NAME

Crypt::MatrixSSL3 - Perl extension for SSL and TLS using MatrixSSL.org v3.9.3

VERSION

This document describes Crypt::MatrixSSL3 version v3.9.3

SYNOPSIS

    use Crypt::MatrixSSL3;

    # 1. See the MatrixSSL documentation.
    # 2. See example scripts included in this package:
    #       ssl_client.pl
    #       ssl_server.pl
    #       functions.pl

DESCRIPTION

Crypt::MatrixSSL3 lets you use the MatrixSSL crypto library (see http://matrixssl.org/) from Perl. With this module, you will be able to easily write SSL and TLS client and server programs.

MatrixSSL includes everything you need, all in under 50KB.

You will need a "C" compiler to build this, unless you're getting the ".ppm" prebuilt Win32 version. Crypt::MatrixSSL3 builds cleanly on (at least) Windows, Linux, and Macintosh machines.

MatrixSSL is an Open Source (GNU General Public License) product, and is also available commercially if you need freedom from GNU rules.

Everything you need is included here, but check the MatrixSSL.org web site to make sure you've got the latest version of the MatrixSSL "C" code if you like (it's in the directory "./inc" of this package if you want to replace the included version from the MatrixSSL.org download site).

API BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY AND STATUS

MatrixSSL tends to make incompatible API changes in minor releases, so every next version of Crypt::MatrixSSL3 may have incompatible API changes!

This version adds several new features which isn't well-tested yet and thus considered unstable:

Support for shared session cache using shared memory
Stateless ticket session resuming support
Loading the DH param for DH cipher suites
Application Layer Protocol Negotiation callback support
SNI (virtual hosts)
OCSP staple
Certificate Transparency
Support for TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV
Partial support for "status_request" TLS extension
Browser preferred ciphers

Selecting our strongest ciphers from the client supported list.

TERMINOLOGY

When a client establishes an SSL connection without sending a SNI extension in its CLIENT_HELLO message we say that the client connects to the default server.

If a SNI extension is present then the client connects to a virtual host.

EXPORTS

Constants and functions can be exported using different tags. Use tag ':all' to export everything.

By default (tag ':DEFAULT') only SSL_MAX_PLAINTEXT_LEN and return code constants (tag ':RC') will be exported.

:Version
    SSL2_MAJ_VER
    SSL3_MAJ_VER
    SSL3_MIN_VER
    TLS_1_1_MIN_VER
    TLS_1_2_MIN_VER
    TLS_MAJ_VER
    TLS_MIN_VER
    MATRIXSSL_VERSION
    MATRIXSSL_VERSION_MAJOR
    MATRIXSSL_VERSION_MINOR
    MATRIXSSL_VERSION_PATCH
    MATRIXSSL_VERSION_CODE
:Cipher

Used in matrixSslSetCipherSuiteEnabledStatus().

    #******************************************************************************
    #
    #   Recommended cipher suites:
    #
    #   Define the following to enable various cipher suites
    #   At least one of these must be defined.  If multiple are defined,
    #   the handshake will determine which is best for the connection.
    #

    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

    # Pre-Shared Key Ciphers
    TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
    TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
    TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256

    # Ephemeral ECC DH keys, ECC DSA certificates
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
    TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

    # Ephemeral ECC DH keys, RSA certificates
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

    # Non-Ephemeral ECC DH keys, ECC DSA certificates
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
    TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

    # Non-Ephemeral ECC DH keys, RSA certificates
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
    TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256


    #******************************************************************************
    #
    #   These cipher suites are secure, but not in general use. Enable only if
    #   specifically required by application.
    #
    TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
    TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256


    #******************************************************************************
    #
    #   These cipher suites are generally considered weak, not recommended for use.
    #
    TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
    SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
    SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
    TLS_RSA_WITH_SEED_CBC_SHA
    SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
    SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5


    #******************************************************************************
    #
    #   These cipher suites do not combine authentication and encryption and
    #   are not recommended for use-cases that require strong security or
    #   Man-in-the-Middle protection.
    #
    TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
    TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
    SSL_DH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
    SSL_DH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
    SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
    SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5


    # Other
    SSL_NULL_WITH_NULL_NULL
    TLS_RSA_WITH_IDEA_CBC_SHA

Flag for matrixSslEncodeRehandshake():

    SSL_OPTION_FULL_HANDSHAKE
:Alert

Alert level codes:

    SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL
    SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_WARNING

Alert description codes:

    SSL_ALERT_ACCESS_DENIED
    SSL_ALERT_BAD_CERTIFICATE
    SSL_ALERT_BAD_RECORD_MAC
    SSL_ALERT_CERTIFICATE_EXPIRED
    SSL_ALERT_CERTIFICATE_REVOKED
    SSL_ALERT_CERTIFICATE_UNKNOWN
    SSL_ALERT_CLOSE_NOTIFY
    SSL_ALERT_DECODE_ERROR
    SSL_ALERT_DECOMPRESSION_FAILURE
    SSL_ALERT_DECRYPTION_FAILED
    SSL_ALERT_DECRYPT_ERROR
    SSL_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE
    SSL_ALERT_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER
    SSL_ALERT_INAPPROPRIATE_FALLBACK
    SSL_ALERT_INSUFFICIENT_SECURITY
    SSL_ALERT_INTERNAL_ERROR
    SSL_ALERT_NONE
    SSL_ALERT_NO_APP_PROTOCOL
    SSL_ALERT_NO_CERTIFICATE
    SSL_ALERT_NO_RENEGOTIATION
    SSL_ALERT_PROTOCOL_VERSION
    SSL_ALERT_RECORD_OVERFLOW
    SSL_ALERT_UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE
    SSL_ALERT_UNKNOWN_CA
    SSL_ALERT_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME
    SSL_ALERT_UNSUPPORTED_CERTIFICATE
    SSL_ALERT_UNSUPPORTED_EXTENSION
:Error

Error codes from different functions:

    PS_FAILURE
    MATRIXSSL_ERROR
    PS_ARG_FAIL
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_AUTHKEY
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_BC
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_DN
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_EXTENSION
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_PATH_LEN
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_REVOKED
    PS_CERT_AUTH_FAIL_SIG
    PS_DISABLED_FEATURE_FAIL
    PS_EAGAIN
    PS_INTERRUPT_FAIL
    PS_LIMIT_FAIL
    PS_MEM_FAIL
    PS_PARSE_FAIL
    PS_PENDING
    PS_PLATFORM_FAIL
    PS_PROTOCOL_FAIL
    PS_TIMEOUT_FAIL
    PS_UNSUPPORTED_FAIL
:RC

Return codes from different functions:

    PS_SUCCESS
    MATRIXSSL_SUCCESS
    MATRIXSSL_APP_DATA
    MATRIXSSL_APP_DATA_COMPRESSED
    MATRIXSSL_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE
    MATRIXSSL_RECEIVED_ALERT
    MATRIXSSL_REQUEST_CLOSE
    MATRIXSSL_REQUEST_RECV
    MATRIXSSL_REQUEST_SEND
:Limit

Max amount of disabled ciphers in matrixSslSetCipherSuiteEnabledStatus():

    SSL_MAX_DISABLED_CIPHERS

Max size for message in matrixSslEncodeToOutdata():

    SSL_MAX_PLAINTEXT_LEN
:Validate

Return code in user validation callback:

    SSL_ALLOW_ANON_CONNECTION
:Bool

Boolean used in matrixSslSetCipherSuiteEnabledStatus() and {authStatus}:

    PS_TRUE
    PS_FALSE
:Func
    set_cipher_suite_enabled_status
    get_ssl_alert
    get_ssl_error

VARIABLES

CA_CERTIFICATES

    $keys->load_rsa( undef, undef, undef, $Crypt::MatrixSSL3::CA_CERTIFICATES )

Scalar. Contains path to ca-certificates.crt file distributed with this module. This file is generated by `mk-matrixssl-ca-certificates.pl` and contains all certificates from current Firefox CA bundle supported by MatrixSSL.

FUNCTIONS

Some MatrixSSL functions are not accessible from Perl.

These functions implement optimization which is useless in Perl:

    matrixSslGetWritebuf
    matrixSslEncodeWritebuf

Open

Close

    Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Open();
    Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Close();

If you write server intensive applications it is still better to control how often the MatrixSSL library gets initialized/deinitialized. For this you can call Open() to initialize the library at the start of you application and (optionally) Close() to deinitialize the library when your application ends.

If you won't call Open() manually then these functions will be called automatically before creating first object of any class (::Keys, ::SessID, ::Client, ::Server or ::HelloExt) and after last object will be destroyed:

    matrixSslOpen
    matrixSslClose

capabilities

    $caps = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::capabilities();

Returns a bitwise OR combination of the following constants:

    SHARED_SESSION_CACHE_ENABLED     - shared session cache between multiple processes is enabled
    STATELESS_TICKETS_ENABLED        - stateless ticket session resuming support is enabled
    DH_PARAMS_ENABLED                - loading the DH param for DH cipher suites is enabled
    ALPN_ENABLED                     - Application Layer Protocol Negotiation callback support is enabled
    SNI_ENABLED                      - Server Name Identification (virtual hosts) support is enabled
    OCSP_STAPLES_ENABLED             - handling of the "status_request" TLS extension by responding with an OCSP staple is enabled
    CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_ENABLED - handling of the "signed_certificate_timestamp" TLS extension is enabled

Before using any of these features it's a good idea to test if MatrixSSL is supporting them.

set_cipher_suite_enabled_status

    $rc = set_cipher_suite_enabled_status( $cipherId, $status );

    matrixSslSetCipherSuiteEnabledStatus( NULL, $cipherId, $status )

If this function will be used, matrixSslClose() will be never called.

get_ssl_alert

    ($level, $descr) = get_ssl_alert( $ptBuf );
    $descr           = get_ssl_alert( $ptBuf );

Unpack alert level and description from $ptBuf returned by $ssl->received_data() or $ssl->processed_data().

Return ($level, $descr) in list context, and $descr in scalar context. Both $level and $descr are dualvars (code in numeric context and text in string context).

get_ssl_error

    $rc = get_ssl_error( $rc );

Return dualvar for this error code (same as $rc in numeric context and text error name in string context).

refresh_OCSP_staple

    $rc = refresh_OCSP_staple( $server_index, $index, $DERfile );

Used to refresh an already loaded OCSP staple for a virtual host.

Parameters:

$server_index

If you want to update the OCSP staple for a virtual host this parameter must have the returned value of the first $sll->init_SNI(...) call.

$index

This value specifies the 0-based index of the virtual host for which the OCSP staple should be refreshed.

When updating a default server this value must be -1 or undef

$DERfile

File containing the new OCSP staple in DER format as it was received from the CA's OCSP responder.

Returns PS_SUCCESS if the update was successful.

refresh_SCT_buffer

    $sct_array_size = refresh_SCT_buffer( $server_index, $index, $SCT_params );

Used to refresh an already loaded CT extension data buffer for a virtual host.

Parameters:

$server_index and $index

Are the same as refresh_OCSP_staple above.

$SCT_params
  • Perl scalar contains a file name with prepared extension data.

  • Perl array reference with file names of SCT binary structures that the function will use to create the extension data.

Returns the number of files loaded (if this is 0 there was an error loading one of the files).

refresh_ALPN_data

    $num_protocols = refresh_ALPN_data( $server_index, $index, $protocols );

Used to refresh the application protocols for a default server or for a virtual host.

Parameters:

$server_index and $index

Are the same as refresh_OCSP_staple above.

$protocols
  • Perl array reference containing the new protocols.

Returns the number of protocols you supplied (if this is 0 there was an error loading one of the files).

Returns the number of files loaded in order to build extension data.

set_VHIndex_callback

    set_VHIndex_callback( \&VHIndexCallback );

More information about "VHIndexCallback" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

set_ALPN_callback

    set_ALPN_callback( \&ALPNCallback );

More information about "ALPNCallback" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

create_SSL_server

    $server_index = create_SSL_server();

Tells the XS module to allocate a new server structure. The returned index must be saved and then used one time to initialize the server structure and then each time a new client connection is accepted in order to set SNI/ALPN callbacks.

CLASSES

Constructors for all classes will throw exception on error instead of returning error as matrixSslNew*() functions do. Exception will be thrown using croak($return_code) , so to get $return_code from $@ you should convert it back to number:

    eval { $client = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Client->new(...) };
    $rc = 0+$@ if $@;

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Keys

new

    $keys = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Keys->new();

    matrixSslNewKeys( $keys )

Return new object $keys. Throw exception if matrixSslNewKeys() doesn't return PS_SUCCESS. When this object will be destroyed will call:

    matrixSslDeleteKeys( $keys )

load_rsa

    $rc = $keys->load_rsa( $certFile,
        $privFile, $privPass, $trustedCAcertFiles );

    matrixSslLoadRsaKeys( $keys, $certFile,
        $privFile, $privPass, $trustedCAcertFiles )

load_rsa_mem

    $rc = $keys->load_rsa_mem( $cert, $priv, $trustedCA );

    matrixSslLoadRsaKeysMem( $keys, $cert, length $cert,
        $priv, length $priv, $trustedCA, length $trustedCA )

load_ecc

    $rc = $keys->load_ecc( $certFile,
        $privFile, $privPass, $trustedCAcertFiles );

    matrixSslLoadEcKeys( $keys, $certFile,
        $privFile, $privPass, $trustedCAcertFiles )

load_rsa_mem

    $rc = $keys->load_ecc_mem( $cert, $priv, $trustedCA );

    matrixSslLoadEcKeysMem( $keys, $cert, length $cert,
        $priv, length $priv, $trustedCA, length $trustedCA )

load_pkcs12

    $rc = $keys->load_pkcs12( $p12File, $importPass, $macPass, $flags );

    matrixSslLoadPkcs12( $keys, $p12File, $importPass, length $importPass,
        $macPass, length $macPass, $flags )

load_DH_params

    $rc = $keys->load_DH_params( $DH_params_file );

    matrixSslLoadDhParams ( $keys, $DH_params_file )

load_session_ticket_keys

    $rc = $keys->load_session_ticket_keys( $name, $symkey, $hashkey );

    matrixSslLoadSessionTicketKeys ( $keys, $name, $symkey, length $symkey,
        $haskkey, length $hashkey )

load_OCSP_response

    $rc = $keys->load_OCSP_response( $OCSP_file );

    matrixSslLoadOCSPResponse ( $keys, $OCSPResponse, $OCSPResponseLen )

load_SCT_response

    $rc = $keys->load_SCT_response( $SCT_params );

    matrixSslLoadSCTResponse ( $keys, $SCTResponse, $SCTResponseLen )

Server side.

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::SessID

new

    $sessID = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::SessID->new();

Return new object $sessID representing (sslSessionId_t*) type. Throw exception if failed to allocate memory. When this object will be destroyed will free memory, so you should keep this object while there are still Client/Server session which use this $sessID.

clear

    $sessID->clear();

    matrixSslClearSessionId($sessID)

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Client

new

    $ssl = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Client->new(
        $keys, $sessID, \@cipherSuites,
        \&certValidator, $expectedName,
        $extensions, \&extensionCback,
    );

    matrixSslNewClientSession( $ssl,
        $keys, $sessID, \@cipherSuites,
        \&certValidator, $expectedName,
        $extensions, \&extensionCback,
    )

Return new object $ssl. Throw exception if matrixSslNewClientSession() doesn't return MATRIXSSL_REQUEST_SEND. When this object will be destroyed will call:

    matrixSslDeleteSession( $ssl )

More information about callbacks "certValidator" and "extensionCback" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Server

new

    $ssl = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Server->new( $keys, \&certValidator );

    matrixSslNewServerSession( $ssl, $keys, \&certValidator )

Return new object $ssl. Throw exception if matrixSslNewServerSession() doesn't return PS_SUCCESS. When this object will be destroyed will call:

    matrixSslDeleteSession( $ssl )

More information about callback "certValidator" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

init_SNI

    $ssl->init_SNI( $sserver_index, $sni_params );

This function should be called only once when the server is initialized.

Parameters:

$server_index

Server structure index returned by create_SSL_server()

$sni_params [{...},...] or undef

This is a reference to an array that contains one or more array references:

    $sni_params = [                                                     # virtual hosts support - when a client sends a TLS SNI extension, the settings below will apply
                                                                        #                         based on the requested hostname
        # virtual host 0 (also referred in the code as SNI entry 0)
        {
            'hostname' => 'hostname',                                   # regular expression for matching the hostname
            'cert' => '/path/to/certificate;/path/to/CA-chain',         # KEY - certificate (the CA-chain is optional)
            'key' => '/path/to/private_key',                            # KEY - private key
            'DH_param' => /path/to/DH_params',                          # KEY - file containing the DH parameter used with DH ciphers
            'session_ticket_keys' => {                                  # session tickets setup
                'id' => '1234567890123456',                             # KEY - TLS session tickets - 16 bytes unique identifier
                'encrypt_key' => '12345678901234567890123456789012',    # KEY - TLS session tickets - 128/256 bit encryption key
                'hash_key' => '12345678901234567890123456789012',       # KEY - TLS session tickets - 256 bit hash key
            },
            'OCSP_staple' => '/path/to/OCSP_staple.der',                # SESSION - file containing a OCSP staple that gets sent when a client
                                                                        #           send a TLS status request extension
            'SCT_params' => [                                           # SESSION - Certificate Transparency SCT files used to build the
                                                                        #           'signed_certificate_timestamp' TLS extension data buffer
                '/path/to/SCT1.sct',
                '/path/to/SCT2.sct',
                ...
            ],
            # instead of the Certificate Transparency SCT files you can specify a scalar with a single file that contains multiple SCT files
            # note that this file is not just a concatenation of the SCT files, but a ready-to-use 'signed_certificate_timestamp' TLS extension data buffer
            # see ct-submit.pl for more info
            #'SCT_params' => '/path/to/CT_extension_data_buffer',
            'ALPN' => ['protocol1', 'protocol2']                        # SESSION - server supported protocols
        },
        # virtual host 1
        ...
    ]

set_server_params

    $ssl->set_server_params( $server_index, $sv_params );

Used to set the server supported protocols used when a client send a TLS ALPN extension.

Note that this function call only affects the default server. Virtual hosts are managed by using the $ssl->init_SNI(...).

See $ssl->init_SNI(...) for usage.

Parameters:

$server_index

Server structure index returned by create_SSL_server()

$sv_params {...} or undef

This is a reference to a hash with the following structure (all keys are optional):

    $sv_params = {
        'ALPN' => ['protocol1', 'protocol2']
    }

If you specify the 'ALPN' parameter, you should also provide an ALPN callback. More information about callback "ALPNCallback" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

set_callbacks

    $ssl->set_callbacks( $server_index, $ssl_id );

Parameters:

$server_index

Server structure index returned by create_SSL_server()

$ssl_id

A 32 bit integer that uniquely identifies this session. This parameter will be sent back when MatrixSSL calls the SNI callback defined in the XS module when a client sends a SNI extension. If the XS module is able to match the requested client hostname it will call the Perl callback set with set_VHIndex_callback.

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Client and Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Server

get_outdata

    $rc = $ssl->get_outdata( $outBuf );

Unlike C API, it doesn't set $outBuf to memory location inside MatrixSSL, but instead it append buffer returned by C API to the end of $outBuf.

    matrixSslGetOutdata( $ssl, $tmpBuf )
    $outBuf .= $tmpBuf

Throw exception if matrixSslGetOutdata() returns < 0.

sent_data

    $rc = $ssl->sent_data( $bytes );

    matrixSslSentData( $ssl, $bytes )

received_data

    $rc = $ssl->received_data( $inBuf, $ptBuf );

    $n = matrixSslGetReadbuf( $ssl, $buf )
    $n = min($n, length $inBuf)
    $buf = substr($inBuf, 0, $n, q{})
    matrixSslReceivedData( $ssl, $n, $ptBuf, $ptLen )

Combines two calls: matrixSslGetReadbuf() and matrixSslReceivedData(). It copy data from beginning of $inBuf into buffer returned by matrixSslGetReadbuf() and cut copied data from beginning of $inBuf (it may copy less bytes than $inBuf contain if size of buffer provided by MatrixSSL will be smaller). Then it calls matrixSslReceivedData() to get $rc and may fill $ptBuf with received alert or application data.

It is safe to call it with empty $inBuf, but this isn't a good idea performance-wise.

Throw exception if matrixSslGetReadbuf() returns <= 0.

processed_data

    $rc = $ssl->processed_data( $ptBuf );

    matrixSslProcessedData( $ssl, $ptBuf, $ptLen )

In case matrixSslReceivedData() or matrixSslProcessedData() will return MATRIXSSL_RECEIVED_ALERT, you can get alert level and description from $ptBuf:

    my ($level, $descr) = get_ssl_alert($ptBuf);

encode_to_outdata

    $rc = $ssl->encode_to_outdata( $outBuf );

    matrixSslEncodeToOutdata( $ssl, $outBuf, length $outBuf )

encode_closure_alert

    $rc = $ssl->encode_closure_alert();

    matrixSslEncodeClosureAlert( $ssl )

encode_rehandshake

    $rc = $ssl->encode_rehandshake(
        $keys, \&certValidator, $sessionOption, \@cipherSuites,
    );

    matrixSslEncodeRehandshake( $ssl, $keys, \&certValidator,
        $sessionOption, \@cipherSuites )

More information about callback "certValidator" in the "CALLBACKS" section.

set_cipher_suite_enabled_status

    $rc = $ssl->set_cipher_suite_enabled_status( $cipherId, $status );

    matrixSslSetCipherSuiteEnabledStatus( $ssl, $cipherId, $status )

get_anon_status

    $anon = $ssl->get_anon_status();

    matrixSslGetAnonStatus( $ssl, $anon )

Crypt::MatrixSSL3::HelloExt

new

    $extension = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::HelloExt->new();

    matrixSslNewHelloExtension>( $extension )

Return new object $extension. Throw exception if matrixSslNewHelloExtension() doesn't return PS_SUCCESS. When this object will be destroyed will call:

    matrixSslDeleteHelloExtension( $extension )

load

    $rc = $extension->load( $ext, $extType );

    matrixSslLoadHelloExtension( $extension, $ext, length $ext, $extType )

CALLBACKS

certValidator

Will be called with two scalar params: $certInfo and $alert (unlike C callback which also have $ssl param).

Param $certInfo instead of (psX509Cert_t *) will contain reference to array with certificates. Each certificate will be hash in this format:

    notBefore       => $notBefore,
    notAfter        => $notAfter,
    subjectAltName  => {
        dns             => $dns,
        uri             => $uri,
        email           => $email,
    },
    subject        => {
        country         => $country,
        state           => $state,
        locality        => $locality,
        organization    => $organization,
        orgUnit         => $orgUnit,
        commonName      => $commonName,
    },
    issuer         => {
        country         => $country,
        state           => $state,
        locality        => $locality,
        organization    => $organization,
        orgUnit         => $orgUnit,
        commonName      => $commonName,
    },
    authStatus     => $authStatus,

This callback must return single scalar with integer value (as described in MatrixSSL documentation). If callback die(), then warning will be printed, and execution will continue assuming callback returned -1.

extensionCback

Will be called with two scalar params: $type and $data (unlike C callback which also have $ssl and length($data) params).

This callback must return single scalar with integer value (as described in MatrixSSL documentation). If callback die(), then warning will be printed, and execution will continue assuming callback returned -1.

ALPNCallback

Will be called when a client sends an ALPN extension and a successful application protocol has been negotiated. If the server doesn't implement any of the client's protocols the XS module will send an appropriate response and the client will receive a SSL_ALERT_NO_APP_PROTOCOL alert.

Will be called with 2 parameters:

    $ssl_id - this is the $ssl_id used in the $ssl->set_callbacks(...) call
    $app_proto - scalar with the negociated protocol name

VHIndexCallback

Will be called whenever we have a successful match against the hostname specified by the client in its SNI extension. This will inform the Perl code which virtual host the current SSL session belongs to.

Will be called with 3 parameters:

    $ssl_id - this is the $ssl_id used in the $ssl->set_callbacks(...) call
    $index - a 0-based int specifying which virtual host matchd the client requested hostname
    $match - a scalar containing the hostname sent in the client's SNI TLS extension

Doesn't return anything.

HOWTO: Certificate Transparency

PREREQUISITES

For generating Certificate Transparency files you will need the following:

Certificates

  • Server certificate (server.crt)

  • Issuer certificate (issuer.crt)

  • Certificate Authority chain (server-CA.crt) - this includes any number of intermediate certificate and optionally ends with the root certificate.

USING THE ct-submit.pl TOOL

Generate one file containing SCTs from all CT log servers

    ct-submit.pl --pem server.crt --pem issuer.crt --pem server-CA.pem \
        --extbuf /path/to/CT.sct

The resulted file can be used in your script like:

    # set or refresh CT response for a SSL session (default server)
    $sv_keys->load_SCT_response('/path/to/CT.sct');

Generate multiple SCT files containing binary representation of the responses received from the log servers

    ct-submit.pl --pem server.crt --pem issuer.crt --pem server-CA.pem \
        --individual /path/to/sct/

This will create in the /path/to/stc/ folder the following files (considering that the requests to the log servers were successful):

    aviator.sct          # https://ct.googleapis.com/aviator
    certly.sct           # https://log.certly.io
    pilot.sct            # https://ct.googleapis.com/pilot
    rocketeer.sct        # https://ct.googleapis.com/rocketeer
    digicert.sct         # https://ct1.digicert-ct.com/log - disabled by default -
                         # accepts certificates only from select CAs
    izenpe.sct           # https://ct.izenpe.com - disabled by default -
                         # accepts certificates only from select CAs

One or more files can be used in your script like:

    # set or refresh CT response for a SSL session (default server)
    # note that even if you're using a single file (which will be wrong
    # according to the RFC because at least 2 SCTs from different server logs
    # must be sent), you still need to provide an array reference with one element
    $sv_keys->load_SCT_response([
            '/path/to/sct/aviator.sct',
            '/path/to/sct/certly.sct'
    ]);

HOWTO: OCSP staple

PREREQUISITES

For generating an OCSP staple you will need to following:

OpenSSL

OpenSSL with OCSP application installed.

Certificates

  • Server certificate (server.crt)

  • Issuer certificate (issuer.crt)

  • Full Certificate Authority chain (full-CA.crt) - this includes the issuer certificate, any number of intermediate certificate and ends with the root certificate.

GETTING AN OCSP STAPLE

Get the OCSP responder URI

    openssl x509 -noout -ocsp_uri -in server.crt

Query the OCSP responder

    openssl ocsp -no_nonce -issuer issuer.crt -cert server.crt \
        -CAfile full-CA.crt -url OCSP_responder_URI \
        -header "HOST" OCSP_response_host -respout /path/to/OCSP_staple.der

Inspecting an OCSP staple

    openssl ocsp -respin /path/to/OCSP_staple.der -text -CAfile full-CA.crt

USAGE

Set or refresh an OCSP staple to be used within a SSL session (default server)

    $sv_keys->load_OCSP_response('/path/to/OCSP_staple.der');

Refreshing an already allocated OCSP staple buffer for a virtual host

    Crypt::MatrixSSL3::refresh_OCSP_staple( $erver_index, $index, '/path/to/OCSP_staple.der' );

HOWTO: Virtual hosts

TERMINOLOGY

Default server

Describes a set of properties (certificate, private key, OCSP staple, etc.) to be used when the client connects but doesn't send a SNI TLS extension in its CLIENT_HELLO message.

Virtual host (SNI entry)

Describes also a set of properties (like above) but these will be used when the client sends a SNI extension and we have a successful match on the virtual host's hostname and the client specified hostname.

SNI server

All the virtual hosts (SNI entries) declared for one server.

IMPLEMENTATION

Here is some Perl pseudo code on how these are used:

    Crypt::MatrixSSL3::set_VHIndex_callback(sub {
        my ($id, $index) = @_;
        print("Virtual host $index was selected for SSL session $ssl_id");
    });

    Crypt::MatrixSSL3::set_ALPN_callback(sub {
        my ($id, $app_proto) = @_;
        print("Application protocol $app_proto was negociated for SSL session $ssl_id");
    });

    my $server_index = -1;

    # define a listening socket
    $server_sock = ...

    # initialize default server keys - these will be shared by all server sessions
    my $sv_keys = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Keys->new();

    # load key material (certificate, private key, etc)
    $sv_keys->load_rsa(...);

    # load OCSP response
    $sv_keys->load_OCSP_response(...);

    # load SCT response
    $sv_keys->load_SCT_response(...);

    ...

    # we assume when a client connects an accept_client sub will be called
    sub accept_client {
        # accept client socket
        my $client_sock = accept($server_sock, ...);

        # create server session reusing the keys
        my $cssl =  Crypt::MatrixSSL3::Server->new($sv_keys, undef);

        # create a unique SSL session ID
        # for example this can be the fileno of the client socket
        my $ssl_id = fileno($client_sock);

        # check if the server parameters are initialized
        if ($server_index == -1) {
            # tell the XS module to allocate a new SSL server structure
            $server_index = Crypt::MatrixSSL3::create_SSL_server();

            # set supported protocols for the default server.
            $ssl->set_server_params($server_index, {
                'ALPN' => [...]
            });

            # initialize virtual hosts:
            #   - allocates a SNI_entry structure for each virtual host and:
            #     - creates new server keys
            #     - sets up OCSP staple buffer (server keys - if needed)
            #     - sets up SCT buffer (server keys - if needed)
            #     - stores server implemented protocols if provided
            $ssl->init_SNI($server_index, [
                # see MatrixSSL.pm - init_SNI function
            ]);
        }

        # setup SNI/ALPN callback

        # sets up the matrixSSL SNI callback that will get called if the client sends a SNI TLS extension
        # in its CLIENT_HELLO message. When the XS SNI callback is called if any of the hostnames defined
        # for each virtual host matches againt the client requested hostname, the &VHIndexCallback setup
        # above will be called with the $ssl_id of the session and the 0-based index of the virtual host
        # the client sent its request

        # sets up the matrixSSL ALPN callback that will get called when the client sends an ALPN extension
        # the &ALPNCallback is called with the provided $ssl_id and the selected protocol

        $cssl->set_callbacks($server_index, $sll_id);

        # further initialization stuff after accepting the client
        ...
    }

    # secure communication with the client
    ...

SEE ALSO

http://www.MatrixSSL.org - the download from this site includes simple yet comprehensive documentation in PDF format.

SUPPORT

Bugs / Feature Requests

Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at https://github.com/powerman/perl-Crypt-MatrixSSL3/issues. You will be notified automatically of any progress on your issue.

Source Code

This is open source software. The code repository is available for public review and contribution under the terms of the license. Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests.

https://github.com/powerman/perl-Crypt-MatrixSSL3

    git clone https://github.com/powerman/perl-Crypt-MatrixSSL3.git

Resources

AUTHORS

C. N. Drake <christopher@pobox.com>

Alex Efros <powerman@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2005- by C. N. Drake <christopher@pobox.com>.

This software is Copyright (c) 2012- by Alex Efros <powerman@cpan.org>.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The GNU General Public License version 2

MatrixSSL is distributed under the GNU General Public License, Crypt::MatrixSSL3 uses MatrixSSL, and so inherits the same license.