Changes between 0.9.8k and 0.9.8l [xx XXX xxxx]
- *) Don't check self signed certificate signatures in X509_verify_cert():
- it just wastes time without adding any security. As a useful side effect
- self signed root CAs with non-FIPS digests are now usable in FIPS mode.
+ *) Don't check self signed certificate signatures in X509_verify_cert()
+ by default (a flag can override this): it just wastes time without
+ adding any security. As a useful side effect self signed root CAs
+ with non-FIPS digests are now usable in FIPS mode.
[Steve Henson]
*) In dtls1_process_out_of_seq_message() the check if the current message
flags |= X509_V_FLAG_USE_DELTAS;
else if (!strcmp(arg, "-policy_print"))
flags |= X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY;
+ else if (!strcmp(arg, "-check_ss_sig"))
+ flags |= X509_V_FLAG_CHECK_SS_SIGNATURE;
else
return 0;
/* NOTE: this certificate can/should be self signed, unless it was
* a certificate request in which case it is not. */
X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(&xsc,x);
+ X509_STORE_CTX_set_flags(&xsc, X509_V_FLAG_CHECK_SS_SIGNATURE);
if (!reqfile && X509_verify_cert(&xsc) <= 0)
goto end;
{
ctx->error_depth=n;
- /* Skip signature check for self signed certificates. It
- * doesn't add any security and just wastes time.
+ /* Skip signature check for self signed certificates unless
+ * explicitly asked for. It doesn't add any security and
+ * just wastes time.
*/
- if (!xs->valid && xs != xi)
+ if (!xs->valid && (xs != xi || (ctx->param->flags & X509_V_FLAG_CHECK_SS_SIGNATURE)))
{
if ((pkey=X509_get_pubkey(xi)) == NULL)
{
#define X509_V_FLAG_EXTENDED_CRL_SUPPORT 0x1000
/* Delta CRL support */
#define X509_V_FLAG_USE_DELTAS 0x2000
+/* Check selfsigned CA signature */
+#define X509_V_FLAG_CHECK_SS_SIGNATURE 0x4000
+
#define X509_VP_FLAG_DEFAULT 0x1
#define X509_VP_FLAG_OVERWRITE 0x2
then many S/MIME mail clients check the signers certificate's email
address matches that specified in the From: address.
-=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy>
+=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy -check_ss_sig>
Set various certificate chain valiadition option. See the
L<B<verify>|verify(1)> manual page for details.
A file containing trusted certificates to use during server authentication
and to use when attempting to build the client certificate chain.
-=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy>
+=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy -check_ss_sig>
Set various certificate chain valiadition option. See the
L<B<verify>|verify(1)> manual page for details.
then many S/MIME mail clients check the signers certificate's email
address matches that specified in the From: address.
-=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy>
+=item B<-purpose, -ignore_critical, -issuer_checks, -crl_check, -crl_check_all, -policy_check, -extended_crl, -x509_strict, -policy -check_ss_sig>
Set various options of certificate chain verification. See
L<B<verify>|verify(1)> manual page for details.
Enable support for delta CRLs.
+=item B<-check_ss_sig>
+
+Verify the signature on the self-signed root CA. This is disabled by default
+because it doesn't add any security.
+
=item B<->
marks the last option. All arguments following this are assumed to be