Internet-Draft ACVP XOF November 2024
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ACVP Extendable Output Function (XOF) JSON Specification

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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements

There are no acknowledgements.

2. Abstract

This document defines the JSON schema for testing Extendable Output Function implementations with the ACVP specification.

3. Introduction

The Automated Crypto Validation Protocol (ACVP) defines a mechanism to automatically verify the cryptographic implementation of a software or hardware crypto module. The ACVP specification defines how a crypto module communicates with an ACVP server, including crypto capabilities negotiation, session management, authentication, vector processing and more. The ACVP specification does not define algorithm specific JSON constructs for performing the crypto validation. A series of ACVP sub-specifications define the constructs for testing individual crypto algorithms. Each sub-specification addresses a specific class of crypto algorithms. This sub-specification defines the JSON constructs for testing Extendable Output Function implementations using ACVP.

4. Conventions

4.1. Notation conventions

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 of [RFC2119] and [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.

4.2. Terms and Definitions

4.2.1. Prompt

JSON sent from the server to the client describing the tests the client performs

4.2.2. Registration

The initial request from the client to the server describing the capabilities of one or several algorithm, mode and revision combinations

4.2.3. Response

JSON sent from the client to the server in response to the prompt

4.2.4. Test Case

An individual unit of work within a prompt or response

4.2.5. Test Group

A collection of test cases that share similar properties within a prompt or response

4.2.6. Test Vector Set

A collection of test groups under a specific algorithm, mode, and revision

4.2.7. Validation

JSON sent from the server to the client that specifies the correctness of the response

5. Supported Algorithms

The following XOFs may be advertised by this ACVP compliant crypto module:

Other XOFs may be advertised by the ACVP elsewhere.

6. Test Types and Test Coverage

This section describes the design of the tests used to validate Extendable Output Function implementations.

6.1. Test Types

This section describes the design of the tests used to validate implementations of XOFs. There are three types of tests for these algorithms: Algorithm Functional Tests (AFT), Monte Carlo Tests (MCT) and MAC Verification Tests (MVT). Each has a specific value to be used in the testType field. The testType field definitions are:

  • "AFT" - Algorithm Functional Tests. These tests can be processed by the client using a normal 'encrypt' or 'decrypt' operation. AFTs cause the implementation under test to exercise normal operations on a single block, multiple blocks, or (where applicable) partial blocks. In some cases random data is used, in others, static, predetermined tests are provided.
  • "MCT" - Monte Carlo Tests. These tests exercise the implementation under test under strenuous circumstances. The implementation under test must process the test vectors according to the correct algorithm and mode in this document. MCTs can help detect potential memory leaks over time, and problems in allocation of resources, addressing variables, error handling and generally improper behavior in response to random inputs. Each MCT processes 100 pseudorandom tests. Not every algorithm and mode combination has an MCT. See Section 6.2 for implementation details.
  • "MVT" - MAC Verification Tests. XXX

6.2. Monte Carlo tests for XOFs

6.2.1. cSHAKE Monte Carlo Test 

INPUT: The initial Msg is the length of the digest size

MCT(Msg, MaxOutLen, MinOutLen, OutLenIncrement)
{
  Range = (MaxOutLen - MinOutLen + 1);
  OutputLen = MaxOutLen;
  FunctionName = "";
  Customization = "";

  Output[0] = Msg;
  for (j = 0; j < 100; j++)
  {
    for (i = 1; i < 1001; i++)
    {
      InnerMsg = Left(Output[i-1] || ZeroBits(128), 128);
      Output[i] = CSHAKE(InnerMsg, OutputLen, FunctionName, Customization);
      Rightmost_Output_bits = Right(Output[i], 16);
      OutputLen = MinOutLen + (floor((Rightmost_Output_bits % Range) / OutLenIncrement) * OutLenIncrement);
      Customization = BitsToString(InnerMsg || Rightmost_Output_bits);
    }

    OutputJ[j] = Output[1000];
    Output[i] = Output[1000];
  }

  return OutputJ;
}

6.2.2. ParallelHash Monte Carlo Test 

INPUT: The initial Msg is the length of the digest size

MCT(Msg, MaxOutLen, MinOutLen, OutLenIncrement, MaxBlockSize, MinBlockSize)
{
  Range = (MaxOutLen - MinOutLen + 1);
  OutputLen = MaxOutLen;
  BlockRange = (MaxBlockSize - MinBlockSize + 1);
  BlockSize = MinBlockSize;
  Customization = "";

  Output[0] = Msg;
  for (j = 0; j < 100; j++)
  {
    for (i = 1; i < 1001; i++)
    {
      InnerMsg = Left(Output[i-1] || ZeroBits(128), 128);
      Output[i] = ParallelHash(InnerMsg, OutputLen, BlockSize, FunctionName, Customization);
      Rightmost_Output_bits = Right(Output[i], 16);
      OutputLen = MinOutLen + (floor((Rightmost_Output_bits % Range) / OutLenIncrement) * OutLenIncrement);
      BlockSize = MinBlockSize + Right(Rightmost_Output_bits, 8) % BlockRange;
      Customization = BitsToString(InnerMsg || Rightmost_Output_bits);
    }

    OutputJ[j] = Output[1000];
    Output[i] = Output[1000];
  }

  return OutputJ;
}

6.2.3. TupleHash Monte Carlo Test 

INPUT: The initial Single-Tuple of a random length between 0 and 65536 bits.

MCT(Tuple, MaxOutLen, MinOutLen, OutLenIncrement)
{
  Range = (MaxOutLen - MinOutLen + 1);
  OutputLen = MaxOutLen;
  Customization = "";

  T[0][0] = Tuple;

  for (j = 0; j < 100; j++)
  {
    for (i = 1; i < 1001; i++)
    {
      workingBits = Left(T[i-1][0] || ZeroBits(288), 288);
      tupleSize = Left(workingBits, 3) % 4 + 1; // never more than 4 tuples to a round
      for (k = 0; k < tupleSize; k++)
      {
        T[i][k] = Substring of workingBits from (k * 288 / tupleSize) to ((k+1) * 288 / tupleSize - 1);
      }
      Output[i] = TupleHash(T[i], OutputLen, Customization);
      Rightmost_Output_bits = Right(Output[i], 16);
      OutputLen = MinOutLen + (floor((Rightmost_Output_bits % Range) / OutLenIncrement) * OutLenIncrement);
      Customization = BitsToString(T[i][0] || Rightmost_Output_bits);
    }

    OutputJ[j] = Output[1000];
  }

  return OutputJ;
}

6.2.4. Functions Used in the Monte Carlo Tests for XOFs

6.2.4.1. BitsToString Function 
BitsToString(bits)
{
  string = "";
  foreach byte in bits
  {
      string = string + ASCII((byte % 26) + 65);
  }
}
6.2.4.2. Left() Function

The function Left(bitString, numberOfBits) returns the leftmost numberOfBits bits of bitString.

6.2.4.3. Right() Function

The function Right(bitString, numberOfBits) returns the rightmost numberOfBits bits of bitString.

6.2.4.4. ZeroBits() Function

The function ZeroBits(numberOfBits) returns an all-zero bit string of length numberOfBits bits.

6.3. Test Coverage

The tests described in this document have the intention of ensuring an implementation is conformant to [SP800-185].

6.3.2. XOF Requirements Not Covered

Some requirements in the outlined specification are not easily tested. Often they are not ideal for black-box testing such as the ACVP. In TBD.

7. Capabilities Registration

ACVP requires crypto modules to register their capabilities. This allows the crypto module to advertise support for specific algorithms, notifying the ACVP server which algorithms need test vectors generated for the validation process. This section describes the constructs for advertising support of XOF algorithms to the ACVP server.

The algorithm capabilities MUST be advertised as JSON objects within the 'algorithms' value of the ACVP registration message. The 'algorithms' value is an array, where each array element is an individual JSON object defined in this section. The 'algorithms' value is part of the 'capability_exchange' element of the ACVP JSON registration message. See the ACVP specification [ACVP] for more details on the registration message.

7.1. Prerequisites

Each algorithm implementation MAY rely on other cryptographic primitives. For example, RSA Signature algorithms depend on an underlying hash function. Each of these underlying algorithm primitives must be validated, either separately or as part of the same submission. ACVP provides a mechanism for specifying the required prerequisites:

Prerequisites, if applicable, MUST be submitted in the registration as the prereqVals JSON property array inside each element of the algorithms array. Each element in the prereqVals array MUST contain the following properties

Table 1: Prerequisite Properties
JSON Property Description JSON Type
algorithm a prerequisite algorithm string
valValue algorithm validation number string

A "valValue" of "same" SHALL be used to indicate that the prerequisite is being met by a different algorithm in the capability exchange in the same registration.

An example description of prerequisites within a single algorithm capability exchange looks like this

"prereqVals":
[
  {
    "algorithm": "Alg1",
    "valValue": "Val-1234"
  },
  {
    "algorithm": "Alg2",
    "valValue": "same"
  }
]

7.2. XOF Algorithm Capabilities Registration

This section describes the constructs for advertising support of XOFs to the ACVP server. ACVP REQUIRES cryptographic modules to register their capabilities in a registration. This allows the cryptographic module to advertise support for specific algorithms, notifying the ACVP server which algorithms need test vectors generated for the validation process.

The XOF capabilities MUST be advertised as JSON objects within the 'algorithms' value of the ACVP registration message. The 'algorithms' value MUST be an array, where each array element is an individual JSON object defined in this section. The 'algorithms' value MUST be part of the 'capability_exchange' element of the ACVP JSON registration message.

Each XOF algorithm capability advertised SHALL be a self-contained JSON object.

Each algorithm capability advertised is a self-contained JSON object. The following JSON values are used for XOF algorithm capabilities:

Table 2: XOF Algorithm Capabilities JSON Values
JSON Value Description JSON type
algorithm The algorithm and mode to be validated. string
revision The algorithm testing revision to use. string
xof Implementation has the ability to act as an XOF or a non-XOF algorithm array of boolean
hexCustomization An optional feature to the implementation. When true, "hex" customization strings are supported, otherwise they aren't. ASCII strings SHALL be tested regardless of the value within the hexCustomization property. boolean
msgLen Input length for the XOF domain
outputLen Output length for the XOF domain
keyLen Supported key lengths domain
macLen Supported MAC lengths domain
blockSize block size (in bytes) to be used with ParallelHash domain

The following grid outlines which properties are REQUIRED, as well as all the possible values a server MAY support for XOF algorithms:

Table 3: XOF Capabilities Applicability Grid
algorithm xof hexCustomization msgLen outputLen keyLen macLen blockSize
cSHAKE-128 true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any}
cSHAKE-256 true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any}
KMAC-128 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 128, Max: 524288, Increment: 8} {Min: 32, Max: 65536, Increment: 8}
KMAC-256 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 128, Max: 524288, Increment: 8} {Min: 32, Max: 65536, Increment: 8}
ParallelHash-128 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 1, Max: 128, Increment: 1}
ParallelHash-256 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 1, Max: 128, Increment: 1}
TupleHash-128 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any}
TupleHash-256 [true, false] true, false {Min: 0, Max: 65536, Increment: any} {Min: 16, Max: 65536, Increment: any}

8. Test Vectors

The ACVP server provides test vectors to the ACVP client, which are then processed and returned to the ACVP server for validation. A typical ACVP validation test session would require multiple test vector sets to be downloaded and processed by the ACVP client. Each test vector set represents an individual cryptographic algorithm defined during the capability exchange. This section describes the JSON schema for a test vector set used with Extendable Output Function algorithms.

The test vector set JSON schema is a multi-level hierarchy that contains meta data for the entire vector set as well as individual test vectors to be processed by the ACVP client. The following table describes the JSON elements at the top level of the hierarchy.

Table 4: Top Level Test Vector JSON Elements
JSON Values Description JSON Type
acvVersion Protocol version identifier string
vsId Unique numeric vector set identifier integer
algorithm Algorithm defined in the capability exchange string
mode Mode defined in the capability exchange string
revision Protocol test revision selected string
testGroups Array of test group JSON objects, which are defined in Section 8.1 array

An example of this would look like this

[
  {
    "acvVersion": <version>
  },
  {
    "vsId": 1,
    "algorithm": "Alg1",
    "mode": "Mode1",
    "revision": "Revision1.0",
    "testGroups": [ ... ]
  }
]

8.1. Test Groups

Test vector sets MUST contain one or many test groups, each sharing similar properties. For instance, all test vectors that use the same key size would be grouped together. The testGroups element at the top level of the test vector JSON object SHALL be the array of test groups. The Test Group JSON object MUST contain meta-data that applies to all test cases within the group. The following table describes the JSON elements that MUST appear from the server in the Test Group JSON object:

Table 5: Test Group JSON Object
JSON Value Description JSON type
tgId Numeric identifier for the test group, unique across the entire vector set integer
testType Test category type. AFT, MCT or MVT as defined in Section 6 string
xof Whether or not the group uses the arbitrary output (XOF) version of the algorithm boolean
hexCustomization Whether or not the group uses customization strings in hex (true) or ASCII (false) boolean
tests Array of individual test case JSON objects, which are defined in Section 8.2 array of testCase objects
minOutLen The minimum outputLen as specified in the capabilities registration (used in monte carlo tests). integer
maxOutLen The maximum outputLen as specified in the capabilities registration (used in monte carlo tests). integer
outLenIncrement The outputLen increment as specified in the capabilities registration (used in monte carlo tests). integer
minBlockSize The minimum blockSize as specified in the capabilities registration (used in ParallelHash monte carlo tests). integer
maxBlockSize The maximum blockSize as specified in the capabilities registration (used in ParallelHash monte carlo tests). integer

8.2. Test Case JSON Schema

Each test group SHALL contain an array of one or more test cases. Each test case is a JSON object that represents a single case to be processed by the ACVP client. The following table describes the JSON elements for each test case.

Table 6: Test Case JSON Object
JSON Value Description JSON type
tcId Numeric identifier for the test case, unique across the entire vector set integer
len Length of the message or seed for cSHAKE, KMAC and ParallelHash integer
len Length of each tuple for TupleHash array of integer
outLen Length of the digest integer
functionName Only applies to cSHAKE. The value to use for the function-name input to cSHAKE, denoted as N in Section 3.2 of [SP800-185]. string
customization The ASCII customization string used (between 0 and 161 ASCII characters in length) string
customizationHex The hex customization string used (between 0 and 322 hex characters in length) hex
msg Value of the message or seed. Messages are represented as little-endian hex for all SHA3 variations hex
keyLen Length of the key used in KMAC integer
key The key used in KMAC hex
macLen Length of the MAC integer
mac The MAC used in KMAC hex
blockSize The blockSize used in ParallelHash integer
tuple The tuple of messages used in TupleHash array of hex

8.3. Test Vector Responses

After the ACVP client downloads and processes a vector set, it SHALL send the response vectors back to the ACVP server within the alloted timeframe. The following table describes the JSON object that represents a vector set response.

Table 7: Vector Set Response JSON Object
JSON Value Description JSON type
acvVersion Protocol version identifier string
vsId Unique numeric identifier for the vector set integer
testGroups Array of JSON objects that represent each test vector result, which uses the same JSON schema as defined in Section 8.2 array of testGroup objects

The testGroup Response section is used to organize the ACVP client response in a similar manner to how it receives vectors. Several algorithms SHALL require the client to send back group level properties in its response. This structure helps accommodate that.

Table 8: Vector Set Group Response JSON Object
JSON Value Description JSON type
tgId The test group identifier integer
tests The tests associated to the group specified in tgId array of testCase objects

Each test case is a JSON object that represents a single test object to be processed by the ACVP client. The following table describes the JSON elements for each test case object.

Table 9: Test Case Results JSON Object
JSON Value Description JSON type
tcId Numeric identifier for the test case, unique across the entire vector set integer
mac The IUT's MAC response to an AFT for KMAC hex
testPassed The IUT's reponse to an MVT for KMAC boolean
md The IUT's digest response to an AFT hex
outLen The output length of the digest integer
resultsArray Array of JSON objects that represent each iteration of an MCT. Each iteration will contain the md and outLen array of objects containing the md and outLen

9. Security Considerations

There are no additional security considerations outside of those outlined in the ACVP document.

10. IANA Considerations

This document does not require any action by IANA.

11. References

[RFC2119]
Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", RFC 2119, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC8174]
Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words", RFC 8174, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
[SP800-185]
Kelsey, J. M., Chang, S. H., and R. A. Perlner, "SHA-3 Derived Functions - cSHAKE, KMAC, TupleHash, and ParallelHash", NIST SP 800-185, , <https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/185/final>.
[ACVP]
Fussell, B., Vassilev, A., and H. Booth, "Automatic Cryptographic Validation Protocol", ACVP, .

Appendix A. Example Capabilities JSON Objects

The following is an example JSON object advertising support for cSHAKE-128.

{
  "algorithm": "cSHAKE-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "hexCustomization": false,
  "outputLen": [
    {
      "min": 256,
      "max": 4096,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "msgLen": [
    {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 65536,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ]
}

The following is an example JSON object advertising support for KMAC-128.

{
  "algorithm": "KMAC-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "xof": [true, false],
  "hexCustomization": false,
  "msgLen": [
    {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 65536,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "keyLen": [
    {
      "min": 256,
      "max": 4096,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "macLen": [
    {
      "min": 256,
      "max": 4096,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ]
}

The following is an example JSON object advertising support for ParallelHash-128.

{
  "algorithm": "ParallelHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "xof": [true, false],
  "hexCustomization": false,
  "blockSize": [
    {
      "min": 1,
      "max": 16,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "outputLen": [
    {
      "min": 256,
      "max": 4096,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "msgLen": [
    {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 65536,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ]
}

The following is an example JSON object advertising support for TupleHash-128.

{
  "algorithm": "TupleHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "xof": [true, false],
  "hexCustomization": false,
  "outputLen": [
    {
      "min": 256,
      "max": 4096,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ],
  "msgLen": [
    {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 65536,
      "increment": 1
    }
  ]
}

Appendix B. Example Test Vectors JSON Objects

The following is an example JSON object for cSHAKE test vectors sent from the ACVP server to the crypto module.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "cSHAKE-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "testType": "AFT",
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "msg": "",
          "len": 0,
          "functionName": "",
          "customization": "",
          "outLen": 256
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "msg": "",
          "len": 0,
          "functionName": "",
          "customization": "[",
          "outLen": 323
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 2,
      "testType": "MCT",
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "minOutLen": 256,
      "maxOutLen": 4096,
      "outLenIncrement": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 101,
          "msg": "EDAF0D79E36F13461FE18B098F77A76B",
          "len": 128,
          "functionName": "",
          "customization": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for KMAC test vectors sent from the ACVP server to the crypto module.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "KMAC-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "testType": "AFT",
      "xof": false,
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "key": "57F9E51E6EE790EA224F33B09184980EC53D4ADC437269BC64CAD4E0BF43FC72",
          "keyLen": 256,
          "msg": "",
          "msgLen": 0,
          "macLen": 256,
          "customization": ""
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "key": "BBEA88A07BD90177E199E488D8725CF926F4702A3703E53CF8E4EF19C10B8A6F80",
          "keyLen": 257,
          "msg": "C0",
          "msgLen": 4,
          "macLen": 264,
          "customization": "i"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
          "tgId": 3,
      "testType": "MVT",
      "xof": false,
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 501,
          "key": "4389AD97264009279AD996F6BCFE30BBCF73644DBEFA109A60B3B9E3E3B29520",
          "keyLen": 256,
          "msg": "572C482D8B06A9F1493B1DB1D82621D5",
          "msgLen": 128,
          "mac": "DF47909B75ADB5DC4B508B8C6CEFB9D2CA28F8C36BC5677CB0FCC06C7F5021...",
          "macLen": 4089,
          "customization": ""
        },
        {
          "tcId": 502,
          "key": "71E9CAE4EA9FE46DA380B387A4F4C6A0E343B1117812E7252FDC73DB8BDC9437",
          "keyLen": 256,
          "msg": "7CA0261C96E9FEE41B2A855FC2765D2A",
          "msgLen": 128,
          "mac": "CF0A761E9AB2D7A5CB8B6CD437541AB1F1F74FAA28F6D7896631EF9B79E93...",
          "macLen": 831,
          "customization": "."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for ParallelHash test vectors sent from the ACVP server to the crypto module.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "ParallelHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "testType": "AFT",
      "function": "ParallelHash",
      "xof": true,
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "msg": "",
          "len": 0,
          "blockSize": 64,
          "customization": "",
          "outLen": 256
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "msg": "8B30",
          "len": 12,
          "blockSize": 64,
          "customization": "O",
          "outLen": 289
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 3,
      "testType": "MCT",
      "function": "ParallelHash",
      "xof": true,
      "minBlockSize": 1,
      "maxBlockSize": 16,
      "hexCustomization": false,
      "minOutLen": 256,
      "maxOutLen": 4096,
      "outLenIncrement": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 201,
          "msg": "8A4609316F3BCB102CBBD6428E7E1FC8",
          "len": 128,
          "blockSize": 256,
          "customization": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for TupleHash test vectors sent from the ACVP server to the crypto module.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "TupleHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "testType": "AFT",
      "xof": true,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "tuple": [],
          "len": [],
          "customization": "",
          "outLen": 256
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "tuple": [
            ""
          ],
          "len": [
            0
          ],
          "customization": "",
          "outLen": 256
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 3,
      "testType": "MCT",
      "xof": true,
      "minOutLen": 256,
      "maxOutLen": 512,
      "outLenIncrement": 8,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 201,
          "tuple": [
            ""
          ],
          "len": [
            0
          ],
          "customization": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

Appendix C. Example Test Results JSON Objects

The following is an example JSON object for cSHAKE test results sent from the crypto module to the ACVP server.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "cSHAKE-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "md": "7F9C2BA4E88F827D616045507605853ED73B8093F6EFBC88EB1A6EACFA66EF26",
          "outLen": 256
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "md": "4DF7FFE48F76B1083A35A28D8580B15E9910BBC7C1E55B4986B7C257A1F62E36317180B322D0BFAFC0",
          "outLen": 323
        },
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 2,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 251,
          "resultsArray": [
            {
              "md": "59A04B1AF85FA05A1B830B04257A382119CCE8815C29C02EFCEA0A...",
              "outLen": 2864
            },
            {
              "md": "B9C5B6D1CF00B17F39B5D8688F187BF974E567FA42E89221C230EF...",
              "outLen": 2176
            },
            {
              "md": "FEFAB0000CC69905FF217BA2E8CABB45CE9AE46AC9E8AECAC7BEA5...",
              "outLen": 1128
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for KMAC test results sent from the crypto module to the ACVP server.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "KMAC-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
          "tgId": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "mac": "5D3138562EBFFB47C88261CDDD988D077A3010EBE48AD01B75DFE5547F96963A"
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "mac": "FFC6F9C7D02D6D9F55434CE9301E5F6E0374EB64D11D2DCB596BEC894EB22E0787"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 4,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 516,
          "testPassed": true
        },
        {
          "tcId": 517,
          "testPassed": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for ParallelHash test results sent from the crypto module to the ACVP server.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "ParallelHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "md": "332D7D2860A08CB47E1B6B4256BA01749570D6D36A0A9C9F544A8BA3472BFF5DA40AE98320",
          "outLen": 291
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "md": "0DFE7A0350FE2D309B5929516B03946480D0818733D99ADDD508C3FCE8E73D136920",
          "outLen": 269
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 2,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 251,
          "resultsArray": [
            {
              "md": "2F36BCFCA14850E589DD5F1DC82A8B543E18E52F6BA832B560BA46FD7CDC4E19654177E7BA88F808FAFD5E1DC2E6F1C16B42CC968D1DE1E37B145BD2978ED509B2F8B1871F86D566263BFE093D8AC37C634820CC92D6DF3F30EAE2810FFFA1FC12E2853ABF047F4E2CA2307736831AC9A7FCA4255577424800CF058AF83C65DABBE0CA0C36385D60266DD5F0C9EFE795AA5ECA13D76E72B36138DECCB2C6220FBEA5B56D6044EA06B57ACDA3D32938DBC909DF4FAA5213AA2E5A6A7580069131724529C28E2A3176A7CFEC5FD9BAF660",
              "outLen": 1661
            },
            {
              "md": "F1B1D2D5B6C554F75FE0C46E9623E005219E29EBB7ED718DAA7C6A40F92BF2B1DFF9EDF1D03F15883A8EAABA7972AC6202D8B64915C1A82FD75FF7B6E50015B2226583BC93CE3CD73F964D2CA0B03E5FBD4FB2D4920520C15B835E0F6183882A74989B88F3A768A5820DE3F17CC9EB7C99E0E90B9799C233D140BA3F0F30E69228B5E1CE63FA7F6ACA63CF697613223B9E238978AEA3F617298D0C07CA",
              "outLen": 1256
            },
            {
              "md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
              "outLen": 2138
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

The following is an example JSON object for TupleHash test results sent from the crypto module to the ACVP server.

[
{ "acvVersion": <acvp-version> },
{
  "vsId": 0,
  "algorithm": "TupleHash-128",
  "revision": "1.0",
  "testGroups": [
    {
      "tgId": 1,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 1,
          "md": "1768DE4C4000C9407A4A743F66EA85DFF33DEC126C9C66B731019142A0349CF39743617DF39F2D38801536BA69B62C9AC4C800C89BC63445",
          "outLen": 448
        },
        {
          "tcId": 2,
          "md": "33C1112658241D2197EA99F0559A22D35E22C07F2690F5A2111A9168DBA6692810AAEA9A27F89DA1",
          "outLen": 320
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "tgId": 2,
      "tests": [
        {
          "tcId": 251,
          "resultsArray": [
            {
              "md": "FD07E27A3C29C9A26109A4643905D42BD7312F21E2ED0D161B2B83D39EF12DF26C54FD9F3F9D484FD42B5EA2",
              "outLen": 352
            },
            {
              "md": "2FAEAABC915EC7372600AB935F4038FFF6E068606460CDA0859A963CBFE5D9DB51DFB4420C4108C4AAD6DD9FA8065ED720EB39",
              "outLen": 408
            },
            {
              "md": "446695F0DA537AA98A74480263BA9E990F9E45702A12FD0E8746EC307C2372C1BE796815FFD9256FEFD6A2D5D1DF650F54BCC73DAB7049",
              "outLen": 440
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
]

Author's Address

Christopher Celi (editor)