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authorlloyd <[email protected]>2012-10-13 20:55:17 +0000
committerlloyd <[email protected]>2012-10-13 20:55:17 +0000
commit72eb425d699e0571857432e4271d10afb6431a6e (patch)
treecb8d3174f4844c84f8295a63ea0d44aaefa9b31c /doc
parent8bd5519105f6978e7d937294d2a2e8deadda20ca (diff)
parent4be75ae1e9e473fc3e939be5e54e51f552d5934b (diff)
merge of '415e0ca58c566cb2990758c1261d47d6b09fc76c'
and 'e616da4002c659a5f5f6c16aecaafef7c37a5f96'
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/examples/tls_client.cpp3
-rw-r--r--doc/relnotes/1_11_1.rst17
-rw-r--r--doc/tls.rst70
3 files changed, 58 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/doc/examples/tls_client.cpp b/doc/examples/tls_client.cpp
index d56143a36..a9efe21e1 100644
--- a/doc/examples/tls_client.cpp
+++ b/doc/examples/tls_client.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
creds,
policy,
rng,
- host,
- port,
+ TLS::Server_Information(host, port),
protocol_chooser);
while(!client.is_closed())
diff --git a/doc/relnotes/1_11_1.rst b/doc/relnotes/1_11_1.rst
index 8d46e04f3..ec4033280 100644
--- a/doc/relnotes/1_11_1.rst
+++ b/doc/relnotes/1_11_1.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Initial support for DTLS (both v1.0 and v1.2) is available in this
release, though it should be considered highly experimental. Currently
timeouts and retransmissions are not handled.
+The :cpp:class:`TLS::Client` constructor now takes the version to
+offer to the server. The policy hook :cpp:class:`TLS::Policy` function
+`pref_version`, which previously controlled this, has been removed.
+
:cpp:class:`TLS::Session_Manager_In_Memory` now chooses a random
256-bit key at startup and encrypts all sessions (using the existing
:cpp:func:`TLS::Session::encrypt` mechanism) while they are stored in
@@ -29,9 +33,9 @@ persistent storage by 1.11.0 will not load in this version and vice
versa. In either case this will not cause any errors, the session will
simply not resume and instead a full handshake will occur.
-New policy hooks :cpp:func:`TLS::Policy::acceptable_protocol_version`
-and :cpp:func:`TLS::Policy::allow_server_initiated_renegotiation` were
-added.
+New policy hooks :cpp:func:`TLS::Policy::acceptable_protocol_version`,
+:cpp:func:`TLS::Policy::allow_server_initiated_renegotiation`, and
+:cpp:func:`TLS::Policy::negotiate_heartbeat_support` were added.
TLS clients were not sending a next protocol message during a session
resumption, which would cause resumption failures with servers that
@@ -78,3 +82,10 @@ of ``data`` that returns a mutable pointer has been renamed
The constructor ``BigInt(NumberType type, size_t n)`` has been
removed, replaced by ``BigInt::power_of_2``.
+
+AES-NI Crash Fixed
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+In 1.11.0, when compiled by GCC, the AES-NI implementation of AES-192
+would crash if the mlock-based allocator was used due to an alignment
+issue.
diff --git a/doc/tls.rst b/doc/tls.rst
index 2f560b72f..3aec3254c 100644
--- a/doc/tls.rst
+++ b/doc/tls.rst
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ TLS Clients
Credentials_Manager& credendials_manager, \
const TLS::Policy& policy, \
RandomNumberGenerator& rng, \
- const std::string& servername = "", \
- std::function<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > next_protocol)
+ const Server_Information& server_info = Server_Information(), \
+ std::function<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> next_protocol)
Initialize a new TLS client. The constructor will immediately
initiate a new session.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ TLS Clients
retrieve any certificates, secret keys, pre-shared keys, or SRP
intformation; see :doc:`credentials_manager` for more information.
- Use *servername* to specify the DNS name of the server you are
+ Use *server_info* to specify the DNS name of the server you are
attempting to connect to, if you know it. This helps the server
select what certificate to use and helps the client validate the
connection.
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ The first 7 arguments are treated similiarly to the :ref:`client
<tls_client>`. The final (optional) argument, protocols, specifies
the protocols the server is willing to advertise it supports.
+.. cpp:class:: std::string TLS::Server::next_protocol() const
+
+ If a handshake has completed, and if the client indicated a next
+ protocol (ie, the protocol that it intends to run over this TLS
+ session) this return value will specify it. The next protocol
+ extension is somewhat unusual in that it applies to the connection
+ rather than the session. The next protocol can not change during a
+ renegotiation, but might change across different connections using
+ that session.
+
A TLS server that can handle concurrent connections using asio:
.. literalinclude:: examples/asio_tls_server.cpp
@@ -270,9 +280,13 @@ information about that session:
Returns the :cpp:class:`ciphersuite <TLS::Ciphersuite>` that
was negotiated.
- .. cpp:function:: std::string sni_hostname() const
+ .. cpp:function:: Server_Information server_info() const
- Returns the hostname the client indicated in the hello message.
+ Returns information that identifies the server side of the
+ connection. This is useful for the client in that it
+ identifies what was originally passed to the constructor. For
+ the server, it includes the name the client specified in the
+ server name indicator extension.
.. cpp:function:: std::vector<X509_Certificate> peer_certs() const
@@ -331,17 +345,12 @@ implementation to the ``TLS::Client`` or ``TLS::Server`` constructor.
.. cpp:class:: TLS::Session_Mananger
- .. cpp:function:: void save(const Session& session, u16bit port)
+ .. cpp:function:: void save(const Session& session)
Save a new *session*. It is possible that this sessions session
ID will replicate a session ID already stored, in which case the
new session information should overwrite the previous information.
- Clients will specify *port* if they know it (it will be zero if
- they do not, or for servers). It specifies the remote port of the
- server which is used to assist with looking up the correct
- session when using :cpp:func:`load_from_host_info`.
-
.. cpp:function:: void remove_entry(const std::vector<byte>& session_id)
Remove the session identified by *session_id*. Future attempts
@@ -355,16 +364,10 @@ implementation to the ``TLS::Client`` or ``TLS::Server`` constructor.
to *save*, and ``true`` is returned. Otherwise *session* is not
modified and ``false`` is returned.
- .. cpp:function:: bool load_from_host_info(const std::string& hostname, \
- u16bit port, \
- Session& session)
-
- Attempt to resume a session for *hostname* / *port*.
+ .. cpp:function:: bool load_from_server_info(const Server_Information& server, \
+ Session& session)
- The session managers included in the library will, if they fail
- to find an exact match for *hostname* and *port*, will also
- check for a session saved using a matching hostname and a port
- of zero.
+ Attempt to resume a session with a known server.
.. cpp:function:: std::chrono::seconds session_lifetime() const
@@ -432,13 +435,6 @@ be negotiated during a handshake.
.. cpp:class:: TLS::Policy
- .. cpp:function:: Protocol_Version pref_version() const
-
- Return the protocol version we would prefer to negotiate. This is
- the version that clients will offer to servers.
-
- Default: TLS v1.2
-
.. cpp:function:: bool acceptable_protocol_version(Protocol_Version version)
Return true if this version of the protocol is one that we are
@@ -516,6 +512,14 @@ be negotiated during a handshake.
TLS compression is not currently supported.
+ .. cpp:function:: bool negotiate_heartbeat_support() const
+
+ If this function returns true, clients will offer the heartbeat
+ support extension, and servers will respond to clients offering
+ the extension. Otherwise, clients will not offer heartbeat
+ support and servers will ignore clients offering heartbeat
+ support.
+
.. cpp:function:: bool allow_server_initiated_renegotiation() const
If this function returns true, a client will accept a
@@ -660,3 +664,15 @@ The ``TLS::Protocol_Version`` class represents a specific version:
Returns string description of the version, for instance "SSL v3",
"TLS v1.1", or "DTLS v1.0".
+
+ .. cpp:function:: static Protocol_Version latest_tls_version()
+
+ Returns the latest version of the TLS protocol known the the library
+ (currently TLS v1.2)
+
+ .. cpp:function:: static Protocol_Version latest_dtls_version()
+
+ Returns the latest version of the DTLS protocol known the the
+ library (currently DTLS v1.2)
+
+