /// The compression may be amortized over many connections.
113    ///
114    /// Implementations may wish to choose an aggressive compression level.
115    Amortized,
116}
117
118/// A content-less error for when `CertDecompressor::decompress` fails.
119#[expect(clippy::exhaustive_structs)]
120#[derive(Debug)]
121pub struct DecompressionFailed;
122
123/// A content-less error for when `CertCompressor::compress` fails.
124#[expect(clippy::exhaustive_structs)]
125#[derive(Debug)]
126pub struct CompressionFailed;
127
128#[cfg(feature = "zlib")]
129mod feat_zlib_rs {
130    use zlib_rs::{
131        DeflateConfig, InflateConfig, ReturnCode, compress_bound, compress_slice, decompress_slice,
132    };
133
134    use super::*;
135
136    /// A certificate decompressor for the Zlib algorithm using the `zlib-rs` crate.
137    pub const ZLIB_DECOMPRESSOR: &dyn CertDecompressor = &ZlibRsDecompressor;
138
139    #[derive(Debug)]
140    struct ZlibRsDecompressor;
141
142    impl CertDecompressor for ZlibRsDecompressor {
143        fn decompress(&self, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), DecompressionFailed> {
144            let output_len = output.len();
145            match decompress_slice(output, input, InflateConfig::default()) {
146                (output_filled, ReturnCode::Ok) if output_filled.len() == output_len => Ok(()),
147                (_, _) => Err(DecompressionFailed),
148            }
149        }
150
151        fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm {
152            CertificateCompressionAlgorithm::Zlib
153        }
154    }
155
156    /// A certificate compressor for the Zlib algorithm using the `zlib-rs` crate.
157    pub const ZLIB_COMPRESSOR: &dyn CertCompressor = &ZlibRsCompressor;
158
159    #[derive(Debug)]
160    struct ZlibRsCompressor;
161
162    impl CertCompressor for ZlibRsCompressor {
163        fn compress(
164            &self,
165            input: Vec<u8>,
166            level: CompressionLevel,
167        ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CompressionFailed> {
168            let mut output = alloc::vec![0u8; compress_bound(input.len())];
169            let config = match level {
170                CompressionLevel::Interactive => DeflateConfig::default(),
171                CompressionLevel::Amortized => DeflateConfig::best_compression(),
172            };
173            let (output_filled, rc) = compress_slice(&mut output, &input, config);
174            if rc != ReturnCode::Ok {
175                return Err(CompressionFailed);
176            }
177
178            let used = output_filled.len();
179            output.truncate(used);
180            Ok(output)
181        }
182
183        fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm {
184            CertificateCompressionAlgorithm::Zlib
185        }
186    }
187}
188
189#[cfg(feature = "zlib")]
190pub use feat_zlib_rs::{ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, ZLIB_DECOMPRESSOR};
191
192#[cfg(feature = "brotli")]
193mod feat_brotli {
194    use std::io::{Cursor, Write};
195
196    use super::*;
197
198    /// A certificate decompressor for the brotli algorithm using the `brotli` crate.
199    pub const BROTLI_DECOMPRESSOR: &dyn CertDecompressor = &BrotliDecompressor;
200
201    #[derive(Debug)]
202    struct BrotliDecompressor;
203
204    impl CertDecompressor for BrotliDecompressor {
205        fn decompress(&self, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), DecompressionFailed> {
206            let mut in_cursor = Cursor::new(input);
207            let mut out_cursor = Cursor::new(output);
208
209            brotli::BrotliDecompress(&mut in_cursor, &mut out_cursor)
210                .map_err(|_| DecompressionFailed)?;
211
212            if out_cursor.position() as usize != out_cursor.into_inner().len() {
213                return Err(DecompressionFailed);
214            }
215
216            Ok(())
217        }
218
219        fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm {
220            CertificateCompressionAlgorithm::Brotli
221        }
222    }
223
224    /// A certificate compressor for the brotli algorithm using the `brotli` crate.
225    pub const BROTLI_COMPRESSOR: &dyn CertCompressor = &BrotliCompressor;
226
227    #[derive(Debug)]
228    struct BrotliCompressor;
229
230    impl CertCompressor for BrotliCompressor {
231        fn compress(
232            &self,
233            input: Vec<u8>,
234            level: CompressionLevel,
235        ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CompressionFailed> {
236            let quality = match level {
237                CompressionLevel::Interactive => QUALITY_FAST,
238                CompressionLevel::Amortized => QUALITY_SLOW,
239            };
240            let output = Cursor::new(Vec::with_capacity(input.len() / 2));
241            let mut compressor = brotli::CompressorWriter::new(output, BUFFER_SIZE, quality, LGWIN);
242            compressor
243                .write_all(&input)
244                .map_err(|_| CompressionFailed)?;
245            Ok(compressor.into_inner().into_inner())
246        }
247
248        fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm {
249            CertificateCompressionAlgorithm::Brotli
250        }
251    }
252
253    /// Brotli buffer size.
254    ///
255    /// Chosen based on brotli `examples/compress.rs`.
256    const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 4096;
257
258    /// This is the default lgwin parameter, see `BrotliEncoderInitParams()`
259    const LGWIN: u32 = 22;
260
261    /// Compression quality we use for interactive compressions.
262    /// See <https://blog.cloudflare.com/results-experimenting-brotli> for data.
263    const QUALITY_FAST: u32 = 4;
264
265    /// Compression quality we use for offline compressions (the maximum).
266    const QUALITY_SLOW: u32 = 11;
267}
268
269#[cfg(feature = "brotli")]
270pub use feat_brotli::{BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, BROTLI_DECOMPRESSOR};
271
272/// An LRU cache for compressions.
273///
274/// The prospect of being able to reuse a given compression for many connections
275/// means we can afford to spend more time on that compression (by passing
276/// `CompressionLevel::Amortized` to the compressor).
277#[expect(clippy::exhaustive_enums)]
278#[derive(Debug)]
279pub enum CompressionCache {
280    /// No caching happens, and compression happens each time using
281    /// `CompressionLevel::Interactive`.
282    Disabled,
283
284    /// Compressions are stored in an LRU cache.
285    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
286    Enabled(CompressionCacheInner),
287}
288
289/// Innards of an enabled CompressionCache.
290///
291/// You cannot make one of these directly. Use [`CompressionCache::new`].
292#[cfg(feature = "std")]
293#[derive(Debug)]
294pub struct CompressionCacheInner {
295    /// Maximum size of underlying storage.
296    size: usize,
297
298    /// LRU-order entries.
299    ///
300    /// First is least-used, last is most-used.
301    entries: Mutex<VecDeque<Arc<CompressionCacheEntry>>>,
302}
303
304impl CompressionCache {
305    /// Make a `CompressionCache` that stores up to `size` compressed
306    /// certificate messages.
307    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
308    pub fn new(size: usize) -> Self {
309        if size == 0 {
310            return Self::Disabled;
311        }
312
313        Self::Enabled(CompressionCacheInner {
314            size,
315            entries: Mutex::new(VecDeque::with_capacity(size)),
316        })
317    }
318
319    /// Return a `CompressionCacheEntry`, which is an owning
320    /// wrapper for a `CompressedCertificatePayload`.
321    ///
322    /// `compressor` is the compression function we have negotiated.
323    /// `original` is the uncompressed certificate message.
324    pub(crate) fn compression_for(
325        &self,
326        compressor: &dyn CertCompressor,
327        original: &CertificatePayloadTls13<'_>,
328    ) -> Result<Arc<CompressionCacheEntry>, CompressionFailed> {
329        match self {
330            Self::Disabled => Self::uncached_compression(compressor, original),
331
332            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
333            Self::Enabled(_) => self.compression_for_impl(compressor, original),
334        }
335    }
336
337    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
338    fn compression_for_impl(
339        &self,
340        compressor: &dyn CertCompressor,
341        original: &CertificatePayloadTls13<'_>,
342    ) -> Result<Arc<CompressionCacheEntry>, CompressionFailed> {
343        let (max_size, entries) = match self {
344            Self::Enabled(CompressionCacheInner { size, entries }) => (*size, entries),
345            _ => unreachable!(),
346        };
347
348        // context is a per-connection quantity, and included in the compressed data.
349        // it is not suitable for inclusion in the cache.
350        if !original.context.is_empty() {
351            return Self::uncached_compression(compressor, original);
352        }
353
354        // cache probe:
355        let encoding = original.get_encoding();
356        let algorithm = compressor.algorithm();
357
358        let mut cache = entries
359            .lock()
360            .map_err(|_| CompressionFailed)?;
361        for (i, item) in cache.iter().enumerate() {
362            if item.algorithm == algorithm && item.original == encoding {
363                // this item is now MRU
364                let item = cache.remove(i).unwrap();
365                cache.push_back(item.clone());
366                return Ok(item);
367            }
368        }
369        drop(cache);
370
371        // do compression:
372        let uncompressed_len = encoding.len() as u32;
373        let compressed = compressor.compress(encoding.clone(), CompressionLevel::Amortized)?;
374        let new_entry = Arc::new(CompressionCacheEntry {
375            algorithm,
376            original: encoding,
377            compressed: CompressedCertificatePayload {
378                alg: algorithm,
379                uncompressed_len,
380                compressed: SizedPayload::from(Payload::new(compressed)),
381            },
382        });
383
384        // insert into cache
385        let mut cache = entries
386            .lock()
387            .map_err(|_| CompressionFailed)?;
388        if cache.len() == max_size {
389            cache.pop_front();
390        }
391        cache.push_back(new_entry.clone());
392        Ok(new_entry)
393    }
394
395    /// Compress `original` using `compressor` at `Interactive` level.
396    fn uncached_compression(
397        compressor: &dyn CertCompressor,
398        original: &CertificatePayloadTls13<'_>,
399    ) -> Result<Arc<CompressionCacheEntry>, CompressionFailed> {
400        let algorithm = compressor.algorithm();
401        let encoding = original.get_encoding();
402        let uncompressed_len = encoding.len() as u32;
403        let compressed = compressor.compress(encoding, CompressionLevel::Interactive)?;
404
405        // this `CompressionCacheEntry` in fact never makes it into the cache, so
406        // `original` is left empty
407        Ok(Arc::new(CompressionCacheEntry {
408            algorithm,
409            original: Vec::new(),
410            compressed: CompressedCertificatePayload {
411                alg: algorithm,
412                uncompressed_len,
413                compressed: SizedPayload::from(Payload::new(compressed)),
414            },
415        }))
416    }
417}
418
419#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), expect(clippy::derivable_impls))]
420impl Default for CompressionCache {
421    fn default() -> Self {
422        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
423        {
424            // 4 entries allows 2 certificate chains times 2 compression algorithms
425            Self::new(4)
426        }
427
428        #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
429        {
430            Self::Disabled
431        }
432    }
433}
434
435#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), expect(dead_code))]
436#[derive(Debug)]
437pub(crate) struct CompressionCacheEntry {
438    // cache key is algorithm + original:
439    algorithm: CertificateCompressionAlgorithm,
440    original: Vec<u8>,
441
442    // cache value is compression result:
443    compressed: CompressedCertificatePayload<'static>,
444}
445
446impl CompressionCacheEntry {
447    pub(crate) fn compressed_cert_payload(&self) -> CompressedCertificatePayload<'_> {
448        self.compressed.as_borrowed()
449    }
450}
451
452#[cfg(all(test, any(feature = "brotli", feature = "zlib")))]
453mod tests {
454    use std::{println, vec};
455
456    use super::*;
457
458    #[test]
459    #[cfg(feature = "zlib")]
460    fn test_zlib() {
461        test_compressor(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, ZLIB_DECOMPRESSOR);
462    }
463
464    #[test]
465    #[cfg(feature = "brotli")]
466    fn test_brotli() {
467        test_compressor(BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, BROTLI_DECOMPRESSOR);
468    }
469
470    fn test_compressor(comp: &dyn CertCompressor, decomp: &dyn CertDecompressor) {
471        assert_eq!(comp.algorithm(), decomp.algorithm());
472        for sz in [16, 64, 512, 2048, 8192, 16384] {
473            test_trivial_pairwise(comp, decomp, sz);
474        }
475        test_decompress_wrong_len(comp, decomp);
476        test_decompress_garbage(decomp);
477    }
478
479    fn test_trivial_pairwise(
480        comp: &dyn CertCompressor,
481        decomp: &dyn CertDecompressor,
482        plain_len: usize,
483    ) {
484        let original = vec![0u8; plain_len];
485
486        for level in [CompressionLevel::Interactive, CompressionLevel::Amortized] {
487            let compressed = comp
488                .compress(original.clone(), level)
489                .unwrap();
490            println!(
491                "{:?} compressed trivial {} -> {} using {:?} level",
492                comp.algorithm(),
493                original.len(),
494                compressed.len(),
495                level
496            );
497            let mut recovered = vec![0xffu8; plain_len];
498            decomp
499                .decompress(&compressed, &mut recovered)
500                .unwrap();
501            assert_eq!(original, recovered);
502        }
503    }
504
505    fn test_decompress_wrong_len(comp: &dyn CertCompressor, decomp: &dyn CertDecompressor) {
506        let original = vec![0u8; 2048];
507        let compressed = comp
508            .compress(original.clone(), CompressionLevel::Interactive)
509            .unwrap();
510        println!("{compressed:?}");
511
512        // too big
513        let mut recovered = vec![0xffu8; original.len() + 1];
514        decomp
515            .decompress(&compressed, &mut recovered)
516            .unwrap_err();
517
518        // too small
519        let mut recovered = vec![0xffu8; original.len() - 1];
520        decomp
521            .decompress(&compressed, &mut recovered)
522            .unwrap_err();
523    }
524
525    fn test_decompress_garbage(decomp: &dyn CertDecompressor) {
526        let junk = [0u8; 1024];
527        let mut recovered = vec![0u8; 512];
528        decomp
529            .decompress(&junk, &mut recovered)
530            .unwrap_err();
531    }
532
533    #[test]
534    #[cfg(all(feature = "brotli", feature = "zlib"))]
535    fn test_cache_evicts_lru() {
536        use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
537
538        use pki_types::CertificateDer;
539
540        let cache = CompressionCache::default();
541
542        let certs = [CertificateDer::from(vec![1])].into_iter();
543
544        let cert1 = CertificatePayloadTls13::new(certs.clone(), Some(b"1"));
545        let cert2 = CertificatePayloadTls13::new(certs.clone(), Some(b"2"));
546        let cert3 = CertificatePayloadTls13::new(certs.clone(), Some(b"3"));
547        let cert4 = CertificatePayloadTls13::new(certs.clone(), Some(b"4"));
548
549        // insert zlib (1), (2), (3), (4)
550
551        cache
552            .compression_for(
553                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
554                &cert1,
555            )
556            .unwrap();
557        cache
558            .compression_for(
559                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
560                &cert2,
561            )
562            .unwrap();
563        cache
564            .compression_for(
565                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
566                &cert3,
567            )
568            .unwrap();
569        cache
570            .compression_for(
571                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
572                &cert4,
573            )
574            .unwrap();
575
576        // -- now full
577
578        // insert brotli (1) evicts zlib (1)
579        cache
580            .compression_for(
581                &RequireCompress(BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
582                &cert4,
583            )
584            .unwrap();
585
586        // now zlib (2), (3), (4) and brotli (4) exist
587        cache
588            .compression_for(
589                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
590                &cert2,
591            )
592            .unwrap();
593        cache
594            .compression_for(
595                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
596                &cert3,
597            )
598            .unwrap();
599        cache
600            .compression_for(
601                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
602                &cert4,
603            )
604            .unwrap();
605        cache
606            .compression_for(
607                &RequireCompress(BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
608                &cert4,
609            )
610            .unwrap();
611
612        // insert zlib (1) requires re-compression & evicts zlib (2)
613        cache
614            .compression_for(
615                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
616                &cert1,
617            )
618            .unwrap();
619
620        // now zlib (1), (3), (4) and brotli (4) exist
621        // query zlib (4), (3), (1) to demonstrate LRU tracks usage rather than insertion
622        cache
623            .compression_for(
624                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
625                &cert4,
626            )
627            .unwrap();
628        cache
629            .compression_for(
630                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
631                &cert3,
632            )
633            .unwrap();
634        cache
635            .compression_for(
636                &RequireCompress(ZLIB_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), false),
637                &cert1,
638            )
639            .unwrap();
640
641        // now brotli (4), zlib (4), (3), (1)
642        // insert brotli (1) evicting brotli (4)
643        cache
644            .compression_for(
645                &RequireCompress(BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
646                &cert1,
647            )
648            .unwrap();
649
650        // verify brotli (4) disappeared
651        cache
652            .compression_for(
653                &RequireCompress(BROTLI_COMPRESSOR, AtomicBool::default(), true),
654                &cert4,
655            )
656            .unwrap();
657
658        #[derive(Debug)]
659        struct RequireCompress(&'static dyn CertCompressor, AtomicBool, bool);
660
661        impl CertCompressor for RequireCompress {
662            fn compress(
663                &self,
664                input: Vec<u8>,
665                level: CompressionLevel,
666            ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CompressionFailed> {
667                self.1.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
668                self.0.compress(input, level)
669            }
670
671            fn algorithm(&self) -> CertificateCompressionAlgorithm {
672                self.0.algorithm()
673            }
674        }
675
676        impl Drop for RequireCompress {
677            fn drop(&mut self) {
678                assert_eq!(self.1.load(Ordering::SeqCst), self.2);
679            }
680        }
681    }
682}