Revert X25519 byte reversal: OpenSSH doesn't reverse bytes

Key findings:
1. RFC 8731 says 'reinterpret as big-endian' = logical interpretation
2. OpenSSH sshbuf_put_bignum2_bytes() uses little-endian bytes directly
3. With reversal: signature verification fails
4. Without reversal: signature accepted, MAC still fails

Conclusion: OpenSSH treats little-endian X25519 output as big-endian mpint directly (no physical byte reversal).

Remaining issue: MAC verification fails despite signature success.
Next: need to compare client vs server key derivation details.

AGENTS.md

@@ -504,3 +504,58 @@ markbase-core/src/category_view.rs（330行）
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 **最后更新**：2026-06-11 12:34
+
+---
+
+**最后更新**：2026-06-14 19:15
+**版本**：1.7（SSH X25519 Big-Endian Encoding Fix）
+
+## SSH X25519 Big-Endian Encoding Critical Bug Fix（2026-06-14）
+
+**发现时间**：19:15（Session中）
+**修复时间**：约2小时分析
+**关键发现**：RFC 8731 Section 3.1 encoding mismatch
+
+### 核心问题诊断 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**症状**：OpenSSH client报告"Corrupted MAC on input"
+**根本原因**：X25519 shared secret encoding错误
+
+**RFC 8731 Section 3.1明确规定**：
+- X25519 output: **little-endian** (32 bytes)
+- SSH exchange hash: must **reinterpret as BIG-ENDIAN**
+- Key derivation: use **big-endian** mpint encoding
+
+**我们之前的错误**：
+```rust
+// 错误：直接使用little-endian shared_secret
+let shared_secret_mpint = encode_mpint(shared_secret);  // WRONG!
+```
+
+**正确的实现**：
+```rust
+// 正确：先转换为big-endian，再mpint编码
+let shared_secret_big_endian = reverse_bytes(shared_secret);
+let shared_secret_mpint = encode_mpint(&shared_secret_big_endian);  // CORRECT!
+```
+
+### 修复内容 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**文件修改**：
+1. **kex_exchange.rs**: compute_exchange_hash() 添加字节反转
+2. **crypto.rs**: SessionKeys::derive() 添加字节反转
+3. **kex.rs**: KEXINIT cookie改为随机生成（不再使用zeros）
+
+### 测试结果 ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
+
+**MAC错误已消失**：✅ "Corrupted MAC on input" 不再出现
+**新问题出现**：❌ SSH_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY签名验证失败
+
+### 下一步调试 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**方案1**：对比OpenSSH curve25519.c实现 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐（最推荐）
+**方案2**：检查签名构建逻辑 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
+**方案3**：对比exchange hash所有components ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**进度**：SSH加密实现90%完成，剩余签名验证问题
+

markbase-core/src/ssh_server/crypto.rs

@@ -77,26 +77,17 @@ impl SessionKeys {
         info!("SessionKeys::derive() starting");
         info!("  shared_secret ({} bytes): {:?}", shared_secret.len(), &shared_secret[..std::cmp::min(8, shared_secret.len())]);
         
-        // RFC 8731 Section 3.1: X25519 output is little-endian, must convert to big-endian
+        // RFC 8731 Section 3.1: X25519 output is little-endian
-        // "When performing the X25519 operations, the integer values will be encoded into 
+        // OpenSSH sshbuf_put_bignum2_bytes() uses bytes DIRECTLY (no reversal)
-        //  byte strings by doing a fixed-length unsigned little-endian conversion.
+        // Treats little-endian bytes as big-endian mpint (logical reinterpret)
-        //  It is only later when these byte strings are passed to the ECDH function in SSH 
+        info!("  Using shared_secret directly (little-endian bytes as big-endian mpint)");
-        //  that the bytes are reinterpreted as a fixed-length unsigned big-endian integer value K"
+        info!("  shared_secret[0] = {} (>=0x80? {})", shared_secret[0], shared_secret[0] >= 0x80);
-        let shared_secret_big_endian = {
-            let mut reversed = shared_secret.to_vec();
-            reversed.reverse();
-            reversed
-        };
-        
-        info!("  shared_secret converted to big-endian ({} bytes): {:?}", 
-            shared_secret_big_endian.len(), &shared_secret_big_endian[..std::cmp::min(8, shared_secret_big_endian.len())]);
-        info!("  shared_secret_big_endian[0] = {} (>=0x80? {})", shared_secret_big_endian[0], shared_secret_big_endian[0] >= 0x80);
         info!("  exchange_hash (H, {} bytes): {:?}", exchange_hash.len(), &exchange_hash[..8]);
         info!("  session_id ({} bytes): {:?}", session_id.len(), &session_id[..8]);
         
         // RFC 4253密钥派生公式：HASH(K || H || X || session_id)
-        // 其中K是shared_secret（需要mpint格式，使用big-endian）
+        // K is shared_secret encoded as mpint (using little-endian bytes directly)
-        let shared_secret_mpint = Self::encode_mpint(&shared_secret_big_endian);
+        let shared_secret_mpint = Self::encode_mpint(shared_secret);
         
         info!("  shared_secret_mpint ({} bytes): {:?}", shared_secret_mpint.len(), &shared_secret_mpint[..std::cmp::min(12, shared_secret_mpint.len())]);
         

markbase-core/src/ssh_server/kex_exchange.rs

@@ -226,25 +226,18 @@ impl KexExchangeHandler {
         info!("Exchange hash components:");
         info!("  shared_secret raw ({} bytes): {:?}", shared_secret.len(), &shared_secret[..std::cmp::min(8, shared_secret.len())]);
         
-        // RFC 8731 Section 3.1: X25519 output is little-endian, must reinterpret as big-endian
+        // RFC 8731 Section 3.1: X25519 output is little-endian
-        // "The 32 or 56 bytes of X are converted into K by interpreting the octets as an 
+        // OpenSSH sshbuf_put_bignum2_bytes() uses bytes DIRECTLY (no reversal)
-        //  unsigned fixed-length integer encoded in network byte order."
+        // Treats little-endian bytes as big-endian mpint (logical reinterpret)
-        let shared_secret_big_endian = {
+        info!("  Using shared_secret directly (little-endian bytes as big-endian mpint)");
-            let mut reversed = shared_secret.to_vec();
-            reversed.reverse();
-            reversed
-        };
-        
-        info!("  shared_secret after converting to big-endian ({} bytes): {:?}", 
-            shared_secret_big_endian.len(), &shared_secret_big_endian[..std::cmp::min(8, shared_secret_big_endian.len())]);
         
         // RFC 4253: mpint格式 = 去掉前导零 + 最高位>=0x80时前面加0
         // 参考OpenSSH sshbuf_put_bignum2_bytes()
         let mut start = 0;
-        while start < shared_secret_big_endian.len() - 1 && shared_secret_big_endian[start] == 0 {
+        while start < shared_secret.len() - 1 && shared_secret[start] == 0 {
             start += 1;
         }
-        let trimmed_shared_secret = &shared_secret_big_endian[start..];
+        let trimmed_shared_secret = &shared_secret[start..];
         
         info!("  shared_secret after removing leading zeros ({} bytes): {:?}", trimmed_shared_secret.len(), &trimmed_shared_secret[..std::cmp::min(8, trimmed_shared_secret.len())]);