The pressureTest.py Python script creates a workload on the Thales payShield 10k and 9k appliances.
The script can be useful during demonstrations of the monitoring features of the appliance and can be used in every case you need to generate a workload for testing purposes.

It requires Python 3. It was tested on Python 3.10.2 using a payShield 10k with firmware 1.7a.

1.3.1

pressureTest.py [-h] [--port PORT]
              [--key KEY | --nc | --no | --ni | --pci | --j2 | --j4 | --j8 | --jk | --b2 | --randgen | --ecc]
              [--ecc-curve {0,1,2}] [--key-use {S,X,N}] [--key-exportability {N,E,S}] [--header HEADER]
              [--forever] [--decode] [--times TIMES] [--proto {tcp,udp,tls}] [--keyfile KEYFILE] 
              [--crtfile CRTFILE] [--echo ECHO]
              host

host ip address or the hostname/fqdn of the payShield appliance.

--key the length in bits of the RSA keys to generate. The value needs to be between 320 and 4096.

--nc performs just an NC test.

--pci gathers the PCI compliance status of the payShield through the NO command, type 01.

--no gathers the status of the payShield through the NO command, type 00.

--ni gathers the Ethernet Host Port 1 status through the NI command.

--j2 gets HSM Loading using J2 command.

--j4 gets Host Command Volumes using J4 command.

--j8 gets Health Check Accumulated Counts using J8 command.

--jk gets Instantaneous Health Check Status using JK command.

--randgen Generates a random value 8 bytes long using N0 command.

--b2 Echoes received data, specified through the --echo parameter, back to the user.

--ecc Generates an ECC public/private key pair using the Elliptic Curve algorithm.
By default, the curve used is NIST P-521, the exportability is 'S' (Sensitive) and the key usage is 'S' (Only digital signature).
Use the parameters --ecc-curve, --key-use and --key-exportability to change the default values.

--port specifies the host port, if omitted the default value 1500 is used.

--proto specifies the protocol to use, tcp, udp or tls, if omitted the default value tcp is used.
If tls is used you might specify the path of the client key file and the certificate using the parameters --keyfile and --crtfile.
No verifications are performed about the validity of certificates.

--keyfile the path of the client key file, if is not specified the default value is client.key.
It's only considered if the protocol is tls.

--crtfile the path of the client certificate file, if is not specified the default value is client.crt.
It's only considered if the protocol is tls.

--header the header string to prefix to the host command, if not specified the default value is HEAD.

--echo specifies the payload sent using the echo command --b2, otherwise it is ignored

--forever the test will run forever. Use CTRL-C to terminate it.

--times how many times execute the test. If it is not specified, the default value is 1000 times.

--decode decodes the response of the payShield if a decoder function is available for the command.
The commands --decode supports in the release are: B2, N0, NO, NC, J2, J4, J8, JK and FY (ECC).

--ecc-curve sets the ECC curve to use when --ecc is used. The default is NIST P-521.
The possible choices are:

• 0: FIPS 186-3 – NIST P-256
• 1: FIPS 186-3 – NIST P-384
• 2: FIPS 186-3 – NIST P-521

--key-use sets the key usage. The default one is 'S' (Signature only).
The possible choices are:

• S: The key may only be used to perform digital signature generation operations.
• X: The key may only be used to derive other keys.
• N: No special restrictions apply.

--key-exportability sets the key exportability. The default is 'S' (Sensitive).
The possible choices are:

• E: May only be exported in a trusted key block, provided the wrapping key itself is in a trusted format.
• N: No export permitted.
• S: Sensitive; all other export possibilities are permitted, provided such export has been enabled (existing Authorized State requirements remain).

C:\Test>python pressureTest.py 192.168.0.36 --nc --times 2

PayShield stress utility, version 1.3.1, by Marco S. Zuppone - [email protected] - https://msz.eu
To get more info about the usage invoke it with the -h option This software is open source, and it is under the Affero
AGPL 3.0 license

Iteration:  1 of 2

Return code: 00 No error
Command sent/received: NC ==> ND
sent data (ASCII) : b'HEADNC'
sent data (HEX) : b'0006484541444e43'
received data (ASCII): b'HEADND005D672700000000001500-0023'
received data (HEX) : b'0021484541444e44303035443637323730303030303030303030313530302d30303233'

Iteration:  2  of  2

Return code: 00 No error
Command sent/received: NC ==> ND
sent data (ASCII) : b'HEADNC'
sent data (HEX) : b'0006484541444e43'
received data (ASCII): b'HEADND005D672700000000001500-0023'
received data (HEX) : b'0021484541444e44303035443637323730303030303030303030313530302d30303233'

DONE

The EI command used to generate the RSA key requires authorization, and the generation of 4096-bit keys is possible only for keyblock LMKs.

The --ecc parameter uses the FY command to generate ECC keypairs: The functionality may require a license and/or a firmware update, depending on the firmware version.

Please refer to the LICENSE file that is part of this project. The license is AGPL 3.0

Copyright(C) 2020-2023 Marco S. Zuppone - [email protected] - https://msz.eu

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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