Define some structure for lifetime values

* Lower 8 bits: persistence level
    * 0: volatile
    * 1: persistent (default)
    * 2-127: persistent (reserved for future PSA specifications)
    * 128-254: persistent (reserved for vendors)
    * 255: read-only
* Upper 24 bits: location indicator
    * 0: built-in
    * 1: primary secure element
    * 2-0x7fffff: reserved for future PSA specifications
    * 0x800000-0xffffff: vendor-specific

Signed-off-by: Gilles Peskine <Gilles.Peskine@arm.com>
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@ -108,18 +108,117 @@ typedef uint32_t psa_algorithm_t;
* The lifetime of a key indicates where it is stored and what system actions
* may create and destroy it.
*
* Keys with the lifetime #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_VOLATILE are automatically
* destroyed when the application terminates or on a power reset.
* Lifetime values have the following structure:
* - Bits 0-7 (#PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_GET_PERSISTENCE(\c lifetime)):
* persistence level. This value indicates what device management
* actions can cause it to be destroyed. In particular, it indicates
* whether the key is _volatile_ or _persistent_.
* See ::psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t for more information.
* - Bits 8-31 (#PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_GET_LOCATION(\c lifetime)):
* location indicator. This value indicates where the key is stored
* and where operations on the key are performed.
* See ::psa_key_lifetime_location_t for more information.
*
* Volatile keys are automatically destroyed when the application instance
* terminates or on a power reset of the device. Persistent keys are
* preserved until the application explicitly destroys them or until an
* implementation-specific device management event occurs (for example,
* a factory reset).
*
* Keys with a lifetime other than #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_VOLATILE are said
* to be _persistent_.
* Persistent keys are preserved if the application or the system restarts.
* Persistent keys have a key identifier of type #psa_key_id_t.
* This identifier remains valid throughout the lifetime of the key,
* even if the application instance that created the key terminates.
* The application can call psa_open_key() to open a persistent key that
* it created previously.
*
* This specification defines two basic lifetime values:
* - Keys with the lifetime #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_VOLATILE are volatile.
* All implementations should support this lifetime.
* - Keys with the lifetime #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENT are persistent.
* All implementations that have access to persistent storage with
* appropriate security guarantees should support this lifetime.
*/
typedef uint32_t psa_key_lifetime_t;
/** Encoding of key persistence levels.
*
* What distinguishes different persistence levels is what device management
* events may cause keys to be destroyed. _Volatile_ keys are destroyed
* by a power reset. Persistent keys may be destroyed by events such as
* a transfer of ownership or a factory reset. What management events
* actually affect persistent keys at different levels is outside the
* scope of the PSA Cryptography specification.
*
* This specification defines the following values of persistence levels:
* - \c 0 = #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_VOLATILE: volatile key.
* A volatile key is automatically destroyed by the implementation when
* the application instance terminates. In particular, a volatile key
* is automatically destroyed on a power reset of the device.
* - \c 1 = #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_PRIMARY:
* persistent key with a default lifetime.
* Implementations should support this value if they support persistent
* keys at all.
* Applications should use this value if they have no specific needs that
* are only met by implementation-specific features.
* - \c 2-127: persistent key with a PSA-specified lifetime.
* The PSA Cryptography specification does not define the meaning of these
* values, but other PSA specifications may do so.
* - \c 128-254: persistent key with a vendor-specified lifetime.
* No PSA specification will define the meaning of these values, so
* implementations may choose the meaning freely.
* As a guideline, higher persistence levels should cause a key to survive
* more management events than lower levels.
* - \c 255 = #PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_READ_ONLY:
* read-only or write-once key.
* A key with this persistence level cannot be destroyed.
* Implementations that support such keys may either allow their creation
* through the PSA Cryptography API, preferably only to applications with
* the appropriate privilege, or only expose keys created through
* implementation-specific means such as a factory ROM engraving process.
* Note that keys that are read-only due to policy restrictions
* rather than due to physical limitations should not have this
* persistence levels.
*
* \note Key persistence levels are 8-bit values. Key management
* interfaces operate on lifetimes (type ::psa_key_lifetime_t) which
* encode the persistence as the lower 8 bits of a 32-bit value.
*/
typedef uint8_t psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t;
/** Encoding of key location indicators.
*
* If an implementation of this API can make calls to external
* cryptoprocessors such as secure elements, the location of a key
* indicates which secure element performs the operations on the key.
* If an implementation offers multiple physical locations for persistent
* storage, the location indicator reflects at which physical location
* the key is stored.
*
* This specification defines the following values of location indicators:
* - \c 0: default location.
* All implementations should support this value.
* The default location typically indicates that the key material is
* used and stored within the same security boundary as the key metadata.
* - \c 1: primary secure element.
* Implementations should support this value if there is a secure element
* attached to the operating environment.
* As a guideline, secure elements may provide higher resistance against
* side channel and physical attacks than the default location, but may
* have restrictions on supported key types, sizes, policies and operations
* and may have different performance characteristics.
* - \c 2-0x7fffff: other locations defined by a PSA specification.
* The PSA Cryptography does not currently assign any meaning to these
* locations, but future versions of this specification or other PSA
* specifications may do so.
* - \c 0x800000-0xffffff: vendor-defined locations.
* No PSA specification will assign a meaning to locations in this range.
*
* \note Key location indicators are 24-bit values. Key management
* interfaces operate on lifetimes (type ::psa_key_lifetime_t) which
* encode the location as the upper 24 bits of a 32-bit value.
*/
typedef uint32_t psa_key_lifetime_location_t;
/** Encoding of identifiers of persistent keys.
*
* - Applications may freely choose key identifiers in the range

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@ -1539,8 +1539,16 @@
* @{
*/
/** A volatile key only exists as long as the handle to it is not closed.
/** The default lifetime for volatile keys.
*
* A volatile key only exists as long as the handle to it is not closed.
* The key material is guaranteed to be erased on a power reset.
*
* A key with this lifetime is typically stored in the RAM area of the
* PSA Crypto subsystem. However this is an implementation choice.
* If an implementation stores data about the key in a non-volatile memory,
* it must release all the resources associated with the key and erase the
* key material if the calling application terminates.
*/
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_VOLATILE ((psa_key_lifetime_t)0x00000000)
@ -1555,9 +1563,43 @@
* This lifetime value is the default storage area for the calling
* application. Implementations may offer other storage areas designated
* by other lifetime values as implementation-specific extensions.
* See ::psa_key_lifetime_location_t for more information.
*/
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENT ((psa_key_lifetime_t)0x00000001)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_VOLATILE ((psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t)0x00)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_PRIMARY ((psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t)0x01)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_READ_ONLY ((psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t)0xff)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_GET_PERSISTENCE(lifetime) \
((psa_key_lifetime_persistence_t)((lifetime) & 0x000000ff)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_GET_LOCATION(lifetime) \
((psa_key_lifetime_location_t)((lifetime) >> 8)
/** Whether a key lifetime indicates that the key is volatile.
*
* A volatile key is automatically destroyed by the implementation when
* the application instance terminates. In particular, a volatile key
* is automatically destroyed on a power reset of the device.
*
* A key that is not volatile is persistent. Persistent keys are
* preserved until the application explicitly destroys them or until an
* implementation-specific device management event occurs (for example,
* a factory reset).
*
* \param lifetime The lifetime value to query (value of type
* ::psa_key_lifetime_t).
*
* \return \c 1 if the key is volatile, otherwise \c 0.
*/
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_IS_VOLATILE(lifetime) \
(PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_GET_PERSISTENCE(lifetime) == \
PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENCE_VOLATILE)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_LOCATION_BUILT_IN ((psa_key_lifetime_location_t)0x000000)
#define PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_LOCATION_VENDOR_FLAG ((psa_key_lifetime_location_t)0x800000)
/** The minimum value for a key identifier chosen by the application.
*/
#define PSA_KEY_ID_USER_MIN ((psa_app_key_id_t)0x00000001)