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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/ssl/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml | 262 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml | 41 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml | 50 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_protocol.xml | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/using_ssl.xml | 34 |
7 files changed, 291 insertions, 133 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml index 3db5aa19ac..029f29cdb3 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <modulesummary>Interface Functions for Secure Socket Layer</modulesummary> <description> <p> - This module contains interface functions for the SSL/TLS protocol. + This module contains interface functions for the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocol. For detailed information about the supported standards see <seealso marker="ssl_app">ssl(6)</seealso>. </p> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <section> <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <p>The following data types are used in the functions for SSL:</p> + <p>The following data types are used in the functions for SSL/TLS/DTLS:</p> <taglist> @@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ <p>The default socket options are <c>[{mode,list},{packet, 0},{header, 0},{active, true}]</c>.</p> <p>For valid options, see the - <seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso> and - <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_tcp(3)</seealso> manual pages - in Kernel.</p></item> + <seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_tcp(3)</seealso> and + <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_udp(3)</seealso> + manual pages + in Kernel. Note that stream oriented options such as packet are only relevant for SSL/TLS and not DTLS</p></item> <tag><marker id="type-ssloption"/><c>ssl_option() =</c></tag> <item> @@ -95,13 +97,14 @@ <item><p><c>{cb_info, {CallbackModule::atom(), DataTag::atom(), ClosedTag::atom(), ErrTag:atom()}}</c></p> - <p>Defaults to <c>{gen_tcp, tcp, tcp_closed, tcp_error}</c>. Can be used - to customize the transport layer. The callback module must implement a + <p>Defaults to <c>{gen_tcp, tcp, tcp_closed, tcp_error}</c> for TLS + and <c>{gen_udp, udp, udp_closed, udp_error}</c> for DTLS. Can be used + to customize the transport layer. For TLS the callback module must implement a reliable transport protocol, behave as <c>gen_tcp</c>, and have functions corresponding to <c>inet:setopts/2</c>, <c>inet:getopts/2</c>, <c>inet:peername/1</c>, <c>inet:sockname/1</c>, and <c>inet:port/1</c>. The callback <c>gen_tcp</c> is treated specially and calls <c>inet</c> - directly.</p> + directly. For DTLS this feature must be considered exprimental.</p> <taglist> <tag><c>CallbackModule =</c></tag> <item><p><c>atom()</c></p></item> @@ -137,10 +140,15 @@ <tag><c>sslsocket() =</c></tag> <item><p>opaque()</p></item> - - <tag><marker id="type-protocol"/><c>protocol_version() =</c></tag> + + <tag><marker id="type-protocol"/><c> protocol_version() =</c></tag> + <item><p><c> ssl_tls_protocol() | dtls_protocol() </c></p></item> + <item><p><c>sslv3 | tlsv1 | 'tlsv1.1' | 'tlsv1.2'</c></p></item> + <tag><marker id="type-protocol"/><c> dtls_protocol() =</c></tag> + <item><p><c>'dtlsv1' | 'dtlsv1.2'</c></p></item> + <tag><c>ciphers() =</c></tag> <item><p><c>= [ciphersuite()]</c></p> <p>Tuples and string formats accepted by versions @@ -189,11 +197,23 @@ | sect193r1 | sect193r2 | secp192k1 | secp192r1 | sect163k1 | sect163r1 | sect163r2 | secp160k1 | secp160r1 | secp160r2</c></p></item> + <tag><c>hello_extensions() =</c></tag> + <item><p><c>#{renegotiation_info => + signature_algs => [{hash(), ecsda| rsa| dsa}] | undefined + alpn => binary() | undefined, + next_protocol_negotiation, + srp => string() | undefined, + ec_point_formats , + elliptic_curves = [oid] | undefined + sni = string()} + }</c></p></item> + + </taglist> </section> <section> - <title>SSL OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - COMMON for SERVER and CLIENT</title> + <title>TLS/DTLS OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - COMMON for SERVER and CLIENT</title> <p>The following options have the same meaning in the client and the server:</p> @@ -203,8 +223,16 @@ <tag><c>{protocol, tls | dtls}</c></tag> <item><p>Choose TLS or DTLS protocol for the transport layer security. Defaults to <c>tls</c> Introduced in OTP 20, DTLS support is considered - experimental in this release. DTLS over other transports than UDP are not yet supported.</p></item> - + experimental in this release. Other transports than UDP are not yet supported.</p></item> + + <tag><c>{handshake, hello | full}</c></tag> + <item><p> Defaults to <c>full</c>. If hello is specified the handshake will + pause after the hello message and give the user a possibility make decisions + based on hello extensions before continuing or aborting the handshake by calling + <seealso marker="#handshake_continue-3"> handshake_continue/3</seealso> or + <seealso marker="#handshake_cancel-1"> handshake_cancel/1</seealso> + </p></item> + <tag><c>{cert, public_key:der_encoded()}</c></tag> <item><p>The DER-encoded users certificate. If this option is supplied, it overrides option <c>certfile</c>.</p></item> @@ -256,8 +284,9 @@ <item><p>Specifies if to reject renegotiation attempt that does not live up to <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5746.txt">RFC 5746</url>. - By default <c>secure_renegotiate</c> is set to <c>false</c>, - that is, secure renegotiation is used if possible, + By default <c>secure_renegotiate</c> is set to <c>true</c>, + that is, secure renegotiation is enforced. If set to <c>false</c> secure renegotiation + will still be used if possible, but it falls back to insecure renegotiation if the peer does not support <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5746.txt">RFC 5746</url>.</p> @@ -298,11 +327,11 @@ atom()}} | <list type="bulleted"> <item><p>If the verify callback fun returns <c>{fail, Reason}</c>, the verification process is immediately stopped, an alert is - sent to the peer, and the TLS/SSL handshake terminates.</p></item> + sent to the peer, and the TLS/DTLS handshake terminates.</p></item> <item><p>If the verify callback fun returns <c>{valid, UserState}</c>, the verification process continues.</p></item> <item><p>If the verify callback fun always returns - <c>{valid, UserState}</c>, the TLS/SSL handshake does not + <c>{valid, UserState}</c>, the TLS/DTLS handshake does not terminate regarding verification failures and the connection is established.</p></item> <item><p>If called with an extension unknown to the user application, @@ -466,14 +495,15 @@ marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_path_validation-3">public_key:pkix_path_valid with the selected CA as trusted anchor and the rest of the chain.</p></item> <tag><c>{versions, [protocol_version()]}</c></tag> + <item><p>TLS protocol versions supported by started clients and servers. This option overrides the application environment option - <c>protocol_version</c>. If the environment option is not set, it defaults + <c>protocol_version</c> and <c>dtls_protocol_version</c>. If the environment option is not set, it defaults to all versions, except SSL-3.0, supported by the SSL application. See also <seealso marker="ssl:ssl_app">ssl(6).</seealso></p></item> <tag><c>{hibernate_after, integer()|undefined}</c></tag> - <item><p>When an integer-value is specified, <c>ssl_connection</c> + <item><p>When an integer-value is specified, <c>TLS/DTLS-connection</c> goes into hibernation after the specified number of milliseconds of inactivity, thus reducing its memory footprint. When <c>undefined</c> is specified (this is the default), the process @@ -533,7 +563,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </section> <section> - <title>SSL OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - CLIENT SIDE</title> + <title>TLS/DTLS OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - CLIENT SIDE</title> <p>The following options are client-specific or have a slightly different meaning in the client than in the server:</p> @@ -673,7 +703,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </section> <section> - <title>SSL OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - SERVER SIDE</title> + <title>TLS/DTLS OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - SERVER SIDE</title> <p>The following options are server-specific or have a slightly different meaning in the server than in the client:</p> @@ -711,7 +741,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </p></item> <tag><c>{fail_if_no_peer_cert, boolean()}</c></tag> - <item><p>Used together with <c>{verify, verify_peer}</c> by an SSL server. + <item><p>Used together with <c>{verify, verify_peer}</c> by an TLS/DTLS server. If set to <c>true</c>, the server fails if the client does not have a certificate to send, that is, sends an empty certificate. If set to <c>false</c>, it fails only if the client sends an invalid @@ -725,7 +755,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <tag><c>{reuse_session, fun(SuggestedSessionId, PeerCert, Compression, CipherSuite) -> boolean()}</c></tag> - <item><p>Enables the SSL server to have a local policy + <item><p>Enables the TLS/DTLS server to have a local policy for deciding if a session is to be reused or not. Meaningful only if <c>reuse_sessions</c> is set to <c>true</c>. <c>SuggestedSessionId</c> is a <c>binary()</c>, <c>PeerCert</c> is @@ -811,19 +841,13 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> client certificate is requested. For more details see the <seealso marker="#client_signature_algs">corresponding client option</seealso>. </p> </item> - <tag><c>{v2_hello_compatible, boolean()}</c></tag> - <item>If true, the server accepts clients that send hello messages on SSL-2.0 format but offers - supported SSL/TLS versions. Defaults to false, that is the server will not interoperate with clients that - offers SSL-2.0. - </item> - </taglist> </section> <section> <title>General</title> - <p>When an SSL socket is in active mode (the default), data from the + <p>When an TLS/DTLS socket is in active mode (the default), data from the socket is delivered to the owner of the socket in the form of messages:</p> @@ -884,7 +908,8 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <v> Supported = default | all | anonymous </v> <v> Version = protocol_version() </v> </type> - <desc><p>Returns all default or all supported (except anonymous), or all anonymous cipher suites for a + <desc><p>Returns all default or all supported (except anonymous), + or all anonymous cipher suites for a TLS version</p> </desc> </func> @@ -899,7 +924,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> supported protocols and then deduplicating the output.</p> </desc> </func> - + <func> <name>clear_pem_cache() -> ok </name> <fsummary> Clears the pem cache</fsummary> @@ -914,34 +939,46 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <func> <name>connect(Socket, SslOptions) -> </name> - <name>connect(Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, SslSocket} + <name>connect(Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, TLSSocket} | {ok, TLSSocket, Ext} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Upgrades a <c>gen_tcp</c>, or - equivalent, connected socket to an SSL socket.</fsummary> + equivalent, connected socket to an TLS socket.</fsummary> <type> <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>SslOptions = [ssl_option()]</v> + <v>SslOptions = [{handshake, hello| full} | ssl_option()]</v> <v>Timeout = integer() | infinity</v> - <v>SslSocket = sslsocket()</v> + <v>TLSSocket = sslsocket()</v> + <v>Ext = hello_extensions()</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc><p>Upgrades a <c>gen_tcp</c>, or equivalent, - connected socket to an SSL socket, that is, performs the - client-side ssl handshake.</p> + connected socket to an TLS socket, that is, performs the + client-side TLS handshake.</p> <note><p>If the option <c>verify</c> is set to <c>verify_peer</c> the option <c>server_name_indication</c> shall also be specified, if it is not no Server Name Indication extension will be sent, and <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_verify_hostname-2">public_key:pkix_verify_hostname/2</seealso> - will be called with the IP-address of the connection as <c>ReferenceID</c>, which is proably not what you want.</p></note> + will be called with the IP-address of the connection as <c>ReferenceID</c>, which is proably not what you want.</p> + </note> + + <p> If the option <c>{handshake, hello}</c> is used the + handshake is paused after receiving the server hello message + and the success response is <c>{ok, TLSSocket, Ext}</c> + instead of <c>{ok, TLSSocket}</c>. Thereafter the handshake is continued or + canceled by calling <seealso marker="#handshake_continue-3"> + <c>handshake_continue/3</c></seealso> or <seealso + marker="#handshake_cancel-1"><c>handshake_cancel/1</c></seealso>. + </p> + </desc> </func> <func> <name>connect(Host, Port, Options) -></name> <name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> - {ok, SslSocket} | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Opens an SSL connection to <c>Host</c>, <c>Port</c>.</fsummary> + {ok, SslSocket}| {ok, TLSSocket, Ext} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Opens an TLS/DTLS connection to <c>Host</c>, <c>Port</c>.</fsummary> <type> <v>Host = host()</v> <v>Port = integer()</v> @@ -950,13 +987,13 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <v>SslSocket = sslsocket()</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> - <desc><p>Opens an SSL connection to <c>Host</c>, <c>Port</c>.</p> + <desc><p>Opens an TLS/DTLS connection to <c>Host</c>, <c>Port</c>.</p> <p> When the option <c>verify</c> is set to <c>verify_peer</c> the check <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_verify_hostname-2">public_key:pkix_verify_hostname/2</seealso> will be performed in addition to the usual x509-path validation checks. If the check fails the error {bad_cert, hostname_check_failed} will be propagated to the path validation fun <seealso marker="#verify_fun">verify_fun</seealso>, where it is possible to do customized - checks by using the full possibilitis of the <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_verify_hostname-2">public_key:pkix_verify_hostname/2</seealso> API. + checks by using the full possibilities of the <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_verify_hostname-3">public_key:pkix_verify_hostname/3</seealso> API. When the option <c>server_name_indication</c> is provided, its value (the DNS name) will be used as <c>ReferenceID</c> to <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_verify_hostname-2">public_key:pkix_verify_hostname/2</seealso>. @@ -967,29 +1004,39 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <c>dns_id</c> will be assumed with a fallback to <c>ip</c> if that fails. </p> <note><p>According to good practices certificates should not use IP-addresses as "server names". It would be very surprising if this happen outside a closed network. </p></note> + + + <p> If the option <c>{handshake, hello}</c> is used the + handshake is paused after receiving the server hello message + and the success response is <c>{ok, TLSSocket, Ext}</c> + instead of <c>{ok, TLSSocket}</c>. Thereafter the handshake is continued or + canceled by calling <seealso marker="#handshake_continue-3"> + <c>handshake_continue/3</c></seealso> or <seealso + marker="#handshake_cancel-1"><c>handshake_cancel/1</c></seealso>. + </p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>close(SslSocket) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Closes an SSL connection.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Closes an TLS/DTLS connection.</fsummary> <type> <v>SslSocket = sslsocket()</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> - <desc><p>Closes an SSL connection.</p> + <desc><p>Closes an TLS/DTLS connection.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>close(SslSocket, How) -> ok | {ok, port()} | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Closes an SSL connection.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Closes an TLS connection.</fsummary> <type> <v>SslSocket = sslsocket()</v> <v>How = timeout() | {NewController::pid(), timeout()} </v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> - <desc><p>Closes or downgrades an SSL connection. In the latter case the transport + <desc><p>Closes or downgrades an TLS connection. In the latter case the transport connection will be handed over to the <c>NewController</c> process after receiving the TLS close alert from the peer. The returned transport socket will have the following options set: <c>[{active, false}, {packet, 0}, {mode, binary}]</c></p> @@ -1000,7 +1047,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <name>controlling_process(SslSocket, NewOwner) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Assigns a new controlling process to the - SSL socket.</fsummary> + TLS/DTLS socket.</fsummary> <type> <v>SslSocket = sslsocket()</v> <v>NewOwner = pid()</v> @@ -1108,6 +1155,85 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </func> <func> + <name>handshake(Socket) -> </name> + <name>handshake(Socket, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Performs server-side SSL/TLS handshake.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Socket = sslsocket()</v> + <v>Timeout = integer()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Performs the SSL/TLS/DTLS server-side handshake.</p> + <p><c>Socket</c> is a socket as returned by + <seealso marker="#transport_accept-2">ssl:transport_accept/[1,2]</seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name>handshake(Socket, SslOptions) -> </name> + <name>handshake(Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | {ok, Socket, Ext} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Performs server-side SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Socket = socket() | sslsocket() </v> + <v>Ext = hello_extensions()</v> + <v>SslOptions = [{handshake, hello| full} | ssl_option()]</v> + <v>Timeout = integer()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>If <c>Socket</c> is a ordinary <c>socket()</c>: upgrades a <c>gen_tcp</c>, + or equivalent, socket to an SSL socket, that is, performs + the SSL/TLS server-side handshake and returns the SSL socket.</p> + + <warning><p>The Socket shall be in passive mode ({active, + false}) before calling this function or the handshake can fail + due to a race condition.</p></warning> + + <p>If <c>Socket</c> is an <c>sslsocket()</c>: provides extra SSL/TLS/DTLS + options to those specified in + <seealso marker="#listen-2">ssl:listen/2 </seealso> and then performs + the SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake.</p> + + <p> + If option <c>{handshake, hello}</c> is specified the handshake is + paused after receiving the client hello message and the + sucess response is <c>{ok, TLSSocket, Ext}</c> instead of <c>{ok, + TLSSocket}</c>. Thereafter the handshake is continued or + canceled by calling <seealso marker="#handshake_continue-3"> + <c>handshake_continue/3</c></seealso> or <seealso + marker="#handshake_cancel-1"><c>handshake_cancel/1</c></seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name>handshake_cancel(Socket) -> ok </name> + <fsummary>Cancel handshake with a fatal alert</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Socket = sslsocket()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Cancel the handshake with a fatal <c>USER_CANCELED</c> alert.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name>handshake_continue(Socket, SSLOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> + <fsummary>Continue the SSL/TLS handshake.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Socket = sslsocket()</v> + <v>SslOptions = [ssl_option()]</v> + <v>Timeout = integer()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Continue the SSL/TLS handshake possiby with new, additional or changed options.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name>listen(Port, Options) -> {ok, ListenSocket} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Creates an SSL listen socket.</fsummary> @@ -1194,7 +1320,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> extra key material. It either takes user-generated values for <c>Secret</c> and <c>Seed</c> or atoms directing it to use a specific value from the session security parameters.</p> - <p>Can only be used with TLS connections; <c>{error, undefined}</c> + <p>Can only be used with TLS/DTLS connections; <c>{error, undefined}</c> is returned for SSLv3 connections.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -1294,7 +1420,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Performs the SSL/TLS server-side handshake.</p> + <p>Performs the SSL/TLS/DTLS server-side handshake.</p> <p><c>Socket</c> is a socket as returned by <seealso marker="#transport_accept-2">ssl:transport_accept/[1,2]</seealso> </p> @@ -1304,7 +1430,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <func> <name>ssl_accept(Socket, SslOptions) -> </name> <name>ssl_accept(Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | ok | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Performs server-side SSL/TLS handshake.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Performs server-side SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake.</fsummary> <type> <v>Socket = socket() | sslsocket() </v> <v>SslOptions = [ssl_option()]</v> @@ -1321,10 +1447,10 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> by calling this function, else the upgrade succeeds or does not succeed depending on timing.</p></warning> - <p>If <c>Socket</c> is an <c>sslsocket()</c>: provides extra SSL/TLS + <p>If <c>Socket</c> is an <c>sslsocket()</c>: provides extra SSL/TLS/DTLS options to those specified in <seealso marker="#listen-2">ssl:listen/2 </seealso> and then performs - the SSL/TLS handshake. + the SSL/TLS/DTLS handshake. </p> </desc> </func> @@ -1383,7 +1509,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> The socket returned is to be passed to <seealso marker="#ssl_accept-2"> ssl:ssl_accept[2,3]</seealso> to complete handshaking, that is, - establishing the SSL/TLS connection.</p> + establishing the SSL/TLS/DTLS connection.</p> <warning> <p>The socket returned can only be used with <seealso marker="#ssl_accept-2"> ssl:ssl_accept[2,3]</seealso>. @@ -1405,7 +1531,8 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <fsummary>Returns version information relevant for the SSL application.</fsummary> <type> - <v>versions_info() = {app_vsn, string()} | {supported | available, [protocol_version()] </v> + <v>versions_info() = {app_vsn, string()} | {supported | available, [ssl_tls_protocol()]} | + {supported_dtls | available_dtls, [dtls_protocol()]} </v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns version information relevant for the SSL @@ -1415,19 +1542,35 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <item>The application version of the SSL application.</item> <tag><c>supported</c></tag> - <item>TLS/SSL versions supported by default. + <item>SSL/TLS versions supported by default. Overridden by a version option on <seealso marker="#connect-2"> connect/[2,3,4]</seealso>, <seealso marker="#listen-2"> listen/2</seealso>, and <seealso marker="#ssl_accept-2">ssl_accept/[1,2,3]</seealso>. - For the negotiated TLS/SSL version, see <seealso + For the negotiated SSL/TLS version, see <seealso marker="#connection_information-1">ssl:connection_information/1 </seealso>.</item> - + + <tag><c>supported_dtls</c></tag> + <item>DTLS versions supported by default. + Overridden by a version option on + <seealso marker="#connect-2"> connect/[2,3,4]</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#listen-2"> listen/2</seealso>, and <seealso + marker="#ssl_accept-2">ssl_accept/[1,2,3]</seealso>. + For the negotiated DTLS version, see <seealso + marker="#connection_information-1">ssl:connection_information/1 + </seealso>.</item> + <tag><c>available</c></tag> - <item>All TLS/SSL versions supported by the SSL application. + <item>All SSL/TLS versions supported by the SSL application. TLS 1.2 requires sufficient support from the Crypto application.</item> + + <tag><c>available_dtls</c></tag> + <item>All DTLS versions supported by the SSL application. + DTLS 1.2 requires sufficient support from the Crypto + application.</item> + </taglist> </desc> </func> @@ -1438,6 +1581,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <p><seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso> and <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_tcp(3)</seealso> + <seealso marker="kernel:gen_udp">gen_udp(3)</seealso> </p> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml index f317dfded4..e22d43db0e 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml @@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ <description> <p> - The ssl application is an implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol in Erlang. + The ssl application is an implementation of the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocol in Erlang. </p> <list type="bulleted"> - <item>Supported SSL/TLS-versions are SSL-3.0, TLS-1.0, - TLS-1.1, and TLS-1.2.</item> - <item>For security reasons SSL-2.0 is not supported.</item> + <item>Supported SSL/TLS/DTLS-versions are SSL-3.0, TLS-1.0, + TLS-1.1, TLS-1.2, DTLS-1.0 (based on TLS-1.1), DTLS-1.2 (based on TLS-1.2)</item> + <item>For security reasons SSL-2.0 is not supported. + Interoperability with SSL-2.0 enabled clients dropped. (OTP 21) </item> <item>For security reasons SSL-3.0 is no longer supported by default, - but can be configured.</item> + but can be configured. (OTP 19) </item> + <item>For security reasons RSA key exchange cipher suites are no longer supported by default, + but can be configured. (OTP 21) </item> <item>For security reasons DES cipher suites are no longer supported by default, - but can be configured.</item> + but can be configured. (OTP 20) </item> + <item>For security reasons 3DES cipher suites are no longer supported by default, + but can be configured. (OTP 21) </item> <item> Renegotiation Indication Extension <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5746.txt">RFC 5746</url> is supported </item> <item>Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman cipher suites are supported, @@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ <section> <title>DEPENDENCIES</title> - <p>The SSL application uses the <c>public_key</c> and + <p>The SSL application uses the <c>public_key</c>, <c>asn1</c> and Crypto application to handle public keys and encryption, hence these applications must be loaded for the SSL application to work. In an embedded environment this means they must be started with @@ -94,13 +99,20 @@ <p><c>erl -ssl protocol_version "['tlsv1.2', 'tlsv1.1']"</c></p> <taglist> - <tag><c>protocol_version = </c><seealso marker="ssl#type-protocol">ssl:protocol()</seealso><c><![CDATA[<optional>]]></c></tag> + <tag><c>protocol_version = </c><seealso marker="ssl#type-protocol">ssl:ssl_tls_protocol()</seealso><c><![CDATA[<optional>]]></c></tag> <item><p>Protocol supported by started clients and servers. If this option is not set, it defaults to all - protocols currently supported by the SSL application. + TLS protocols currently supported by the SSL application. This option can be overridden by the version option to <c>ssl:connect/[2,3]</c> and <c>ssl:listen/2</c>.</p></item> + <tag><c>dtls_protocol_version = </c><seealso marker="ssl#type-protocol">ssl:dtls_protocol()</seealso><c><![CDATA[<optional>]]></c></tag> + <item><p>Protocol supported by started clients and + servers. If this option is not set, it defaults to all + DTLS protocols currently supported by the SSL application. + This option can be overridden by the version option + to <c>ssl:connect/[2,3]</c> and <c>ssl:listen/2</c>.</p></item> + <tag><c><![CDATA[session_lifetime = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item><p>Maximum lifetime of the session data in seconds. Defaults to 24 hours which is the maximum recommended lifetime by <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/5246rfc.txt">RFC 5246</url>. However @@ -123,14 +135,14 @@ new client connections. If the maximum number of sessions is reached, the current cache entries will be invalidated regardless of their remaining lifetime. Defaults to - 1000.</p></item> + 1000. Recommended ssl-8.2.1 or later for this option to work as intended.</p></item> <tag> <c><![CDATA[session_cache_server_max = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item><p>Limits the growth of the servers session cache, that is how many client sessions are cached by the server. If the maximum number of sessions is reached, the current cache entries will be invalidated regardless of their remaining - lifetime. Defaults to 1000.</p></item> + lifetime. Defaults to 1000. Recommended ssl-8.2.1 or later for this option to work as intended.</p></item> <tag><c><![CDATA[ssl_pem_cache_clean = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item> @@ -145,9 +157,8 @@ <tag><c><![CDATA[bypass_pem_cache = boolean() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Introduced in ssl-8.0.2. Disables the PEM-cache. - The PEM cache has proven to be a bottleneck, until the - implementation has been improved this can be used as - a workaround. Defaults to false. + Can be used as a workaround for the PEM-cache bottleneck + before ssl-8.1.1. Defaults to false. </p> </item> @@ -167,7 +178,7 @@ <title>ERROR LOGGER AND EVENT HANDLERS</title> <p>The SSL application uses the default <seealso marker="kernel:error_logger">OTP error logger</seealso> to log - unexpected errors and TLS alerts. The logging of TLS alerts may be + unexpected errors and TLS/DTLS alerts. The logging of TLS/DTLS alerts may be turned off with the <c>log_alert</c> option. </p> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache.xml index 7a67de3971..738487759a 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache.xml @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <name>delete(Entries) -> ok | {error, Reason} </name> <fsummary> </fsummary> <type> - <v> Entries = <seealso marker="inets:http_uri">http_uri:uri() </seealso> | {file, string()} | {der, [<seealso + <v> Entries = <seealso marker="stdlib:uri_string">uri_string:uri_string()</seealso> | {file, string()} | {der, [<seealso marker="public_key:public_key"> public_key:der_encoded() </seealso>]}</v> <v> Reason = term()</v> </type> @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <type> <v> CRLSrc = {file, string()} | {der, [ <seealso marker="public_key:public_key"> public_key:der_encoded() </seealso> ]}</v> - <v> URI = <seealso marker="inets:http_uri">http_uri:uri() </seealso> </v> + <v> URI = <seealso marker="stdlib:uri_string">uri_string:uri_string() </seealso> </v> <v> Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ </desc> </func> </funcs> -</erlref>
\ No newline at end of file +</erlref> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml index 7f8a08f704..e14f3f90dc 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ </legalnotice> - <title>Using SSL for Erlang Distribution</title> + <title>Using TLS for Erlang Distribution</title> <prepared>P Nyblom</prepared> <responsible></responsible> <docno></docno> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <file>ssl_distribution.xml</file> </header> <p>This section describes how the Erlang distribution can use - SSL to get extra verification and security.</p> + TLS to get extra verification and security.</p> <p>The Erlang distribution can in theory use almost any connection-based protocol as bearer. However, a module that @@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ <p>In the SSL application, an extra distribution module, <c>inet_tls_dist</c>, can be used as an - alternative. All distribution connections will use SSL and + alternative. All distribution connections will use TLS and all participating Erlang nodes in a distributed system must use this distribution module.</p> <p>The security level depends on the parameters provided to the - SSL connection setup. Erlang node cookies are however always + TLS connection setup. Erlang node cookies are however always used, as they can be used to differentiate between two different Erlang networks.</p> - <p>To set up Erlang distribution over SSL:</p> + <p>To set up Erlang distribution over TLS:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item><em>Step 1:</em> Build boot scripts including the @@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ <c>net_kernel</c>.</item> <item><em>Step 3:</em> Specify the security options and other SSL options.</item> - <item><em>Step 4:</em> Set up the environment to always use SSL.</item> + <item><em>Step 4:</em> Set up the environment to always use TLS.</item> </list> <p>The following sections describe these steps.</p> <section> - <title>Building Boot Scripts Including the ssl Application</title> + <title>Building Boot Scripts Including the SSL Application</title> <p>Boot scripts are built using the <c>systools</c> utility in the SASL application. For more information on <c>systools</c>, see the SASL documentation. This is only an example of @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ STDLIB application.</p></item> </list> - <p>The following shows an example <c>.rel</c> file with SSL + <p>The following shows an example <c>.rel</c> file with TLS added:</p> <code type="none"> {release, {"OTP APN 181 01","R15A"}, {erts, "5.9"}, @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) <section> <title>Specifying Distribution Module for net_kernel</title> - <p>The distribution module for SSL is named <c>inet_tls_dist</c> + <p>The distribution module for SSL/TLS is named <c>inet_tls_dist</c> and is specified on the command line with option <c>-proto_dist</c>. The argument to <c>-proto_dist</c> is to be the module name without suffix <c>_dist</c>. So, this distribution @@ -174,21 +174,21 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) (ssl_test@myhost)1> </code> <p>However, a node started in this way refuses to talk - to other nodes, as no SSL parameters are supplied + to other nodes, as no TLS parameters are supplied (see the next section).</p> </section> <section> - <title>Specifying SSL Options</title> + <title>Specifying SSL/TLS Options</title> <p> - The SSL distribution options can be written into a file + The SSL/TLS distribution options can be written into a file that is consulted when the node is started. This file name is then specified with the command line argument <c>-ssl_dist_optfile</c>. </p> <p> - Any available SSL option can be specified in an options file, + Any available SSL/TLS option can be specified in an options file, but note that options that take a <c>fun()</c> has to use the syntax <c>fun Mod:Func/Arity</c> since a function body can not be compiled when consulting a file. @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) interfere severely, so beware! </p> <p> - For SSL to work, at least a public key and a certificate + For SSL/TLS to work, at least a public key and a certificate must be specified for the server side. In the following example, the PEM file <c>"/home/me/ssl/erlserver.pem"</c> contains both @@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ $ erl -boot /home/me/ssl/start_ssl -proto_dist inet_tls still be accepted if it does not present any certificate. </p> <p> - A node started in this way is fully functional, using SSL + A node started in this way is fully functional, using TLS as the distribution protocol. </p> </section> <section> - <title>Specifying SSL Options (Legacy)</title> + <title>Specifying SSL/TLS Options (Legacy)</title> <p> As in the previous section the PEM file @@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ $ erl -boot /home/me/ssl/start_ssl -proto_dist inet_tls </p> <p>On the <c>erl</c> command line you can specify options that the - SSL distribution adds when creating a socket.</p> + SSL/TLS distribution adds when creating a socket.</p> - <p>The simplest SSL options in the following list can be specified + <p>The simplest SSL/TLS options in the following list can be specified by adding the prefix <c>server_</c> or <c>client_</c> to the option name:</p> <list type="bulleted"> @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ $ erl -boot /home/me/ssl/start_ssl -proto_dist inet_tls </list> <p>Note that <c>verify_fun</c> needs to be written in a different - form than the corresponding SSL option, since funs are not + form than the corresponding SSL/TLS option, since funs are not accepted on the command line.</p> <p>The server can also take the options <c>dhfile</c> and @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ $ erl -boot /home/me/ssl/start_ssl -proto_dist inet_tls <p>Raw socket options, such as <c>packet</c> and <c>size</c> must not be specified on the command line.</p> - <p>The command-line argument for specifying the SSL options is named + <p>The command-line argument for specifying the SSL/TLS options is named <c>-ssl_dist_opt</c> and is to be followed by pairs of SSL options and their values. Argument <c>-ssl_dist_opt</c> can be repeated any number of times.</p> @@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) </section> <section> - <title>Setting up Environment to Always Use SSL (Legacy)</title> + <title>Setting up Environment to Always Use SSL/TLS (Legacy)</title> <p>A convenient way to specify arguments to Erlang is to use environment variable <c>ERL_FLAGS</c>. All the flags needed to - use the SSL distribution can be specified in that variable and are + use the SSL/TLS distribution can be specified in that variable and are then interpreted as command-line arguments for all subsequent invocations of Erlang.</p> @@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) </section> <section> - <title>Using SSL distribution over IPv6</title> - <p>It is possible to use SSL distribution over IPv6 instead of + <title>Using SSL/TLS distribution over IPv6</title> + <p>It is possible to use SSL/TLS distribution over IPv6 instead of IPv4. To do this, pass the option <c>-proto_dist inet6_tls</c> instead of <c>-proto_dist inet_tls</c> when starting Erlang, either on the command line or in the <c>ERL_FLAGS</c> environment @@ -380,6 +380,6 @@ $ erl -boot /home/me/ssl/start_ssl -proto_dist inet6_tls </code> <p>A node started in this way will only be able to communicate with - other nodes using SSL distribution over IPv6.</p> + other nodes using SSL/TLS distribution over IPv6.</p> </section> </chapter> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml index 25b05a769d..a416924eb1 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <header> <copyright> <year>2015</year> - <year>2015</year> + <year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -41,14 +41,15 @@ authenticate the counterpart with whom they communicate, and to exchange a symmetric key for payload encryption. The protocol provides data/message confidentiality (encryption), integrity (through message authentication code checks) - and host verification (through certificate path validation).</p> + and host verification (through certificate path validation). DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) that + is based on TLS but datagram oriented instead of stream oriented.</p> </section> <section> <title>Prerequisites</title> <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang programming language, the concepts of OTP, and has a basic - understanding of SSL/TLS.</p> + understanding of SSL/TLS/DTLS.</p> </section> </chapter> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_protocol.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_protocol.xml index 31a22db58b..0b12dc7dc5 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_protocol.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_protocol.xml @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ </legalnotice> - <title>TLS and its Predecessor, SSL</title> + <title>TLS/DTLS and TLS Predecessor, SSL</title> <prepared></prepared> <responsible></responsible> <docno></docno> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <file>ssl_protocol.xml</file> </header> - <p>The Erlang SSL application implements the SSL/TLS protocol + <p>The Erlang SSL application implements the SSL/TLS/DTLS protocol for the currently supported versions, see the <seealso marker="ssl">ssl(3)</seealso> manual page. </p> @@ -41,20 +41,22 @@ <p>By default SSL/TLS is run over the TCP/IP protocol even though you can plug in any other reliable transport protocol with the same Application Programming Interface (API) as the - <c>gen_tcp</c> module in Kernel.</p> + <c>gen_tcp</c> module in Kernel. DTLS is by default run over UDP/IP, + which means that application data has no delivery guarentees. Other + transports, such as SCTP, may be supported in future releases.</p> <p>If a client and a server wants to use an upgrade mechanism, such as - defined by RFC 2817, to upgrade a regular TCP/IP connection to an SSL + defined by RFC 2817, to upgrade a regular TCP/IP connection to an TLS connection, this is supported by the Erlang SSL application API. This can be useful for, for example, supporting HTTP and HTTPS on the same port and - implementing virtual hosting. + implementing virtual hosting. Note this is a TLS feature only. </p> <section> <title>Security Overview</title> <p>To achieve authentication and privacy, the client and server - perform a TLS handshake procedure before transmitting or receiving + perform a TLS/DTLS handshake procedure before transmitting or receiving any data. During the handshake, they agree on a protocol version and cryptographic algorithms, generate shared secrets using public key cryptographies, and optionally authenticate each other with @@ -73,10 +75,10 @@ <p>The keys for the symmetric encryption are generated uniquely for each connection and are based on a secret negotiated - in the TLS handshake.</p> + in the TLS/DTLS handshake.</p> - <p>The TLS handshake protocol and data transfer is run on top of - the TLS Record Protocol, which uses a keyed-hash Message + <p>The TLS/DTLS handshake protocol and data transfer is run on top of + the TLS/DTLS Record Protocol, which uses a keyed-hash Message Authenticity Code (MAC), or a Hash-based MAC (HMAC), to protect the message data integrity. From the TLS RFC: "A Message Authentication Code is a @@ -152,8 +154,8 @@ from it was saved, for security reasons. The amount of time the session data is to be saved can be configured.</p> - <p>By default the SSL clients try to reuse an available session and - by default the SSL servers agree to reuse sessions when clients + <p>By default the TLS/DTLS clients try to reuse an available session and + by default the TLS/DTLS servers agree to reuse sessions when clients ask for it.</p> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/using_ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/using_ssl.xml index 775066ef7d..3ef33df719 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/using_ssl.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/using_ssl.xml @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ </legalnotice> - <title>Using SSL API</title> + <title>Using SSL application API</title> <prepared></prepared> <responsible></responsible> <docno></docno> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ <section> <title>Minimal Example</title> - <note><p> The minimal setup is not the most secure setup of SSL.</p> + <note><p> The minimal setup is not the most secure setup of SSL/TLS/DTLS.</p> </note> <p>To set up client/server connections:</p> @@ -60,27 +60,27 @@ <code type="erl">1 server> ssl:start(). ok</code> - <p><em>Step 2:</em> Create an SSL listen socket:</p> + <p><em>Step 2:</em> Create an TLS listen socket: (To run DTLS add the option {protocol, dtls})</p> <code type="erl">2 server> {ok, ListenSocket} = ssl:listen(9999, [{certfile, "cert.pem"}, {keyfile, "key.pem"},{reuseaddr, true}]). {ok,{sslsocket, [...]}}</code> - <p><em>Step 3:</em> Do a transport accept on the SSL listen socket:</p> + <p><em>Step 3:</em> Do a transport accept on the TLS listen socket:</p> <code type="erl">3 server> {ok, Socket} = ssl:transport_accept(ListenSocket). {ok,{sslsocket, [...]}}</code> - <p><em>Step 4:</em> Start the client side:</p> + <p><em>Step 4:</em> Start the client side: </p> <code type="erl">1 client> ssl:start(). ok</code> - + <p> To run DTLS add the option {protocol, dtls} to third argument.</p> <code type="erl">2 client> {ok, Socket} = ssl:connect("localhost", 9999, [], infinity). {ok,{sslsocket, [...]}}</code> - <p><em>Step 5:</em> Do the SSL handshake:</p> + <p><em>Step 5:</em> Do the TLS handshake:</p> <code type="erl">4 server> ok = ssl:ssl_accept(Socket). ok</code> - <p><em>Step 6:</em> Send a message over SSL:</p> + <p><em>Step 6:</em> Send a message over TLS:</p> <code type="erl">5 server> ssl:send(Socket, "foo"). ok</code> @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ok</code> </section> <section> - <title>Upgrade Example</title> + <title>Upgrade Example - TLS only </title> <note><p>To upgrade a TCP/IP connection to an SSL connection, the client and server must agree to do so. The agreement @@ -125,24 +125,24 @@ ok</code> <code type="erl">4 server> inet:setopts(Socket, [{active, false}]). ok</code> - <p><em>Step 6:</em> Do the SSL handshake:</p> - <code type="erl">5 server> {ok, SSLSocket} = ssl:ssl_accept(Socket, [{cacertfile, "cacerts.pem"}, + <p><em>Step 6:</em> Do the TLS handshake:</p> + <code type="erl">5 server> {ok, TLSSocket} = ssl:ssl_accept(Socket, [{cacertfile, "cacerts.pem"}, {certfile, "cert.pem"}, {keyfile, "key.pem"}]). {ok,{sslsocket,[...]}}</code> - <p><em>Step 7:</em> Upgrade to an SSL connection. The client and server + <p><em>Step 7:</em> Upgrade to an TLS connection. The client and server must agree upon the upgrade. The server must call <c>ssl:accept/2</c> before the client calls <c>ssl:connect/3.</c></p> - <code type="erl">3 client>{ok, SSLSocket} = ssl:connect(Socket, [{cacertfile, "cacerts.pem"}, + <code type="erl">3 client>{ok, TLSSocket} = ssl:connect(Socket, [{cacertfile, "cacerts.pem"}, {certfile, "cert.pem"}, {keyfile, "key.pem"}], infinity). {ok,{sslsocket,[...]}}</code> - <p><em>Step 8:</em> Send a message over SSL:</p> - <code type="erl">4 client> ssl:send(SSLSocket, "foo"). + <p><em>Step 8:</em> Send a message over TLS:</p> + <code type="erl">4 client> ssl:send(TLSSocket, "foo"). ok</code> - <p><em>Step 9:</em> Set <c>active true</c> on the SSL socket:</p> - <code type="erl">4 server> ssl:setopts(SSLSocket, [{active, true}]). + <p><em>Step 9:</em> Set <c>active true</c> on the TLS socket:</p> + <code type="erl">4 server> ssl:setopts(TLSSocket, [{active, true}]). ok</code> <p><em>Step 10:</em> Flush the shell message queue to see that the message |