Ocamlnet 4 Reference Manual : Netsys_crypto_types.TLS_PROVIDER

# Module type Netsys_crypto_types.TLS_PROVIDER

    module type TLS_PROVIDER = sig .. end

Provides TLS functionality.

Users should not call functions of the provider directly, but use `Netsys_tls`, or another higher-level layer.

    type config

    type credentials

    type endpoint

    module Exc: Netsys_crypto_types.TLS_EXCEPTIONS

Access to exceptions

    val error_message : string -> string

Returns the message for humans (display, log files etc.) when called with an error or warning symbol.

    type dh_params = [ `Generate of int | `PKCS3_DER of string | `PKCS3_PEM_file of string ]

Diffie-Hellman parameters:

- ``PKCS3_PEM_file name`: points to a PEM-encoded PKCS3-file ("BEGIN DH PARAMETERS")
- ``PKCS3_DER data`: the parameters are in a DER-encoded PKCS3 structure
- ``Generate bits`: the parameters are generated with the passed number of bits

    val create_config : ?algorithms:string ->
           ?dh_params:dh_params ->
           ?verify:(endpoint -> bool -> bool -> bool) ->
           peer_auth:[ `None | `Optional | `Required ] ->
           credentials:credentials ->
           unit -> config

The configuration includes:

- `algorithms`: a string specifying which cryptographic algorithms, protocols and protocol options are enabled, and in which priority they are used in the negotiation. (GnuTLS calls this "priority string".) The syntax is implementation-defined.
- `dh_params`: parameters for Diffie-Hellman key exchange (used for DH-based authentication, but only on the server side)
- `peer_auth`: controls whether the peer is requested to authenticate. This can be set to ``None` meaning not to request authentication and to ignore credentials, or to ``Optional` meaning not to request authentication but to check credentials if they are sent nevertheless, or to ``Required` meaning to request and check credentials. For "standard clients" you should set this to ``Required`, and for "standard servers" to ``None` or ``Required`.
- `credentials` describes our own credentials, and the accepted credentials of the peer.
- `verify` is a function called to verify the peer certificate in addition to the actions of `peer_auth`. The function must return `true` in order to be successful. The arguments of the function are the TLS endpoint, and two bools indicating the success of previous checks. The first bool says whether the certificate is trusted (based on `peer_auth`, `trust` and `system_trust`), and the second bool says whether the host name of the peer matches the name in the certificate. If not passed, `verify` defaults to `(fun _ cert_ok name_ok -> cert_ok && name_ok)`, i.e. both bools must be true.

A configuration is read-only once created, and can be used for several endpoints. In particular, it does not cache TLS sessions.

    type crt_list = [ `DER of string list | `PEM_file of string ]

Certificates are given either as:

- ``PEM_file name`: The certs are stored in this file, and are PEM-encoded.
- ``DER l`: The certs are given directly in their DER-encoded form

See also `Credentials.tls`.

    type crl_list = [ `DER of string list | `PEM_file of string ]

Certificate revocation lists are given either as:

- ``PEM_file name`: The CRLs are stored in this file, and are PEM-encoded.
- ``DER l`: The CRLs are given directly in their DER-encoded form

See also `Credentials.tls`.

    type private_key = [ `DSA of string
           | `EC of string
           | `PEM_file of string
           | `PKCS8 of string
           | `PKCS8_encrypted of string
           | `RSA of string ]

Private keys are given either as:

- ``PEM_file name`: The key is stored PEM-encoded in this file. The PEM header indicates the format.
- ``RSA data`: The key is a PKCS1 RSA key
- ``DSA data`: The key is a DSA key
- ``EC data`: The key is for an elliptic curve
- ``PKCS8 data`: The key is in a PKCS8 data structure
- ``PKCS8_encrypted data`: The key is in a PKCS8 data structure, and is additionally encrypted.

See also `Credentials.tls`.

    val create_x509_credentials : ?system_trust:bool ->
           ?trust:crt_list list ->
           ?revoke:crl_list list ->
           ?keys:(crt_list *
                  private_key * string option)
                 list ->
           unit -> credentials

Create X.509 credentials from individual objects:

- `system_trust`: if set, the system certificates are trusted
- `trust` specifies the CAs of peers to trust (default: empty)
- `revoke` specifies CRLs for revocation of peer certificates (default: empty)
- `keys` are our own certificates, as triples `(cert_path, private_key, password)` (default: empty)

A client should set `trust` to the list of CAs it can accept on the server side. It is not required to specify a key.

A server must specify a key (but can also specify several keys). If a server requests authentication from the client, it must also set `trust`.

The keys must include the certificate path `cert_path`, starting with the endpoint certificate, and followed by all middle certificates, but omitting the certificate of the CA. The `private_key` is the key of the endpoint. If it is password-encrypted, the password must be given.

    val create_endpoint : role:[ `Client | `Server ] ->
           recv:(Netsys_types.memory -> int) ->
           send:(Netsys_types.memory -> int -> int) ->
           peer_name:string option ->
           config ->
           endpoint

Creates a new endpoint for this configuration.

`peer_name` is the expected common name or DNS name of the peer (if set). `peer_name` has an option type as it is not always required to check the name. However, keep in mind that clients normally authenticate servers (`peer_auth=`Required`). In order to do so, they need to check whether the name in the server certificate equals the DNS name of the service they are connected to. This check is done by comparing `peer_name` with the name in the certificate.

If you set `peer_name` to `None`, the name in the certificate is not checked.

`peer_name` is also used for the SNI extension (name-based virtual hosting).

Servers normally need not to set `peer_name`. You can also omit it when there is no name-driven authentication at all.

The endpoint will use the functions `recv` and `send` for I/O, which must be user-supplied. `recv buf` is expected to read data into the buffer, and to return the number of bytes, or 0 for EOF. `send buf n` is expected to send the `n` first bytes in `buf`.

Both functions may raise `Unix_error`. The codes `Unix.EAGAIN` and `Unix.EINTR` are specially interpreted.

    val stash_endpoint : endpoint -> exn

The endpoint in "stashed" form, encapsulated as an exception. This form is intended for keeping the session alive in RAM, but without keeping references to the `recv` and `send` functions.

The endpoint passed in to `stash_endpoint` must no longer be used!

    val restore_endpoint : recv:(Netsys_types.memory -> int) ->
           send:(Netsys_types.memory -> int -> int) ->
           exn -> endpoint

Reconnect the stashed endpoint with `recv` and `send` functions

    val resume_client : recv:(Netsys_types.memory -> int) ->
           send:(Netsys_types.memory -> int -> int) ->
           peer_name:string option ->
           config ->
           string -> endpoint

Creates a new endpoint that will resume an old session. This implies the client role.

The session data is passed as string, which must have been retrieved with `get_session_data`.

    type state = [ `Accepting
           | `Data_r
           | `Data_rs
           | `Data_rw
           | `Data_w
           | `End
           | `Handshake
           | `Refusing
           | `Start
           | `Switching ]

The state of a session:

- ``Start`: Before the session is started
- ``Handshake`: The handshake is being done (and `hello` needs to be called again)
- ``Data_rw`: The connection exists, and is read/write
- ``Data_r`: The connection exists, and is read-only
- ``Data_w`: The connection exists, and is write-only
- ``Data_rs`: The connection exists, and data can be read. There was a switch request (initiated by us), and a response is awaited. No data can be sent in the moment.
- ``Switching`: A rehandshake is being negotiated (and `switch` needs to be called again)
- ``Accepting`: A rehandshake is being accepted (and `accept_switch` needs to be called again)
- ``Refusing`: A rehandshake is being refused (and `refuse_switch` needs to be called again)
- ``End`: After finishing the session

    val get_state : endpoint ->
           state

Return the recorded state

    type raw_credentials = [ `Anonymous | `X509 of string ]

The encoded credentials:

- ``X509 s`: The X509 certificate in DER encoding
- ``Anonymous`: no certificate or other key is available

    val at_transport_eof : endpoint -> bool

Whether the underlying transport channel has seen the end of input. Use this after `recv` or `mem_recv` returned 0 to check whether only the TLS enf-of-input message has been read, or the underlying channel (usually the file descriptor) has indicated EOF.

    val hello : endpoint -> unit

Performs the initial handshake (exchanges credentials and establishes a session).

`hello` doesn't verify the peer. Use `verify` for that.

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val bye : endpoint -> Unix.shutdown_command -> unit

Performs the final handshake (exchanges close requests).

If `SHUTDOWN_SEND` is set, the close request is sent to the peer, and the TLS tunnel is considered as closed for writing. The application can receive further data until `recv` returns zero bytes meaning that the peer responded with another close request.

If `SHUTDOWN_ALL` is passed, it is additionally waited until the peer responds with a close request.

A simple `SHUTDOWN_RECEIVE` is unimplemented and ignored.

In no case the underlying transport is closed or shut down!

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val verify : endpoint -> unit

`verify ep peer_name`: Checks that:

- there is a trust chain for the peer's certificate
- that `peer_name` is the common name of the certificate subject, or an alternate name

These checks are not performed if `peer_auth=`None` is set in the configuration!

Additionally, the `verify` function in the endpoint configuration is called back, and a failure is indicated if this function returns `false`. This callback is useful to get the certificate of the peer and to perform further checks.

The `verify` function will raise `Failure` on failed checks (and `Error` for internal processing errors).

    val get_config : endpoint ->
           config

Get the current config (possibly modified because of a rehandshake)

    val get_endpoint_creds : endpoint ->
           raw_credentials

Get the credentials that was actually used in the handshake, in raw format.

    val get_peer_creds : endpoint ->
           raw_credentials

Get the credentials of the peer, in raw format. Raises `Not_found` if not applicable/no credentials present.

    val get_peer_creds_list : endpoint ->
           raw_credentials list

Get the chain that was actually used in the handshake.

    val switch : endpoint ->
           config -> unit

The server can use this to request a rehandshake and to use the new configuration for cert verification. This function sends the request, and expects a soon response from the client. The state enters ``Data_rs` meaning that we can still read data, and at some point `recv` will raise `TLS_switch_response`.

On the client side, the request will by returned as exception `TLS_switch_request` by `recv`. The client should respond with `accept_switch` if it accepts the handshake, or `refuse_switch` if not.

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val accept_switch : endpoint ->
           config -> unit

On the client: Enter another handshake round with new configuration data.

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val refuse_switch : endpoint -> unit

On the client: Refuse a handshake

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val send : endpoint ->
           Netsys_types.memory -> int -> int

`send ep buffer n`: Sends the first `n` bytes in the buffer over the endpoint, and returns the actual number of processed bytes.

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

    val recv : endpoint -> Netsys_types.memory -> int

`recv ep buffer n`: Receives data, and puts them into the memory buffer, and returns the actual number of received bytes. If 0 is returned, a close request was received by the peer. For closing the tunnel properly this request should be responded by another close request with `bye` (unless this has already been done).

May raise `EAGAIN_RD`, `EAGAIN_WR`, `Unix_error(EINTR,_,_)`, `Error` or `Warning`.

The exception `TLS_switch_request` can only occur on the client side, and should be responded by `accept_switch` or `refuse_switch`.

The exception `TLS_switch_response` can only occur on the server side.

    val recv_will_not_block : endpoint -> bool

If there is still unprocessed data in the endpoint buffer, `recv` is guaranteed not to block or raise `EAGAIN`.

    val get_session_id : endpoint -> string

The (non-printable) session ID

    val get_session_data : endpoint -> string

Get the (non-printable) marshalled session data, for later resumption with `resume_client`

    val get_cipher_suite_type : endpoint -> string

The type of the cipher suite:

- "X509": X509 certificates are used
- "OPENPGP": OpenPGP certificates are used
- "ANON": anonymous credentials
- "SRP": SRP credentials
- "PSK": PSK credentials

    val get_cipher_algo : endpoint -> string

Get the name of the cipher

    val get_kx_algo : endpoint -> string

Get the name of the key exchange method

    val get_mac_algo : endpoint -> string

Get the name of the message authentication code

    val get_compression_algo : endpoint -> string

Get the name of the record-level compression method

    val get_cert_type : endpoint -> string

Get the type of the certificate

    val get_protocol : endpoint -> string

Get the name of the tunnel protocol

    type server_name = [ `Domain of string ]

    val get_addressed_servers : endpoint ->
           server_name list

To be used in servers: The client can address one of several virtual servers with the SNI extension, and this function returns which was requested. Raises `Not_found` if there is nothing appropriate. This information is only available after a handshake, and if the client submitted it.

    val set_session_cache : store:(string -> string -> unit) ->
           remove:(string -> unit) ->
           retrieve:(string -> string) ->
           endpoint -> unit

Sets the three callbacks for storing, removing and retrieving sessions (on the server side)

    val implementation_name : string

String name of the implementation. By convention this is the full OCaml module path, e.g. "Nettls_gnutls.TLS"

    val implementation : unit -> exn

Implementation-defined additional functionality