[PATCH v1 1/3] macsec: add option to pass flag list to ip link add command

[PATCH v1 1/3] macsec: add option to pass flag list to ip link add command

[ehakim]

From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>

This patch introduces a new flag list option to ip link add
command using type macsec, the patch prepares a framework for
passing and parsing flag list for future features like macsec
extended packet number (XPN) to use.

Signed-off-by: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
---
 ip/ipmacsec.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ip/ipmacsec.c b/ip/ipmacsec.c
index bf48e8b5..9aeaafcc 100644
--- a/ip/ipmacsec.c
+++ b/ip/ipmacsec.c
@@ -1256,9 +1256,28 @@ static void usage(FILE *f)
 		"                  [ validate { strict | check | disabled } ]\n"
 		"                  [ encodingsa { 0..3 } ]\n"
 		"                  [ offload { mac | phy | off } ]\n"
+		"                  [ flag FLAG-LIST ]\n"
+		"FLAG-LIST :=      [ FLAG-LIST ] FLAG\n"
+		"FLAG :=\n"
 		);
 }
 
+static int macsec_flag_parse(__u8 *flags, int *argcp, char ***argvp)
+{
+	int argc = *argcp;
+	char **argv = *argvp;
+
+	while (1) {
+		/* parse flag list */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	*argcp = argc;
+	*argvp = argv;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int macsec_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 			    struct nlmsghdr *n)
 {
@@ -1271,6 +1290,7 @@ static int macsec_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	bool es = false, scb = false, send_sci = false;
 	int replay_protect = -1;
 	struct sci sci = { 0 };
+	__u8 flags = 0;
 
 	ret = get_sci_portaddr(&sci, &argc, &argv, true, true);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1388,6 +1408,9 @@ static int macsec_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 				return ret;
 			addattr8(n, MACSEC_BUFLEN,
 				 IFLA_MACSEC_OFFLOAD, offload);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "flag") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			macsec_flag_parse(&flags, &argc, &argv);
 		} else {
 			fprintf(stderr, "macsec: unknown command \"%s\"?\n",
 				*argv);
-- 
2.26.3

[PATCH v1 2/3] macsec: add Extended Packet Number support

[ehakim]

From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>

This patch adds support for extended packet number (XPN).
XPN can be configured by passing 'xpn' as flag in the ip
link add command using macsec type, in addition using
'xpn' keyword instead of the 'pn' and passing a 12 bytes salt
using the 'salt' keyword as part of the ip macsec command is
also required (see example).
XPN uses a 32 bit short secure channel id (ssci) instead of
the 64 bit secure channel id (sci) for the initialization vector
(IV) calculation, this patch also allows the user to optionally
pass his own ssci using the 'ssci' keyword in the ip macsec
command, in case of non provided ssci, the value 1 will be passed
as the default ssci value.

e.g:

create a MACsec device on link eth0 with enabled xpn
  # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11
	encrypt on flag xpn

configure a secure association on the device (here ssci is default)
  # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 xpn 1024
	salt 838383838383838383838383 on
	key 01 81818181818181818181818181818181

configure a secure association on the device with ssci = 5
  # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 xpn 1024 ssci 5
	salt 838383838383838383838383 on
	key 01 81818181818181818181818181818181

Signed-off-by: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/if_macsec.h |   2 +
 ip/ipmacsec.c                  | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_macsec.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_macsec.h
index eee31cec..6edfea0a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_macsec.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_macsec.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #define MACSEC_KEYID_LEN 16
 
+#define MACSEC_SALT_LEN 12
+
 /* cipher IDs as per IEEE802.1AE-2018 (Table 14-1) */
 #define MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_128 0x0080C20001000001ULL
 #define MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_256 0x0080C20001000002ULL
diff --git a/ip/ipmacsec.c b/ip/ipmacsec.c
index 9aeaafcc..54ab5f39 100644
--- a/ip/ipmacsec.c
+++ b/ip/ipmacsec.c
@@ -41,13 +41,33 @@ struct sci {
 	char abuf[6];
 };
 
+union __pn {
+	struct {
+#  if __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+		__u32 lower;
+		__u32 upper;
+#endif
+# if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+		__u32 upper;
+		__u32 lower;
+#endif
+# if __BYTE_ORDER != __BIG_ENDIAN && __BYTE_ORDER != __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#error  "Please fix byteorder defines"
+#endif
+	};
+	__u64 full64;
+};
+
 struct sa_desc {
 	__u8 an;
-	__u32 pn;
+	union __pn pn;
 	__u8 key_id[MACSEC_KEYID_LEN];
 	__u32 key_len;
 	__u8 key[MACSEC_MAX_KEY_LEN];
 	__u8 active;
+	__u8 salt[MACSEC_SALT_LEN];
+	__u32 ssci;
+	bool xpn;
 };
 
 struct cipher_args {
@@ -71,8 +91,14 @@ struct rxsc_desc {
 	__u8 active;
 };
 
+/* masks to set a bit in flags, hence to set bit i in flags,
+ * we need to use and bitwise with the value 2^(i-1)
+ */
+#define MACSEC_FLAGS_XPN 1
+
 #define MACSEC_BUFLEN 1024
 
+#define DEFAULT_SSCI 1
 
 /* netlink socket */
 static struct rtnl_handle genl_rth;
@@ -98,7 +124,7 @@ static void ipmacsec_usage(void)
 		"       ip macsec show\n"
 		"       ip macsec show DEV\n"
 		"       ip macsec offload DEV [ off | phy | mac ]\n"
-		"where  OPTS := [ pn <u32> ] [ on | off ]\n"
+		"where  OPTS := [ pn <u32> ] [ xpn <u64> ] [ salt <u96> ] [ ssci <u32> ] [ on | off ]\n"
 		"       ID   := 128-bit hex string\n"
 		"       KEY  := 128-bit or 256-bit hex string\n"
 		"       SCI  := { sci <u64> | port { 1..2^16-1 } address <lladdr> }\n");
@@ -174,14 +200,34 @@ static int parse_sa_args(int *argcp, char ***argvp, struct sa_desc *sa)
 
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		if (strcmp(*argv, "pn") == 0) {
-			if (sa->pn != 0)
+			if (sa->pn.lower != 0)
 				duparg2("pn", "pn");
 			NEXT_ARG();
-			ret = get_u32(&sa->pn, *argv, 0);
+			ret = get_u32(&sa->pn.lower, *argv, 0);
+			if (ret)
+				invarg("expected pn", *argv);
+			if (sa->pn.lower == 0)
+				invarg("expected pn != 0", *argv);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "xpn") == 0) {
+			if (sa->pn.full64 != 0)
+				duparg2("xpn", "xpn");
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			ret = get_u64(&sa->pn.full64, *argv, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				invarg("expected pn", *argv);
-			if (sa->pn == 0)
+			if (sa->pn.full64 == 0)
 				invarg("expected pn != 0", *argv);
+			sa->xpn = true;
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "salt") == 0) {
+			unsigned int len;
+
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (!hexstring_a2n(*argv, sa->salt, MACSEC_SALT_LEN,
+					   &len))
+				invarg("expected salt", *argv);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "ssci") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			ret = get_u32(&sa->ssci, *argv, 0);
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "key") == 0) {
 			unsigned int len;
 
@@ -392,9 +438,29 @@ static int do_modify_nl(enum cmd c, enum macsec_nl_commands cmd, int ifindex,
 	addattr8(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN, MACSEC_SA_ATTR_AN, sa->an);
 
 	if (c != CMD_DEL) {
-		if (sa->pn)
+		if (sa->xpn) {
+			if (sa->pn.full64)
+				addattr64(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN,
+					  MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN, sa->pn.full64);
+			if (c == CMD_ADD) {
+				addattr_l(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN,
+					  MACSEC_SA_ATTR_SALT,
+					  sa->salt, MACSEC_SALT_LEN);
+				if (sa->ssci != 0)
+					addattr32(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN,
+						  MACSEC_SA_ATTR_SSCI,
+						  sa->ssci);
+				else
+					addattr32(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN,
+						  MACSEC_SA_ATTR_SSCI,
+						  DEFAULT_SSCI);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (sa->pn.lower && !sa->xpn) {
 			addattr32(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN, MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN,
-				  sa->pn);
+				  sa->pn.lower);
+		}
 
 		if (sa->key_len) {
 			addattr_l(&req.n, MACSEC_BUFLEN, MACSEC_SA_ATTR_KEYID,
@@ -426,10 +492,17 @@ static bool check_sa_args(enum cmd c, struct sa_desc *sa)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (sa->pn == 0) {
+		if (sa->pn.full64 == 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "must specify a packet number != 0\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
+
+		if (sa->xpn && sa->salt[0] == '\0') {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"xpn set, but no salt set.\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
 	} else if (c == CMD_UPD) {
 		if (sa->key_len) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "cannot change key on SA\n");
@@ -615,6 +688,9 @@ static void print_key(struct rtattr *key)
 
 #define CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_128 "GCM-AES-128"
 #define CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_256 "GCM-AES-256"
+#define CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_XPN_128 "GCM-AES-XPN-128"
+#define CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_XPN_256 "GCM-AES-XPN-256"
+
 #define DEFAULT_CIPHER_NAME CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_128
 
 static const char *cs_id_to_name(__u64 cid)
@@ -627,6 +703,10 @@ static const char *cs_id_to_name(__u64 cid)
 		return CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_128;
 	case MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_256:
 		return CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_256;
+	case MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_XPN_128:
+		return CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_XPN_128;
+	case MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_XPN_256:
+		return CIPHER_NAME_GCM_AES_XPN_256;
 	default:
 		return "(unknown)";
 	}
@@ -1258,7 +1338,7 @@ static void usage(FILE *f)
 		"                  [ offload { mac | phy | off } ]\n"
 		"                  [ flag FLAG-LIST ]\n"
 		"FLAG-LIST :=      [ FLAG-LIST ] FLAG\n"
-		"FLAG :=\n"
+		"FLAG :=           xpn\n"
 		);
 }
 
@@ -1268,8 +1348,16 @@ static int macsec_flag_parse(__u8 *flags, int *argcp, char ***argvp)
 	char **argv = *argvp;
 
 	while (1) {
-		/* parse flag list */
-		break;
+		if (strcmp(*argv, "xpn") == 0) {
+			*flags |= MACSEC_FLAGS_XPN;
+		} else {
+			PREV_ARG(); /* back track */
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (!NEXT_ARG_OK())
+			break;
+		NEXT_ARG();
 	}
 
 	*argcp = argc;
@@ -1438,6 +1526,13 @@ static int macsec_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & MACSEC_FLAGS_XPN) {
+		if (cipher.id == MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_256)
+			cipher.id = MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_XPN_256;
+		else
+			cipher.id = MACSEC_CIPHER_ID_GCM_AES_XPN_128;
+	}
+
 	if (cipher.id)
 		addattr_l(n, MACSEC_BUFLEN, IFLA_MACSEC_CIPHER_SUITE,
 			  &cipher.id, sizeof(cipher.id));
-- 
2.26.3

[PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

[ehakim]

From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>

Update the user manual describing how to use extended packet number (XPN)
feature for macsec. As part of configuring XPN, providing ssci and salt is
required hence update user manual on  how to provide the above as part of
the ip macsec command.

Signed-off-by: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
---
 man/man8/ip-macsec.8 | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8 b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
index bb816157..67bb2c23 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration
 .BR validate " { " strict " | " check " | " disabled " } ] ["
 .BI encodingsa " SA"
 ] [
+.BI flag " FLAG"
+] [
 .BR offload " { " off " | " phy " | " mac " }"
 ]
 
@@ -64,8 +66,17 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration
 .IR OPTS " := [ "
 .BR pn " { "
 .IR 1..2^32-1 " } ] ["
+.BR xpn " { "
+.IR 1..2^64-1 " } ] ["
+.B salt
+.IR <u94> " ] ["
+.B ssci
+.IR <u32> " ] ["
 .BR on " | " off " ]"
 .br
+.IR FLAG " := "
+.BR xpn "
+.br
 .IR SCI " := { "
 .B sci
 .IR <u64> " | "
@@ -116,6 +127,29 @@ type.
 .nf
 # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on offload mac
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER EXAMPLES
+.PP
+.SS Create a MACsec device on link eth0 with enabled extended packet number (offload is disabled by default)
+.nf
+# ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on flag xpn
+.PP
+.SS Configure a secure association on that device
+.nf
+# ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 xpn 1024 salt 838383838383838383838383 on key 01 81818181818181818181818181818181
+.PP
+.SS Configure a receive channel
+.nf
+# ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0
+.PP
+.SS Configure a receive association
+.nf
+# ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 sa 0 xpn 1 salt 838383838383838383838383 on key 00 82828282828282828282828282828282
+.PP
+.SS Display MACsec configuration
+.nf
+# ip macsec show
+.PP
+
 .SH NOTES
 This tool can be used to configure the 802.1AE keys of the interface. Note that 802.1AE uses GCM-AES
 with a initialization vector (IV) derived from the packet number. The same key must not be used
@@ -125,6 +159,24 @@ that reconfigures the keys. It is wrong to just configure the keys statically an
 indefinitely. The suggested and standardized way for key management is 802.1X-2010, which is implemented
 by wpa_supplicant.
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER NOTES
+Passing flag
+.B xpn
+to
+.B ip link add
+command using the
+.I macsec
+type requires using the keyword
+.B 'xpn'
+instead of
+.B 'pn'
+in addition to providing a salt using the
+.B 'salt'
+keyword when using the
+.B ip macsec
+command.
+
+
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .br
 .BR ip-link (8)
-- 
2.26.3

RE: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

[Emeel Hakim]

Hi,
a kind reminder ,
also is there anything missing from my side?

Thanks,
Emeel

-----Original Message-----
From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com> 
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 4:39 PM
To: dsahern@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Raed Salem <raeds@nvidia.com>; Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>; Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>

Update the user manual describing how to use extended packet number (XPN) feature for macsec. As part of configuring XPN, providing ssci and salt is required hence update user manual on  how to provide the above as part of the ip macsec command.

Signed-off-by: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
---
 man/man8/ip-macsec.8 | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8 b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8 index bb816157..67bb2c23 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration  .BR validate " { " strict " | " check " | " disabled " } ] ["
 .BI encodingsa " SA"
 ] [
+.BI flag " FLAG"
+] [
 .BR offload " { " off " | " phy " | " mac " }"
 ]
 
@@ -64,8 +66,17 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration  .IR OPTS " := [ "
 .BR pn " { "
 .IR 1..2^32-1 " } ] ["
+.BR xpn " { "
+.IR 1..2^64-1 " } ] ["
+.B salt
+.IR <u94> " ] ["
+.B ssci
+.IR <u32> " ] ["
 .BR on " | " off " ]"
 .br
+.IR FLAG " := "
+.BR xpn "
+.br
 .IR SCI " := { "
 .B sci
 .IR <u64> " | "
@@ -116,6 +127,29 @@ type.
 .nf
 # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on offload mac
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER EXAMPLES
+.PP
+.SS Create a MACsec device on link eth0 with enabled extended packet 
+number (offload is disabled by default) .nf # ip link add link eth0 
+macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on flag xpn .PP .SS Configure a 
+secure association on that device .nf # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 
+xpn 1024 salt 838383838383838383838383 on key 01 
+81818181818181818181818181818181 .PP .SS Configure a receive channel 
+.nf # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 .PP 
+.SS Configure a receive association .nf # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 
+1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 sa 0 xpn 1 salt 838383838383838383838383 
+on key 00 82828282828282828282828282828282 .PP .SS Display MACsec 
+configuration .nf # ip macsec show .PP
+
 .SH NOTES
 This tool can be used to configure the 802.1AE keys of the interface. Note that 802.1AE uses GCM-AES  with a initialization vector (IV) derived from the packet number. The same key must not be used @@ -125,6 +159,24 @@ that reconfigures the keys. It is wrong to just configure the keys statically an  indefinitely. The suggested and standardized way for key management is 802.1X-2010, which is implemented  by wpa_supplicant.
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER NOTES
+Passing flag
+.B xpn
+to
+.B ip link add
+command using the
+.I macsec
+type requires using the keyword
+.B 'xpn'
+instead of
+.B 'pn'
+in addition to providing a salt using the .B 'salt'
+keyword when using the
+.B ip macsec
+command.
+
+
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .br
 .BR ip-link (8)
--
2.26.3

RE: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

[Emeel Hakim]

-----Original Message-----
From: Emeel Hakim 
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 9:58 AM
To: dsahern@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Raed Salem <raeds@nvidia.com>; Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

Hi,
a kind reminder ,
also is there anything missing from my side?

Thanks,
Emeel

-----Original Message-----
From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2022 4:39 PM
To: dsahern@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Raed Salem <raeds@nvidia.com>; Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>; Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

From: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>

Update the user manual describing how to use extended packet number (XPN) feature for macsec. As part of configuring XPN, providing ssci and salt is required hence update user manual on  how to provide the above as part of the ip macsec command.

Signed-off-by: Emeel Hakim <ehakim@nvidia.com>
---
 man/man8/ip-macsec.8 | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8 b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8 index bb816157..67bb2c23 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-macsec.8
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration  .BR validate " { " strict " | " check " | " disabled " } ] ["
 .BI encodingsa " SA"
 ] [
+.BI flag " FLAG"
+] [
 .BR offload " { " off " | " phy " | " mac " }"
 ]
 
@@ -64,8 +66,17 @@ ip-macsec \- MACsec device configuration  .IR OPTS " := [ "
 .BR pn " { "
 .IR 1..2^32-1 " } ] ["
+.BR xpn " { "
+.IR 1..2^64-1 " } ] ["
+.B salt
+.IR <u94> " ] ["
+.B ssci
+.IR <u32> " ] ["
 .BR on " | " off " ]"
 .br
+.IR FLAG " := "
+.BR xpn "
+.br
 .IR SCI " := { "
 .B sci
 .IR <u64> " | "
@@ -116,6 +127,29 @@ type.
 .nf
 # ip link add link eth0 macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on offload mac
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER EXAMPLES
+.PP
+.SS Create a MACsec device on link eth0 with enabled extended packet 
+number (offload is disabled by default) .nf # ip link add link eth0
+macsec0 type macsec port 11 encrypt on flag xpn .PP .SS Configure a 
+secure association on that device .nf # ip macsec add macsec0 tx sa 0 
+xpn 1024 salt 838383838383838383838383 on key 01
+81818181818181818181818181818181 .PP .SS Configure a receive channel 
+.nf # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port 1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 .PP 
+.SS Configure a receive association .nf # ip macsec add macsec0 rx port
+1234 address c6:19:52:8f:e6:a0 sa 0 xpn 1 salt 838383838383838383838383 
+on key 00 82828282828282828282828282828282 .PP .SS Display MACsec 
+configuration .nf # ip macsec show .PP
+
 .SH NOTES
 This tool can be used to configure the 802.1AE keys of the interface. Note that 802.1AE uses GCM-AES  with a initialization vector (IV) derived from the packet number. The same key must not be used @@ -125,6 +159,24 @@ that reconfigures the keys. It is wrong to just configure the keys statically an  indefinitely. The suggested and standardized way for key management is 802.1X-2010, which is implemented  by wpa_supplicant.
 
+.SH EXTENDED PACKET NUMBER NOTES
+Passing flag
+.B xpn
+to
+.B ip link add
+command using the
+.I macsec
+type requires using the keyword
+.B 'xpn'
+instead of
+.B 'pn'
+in addition to providing a salt using the .B 'salt'
+keyword when using the
+.B ip macsec
+command.
+
+
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .br
 .BR ip-link (8)
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2.26.3

Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] macsec: add user manual description for extended packet number feature

[David Ahern]

On 8/1/22 5:15 AM, Emeel Hakim wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> a kind reminder ,
> also is there anything missing from my side?
> 

repost.