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  • S sineverba

    @Anticimex
    I can assure you that messages, nonces, hmacs and signatures are exactly the same in console gateway and in console of arduino mini.
    I did delete some chars before posting for.... security (?) :D
    Thank you for your answer!

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    Anticimex
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    #40

    @sineverba why did you delete them? There is nothing secret about them. They are sent over your radio link so they are to be considered very public, or signing wouldn't be useful, would it? ;)

    Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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    • AnticimexA Anticimex

      @sineverba why did you delete them? There is nothing secret about them. They are sent over your radio link so they are to be considered very public, or signing wouldn't be useful, would it? ;)

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      sineverba
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      @Anticimex
      I understand :)
      The last thing: what's the sense of this message:

      Skipping security for command 3 type 17
      

      ?

      Thank you!

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      • S sineverba

        @Anticimex
        I understand :)
        The last thing: what's the sense of this message:

        Skipping security for command 3 type 17
        

        ?

        Thank you!

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        Anticimex
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        wrote on last edited by Anticimex
        #42

        @sineverba it means that message is not signed. Because it is of a type not suitable for signing. Typically an ack or a handshake message. You can look the type up in the api specification. In this case it is a handshake message (a nonce reply to be precise).

        Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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          sindrome73
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          #43

          Hello!! I'm also trying to implement SOFT Signature, but because of my poor English I have many problems !!
          Someone could post the socket of a node + a working MQTT gateway.

          So you can study the code and understand how it works !!!

          Thanks 1000 in advance to who can help me

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          • S sindrome73

            Hello!! I'm also trying to implement SOFT Signature, but because of my poor English I have many problems !!
            Someone could post the socket of a node + a working MQTT gateway.

            So you can study the code and understand how it works !!!

            Thanks 1000 in advance to who can help me

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            Anticimex
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            wrote on last edited by
            #44

            @sindrome73 There is no difference for a MQTT gw than from other GW:s. There are code examples in the documentation. See this post and follow the Doxygen links.

            Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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              sindrome73
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              #45

              As I said, my English is not good and therefore it is difficult for me to follow the discussions.

              That's why I was asking for a snapshot already done, in order to study the code and understand how to solve ....
                If anyone can help me ????

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              • S sindrome73

                As I said, my English is not good and therefore it is difficult for me to follow the discussions.

                That's why I was asking for a snapshot already done, in order to study the code and understand how to solve ....
                  If anyone can help me ????

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                Anticimex
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                @sindrome73 I am afraid it will be difficult to help if you can't read the code. There is code in the documentation, and you ask for code? There is also a sequence of steps required to do personalization, so you have to be able to understand english to some extent, or find someone who can translate for you.

                If it helps, I have pasted the code here in case you for some reason can't find it (I assume you use a official 2.0 release):

                How to use this

                Before we begin with the details, I just want to emphasize that signing is completely optional and not enabled by default. If you do want the additional security layer signing provides, you pick the backend of your choise in your sketch. Currently, two compatible backends are supported; MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204 (hardware backed) and MY_SIGNING_SOFT (software backed). You can either enable these globally in MyConfig.h or in your sketch for sketch specific/local use.

                Firstly, you need to make sure to pick a backend to use as described above.

                //#define MY_SIGNING_SOFT
                #define MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204
                #include <MySensors.h>
                ...
                

                Make sure to set the define before the inclusion of MySensors.h. It is legal to mix hardware- and software-based backends in a network. They work together.

                You also need to decide if the node (or gateway) in question require and verify signatures in addition to calculating them. This has to be set by at least one of the node in a "pair" or nobody will actually start calculating a signature for a message. Just set the flag MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES and the node will inform the gateway that it expects the gateway to sign all messages sent to the node. If this is set in a gateway, it will NOT force all nodes to sign messages to it. It will only require signatures from nodes that in turn require signatures. If it is desired that the gateway should require signatures from all nodes, MY_SIGNING_GW_REQUEST_SIGNATURES_FROM_ALL can be set in the gateway sketch.
                If you want to have two nodes communicate securely directly with each other, the nodes that require signatures must send a presentation message to all nodes it expect signed messages from (only the gateway is informed automatically). See signerPresentation().
                A node can have three "states" with respect to signing:

                Node does not support signing in any way (neither MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204 nor MY_SIGNING_SOFT is set)
                Node does support signing but don't require messages sent to it to be signed (MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES is not set)
                Node does support signing and require messages sent to it to be signed (MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES is set)

                Secondly, you need to verify the configuration for the backend.
                For hardware backed signing it is the pin the device is connected to. In MyConfig.h there are defaults which you might need to adjust to match your personal build. The setting is defined using MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204_PIN and the default is to use pin A3.
                Similar to picking your backend, this can also be set in your sketch:

                #define MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204
                #define MY_SIGNING_ATSHA204_PIN 4
                #define MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES
                #include <MySensors.h>
                ...
                

                For the software backed signingbackend, an unconnected analog pin is required to set a random seed for the pseudo-random generator. It is important that the pin is floating, or the output of the pseudo-random generator will be predictable, and thus compromise the signatures. The setting is defined using MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN and the default is to use pin A7. The same configuration possibilities exist as with the other configuration options.

                Thirdly, if you use the software backend, you need to personalize the node (see personalization).

                #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT
                #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7
                #define MY_SIGNING_REQUEST_SIGNATURES
                #include <MySensors.h>
                ...
                

                An example of a node that require signatures is available in SecureActuator.ino.

                Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                  sineverba
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                  #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7
                  

                  I image not, but... the pin need to be to same in every node?

                  And.. will the library auto manage the PIN (in this case the #7) rendering it floating or need to explicity set it as INPUT on sketch?

                  Thank you!

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                  • S sineverba
                    #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7
                    

                    I image not, but... the pin need to be to same in every node?

                    And.. will the library auto manage the PIN (in this case the #7) rendering it floating or need to explicity set it as INPUT on sketch?

                    Thank you!

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                    Anticimex
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                    @sineverba It is assumed that you do any configurations in your sketch, before including MySensors.h so no, it does not need to be the same on every node. It just need to be left unconnected. And yes, the library takes care of the rest.

                    Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                    • S sineverba
                      #define MY_SIGNING_SOFT_RANDOMSEED_PIN 7
                      

                      I image not, but... the pin need to be to same in every node?

                      And.. will the library auto manage the PIN (in this case the #7) rendering it floating or need to explicity set it as INPUT on sketch?

                      Thank you!

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                      mfalkvidd
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                      The pin does not need to be the same.

                      The library will set it to the required mode, there is no need to do anything in the sketch.

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                        pepson
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                        Hi
                        I have a gateway mysensors on my RPI3 with radio RFM69HW. Is any chance to build gateway on RPI3 but also with chip ATSHA204A ? And how build it...

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                        • pepsonP pepson

                          Hi
                          I have a gateway mysensors on my RPI3 with radio RFM69HW. Is any chance to build gateway on RPI3 but also with chip ATSHA204A ? And how build it...

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                          Anticimex
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                          @pepson the driver has not been designed with rPi in mind. And you'd probably be better off with an I2C variant for rPi. But we currently don't offer a driver for that so you'd have to write it yourself.
                          But, for a gw, you typically keep those secured physically, so using a atsha device is less important, compared to "roaming" nodes.

                          Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                            @pepson the driver has not been designed with rPi in mind. And you'd probably be better off with an I2C variant for rPi. But we currently don't offer a driver for that so you'd have to write it yourself.
                            But, for a gw, you typically keep those secured physically, so using a atsha device is less important, compared to "roaming" nodes.

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                            pepson
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                            #52

                            @anticimex
                            I don't understand. I want secure my nodes... By Atsha204a. How I can secure it by other solution.

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                              @anticimex
                              I don't understand. I want secure my nodes... By Atsha204a. How I can secure it by other solution.

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                              Anticimex
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                              @pepson I have implemented a sw emulator for the atsha which offers compatible security infrastructure but without readout protection. Readout protection is needed if someone steals your node and extracts your hmac key. Your gw won't typically be stolen, so it don't need readout protection and can rely on the soft signing option which is compatible with nodes using atsha204a personalized with the same hmac key. The rPi port support the atsha204a emulator so you can use that to secure nodes that has a real atsha204a device.

                              Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                                @pepson I have implemented a sw emulator for the atsha which offers compatible security infrastructure but without readout protection. Readout protection is needed if someone steals your node and extracts your hmac key. Your gw won't typically be stolen, so it don't need readout protection and can rely on the soft signing option which is compatible with nodes using atsha204a personalized with the same hmac key. The rPi port support the atsha204a emulator so you can use that to secure nodes that has a real atsha204a device.

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                                pepson
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                                #54

                                @anticimex

                                Can you show me full manual how implement it on Gateway on RPI and how add this to sketch on nodes ? Please...
                                If you can describe me very good. I am begginer...

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                                • pepsonP pepson

                                  @anticimex

                                  Can you show me full manual how implement it on Gateway on RPI and how add this to sketch on nodes ? Please...
                                  If you can describe me very good. I am begginer...

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                                  Anticimex
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                                  wrote on last edited by
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                                  @pepson you have the links to the documentation in the article this thread is commenting on. At the very top.

                                  Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                                  • AnticimexA Anticimex

                                    @pepson you have the links to the documentation in the article this thread is commenting on. At the very top.

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                                    pepson
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                                    @anticimex
                                    But please show me as you have to have example...

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                                      @anticimex
                                      But please show me as you have to have example...

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                                      Anticimex
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                                      @pepson I don't run on raspberry pi so I don't. But the documentation does have specific configuration examples for raspberry pi, so you have all information needed listed there in "how to use this" section.

                                      Do you feel secure today? No? Start requiring some signatures and feel better tomorrow ;)

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                                      • pepsonP pepson

                                        @anticimex
                                        But please show me as you have to have example...

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                                        sineverba
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                                        @pepson see here for 2.2.0 and on left menu for 2.3.0

                                        https://github.com/sineverba/domapi/wiki/MySensors-2.2.0-Security-and-signin

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                                        • S sineverba

                                          @pepson see here for 2.2.0 and on left menu for 2.3.0

                                          https://github.com/sineverba/domapi/wiki/MySensors-2.2.0-Security-and-signin

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                                          #59

                                          @sineverba
                                          Very very good manuals...
                                          But i dont understand what i must type number in this placeand how get it ? It is MAC number network from RPI ?:

                                          #define MY_SIGNING_NODE_WHITELISTING {{.nodeId = GATEWAY_ADDRESS,.serial = {0Xaa,0Xbb,0Xcc,0XF9,0X82,0XB2,0X50,0XF2,0XAB}}} // got from gateway setup

                                          And what is diffrent with MySensors 2.3.0 ?
                                          I must do all point from MySensors 2.2.0 and additional point for 2.3.0 ?

                                          After got your ./configure instruction, type
                                          sudo nano /etc/mysensors.conf
                                          And add your KEYs to the specific section on bottom of the file.
                                          To get your first KEYs follow guide for 2.2.0

                                          And in version 2.3.0 i must do this under building gateway ?

                                          And add serial,HMAC,AES in this place in mysensors.conf

                                          Software signing settings

                                          Note: The gateway must have been built with signing

                                          support to use the options below.

                                          To generate a HMAC key run mysgw with: --gen-soft-hmac-key

                                          copy the new key in the line below and uncomment it.

                                          #soft_hmac_key=

                                          To generate a serial key run mysgw with: --gen-soft-serial-key

                                          copy the new key in the line below and uncomment it.

                                          #soft_serial_key=

                                          Encryption settings

                                          Note: The gateway must have been built with encryption

                                          support to use the options below.

                                          To generate a AES key run mysgw with: --gen-aes-key

                                          copy the new key in the line below and uncomment it.

                                          #aes_key=

                                          and then build gateway ?

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