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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/ssl/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml | 93 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml | 20 |
3 files changed, 104 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml index b53344e381..7a5f72710a 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1999</year><year>2014</year> + <year>1999</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ <item>ssl requires the crypto and public_key applications.</item> <item>Supported SSL/TLS-versions are SSL-3.0, TLS-1.0, TLS-1.1 and TLS-1.2.</item> - <item>For security reasons sslv2 is not supported.</item> + <item>For security reasons SSL-2.0 is not supported.</item> + <item>For security reasons SSL-3.0 is no longer supported by default, + but may be configured.</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 crypto @@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ </c></p> <p><c>cipher() = rc4_128 | des_cbc | '3des_ede_cbc' - | aes_128_cbc | aes_256_cbc </c></p> + | aes_128_cbc | aes_256_cbc | aes_128_gcm | aes_256_gcm </c></p> <p> <c>hash() = md5 | sha </c></p> @@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ is supplied it will override the certfile option.</item> <tag>{certfile, path()}</tag> - <item>Path to a file containing the user's certificate.</item> + <item>Path to a file containing the user's PEM encoded certificate.</item> <tag>{key, {'RSAPrivateKey'| 'DSAPrivateKey' | 'ECPrivateKey' |'PrivateKeyInfo', der_encoded()}}</tag> <item> The DER encoded users private key. If this option @@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom() | {revo </item> - <tag>{partial_chain, fun(Chain::[DerCert]) -> {trusted_ca, DerCert} | unknown_ca </tag> + <tag>{partial_chain, fun(Chain::[DerCert]) -> {trusted_ca, DerCert} | unknown_ca }</tag> <item> Claim an intermediat CA in the chain as trusted. TLS will then perform the public_key:pkix_path_validation/3 with the selected CA as trusted anchor and the rest of the chain. @@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom() | {revo <tag>{versions, [protocol()]}</tag> <item>TLS protocol versions that will be 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 to all versions supported by the SSL application. See also + 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> </item> @@ -348,11 +350,23 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </p> </item> + <tag>{padding_check, boolean()}</tag> + <item> + <p> This option only affects TLS-1.0 connections. + If set to false it disables the block cipher padding check + to be able to interoperate with legacy software. + </p> + + <warning><p> Using this option makes TLS vulnerable to + the Poodle attack</p></warning> + + </item> + </taglist> - + </section> - - <section> + + <section> <title>SSL OPTION DESCRIPTIONS - CLIENT SIDE</title> <p>Options described here are client specific or has a slightly different @@ -413,6 +427,23 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> Indication extension will be sent if possible, this option may also be used to disable that behavior.</p> </item> + <tag>{fallback, boolean()}</tag> + <item> + <p> Send special cipher suite TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV to avoid undesired TLS version downgrade. + Defaults to false</p> + <warning><p>Note this option is not needed in normal TLS usage and should not be used + to implement new clients. But legacy clients that that retries connections in the following manner</p> + + <p><c> ssl:connect(Host, Port, [...{versions, ['tlsv2', 'tlsv1.1', 'tlsv1', 'sslv3']}])</c></p> + <p><c> ssl:connect(Host, Port, [...{versions, [tlsv1.1', 'tlsv1', 'sslv3']}, {fallback, true}])</c></p> + <p><c> ssl:connect(Host, Port, [...{versions, ['tlsv1', 'sslv3']}, {fallback, true}]) </c></p> + <p><c> ssl:connect(Host, Port, [...{versions, ['sslv3']}, {fallback, true}]) </c></p> + + <p>may use it to avoid undesired TLS version downgrade. Note that TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV must also + be supported by the server for the prevention to work. + </p></warning> + </item> + </taglist> </section> @@ -538,7 +569,19 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </p> </desc> </func> - + + <func> + <name>clear_pem_cache() -> ok </name> + <fsummary> Clears the pem cache</fsummary> + + <desc><p>PEM files, used by ssl API-functions, are cached. The + cache is regularly checked to see if any cache entries should be + invalidated, however this function provides a way to + unconditionally clear the whole cache. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>connect(Socket, SslOptions) -> </name> <name>connect(Socket, SslOptions, Timeout) -> {ok, SslSocket} @@ -904,19 +947,37 @@ fun(srp, Username :: string(), UserState :: term()) -> </func> <func> - <name>versions() -> - [{SslAppVer, SupportedSslVer, AvailableSslVsn}]</name> + <name>versions() -> [versions_info()]</name> <fsummary>Returns version information relevant for the ssl application.</fsummary> <type> - <v>SslAppVer = string()</v> - <v>SupportedSslVer = [protocol()]</v> - <v>AvailableSslVsn = [protocol()]</v> + <v>versions_info() = {app_vsn, string()} | {supported | available, [protocol()] </v> </type> <desc> <p> Returns version information relevant for the - ssl application.</p> + ssl application. + </p> + <taglist> + <tag>app_vsn</tag> + <item> The application version of the OTP ssl application.</item> + + <tag>supported</tag> + + <item>TLS/SSL versions supported by default. + Overridden by a versions 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 + marker="#connection_info-1">ssl:connection_info/1 + </seealso></item> + + <tag>available</tag> + <item>All TLS/SSL versions that the Erlang ssl application + can support. Note that TLS 1.2 requires sufficient support + from the crypto application. </item> + </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml index 43cb3934f7..e3a3fc27f2 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <appref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1999</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1999</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -75,14 +75,23 @@ </p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[session_cb_init_args = list() <optional>]]></c></tag> + <tag><c><![CDATA[session_cb_init_args = proplist:proplist() <optional>]]></c></tag> <item> <p> - List of arguments to the init function in session cache + List of additional user defined arguments to the init function in session cache callback module, defaults to []. </p> </item> - + + <tag><c><![CDATA[ssl_pem_cache_clean = integer() <optional>]]></c></tag> + <item> + <p> + Number of milliseconds between PEM cache validations. + </p> + <seealso + marker="ssl#clear_pem_cache-0">ssl:clear_pem_cache/0</seealso> + + </item> </taglist> </section> diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml index 82de1784ca..cb97bbfbb2 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1999</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1999</year><year>2014</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -79,17 +79,25 @@ </func> <func> - <name>init() -> opaque() </name> + <name>init(Args) -> opaque() </name> <fsummary>Return cache reference</fsummary> <type> - <v></v> + <v>Args = proplists:proplist()</v> + <d>Will always include the property {role, client | server}. Currently this + is the only predefined property, there may also be user defined properties. + <seealso marker="ssl_app"> See also application environment variable + session_cb_init_args</seealso> + </d> </type> <desc> <p>Performs possible initializations of the cache and returns a reference to it that will be used as parameter to the other - api functions. Will be called by the cache handling processes - init function, hence putting the same requirements on it as - a normal process init function. + API functions. Will be called by the cache handling processes + init function, hence putting the same requirements on it as a + normal process init function. Note that this function will be + called twice when starting the ssl application, once with the + role client and once with the role server, as the ssl application + must be prepared to take on both roles. </p> </desc> </func> |