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securechip: port securechip.c to Rust

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Authored by Marko Bencun

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securechip: port securechip.c to Rust
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit rewrites the secure-chip abstraction layer from C to Rust. It is a refactoring/porting change: the same underlying ATECC and Optiga hardware drivers are still used, but the dispatch logic that picks between them and the test fake is now implemented in Rust. No new security vulnerability is visible in the diff, but any rewrite of security-critical code carries a risk of subtle behavior changes.

Recommended action

Treat this as a high-risk refactoring: run full hardware-in-the-loop tests on both ATECC and Optiga variants, verify that backend selection, setup, KDF, password stretching, attestation, and U2F counter semantics are unchanged, and review the Rust unsafe blocks and SyncCell usage for soundness. No immediate patch is required for a disclosed vulnerability.

Security signals we found

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Large rewrite of security-critical secure-chip abstraction layer

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New unsafe FFI bindings to existing atecc_* and optiga_* functions

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Test fake uses hardcoded HMAC keys (deterministic, expected for unit tests only)

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Removal of C ABORT_IF_NULL guards; Rust code assumes backend is initialized before use

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rust_securechip_init() now always returns true and writes a backend into a SyncCell

Risk score

Why this scored 34/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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