5 SSL_CONF_cmd_value_type,
6 SSL_CONF_cmd - send configuration command
10 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
12 int SSL_CONF_cmd(SSL_CONF_CTX *ctx, const char *option, const char *value);
13 int SSL_CONF_cmd_value_type(SSL_CONF_CTX *ctx, const char *option);
17 The function SSL_CONF_cmd() performs configuration operation B<option> with
18 optional parameter B<value> on B<ctx>. Its purpose is to simplify application
19 configuration of B<SSL_CTX> or B<SSL> structures by providing a common
20 framework for command line options or configuration files.
22 SSL_CONF_cmd_value_type() returns the type of value that B<option> refers to.
24 =head1 SUPPORTED COMMAND LINE COMMANDS
26 Currently supported B<option> names for command lines (i.e. when the
27 flag B<SSL_CONF_FLAG_CMDLINE> is set) are listed below. Note: all B<option>
28 names are case sensitive. Unless otherwise stated commands can be used by
29 both clients and servers and the B<value> parameter is not used. The default
30 prefix for command line commands is B<-> and that is reflected below.
36 Various bug workarounds are set, same as setting B<SSL_OP_ALL>.
40 Disables support for SSL/TLS compression, same as setting
41 B<SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION>.
42 As of OpenSSL 1.1.0, compression is off by default.
46 Enables support for SSL/TLS compression, same as clearing
47 B<SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION>.
48 This command was introduced in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
49 As of OpenSSL 1.1.0, compression is off by default.
53 Disables support for session tickets, same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_TICKET>.
57 Use server and not client preference order when determining which cipher suite,
58 signature algorithm or elliptic curve to use for an incoming connection.
59 Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE>. Only used by servers.
61 =item B<-client_renegotiation>
63 Allows servers to accept client-initiated renegotiation. Equivalent to
64 setting B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_CLIENT_RENEGOTIATION>.
67 =item B<-legacy_renegotiation>
69 Permits the use of unsafe legacy renegotiation. Equivalent to setting
70 B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION>.
72 =item B<-no_renegotiation>
74 Disables all attempts at renegotiation in TLSv1.2 and earlier, same as setting
75 B<SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION>.
77 =item B<-no_resumption_on_reneg>
79 Sets B<SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION>. Only used by servers.
81 =item B<-legacy_server_connect>, B<-no_legacy_server_connect>
83 Permits or prohibits the use of unsafe legacy renegotiation for OpenSSL
84 clients only. Equivalent to setting or clearing B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT>.
86 =item B<-prioritize_chacha>
88 Prioritize ChaCha ciphers when the client has a ChaCha20 cipher at the top of
89 its preference list. This usually indicates a client without AES hardware
90 acceleration (e.g. mobile) is in use. Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_PRIORITIZE_CHACHA>.
91 Only used by servers. Requires B<-serverpref>.
93 =item B<-allow_no_dhe_kex>
95 In TLSv1.3 allow a non-(ec)dhe based key exchange mode on resumption. This means
96 that there will be no forward secrecy for the resumed session.
100 Enables strict mode protocol handling. Equivalent to setting
101 B<SSL_CERT_FLAG_TLS_STRICT>.
103 =item B<-sigalgs> I<algs>
105 This sets the supported signature algorithms for TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3.
106 For clients this value is used directly for the supported signature
107 algorithms extension. For servers it is used to determine which signature
108 algorithms to support.
110 The B<algs> argument should be a colon separated list of signature
111 algorithms in order of decreasing preference of the form B<algorithm+hash>
112 or B<signature_scheme>. B<algorithm> is one of B<RSA>, B<DSA> or B<ECDSA> and
113 B<hash> is a supported algorithm OID short name such as B<SHA1>, B<SHA224>,
114 B<SHA256>, B<SHA384> of B<SHA512>. Note: algorithm and hash names are case
115 sensitive. B<signature_scheme> is one of the signature schemes defined in
116 TLSv1.3, specified using the IETF name, e.g., B<ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256>,
117 B<ed25519>, or B<rsa_pss_pss_sha256>.
119 If this option is not set then all signature algorithms supported by the
120 OpenSSL library are permissible.
122 Note: algorithms which specify a PKCS#1 v1.5 signature scheme (either by
123 using B<RSA> as the B<algorithm> or by using one of the B<rsa_pkcs1_*>
124 identifiers) are ignored in TLSv1.3 and will not be negotiated.
126 =item B<-client_sigalgs> I<algs>
128 This sets the supported signature algorithms associated with client
129 authentication for TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3. For servers the B<algs> is used
130 in the B<signature_algorithms> field of a B<CertificateRequest> message.
131 For clients it is used to determine which signature algorithm to use with
132 the client certificate. If a server does not request a certificate this
133 option has no effect.
135 The syntax of B<algs> is identical to B<-sigalgs>. If not set, then the
136 value set for B<-sigalgs> will be used instead.
138 =item B<-groups> I<groups>
140 This sets the supported groups. For clients, the groups are sent using
141 the supported groups extension. For servers, it is used to determine which
142 group to use. This setting affects groups used for signatures (in TLSv1.2
143 and earlier) and key exchange. The first group listed will also be used
144 for the B<key_share> sent by a client in a TLSv1.3 B<ClientHello>.
146 The B<groups> argument is a colon separated list of groups. The group can
147 be either the B<NIST> name (e.g. B<P-256>), some other commonly used name
148 where applicable (e.g. B<X25519>, B<ffdhe2048>) or an OpenSSL OID name
149 (e.g. B<prime256v1>). Group names are case sensitive. The list should be
150 in order of preference with the most preferred group first.
152 Currently supported groups for B<TLSv1.3> are B<P-256>, B<P-384>, B<P-521>,
153 B<X25519>, B<X448>, B<ffdhe2048>, B<ffdhe3072>, B<ffdhe4096>, B<ffdhe6144>,
156 =item B<-curves> I<groups>
158 This is a synonym for the B<-groups> command.
160 =item B<-named_curve> I<curve>
162 This sets the temporary curve used for ephemeral ECDH modes. Only used
165 =item B<-tx_cert_comp>
167 Enables support for sending TLSv1.3 compressed certificates.
169 =item B<-no_tx_cert_comp>
171 Disables support for sending TLSv1.3 compressed certificates.
173 =item B<-rx_cert_comp>
175 Enables support for receiving TLSv1.3 compressed certificates.
177 =item B<-no_rx_cert_comp>
179 Disables support for receiving TLSv1.3 compressed certificates.
183 The B<groups> argument is a curve name or the special value B<auto> which
184 picks an appropriate curve based on client and server preferences. The
185 curve can be either the B<NIST> name (e.g. B<P-256>) or an OpenSSL OID name
186 (e.g. B<prime256v1>). Curve names are case sensitive.
188 =item B<-cipher> I<ciphers>
190 Sets the TLSv1.2 and below ciphersuite list to B<ciphers>. This list will be
191 combined with any configured TLSv1.3 ciphersuites. Note: syntax checking
192 of B<ciphers> is currently not performed unless a B<SSL> or B<SSL_CTX>
193 structure is associated with B<ctx>.
195 =item B<-ciphersuites> I<1.3ciphers>
197 Sets the available ciphersuites for TLSv1.3 to value. This is a
198 colon-separated list of TLSv1.3 ciphersuite names in order of preference. This
199 list will be combined any configured TLSv1.2 and below ciphersuites.
200 See L<openssl-ciphers(1)> for more information.
202 =item B<-min_protocol> I<minprot>, B<-max_protocol> I<maxprot>
204 Sets the minimum and maximum supported protocol.
205 Currently supported protocol values are B<SSLv3>, B<TLSv1>, B<TLSv1.1>,
206 B<TLSv1.2>, B<TLSv1.3> for TLS; B<DTLSv1>, B<DTLSv1.2> for DTLS, and B<None>
208 If either the lower or upper bound is not specified then only the other bound
209 applies, if specified.
210 If your application supports both TLS and DTLS you can specify any of these
211 options twice, once with a bound for TLS and again with an appropriate bound
213 To restrict the supported protocol versions use these commands rather than the
214 deprecated alternative commands below.
216 =item B<-record_padding> I<padding>
218 Attempts to pad TLSv1.3 records so that they are a multiple of B<padding>
219 in length on send. A B<padding> of 0 or 1 turns off padding. Otherwise,
220 the B<padding> must be >1 or <=16384.
222 =item B<-debug_broken_protocol>
226 =item B<-no_middlebox>
228 Turn off "middlebox compatibility", as described below.
232 =head2 Additional Options
234 The following options are accepted by SSL_CONF_cmd(), but are not
235 processed by the OpenSSL commands.
239 =item B<-cert> I<file>
241 Attempts to use B<file> as the certificate for the appropriate context. It
242 currently uses SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() if an B<SSL_CTX>
243 structure is set or SSL_use_certificate_file() with filetype PEM if an
244 B<SSL> structure is set. This option is only supported if certificate
245 operations are permitted.
247 =item B<-key> I<file>
249 Attempts to use B<file> as the private key for the appropriate context. This
250 option is only supported if certificate operations are permitted. Note:
251 if no B<-key> option is set then a private key is not loaded unless the
252 flag B<SSL_CONF_FLAG_REQUIRE_PRIVATE> is set.
254 =item B<-dhparam> I<file>
256 Attempts to use B<file> as the set of temporary DH parameters for
257 the appropriate context. This option is only supported if certificate
258 operations are permitted.
260 =item B<-no_ssl3>, B<-no_tls1>, B<-no_tls1_1>, B<-no_tls1_2>, B<-no_tls1_3>
262 Disables protocol support for SSLv3, TLSv1.0, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 or TLSv1.3 by
263 setting the corresponding options B<SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3>, B<SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1>,
264 B<SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1>, B<SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2> and B<SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_3>
265 respectively. These options are deprecated, use B<-min_protocol> and
266 B<-max_protocol> instead.
268 =item B<-anti_replay>, B<-no_anti_replay>
270 Switches replay protection, on or off respectively. With replay protection on,
271 OpenSSL will automatically detect if a session ticket has been used more than
272 once, TLSv1.3 has been negotiated, and early data is enabled on the server. A
273 full handshake is forced if a session ticket is used a second or subsequent
274 time. Anti-Replay is on by default unless overridden by a configuration file and
275 is only used by servers. Anti-replay measures are required for compliance with
276 the TLSv1.3 specification. Some applications may be able to mitigate the replay
277 risks in other ways and in such cases the built-in OpenSSL functionality is not
278 required. Switching off anti-replay is equivalent to B<SSL_OP_NO_ANTI_REPLAY>.
282 =head1 SUPPORTED CONFIGURATION FILE COMMANDS
284 Currently supported B<option> names for configuration files (i.e., when the
285 flag B<SSL_CONF_FLAG_FILE> is set) are listed below. All configuration file
286 B<option> names are case insensitive so B<signaturealgorithms> is recognised
287 as well as B<SignatureAlgorithms>. Unless otherwise stated the B<value> names
288 are also case insensitive.
290 Note: the command prefix (if set) alters the recognised B<option> values.
294 =item B<CipherString>
296 Sets the ciphersuite list for TLSv1.2 and below to B<value>. This list will be
297 combined with any configured TLSv1.3 ciphersuites. Note: syntax
298 checking of B<value> is currently not performed unless an B<SSL> or B<SSL_CTX>
299 structure is associated with B<ctx>.
301 =item B<Ciphersuites>
303 Sets the available ciphersuites for TLSv1.3 to B<value>. This is a
304 colon-separated list of TLSv1.3 ciphersuite names in order of preference. This
305 list will be combined any configured TLSv1.2 and below ciphersuites.
306 See L<openssl-ciphers(1)> for more information.
310 Attempts to use the file B<value> as the certificate for the appropriate
311 context. It currently uses SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() if an B<SSL_CTX>
312 structure is set or SSL_use_certificate_file() with filetype PEM if an B<SSL>
313 structure is set. This option is only supported if certificate operations
318 Attempts to use the file B<value> as the private key for the appropriate
319 context. This option is only supported if certificate operations
320 are permitted. Note: if no B<PrivateKey> option is set then a private key is
321 not loaded unless the B<SSL_CONF_FLAG_REQUIRE_PRIVATE> is set.
323 =item B<ChainCAFile>, B<ChainCAPath>, B<VerifyCAFile>, B<VerifyCAPath>
325 These options indicate a file or directory used for building certificate
326 chains or verifying certificate chains. These options are only supported
327 if certificate operations are permitted.
329 =item B<RequestCAFile>
331 This option indicates a file containing a set of certificates in PEM form.
332 The subject names of the certificates are sent to the peer in the
333 B<certificate_authorities> extension for TLS 1.3 (in ClientHello or
334 CertificateRequest) or in a certificate request for previous versions or
337 =item B<ServerInfoFile>
339 Attempts to use the file B<value> in the "serverinfo" extension using the
340 function SSL_CTX_use_serverinfo_file.
342 =item B<DHParameters>
344 Attempts to use the file B<value> as the set of temporary DH parameters for
345 the appropriate context. This option is only supported if certificate
346 operations are permitted.
348 =item B<RecordPadding>
350 Attempts to pad TLSv1.3 records so that they are a multiple of B<value> in
351 length on send. A B<value> of 0 or 1 turns off padding. Otherwise, the
352 B<value> must be >1 or <=16384.
354 =item B<SignatureAlgorithms>
356 This sets the supported signature algorithms for TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3.
358 value is used directly for the supported signature algorithms extension. For
359 servers it is used to determine which signature algorithms to support.
361 The B<value> argument should be a colon separated list of signature algorithms
362 in order of decreasing preference of the form B<algorithm+hash> or
363 B<signature_scheme>. B<algorithm>
364 is one of B<RSA>, B<DSA> or B<ECDSA> and B<hash> is a supported algorithm
365 OID short name such as B<SHA1>, B<SHA224>, B<SHA256>, B<SHA384> of B<SHA512>.
366 Note: algorithm and hash names are case sensitive.
367 B<signature_scheme> is one of the signature schemes defined in TLSv1.3,
368 specified using the IETF name, e.g., B<ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256>, B<ed25519>,
369 or B<rsa_pss_pss_sha256>.
371 If this option is not set then all signature algorithms supported by the
372 OpenSSL library are permissible.
374 Note: algorithms which specify a PKCS#1 v1.5 signature scheme (either by
375 using B<RSA> as the B<algorithm> or by using one of the B<rsa_pkcs1_*>
376 identifiers) are ignored in TLSv1.3 and will not be negotiated.
378 =item B<ClientSignatureAlgorithms>
380 This sets the supported signature algorithms associated with client
381 authentication for TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3.
382 For servers the value is used in the
383 B<signature_algorithms> field of a B<CertificateRequest> message.
385 used to determine which signature algorithm to use with the client certificate.
386 If a server does not request a certificate this option has no effect.
388 The syntax of B<value> is identical to B<SignatureAlgorithms>. If not set then
389 the value set for B<SignatureAlgorithms> will be used instead.
393 This sets the supported groups. For clients, the groups are
394 sent using the supported groups extension. For servers, it is used
395 to determine which group to use. This setting affects groups used for
396 signatures (in TLSv1.2 and earlier) and key exchange. The first group listed
397 will also be used for the B<key_share> sent by a client in a TLSv1.3
400 The B<value> argument is a colon separated list of groups. The group can be
401 either the B<NIST> name (e.g. B<P-256>), some other commonly used name where
402 applicable (e.g. B<X25519>, B<ffdhe2048>) or an OpenSSL OID name
403 (e.g. B<prime256v1>). Group names are case sensitive. The list should be in
404 order of preference with the most preferred group first.
406 Currently supported groups for B<TLSv1.3> are B<P-256>, B<P-384>, B<P-521>,
407 B<X25519>, B<X448>, B<ffdhe2048>, B<ffdhe3072>, B<ffdhe4096>, B<ffdhe6144>,
412 This is a synonym for the "Groups" command.
416 This sets the minimum supported SSL, TLS or DTLS version.
418 Currently supported protocol values are B<SSLv3>, B<TLSv1>, B<TLSv1.1>,
419 B<TLSv1.2>, B<TLSv1.3>, B<DTLSv1> and B<DTLSv1.2>.
420 The SSL and TLS bounds apply only to TLS-based contexts, while the DTLS bounds
421 apply only to DTLS-based contexts.
422 The command can be repeated with one instance setting a TLS bound, and the
423 other setting a DTLS bound.
424 The value B<None> applies to both types of contexts and disables the limits.
428 This sets the maximum supported SSL, TLS or DTLS version.
430 Currently supported protocol values are B<SSLv3>, B<TLSv1>, B<TLSv1.1>,
431 B<TLSv1.2>, B<TLSv1.3>, B<DTLSv1> and B<DTLSv1.2>.
432 The SSL and TLS bounds apply only to TLS-based contexts, while the DTLS bounds
433 apply only to DTLS-based contexts.
434 The command can be repeated with one instance setting a TLS bound, and the
435 other setting a DTLS bound.
436 The value B<None> applies to both types of contexts and disables the limits.
440 This can be used to enable or disable certain versions of the SSL,
441 TLS or DTLS protocol.
443 The B<value> argument is a comma separated list of supported protocols
444 to enable or disable.
445 If a protocol is preceded by B<-> that version is disabled.
447 All protocol versions are enabled by default.
448 You need to disable at least one protocol version for this setting have any
450 Only enabling some protocol versions does not disable the other protocol
453 Currently supported protocol values are B<SSLv3>, B<TLSv1>, B<TLSv1.1>,
454 B<TLSv1.2>, B<TLSv1.3>, B<DTLSv1> and B<DTLSv1.2>.
455 The special value B<ALL> refers to all supported versions.
457 This can't enable protocols that are disabled using B<MinProtocol>
458 or B<MaxProtocol>, but can disable protocols that are still allowed
461 The B<Protocol> command is fragile and deprecated; do not use it.
462 Use B<MinProtocol> and B<MaxProtocol> instead.
463 If you do use B<Protocol>, make sure that the resulting range of enabled
464 protocols has no "holes", e.g. if TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.2 are both enabled, make
465 sure to also leave TLS 1.1 enabled.
469 The B<value> argument is a comma separated list of various flags to set.
470 If a flag string is preceded B<-> it is disabled.
471 See the L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)> function for more details of
474 Each option is listed below. Where an operation is enabled by default
475 the B<-flag> syntax is needed to disable it.
477 B<SessionTicket>: session ticket support, enabled by default. Inverse of
478 B<SSL_OP_NO_TICKET>: that is B<-SessionTicket> is the same as setting
481 B<Compression>: SSL/TLS compression support, disabled by default. Inverse
482 of B<SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION>.
484 B<EmptyFragments>: use empty fragments as a countermeasure against a
485 SSL 3.0/TLS 1.0 protocol vulnerability affecting CBC ciphers. It
486 is set by default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS>.
488 B<Bugs>: enable various bug workarounds. Same as B<SSL_OP_ALL>.
490 B<DHSingle>: enable single use DH keys, set by default. Inverse of
491 B<SSL_OP_DH_SINGLE>. Only used by servers.
493 B<ECDHSingle>: enable single use ECDH keys, set by default. Inverse of
494 B<SSL_OP_ECDH_SINGLE>. Only used by servers.
496 B<ServerPreference>: use server and not client preference order when
497 determining which cipher suite, signature algorithm or elliptic curve
498 to use for an incoming connection. Equivalent to
499 B<SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE>. Only used by servers.
501 B<PrioritizeChaCha>: prioritizes ChaCha ciphers when the client has a
502 ChaCha20 cipher at the top of its preference list. This usually indicates
503 a mobile client is in use. Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_PRIORITIZE_CHACHA>.
504 Only used by servers.
506 B<NoResumptionOnRenegotiation>: set
507 B<SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION> flag. Only used by servers.
509 B<NoRenegotiation>: disables all attempts at renegotiation in TLSv1.2 and
510 earlier, same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION>.
512 B<UnsafeLegacyRenegotiation>: permits the use of unsafe legacy renegotiation.
513 Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION>.
515 B<UnsafeLegacyServerConnect>: permits the use of unsafe legacy renegotiation
516 for OpenSSL clients only. Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT>.
518 B<EncryptThenMac>: use encrypt-then-mac extension, enabled by
519 default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_NO_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC>: that is,
520 B<-EncryptThenMac> is the same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC>.
522 B<AllowNoDHEKEX>: In TLSv1.3 allow a non-(ec)dhe based key exchange mode on
523 resumption. This means that there will be no forward secrecy for the resumed
524 session. Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_ALLOW_NO_DHE_KEX>.
526 B<MiddleboxCompat>: If set then dummy Change Cipher Spec (CCS) messages are sent
527 in TLSv1.3. This has the effect of making TLSv1.3 look more like TLSv1.2 so that
528 middleboxes that do not understand TLSv1.3 will not drop the connection. This
529 option is set by default. A future version of OpenSSL may not set this by
530 default. Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_ENABLE_MIDDLEBOX_COMPAT>.
532 B<AntiReplay>: If set then OpenSSL will automatically detect if a session ticket
533 has been used more than once, TLSv1.3 has been negotiated, and early data is
534 enabled on the server. A full handshake is forced if a session ticket is used a
535 second or subsequent time. This option is set by default and is only used by
536 servers. Anti-replay measures are required to comply with the TLSv1.3
537 specification. Some applications may be able to mitigate the replay risks in
538 other ways and in such cases the built-in OpenSSL functionality is not required.
539 Disabling anti-replay is equivalent to setting B<SSL_OP_NO_ANTI_REPLAY>.
541 B<ExtendedMasterSecret>: use extended master secret extension, enabled by
542 default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_NO_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET>: that is,
543 B<-ExtendedMasterSecret> is the same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET>.
545 B<CANames>: use CA names extension, enabled by
546 default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_DISABLE_TLSEXT_CA_NAMES>: that is,
547 B<-CANames> is the same as setting B<SSL_OP_DISABLE_TLSEXT_CA_NAMES>.
549 B<KTLS>: Enables kernel TLS if support has been compiled in, and it is supported
550 by the negotiated ciphersuites and extensions. Equivalent to
551 B<SSL_OP_ENABLE_KTLS>.
553 B<StrictCertCheck>: Enable strict certificate checking. Equivalent to
554 setting B<SSL_CERT_FLAG_TLS_STRICT> with SSL_CTX_set_cert_flags().
556 B<TxCertificateCompression>: support sending compressed certificates, enabled by
557 default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_NO_TX_CERTIFICATE_COMPRESSION>: that is,
558 B<-TxCertificateCompression> is the same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_TX_CERTIFICATE_COMPRESSION>.
560 B<RxCertificateCompression>: support receiving compressed certificates, enabled by
561 default. Inverse of B<SSL_OP_NO_RX_CERTIFICATE_COMPRESSION>: that is,
562 B<-RxCertificateCompression> is the same as setting B<SSL_OP_NO_RX_CERTIFICATE_COMPRESSION>.
564 B<KTLSTxZerocopySendfile>: use the zerocopy TX mode of sendfile(), which gives
565 a performance boost when used with KTLS hardware offload. Note that invalid TLS
566 records might be transmitted if the file is changed while being sent. This
567 option has no effect if B<KTLS> is not enabled. Equivalent to
568 B<SSL_OP_ENABLE_KTLS_TX_ZEROCOPY_SENDFILE>. This option only applies to Linux.
569 KTLS sendfile on FreeBSD doesn't offer an option to disable zerocopy and
570 always runs in this mode.
572 B<IgnoreUnexpectedEOF>: Equivalent to B<SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF>.
573 You should only enable this option if the protocol running over TLS can detect
574 a truncation attack itself, and that the application is checking for that
579 The B<value> argument is a comma separated list of flags to set.
581 B<Peer> enables peer verification: for clients only.
583 B<Request> requests but does not require a certificate from the client.
586 B<Require> requests and requires a certificate from the client: an error
587 occurs if the client does not present a certificate. Servers only.
589 B<Once> requests a certificate from a client only on the initial connection:
590 not when renegotiating. Servers only.
592 B<RequestPostHandshake> configures the connection to support requests but does
593 not require a certificate from the client post-handshake. A certificate will
594 not be requested during the initial handshake. The server application must
595 provide a mechanism to request a certificate post-handshake. Servers only.
598 B<RequiresPostHandshake> configures the connection to support requests and
599 requires a certificate from the client post-handshake: an error occurs if the
600 client does not present a certificate. A certificate will not be requested
601 during the initial handshake. The server application must provide a mechanism
602 to request a certificate post-handshake. Servers only. TLSv1.3 only.
604 =item B<ClientCAFile>, B<ClientCAPath>
606 A file or directory of certificates in PEM format whose names are used as the
607 set of acceptable names for client CAs. Servers only. This option is only
608 supported if certificate operations are permitted.
612 =head1 SUPPORTED COMMAND TYPES
614 The function SSL_CONF_cmd_value_type() currently returns one of the following
619 =item B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_UNKNOWN>
621 The B<option> string is unrecognised, this return value can be use to flag
624 =item B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_STRING>
626 The value is a string without any specific structure.
628 =item B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_FILE>
630 The value is a filename.
632 =item B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_DIR>
634 The value is a directory name.
636 =item B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_NONE>
638 The value string is not used e.g. a command line option which doesn't take an
645 The order of operations is significant. This can be used to set either defaults
646 or values which cannot be overridden. For example if an application calls:
648 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Protocol", "-SSLv3");
649 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, userparam, uservalue);
651 it will disable SSLv3 support by default but the user can override it. If
652 however the call sequence is:
654 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, userparam, uservalue);
655 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Protocol", "-SSLv3");
657 SSLv3 is B<always> disabled and attempt to override this by the user are
660 By checking the return code of SSL_CONF_cmd() it is possible to query if a
661 given B<option> is recognised, this is useful if SSL_CONF_cmd() values are
662 mixed with additional application specific operations.
664 For example an application might call SSL_CONF_cmd() and if it returns
665 -2 (unrecognised command) continue with processing of application specific
668 Applications can also use SSL_CONF_cmd() to process command lines though the
669 utility function SSL_CONF_cmd_argv() is normally used instead. One way
670 to do this is to set the prefix to an appropriate value using
671 SSL_CONF_CTX_set1_prefix(), pass the current argument to B<option> and the
672 following argument to B<value> (which may be NULL).
674 In this case if the return value is positive then it is used to skip that
675 number of arguments as they have been processed by SSL_CONF_cmd(). If -2 is
676 returned then B<option> is not recognised and application specific arguments
677 can be checked instead. If -3 is returned a required argument is missing
678 and an error is indicated. If 0 is returned some other error occurred and
679 this can be reported back to the user.
681 The function SSL_CONF_cmd_value_type() can be used by applications to
682 check for the existence of a command or to perform additional syntax
683 checking or translation of the command value. For example if the return
684 value is B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_FILE> an application could translate a relative
685 pathname to an absolute pathname.
689 SSL_CONF_cmd() returns 1 if the value of B<option> is recognised and B<value> is
690 B<NOT> used and 2 if both B<option> and B<value> are used. In other words it
691 returns the number of arguments processed. This is useful when processing
694 A return value of -2 means B<option> is not recognised.
696 A return value of -3 means B<option> is recognised and the command requires a
697 value but B<value> is NULL.
699 A return code of 0 indicates that both B<option> and B<value> are valid but an
700 error occurred attempting to perform the operation: for example due to an
701 error in the syntax of B<value> in this case the error queue may provide
702 additional information.
706 Set supported signature algorithms:
708 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "SignatureAlgorithms", "ECDSA+SHA256:RSA+SHA256:DSA+SHA256");
710 There are various ways to select the supported protocols.
712 This set the minimum protocol version to TLSv1, and so disables SSLv3.
713 This is the recommended way to disable protocols.
715 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "MinProtocol", "TLSv1");
717 The following also disables SSLv3:
719 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Protocol", "-SSLv3");
721 The following will first enable all protocols, and then disable
723 If no protocol versions were disabled before this has the same effect as
724 "-SSLv3", but if some versions were disables this will re-enable them before
727 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Protocol", "ALL,-SSLv3");
731 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "MinProtocol", "TLSv1.2");
732 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "MaxProtocol", "TLSv1.2");
734 This also only enables TLSv1.2:
736 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Protocol", "-ALL,TLSv1.2");
738 Disable TLS session tickets:
740 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Options", "-SessionTicket");
744 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Options", "Compression");
746 Set supported curves to P-256, P-384:
748 SSL_CONF_cmd(ctx, "Curves", "P-256:P-384");
753 L<SSL_CONF_CTX_new(3)>,
754 L<SSL_CONF_CTX_set_flags(3)>,
755 L<SSL_CONF_CTX_set1_prefix(3)>,
756 L<SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx(3)>,
757 L<SSL_CONF_cmd_argv(3)>,
758 L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>
762 The SSL_CONF_cmd() function was added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
764 The B<SSL_OP_NO_SSL2> option doesn't have effect since 1.1.0, but the macro
765 is retained for backwards compatibility.
767 The B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_NONE> was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0. In earlier versions of
768 OpenSSL passing a command which didn't take an argument would return
769 B<SSL_CONF_TYPE_UNKNOWN>.
771 B<MinProtocol> and B<MaxProtocol> where added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
773 B<AllowNoDHEKEX> and B<PrioritizeChaCha> were added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
775 The B<UnsafeLegacyServerConnect> option is no longer set by default from
778 The B<TxCertificateCompression> and B<RxCertificateCompression> options were
779 added in OpenSSL 3.2.
783 Copyright 2012-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
785 Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
786 this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
787 in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
788 L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.