iaik.security.ssl
Interface SSLCommunication

All Known Subinterfaces:

TLS13Communication, TLSCommunication

All Known Implementing Classes:

SSLSocket, SSLTransport

public interface SSLCommunication

SSLCommunication is an interface that defines all SSL relevant public methods. It exists solely to offer a common interface to SSLTransport and SSLSocket.

See Also:

SSLSocket, SSLTransport

Method Summary

void	close() Close this SSL socket.
CipherSuite	getActiveCipherSuite() Returns the active cipher suite.
CompressionMethod	getActiveCompressionMethod() Returns the active compression method.
int	getActiveProtocolVersion() Return the active SSL protocol version.
SSLContext	getContext() Returns the SSLContext of this SSLSocket.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Returns an input stream for this socket.
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() Returns an output stream for this socket.
java.security.cert.X509Certificate[]	getPeerCertificateChain() Returns the certificate chain sent by the peer or null if the peer has no certificate.
CipherSuiteList	getPeerSupportedCipherSuiteList() Return the list of cipher suites known to be supported by the remote peer.
CompressionMethod[]	getPeerSupportedCompressionMethods() Return the compression methods supported by the remote peer.
Session	getSession() Returns the currently active Session for this SSLSocket.
boolean	getUseClientMode() Returns whether or not this socket resides on the client side of the connection.
void	renegotiate() Start a renegotiating SSL handshake.
void	setAutoHandshake(boolean on) Can be used to switch off the automatic start of the handshake procedure.
void	setDebugStream(java.io.OutputStream os) Enables debugging mode.
void	setDebugStream(java.io.Writer writer) Enables debugging mode.
void	setUseClientMode(boolean mode) Select client or server mode for this socket.
void	shutdown() Shuts the SSL layer down.
void	startHandshake() Start the SSL handshake process.

Method Detail

getContext

SSLContext getContext()

Returns the SSLContext of this SSLSocket.

Returns:

the SSLContext

setAutoHandshake

void setAutoHandshake(boolean on)

Can be used to switch off the automatic start of the handshake procedure.

If auto handshake is switched off the application has to start the handshaking process manually using the method startHandshake(). This kind of operation is used when connecting over a proxy or firewall.

Parameters:

on - true if handshake should start automatically, false otherwise

See Also:

startHandshake()

getPeerCertificateChain

java.security.cert.X509Certificate[] getPeerCertificateChain()

Returns the certificate chain sent by the peer or null if the peer has no certificate. X509Certificate[0] contains the peers certificate. X509Certificate[len-1] contains the top CA certificate.

In SSLv2 this will always just return the server's certificate (protocol limitation). Note that some SSLv3/TLS server do not include self signed certificates as those will have to be obtained and verified using a different method anyway.

Returns:

the certificate chain sent by the peer

getActiveProtocolVersion

int getActiveProtocolVersion()

Return the active SSL protocol version. The value will be one of those defined in SSLContext.

Returns:

the active protocol version

See Also:

SSLContext

getActiveCipherSuite

CipherSuite getActiveCipherSuite()

Returns the active cipher suite.

Returns:

the active cipher suite

See Also:

CipherSuite

getActiveCompressionMethod

CompressionMethod getActiveCompressionMethod()

Returns the active compression method.

Returns:

the active compression method

See Also:

CompressionMethod

getPeerSupportedCipherSuiteList

CipherSuiteList getPeerSupportedCipherSuiteList()

Return the list of cipher suites known to be supported by the remote peer. This list will have different contents depending on the active protocol version and whether we are client or server, i.e. there may be some ciphersuites missing:

• For SSLv3/TLS servers this method returns all ciphersuites supported by the client (those sent in its ClientHello message).
• For SSLv3/TLS clients this method returns the list containing the active ciphersuite as its only element.
• For SSLv2 clients this method returns the ciphersuites shared with the server (those returned in its ServerHello message).
• If the handshake has not yet been completed the empty list is returned.

See Also:

CipherSuite, getActiveCipherSuite()

getPeerSupportedCompressionMethods

CompressionMethod[] getPeerSupportedCompressionMethods()

Return the compression methods supported by the remote peer. For the contents returned the same rules apply as with getPeerSupportedCipherSuiteList(), see there with the exception of the SSLv2 case. As there are no compression in SSLv2 the empty array is returned.

See Also:

CompressionMethod, getActiveCompressionMethod()

getSession

Session getSession()

Returns the currently active Session for this SSLSocket.

Returns:

the active Session

renegotiate

void renegotiate()
                 throws java.io.IOException

Start a renegotiating SSL handshake. This is essentially the same as starting a new connection and a new handshake, only that it is done on the current connection. This renegotiating handshake will use session caching if possible. If you do not want that, invalidate the current session using getSession().invalidate() before calling renegotiate, see below for more information.

Basically there are two reasons you might want to initiate renegotiation:

• You want to negotiate new session parameters, e.g. use a different ciphersuite or a different client certificate. In other words, you want to do a full handshake without session caching.
• The current connection has been established for a very long time and a lot of data has been sent, making the connection possibly vulnerable to known ciphertext attacks. In this case you will just want to change the encryption keys used, which can be achieved by using a short handshake using session caching. It will refresh all keys and IVs based on the random numbers exchanged in the hello messages.

If this method is called when the SSL connection has not yet been established it behaves as if startHandshake() had been called. Note that in versions prior to iSaSiLk 3.0beta2 renegotiation would always perform a full handshake. Also note that renegotiation is not available for SSLv2 (limitation of the protocol).

This method locks the InputStream and the OutputStream for exclusive access before proceeding with the handshake. That means that for the duration of the handshake procedure no communication is possible and more importantly that the handshake can not begin until possible blocking read() and write() calls by other threads have completed.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs during the handshake procedure

startHandshake

void startHandshake()
                    throws java.io.IOException

Start the SSL handshake process. The SSL handshake is the initial phase of the protocol that performs authentication, key exchange, and security parameter selection. An application will usually not need to call this method because it is automatically invoked by getInputStream() and getOutputStream() unless setAutoHandshake() is set to false. If this method is called when the handshake has already been completed it does nothing.

This method locks the InputStream and the OutputStream for exclusive access before proceeding with the handshake. That means that for the duration of the handshake procedure no communication is possible and more importantly that the handshake can not begin until possible blocking read() and write() calls by other threads have completed.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs during the handshake procedure

See Also:

setAutoHandshake(boolean)

setUseClientMode

void setUseClientMode(boolean mode)
                      throws java.io.IOException

Select client or server mode for this socket. This method can be used to manually select whether we are in the SSL client or server role for this connection. Note that there must be always one client and one server in a connection, the client is the one to send the first handshake message, and the server must have certificates necessary for the ciphersuite used.

This selection can only be made prior to the initial SSL handshake. If the method is called made afterwards an SSLException is thrown.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getUseClientMode

boolean getUseClientMode()

Returns whether or not this socket resides on the client side of the connection.

getOutputStream

java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Returns an output stream for this socket. Invoking this method starts the SSL handshake if setAutoHandshake() is true and it has not been started already.

Returns:

an output stream for writing bytes to this socket

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs when creating the output stream

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Returns an input stream for this socket. Invoking this method starts the SSL handshake if setAutoHandshake() is true and it has not been started already.

Returns:

an input stream for reading bytes from this socket.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs when creating the input stream.

setDebugStream

void setDebugStream(java.io.Writer writer)

Enables debugging mode. In debugging mode status information is printed during the handshake procedure. To disable debugging again set the output to null.

Parameters:

writer - the Writer to which debug information shall be written

setDebugStream

void setDebugStream(java.io.OutputStream os)

Enables debugging mode. In debugging mode status information is printed during the handshake procedure. To disable debugging again set the output to null.

Parameters:

os - the OutputStream to which debug information shall be written

shutdown

void shutdown()
              throws java.io.IOException

Shuts the SSL layer down. Once this has been done this socket can no longer be used, i.e. read() calls return EOF and write() calls are ignored.

A SSL layer shutdown occurs in the following cases:

• An application calls this method.
• An IOException occurs trying to read from or write to this socket.
• The SSL connection is closed normally by the remote peer by sending an SSL closure alert warning.
• Some error occurs in the SSL processing. This includes MAC verification errors, errors due to configuration errors (certificates or keys missing), and alerts sent by the remote peer.

If the shutdown occurs due to an error the current session is automatically marked non reusable.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs when closing this SSLSocket

close

void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Close this SSL socket. This method first invokes shutdown() and then close the underlying transport.

This method will never be called by the library itself, it will always just call shutdown(). It is the responsibility of the application to always close the socket when communication has been completed. Once the socket has been closed read() and write() calls will throw SocketExceptions. The behaviour described here is compatible with the original Java sockets.

Throws:

java.io.IOException