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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
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5SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback,
6SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg,
7SSL_set_msg_callback,
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8SSL_set_msg_callback_arg,
9SSL_trace
e091367d 10- install callback for observing protocol messages
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11
12=head1 SYNOPSIS
13
14 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
15
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16 void SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback(SSL_CTX *ctx,
17 void (*cb)(int write_p, int version,
18 int content_type, const void *buf,
19 size_t len, SSL *ssl, void *arg));
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20 void SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg(SSL_CTX *ctx, void *arg);
21
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22 void SSL_set_msg_callback(SSL *ssl,
23 void (*cb)(int write_p, int version,
24 int content_type, const void *buf,
25 size_t len, SSL *ssl, void *arg));
15658d0c 26 void SSL_set_msg_callback_arg(SSL *ssl, void *arg);
1d8634b1 27
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28 void SSL_trace(int write_p, int version, int content_type,
29 const void *buf, size_t len, SSL *ssl, void *arg);
30
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31=head1 DESCRIPTION
32
33SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback() or SSL_set_msg_callback() can be used to
bfcf1356 34define a message callback function I<cb> for observing all SSL/TLS/QUIC
1d8634b1 35protocol messages (such as handshake messages) that are received or
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36sent, as well as other events that occur during processing.
37SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg() and SSL_set_msg_callback_arg()
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38can be used to set argument I<arg> to the callback function, which is
39available for arbitrary application use.
40
41SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback() and SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg() specify
42default settings that will be copied to new B<SSL> objects by
9b86974e 43L<SSL_new(3)>. SSL_set_msg_callback() and
1d8634b1 44SSL_set_msg_callback_arg() modify the actual settings of an B<SSL>
e091367d 45object. Using a B<NULL> pointer for I<cb> disables the message callback.
1d8634b1 46
bfcf1356 47When I<cb> is called by the SSL/TLS/QUIC library the function arguments have the
e091367d 48following meaning:
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49
50=over 4
51
52=item I<write_p>
53
54This flag is B<0> when a protocol message has been received and B<1>
55when a protocol message has been sent.
56
57=item I<version>
58
59The protocol version according to which the protocol message is
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60interpreted by the library such as B<TLS1_3_VERSION>, B<TLS1_2_VERSION>,
61B<OSSL_QUIC1_VERSION> etc. This is set to 0 for the SSL3_RT_HEADER pseudo
62content type (see NOTES below).
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63
64=item I<content_type>
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66This is one of the content type values defined in the protocol specification
67(B<SSL3_RT_CHANGE_CIPHER_SPEC>, B<SSL3_RT_ALERT>, B<SSL3_RT_HANDSHAKE>; but never
68B<SSL3_RT_APPLICATION_DATA> because the callback will only be called for protocol
69messages). Alternatively it may be a "pseudo" content type. These pseudo
70content types are used to signal some other event in the processing of data (see
71NOTES below).
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72
73=item I<buf>, I<len>
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75I<buf> points to a buffer containing the protocol message or other data (in the
76case of pseudo content types), which consists of I<len> bytes. The buffer is no
77longer valid after the callback function has returned.
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78
79=item I<ssl>
80
81The B<SSL> object that received or sent the message.
82
83=item I<arg>
84
85The user-defined argument optionally defined by
86SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg() or SSL_set_msg_callback_arg().
87
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88=back
89
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90The SSL_trace() function can be used as a pre-written callback in a call to
91SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback() or SSL_set_msg_callback(). It requires a BIO to be
92set as the callback argument via SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg() or
93SSL_set_msg_callback_arg(). Setting this callback will cause human readable
94diagostic tracing information about an SSL/TLS/QUIC connection to be written to
95the BIO.
96
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97=head1 NOTES
98
99Protocol messages are passed to the callback function after decryption
100and fragment collection where applicable. (Thus record boundaries are
101not visible.)
102
103If processing a received protocol message results in an error,
104the callback function may not be called. For example, the callback
105function will never see messages that are considered too large to be
106processed.
107
108Due to automatic protocol version negotiation, I<version> is not
109necessarily the protocol version used by the sender of the message: If
110a TLS 1.0 ClientHello message is received by an SSL 3.0-only server,
111I<version> will be B<SSL3_VERSION>.
112
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113Pseudo content type values may be sent at various points during the processing
114of data. The following pseudo content types are currently defined:
115
116=over 4
117
118=item B<SSL3_RT_HEADER>
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bfcf1356 120Used when a TLS record is sent or received. The B<buf> contains the record header
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121bytes only.
122
123=item B<SSL3_RT_INNER_CONTENT_TYPE>
124
125Used when an encrypted TLSv1.3 record is sent or received. In encrypted TLSv1.3
126records the content type in the record header is always
127SSL3_RT_APPLICATION_DATA. The real content type for the record is contained in
128an "inner" content type. B<buf> contains the encoded "inner" content type byte.
129
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130=item B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_DATAGRAM>
131
132Used when a QUIC datagram is sent or received.
133
134=item B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_PACKET>
135
136Used when a QUIC packet is sent or received.
137
138=item B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_FULL>
139
140Used when a QUIC frame is sent or received. This is only used for non-crypto
141and stream data related frames. The full QUIC frame data is supplied.
142
143=item B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_HEADER>
144
145Used when a QUIC stream data or crypto frame is sent or received. Only the QUIC
146frame header data is supplied.
147
148=item B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_PADDING>
149
150Used when a sequence of one or more QUIC padding frames is sent or received.
151A padding frame consists of a single byte and it is common to have multiple
152such frames in a sequence. Rather than supplying each frame individually the
153callback will supply all the padding frames in one go via this pseudo content
154type.
155
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156=back
157
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158=head1 RETURN VALUES
159
160SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback(), SSL_CTX_set_msg_callback_arg(), SSL_set_msg_callback()
161and SSL_set_msg_callback_arg() do not return values.
162
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163=head1 SEE ALSO
164
b97fdb57 165L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_new(3)>
1d8634b1 166
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167=head1 HISTORY
168
fc5ecadd 169The pseudo content type B<SSL3_RT_INNER_CONTENT_TYPE> was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
e091367d 170
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171The pseudo content types B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_DATAGRAM>, B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_PACKET>,
172B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_FULL>, B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_HEADER> and
173B<SSL3_RT_QUIC_FRAME_PADDING> were added in OpenSSL 3.2.
174
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175=head1 COPYRIGHT
176
da1c088f 177Copyright 2001-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
e2f92610 178
4746f25a 179Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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180this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
181in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
182L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
183
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