crypto: deprecate use of external dh-params.pem file

GNUTLS has deprecated use of externally provided diffie-hellman
parameters. Since 3.6.0 it will automatically negotiate DH params
in accordance with RFC7919.

Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>

diff --git a/crypto/tlscreds.c b/crypto/tlscreds.c
index 9912e3ffbf1d599e4d93567bc99244f5180175b4..3d25efe425d83b583232db19a6bfdf0204c85e68 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/tlscreds.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscreds.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi-types-crypto.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "tlscredspriv.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
@@ -38,22 +39,7 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_get_dh_params_file(QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
 
     trace_qcrypto_tls_creds_load_dh(creds, filename ? filename : "<generated>");
 
-    if (filename == NULL) {
-        ret = gnutls_dh_params_init(dh_params);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Unable to initialize DH parameters: %s",
-                       gnutls_strerror(ret));
-            return -1;
-        }
-        ret = gnutls_dh_params_generate2(*dh_params, DH_BITS);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            gnutls_dh_params_deinit(*dh_params);
-            *dh_params = NULL;
-            error_setg(errp, "Unable to generate DH parameters: %s",
-                       gnutls_strerror(ret));
-            return -1;
-        }
-    } else {
+    if (filename != NULL) {
         GError *gerr = NULL;
         gchar *contents;
         gsize len;
@@ -67,6 +53,10 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_get_dh_params_file(QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
             g_error_free(gerr);
             return -1;
         }
+        warn_report_once("Use of an external DH parameters file '%s' is "
+                         "deprecated and will be removed in a future release",
+                         filename);
+
         data.data = (unsigned char *)contents;
         data.size = len;
         ret = gnutls_dh_params_init(dh_params);
@@ -87,6 +77,8 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_get_dh_params_file(QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
                        filename, gnutls_strerror(ret));
             return -1;
         }
+    } else {
+        *dh_params = NULL;
     }
 
     return 0;

diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsanon.c b/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
index 646574d6aecac4a2bd097a70863eef75e9ce065f..1551382e1f66237d33d8943bc0432816068dbc4b 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_anon_load(QCryptoTLSCredsAnon *creds,
             return -1;
         }
 
-        gnutls_anon_set_server_dh_params(box->data.anonserver,
-                                         box->dh_params);
+        if (box->dh_params) {
+            gnutls_anon_set_server_dh_params(box->data.anonserver,
+                                             box->dh_params);
+        }
     } else {
         ret = gnutls_anon_allocate_client_credentials(&box->data.anonclient);
         if (ret < 0) {

diff --git a/crypto/tlscredspsk.c b/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
index 8879c84ea766ea7aff9f18a42da2a5a9ca30ebaa..e1b1e1a613e2465a560fc4c16ee8c565e7c56f17 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_psk_load(QCryptoTLSCredsPSK *creds,
                        gnutls_strerror(ret));
             goto cleanup;
         }
-        gnutls_psk_set_server_dh_params(box->data.pskserver,
-                                        box->dh_params);
+        if (box->dh_params) {
+            gnutls_psk_set_server_dh_params(box->data.pskserver,
+                                            box->dh_params);
+        }
     } else {
         box = qcrypto_tls_creds_box_new_client(GNUTLS_CRD_PSK);
 

diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
index 397ff4caa9fd7ca423233638a5944066a0e57132..e28fcdc6ffe15060710749f706c7d79fb9d5c8d0 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
@@ -683,7 +683,9 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_load(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
                                                  errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
-        gnutls_certificate_set_dh_params(box->data.cert, box->dh_params);
+        if (box->dh_params) {
+            gnutls_certificate_set_dh_params(box->data.cert, box->dh_params);
+        }
     }
     creds->parent_obj.box = g_steal_pointer(&box);
 

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 4ee98d66460196bdd867f277580527f889e674a9..03e29915f0aa4a32908aafc085fc0b2ca2923d09 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -385,6 +385,15 @@ Options are:
     - move backing file to NVDIMM storage and keep ``pmem=on``
       (to have NVDIMM with persistence guaranties).
 
+Using an external DH (Diffie-Hellman) parameters file (since 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Loading of external Diffie-Hellman parameters from a 'dh-params.pem'
+file is deprecated and will be removed with no replacement in a
+future release. Where no 'dh-params.pem' file is provided, the DH
+parameters will be automatically negotiated in accordance with
+RFC7919.
+
 Device options
 --------------
 

diff --git a/docs/system/tls.rst b/docs/system/tls.rst
index a4f6781d62905230fe5c536ba2f152fa1826bf96..44c4bf04e9517c5ba3627300b3a722f20c78110a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/system/tls.rst
+++ b/docs/system/tls.rst
@@ -251,11 +251,13 @@ When specifying the object, the ``dir`` parameters specifies which
 directory contains the credential files. This directory is expected to
 contain files with the names mentioned previously, ``ca-cert.pem``,
 ``server-key.pem``, ``server-cert.pem``, ``client-key.pem`` and
-``client-cert.pem`` as appropriate. It is also possible to include a set
-of pre-generated Diffie-Hellman (DH) parameters in a file
-``dh-params.pem``, which can be created using the
-``certtool --generate-dh-params`` command. If omitted, QEMU will
-dynamically generate DH parameters when loading the credentials.
+``client-cert.pem`` as appropriate.
+
+While it is possible to include a set of pre-generated Diffie-Hellman
+(DH) parameters in a file ``dh-params.pem``, this facility is now
+deprecated and will be removed in a future release. When omitted the
+DH parameters will be automatically negotiated in accordance with
+RFC7919.
 
 The ``endpoint`` parameter indicates whether the credentials will be
 used for a network client or server, and determines which PEM files are