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This PR adds upper bounds to the Scrypt implementation.

Closes #133

Additionally, loading the masterkey checks for those bounds.

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The change adds upper bounds for Scrypt cost parameters and block sizes. It adds a 1 GiB working-memory check that uses widened arithmetic to avoid integer overflow. Masterkey loading, unlocking, and persistence reject invalid parameters before cryptographic work or output. Masterkey loading also accepts an optional validator before key derivation. Tests cover parameter limits, validator behavior, overflow cases, and side effects.

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Masterkey files with accepted Scrypt parameter combinations can still allocate more than the intended 1 GiB memory limit, weakening the protection against memory exhaustion. This boundary calculation should be corrected before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: adding an upper bound for scrypt parameters.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #133 by enforcing scrypt cost, block-size, and combined working-memory limits, including during masterkey loading to prevent excessive allocation and out-of-memory failures.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The validator API, persistence checks, implementation changes, and tests all support enforcing or validating the scrypt bounds described in issue #133.
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In `@src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cryptolib/common/Scrypt.java`:
- Line 111: Update the memory predicate in Scrypt to account for the combined
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* @return <code>true</code> if {@link #scrypt(byte[], byte[], int, int, int)} would reject this parameter combination due to its memory requirements
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static boolean exceedsWorkingMemoryLimit(int costParam, int blockSize) {
return (long) blockSize * costParam > MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES / 128;

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Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Include all scrypt workspace arrays in the memory check.

The predicate accounts only for V, although MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES limits V + B + XY. With costParam = 1 << 20 and blockSize = 8, the arrays require 1 GiB plus 3,072 bytes. MasterkeyFile.isValid() accepts this combination before key derivation. Update the predicate and exact-limit tests.

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In `@src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cryptolib/common/Scrypt.java` at line 111,
Update the memory predicate in Scrypt to account for the combined workspace of
V, B, and XY rather than V alone, ensuring the full allocation is compared
against MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES. Adjust the exact-limit validation tests so
boundary combinations requiring even slightly more than the limit are rejected.

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CWE: CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Check the complete working-set size.

Scrypt allocates V with 128 * r * N bytes, B with 128 * r * P bytes, and XY with 256 * r bytes. This predicate checks only r * N.

For costParam = 524288 and blockSize = 16, the predicate returns false, but the total allocation is 1 GiB + 6144 bytes. This exceeds MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES (1 GiB + 3072). A crafted masterkey can bypass the intended memory limit.

Include the B and XY terms. Update the boundary test in src/test/java/org/cryptomator/cryptolib/common/ScryptTest.java to reject this combination.

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-		return (long) blockSize * costParam > MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES / 128;
+		return (long) blockSize * (costParam + P + 2L) > MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES / 128;
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In `@src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cryptolib/common/Scrypt.java` at line 111,
Update the working-memory predicate in Scrypt to include the allocations for V,
B, and XY: account for the 128*r*N, 128*r*P, and 256*r terms when comparing
against MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES, while preserving the existing boundary
behavior. Update the relevant ScryptTest boundary case to reject costParam
524288 with blockSize 16.
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In `@src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cryptolib/common/Scrypt.java`:
- Line 111: Update the working-memory predicate in Scrypt to include the
allocations for V, B, and XY: account for the 128*r*N, 128*r*P, and 256*r terms
when comparing against MAX_WORKING_MEMORY_BYTES, while preserving the existing
boundary behavior. Update the relevant ScryptTest boundary case to reject
costParam 524288 with blockSize 16.

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OoM crash: No upper limit for Scrypt cost parameter

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