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6 tpm2_testparms(1) - Verify that specified algorithm suite is supported
7 by TPM
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10 tpm2_testparms [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENT]
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13 tpm2_testparms(1) - Checks that the suite specified by ALG_SPEC is
14 available for usage per ALGORITHM.
15 Algorithms should follow the "formatting standards", see section "Algo‐
17 rithm Specifiers".
18 Also, see section "Supported Signing Schemes" for a list of supported
20 hash algorithms.
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23 This tool accepts no tool specific options.
24 References
27 This collection of options are common to many programs and provide in‐
28 formation that many users may expect.
29 • -h, --help=[man|no-man]: Display the tools manpage. By default, it
31 attempts to invoke the manpager for the tool, however, on failure
32 will output a short tool summary. This is the same behavior if the
33 "man" option argument is specified, however if explicit "man" is re‐
34 quested, the tool will provide errors from man on stderr. If the
35 "no-man" option if specified, or the manpager fails, the short op‐
36 tions will be output to stdout.
37 To successfully use the manpages feature requires the manpages to be
39 installed or on MANPATH, See man(1) for more details.
40 • -v, --version: Display version information for this tool, supported
42 tctis and exit.
43 • -V, --verbose: Increase the information that the tool prints to the
45 console during its execution. When using this option the file and
46 line number are printed.
47 • -Q, --quiet: Silence normal tool output to stdout.
49 • -Z, --enable-errata: Enable the application of errata fixups. Useful
51 if an errata fixup needs to be applied to commands sent to the TPM.
52 Defining the environment TPM2TOOLS_ENABLE_ERRATA is equivalent. in‐
53 formation many users may expect.
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56 The TCTI or "Transmission Interface" is the communication mechanism
57 with the TPM. TCTIs can be changed for communication with TPMs across
58 different mediums.
59 To control the TCTI, the tools respect:
61 1. The command line option -T or --tcti
63 2. The environment variable: TPM2TOOLS_TCTI.
65 Note: The command line option always overrides the environment vari‐
67 able.
68 The current known TCTIs are:
70 • tabrmd - The resource manager, called tabrmd
72 (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-abrmd). Note that tabrmd and
73 abrmd as a tcti name are synonymous.
74 • mssim - Typically used for communicating to the TPM software simula‐
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77 • device - Used when talking directly to a TPM device file.
79 • none - Do not initalize a connection with the TPM. Some tools allow
81 for off-tpm options and thus support not using a TCTI. Tools that do
82 not support it will error when attempted to be used without a TCTI
83 connection. Does not support ANY options and MUST BE presented as
84 the exact text of "none".
85 The arguments to either the command line option or the environment
87 variable are in the form:
88 <tcti-name>:<tcti-option-config>
90 Specifying an empty string for either the <tcti-name> or <tcti-op‐
92 tion-config> results in the default being used for that portion respec‐
93 tively.
94 TCTI Defaults
96 When a TCTI is not specified, the default TCTI is searched for using
97 dlopen(3) semantics. The tools will search for tabrmd, device and
98 mssim TCTIs IN THAT ORDER and USE THE FIRST ONE FOUND. You can query
99 what TCTI will be chosen as the default by using the -v option to print
100 the version information. The "default-tcti" key-value pair will indi‐
101 cate which of the aforementioned TCTIs is the default.
102 Custom TCTIs
104 Any TCTI that implements the dynamic TCTI interface can be loaded. The
105 tools internally use dlopen(3), and the raw tcti-name value is used for
106 the lookup. Thus, this could be a path to the shared library, or a li‐
107 brary name as understood by dlopen(3) semantics.
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110 This collection of options are used to configure the various known TCTI
111 modules available:
112 • device: For the device TCTI, the TPM character device file for use by
114 the device TCTI can be specified. The default is /dev/tpm0.
115 Example: -T device:/dev/tpm0 or export TPM2TOOLS_TCTI="de‐
117 vice:/dev/tpm0"
118 • mssim: For the mssim TCTI, the domain name or IP address and port
120 number used by the simulator can be specified. The default are
121 127.0.0.1 and 2321.
122 Example: -T mssim:host=localhost,port=2321 or export TPM2TOOLS_TC‐
124 TI="mssim:host=localhost,port=2321"
125 • abrmd: For the abrmd TCTI, the configuration string format is a se‐
127 ries of simple key value pairs separated by a ',' character. Each
128 key and value string are separated by a '=' character.
129 • TCTI abrmd supports two keys:
131 1. 'bus_name' : The name of the tabrmd service on the bus (a
133 string).
134 2. 'bus_type' : The type of the dbus instance (a string) limited to
136 'session' and 'system'.
137 Specify the tabrmd tcti name and a config string of bus_name=com.ex‐
139 ample.FooBar:
140 \--tcti=tabrmd:bus_name=com.example.FooBar
142 Specify the default (abrmd) tcti and a config string of bus_type=ses‐
144 sion:
145 \--tcti:bus_type=session
147 NOTE: abrmd and tabrmd are synonymous. the various known TCTI mod‐
149 ules.
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152 Options that take algorithms support "nice-names".
153 There are two major algorithm specification string classes, simple and
155 complex. Only certain algorithms will be accepted by the TPM, based on
156 usage and conditions.
157 Simple specifiers
159 These are strings with no additional specification data. When creating
160 objects, non-specified portions of an object are assumed to defaults.
161 You can find the list of known "Simple Specifiers Below".
162 Asymmetric
164 • rsa
165 • ecc
167 Symmetric
169 • aes
170 • camellia
172 Hashing Algorithms
174 • sha1
175 • sha256
177 • sha384
179 • sha512
181 • sm3_256
183 • sha3_256
185 • sha3_384
187 • sha3_512
189 Keyed Hash
191 • hmac
192 • xor
194 Signing Schemes
196 • rsassa
197 • rsapss
199 • ecdsa
201 • ecdaa
203 • ecschnorr
205 Asymmetric Encryption Schemes
207 • oaep
208 • rsaes
210 • ecdh
212 Modes
214 • ctr
215 • ofb
217 • cbc
219 • cfb
221 • ecb
223 Misc
225 • null
226 Complex Specifiers
228 Objects, when specified for creation by the TPM, have numerous algo‐
229 rithms to populate in the public data. Things like type, scheme and
230 asymmetric details, key size, etc. Below is the general format for
231 specifying this data: <type>:<scheme>:<symmetric-details>
232 Type Specifiers
234 This portion of the complex algorithm specifier is required. The re‐
235 maining scheme and symmetric details will default based on the type
236 specified and the type of the object being created.
237 • aes - Default AES: aes128
239 • aes128<mode> - 128 bit AES with optional mode (ctr|ofb|cbc|cfb|ecb).
241 If mode is not specified, defaults to null.
242 • aes192<mode> - Same as aes128<mode>, except for a 192 bit key size.
244 • aes256<mode> - Same as aes128<mode>, except for a 256 bit key size.
246 • ecc - Elliptical Curve, defaults to ecc256.
248 • ecc192 - 192 bit ECC
250 • ecc224 - 224 bit ECC
252 • ecc256 - 256 bit ECC
254 • ecc384 - 384 bit ECC
256 • ecc521 - 521 bit ECC
258 • rsa - Default RSA: rsa2048
260 • rsa1024 - RSA with 1024 bit keysize.
262 • rsa2048 - RSA with 2048 bit keysize.
264 • rsa4096 - RSA with 4096 bit keysize.
266 Scheme Specifiers
268 Next, is an optional field, it can be skipped.
269 Schemes are usually Signing Schemes or Asymmetric Encryption Schemes.
271 Most signing schemes take a hash algorithm directly following the sign‐
272 ing scheme. If the hash algorithm is missing, it defaults to sha256.
273 Some take no arguments, and some take multiple arguments.
274 Hash Optional Scheme Specifiers
276 These scheme specifiers are followed by a dash and a valid hash algo‐
277 rithm, For example: oaep-sha256.
278 • oaep
280 • ecdh
282 • rsassa
284 • rsapss
286 • ecdsa
288 • ecschnorr
290 Multiple Option Scheme Specifiers
292 This scheme specifier is followed by a count (max size UINT16) then
293 followed by a dash(-) and a valid hash algorithm. * ecdaa For example,
294 ecdaa4-sha256. If no count is specified, it defaults to 4.
295 No Option Scheme Specifiers
297 This scheme specifier takes NO arguments. * rsaes
298 Symmetric Details Specifiers
300 This field is optional, and defaults based on the type of object being
301 created and it's attributes. Generally, any valid Symmetric specifier
302 from the Type Specifiers list should work. If not specified, an asym‐
303 metric objects symmetric details defaults to aes128cfb.
304 Examples
306 Create an rsa2048 key with an rsaes asymmetric encryption scheme
307 tpm2_create -C parent.ctx -G rsa2048:rsaes -u key.pub -r key.priv
308 Create an ecc256 key with an ecdaa signing scheme with a count of 4
310 and sha384 hash
311 /tpm2_create -C parent.ctx -G ecc256:ec‐
313 daa4-sha384 -u key.pub -r key.priv cryptographic algorithms ALGORITHM.
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316 Format selection for the signature output file. tss (the default) will
317 output a binary blob according to the TPM 2.0 specification and any po‐
318 tential compiler padding. The option plain will output the plain sig‐
319 nature data as defined by the used cryptographic algorithm.
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322 Check whether if rsa is supported
323 tpm2_testparms rsa
324 Check that ECDSA using P-256 with AES-128 CTR mode is available
326 tpm2_testparms ecc256:ecdsa:aes128ctr
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329 Tools can return any of the following codes:
330 • 0 - Success.
332 • 1 - General non-specific error.
334 • 2 - Options handling error.
336 • 3 - Authentication error.
338 • 4 - TCTI related error.
340 • 5 - Non supported scheme. Applicable to tpm2_testparams.
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344 Github Issues (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tools/issues)
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347 See the Mailing List (https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/tpm2)
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