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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5SSL_CTX_set_options, SSL_set_options, SSL_CTX_clear_options,
6SSL_clear_options, SSL_CTX_get_options, SSL_get_options,
7SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support - manipulate SSL options
8
9=head1 SYNOPSIS
10
11 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
12
13 uint64_t SSL_CTX_set_options(SSL_CTX *ctx, uint64_t options);
14 uint64_t SSL_set_options(SSL *ssl, uint64_t options);
15
16 uint64_t SSL_CTX_clear_options(SSL_CTX *ctx, uint64_t options);
17 uint64_t SSL_clear_options(SSL *ssl, uint64_t options);
18
19 uint64_t SSL_CTX_get_options(const SSL_CTX *ctx);
20 uint64_t SSL_get_options(const SSL *ssl);
21
22 long SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support(SSL *ssl);
23
24=head1 DESCRIPTION
25
26SSL_CTX_set_options() adds the options set via bit-mask in B<options> to B<ctx>.
27Options already set before are not cleared!
28
29SSL_set_options() adds the options set via bit-mask in B<options> to B<ssl>.
30Options already set before are not cleared!
31
32SSL_CTX_clear_options() clears the options set via bit-mask in B<options>
33to B<ctx>.
34
35SSL_clear_options() clears the options set via bit-mask in B<options> to B<ssl>.
36
37SSL_CTX_get_options() returns the options set for B<ctx>.
38
39SSL_get_options() returns the options set for B<ssl>.
40
41SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support() indicates whether the peer supports
42secure renegotiation.
43Note, this is implemented via a macro.
44
45=head1 NOTES
46
47The behaviour of the SSL library can be changed by setting several options.
48The options are coded as bit-masks and can be combined by a bitwise B<or>
49operation (|).
50
51SSL_CTX_set_options() and SSL_set_options() affect the (external)
52protocol behaviour of the SSL library. The (internal) behaviour of
53the API can be changed by using the similar
54L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)> and SSL_set_mode() functions.
55
56During a handshake, the option settings of the SSL object are used. When
57a new SSL object is created from a context using SSL_new(), the current
58option setting is copied. Changes to B<ctx> do not affect already created
59SSL objects. SSL_clear() does not affect the settings.
60
61The following B<bug workaround> options are available:
62
63=over 4
64
65=item SSL_OP_CRYPTOPRO_TLSEXT_BUG
66
67Add server-hello extension from the early version of cryptopro draft
68when GOST ciphersuite is negotiated. Required for interoperability with CryptoPro
69CSP 3.x.
70
71=item SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS
72
73Disables a countermeasure against a SSL 3.0/TLS 1.0 protocol
74vulnerability affecting CBC ciphers, which cannot be handled by some
75broken SSL implementations.  This option has no effect for connections
76using other ciphers.
77
78=item SSL_OP_SAFARI_ECDHE_ECDSA_BUG
79
80Don't prefer ECDHE-ECDSA ciphers when the client appears to be Safari on OS X.
81OS X 10.8..10.8.3 has broken support for ECDHE-ECDSA ciphers.
82
83=item SSL_OP_TLSEXT_PADDING
84
85Adds a padding extension to ensure the ClientHello size is never between
86256 and 511 bytes in length. This is needed as a workaround for some
87implementations.
88
89=item SSL_OP_ALL
90
91All of the above bug workarounds.
92
93=back
94
95It is usually safe to use B<SSL_OP_ALL> to enable the bug workaround
96options if compatibility with somewhat broken implementations is
97desired.
98
99The following B<modifying> options are available:
100
101=over 4
102
103=item SSL_OP_ALLOW_CLIENT_RENEGOTIATION
104
105Client-initiated renegotiation is disabled by default. Use
106this option to enable it.
107
108=item SSL_OP_ALLOW_NO_DHE_KEX
109
110In TLSv1.3 allow a non-(ec)dhe based key exchange mode on resumption. This means
111that there will be no forward secrecy for the resumed session.
112
113=item SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION
114
115Allow legacy insecure renegotiation between OpenSSL and unpatched clients or
116servers. See the B<SECURE RENEGOTIATION> section for more details.
117
118=item SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE
119
120When choosing a cipher, use the server's preferences instead of the client
121preferences. When not set, the SSL server will always follow the clients
122preferences. When set, the SSL/TLS server will choose following its
123own preferences.
124
125=item SSL_OP_CISCO_ANYCONNECT
126
127Use Cisco's version identifier of DTLS_BAD_VER when establishing a DTLSv1
128connection. Only available when using the deprecated DTLSv1_client_method() API.
129
130=item SSL_OP_CLEANSE_PLAINTEXT
131
132By default TLS connections keep a copy of received plaintext
133application data in a static buffer until it is overwritten by the
134next portion of data. When enabling SSL_OP_CLEANSE_PLAINTEXT
135deciphered application data is cleansed by calling OPENSSL_cleanse(3)
136after passing data to the application. Data is also cleansed when
137releasing the connection (e.g. L<SSL_free(3)>).
138
139Since OpenSSL only cleanses internal buffers, the application is still
140responsible for cleansing all other buffers. Most notably, this
141applies to buffers passed to functions like L<SSL_read(3)>,
142L<SSL_peek(3)> but also like L<SSL_write(3)>.
143
144=item SSL_OP_COOKIE_EXCHANGE
145
146Turn on Cookie Exchange as described in RFC4347 Section 4.2.1. Only affects
147DTLS connections.
148
149=item SSL_OP_DISABLE_TLSEXT_CA_NAMES
150
151Disable TLS Extension CA Names. You may want to disable it for security reasons
152or for compatibility with some Windows TLS implementations crashing when this
153extension is larger than 1024 bytes.
154
155=item SSL_OP_ENABLE_KTLS
156
157Enable the use of kernel TLS. In order to benefit from kernel TLS OpenSSL must
158have been compiled with support for it, and it must be supported by the
159negotiated ciphersuites and extensions. The specific ciphersuites and extensions
160that are supported may vary by platform and kernel version.
161
162The kernel TLS data-path implements the record layer, and the encryption
163algorithm. The kernel will utilize the best hardware
164available for encryption. Using the kernel data-path should reduce the memory
165footprint of OpenSSL because no buffering is required. Also, the throughput
166should improve because data copy is avoided when user data is encrypted into
167kernel memory instead of the usual encrypt then copy to kernel.
168
169Kernel TLS might not support all the features of OpenSSL. For instance,
170renegotiation, and setting the maximum fragment size is not possible as of
171Linux 4.20.
172
173Note that with kernel TLS enabled some cryptographic operations are performed
174by the kernel directly and not via any available OpenSSL Providers. This might
175be undesirable if, for example, the application requires all cryptographic
176operations to be performed by the FIPS provider.
177
178=item SSL_OP_ENABLE_MIDDLEBOX_COMPAT
179
180If set then dummy Change Cipher Spec (CCS) messages are sent in TLSv1.3. This
181has the effect of making TLSv1.3 look more like TLSv1.2 so that middleboxes that
182do not understand TLSv1.3 will not drop the connection. Regardless of whether
183this option is set or not CCS messages received from the peer will always be
184ignored in TLSv1.3. This option is set by default. To switch it off use
185SSL_clear_options(). A future version of OpenSSL may not set this by default.
186
187=item SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF
188
189Some TLS implementations do not send the mandatory close_notify alert on
190shutdown. If the application tries to wait for the close_notify alert but the
191peer closes the connection without sending it, an error is generated. When this
192option is enabled the peer does not need to send the close_notify alert and a
193closed connection will be treated as if the close_notify alert was received.
194
195You should only enable this option if the protocol running over TLS
196can detect a truncation attack itself, and that the application is checking for
197that truncation attack.
198
199For more information on shutting down a connection, see L<SSL_shutdown(3)>.
200
201=item SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT
202
203Allow legacy insecure renegotiation between OpenSSL and unpatched servers
204B<only>. See the B<SECURE RENEGOTIATION> section for more details.
205
206=item SSL_OP_NO_ANTI_REPLAY
207
208By default, when a server is configured for early data (i.e., max_early_data > 0),
209OpenSSL will switch on replay protection. See L<SSL_read_early_data(3)> for a
210description of the replay protection feature. Anti-replay measures are required
211to comply with the TLSv1.3 specification. Some applications may be able to
212mitigate the replay risks in other ways and in such cases the built in OpenSSL
213functionality is not required. Those applications can turn this feature off by
214setting this option. This is a server-side option only. It is ignored by
215clients.
216
217=item SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION
218
219Do not use compression even if it is supported. This option is set by default.
220To switch it off use SSL_clear_options().
221
222=item SSL_OP_NO_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC
223
224Normally clients and servers will transparently attempt to negotiate the
225RFC7366 Encrypt-then-MAC option on TLS and DTLS connection.
226
227If this option is set, Encrypt-then-MAC is disabled. Clients will not
228propose, and servers will not accept the extension.
229
230=item SSL_OP_NO_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET
231
232Normally clients and servers will transparently attempt to negotiate the
233RFC7627 Extended Master Secret option on TLS and DTLS connection.
234
235If this option is set, Extended Master Secret is disabled. Clients will
236not propose, and servers will not accept the extension.
237
238=item SSL_OP_NO_QUERY_MTU
239
240Do not query the MTU. Only affects DTLS connections.
241
242=item SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION
243
244Disable all renegotiation in TLSv1.2 and earlier. Do not send HelloRequest
245messages, and ignore renegotiation requests via ClientHello.
246
247=item SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION
248
249When performing renegotiation as a server, always start a new session
250(i.e., session resumption requests are only accepted in the initial
251handshake). This option is not needed for clients.
252
253=item SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3, SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1, SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1,
254SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2, SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_3, SSL_OP_NO_DTLSv1, SSL_OP_NO_DTLSv1_2
255
256These options turn off the SSLv3, TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 or TLSv1.3 protocol
257versions with TLS or the DTLSv1, DTLSv1.2 versions with DTLS,
258respectively.
259As of OpenSSL 1.1.0, these options are deprecated, use
260L<SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(3)> and
261L<SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version(3)> instead.
262
263=item SSL_OP_NO_TICKET
264
265SSL/TLS supports two mechanisms for resuming sessions: session ids and stateless
266session tickets.
267
268When using session ids a copy of the session information is
269cached on the server and a unique id is sent to the client. When the client
270wishes to resume it provides the unique id so that the server can retrieve the
271session information from its cache.
272
273When using stateless session tickets the server uses a session ticket encryption
274key to encrypt the session information. This encrypted data is sent to the
275client as a "ticket". When the client wishes to resume it sends the encrypted
276data back to the server. The server uses its key to decrypt the data and resume
277the session. In this way the server can operate statelessly - no session
278information needs to be cached locally.
279
280The TLSv1.3 protocol only supports tickets and does not directly support session
281ids. However, OpenSSL allows two modes of ticket operation in TLSv1.3: stateful
282and stateless. Stateless tickets work the same way as in TLSv1.2 and below.
283Stateful tickets mimic the session id behaviour available in TLSv1.2 and below.
284The session information is cached on the server and the session id is wrapped up
285in a ticket and sent back to the client. When the client wishes to resume, it
286presents a ticket in the same way as for stateless tickets. The server can then
287extract the session id from the ticket and retrieve the session information from
288its cache.
289
290By default OpenSSL will use stateless tickets. The SSL_OP_NO_TICKET option will
291cause stateless tickets to not be issued. In TLSv1.2 and below this means no
292ticket gets sent to the client at all. In TLSv1.3 a stateful ticket will be
293sent. This is a server-side option only.
294
295In TLSv1.3 it is possible to suppress all tickets (stateful and stateless) from
296being sent by calling L<SSL_CTX_set_num_tickets(3)> or
297L<SSL_set_num_tickets(3)>.
298
299=item SSL_OP_PRIORITIZE_CHACHA
300
301When SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE is set, temporarily reprioritize
302ChaCha20-Poly1305 ciphers to the top of the server cipher list if a
303ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher is at the top of the client cipher list. This helps
304those clients (e.g. mobile) use ChaCha20-Poly1305 if that cipher is anywhere
305in the server cipher list; but still allows other clients to use AES and other
306ciphers. Requires B<SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE>.
307
308=item SSL_OP_TLS_ROLLBACK_BUG
309
310Disable version rollback attack detection.
311
312During the client key exchange, the client must send the same information
313about acceptable SSL/TLS protocol levels as during the first hello. Some
314clients violate this rule by adapting to the server's answer. (Example:
315the client sends a SSLv2 hello and accepts up to SSLv3.1=TLSv1, the server
316only understands up to SSLv3. In this case the client must still use the
317same SSLv3.1=TLSv1 announcement. Some clients step down to SSLv3 with respect
318to the server's answer and violate the version rollback protection.)
319
320=back
321
322The following options no longer have any effect but their identifiers are
323retained for compatibility purposes:
324
325=over 4
326
327=item SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG
328
329=item SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_BIG_SSLV3_BUFFER
330
331=item SSL_OP_SSLEAY_080_CLIENT_DH_BUG
332
333=item SSL_OP_TLS_D5_BUG
334
335=item SSL_OP_TLS_BLOCK_PADDING_BUG
336
337=item SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING
338
339=item SSL_OP_SSLREF2_REUSE_CERT_TYPE_BUG
340
341=item SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_SESS_ID_BUG
342
343=item SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CHALLENGE_BUG
344
345=item SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_1
346
347=item SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_2
348
349=item SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE
350
351=item SSL_OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE
352
353=item SSL_OP_EPHEMERAL_RSA
354
355=item SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CA_DN_BUG
356
357=item SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_DEMO_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG
358
359=back
360
361=head1 SECURE RENEGOTIATION
362
363OpenSSL always attempts to use secure renegotiation as
364described in RFC5746. This counters the prefix attack described in
365CVE-2009-3555 and elsewhere.
366
367This attack has far reaching consequences which application writers should be
368aware of. In the description below an implementation supporting secure
369renegotiation is referred to as I<patched>. A server not supporting secure
370renegotiation is referred to as I<unpatched>.
371
372The following sections describe the operations permitted by OpenSSL's secure
373renegotiation implementation.
374
375=head2 Patched client and server
376
377Connections and renegotiation are always permitted by OpenSSL implementations.
378
379=head2 Unpatched client and patched OpenSSL server
380
381The initial connection succeeds but client renegotiation is denied by the
382server with a B<no_renegotiation> warning alert if TLS v1.0 is used or a fatal
383B<handshake_failure> alert in SSL v3.0.
384
385If the patched OpenSSL server attempts to renegotiate a fatal
386B<handshake_failure> alert is sent. This is because the server code may be
387unaware of the unpatched nature of the client.
388
389If the option B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION> is set then
390renegotiation B<always> succeeds.
391
392=head2 Patched OpenSSL client and unpatched server
393
394If the option B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT> or
395B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION> is set then initial connections
396and renegotiation between patched OpenSSL clients and unpatched servers
397succeeds. If neither option is set then initial connections to unpatched
398servers will fail.
399
400Setting the option B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT> has security implications;
401clients that are willing to connect to servers that do not implement
402RFC 5746 secure renegotiation are subject to attacks such as
403CVE-2009-3555.
404
405OpenSSL client applications wishing to ensure they can connect to unpatched
406servers should always B<set> B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT>
407
408OpenSSL client applications that want to ensure they can B<not> connect to
409unpatched servers (and thus avoid any security issues) should always B<clear>
410B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT> using SSL_CTX_clear_options() or
411SSL_clear_options().
412
413The difference between the B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT> and
414B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION> options is that
415B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT> enables initial connections and secure
416renegotiation between OpenSSL clients and unpatched servers B<only>, while
417B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION> allows initial connections
418and renegotiation between OpenSSL and unpatched clients or servers.
419
420=head1 RETURN VALUES
421
422SSL_CTX_set_options() and SSL_set_options() return the new options bit-mask
423after adding B<options>.
424
425SSL_CTX_clear_options() and SSL_clear_options() return the new options bit-mask
426after clearing B<options>.
427
428SSL_CTX_get_options() and SSL_get_options() return the current bit-mask.
429
430SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support() returns 1 is the peer supports
431secure renegotiation and 0 if it does not.
432
433=head1 SEE ALSO
434
435L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>, L<SSL_shutdown(3)>
436L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>,
437L<SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version(3)>,
438L<openssl-dhparam(1)>
439
440=head1 HISTORY
441
442The attempt to always try to use secure renegotiation was added in
443OpenSSL 0.9.8m.
444
445The B<SSL_OP_PRIORITIZE_CHACHA> and B<SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION> options
446were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
447
448The B<SSL_OP_NO_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET> and B<SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF>
449options were added in OpenSSL 3.0.
450
451The B<SSL_OP_> constants and the corresponding parameter and return values
452of the affected functions were changed to C<uint64_t> type in OpenSSL 3.0.
453For that reason it is no longer possible use the B<SSL_OP_> macro values
454in preprocessor C<#if> conditions. However it is still possible to test
455whether these macros are defined or not.
456
457=head1 COPYRIGHT
458
459Copyright 2001-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
460
461Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
462this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
463in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
464L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
465
466=cut
467