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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/ssl/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml | 177 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml | 133 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml | 47 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache_api.xml | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml | 16 |
5 files changed, 346 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml index 5db954c3b4..9d68ee0eee 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -28,8 +28,41 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the SSL application.</p> +<section><title>SSL 8.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The TLS/SSL protocol version selection for the SSL server + has been corrected to follow RFC 5246 Appendix E.1 + especially in case where the list of supported versions + has gaps. Now the server selects the highest protocol + version it supports that is not higher than what the + client supports.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13753 Aux Id: seq13150 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>SSL 8.0</title> + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Server now rejects, a not requested client cert, as an + incorrect handshake message and ends the connection.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13651</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> <list> <item> @@ -42,9 +75,9 @@ </item> <item> <p> - Deprecate the function crypto:rand_bytes and make sure - that crypto:strong_rand_bytes is used in all places that - are cryptographically significant.</p> + Deprecate the function <c>crypto:rand_bytes</c> and make + sure that <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes</c> is used in all + places that are cryptographically significant.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-13214</p> </item> @@ -58,6 +91,28 @@ </item> <item> <p> + Provide user friendly error message when crypto rejects a + key</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13256</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add ssl:getstat/1 and ssl:getstat/2</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13415</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + TLS distribution connections now allow specifying the + options <c>verify_fun</c>, <c>crl_check</c> and + <c>crl_cache</c>. See the documentation. GitHub pull req + #956 contributed by Magnus Henoch.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13429 Aux Id: Pull#956 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Remove confusing error message when closing a distributed erlang node running over TLS</p> <p> @@ -65,14 +120,128 @@ </item> <item> <p> + Remove default support for use of md5 in TLS 1.2 + signature algorithms</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13463</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> ssl now uses gen_statem instead of gen_fsm to implement the ssl connection process, this solves some timing - issues in addtion to making the code more intuitive as + issues in addition to making the code more intuitive as the behaviour can be used cleanly instead of having a lot of workaround for shortcomings of the behaviour.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-13464</p> </item> + <item> + <p> + Phase out interoperability with clients that offer SSLv2. + By default they are no longer supported, but an option to + provide interoperability is offered.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13465</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + OpenSSL has functions to generate short (eight hex + digits) hashes of issuers of certificates and CRLs. These + hashes are used by the "c_rehash" script to populate + directories of CA certificates and CRLs, e.g. in the + Apache web server. Add functionality to let an Erlang + program find the right CRL for a given certificate in + such a directory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13530</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Some legacy TLS 1.0 software does not tolerate the 1/n-1 + content split BEAST mitigation technique. Add a + beast_mitigation SSL option (defaulting to + one_n_minus_one) to select or disable the BEAST + mitigation technique.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13629</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Enhance error log messages to facilitate for users to + understand the error</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13632</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Increased default DH params to 2048-bit</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13636</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Propagate CRL unknown CA error so that public_key + validation process continues correctly and determines + what should happen.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13656</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Introduce a flight concept for handshake packages. This + is a preparation for enabling DTLS, however it can also + have a positive effects for TLS on slow and unreliable + networks.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13678</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>SSL 7.3.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Correct ssl:prf/5 to use the negotiated cipher suite's + prf function in ssl:prf/5 instead of the default prf.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13546</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Timeouts may have the value 0, guards have been corrected + to allow this</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13635</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Change of internal handling of hash sign pairs as the + used one enforced to much restrictions making some valid + combinations unavailable.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13670</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Create a little randomness in sending of session + invalidation messages, to mitigate load when whole table + is invalidated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13490</p> + </item> </list> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml index 154664d855..abba5aaf59 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml @@ -331,39 +331,88 @@ marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_path_validation-3">public_key:pkix_path_valid <tag><c>{crl_check, boolean() | peer | best_effort }</c></tag> <item> - Perform CRL (Certificate Revocation List) verification + <p>Perform CRL (Certificate Revocation List) verification <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_crls_validate-3"> (public_key:pkix_crls_validate/3)</seealso> on all the certificates during the path validation <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_path_validation-3">(public_key:pkix_path_validation/3) </seealso> - of the certificate chain. Defaults to false. + of the certificate chain. Defaults to <c>false</c>.</p> - <p><c>peer</c> - check is only performed on - the peer certificate.</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>peer</c></tag> + <item>check is only performed on the peer certificate.</item> - <p><c>best_effort</c> - if certificate revocation status can not be determined - it will be accepted as valid.</p> + <tag><c>best_effort</c></tag> + <item>if certificate revocation status can not be determined + it will be accepted as valid.</item> + </taglist> <p>The CA certificates specified for the connection will be used to construct the certificate chain validating the CRLs.</p> - <p>The CRLs will be fetched from a local or external cache see + <p>The CRLs will be fetched from a local or external cache. See <seealso marker="ssl:ssl_crl_cache_api">ssl_crl_cache_api(3)</seealso>.</p> </item> <tag><c>{crl_cache, {Module :: atom(), {DbHandle :: internal | term(), Args :: list()}}}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Module defaults to ssl_crl_cache with <c> DbHandle </c> internal and an - empty argument list. The following arguments may be specified for the internal cache.</p> + <p>Specify how to perform lookup and caching of certificate revocation lists. + <c>Module</c> defaults to <seealso marker="ssl:ssl_crl_cache">ssl_crl_cache</seealso> + with <c> DbHandle </c> being <c>internal</c> and an + empty argument list.</p> + + <p>There are two implementations available:</p> + <taglist> - <tag><c>{http, timeout()}</c></tag> - <item><p> - Enables fetching of CRLs specified as http URIs in<seealso - marker="public_key:public_key_records"> X509 certificate extensions.</seealso> - Requires the OTP inets application.</p> - </item> - </taglist> + <tag><c>ssl_crl_cache</c></tag> + <item> + <p>This module maintains a cache of CRLs. CRLs can be + added to the cache using the function <seealso + marker="ssl:ssl_crl_cache#insert-1">ssl_crl_cache:insert/1</seealso>, + and optionally automatically fetched through HTTP if the + following argument is specified:</p> + + <taglist> + <tag><c>{http, timeout()}</c></tag> + <item><p> + Enables fetching of CRLs specified as http URIs in<seealso + marker="public_key:public_key_records">X509 certificate extensions</seealso>. + Requires the OTP inets application.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + </item> + + <tag><c>ssl_crl_hash_dir</c></tag> + <item> + <p>This module makes use of a directory where CRLs are + stored in files named by the hash of the issuer name.</p> + + <p>The file names consist of eight hexadecimal digits + followed by <c>.rN</c>, where <c>N</c> is an integer, + e.g. <c>1a2b3c4d.r0</c>. For the first version of the + CRL, <c>N</c> starts at zero, and for each new version, + <c>N</c> is incremented by one. The OpenSSL utility + <c>c_rehash</c> creates symlinks according to this + pattern.</p> + + <p>For a given hash value, this module finds all + consecutive <c>.r*</c> files starting from zero, and those + files taken together make up the revocation list. CRL + files whose <c>nextUpdate</c> fields are in the past, or + that are issued by a different CA that happens to have the + same name hash, are excluded.</p> + + <p>The following argument is required:</p> + + <taglist> + <tag><c>{dir, string()}</c></tag> + <item><p>Specifies the directory in which the CRLs can be found.</p></item> + </taglist> + + </item> + </taglist> + </item> <tag><c>{partial_chain, fun(Chain::[DerCert]) -> {trusted_ca, DerCert} | @@ -415,12 +464,29 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> <tag><c>{padding_check, boolean()}</c></tag> <item><p>Affects TLS-1.0 connections only. If set to <c>false</c>, it disables the block cipher padding check - to be able to interoperate with legacy software.</p></item> + to be able to interoperate with legacy software.</p> + <warning><p>Using <c>{padding_check, boolean()}</c> makes TLS + vulnerable to the Poodle attack.</p></warning> + </item> - </taglist> + + + <tag><c>{beast_mitigation, one_n_minus_one | zero_n | disabled}</c></tag> + <item><p>Affects SSL-3.0 and TLS-1.0 connections only. Used to change the BEAST + mitigation strategy to interoperate with legacy software. + Defaults to <c>one_n_minus_one</c>.</p> + + <p><c>one_n_minus_one</c> - Perform 1/n-1 BEAST mitigation.</p> + + <p><c>zero_n</c> - Perform 0/n BEAST mitigation.</p> + + <p><c>disabled</c> - Disable BEAST mitigation.</p> + + <warning><p>Using <c>{beast_mitigation, disabled}</c> makes SSL or TLS + vulnerable to the BEAST attack.</p></warning> + </item> + </taglist> - <warning><p>Using <c>{padding_check, boolean()}</c> makes TLS - vulnerable to the Poodle attack.</p></warning> </section> <section> @@ -532,7 +598,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> TLS handshake. If no lower TLS versions than 1.2 are supported, the client will send a TLS signature algorithm extension with the algorithms specified by this option. - Defaults to + Defaults to</p> <code>[ %% SHA2 @@ -549,7 +615,7 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> {sha, rsa}, {sha, dsa}, ]</code> - +<p> The algorithms should be in the preferred order. Selected signature algorithm can restrict which hash functions that may be selected. Default support for {md5, rsa} removed in ssl-8.0 @@ -692,6 +758,12 @@ 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> @@ -881,6 +953,23 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </func> <func> + <name>getstat(Socket) -> + {ok, OptionValues} | {error, inet:posix()}</name> + <name>getstat(Socket, OptionNames) -> + {ok, OptionValues} | {error, inet:posix()}</name> + <fsummary>Get one or more statistic options for a socket</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Socket = sslsocket()</v> + <v>OptionNames = [atom()]</v> + <v>OptionValues = [{inet:stat_option(), integer()}]</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Gets one or more statistic options for the underlying TCP socket.</p> + <p>See inet:getstat/2 for statistic options description.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name>listen(Port, Options) -> {ok, ListenSocket} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Creates an SSL listen socket.</fsummary> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml index daa06a40fc..f317dfded4 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ but can be configured.</item> <item>For security reasons DES cipher suites are no longer supported by default, but can be configured.</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, but not Diffie Hellman Certificates cipher suites.</item> <item>Elliptic Curve cipher suites are supported if the Crypto @@ -55,10 +57,16 @@ <item>IDEA cipher suites are not supported as they have become deprecated by the latest TLS specification so it is not motivated to implement them.</item> + <item>Compression is not supported.</item> <item>CRL validation is supported.</item> <item>Policy certificate extensions are not supported.</item> <item>'Server Name Indication' extension (<url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6066.txt">RFC 6066</url>) is supported.</item> + <item>Application Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) and its successor Next Protocol Negotiation (NPN) + are supported. </item> + <item>It is possible to use Pre-Shared Key (PSK) and Secure Remote Password (SRP) + cipher suites, but they are not enabled by default. + </item> </list> </description> @@ -94,7 +102,10 @@ 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.</p></item> + <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 + sessions may be invalidated earlier due to the maximum limitation of the session cache table. + </p></item> <tag><c><![CDATA[session_cb = atom() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item><p>Name of the session cache callback module that implements @@ -106,22 +117,40 @@ <item><p>List of extra user-defined arguments to the <c>init</c> function in the session cache callback module. Defaults to <c>[]</c>.</p></item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[session_cache_client_max = integer() <optional>]]></c><br/> - <c><![CDATA[session_cache_server_max = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> - <item><p>Limits the growth of the clients/servers session cache, - 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> + <tag><c><![CDATA[session_cache_client_max = integer() <optional>]]></c><br/></tag> + <item><p>Limits the growth of the clients session cache, that is + how many sessions towards servers that are cached to be used by + 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> + + <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> <tag><c><![CDATA[ssl_pem_cache_clean = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item> <p> - Number of milliseconds between PEM cache validations. + Number of milliseconds between PEM cache validations. Defaults to 2 minutes. </p> <seealso marker="ssl#clear_pem_cache-0">ssl:clear_pem_cache/0</seealso> </item> + + <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. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c><![CDATA[alert_timeout = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item> <p> @@ -131,8 +160,6 @@ shutdown gracefully. Defaults to 5000 milliseconds. </p> </item> - - </taglist> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache_api.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache_api.xml index 03ac010bfe..7440b6ef04 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache_api.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_crl_cache_api.xml @@ -76,10 +76,13 @@ </func> <func> + <name>lookup(DistributionPoint, Issuer, DbHandle) -> not_available | CRLs </name> <name>lookup(DistributionPoint, DbHandle) -> not_available | CRLs </name> <fsummary> </fsummary> <type> <v> DistributionPoint = dist_point() </v> + <v> Issuer = <seealso + marker="public_key:public_key">public_key:issuer_name()</seealso> </v> <v> DbHandle = cache_ref() </v> <v> CRLs = [<seealso marker="public_key:public_key">public_key:der_encoded()</seealso>] </v> @@ -87,6 +90,18 @@ <desc> <p>Lookup the CRLs belonging to the distribution point <c> Distributionpoint</c>. This function may choose to only look in the cache or to follow distribution point links depending on how the cache is administrated. </p> + + <p>The <c>Issuer</c> argument contains the issuer name of the + certificate to be checked. Normally the returned CRL should + be issued by this issuer, except if the <c>cRLIssuer</c> field + of <c>DistributionPoint</c> has a value, in which case that + value should be used instead.</p> + + <p>In an earlier version of this API, the <c>lookup</c> + function received two arguments, omitting <c>Issuer</c>. For + compatibility, this is still supported: if there is no + <c>lookup/3</c> function in the callback module, + <c>lookup/2</c> is called instead.</p> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml index 7c00b4eae2..1150043e76 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_distribution.xml @@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ <section> <title>Building Boot Scripts Including the ssl Application</title> <p>Boot scripts are built using the <c>systools</c> utility in the - <c>sasl</c> application. For more information on <c>systools</c>, - see the <c>sasl</c> documentation. This is only an example of + SASL application. For more information on <c>systools</c>, + see the SASL documentation. This is only an example of what can be done.</p> <p>The simplest boot script possible includes only the Kernel @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ {stdlib,"1.18"}, {crypto, "2.0.3"}, {public_key, "0.12"}, + {asn1, "4.0"}, {ssl, "5.0"} ]}. </code> @@ -196,6 +197,9 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) <item><c>password</c></item> <item><c>cacertfile</c></item> <item><c>verify</c></item> + <item><c>verify_fun</c> (write as <c>{Module, Function, InitialUserState}</c>)</item> + <item><c>crl_check</c></item> + <item><c>crl_cache</c> (write as Erlang term)</item> <item><c>reuse_sessions</c></item> <item><c>secure_renegotiate</c></item> <item><c>depth</c></item> @@ -203,6 +207,10 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) <item><c>ciphers</c> (use old string format)</item> </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 + accepted on the command line.</p> + <p>The server can also take the options <c>dhfile</c> and <c>fail_if_no_peer_cert</c> (also prefixed).</p> @@ -210,10 +218,6 @@ Eshell V5.0 (abort with ^G) initiates a connection to another node. <c>server_</c>-prefixed options are used when accepting a connection from a remote node.</p> - <p>More complex options, such as <c>verify_fun</c>, are currently not - available, but a mechanism to handle such options may be added in - a future release.</p> - <p>Raw socket options, such as <c>packet</c> and <c>size</c> must not be specified on the command line.</p> |