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diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml index 9d13427677..756c0d1b1f 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,241 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the SSL application. </p> + + <section><title>SSL 4.1</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Updated ssl to ignore CA certs that violate the asn1-spec + for a certificate, and updated public key asn1 spec to + handle inherited DSS-params.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7884</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Changed ssl implementation to retain backwards + compatibility for old option {verify, 0} that shall be + equivalent to {verify, verify_none}, also separate the + cases unknown ca and selfsigned peer cert, and restored + return value of deprecated function + public_key:pem_to_der/1.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8858</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Changed the verify fun so that it differentiate between + the peer certificate and CA certificates by using + valid_peer or valid as the second argument to the verify + fun. It may not always be trivial or even possible to + know when the peer certificate is reached otherwise.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8873</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>SSL 4.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The server now verifies the client certificate verify + message correctly, instead of causing a case-clause.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8721</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The client hello message now always include ALL available + cipher suites (or those specified by the ciphers option). + Previous implementation would filter them based on the + client certificate key usage extension (such filtering + only makes sense for the server certificate).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8772</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed handling of the option {mode, list} that was broken + for some packet types for instance line.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8785</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Empty packets were not delivered to the client.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8790</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Building in a source tree without prebuilt platform + independent build results failed on the SSL examples + when: </p> <list><item> cross building. This has been + solved by not building the SSL examples during a cross + build. </item><item> building on Windows. </item></list> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8791</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a handshake error which occurred on some ssl + implementations.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8793</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Revise the public_key API - Cleaned up and documented the + public_key API to make it useful for general use, also + changed ssl to use the new API.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8722</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Added support for inputing certificates and keys directly + in DER format these options will override the pem-file + options if specified.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8723</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + To gain interoperability ssl will not check for padding + errors when using TLS 1.0. It is first in TLS 1.1 that + checking the padding is an requirement.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8740</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Changed the semantics of the verify_fun option in the + ssl-application so that it takes care of both application + handling of path validation errors and verification of + application specific extensions. This means that it is + now possible for the server application in verify_peer + mode to handle path validation errors. This change moved + some functionality earlier in ssl to the public_key + application.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8770</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Added the functionality so that the verification fun will + be called when a certificate is considered valid by the + path validation to allow access to each certificate in + the path to the user application. Also try to verify + subject-AltName, if unable to verify it let the + application verify it.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8825</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>SSL 4.0</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + New ssl now support client/server-certificates signed by + dsa keys.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8587</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Ssl has now switched default implementation and removed + deprecated certificate handling. All certificate handling + is done by the public_key application.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8695</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + + <section><title>SSL 3.11.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed handling of several ssl/tls packets arriving at the + same time. This was broken during a refactoring of the + code.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8679</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added missing checks for padding and Mac value. Removed + code for export ciphers and DH certificates as we decided + not to support them.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7047</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + New ssl will no longer return esslerrssl to be backwards + compatible with old ssl as this hids infomation from the + user. format_error/1 has been updated to support new ssl.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7049</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + New ssl now supports secure renegotiation as described by + RFC 5746.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8568</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Alert handling has been improved to better handle + unexpected but valid messages and the implementation is + also changed to avoid timing related issues that could + cause different error messages depending on network + latency. Packet handling was sort of broken but would + mostly work as expected when socket was in binary mode. + This has now been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8588</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>SSL 3.11</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -733,7 +968,7 @@ <title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p>When a file descriptor was marked for closing, and and + <p>When a file descriptor was marked for closing, and end-of-file condition had already been detected, the file descriptor was never closed.</p> <p>Own Id: OTP-5093 Aux Id: seq8806 </p> |