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diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/SSL_read_early_data.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/SSL_read_early_data.pod new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c51fe1359dc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/SSL_read_early_data.pod @@ -0,0 +1,374 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +SSL_set_max_early_data, +SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data, +SSL_get_max_early_data, +SSL_CTX_get_max_early_data, +SSL_set_recv_max_early_data, +SSL_CTX_set_recv_max_early_data, +SSL_get_recv_max_early_data, +SSL_CTX_get_recv_max_early_data, +SSL_SESSION_get_max_early_data, +SSL_SESSION_set_max_early_data, +SSL_write_early_data, +SSL_read_early_data, +SSL_get_early_data_status, +SSL_allow_early_data_cb_fn, +SSL_CTX_set_allow_early_data_cb, +SSL_set_allow_early_data_cb +- functions for sending and receiving early data + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include <openssl/ssl.h> + + int SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data(SSL_CTX *ctx, uint32_t max_early_data); + uint32_t SSL_CTX_get_max_early_data(const SSL_CTX *ctx); + int SSL_set_max_early_data(SSL *s, uint32_t max_early_data); + uint32_t SSL_get_max_early_data(const SSL *s); + + int SSL_CTX_set_recv_max_early_data(SSL_CTX *ctx, uint32_t recv_max_early_data); + uint32_t SSL_CTX_get_recv_max_early_data(const SSL_CTX *ctx); + int SSL_set_recv_max_early_data(SSL *s, uint32_t recv_max_early_data); + uint32_t SSL_get_recv_max_early_data(const SSL *s); + + uint32_t SSL_SESSION_get_max_early_data(const SSL_SESSION *s); + int SSL_SESSION_set_max_early_data(SSL_SESSION *s, uint32_t max_early_data); + + int SSL_write_early_data(SSL *s, const void *buf, size_t num, size_t *written); + + int SSL_read_early_data(SSL *s, void *buf, size_t num, size_t *readbytes); + + int SSL_get_early_data_status(const SSL *s); + + + typedef int (*SSL_allow_early_data_cb_fn)(SSL *s, void *arg); + + void SSL_CTX_set_allow_early_data_cb(SSL_CTX *ctx, + SSL_allow_early_data_cb_fn cb, + void *arg); + void SSL_set_allow_early_data_cb(SSL *s, + SSL_allow_early_data_cb_fn cb, + void *arg); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +These functions are used to send and receive early data where TLSv1.3 has been +negotiated. Early data can be sent by the client immediately after its initial +ClientHello without having to wait for the server to complete the handshake. +Early data can only be sent if a session has previously been established with +the server, and the server is known to support it. Additionally these functions +can be used to send data from the server to the client when the client has not +yet completed the authentication stage of the handshake. + +Early data has weaker security properties than other data sent over an SSL/TLS +connection. In particular the data does not have forward secrecy. There are also +additional considerations around replay attacks (see L<REPLAY PROTECTION> +below). For these reasons extreme care should be exercised when using early +data. For specific details, consult the TLS 1.3 specification. + +When a server receives early data it may opt to immediately respond by sending +application data back to the client. Data sent by the server at this stage is +done before the full handshake has been completed. Specifically the client's +authentication messages have not yet been received, i.e. the client is +unauthenticated at this point and care should be taken when using this +capability. + +A server or client can determine whether the full handshake has been completed +or not by calling L<SSL_is_init_finished(3)>. + +On the client side, the function SSL_SESSION_get_max_early_data() can be used to +determine if a session established with a server can be used to send early data. +If the session cannot be used then this function will return 0. Otherwise it +will return the maximum number of early data bytes that can be sent. + +The function SSL_SESSION_set_max_early_data() sets the maximum number of early +data bytes that can be sent for a session. This would typically be used when +creating a PSK session file (see L<SSL_CTX_set_psk_use_session_callback(3)>). If +using a ticket based PSK then this is set automatically to the value provided by +the server. + +A client uses the function SSL_write_early_data() to send early data. This +function is similar to the L<SSL_write_ex(3)> function, but with the following +differences. See L<SSL_write_ex(3)> for information on how to write bytes to +the underlying connection, and how to handle any errors that may arise. This +page describes the differences between SSL_write_early_data() and +L<SSL_write_ex(3)>. + +When called by a client, SSL_write_early_data() must be the first IO function +called on a new connection, i.e. it must occur before any calls to +L<SSL_write_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_connect(3)>, L<SSL_do_handshake(3)> +or other similar functions. It may be called multiple times to stream data to +the server, but the total number of bytes written must not exceed the value +returned from SSL_SESSION_get_max_early_data(). Once the initial +SSL_write_early_data() call has completed successfully the client may interleave +calls to L<SSL_read_ex(3)> and L<SSL_read(3)> with calls to +SSL_write_early_data() as required. + +If SSL_write_early_data() fails you should call L<SSL_get_error(3)> to determine +the correct course of action, as for L<SSL_write_ex(3)>. + +When the client no longer wishes to send any more early data then it should +complete the handshake by calling a function such as L<SSL_connect(3)> or +L<SSL_do_handshake(3)>. Alternatively you can call a standard write function +such as L<SSL_write_ex(3)>, which will transparently complete the connection and +write the requested data. + +A server may choose to ignore early data that has been sent to it. Once the +connection has been completed you can determine whether the server accepted or +rejected the early data by calling SSL_get_early_data_status(). This will return +SSL_EARLY_DATA_ACCEPTED if the data was accepted, SSL_EARLY_DATA_REJECTED if it +was rejected or SSL_EARLY_DATA_NOT_SENT if no early data was sent. This function +may be called by either the client or the server. + +A server uses the SSL_read_early_data() function to receive early data on a +connection for which early data has been enabled using +SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data() or SSL_set_max_early_data(). As for +SSL_write_early_data(), this must be the first IO function +called on a connection, i.e. it must occur before any calls to +L<SSL_write_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_accept(3)>, L<SSL_do_handshake(3)>, +or other similar functions. + +SSL_read_early_data() is similar to L<SSL_read_ex(3)> with the following +differences. Refer to L<SSL_read_ex(3)> for full details. + +SSL_read_early_data() may return 3 possible values: + +=over 4 + +=item SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_ERROR + +This indicates an IO or some other error occurred. This should be treated in the +same way as a 0 return value from L<SSL_read_ex(3)>. + +=item SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_SUCCESS + +This indicates that early data was successfully read. This should be treated in +the same way as a 1 return value from L<SSL_read_ex(3)>. You should continue to +call SSL_read_early_data() to read more data. + +=item SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH + +This indicates that no more early data can be read. It may be returned on the +first call to SSL_read_early_data() if the client has not sent any early data, +or if the early data was rejected. + +=back + +Once the initial SSL_read_early_data() call has completed successfully (i.e. it +has returned SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_SUCCESS or SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH) then the +server may choose to write data immediately to the unauthenticated client using +SSL_write_early_data(). If SSL_read_early_data() returned +SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH then in some situations (e.g. if the client only +supports TLSv1.2) the handshake may have already been completed and calls +to SSL_write_early_data() are not allowed. Call L<SSL_is_init_finished(3)> to +determine whether the handshake has completed or not. If the handshake is still +in progress then the server may interleave calls to SSL_write_early_data() with +calls to SSL_read_early_data() as required. + +Servers must not call L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read(3)>, L<SSL_write_ex(3)> or +L<SSL_write(3)> until SSL_read_early_data() has returned with +SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH. Once it has done so the connection to the client +still needs to be completed. Complete the connection by calling a function such +as L<SSL_accept(3)> or L<SSL_do_handshake(3)>. Alternatively you can call a +standard read function such as L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, which will transparently +complete the connection and read the requested data. Note that it is an error to +attempt to complete the connection before SSL_read_early_data() has returned +SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH. + +Only servers may call SSL_read_early_data(). + +Calls to SSL_read_early_data() may, in certain circumstances, complete the +connection immediately without further need to call a function such as +L<SSL_accept(3)>. This can happen if the client is using a protocol version less +than TLSv1.3. Applications can test for this by calling +L<SSL_is_init_finished(3)>. Alternatively, applications may choose to call +L<SSL_accept(3)> anyway. Such a call will successfully return immediately with no +further action taken. + +When a session is created between a server and a client the server will specify +the maximum amount of any early data that it will accept on any future +connection attempt. By default the server does not accept early data; a +server may indicate support for early data by calling +SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data() or +SSL_set_max_early_data() to set it for the whole SSL_CTX or an individual SSL +object respectively. The B<max_early_data> parameter specifies the maximum +amount of early data in bytes that is permitted to be sent on a single +connection. Similarly the SSL_CTX_get_max_early_data() and +SSL_get_max_early_data() functions can be used to obtain the current maximum +early data settings for the SSL_CTX and SSL objects respectively. Generally a +server application will either use both of SSL_read_early_data() and +SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data() (or SSL_set_max_early_data()), or neither of them, +since there is no practical benefit from using only one of them. If the maximum +early data setting for a server is non-zero then replay protection is +automatically enabled (see L</REPLAY PROTECTION> below). + +If the server rejects the early data sent by a client then it will skip over +the data that is sent. The maximum amount of received early data that is skipped +is controlled by the recv_max_early_data setting. If a client sends more than +this then the connection will abort. This value can be set by calling +SSL_CTX_set_recv_max_early_data() or SSL_set_recv_max_early_data(). The current +value for this setting can be obtained by calling +SSL_CTX_get_recv_max_early_data() or SSL_get_recv_max_early_data(). The default +value for this setting is 16,384 bytes. + +The recv_max_early_data value also has an impact on early data that is accepted. +The amount of data that is accepted will always be the lower of the +max_early_data for the session and the recv_max_early_data setting for the +server. If a client sends more data than this then the connection will abort. + +The configured value for max_early_data on a server may change over time as +required. However clients may have tickets containing the previously configured +max_early_data value. The recv_max_early_data should always be equal to or +higher than any recently configured max_early_data value in order to avoid +aborted connections. The recv_max_early_data should never be set to less than +the current configured max_early_data value. + +Some server applications may wish to have more control over whether early data +is accepted or not, for example to mitigate replay risks (see L</REPLAY PROTECTION> +below) or to decline early_data when the server is heavily loaded. The functions +SSL_CTX_set_allow_early_data_cb() and SSL_set_allow_early_data_cb() set a +callback which is called at a point in the handshake immediately before a +decision is made to accept or reject early data. The callback is provided with a +pointer to the user data argument that was provided when the callback was first +set. Returning 1 from the callback will allow early data and returning 0 will +reject it. Note that the OpenSSL library may reject early data for other reasons +in which case this callback will not get called. Notably, the built-in replay +protection feature will still be used even if a callback is present unless it +has been explicitly disabled using the SSL_OP_NO_ANTI_REPLAY option. See +L</REPLAY PROTECTION> below. + +=head1 NOTES + +The whole purpose of early data is to enable a client to start sending data to +the server before a full round trip of network traffic has occurred. Application +developers should ensure they consider optimisation of the underlying TCP socket +to obtain a performant solution. For example Nagle's algorithm is commonly used +by operating systems in an attempt to avoid lots of small TCP packets. In many +scenarios this is beneficial for performance, but it does not work well with the +early data solution as implemented in OpenSSL. In Nagle's algorithm the OS will +buffer outgoing TCP data if a TCP packet has already been sent which we have not +yet received an ACK for from the peer. The buffered data will only be +transmitted if enough data to fill an entire TCP packet is accumulated, or if +the ACK is received from the peer. The initial ClientHello will be sent in the +first TCP packet along with any data from the first call to +SSL_write_early_data(). If the amount of data written will exceed the size of a +single TCP packet, or if there are more calls to SSL_write_early_data() then +that additional data will be sent in subsequent TCP packets which will be +buffered by the OS and not sent until an ACK is received for the first packet +containing the ClientHello. This means the early data is not actually +sent until a complete round trip with the server has occurred which defeats the +objective of early data. + +In many operating systems the TCP_NODELAY socket option is available to disable +Nagle's algorithm. If an application opts to disable Nagle's algorithm +consideration should be given to turning it back on again after the handshake is +complete if appropriate. + +In rare circumstances, it may be possible for a client to have a session that +reports a max early data value greater than 0, but where the server does not +support this. For example, this can occur if a server has had its configuration +changed to accept a lower max early data value such as by calling +SSL_CTX_set_recv_max_early_data(). Another example is if a server used to +support TLSv1.3 but was later downgraded to TLSv1.2. Sending early data to such +a server will cause the connection to abort. Clients that encounter an aborted +connection while sending early data may want to retry the connection without +sending early data as this does not happen automatically. A client will have to +establish a new transport layer connection to the server and attempt the SSL/TLS +connection again but without sending early data. Note that it is inadvisable to +retry with a lower maximum protocol version. + +=head1 REPLAY PROTECTION + +When early data is in use the TLS protocol provides no security guarantees that +the same early data was not replayed across multiple connections. As a +mitigation for this issue OpenSSL automatically enables replay protection if the +server is configured with a non-zero max early data value. With replay +protection enabled sessions are forced to be single use only. If a client +attempts to reuse a session ticket more than once, then the second and +subsequent attempts will fall back to a full handshake (and any early data that +was submitted will be ignored). Note that single use tickets are enforced even +if a client does not send any early data. + +The replay protection mechanism relies on the internal OpenSSL server session +cache (see L<SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3)>). When replay protection is +being used the server will operate as if the SSL_OP_NO_TICKET option had been +selected (see L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>). Sessions will be added to the cache +whenever a session ticket is issued. When a client attempts to resume the +session, OpenSSL will check for its presence in the internal cache. If it exists +then the resumption is allowed and the session is removed from the cache. If it +does not exist then the resumption is not allowed and a full handshake will +occur. + +Note that some applications may maintain an external cache of sessions (see +L<SSL_CTX_sess_set_new_cb(3)> and similar functions). It is the application's +responsibility to ensure that any sessions in the external cache are also +populated in the internal cache and that once removed from the internal cache +they are similarly removed from the external cache. Failing to do this could +result in an application becoming vulnerable to replay attacks. Note that +OpenSSL will lock the internal cache while a session is removed but that lock is +not held when the remove session callback (see L<SSL_CTX_sess_set_remove_cb(3)>) +is called. This could result in a small amount of time where the session has +been removed from the internal cache but is still available in the external +cache. Applications should be designed with this in mind in order to minimise +the possibility of replay attacks. + +The OpenSSL replay protection does not apply to external Pre Shared Keys (PSKs) +(e.g. see SSL_CTX_set_psk_find_session_callback(3)). Therefore extreme caution +should be applied when combining external PSKs with early data. + +Some applications may mitigate the replay risks in other ways. For those +applications it is possible to turn off the built-in replay protection feature +using the B<SSL_OP_NO_ANTI_REPLAY> option. See L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)> for +details. Applications can also set a callback to make decisions about accepting +early data or not. See SSL_CTX_set_allow_early_data_cb() above for details. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +SSL_write_early_data() returns 1 for success or 0 for failure. In the event of a +failure call L<SSL_get_error(3)> to determine the correct course of action. + +SSL_read_early_data() returns SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_ERROR for failure, +SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_SUCCESS for success with more data to read and +SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_FINISH for success with no more to data be read. In the +event of a failure call L<SSL_get_error(3)> to determine the correct course of +action. + +SSL_get_max_early_data(), SSL_CTX_get_max_early_data() and +SSL_SESSION_get_max_early_data() return the maximum number of early data bytes +that may be sent. + +SSL_set_max_early_data(), SSL_CTX_set_max_early_data() and +SSL_SESSION_set_max_early_data() return 1 for success or 0 for failure. + +SSL_get_early_data_status() returns SSL_EARLY_DATA_ACCEPTED if early data was +accepted by the server, SSL_EARLY_DATA_REJECTED if early data was rejected by +the server, or SSL_EARLY_DATA_NOT_SENT if no early data was sent. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<SSL_get_error(3)>, +L<SSL_write_ex(3)>, +L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, +L<SSL_connect(3)>, +L<SSL_accept(3)>, +L<SSL_do_handshake(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_set_psk_use_session_callback(3)>, +L<ssl(7)> + +=head1 HISTORY + +All of the functions described above were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1. + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2017-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. + +Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use +this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy +in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at +L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. + +=cut |