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diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst index b38d066..6ffdc76 100644 --- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst +++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst @@ -53,9 +53,53 @@ Functions, Constants, and Exceptions (currently provided by the OpenSSL library). This signifies some problem in the higher-level encryption and authentication layer that's superimposed on the underlying network connection. This error - is a subtype of :exc:`socket.error`, which in turn is a subtype of - :exc:`IOError`. The error code and message of :exc:`SSLError` instances - are provided by the OpenSSL library. + is a subtype of :exc:`OSError`. The error code and message of + :exc:`SSLError` instances are provided by the OpenSSL library. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.3 + :exc:`SSLError` used to be a subtype of :exc:`socket.error`. + +.. exception:: SSLZeroReturnError + + A subclass of :exc:`SSLError` raised when trying to read or write and + the SSL connection has been closed cleanly. Note that this doesn't + mean that the underlying transport (read TCP) has been closed. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. exception:: SSLWantReadError + + A subclass of :exc:`SSLError` raised by a :ref:`non-blocking SSL socket + <ssl-nonblocking>` when trying to read or write data, but more data needs + to be received on the underlying TCP transport before the request can be + fulfilled. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. exception:: SSLWantWriteError + + A subclass of :exc:`SSLError` raised by a :ref:`non-blocking SSL socket + <ssl-nonblocking>` when trying to read or write data, but more data needs + to be sent on the underlying TCP transport before the request can be + fulfilled. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. exception:: SSLSyscallError + + A subclass of :exc:`SSLError` raised when a system error was encountered + while trying to fulfill an operation on a SSL socket. Unfortunately, + there is no easy way to inspect the original errno number. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. exception:: SSLEOFError + + A subclass of :exc:`SSLError` raised when the SSL connection has been + terminated abruptly. Generally, you shouldn't try to reuse the underlying + transport when this error is encountered. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 .. exception:: CertificateError @@ -162,6 +206,35 @@ instead. Random generation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +.. function:: RAND_bytes(num) + + Returns *num* cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes. Raises an + :class:`SSLError` if the PRNG has not been seeded with enough data or if the + operation is not supported by the current RAND method. :func:`RAND_status` + can be used to check the status of the PRNG and :func:`RAND_add` can be used + to seed the PRNG. + + Read the Wikipedia article, `Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number + generator (CSPRNG) + <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudorandom_number_generator>`_, + to get the requirements of a cryptographically generator. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. function:: RAND_pseudo_bytes(num) + + Returns (bytes, is_cryptographic): bytes are *num* pseudo-random bytes, + is_cryptographic is True if the bytes generated are cryptographically + strong. Raises an :class:`SSLError` if the operation is not supported by the + current RAND method. + + Generated pseudo-random byte sequences will be unique if they are of + sufficient length, but are not necessarily unpredictable. They can be used + for non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes in cryptographic + protocols, but usually not for key generation etc. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + .. function:: RAND_status() Returns True if the SSL pseudo-random number generator has been seeded with @@ -171,7 +244,7 @@ Random generation .. function:: RAND_egd(path) - If you are running an entropy-gathering daemon (EGD) somewhere, and ``path`` + If you are running an entropy-gathering daemon (EGD) somewhere, and *path* is the pathname of a socket connection open to it, this will read 256 bytes of randomness from the socket, and add it to the SSL pseudo-random number generator to increase the security of generated secret keys. This is @@ -182,8 +255,8 @@ Random generation .. function:: RAND_add(bytes, entropy) - Mixes the given ``bytes`` into the SSL pseudo-random number generator. The - parameter ``entropy`` (a float) is a lower bound on the entropy contained in + Mixes the given *bytes* into the SSL pseudo-random number generator. The + parameter *entropy* (a float) is a lower bound on the entropy contained in string (so you can always use :const:`0.0`). See :rfc:`1750` for more information on sources of entropy. @@ -239,6 +312,9 @@ Certificate handling will attempt to validate the server certificate against that set of root certificates, and will fail if the validation attempt fails. + .. versionchanged:: 3.3 + This function is now IPv6-compatible. + .. function:: DER_cert_to_PEM_cert(DER_cert_bytes) Given a certificate as a DER-encoded blob of bytes, returns a PEM-encoded @@ -345,6 +421,46 @@ Constants .. versionadded:: 3.2 +.. data:: OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE + + Use the server's cipher ordering preference, rather than the client's. + This option has no effect on client sockets and SSLv2 server sockets. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: OP_SINGLE_DH_USE + + Prevents re-use of the same DH key for distinct SSL sessions. This + improves forward secrecy but requires more computational resources. + This option only applies to server sockets. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE + + Prevents re-use of the same ECDH key for distinct SSL sessions. This + improves forward secrecy but requires more computational resources. + This option only applies to server sockets. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: OP_NO_COMPRESSION + + Disable compression on the SSL channel. This is useful if the application + protocol supports its own compression scheme. + + This option is only available with OpenSSL 1.0.0 and later. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. data:: HAS_ECDH + + Whether the OpenSSL library has built-in support for Elliptic Curve-based + Diffie-Hellman key exchange. This should be true unless the feature was + explicitly disabled by the distributor. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + .. data:: HAS_SNI Whether the OpenSSL library has built-in support for the *Server Name @@ -354,6 +470,13 @@ Constants .. versionadded:: 3.2 +.. data:: CHANNEL_BINDING_TYPES + + List of supported TLS channel binding types. Strings in this list + can be used as arguments to :meth:`SSLSocket.get_channel_binding`. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + .. data:: OPENSSL_VERSION The version string of the OpenSSL library loaded by the interpreter:: @@ -463,6 +586,28 @@ SSL sockets also have the following additional methods and attributes: version of the SSL protocol that defines its use, and the number of secret bits being used. If no connection has been established, returns ``None``. +.. method:: SSLSocket.compression() + + Return the compression algorithm being used as a string, or ``None`` + if the connection isn't compressed. + + If the higher-level protocol supports its own compression mechanism, + you can use :data:`OP_NO_COMPRESSION` to disable SSL-level compression. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. method:: SSLSocket.get_channel_binding(cb_type="tls-unique") + + Get channel binding data for current connection, as a bytes object. Returns + ``None`` if not connected or the handshake has not been completed. + + The *cb_type* parameter allow selection of the desired channel binding + type. Valid channel binding types are listed in the + :data:`CHANNEL_BINDING_TYPES` list. Currently only the 'tls-unique' channel + binding, defined by :rfc:`5929`, is supported. :exc:`ValueError` will be + raised if an unsupported channel binding type is requested. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 .. method:: SSLSocket.unwrap() @@ -502,7 +647,7 @@ to speed up repeated connections from the same clients. :class:`SSLContext` objects have the following methods and attributes: -.. method:: SSLContext.load_cert_chain(certfile, keyfile=None) +.. method:: SSLContext.load_cert_chain(certfile, keyfile=None, password=None) Load a private key and the corresponding certificate. The *certfile* string must be the path to a single file in PEM format containing the @@ -513,9 +658,25 @@ to speed up repeated connections from the same clients. :ref:`ssl-certificates` for more information on how the certificate is stored in the *certfile*. + The *password* argument may be a function to call to get the password for + decrypting the private key. It will only be called if the private key is + encrypted and a password is necessary. It will be called with no arguments, + and it should return a string, bytes, or bytearray. If the return value is + a string it will be encoded as UTF-8 before using it to decrypt the key. + Alternatively a string, bytes, or bytearray value may be supplied directly + as the *password* argument. It will be ignored if the private key is not + encrypted and no password is needed. + + If the *password* argument is not specified and a password is required, + OpenSSL's built-in password prompting mechanism will be used to + interactively prompt the user for a password. + An :class:`SSLError` is raised if the private key doesn't match with the certificate. + .. versionchanged:: 3.3 + New optional argument *password*. + .. method:: SSLContext.load_verify_locations(cafile=None, capath=None) Load a set of "certification authority" (CA) certificates used to validate @@ -554,6 +715,38 @@ to speed up repeated connections from the same clients. when connected, the :meth:`SSLSocket.cipher` method of SSL sockets will give the currently selected cipher. +.. method:: SSLContext.load_dh_params(dhfile) + + Load the key generation parameters for Diffie-Helman (DH) key exchange. + Using DH key exchange improves forward secrecy at the expense of + computational resources (both on the server and on the client). + The *dhfile* parameter should be the path to a file containing DH + parameters in PEM format. + + This setting doesn't apply to client sockets. You can also use the + :data:`OP_SINGLE_DH_USE` option to further improve security. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. method:: SSLContext.set_ecdh_curve(curve_name) + + Set the curve name for Elliptic Curve-based Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) key + exchange. ECDH is significantly faster than regular DH while arguably + as secure. The *curve_name* parameter should be a string describing + a well-known elliptic curve, for example ``prime256v1`` for a widely + supported curve. + + This setting doesn't apply to client sockets. You can also use the + :data:`OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE` option to further improve security. + + This method is not available if :data:`HAS_ECDH` is False. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + + .. seealso:: + `SSL/TLS & Perfect Forward Secrecy <http://vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-perfect-forward-secrecy.html>`_ + Vincent Bernat. + .. method:: SSLContext.wrap_socket(sock, server_side=False, \ do_handshake_on_connect=True, suppress_ragged_eofs=True, \ server_hostname=None) @@ -968,13 +1161,10 @@ to be aware of: try: sock.do_handshake() break - except ssl.SSLError as err: - if err.args[0] == ssl.SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ: - select.select([sock], [], []) - elif err.args[0] == ssl.SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE: - select.select([], [sock], []) - else: - raise + except ssl.SSLWantReadError: + select.select([sock], [], []) + except ssl.SSLWantWriteError: + select.select([], [sock], []) .. _ssl-security: |