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Summary

  • Construct each 96-bit GCM IV as an 8-byte random per-stream fixed field plus a 4-byte big-endian invocation.
  • Reserve invocation 0 for metadata and start payload segments at 1.
  • Reject invalid inputs and fail without wrapping when the invocation field is exhausted.
  • Cover metadata/payload parity, sequencing, defensive copying, validation, and exhaustion.

Rationale

This aligns java-sdk with the agreed TDF3 IV construction used by the other SDKs while preserving the existing 12-byte IV wire format.

Test plan

  • mvn -pl sdk -Dtest=TDFTest surefire:test (26 passed)
  • mvn -pl sdk surefire:test (225 passed, 8 skipped)

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No public API or wire-format changes.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Updated encrypted metadata and payloads to use IVs with a shared random fixed field and sequential invocation values. Metadata uses the first value, followed by payload segments, keeping IV allocation consistent across the stream.
    • Added safeguards for invalid IV counter inputs and counter exhaustion, preventing further IV generation after the supported range is reached.

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TDF now uses a random eight-byte fixed IV field with a 32-bit invocation counter. createTDF shares one counter between metadata and payload encryption. Metadata uses invocation 0, and payload segments use later invocations.

Changes

TDF IV allocation

Layer / File(s) Summary
IV counter and validation
sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java, sdk/src/test/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDFTest.java
IvCounter generates and validates the fixed field and invocation value, clones supplied fields, and synchronizes IV issuance. Tests cover byte order, input validation, exhaustion, and distinct fields across streams.
Metadata and payload IV flow
sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java, sdk/src/test/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDFTest.java
createTDF allocates metadata invocation 0 and draws payload IVs from the same counter. Tests check sequential invocation values and metadata and payload round-trips.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TDF as TDF.createTDF
  participant Counter as IvCounter
  participant Manifest as prepareManifest
  TDF->>Counter: next() allocates metadata invocation 0
  Counter-->>TDF: metadata IV
  TDF->>Manifest: pass metadata IV
  loop Each payload segment
    TDF->>Counter: next()
    Counter-->>TDF: IV with next invocation
  end
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to aede6

TDF encryption now builds each IV from a random per-stream fixed field plus a counter, with metadata and payload sharing one sequence. That layout is sound. The fixed field is drawn from the platform's strong random source, so in some low-entropy or FIPS-configured environments, creating a TDF could stall or fail. This is a minor follow-up and does not block merge.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to aede6

The shared sequence preserves metadata/payload nonce separation and rejects exhaustion without wrapping. Nonces remain internally controlled, and Java readers consume the existing 12-byte framing. Compatibility with other SDKs has not been independently verified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — Within the inspected call path, nonce-allocation correctness protects the confidentiality and authenticity of one TDF's metadata and payload. Allocation state and freshly generated keys are local to creation, rather than shared across callers or persisted for recovery. External consumers of the resulting ciphertext were not verified.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Caller-controlled payload and metadata do not gain nonce or key-selection authority through the public API. IvCounter and its constructors remain package-private, and createTDF selects the production allocator internally.
  • observed — The inspected loading path retains configured KAS allowlist enforcement, key unwrapping and reconstruction, root and segment integrity checks, and GCM authentication. The IV allocation change does not replace these access or authenticity controls.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Synchronized advancement and terminal exhaustion prevent concurrent allocation or repeated requests from reissuing a nonce within a stream. Fresh keys on a new creation call keep recovery independent of probabilistic fixed-field uniqueness alone.
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Review comments at @sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java:
- Line 132: Update IvCounter’s generateFixedField method to use a shared default
SecureRandom instance instead of calling getInstanceStrong for each TDF. Remove
the strong-algorithm lookup and its related exception handling.

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private static byte[] generateFixedField() {
byte[] fixedField = new byte[FIXED_FIELD_SIZE];
try {
SecureRandom.getInstanceStrong().nextBytes(fixedField);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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git diff 7191d05b4dbfdd9dd3c584e1f04e9fa52d3001a9 346e0d868bcf5170d17dd9e2ffbb98377ccbefdb -- sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java
rg -n 'getInstanceStrong|new SecureRandom|generateKey|randomBytes|java.version|maven.compiler' sdk/src/main/java pom.xml sdk/pom.xml
sed -n '80,145p' sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java
sed -n '540,640p' sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java

Repository: opentdf/java-sdk

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#!/bin/bash
set -e
printf '%s\n' '--- AesGcm current source ---'
cat -n sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/AesGcm.java | sed -n '1,175p'
printf '%s\n' '--- AesGcm base source ---'
git show 7191d05b4dbfdd9dd3c584e1f04e9fa52d3001a9:sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/AesGcm.java | sed -n '1,175p'
printf '%s\n' '--- provider/configuration references ---'
rg -n -i 'provider|FIPS|SecureRandom|NativePRNG|DRBG|entropy|java.security|jdk\.security|securerandom' --glob '!target/**' --glob '!build/**' .
printf '%s\n' '--- build/runtime declarations ---'
cat -n pom.xml | sed -n '1,35p;165,205p'
cat -n sdk/pom.xml | sed -n '390,435p'
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant diff summary ---'
git diff --stat 7191d05b4dbfdd9dd3c584e1f04e9fa52d3001a 346e0d868bcf5170d17dd9e2ffbb98377ccbefdb9

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#!/bin/bash
set -e
printf '%s\n' '--- current TDF key generation and createTDF ---'
cat -n sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java | sed -n '180,225p;560,625p'
printf '%s\n' '--- base TDF key generation and createTDF ---'
git show 7191d05b4dbfdd9dd3c584e1f04e9fa52d3001a:sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java | sed -n '180,225p;600,675p'
printf '%s\n' '--- FIPS security properties ---'
cat -n sdk/src/test/resources/java.security.fips.test | sed -n '1,25p'
printf '%s\n' '--- current counter-IV encryption binding ---'
cat -n sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/AesGcm.java | sed -n '127,205p'

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Avoid an additional strong-RNG dependency in createTDF.

createTDF constructs IvCounter before manifest preparation, so the new getInstanceStrong() call can block or throw SDKException before output. The counter-based encryption path does not otherwise require the strong RNG. AesGcm.generateKey() uses the provider-default KeyGenerator random source, and createTDF uses explicit-IV encryption.

The repository’s FIPS test configuration selects NativePRNGBlocking. Low-entropy environments can therefore block on the new call. This is an environment-specific risk, not a demonstrated failure in ordinary environments.

Use one shared default SecureRandom. This avoids selecting securerandom.strongAlgorithms and avoids creating an instance for every TDF. It does not guarantee non-blocking behavior for every provider.

Suggested fix
         static final int FIXED_FIELD_SIZE = 8;
         static final long MAX_INVOCATION = 0xffff_ffffL;
+        private static final SecureRandom FIXED_FIELD_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();

         private final byte[] fixedField;
@@
         private static byte[] generateFixedField() {
             byte[] fixedField = new byte[FIXED_FIELD_SIZE];
-            try {
-                SecureRandom.getInstanceStrong().nextBytes(fixedField);
-            } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-                throw new SDKException("error generating IV fixed field", e);
-            }
+            FIXED_FIELD_RANDOM.nextBytes(fixedField);
             return fixedField;
         }
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Review comment at @sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/TDF.java at line
132:
Update IvCounter’s generateFixedField method to use a shared default
SecureRandom instance instead of calling getInstanceStrong for each TDF. Remove
the strong-algorithm lookup and its related exception handling.

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Signed-off-by: sujan kota <sujankota@gmail.com>
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