From 8581b5d6caca498d23aaa7d0f9df3916ec2ddaa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adityaanikam <adityanikam9502@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:18:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Verify TSIG MAC before checking timestamp so BadSignature is
 not preempted by BadTime

---
 dns/tsig.py        |  4 ++--
 tests/test_tsig.py | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dns/tsig.py b/dns/tsig.py
index ce736f1ea..68e9fecdd 100644
--- a/dns/tsig.py
+++ b/dns/tsig.py
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@ def validate(
             raise PeerBadTruncation
         else:
             raise PeerError(f"unknown TSIG error code {rdata.error}")
-    if abs(rdata.time_signed - now) > rdata.fudge:
-        raise BadTime
     if key.name != owner:
         raise BadKey
     if key.algorithm != rdata.algorithm:
         raise BadAlgorithm
     ctx = _digest(new_wire, key, rdata, None, request_mac, ctx, multi)
     ctx.verify(rdata.mac)
+    if abs(rdata.time_signed - now) > rdata.fudge:
+        raise BadTime
     return _maybe_start_digest(key, rdata.mac, multi)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tsig.py b/tests/test_tsig.py
index c8c1efe53..9c0c2cdbf 100644
--- a/tests/test_tsig.py
+++ b/tests/test_tsig.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import base64
 import time
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import dns.message
 import dns.rcode
@@ -48,23 +48,42 @@ def test_verify_mac_for_context(self):
         with self.assertRaises(dns.tsig.BadSignature):
             ctx.verify(bad_expected)
 
+    def _tsig_start(self, wire, kr):
+        # dns.tsig.validate() needs the exact byte offset of the TSIG
+        # record, but nothing in the public API exposes it directly.
+        # dns.message.from_wire() computes it correctly during parsing,
+        # so capture the value it uses via the same call.
+        captured = {}
+        real_validate = dns.tsig.validate
+
+        def spy(*args, **kwargs):
+            captured["tsig_start"] = args[6]
+            return real_validate(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        with patch("dns.tsig.validate", side_effect=spy):
+            dns.message.from_wire(wire, kr)
+        return captured["tsig_start"]
+
     def test_validate(self):
         # make message and grab the TSIG
         m = dns.message.make_query("example", "a")
         m.use_tsig(keyring, keyname, algorithm=dns.tsig.HMAC_SHA256)
         w = m.to_wire()
         tsig = m.tsig[0]
+        tsig_start = self._tsig_start(w, keyring)
 
-        # get the time and create a key with matching characteristics
+        # get the time and use the correct key so only the timestamp is wrong
         now = int(time.time())
-        key = dns.tsig.Key("foo.com", "abcd", "hmac-sha256")
+        correct_key = dns.tsig.Key(keyname, keyring[keyname], dns.tsig.HMAC_SHA256)
 
         # add enough to the time to take it over the fudge amount
         with self.assertRaises(dns.tsig.BadTime):
             dns.tsig.validate(
-                w, key, dns.name.from_text("foo.com"), tsig, now + 1000, b"", 0
+                w, correct_key, keyname, tsig, now + 1000, b"", tsig_start
             )
 
+        key = dns.tsig.Key("foo.com", "abcd", "hmac-sha256")
+
         # change the key name
         with self.assertRaises(dns.tsig.BadKey):
             dns.tsig.validate(w, key, dns.name.from_text("bar.com"), tsig, now, b"", 0)
@@ -74,6 +93,21 @@ def test_validate(self):
         with self.assertRaises(dns.tsig.BadAlgorithm):
             dns.tsig.validate(w, key, dns.name.from_text("foo.com"), tsig, now, b"", 0)
 
+    def test_validate_bad_signature_takes_precedence_over_bad_time(self):
+        # https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/issues/1287
+        # RFC 8945 5.2: MAC validity must be established before other
+        # errors like a bad timestamp are reported.
+        m = dns.message.make_query("example", "a")
+        m.use_tsig(keyring, keyname, algorithm=dns.tsig.HMAC_SHA256)
+        w = m.to_wire()
+        tsig = m.tsig[0]
+        tsig_start = self._tsig_start(w, keyring)
+
+        now = int(time.time())
+        wrong_key = dns.tsig.Key(keyname, "abcd", "hmac-sha256")
+        with self.assertRaises(dns.tsig.BadSignature):
+            dns.tsig.validate(w, wrong_key, keyname, tsig, now + 1000, b"", tsig_start)
+
     def test_gssapi_context(self):
         def verify_signature(data, mac):
             if data == b"throw":