From: Howard Chu Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:13:11 +0000 (+0000) Subject: ITS#6816 MozNSS doc additions from Rich Megginson @ Red Hat. Needs cleanup. X-Git-Tag: MIGRATION_CVS2GIT~156 X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c721b2b7a0b0161c459d4850a97816156c70a025;p=openldap ITS#6816 MozNSS doc additions from Rich Megginson @ Red Hat. Needs cleanup. --- diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/appendix-recommended-versions.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/appendix-recommended-versions.sdf index 4fd651eb69..dfee0e4a21 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/appendix-recommended-versions.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/appendix-recommended-versions.sdf @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Feature|Software|Version {{TERM[expand]TLS}}: |{{PRD:OpenSSL}}|0.9.7+ |{{PRD:GnuTLS}}|2.0.1 +|{{PRD:MozNSS}}|3.12.9 {{TERM[expand]SASL}}|{{PRD:Cyrus SASL}}|2.1.21+ {{TERM[expand]Kerberos}}: |{{PRD:Heimdal}}|Version diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/aspell.en.pws b/doc/guide/admin/aspell.en.pws index f7f85ff016..2d19c71684 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/aspell.en.pws +++ b/doc/guide/admin/aspell.en.pws @@ -1363,6 +1363,9 @@ lookups GnuTLS GNUtls gnutls +MozNSS +MOZNSS +moznss LTONLY SNMP timelimit diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/install.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/install.sdf index c41dab6c6c..b398dc3b79 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/install.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/install.sdf @@ -63,15 +63,16 @@ installation instructions provided with it. H3: {{TERM[expand]TLS}} -OpenLDAP clients and servers require installation of either {{PRD:OpenSSL}} -or {{PRD:GnuTLS}} +OpenLDAP clients and servers require installation of {{PRD:OpenSSL}}, + {{PRD:GnuTLS}}, or {{PRD:MozNSS}} {{TERM:TLS}} libraries to provide {{TERM[expand]TLS}} services. Though some operating systems may provide these libraries as part of the -base system or as an optional software component, OpenSSL and GnuTLS often -require separate installation. +base system or as an optional software component, OpenSSL, GnuTLS, and +Mozilla NSS often require separate installation. OpenSSL is available from {{URL: http://www.openssl.org/}}. GnuTLS is available from {{URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}}. +Mozilla NSS is available from {{URL: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/NSS}}. OpenLDAP Software will not be fully LDAPv3 compliant unless OpenLDAP's {{EX:configure}} detects a usable TLS library. diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/intro.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/intro.sdf index 591f48162a..5655032a8a 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/intro.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/intro.sdf @@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ SASL}} software which supports a number of mechanisms including {{B:{{TERM[expand]TLS}}}}: {{slapd}} supports certificate-based authentication and data security (integrity and confidentiality) services through the use of TLS (or SSL). {{slapd}}'s TLS -implementation can utilize either {{PRD:OpenSSL}} or {{PRD:GnuTLS}} software. +implementation can utilize {{PRD:OpenSSL}}, {{PRD:GnuTLS}}, +or {{PRD:MozNSS}} software. {{B:Topology control}}: {{slapd}} can be configured to restrict access at the socket layer based upon network topology information. diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/tls.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/tls.sdf index 696d824506..11b0108c4b 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/tls.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/tls.sdf @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ identities. All servers are required to have valid certificates, whereas client certificates are optional. Clients must have a valid certificate in order to authenticate via SASL EXTERNAL. For more information on creating and managing certificates, -see the {{PRD:OpenSSL}} documentation. +see the {{PRD:OpenSSL}}, {{PRD:GnuTLS}}, or {{PRD:MozNSS}} documentation, +depending on which TLS implementation libraries you are using. H3: Server Certificates @@ -89,12 +90,37 @@ this option can only be used with a filesystem that actually supports symbolic links. In general, it is simpler to use the {{EX:TLSCACertificateFile}} directive instead. +When using Mozilla NSS, this directive can be used to specify the +path of the directory containing the NSS certificate and key database +files. The certutil command can be used to add a {{TERM:CA}} certificate: + +> certutil -d -A -n "name of CA cert" -t CT,, -a -i /path/to/cacertfile.pem + +This command will add a CA certficate stored in the PEM (ASCII) formatted +file named /path/to/cacertfile.pem. -t CT,, means that the certificate is +trusted to be a CA issuing certs for use in TLS clients and servers. + H4: TLSCertificateFile This directive specifies the file that contains the slapd server certificate. Certificates are generally public information and require no special protection. +When using Mozilla NSS, if using a cert/key database (specified with +{{EX:TLSCACertificatePath}}), this directive specifies +the name of the certificate to use: + +> TLSCertificateFile Server-Cert + +If using a token other than the internal built in token, specify the +token name first, followed by a colon: + +> TLSCertificateFile my hardware device:Server-Cert + +Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name: + +> certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L + H4: TLSCertificateKeyFile This directive specifies the file that contains the private key @@ -104,6 +130,18 @@ password encrypted for protection. However, the current implementation doesn't support encrypted keys so the key must not be encrypted and the file itself must be protected carefully. +When using Mozilla NSS, this directive specifies the name of +a file that contains the password for the key for the certificate specified with +{{EX:TLSCertificateFile}}. The modutil command can be used to turn off password +protection for the cert/key database. For example, if {{EX:TLSCACertificatePath}} +specifes /etc/openldap/certdb as the location of the cert/key database, use +modutil to change the password to the empty string: + +> modutil -dbdir /etc/openldap/certdb -changepw 'NSS Certificate DB' + +You must have the old password, if any. Ignore the WARNING about the running +browser. Press 'Enter' for the new password. + H4: TLSCipherSuite This directive configures what ciphers will be accepted and the @@ -123,6 +161,13 @@ Besides the individual cipher names, the specifiers {{EX:HIGH}}, may be helpful, along with {{EX:TLSv1}}, {{EX:SSLv3}}, and {{EX:SSLv2}}. +When using Mozilla NSS, the OpenSSL cipher suite specifications are used and +translated into the format used internally by Mozilla NSS. There isn't an easy +way to list the cipher suites from the command line. The authoritative list +is in the source code for Mozilla NSS in the file sslinfo.c in the structure + +> static const SSLCipherSuiteInfo suiteInfo[] + H4: TLSRandFile This directive specifies the file to obtain random bits from when @@ -141,6 +186,8 @@ copy a few hundred bytes of arbitrary data into the file. The file is only used to provide a seed for the pseudo-random number generator, and it doesn't need very much data to work. +This directive is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. + H4: TLSEphemeralDHParamFile This directive specifies the file that contains parameters for @@ -152,6 +199,8 @@ processed. Parameters can be generated using the following command > openssl dhparam [-dsaparam] -out +This directive is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. + H4: TLSVerifyClient { never | allow | try | demand } This directive specifies what checks to perform on client certificates @@ -210,13 +259,28 @@ H4: TLS_CACERTDIR This is equivalent to the server's {{EX:TLSCACertificatePath}} option. The specified directory must be managed with the OpenSSL {{c_rehash}} -utility as well. +utility as well. If using Mozilla NSS, may contain a cert/key database. H4: TLS_CERT This directive specifies the file that contains the client certificate. This is a user-only directive and can only be specified in a user's {{.ldaprc}} file. +When using Mozilla NSS, if using a cert/key database (specified with +{{EX:TLS_CACERTDIR}}), this directive specifies +the name of the certificate to use: + +> TLS_CERT Certificate for Sam Carter + +If using a token other than the internal built in token, specify the +token name first, followed by a colon: + +> TLS_CERT my hardware device:Certificate for Sam Carter + +Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name: + +> certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L + H4: TLS_KEY diff --git a/doc/guide/preamble.sdf b/doc/guide/preamble.sdf index 966542cada..fad1964259 100644 --- a/doc/guide/preamble.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/preamble.sdf @@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ GnuTLS|http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ Heimdal|http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/ JLDAP|http://www.openldap.org/jldap/ MIT Kerberos|http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/ +MozNSS|http://developer.mozilla.org/en/NSS OpenLDAP|http://www.openldap.org/ OpenLDAP FAQ|http://www.openldap.org/faq/ OpenLDAP ITS|http://www.openldap.org/its/ diff --git a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3 b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3 index cdf7d91c68..ecb5edecb8 100644 --- a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3 +++ b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3 @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ must be .BR "char **" , and its contents need to be freed by the caller using .BR ldap_memfree (3). -Ignored by GnuTLS. +Ignored by GnuTLS and Mozilla NSS. .TP .B LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_KEYFILE Sets/gets the full-path of the certificate key file. @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ must be .BR "char **" , and its contents need to be freed by the caller using .BR ldap_memfree (3). -Ignored by GnuTLS older than version 2.2. +Ignored by GnuTLS older than version 2.2. Ignored by Mozilla NSS. .TP .B LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT Sets/gets the peer certificate checking strategy, diff --git a/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5 index 43c355f058..d160cc92af 100644 --- a/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5 +++ b/doc/man/man5/ldap.conf.5 @@ -318,10 +318,29 @@ certificates in separate individual files. The is always used before .B TLS_CACERTDIR. This parameter is ignored with GNUtls. + +When using Mozilla NSS, may contain a Mozilla NSS cert/key +database. If contains a Mozilla NSS cert/key database and +CA cert files, OpenLDAP will use the cert/key database and will +ignore the CA cert files. .TP .B TLS_CERT Specifies the file that contains the client certificate. .B This is a user-only option. +When using Mozilla NSS, if using a cert/key database (specified with +TLS_CACERTDIR), TLS_CERT specifies the name of the certificate to use: +.nf + TLS_CERT Certificate for Sam Carter +.fi +If using a token other than the internal built in token, specify the +token name first, followed by a colon: +.nf + TLS_CERT my hardware device:Certificate for Sam Carter +.fi +Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name: +.nf + certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L +.fi .TP .B TLS_KEY Specifies the file that contains the private key that matches the certificate @@ -330,6 +349,18 @@ stored in the file. Currently, the private key must not be protected with a password, so it is of critical importance that the key file is protected carefully. .B This is a user-only option. +When using Mozilla NSS, TLS_KEY specifies the name of a file that contains +the password for the key for the certificate specified with TLS_CERT. The +modutil command can be used to turn off password protection for the cert/key +database. For example, if TLS_CACERTDIR specifes /home/scarter/.moznss as +the location of the cert/key database, use modutil to change the password +to the empty string: +.nf + modutil -dbdir ~/.moznss -changepw 'NSS Certificate DB' +.fi +You must have the old password, if any. Ignore the WARNING about the running +browser. Press 'Enter' for the new password. + .TP .B TLS_CIPHER_SUITE Specifies acceptable cipher suite and preference order. @@ -364,13 +395,20 @@ In older versions of GNUtls, where gnutls\-cli does not support the option .nf gnutls\-cli \-l .fi +When using Mozilla NSS, the OpenSSL cipher suite specifications are used and +translated into the format used internally by Mozilla NSS. There isn't an easy +way to list the cipher suites from the command line. The authoritative list +is in the source code for Mozilla NSS in the file sslinfo.c in the structure +.nf + static const SSLCipherSuiteInfo suiteInfo[] +.fi .RE .TP .B TLS_RANDFILE Specifies the file to obtain random bits from when /dev/[u]random is not available. Generally set to the name of the EGD/PRNGD socket. The environment variable RANDFILE can also be used to specify the filename. -This parameter is ignored with GNUtls. +This parameter is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .TP .B TLS_REQCERT Specifies what checks to perform on server certificates in a TLS session, @@ -403,7 +441,7 @@ Specifies if the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of the CA should be used to verify if the server certificates have not been revoked. This requires .B TLS_CACERTDIR -parameter to be set. This parameter is ignored with GNUtls. +parameter to be set. This parameter is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .B can be specified as one of the following keywords: .RS @@ -421,7 +459,7 @@ Check the CRL for a whole certificate chain .B TLS_CRLFILE Specifies the file containing a Certificate Revocation List to be used to verify if the server certificates have not been revoked. This -parameter is only supported with GNUtls. +parameter is only supported with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" .TP LDAPNOINIT diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 index 6234307265..52bdf0b9ff 100644 --- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 +++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 @@ -847,6 +847,13 @@ In older versions of GNUtls, where gnutls\-cli does not support the option .nf gnutls\-cli \-l .fi +When using Mozilla NSS, the OpenSSL cipher suite specifications are used and +translated into the format used internally by Mozilla NSS. There isn't an easy +way to list the cipher suites from the command line. The authoritative list +is in the source code for Mozilla NSS in the file sslinfo.c in the structure +.nf + static const SSLCipherSuiteInfo suiteInfo[] +.fi .RE .TP .B olcTLSCACertificateFile: @@ -861,11 +868,30 @@ certificates in separate individual files. Usually only one of this or the olcTLSCACertificateFile is defined. If both are specified, both locations will be used. This directive is not supported when using GNUtls. +When using Mozilla NSS, may contain a Mozilla NSS cert/key +database. If contains a Mozilla NSS cert/key database and +CA cert files, OpenLDAP will use the cert/key database and will +ignore the CA cert files. .TP .B olcTLSCertificateFile: Specifies the file that contains the .B slapd server certificate. +When using Mozilla NSS, if using a cert/key database (specified with +olcTLSCACertificatePath), olcTLSCertificateFile specifies +the name of the certificate to use: +.nf + olcTLSCertificateFile: Server-Cert +.fi +If using a token other than the internal built in token, specify the +token name first, followed by a colon: +.nf + olcTLSCertificateFile: my hardware device:Server-Cert +.fi +Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name: +.nf + certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L +.fi .TP .B olcTLSCertificateKeyFile: Specifies the file that contains the @@ -877,6 +903,18 @@ be manually typed in when slapd starts. Usually the private key is not protected with a password, to allow slapd to start without manual intervention, so it is of critical importance that the file is protected carefully. +When using Mozilla NSS, olcTLSCertificateKeyFile specifies the name of +a file that contains the password for the key for the certificate specified with +olcTLSCertificateFile. The modutil command can be used to turn off password +protection for the cert/key database. For example, if olcTLSCACertificatePath +specifes /etc/openldap/certdb as the location of the cert/key database, use +modutil to change the password to the empty string: +.nf + modutil -dbdir /etc/openldap/certdb -changepw 'NSS Certificate DB' +.fi +You must have the old password, if any. Ignore the WARNING about the running +browser. Press 'Enter' for the new password. + .TP .B olcTLSDHParamFile: This directive specifies the file that contains parameters for Diffie-Hellman @@ -886,14 +924,14 @@ them will be processed. Note that setting this option may also enable Anonymous Diffie-Hellman key exchanges in certain non-default cipher suites. You should append "!ADH" to your cipher suites if you have changed them from the default, otherwise no certificate exchanges or verification will -be done. When using GNUtls these parameters are always generated randomly +be done. When using GNUtls or Mozilla NSS these parameters are always generated randomly so this directive is ignored. .TP .B olcTLSRandFile: Specifies the file to obtain random bits from when /dev/[u]random is not available. Generally set to the name of the EGD/PRNGD socket. The environment variable RANDFILE can also be used to specify the filename. -This directive is ignored with GNUtls. +This directive is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .TP .B olcTLSVerifyClient: Specifies what checks to perform on client certificates in an @@ -935,7 +973,7 @@ Specifies if the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of the CA should be used to verify if the client certificates have not been revoked. This requires .B olcTLSCACertificatePath -parameter to be set. This parameter is ignored with GNUtls. +parameter to be set. This parameter is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .B can be specified as one of the following keywords: .RS diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 index b198217233..d833ba0a34 100644 --- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 +++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 @@ -1064,6 +1064,13 @@ In older versions of GNUtls, where gnutls\-cli does not support the option .nf gnutls\-cli \-l .fi +When using Mozilla NSS, the OpenSSL cipher suite specifications are used and +translated into the format used internally by Mozilla NSS. There isn't an easy +way to list the cipher suites from the command line. The authoritative list +is in the source code for Mozilla NSS in the file sslinfo.c in the structure +.nf + static const SSLCipherSuiteInfo suiteInfo[] +.fi .RE .TP .B TLSCACertificateFile @@ -1077,11 +1084,30 @@ Specifies the path of a directory that contains Certificate Authority certificates in separate individual files. Usually only one of this or the TLSCACertificateFile is used. This directive is not supported when using GNUtls. +When using Mozilla NSS, may contain a Mozilla NSS cert/key +database. If contains a Mozilla NSS cert/key database and +CA cert files, OpenLDAP will use the cert/key database and will +ignore the CA cert files. .TP .B TLSCertificateFile Specifies the file that contains the .B slapd server certificate. +When using Mozilla NSS, if using a cert/key database (specified with +TLSCACertificatePath), TLSCertificateFile specifies +the name of the certificate to use: +.nf + TLSCertificateFile Server-Cert +.fi +If using a token other than the internal built in token, specify the +token name first, followed by a colon: +.nf + TLSCertificateFile my hardware device:Server-Cert +.fi +Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name: +.nf + certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L +.fi .TP .B TLSCertificateKeyFile Specifies the file that contains the @@ -1090,6 +1116,17 @@ server private key that matches the certificate stored in the .B TLSCertificateFile file. Currently, the private key must not be protected with a password, so it is of critical importance that it is protected carefully. +When using Mozilla NSS, TLSCertificateKeyFile specifies the name of +a file that contains the password for the key for the certificate specified with +TLSCertificateFile. The modutil command can be used to turn off password +protection for the cert/key database. For example, if TLSCACertificatePath +specifes /etc/openldap/certdb as the location of the cert/key database, use +modutil to change the password to the empty string: +.nf + modutil -dbdir /etc/openldap/certdb -changepw 'NSS Certificate DB' +.fi +You must have the old password, if any. Ignore the WARNING about the running +browser. Press 'Enter' for the new password. .TP .B TLSDHParamFile This directive specifies the file that contains parameters for Diffie-Hellman @@ -1100,13 +1137,13 @@ Anonymous Diffie-Hellman key exchanges in certain non-default cipher suites. You should append "!ADH" to your cipher suites if you have changed them from the default, otherwise no certificate exchanges or verification will be done. When using GNUtls these parameters are always generated randomly so -this directive is ignored. +this directive is ignored. This directive is ignored when using Mozilla NSS. .TP .B TLSRandFile Specifies the file to obtain random bits from when /dev/[u]random is not available. Generally set to the name of the EGD/PRNGD socket. The environment variable RANDFILE can also be used to specify the filename. -This directive is ignored with GNUtls. +This directive is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .TP .B TLSVerifyClient Specifies what checks to perform on client certificates in an @@ -1148,7 +1185,7 @@ Specifies if the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of the CA should be used to verify if the client certificates have not been revoked. This requires .B TLSCACertificatePath -parameter to be set. This directive is ignored with GNUtls. +parameter to be set. This directive is ignored with GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .B can be specified as one of the following keywords: .RS @@ -1166,7 +1203,7 @@ Check the CRL for a whole certificate chain .B TLSCRLFile Specifies a file containing a Certificate Revocation List to be used for verifying that certificates have not been revoked. This directive is -only valid when using GNUtls. +only valid when using GNUtls and Mozilla NSS. .SH GENERAL BACKEND OPTIONS Options in this section only apply to the configuration file section for the specified backend. They are supported by every