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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Duplicati Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Duplicati.Proprietary.DiskImage.Filesystem.Ntfs;
+
+///
+/// Represents a parsed NTFS Boot Sector (BIOS Parameter Block and extended NTFS fields).
+/// This is a read-only record struct that extracts geometry information from the boot sector.
+///
+public readonly record struct NtfsBootSector
+{
+ ///
+ /// The boot sector signature at offset 510.
+ /// On disk the bytes are 0x55, 0xAA; read as little-endian uint16 this is 0xAA55.
+ ///
+ private const ushort BootSectorSignature = 0xAA55;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to the boot sector signature.
+ ///
+ private const int SignatureOffset = 510;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to the OEM ID field.
+ ///
+ private const int OemIdOffset = 0x03;
+
+ ///
+ /// Length of the OEM ID field (8 bytes).
+ ///
+ private const int OemIdLength = 8;
+
+ ///
+ /// Expected OEM ID value for NTFS: "NTFS "
+ ///
+ private const string ExpectedOemId = "NTFS ";
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to BytesPerSector field.
+ ///
+ private const int BytesPerSectorOffset = 0x0B;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to SectorsPerCluster field.
+ ///
+ private const int SectorsPerClusterOffset = 0x0D;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to TotalSectors field (uint64).
+ ///
+ private const int TotalSectorsOffset = 0x28;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to MftClusterNumber field (uint64).
+ ///
+ private const int MftClusterNumberOffset = 0x30;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to MftMirrorClusterNumber field (uint64).
+ ///
+ private const int MftMirrorClusterNumberOffset = 0x38;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to ClustersPerMftRecord field (int8).
+ ///
+ private const int ClustersPerMftRecordOffset = 0x40;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to ClustersPerIndexBlock field (int8).
+ ///
+ private const int ClustersPerIndexBlockOffset = 0x44;
+
+ ///
+ /// Offset to VolumeSerialNumber field (uint64).
+ ///
+ private const int VolumeSerialNumberOffset = 0x48;
+
+ ///
+ /// Minimum valid bytes per sector (512).
+ ///
+ private const ushort MinBytesPerSector = 512;
+
+ ///
+ /// Maximum valid bytes per sector (4096).
+ ///
+ private const ushort MaxBytesPerSector = 4096;
+
+ ///
+ /// Minimum valid sectors per cluster (1).
+ ///
+ private const byte MinSectorsPerCluster = 1;
+
+ ///
+ /// Maximum valid sectors per cluster (128).
+ ///
+ private const byte MaxSectorsPerCluster = 128;
+
+ ///
+ /// Minimum required buffer size (512 bytes for boot sector).
+ ///
+ private const int MinimumBufferSize = 512;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the number of bytes per sector (typically 512, 1024, 2048, or 4096).
+ ///
+ public ushort BytesPerSector { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the number of sectors per cluster (power of 2: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128).
+ ///
+ public byte SectorsPerCluster { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the total number of sectors in the volume (uint64).
+ ///
+ public ulong TotalSectors { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the cluster number where the $MFT starts.
+ ///
+ public ulong MftClusterNumber { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the cluster number where the $MFTMirr (MFT mirror) starts.
+ ///
+ public ulong MftMirrorClusterNumber { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the clusters per MFT record as encoded in the boot sector.
+ /// If negative, record size is 2^abs(value) bytes.
+ /// If positive, record size is value * ClusterSize bytes.
+ ///
+ public sbyte ClustersPerMftRecord { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the clusters per index block as encoded in the boot sector.
+ /// Same encoding as ClustersPerMftRecord.
+ ///
+ public sbyte ClustersPerIndexBlock { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the volume serial number.
+ ///
+ public ulong VolumeSerialNumber { get; }
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the size of a cluster in bytes.
+ ///
+ public int ClusterSize => BytesPerSector * SectorsPerCluster;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the size of an MFT record in bytes.
+ /// If ClustersPerMftRecord is negative: 2^abs(ClustersPerMftRecord) bytes.
+ /// If ClustersPerMftRecord is positive: ClustersPerMftRecord * ClusterSize bytes.
+ ///
+ public int MftRecordSize => ClustersPerMftRecord < 0
+ ? 1 << -ClustersPerMftRecord // 2^abs(value)
+ : ClustersPerMftRecord * ClusterSize;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the byte offset from the partition start to the MFT.
+ ///
+ public long MftByteOffset => (long)MftClusterNumber * ClusterSize;
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the total number of clusters in the volume.
+ ///
+ public long TotalClusters => (long)(TotalSectors / SectorsPerCluster);
+
+ ///
+ /// Gets the total size of the volume in bytes.
+ ///
+ public long TotalSize => (long)TotalSectors * BytesPerSector;
+
+ ///
+ /// Minimum valid total sectors for an NTFS volume.
+ ///
+ private const ulong MinTotalSectors = 16;
+
+ ///
+ /// Initializes a new instance of the struct by parsing the provided boot sector data.
+ ///
+ /// The boot sector data (must be at least 512 bytes).
+ /// Thrown when the buffer is too small or validation fails.
+ public NtfsBootSector(ReadOnlySpan bootSectorData)
+ {
+ if (bootSectorData.Length < MinimumBufferSize)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Boot sector data must be at least {MinimumBufferSize} bytes.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate boot sector signature (bytes 0x55, 0xAA at offset 510; 0xAA55 as little-endian uint16)
+ var signature = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(SignatureOffset, 2));
+ if (signature != BootSectorSignature)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid boot sector signature: expected 0x{BootSectorSignature:X4}, got 0x{signature:X4}.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate OEM ID at offset 0x03 (should be "NTFS ")
+ var oemId = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bootSectorData.Slice(OemIdOffset, OemIdLength));
+ if (oemId != ExpectedOemId)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid OEM ID: expected '{ExpectedOemId}', got '{oemId}'.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Parse fields from the boot sector
+ BytesPerSector = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(BytesPerSectorOffset, 2));
+ SectorsPerCluster = bootSectorData[SectorsPerClusterOffset];
+ TotalSectors = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(TotalSectorsOffset, 8));
+ MftClusterNumber = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(MftClusterNumberOffset, 8));
+ MftMirrorClusterNumber = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(MftMirrorClusterNumberOffset, 8));
+ ClustersPerMftRecord = (sbyte)bootSectorData[ClustersPerMftRecordOffset];
+ ClustersPerIndexBlock = (sbyte)bootSectorData[ClustersPerIndexBlockOffset];
+ VolumeSerialNumber = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt64LittleEndian(bootSectorData.Slice(VolumeSerialNumberOffset, 8));
+
+ // Validate BytesPerSector is a power of 2 (512, 1024, 2048, or 4096)
+ if (!IsPowerOfTwo(BytesPerSector) || BytesPerSector < MinBytesPerSector || BytesPerSector > MaxBytesPerSector)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid BytesPerSector: {BytesPerSector}. Must be a power of 2 between {MinBytesPerSector} and {MaxBytesPerSector}.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate SectorsPerCluster is a power of 2 (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128)
+ if (!IsPowerOfTwo(SectorsPerCluster) || SectorsPerCluster < MinSectorsPerCluster || SectorsPerCluster > MaxSectorsPerCluster)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid SectorsPerCluster: {SectorsPerCluster}. Must be a power of 2 between {MinSectorsPerCluster} and {MaxSectorsPerCluster}.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate that BytesPerSector * SectorsPerCluster does not overflow
+ // This is effectively checking that ClusterSize is valid
+ try
+ {
+ _ = checked(BytesPerSector * SectorsPerCluster);
+ }
+ catch (OverflowException)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Cluster size overflow: BytesPerSector ({BytesPerSector}) * SectorsPerCluster ({SectorsPerCluster}) exceeds maximum value.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+ }
+
+ // Validate TotalSectors > 0
+ if (TotalSectors == 0)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid TotalSectors: {TotalSectors}. Must be greater than 0.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ if (TotalSectors < MinTotalSectors)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid TotalSectors: {TotalSectors}. Must be at least {MinTotalSectors}.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate MftClusterNumber is within volume bounds
+ if (MftClusterNumber >= (ulong)TotalClusters)
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid MftClusterNumber: {MftClusterNumber}. Must be less than TotalClusters ({TotalClusters}).", nameof(bootSectorData));
+
+ // Validate MftRecordSize - if positive, ensure it doesn't overflow
+ if (ClustersPerMftRecord > 0)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ _ = checked(ClustersPerMftRecord * ClusterSize);
+ }
+ catch (OverflowException)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentException($"MFT record size overflow: ClustersPerMftRecord ({ClustersPerMftRecord}) * ClusterSize ({ClusterSize}) exceeds maximum value.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Validate IndexBlockSize - if positive, ensure it doesn't overflow
+ if (ClustersPerIndexBlock > 0)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ _ = checked(ClustersPerIndexBlock * ClusterSize);
+ }
+ catch (OverflowException)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentException($"Index block size overflow: ClustersPerIndexBlock ({ClustersPerIndexBlock}) * ClusterSize ({ClusterSize}) exceeds maximum value.", nameof(bootSectorData));
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Checks if a value is a power of 2.
+ ///
+ /// The value to check.
+ /// True if the value is a power of 2; otherwise, false.
+ private static bool IsPowerOfTwo(ushort value) => value != 0 && (value & (value - 1)) == 0;
+
+ ///
+ /// Checks if a value is a power of 2.
+ ///
+ /// The value to check.
+ /// True if the value is a power of 2; otherwise, false.
+ private static bool IsPowerOfTwo(byte value) => value != 0 && (value & (value - 1)) == 0;
+}