.. _openssl-ssl: :py:mod:`SSL` --- An interface to the SSL-specific parts of OpenSSL =================================================================== .. py:module:: OpenSSL.SSL :synopsis: An interface to the SSL-specific parts of OpenSSL This module handles things specific to SSL. There are two objects defined: Context, Connection. .. py:data:: SSLv2_METHOD SSLv3_METHOD SSLv23_METHOD TLSv1_METHOD TLSv1_1_METHOD TLSv1_2_METHOD These constants represent the different SSL methods to use when creating a context object. If the underlying OpenSSL build is missing support for any of these protocols, constructing a :py:class:`Context` using the corresponding :py:const:`*_METHOD` will raise an exception. .. py:data:: VERIFY_NONE VERIFY_PEER VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT These constants represent the verification mode used by the Context object's :py:meth:`set_verify` method. .. py:data:: FILETYPE_PEM FILETYPE_ASN1 File type constants used with the :py:meth:`use_certificate_file` and :py:meth:`use_privatekey_file` methods of Context objects. .. py:data:: OP_SINGLE_DH_USE OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE Constants used with :py:meth:`set_options` of Context objects. When these options are used, a new key will always be created when using ephemeral (Elliptic curve) Diffie-Hellman. .. py:data:: OP_EPHEMERAL_RSA Constant used with :py:meth:`set_options` of Context objects. When this option is used, ephemeral RSA keys will always be used when doing RSA operations. .. py:data:: OP_NO_TICKET Constant used with :py:meth:`set_options` of Context objects. When this option is used, the session ticket extension will not be used. .. py:data:: OP_NO_COMPRESSION Constant used with :py:meth:`set_options` of Context objects. When this option is used, compression will not be used. .. py:data:: OP_NO_SSLv2 OP_NO_SSLv3 OP_NO_TLSv1 OP_NO_TLSv1_1 OP_NO_TLSv1_2 Constants used with :py:meth:`set_options` of Context objects. Each of these options disables one version of the SSL/TLS protocol. This is interesting if you're using e.g. :py:const:`SSLv23_METHOD` to get an SSLv2-compatible handshake, but don't want to use SSLv2. If the underlying OpenSSL build is missing support for any of these protocols, the :py:const:`OP_NO_*` constant may be undefined. .. py:data:: SSLEAY_VERSION SSLEAY_CFLAGS SSLEAY_BUILT_ON SSLEAY_PLATFORM SSLEAY_DIR Constants used with :py:meth:`SSLeay_version` to specify what OpenSSL version information to retrieve. See the man page for the :py:func:`SSLeay_version` C API for details. .. py:data:: SESS_CACHE_OFF SESS_CACHE_CLIENT SESS_CACHE_SERVER SESS_CACHE_BOTH SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL Constants used with :py:meth:`Context.set_session_cache_mode` to specify the behavior of the session cache and potential session reuse. See the man page for the :py:func:`SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode` C API for details. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:data:: OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER An integer giving the version number of the OpenSSL library used to build this version of pyOpenSSL. See the man page for the :py:func:`SSLeay_version` C API for details. .. py:function:: SSLeay_version(type) Retrieve a string describing some aspect of the underlying OpenSSL version. The type passed in should be one of the :py:const:`SSLEAY_*` constants defined in this module. .. py:data:: ContextType See :py:class:`Context`. .. py:class:: Context(method) A class representing SSL contexts. Contexts define the parameters of one or more SSL connections. *method* should be :py:const:`SSLv2_METHOD`, :py:const:`SSLv3_METHOD`, :py:const:`SSLv23_METHOD`, :py:const:`TLSv1_METHOD`, :py:const:`TLSv1_1_METHOD`, or :py:const:`TLSv1_2_METHOD`. .. py:class:: Session() A class representing an SSL session. A session defines certain connection parameters which may be re-used to speed up the setup of subsequent connections. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:data:: ConnectionType See :py:class:`Connection`. .. py:class:: Connection(context, socket) A class representing SSL connections. *context* should be an instance of :py:class:`Context` and *socket* should be a socket [#connection-context-socket]_ object. *socket* may be *None*; in this case, the Connection is created with a memory BIO: see the :py:meth:`bio_read`, :py:meth:`bio_write`, and :py:meth:`bio_shutdown` methods. .. py:exception:: Error This exception is used as a base class for the other SSL-related exceptions, but may also be raised directly. Whenever this exception is raised directly, it has a list of error messages from the OpenSSL error queue, where each item is a tuple *(lib, function, reason)*. Here *lib*, *function* and *reason* are all strings, describing where and what the problem is. See :manpage:`err(3)` for more information. .. py:exception:: ZeroReturnError This exception matches the error return code :py:data:`SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN`, and is raised when the SSL Connection has been closed. In SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0, this only occurs if a closure alert has occurred in the protocol, i.e. the connection has been closed cleanly. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the transport layer (e.g. a socket) has been closed. It may seem a little strange that this is an exception, but it does match an :py:data:`SSL_ERROR` code, and is very convenient. .. py:exception:: WantReadError The operation did not complete; the same I/O method should be called again later, with the same arguments. Any I/O method can lead to this since new handshakes can occur at any time. The wanted read is for **dirty** data sent over the network, not the **clean** data inside the tunnel. For a socket based SSL connection, **read** means data coming at us over the network. Until that read succeeds, the attempted :py:meth:`OpenSSL.SSL.Connection.recv`, :py:meth:`OpenSSL.SSL.Connection.send`, or :py:meth:`OpenSSL.SSL.Connection.do_handshake` is prevented or incomplete. You probably want to :py:meth:`select()` on the socket before trying again. .. py:exception:: WantWriteError See :py:exc:`WantReadError`. The socket send buffer may be too full to write more data. .. py:exception:: WantX509LookupError The operation did not complete because an application callback has asked to be called again. The I/O method should be called again later, with the same arguments. .. note:: This won't occur in this version, as there are no such callbacks in this version. .. py:exception:: SysCallError The :py:exc:`SysCallError` occurs when there's an I/O error and OpenSSL's error queue does not contain any information. This can mean two things: An error in the transport protocol, or an end of file that violates the protocol. The parameter to the exception is always a pair *(errnum, errstr)*. .. _openssl-context: Context objects --------------- Context objects have the following methods: .. :py:class:: OpenSSL.SSL.Context .. py:method:: Context.check_privatekey() Check if the private key (loaded with :py:meth:`use_privatekey`) matches the certificate (loaded with :py:meth:`use_certificate`). Returns :py:data:`None` if they match, raises :py:exc:`Error` otherwise. .. py:method:: Context.get_app_data() Retrieve application data as set by :py:meth:`set_app_data`. .. py:method:: Context.get_cert_store() Retrieve the certificate store (a X509Store object) that the context uses. This can be used to add "trusted" certificates without using the :py:meth:`load_verify_locations` method. .. py:method:: Context.get_timeout() Retrieve session timeout, as set by :py:meth:`set_timeout`. The default is 300 seconds. .. py:method:: Context.get_verify_depth() Retrieve the Context object's verify depth, as set by :py:meth:`set_verify_depth`. .. py:method:: Context.get_verify_mode() Retrieve the Context object's verify mode, as set by :py:meth:`set_verify`. .. py:method:: Context.load_client_ca(pemfile) Read a file with PEM-formatted certificates that will be sent to the client when requesting a client certificate. .. py:method:: Context.set_client_ca_list(certificate_authorities) Replace the current list of preferred certificate signers that would be sent to the client when requesting a client certificate with the *certificate_authorities* sequence of :py:class:`OpenSSL.crypto.X509Name`'s. .. versionadded:: 0.10 .. py:method:: Context.add_client_ca(certificate_authority) Extract a :py:class:`OpenSSL.crypto.X509Name` from the *certificate_authority* :py:class:`OpenSSL.crypto.X509` certificate and add it to the list of preferred certificate signers sent to the client when requesting a client certificate. .. versionadded:: 0.10 .. py:method:: Context.load_verify_locations(pemfile, capath) Specify where CA certificates for verification purposes are located. These are trusted certificates. Note that the certificates have to be in PEM format. If capath is passed, it must be a directory prepared using the ``c_rehash`` tool included with OpenSSL. Either, but not both, of *pemfile* or *capath* may be :py:data:`None`. .. py:method:: Context.set_default_verify_paths() Specify that the platform provided CA certificates are to be used for verification purposes. This method may not work properly on OS X. .. py:method:: Context.load_tmp_dh(dhfile) Load parameters for Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman from *dhfile*. .. py:method:: Context.set_tmp_ecdh(curve) Select a curve to use for ECDHE key exchange. The valid values of *curve* are the objects returned by :py:func:`OpenSSL.crypto.get_elliptic_curves` or :py:func:`OpenSSL.crypto.get_elliptic_curve`. .. py:method:: Context.set_app_data(data) Associate *data* with this Context object. *data* can be retrieved later using the :py:meth:`get_app_data` method. .. py:method:: Context.set_cipher_list(ciphers) Set the list of ciphers to be used in this context. See the OpenSSL manual for more information (e.g. :manpage:`ciphers(1)`) .. py:method:: Context.set_info_callback(callback) Set the information callback to *callback*. This function will be called from time to time during SSL handshakes. *callback* should take three arguments: a Connection object and two integers. The first integer specifies where in the SSL handshake the function was called, and the other the return code from a (possibly failed) internal function call. .. py:method:: Context.set_options(options) Add SSL options. Options you have set before are not cleared! This method should be used with the :py:const:`OP_*` constants. .. py:method:: Context.set_mode(mode) Add SSL mode. Modes you have set before are not cleared! This method should be used with the :py:const:`MODE_*` constants. .. py:method:: Context.set_passwd_cb(callback[, userdata]) Set the passphrase callback to *callback*. This function will be called when a private key with a passphrase is loaded. *callback* must accept three positional arguments. First, an integer giving the maximum length of the passphrase it may return. If the returned passphrase is longer than this, it will be truncated. Second, a boolean value which will be true if the user should be prompted for the passphrase twice and the callback should verify that the two values supplied are equal. Third, the value given as the *userdata* parameter to :py:meth:`set_passwd_cb`. If an error occurs, *callback* should return a false value (e.g. an empty string). .. py:method:: Context.set_session_cache_mode(mode) Set the behavior of the session cache used by all connections using this Context. The previously set mode is returned. See :py:const:`SESS_CACHE_*` for details about particular modes. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:method:: Context.get_session_cache_mode() Get the current session cache mode. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:method:: Context.set_session_id(name) Set the context *name* within which a session can be reused for this Context object. This is needed when doing session resumption, because there is no way for a stored session to know which Context object it is associated with. *name* may be any binary data. .. py:method:: Context.set_timeout(timeout) Set the timeout for newly created sessions for this Context object to *timeout*. *timeout* must be given in (whole) seconds. The default value is 300 seconds. See the OpenSSL manual for more information (e.g. :manpage:`SSL_CTX_set_timeout(3)`). .. py:method:: Context.set_verify(mode, callback) Set the verification flags for this Context object to *mode* and specify that *callback* should be used for verification callbacks. *mode* should be one of :py:const:`VERIFY_NONE` and :py:const:`VERIFY_PEER`. If :py:const:`VERIFY_PEER` is used, *mode* can be OR:ed with :py:const:`VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT` and :py:const:`VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE` to further control the behaviour. *callback* should take five arguments: A Connection object, an X509 object, and three integer variables, which are in turn potential error number, error depth and return code. *callback* should return true if verification passes and false otherwise. .. py:method:: Context.set_verify_depth(depth) Set the maximum depth for the certificate chain verification that shall be allowed for this Context object. .. py:method:: Context.use_certificate(cert) Use the certificate *cert* which has to be a X509 object. .. py:method:: Context.add_extra_chain_cert(cert) Adds the certificate *cert*, which has to be a X509 object, to the certificate chain presented together with the certificate. .. py:method:: Context.use_certificate_chain_file(file) Load a certificate chain from *file* which must be PEM encoded. .. py:method:: Context.use_privatekey(pkey) Use the private key *pkey* which has to be a PKey object. .. py:method:: Context.use_certificate_file(file[, format]) Load the first certificate found in *file*. The certificate must be in the format specified by *format*, which is either :py:const:`FILETYPE_PEM` or :py:const:`FILETYPE_ASN1`. The default is :py:const:`FILETYPE_PEM`. .. py:method:: Context.use_privatekey_file(file[, format]) Load the first private key found in *file*. The private key must be in the format specified by *format*, which is either :py:const:`FILETYPE_PEM` or :py:const:`FILETYPE_ASN1`. The default is :py:const:`FILETYPE_PEM`. .. py:method:: Context.set_tlsext_servername_callback(callback) Specify a one-argument callable to use as the TLS extension server name callback. When a connection using the server name extension is made using this context, the callback will be invoked with the :py:class:`Connection` instance. .. versionadded:: 0.13 .. py:method:: Context.set_npn_advertise_callback(callback) Specify a callback function that will be called when offering `Next Protocol Negotiation `_ as a server. *callback* should be the callback function. It will be invoked with one argument, the :py:class:`Connection` instance. It should return a list of bytestrings representing the advertised protocols, like ``[b'http/1.1', b'spdy/2']``. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Context.set_npn_select_callback(callback): Specify a callback function that will be called when a server offers Next Protocol Negotiation options. *callback* should be the callback function. It will be invoked with two arguments: the :py:class:`Connection`, and a list of offered protocols as bytestrings, e.g. ``[b'http/1.1', b'spdy/2']``. It should return one of those bytestrings, the chosen protocol. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Context.set_alpn_protos(protos) Specify the protocols that the client is prepared to speak after the TLS connection has been negotiated using Application Layer Protocol Negotiation. *protos* should be a list of protocols that the client is offering, each as a bytestring. For example, ``[b'http/1.1', b'spdy/2']``. .. py:method:: Context.set_alpn_select_callback(callback) Specify a callback function that will be called on the server when a client offers protocols using Application Layer Protocol Negotiation. *callback* should be the callback function. It will be invoked with two arguments: the :py:class:`Connection` and a list of offered protocols as bytestrings, e.g. ``[b'http/1.1', b'spdy/2']``. It should return one of these bytestrings, the chosen protocol. .. _openssl-session: Session objects --------------- Session objects have no methods. .. _openssl-connection: Connection objects ------------------ Connection objects have the following methods: .. py:method:: Connection.accept() Call the :py:meth:`accept` method of the underlying socket and set up SSL on the returned socket, using the Context object supplied to this Connection object at creation. Returns a pair *(conn, address)*. where *conn* is the new Connection object created, and *address* is as returned by the socket's :py:meth:`accept`. .. py:method:: Connection.bind(address) Call the :py:meth:`bind` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.close() Call the :py:meth:`close` method of the underlying socket. Note: If you want correct SSL closure, you need to call the :py:meth:`shutdown` method first. .. py:method:: Connection.connect(address) Call the :py:meth:`connect` method of the underlying socket and set up SSL on the socket, using the Context object supplied to this Connection object at creation. .. py:method:: Connection.connect_ex(address) Call the :py:meth:`connect_ex` method of the underlying socket and set up SSL on the socket, using the Context object supplied to this Connection object at creation. Note that if the :py:meth:`connect_ex` method of the socket doesn't return 0, SSL won't be initialized. .. py:method:: Connection.do_handshake() Perform an SSL handshake (usually called after :py:meth:`renegotiate` or one of :py:meth:`set_accept_state` or :py:meth:`set_accept_state`). This can raise the same exceptions as :py:meth:`send` and :py:meth:`recv`. .. py:method:: Connection.fileno() Retrieve the file descriptor number for the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.listen(backlog) Call the :py:meth:`listen` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.get_app_data() Retrieve application data as set by :py:meth:`set_app_data`. .. py:method:: Connection.get_cipher_list() Retrieve the list of ciphers used by the Connection object. WARNING: This API has changed. It used to take an optional parameter and just return a string, but now it returns the entire list in one go. .. py:method:: Connection.get_protocol_version() Retrieve the version of the SSL or TLS protocol used by the Connection. For example, it will return ``0x769`` for connections made over TLS version 1. .. py:method:: Connection.get_protocol_version_name() Retrieve the version of the SSL or TLS protocol used by the Connection as a unicode string. For example, it will return ``TLSv1`` for connections made over TLS version 1, or ``Unknown`` for connections that were not successfully established. .. py:method:: Connection.get_client_ca_list() Retrieve the list of preferred client certificate issuers sent by the server as :py:class:`OpenSSL.crypto.X509Name` objects. If this is a client :py:class:`Connection`, the list will be empty until the connection with the server is established. If this is a server :py:class:`Connection`, return the list of certificate authorities that will be sent or has been sent to the client, as controlled by this :py:class:`Connection`'s :py:class:`Context`. .. versionadded:: 0.10 .. py:method:: Connection.get_context() Retrieve the Context object associated with this Connection. .. py:method:: Connection.set_context(context) Specify a replacement Context object for this Connection. .. py:method:: Connection.get_peer_certificate() Retrieve the other side's certificate (if any) .. py:method:: Connection.get_peer_cert_chain() Retrieve the tuple of the other side's certificate chain (if any) .. py:method:: Connection.getpeername() Call the :py:meth:`getpeername` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.getsockname() Call the :py:meth:`getsockname` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.getsockopt(level, optname[, buflen]) Call the :py:meth:`getsockopt` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.pending() Retrieve the number of bytes that can be safely read from the SSL buffer (**not** the underlying transport buffer). .. py:method:: Connection.recv(bufsize[, flags]) Receive data from the Connection. The return value is a string representing the data received. The maximum amount of data to be received at once, is specified by *bufsize*. The only supported flag is ``MSG_PEEK``, all other flags are ignored. .. py:method:: Connection.recv_into(buffer[, nbytes[, flags]]) Receive data from the Connection and copy it directly into the provided buffer. The return value is the number of bytes read from the connection. The maximum amount of data to be received at once is specified by *nbytes*. The only supported flag is ``MSG_PEEK``, all other flags are ignored. .. py:method:: Connection.bio_write(bytes) If the Connection was created with a memory BIO, this method can be used to add bytes to the read end of that memory BIO. The Connection can then read the bytes (for example, in response to a call to :py:meth:`recv`). .. py:method:: Connection.renegotiate() Renegotiate the SSL session. Call this if you wish to change cipher suites or anything like that. .. py:method:: Connection.send(string) Send the *string* data to the Connection. .. py:method:: Connection.bio_read(bufsize) If the Connection was created with a memory BIO, this method can be used to read bytes from the write end of that memory BIO. Many Connection methods will add bytes which must be read in this manner or the buffer will eventually fill up and the Connection will be able to take no further actions. .. py:method:: Connection.sendall(string) Send all of the *string* data to the Connection. This calls :py:meth:`send` repeatedly until all data is sent. If an error occurs, it's impossible to tell how much data has been sent. .. py:method:: Connection.set_accept_state() Set the connection to work in server mode. The handshake will be handled automatically by read/write. .. py:method:: Connection.set_app_data(data) Associate *data* with this Connection object. *data* can be retrieved later using the :py:meth:`get_app_data` method. .. py:method:: Connection.set_connect_state() Set the connection to work in client mode. The handshake will be handled automatically by read/write. .. py:method:: Connection.setblocking(flag) Call the :py:meth:`setblocking` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.setsockopt(level, optname, value) Call the :py:meth:`setsockopt` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.shutdown() Send the shutdown message to the Connection. Returns true if the shutdown message exchange is completed and false otherwise (in which case you call :py:meth:`recv` or :py:meth:`send` when the connection becomes readable/writeable. .. py:method:: Connection.get_shutdown() Get the shutdown state of the Connection. Returns a bitvector of either or both of *SENT_SHUTDOWN* and *RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN*. .. py:method:: Connection.set_shutdown(state) Set the shutdown state of the Connection. *state* is a bitvector of either or both of *SENT_SHUTDOWN* and *RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN*. .. py:method:: Connection.sock_shutdown(how) Call the :py:meth:`shutdown` method of the underlying socket. .. py:method:: Connection.bio_shutdown() If the Connection was created with a memory BIO, this method can be used to indicate that *end of file* has been reached on the read end of that memory BIO. .. py:method:: Connection.state_string() Retrieve a verbose string detailing the state of the Connection. .. py:method:: Connection.client_random() Retrieve the random value used with the client hello message. .. py:method:: Connection.server_random() Retrieve the random value used with the server hello message. .. py:method:: Connection.master_key() Retrieve the value of the master key for this session. .. py:method:: Connection.want_read() Checks if more data has to be read from the transport layer to complete an operation. .. py:method:: Connection.want_write() Checks if there is data to write to the transport layer to complete an operation. .. py:method:: Connection.set_tlsext_host_name(name) Specify the byte string to send as the server name in the client hello message. .. versionadded:: 0.13 .. py:method:: Connection.get_servername() Get the value of the server name received in the client hello message. .. versionadded:: 0.13 .. py:method:: Connection.get_session() Get a :py:class:`Session` instance representing the SSL session in use by the connection, or :py:obj:`None` if there is no session. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:method:: Connection.set_session(session) Set a new SSL session (using a :py:class:`Session` instance) to be used by the connection. .. versionadded:: 0.14 .. py:method:: Connection.get_finished() Obtain latest TLS Finished message that we sent, or :py:obj:`None` if handshake is not completed. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.get_peer_finished() Obtain latest TLS Finished message that we expected from peer, or :py:obj:`None` if handshake is not completed. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.get_cipher_name() Obtain the name of the currently used cipher. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.get_cipher_bits() Obtain the number of secret bits of the currently used cipher. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.get_cipher_version() Obtain the protocol name of the currently used cipher. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.get_next_proto_negotiated(): Get the protocol that was negotiated by Next Protocol Negotiation. Returns a bytestring of the protocol name. If no protocol has been negotiated yet, returns an empty string. .. versionadded:: 0.15 .. py:method:: Connection.set_alpn_protos(protos) Specify the protocols that the client is prepared to speak after the TLS connection has been negotiated using Application Layer Protocol Negotiation. *protos* should be a list of protocols that the client is offering, each as a bytestring. For example, ``[b'http/1.1', b'spdy/2']``. .. py:method:: Connection.get_alpn_proto_negotiated() Get the protocol that was negotiated by Application Layer Protocol Negotiation. Returns a bytestring of the protocol name. If no protocol has been negotiated yet, returns an empty string. .. Rubric:: Footnotes .. [#connection-context-socket] Actually, all that is required is an object that **behaves** like a socket, you could even use files, even though it'd be tricky to get the handshakes right!