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-rw-r--r--lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml58
-rw-r--r--lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml28
-rw-r--r--lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_session_cache_api.xml20
4 files changed, 98 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml
index 1b37a2baa2..62e9bd0165 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,63 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the SSL application.</p>
- <section><title>SSL 5.3.5</title>
+ <section><title>SSL 5.3.7</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Handle the fact that servers may send an empty SNI
+ extension to the client.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12198</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>SSL 5.3.6</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Corrected handling of ECC certificates, there where
+ several small issues with the handling of such
+ certificates in the ssl and public_key application. Now
+ ECC signed ECC certificates shall work and not only RSA
+ signed ECC certificates.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12026</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Check that the certificate chain ends with a trusted ROOT
+ CA e.i. a self-signed certificate, but provide an option
+ partial_chain to enable the application to define an
+ intermediat CA as trusted.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12149</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Add decode functions for SNI (Server Name Indication)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12048</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>SSL 5.3.5</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
<list>
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
index 77e24ac952..83e5ed82bb 100644
--- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
+++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
<p>The verification fun should be defined as:</p>
<code>
-fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom()} |
+fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom() | {revoked, atom()}} |
{extension, #'Extension'{}}, InitialUserState :: term()) ->
{valid, UserState :: term()} | {valid_peer, UserState :: term()} |
{fail, Reason :: term()} | {unknown, UserState :: term()}.
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom()} |
always returns {valid, UserState}, the TLS/SSL handshake will
not be terminated with respect to verification failures and
the connection will be established. If called with an
- extension unknown to the user application the return value
+ extension unknown to the user application, the return value
{unknown, UserState} should be used.</p>
<p>The default verify_fun option in verify_peer mode:</p>
@@ -283,9 +283,29 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{}, Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom()} |
end, []}
</code>
-<p>Possible path validation errors: </p>
+ <p>Possible path validation errors are given on the form {bad_cert, Reason} where Reason is:</p>
-<p> {bad_cert, cert_expired}, {bad_cert, invalid_issuer}, {bad_cert, invalid_signature}, {bad_cert, unknown_ca},{bad_cert, selfsigned_peer}, {bad_cert, name_not_permitted}, {bad_cert, missing_basic_constraint}, {bad_cert, invalid_key_usage}</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>unknown_ca</tag>
+ <item>No trusted CA was found in the trusted store. The trusted CA is
+ normally a so called ROOT CA that is a self-signed cert. Trust may
+ be claimed for an intermediat CA (trusted anchor does not have to be self signed
+ according to X-509) by using the option <c>partial_chain</c></item>
+
+ <tag>selfsigned_peer</tag>
+ <item>The chain consisted only of one self-signed certificate.</item>
+
+ <tag>PKIX X-509-path validation error</tag>
+ <item> Possible such reasons see <seealso
+ marker="public_key:public_key#pkix_path_validation-3"> public_key:pkix_path_validation/3 </seealso></item>
+ </taglist>
+
+ </item>
+
+ <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.
</item>
<tag>{versions, [protocol()]}</tag>
diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml
index 43cb3934f7..c8024548b5 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>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
</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>
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>