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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 19:33:14 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 19:33:14 +0000 |
commit | 36d22d82aa202bb199967e9512281e9a53db42c9 (patch) | |
tree | 105e8c98ddea1c1e4784a60a5a6410fa416be2de /security/nss/lib/ssl/notes.txt | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 115.7.0esr.upstream/115.7.0esr
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/security/nss/lib/ssl/notes.txt b/security/nss/lib/ssl/notes.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7a8998a85c --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/lib/ssl/notes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public +# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this +# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + +SSL's Buffers: enumerated and explained. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +incoming: + +gs = ss->gather +hs = ss->ssl3->hs + +gs->inbuf incoming (encrypted) ssl records are placed here, + and then decrypted (or copied) to gs->buf. + +gs->buf ssl3_HandleHandshake puts decrypted ssl records here. + +hs.msg_body When an incoming handshake message spans more + than one ssl record, the first part(s) of it are accumulated + here until it all arrives. + +hs.msgState an alternative set of pointers/lengths for gs->buf. + Used only when a handleHandshake function returns SECWouldBlock. + ssl3_HandleHandshake remembers how far it previously got by + using these pointers instead of gs->buf when it is called + after a previous SECWouldBlock return. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +outgoing: + +sec = ss->sec +ci = ss->sec->ci /* connect info */ + +ci->sendBuf Outgoing handshake messages are appended to this buffer. + This buffer will then be sent as a single SSL record. + +sec->writeBuf outgoing ssl records are constructed here and encrypted in + place before being written or copied to pendingBuf. + +ss->pendingBuf contains outgoing ciphertext that was saved after a write + attempt to the socket failed, e.g. EWouldBlock. + Generally empty with blocking sockets (should be no incomplete + writes). + +ss->saveBuf Used only by socks code. Intended to be used to buffer + outgoing data until a socks handshake completes. However, + this buffer is always empty. There is no code to put + anything into it. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +SECWouldBlock means that the function cannot make progress because it is +waiting for some event OTHER THAN socket I/O completion (e.g. waiting for +user dialog to finish). It is not the same as EWOULDBLOCK. + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Rank (order) of locks + +recvLock ->\ firstHandshake -> recvbuf -> ssl3Handshake -> xmitbuf -> "spec" +sendLock ->/ + +crypto and hash Data that must be protected while turning plaintext into +ciphertext: + +SSl3: (in ssl3_SendPlainText) + ss->ssl3 (the pointer) + ss->ssl3->current_write* (the pointer and the data in the spec + and any data referenced by the spec. + + ss->sec->isServer + ss->sec->writebuf* (ptr & content) locked by xmitBufLock + "buf" locked by xmitBufLock + +crypto and hash data that must be protected while turning ciphertext into +plaintext: + +SSL3: (in ssl3_HandleRecord ) + ssl3->current_read* (the pointer and all data refernced) + ss->sec->isServer + + +Data that must be protected while being used by a "writer": + +ss->pendingBuf.* +ss->saveBuf.* (which is dead) + +in ssl3_sendPlainText + +ss->ssl3->current_write-> (spec) +ss->sec->writeBuf.* +ss->sec->isServer + +in SendBlock + +ss->sec->writeBuf.* +ss->pendingBuf + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Data variables (not const) protected by the "sslGlobalDataLock". +Note, this really should be a reader/writer lock. + +cipherSuites[] ssl3con.c |