Re: Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread Dr Stephen Henson
Michael J. Markowitz wrote: > > At 01:19 PM 8/12/99 +0100, Dr Stephen Henson wrote: > >It is a bit more awkward to use than RSA. Like many things, if it wasn't > >for the RSA patent hardly anyone would use it. > > I have to publicly disagree with this assessment. [interesting argument deleted]

Connecting to https web sites [ WAS Connect to https://banking.wellsfargo.com/]

1999-08-12 Thread Joshua Chamas
Bodo Moeller wrote: > > If they're still using the same buggy server as a couple of months > ago, then > > openssl s_client -ssl2 -bugs -connect banking.wellsfargo.com:443 > > should work. Look in the s_client source to see what exactly this does > (it sets all the bug workaround options). H

Re: Creating Certificates and CA roots.

1999-08-12 Thread Michael Slass
Joe: I don't know if Matt is also planning a website, but I haven't even started mine, so I can't give you a link to it. -Mike Joe Novielli wrote: > > BTW MATT : Your web link would be much appreciated to clear the concepts > for neophytes. > > At 04:03 PM 08/11/99 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi:

RE: Using the OpenSSL WITHOUT doing authentication

1999-08-12 Thread David Azari
Title: RE: Using the OpenSSL WITHOUT doing authentication Bodo,     Thank you very much for responding to my message.  I've probed a bit deeper into the code supplied with the libraries (the conglomeration of c files that lives in the /apps directory).  Of particular interest was s_serve

Re: Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread Michael J. Markowitz
At 01:19 PM 8/12/99 +0100, Dr Stephen Henson wrote: >The Digital Signature Algorithm, also called the Digital Signature >Standard (DSS) is a public key algorithm that can be used only for >signing. Unlike RSA it doesn't have patent problems (I believe it does >have a patent but anyone can use it).

Re: General questions about Diffie-Hellman

1999-08-12 Thread Dr Stephen Henson
Vincent Levesque wrote: > > Hello, > > I've looked around and I'm still a little bit confused about a few > details of Diffie-Hellman. (This is not specific to openssl so feel free > to ignore me :-). First of all, my "experimentations" seem to show that > only the server side needs Diffie-Hellm

Re: ? Connect to https://banking.wellsfargo.com/

1999-08-12 Thread Eric J. Schwertfeger
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Joshua Chamas wrote: > Does anyone know how to connect to the wellsfargo site at: > > https://banking.wellsfargo.com/ > > I've tried with: > > SSLv2_client_method() > SSLv23_client_method() > SSLv3_client_method() Wells Fargo is using a very old, buggy version of one

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Jeffrey Altman
> If you include hashes of the DH *shares*, as opposed to the *result* > of the DH exchange, then you avoid the protocol weakness. How would I extract this information from the OpenSSL library? Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2 The Kermit

Re: Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread Michael J. Markowitz
At 12:51 PM 8/12/99 +0200, nino wrote: >-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short >for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)? DSA = (U.S. Federal) Digital Signature Algorithm (FIPS 186-1) See http://csrc.nist.gov/fips/fips1861.pdf -mjm == Michae

Correction (Re: Explanation on standards)

1999-08-12 Thread William H. Geiger III
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/12/99 at 12:51 PM, nino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short >for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)? DSA is Digital Signature Algorithm which is part of DSS Digital Signature Standard

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
Jeffrey Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> TLS_CHECKSUM_DATA ::= SEQUENCE { >>>authentication-type-pair OCTET_STRING, -- 2 bytes >>>SSLversion INTEGER,-- SSL version number >>>Cipher OCTET_STRING, -- the 3 byte cipher ID >>>Session_ID

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 07:54:22AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> This is not secure. The master secret is derived from data >> transmitted in clear and the premaster secret, which is just the >> result of the DH exchange, which *can* be influenced by an attacker in >> a way such that the cl

Using openssl safely...

1999-08-12 Thread Vincent Levesque
Hello again, I've seen some discussion about the "dangers" of using the openssl incorrectly but it has left me more confused than before. I'm using openssl because I don't know much about ssl and I want a libary to take care of the details. As I understand it the PRNG initializes itself correctly

General questions about Diffie-Hellman

1999-08-12 Thread Vincent Levesque
Hello, I've looked around and I'm still a little bit confused about a few details of Diffie-Hellman. (This is not specific to openssl so feel free to ignore me :-). First of all, my "experimentations" seem to show that only the server side needs Diffie-Hellman parameters: why is that? Also I'd li

Re: MD5

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
Carles Xavier Munyoz Baldó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Is there any MD5 hash funcion in the openssl library ? Sure. Look at what "openssl md5" does. __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Supp

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread tytso
> This is not secure. The master secret is derived from data > transmitted in clear and the premaster secret, which is just the > result of the DH exchange, which *can* be influenced by an attacker in > a way such that the client and server agree on its value and the > attacker kn

Re: Using the OpenSSL WITHOUT doing authentication

1999-08-12 Thread Vincent Levesque
Hi, Look my reply to "ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?". I'm new to openssl too so I might not be giving you the best solution there is... I think you have to use anonymous Diffie-Hellman if you don't need any authentication. This cipher suite seems to be disabled by default in open

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Jeffrey Altman
> On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 12:00:00AM +, Jeffrey Altman wrote: > > > I am setting the cipher list on both my client and server > > > > ADH-DES-CBC3-SHA:ADH-DES-CBC-SHA > > > > and then attempt to make a TLSv1 connection and get the following > > error: > > > > [TLS - handshake starting

Re: Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread William H. Geiger III
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 08/12/99 at 12:51 PM, nino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >-- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short >for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)? DSA is Digital Signature Algorithm which is part of DSS Digital Signature Standard

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Vincent Levesque
Hi, Yes, I can use the ADH cipher suites. I'm doing the same thing you do: 1. I compile the library with SSL_ALLOW_ADH 2. I set the cipher suite to include the ADH cipher (which is not enabled by default) I'm also calling "SSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_NONE, NULL);" to disable cert

Re: Enabling ADH without disabling RSA

1999-08-12 Thread Vincent Levesque
Hi, My apologies, it IS working. I thought I had tried it but I guess I made a mistake and linked to the wrong library (I have 4-5 different versions of the compiled openssl libraries!). In order to get ADH to work I have to compile the libraries either with NO_RSA or with SSL_ALLOW_ADH. When NO_

Re: Creating Certificates and CA roots.

1999-08-12 Thread Joe Novielli
I'm still unsure about the CA cert? What does this do, how does it fit in? Is this the SAME as a signed certificate which the web server uses? (I don't think so) Which certificate is the one browsers need to install? (ie: the one we need to generate for them) I'm fine with: - generating a s

Re: help

1999-08-12 Thread Charles Forsythe
You're sending your email to the wrong people. This is a web-server issue. You need to get a certificate for easyshopping.com. addr.com needs to configure their web server so that your certificate is delivered to people who browse easyshopping.com. That's about all you really need to know abo

Re: Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread Dr Stephen Henson
nino wrote: > > Hi, > > I have some problems finding the following in the documentation: > > -- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short > for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)? > The Digital Signature Algorithm, also called the Digital Signature St

MSIE 5.0 certificate lacks of information.

1999-08-12 Thread Erik Heim
Hi ! My self signed SSL-Server certificate works ok with Netscape but MSIE 5.0 says following about the certificate : "This certificate cannot be verified due to a lack of information" I make the fertificate with "make certificate TYPE=custom" This will produce 4 files : ca.crt, server.key, se

Re: ? Connect to https://banking.wellsfargo.com/

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
Joshua Chamas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Does anyone know how to connect to the wellsfargo site at: > https://banking.wellsfargo.com/ > I've tried with: > SSLv2_client_method() > SSLv23_client_method() > SSLv3_client_method() > and nothing. If they're still using the same buggy server as a cou

Re: ADH ciphers with SSL_ALLOW_ADH - do they work?

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 12:00:00AM +, Jeffrey Altman wrote: > I am setting the cipher list on both my client and server > > ADH-DES-CBC3-SHA:ADH-DES-CBC-SHA > > and then attempt to make a TLSv1 connection and get the following > error: > > [TLS - handshake starting] > [TLS - FAILED]

Re: Using the OpenSSL WITHOUT doing authentication

1999-08-12 Thread Bodo Moeller
David Azari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm having extreme difficulty setting up an SSL connection between > client and server when neither specifies a certificate and key file. > Actually, the problem seems to be specific to the server. If I tell the > server to use a cert and key, via the >

Re: Certificate server

1999-08-12 Thread Michael Ströder
CASTELAIN Didier wrote: > > Is there a Certificate server in Freeware or for a trial period ? Have a look at: http://www.openssl.org/related/apps.html Ciao, Michael. __ OpenSSL Project http:/

MD5

1999-08-12 Thread Carles Xavier Munyoz Baldó
Hello, Is there any MD5 hash funcion in the openssl library ? How can I use it in a C program (parameters and return values) ? Many thanks. --- CTV-JET Carles Xavier Munyoz Baldó / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ctv.es/USERS/carles Dpto. Sistemas / System Department Clave pública PGP / PGP public K

Re: Certificate server

1999-08-12 Thread Spark
Hi, You could have a look at the OpenCA project http://www.openca.org Greetings, Hugo On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, CASTELAIN Didier wrote: > Hello, > > Is there a Certificate server in Freeware or for a trial period ? > > Thanks > > > > > SYSICOM USWEB/CKS > > Didier CAS

Explanation on standards

1999-08-12 Thread nino
Hi, I have some problems finding the following in the documentation: -- what is the DSA algorithm, and where is it explained ? Is it a short for LUCDSA (lucas functions instead of exp as in RSA)? -- what is the format NET (ie. -inform NET or -outform NET). I can see that it makes the transition

SSL for OS/2?

1999-08-12 Thread Sturm, Eberhard
I've written a mail program for OS/2. Have I a chance to incorporate SSL? Thank you in advance! /*---*/ /* Eberhard Sturm Tel: +49-251-83-31679 */ /* Universitaetsrechenzentrum Fax: +49-251-83-31

Re: Intermediate CAs and application/x-x509-user-cert

1999-08-12 Thread Julio Sánchez Fernández
Dr Stephen Henson wrote: > Anyway there are a couple of formats for "chains". The "standard" > version if PKCS#7 where you can do... > > openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile user.pem -certfile ca.pem -outform > DER -out p7.der > > You can use -certfile multiple times and each file can contain m