Update ticket callback docs.

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Dr. Stephen Henson 2014-07-03 14:50:08 +01:00
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@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ the callback function will be called with I<enc> equal to 1. The OpenSSL
library expects that the function will set an arbitary I<name>, initialize
I<iv>, and set the cipher context I<ctx> and the hash context I<hctx>.
The I<name> is only 16 characters long. The I<iv> is of length
L<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> defined in B<evp.h>.
The I<name> is 16 characters long and is used as a key identifier.
The I<iv> length is the length of the IV of the corresponding cipher. The
maximum IV length is L<EVP_MAX_IV_LENGTH> bytes defined in B<evp.h>.
The initialization vector I<iv> should be a random value. The cipher context
I<ctx> should use the initialisation vector I<iv>. The cipher context can be
@ -110,6 +112,17 @@ an all other negotiated state information encrypted within the ticket. In a
resumed session the applications will have all this state information available
exactly as if a full negiotation had occured.
If an attacker can obtain the key used to encrypt a session ticket, they can
obtain the master secret for any ticket using that key and decrypt any traffic
using that session: even if the ciphersuite supports forward secrecy. As
a result applications may wish to use multiple keys and avoid using long term
keys stored in files.
Applications can use longer keys to maintain a consistent level of security.
For example if a ciphersuite uses 256 bit ciphers but only a 128 bit ticket key
the overall security is only 128 bits because breaking the ticket key will
enable an attacker to obtain the session keys.
=head1 EXAMPLES
Reference Implemention: