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🔒 Fix deterministic AES encryption (weak zero nonce) in crypto stdlib - #35

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🔒 Fix deterministic AES encryption (weak zero nonce) in crypto stdlib#35
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🎯 What: Fixed a vulnerability in stdlib/src/crypto.rs where the aes_encrypt function used a hardcoded, deterministic 12-byte zero nonce. This has been replaced with a secure, random 12-byte nonce generated using rand::thread_rng().

⚠️ Risk: Using a zero nonce made the AES-GCM encryption deterministic. Encrypting multiple messages with the same key using a reused nonce completely breaks AES-GCM security, exposing the system to severe attacks (such as the recovery of the authentication key and decryption of ciphertext).

🛡️ Solution:

  • Modified aes_encrypt to securely generate a random 12-byte nonce using the rand crate.
  • Updated aes_encrypt to prepend the 12-byte nonce to the encrypted payload before hex encoding, matching industry standard practice for AES-GCM.
  • Modified aes_decrypt to extract the 12-byte nonce from the beginning of the decoded ciphertext payload, ensuring decryption works dynamically.
  • Added comprehensive unit tests in stdlib_tests.rs to verify that two identical plaintexts encrypted with the same key yield different ciphertexts, validating the non-deterministic nature of the fix.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 2807267893354396822 started by @Tcode-Motion

…once with a cryptographically secure random 12-byte nonce using rand::Rng. Update aes_encrypt and aes_decrypt to prepend/extract the nonce respectively. Add tests to ensure identical plaintexts produce different ciphertexts.

Co-authored-by: Tcode-Motion <188012755+Tcode-Motion@users.noreply.github.com>
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Tcode-Motion marked this pull request as ready for review August 25, 2026 09:48
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