SSL_CTX_set_security_level, SSL_set_security_level, SSL_CTX_get_security_level,
SSL_get_security_level, SSL_CTX_set_security_callback,
SSL_set_security_callback, SSL_CTX_get_security_callback,
SSL_get_security_callback, SSL_CTX_set0_security_ex_data,
SSL_set0_security_ex_data, SSL_CTX_get0_security_ex_data,
SSL_get0_security_ex_data - SSL/TLS security framework
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
void SSL_CTX_set_security_level(SSL_CTX *ctx, int level);
void SSL_set_security_level(SSL *s, int level);
int SSL_CTX_get_security_level(const SSL_CTX *ctx);
int SSL_get_security_level(const SSL *s);
void SSL_CTX_set_security_callback(SSL_CTX *ctx,
int (*cb)(SSL *s, SSL_CTX *ctx, int op,
int bits, int nid,
void *other, void *ex));
void SSL_set_security_callback(SSL *s, int (*cb)(SSL *s, SSL_CTX *ctx, int op,
int bits, int nid,
void *other, void *ex));
int (*SSL_CTX_get_security_callback(const SSL_CTX *ctx))(SSL *s, SSL_CTX *ctx, int op,
int bits, int nid, void *other,
void *ex);
int (*SSL_get_security_callback(const SSL *s))(SSL *s, SSL_CTX *ctx, int op,
int bits, int nid, void *other,
void *ex);
void SSL_CTX_set0_security_ex_data(SSL_CTX *ctx, void *ex);
void SSL_set0_security_ex_data(SSL *s, void *ex);
void *SSL_CTX_get0_security_ex_data(const SSL_CTX *ctx);
void *SSL_get0_security_ex_data(const SSL *s);
The functions
SSL_CTX_set_security_level() and
SSL_set_security_level() set the security level to
level. If not
set the library default security level is used.
The functions
SSL_CTX_get_security_level() and
SSL_get_security_level() retrieve the current security level.
SSL_CTX_set_security_callback(),
SSL_set_security_callback(),
SSL_CTX_get_security_callback() and
SSL_get_security_callback()
get or set the security callback associated with
ctx or
s. If
not set a default security callback is used. The meaning of the parameters and
the behaviour of the default callbacks is described below.
SSL_CTX_set0_security_ex_data(),
SSL_set0_security_ex_data(),
SSL_CTX_get0_security_ex_data() and
SSL_get0_security_ex_data()
set the extra data pointer passed to the
ex parameter of the callback.
This value is passed to the callback verbatim and can be set to any convenient
application specific value.
If an application doesn't set its own security callback the default callback is
used. It is intended to provide sane defaults. The meaning of each level is
described below.
- Level 0
- Everything is permitted. This retains compatibility with
previous versions of OpenSSL.
- Level 1
- The security level corresponds to a minimum of 80 bits of
security. Any parameters offering below 80 bits of security are excluded.
As a result RSA, DSA and DH keys shorter than 1024 bits and ECC keys
shorter than 160 bits are prohibited. All export cipher suites are
prohibited since they all offer less than 80 bits of security. SSL version
2 is prohibited. Any cipher suite using MD5 for the MAC is also
prohibited. Note that signatures using SHA1 and MD5 are also forbidden at
this level as they have less than 80 security bits.
- Level 2
- Security level set to 112 bits of security. As a result
RSA, DSA and DH keys shorter than 2048 bits and ECC keys shorter than 224
bits are prohibited. In addition to the level 1 exclusions any cipher
suite using RC4 is also prohibited. SSL version 3 is also not allowed.
Compression is disabled.
- Level 3
- Security level set to 128 bits of security. As a result
RSA, DSA and DH keys shorter than 3072 bits and ECC keys shorter than 256
bits are prohibited. In addition to the level 2 exclusions cipher suites
not offering forward secrecy are prohibited. TLS versions below 1.1 are
not permitted. Session tickets are disabled.
- Level 4
- Security level set to 192 bits of security. As a result
RSA, DSA and DH keys shorter than 7680 bits and ECC keys shorter than 384
bits are prohibited. Cipher suites using SHA1 for the MAC are prohibited.
TLS versions below 1.2 are not permitted.
- Level 5
- Security level set to 256 bits of security. As a result
RSA, DSA and DH keys shorter than 15360 bits and ECC keys shorter than 512
bits are prohibited.
Documentation to be provided.
The default security level can be configured when OpenSSL is compiled by setting
-DOPENSSL_TLS_SECURITY_LEVEL=level. If not set then 1 is used.
The security framework disables or reject parameters inconsistent with the set
security level. In the past this was difficult as applications had to set a
number of distinct parameters (supported ciphers, supported curves supported
signature algorithms) to achieve this end and some cases (DH parameter size
for example) could not be checked at all.
By setting an appropriate security level much of this complexity can be avoided.
The bits of security limits affect all relevant parameters including cipher
suite encryption algorithms, supported ECC curves, supported signature
algorithms, DH parameter sizes, certificate key sizes and signature
algorithms. This limit applies no matter what other custom settings an
application has set: so if the cipher suite is set to
ALL then only
cipher suites consistent with the security level are permissible.
See SP800-57 for how the security limits are related to individual algorithms.
Some security levels require large key sizes for non-ECC public key algorithms
which can severely degrade performance. For example 256 bits of security
requires the use of RSA keys of at least 15360 bits in size.
Some restrictions can be gracefully handled: for example cipher suites offering
insufficient security are not sent by the client and will not be selected by
the server. Other restrictions such as the peer certificate key size or the DH
parameter size will abort the handshake with a fatal alert.
Attempts to set certificates or parameters with insufficient security are also
blocked. For example trying to set a certificate using a 512 bit RSA key or a
certificate with a signature with SHA1 digest at level 1 using
SSL_CTX_use_certificate(). Applications which do not check the return
values for errors will misbehave: for example it might appear that a
certificate is not set at all because it had been rejected.
SSL_CTX_set_security_level() and
SSL_set_security_level() do not
return values.
SSL_CTX_get_security_level() and
SSL_get_security_level() return a
integer that represents the security level with
SSL_CTX or
SSL,
respectively.
SSL_CTX_set_security_callback() and
SSL_set_security_callback() do
not return values.
SSL_CTX_get_security_callback() and
SSL_get_security_callback()
return the pointer to the security callback or NULL if the callback is not
set.
SSL_CTX_get0_security_ex_data() and
SSL_get0_security_ex_data()
return the extra data pointer or NULL if the ex data is not set.
ssl(7)
These functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the
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