Gayathri Sundar,
Thanks for your help.
-Rohan
> Hi there,
>
> Can any body please tell me,
> where can I find the answers to these questions?
>
> Thanks
> -Rohan
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Re: Queries over OpenSSL programs
> From: "Rohan Shrivastava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, June 8, 2005 8:03 am
> To: openssl-users@openssl.org
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Riaz,
> Thanks for the help,
> I am able to dump the packets using ssldump.
>
> Some of my queries are still unanswered.
> I am again pasting it here.
>
>>> [#]. If they are able to communicate in a secured session,
>>> then how come they completed SSL handshake without random number
> source(I think it is required at time of Handshake)?
> the default random file is in /dev/urandom in linux .. check the
> environvent variable rand and see where its pointing to.
>
>>>
>>> [#]. How can I authenticate Clients (any sample code will help me a
> lot) or what is function used for asking Client's certificate ?
>
> There is an option in SSL that can be set either in the SSL_CTX or
> in the SSLOBJECT depending on whether you need to enforce "client auth"
> always or based on certain requirement. If set in CTX it is
> always enforced.
>
> SSL_CTX_set_verify(pSSLCtx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER,
> client_cert_verify_callback);
>
> SSL_set_verify(pSSLCtx,SSL_VERIFY_PEER|SSL_VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE,
> client_cert_verify_callback);
>
> this callback function will be executed when the client cert is sent to
> the server, once this option is set, SSL_accept will automatically prompt
> for a client cert.
>
>>>
>>> [#]. Is the loading CAs list, required at the server/client (as here I
> did not load) ,if required then how can I create such list as I am
> using this in local network?
>
> This is not mandatory, depends on what ctx/sslobj options you have set.
> you can use openssl tools to generate the same.
>>>
>>> [#]. Also can I place the code here?
>
>
> Thanks
> -Rohan
>
>
>
>> use ssldump or tcpdump to view if the connection is being established in
> a secure manner
>>
>> On 6/7/05, Rohan Shrivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am new to OpenSSL programming through C.
>>>
>>> This is my first program, so I am not sure whether
>>> I have achieved secure session between client and server or not, though
> they are able to communicate
>>> using SSL_write/read functions.
>>>
>>> This is how I did the things
>>>
>>> At server I loaded certificate & private key & after accepting
>>> TCP connection I accepted SSL session request.
>>> & then started communicating with Client.
>>>
>>> At client I just used SSLv3_method() & SSL_CTX_new() functions to get
>>> new
>>> ctx object.
>>> Here after setting up TCP connection I initiated SSL connection
> request, & on success it communicates with server.
>>>
>>> I tired to load Random file with the following code, but could not get
> through,
>>> so I did without random source (for both client & server).
>>>
>>> #defile RANDOM "/dev/random"
>>>
>>> if (!(RAND_load_file(RANDOM,1024*1024))) {
>>> printf("\n Error in loading random file");
>>> exit(0);
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> I generated Certificate & Keys with the following commands
>>>
>>> openssl -genrsa 1024 -out key.pem
>>> openssl req -new -key key.pem -x509 -days 3650 -out server_crt.pem
>>>
>>> Now my queries are:
>>>
>>> [#]. How can I be sure that session is secure?
>>>
>>> [#]. If they are able to communicate in a secured session,
>>> then how come they completed SSL handshake without random number source
> (I think it is required at time of Handshake)?
>>>
>>> [#]. How can I authenticate Clients (any sample code will help me a
> lot) or what is function used for asking Client's certificate ?
>>>
>>> [#]. Is the loading CAs list, required at the server/client (as here I
>>> did
>>> not load) ,if required then how can I create such list as I am using
>>> this
>>> in local network?
>>>
>>> [#]. Also can I place the code here?
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help will be highly appreciated
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> -Rohan
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Thank you,
>> Best Regards
>> Riaz Ur Rahaman
>>
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