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26 * Helper functions to perform basic hostname validation using OpenSSL.
28 * Please read "everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-openssl.pdf" before
29 * attempting to use this code. This whitepaper describes how the code works,
30 * how it should be used, and what its limitations are.
32 * Author: Alban Diquet
33 * License: See LICENSE
37 // Get rid of OSX 10.7 and greater deprecation warnings.
38 #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
39 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
42 #include <openssl/x509v3.h>
43 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
46 #include "openssl_hostname_validation.h"
47 #include "hostcheck.h"
49 #define HOSTNAME_MAX_SIZE 255
51 #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || \
52 (defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x20700000L)
53 #define ASN1_STRING_get0_data ASN1_STRING_data
57 * Tries to find a match for hostname in the certificate's Common Name field.
59 * Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
60 * Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
61 * Returns MalformedCertificate if the Common Name had a NUL character embedded in it.
62 * Returns Error if the Common Name could not be extracted.
64 static HostnameValidationResult matches_common_name(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
65 int common_name_loc = -1;
66 X509_NAME_ENTRY *common_name_entry = NULL;
67 ASN1_STRING *common_name_asn1 = NULL;
68 const char *common_name_str = NULL;
70 // Find the position of the CN field in the Subject field of the certificate
71 common_name_loc = X509_NAME_get_index_by_NID(X509_get_subject_name((X509 *) server_cert), NID_commonName, -1);
72 if (common_name_loc < 0) {
76 // Extract the CN field
77 common_name_entry = X509_NAME_get_entry(X509_get_subject_name((X509 *) server_cert), common_name_loc);
78 if (common_name_entry == NULL) {
82 // Convert the CN field to a C string
83 common_name_asn1 = X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(common_name_entry);
84 if (common_name_asn1 == NULL) {
87 common_name_str = (char *) ASN1_STRING_get0_data(common_name_asn1);
89 // Make sure there isn't an embedded NUL character in the CN
90 if ((size_t)ASN1_STRING_length(common_name_asn1) != strlen(common_name_str)) {
91 return MalformedCertificate;
94 // Compare expected hostname with the CN
95 if (Curl_cert_hostcheck(common_name_str, hostname) == CURL_HOST_MATCH) {
105 * Tries to find a match for hostname in the certificate's Subject Alternative Name extension.
107 * Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
108 * Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
109 * Returns MalformedCertificate if any of the hostnames had a NUL character embedded in it.
110 * Returns NoSANPresent if the SAN extension was not present in the certificate.
112 static HostnameValidationResult matches_subject_alternative_name(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
113 HostnameValidationResult result = MatchNotFound;
115 int san_names_nb = -1;
116 STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAME) *san_names = NULL;
118 // Try to extract the names within the SAN extension from the certificate
119 san_names = X509_get_ext_d2i((X509 *) server_cert, NID_subject_alt_name, NULL, NULL);
120 if (san_names == NULL) {
123 san_names_nb = sk_GENERAL_NAME_num(san_names);
125 // Check each name within the extension
126 for (i=0; i<san_names_nb; i++) {
127 const GENERAL_NAME *current_name = sk_GENERAL_NAME_value(san_names, i);
129 if (current_name->type == GEN_DNS) {
130 // Current name is a DNS name, let's check it
131 const char *dns_name = (char *) ASN1_STRING_get0_data(current_name->d.dNSName);
133 // Make sure there isn't an embedded NUL character in the DNS name
134 if ((size_t)ASN1_STRING_length(current_name->d.dNSName) != strlen(dns_name)) {
135 result = MalformedCertificate;
138 else { // Compare expected hostname with the DNS name
139 if (Curl_cert_hostcheck(dns_name, hostname)
140 == CURL_HOST_MATCH) {
147 sk_GENERAL_NAME_pop_free(san_names, GENERAL_NAME_free);
154 * Validates the server's identity by looking for the expected hostname in the
155 * server's certificate. As described in RFC 6125, it first tries to find a match
156 * in the Subject Alternative Name extension. If the extension is not present in
157 * the certificate, it checks the Common Name instead.
159 * Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
160 * Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
161 * Returns MalformedCertificate if any of the hostnames had a NUL character embedded in it.
162 * Returns Error if there was an error.
164 HostnameValidationResult validate_hostname(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
165 HostnameValidationResult result;
167 if((hostname == NULL) || (server_cert == NULL))
170 // First try the Subject Alternative Names extension
171 result = matches_subject_alternative_name(hostname, server_cert);
172 if (result == NoSANPresent) {
173 // Extension was not found: try the Common Name
174 result = matches_common_name(hostname, server_cert);