This commit resolves `KeyStore` API failures on Android 11 when running as a standalone CLI executable (UID 0), addressing both environment initialization and permission denial issues.
1. Initialize Android Framework Environment:
Android 11 Keystore APIs expect a fully initialized application context and a Main Looper, which are missing in a raw root process. This patch:
- Manually bootstraps `ActivityThread` via `systemMain()`.
- Initializes `Looper.prepareMainLooper()`.
- Injects a dummy `Application` object attached to the system context to satisfy `KeyStore.getApplicationContext()` checks.
- Updates framework stubs to allow compilation of these hidden APIs.
2. Bypass Keystore Permission Checks via UID Spoofing:
`KeyStoreService::generateKey` enforces the `P_INSERT` permission. Analysis of `permissions.cpp` reveals that UID 0 (Root) is explicitly denied this permission (granted only `P_GET`), whereas UID 1000 (System) holds all permissions (`~0`).
To bypass this restriction, the binder interceptor now detects transactions originating from UID 0 and rewrites the `sender_euid` to 1000. This fools `KeyStoreService` into granting the request.
3. Refactor Execution Loop:
Replaces the previous `Thread.sleep()` maintenance loop with `Looper.loop()`.
This commit introduces a complete architectural refactoring of the
Kotlin-based interception logic, based on the source of
1. https://github.com/5ec1cff/TrickyStore
2. https://github.com/beakthoven/TrickyStoreOSS
The primary purpose of this code is to intercept binder transactions to
the Android Keystore and KeyMint services. The overall workflow operates
in conjunction with a native library (injected via ptrace). The native
library hooks the binder's `transact` function and forwards pre- and
post-transaction events to the Kotlin side. This Kotlin code contains
all the high-level logic for parsing parameters, patching certificates,
and generating simulated keys.
The codebase is now organized into a clear, package-based architecture:
- attestation: Manages the creation and patching of ASN.1 attestation
data structures.
- config: Handles loading and observing configuration files from disk.
- interception: Contains the core binder interception framework and its
specific implementations for legacy Keystore (Android Q/R) and modern
KeyMint/Keystore2 (Android S+).
- logging: Provides a centralized and consistent logging utility.
- pki: Manages Public Key Infrastructure, including certificate
generation, parsing of key store XML files, and cryptographic helpers.
- util: Contains Android-specific utility functions for device properties.
This refactoring focuses on establishing a robust and extensible
architecture. The fine-tuning of the interception logic itself,
especially for corner cases in key generation and patching, is currently
under redesign and will be further refined in subsequent commits.
