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HAL/SecureChip: add kdf()

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Marko Bencun

70/100 · Adequate
HAL/SecureChip: add kdf()

Due to copy_seed and copy_bip39_seed needing kdf, a ton of functions
are infected by the HAL param, as so many of them transitively make
use of these functions.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a large internal refactoring of the BitBox02 firmware. It adds a new secure-chip key-derivation function (KDF) to the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and threads that HAL through many existing functions so they can use it. The change touches 31 files and many tests, but it does not appear to introduce a new security vulnerability on its own. It is a structural change that prepares the code for using the secure chip's KDF more consistently.

Recommended action

Treat this as a routine refactor. Reviewers should verify that every call site previously using the global `securechip::kdf()` now correctly passes the HAL, that the test KDF is only used in tests, and that no production code path can accidentally instantiate the testing HAL. A follow-up review of the underlying C `securechip::kdf()` implementation remains worthwhile because the Rust layer now funnels more operations through it.

Security signals we found

01

Large refactor (+737/-410) across 31 files

02

New KDF abstraction added to SecureChip HAL

03

Global securechip::kdf() replaced by HAL-mediated kdf() in seed-retention key stretching

04

Many functions now require an explicit HAL parameter, which can improve testability and auditability

05

No new input validation, no new memory-safety primitives, and no change to access-control logic visible in the diff

Risk score

Why this scored 32/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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