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2.4 KiB
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65 lines
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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list, SSL_set_cipher_list - choose list of available SSL_CIPHERs
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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#include <openssl/ssl.h>
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int SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *str);
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int SSL_set_cipher_list(SSL *ssl, const char *str);
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list() sets the list of available ciphers for B<ctx>
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using the control string B<str>. The format of the string is described
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in L<ciphers(1)|ciphers(1)>. The list of ciphers is inherited by all
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B<ssl> objects created from B<ctx>.
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SSL_set_cipher_list() sets the list of ciphers only for B<ssl>.
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=head1 NOTES
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The control string B<str> should be universally usable and not depend
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on details of the library configuration (ciphers compiled in). Thus no
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syntax checking takes place. Items that are not recognized, because the
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corresponding ciphers are not compiled in or because they are mistyped,
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are simply ignored. Failure is only flagged if no ciphers could be collected
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at all.
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It should be noted, that inclusion of a cipher to be used into the list is
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a necessary condition. On the client side, the inclusion into the list is
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also sufficient. On the server side, additional restrictions apply. All ciphers
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have additional requirements. ADH ciphers don't need a certificate, but
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DH-parameters must have been set. All other ciphers need a corresponding
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certificate and key.
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A RSA cipher can only be chosen, when a RSA certificate is available.
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RSA export ciphers with a keylength of 512 bits for the RSA key require
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a temporary 512 bit RSA key, as typically the supplied key has a length
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of 1024 bit. RSA ciphers using EDH need a certificate and key and
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additional DH-parameters.
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A DSA cipher can only be chosen, when a DSA certificate is available.
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DSA ciphers always use DH key exchange and therefore need DH-parameters.
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When these conditions are not met for any cipher in the list (e.g. a
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client only supports export RSA ciphers with a asymmetric key length
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of 512 bits and the server is not configured to use temporary RSA
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keys), the "no shared cipher" (SSL_R_NO_SHARED_CIPHER) error is generated
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and the handshake will fail.
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=head1 RETURN VALUES
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SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list() and SSL_set_cipher_list() return 1 if any cipher
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could be selected and 0 on complete failure.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_get_ciphers(3)|SSL_get_ciphers(3)>,
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L<SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)|SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)>,
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L<ciphers(1)|ciphers(1)>
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=cut
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