July 2019 - stunnel-users

Possible to verify client certificate BUT ignore expiration-date?
by Brent Kimberley 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Would libfaketime or run_as_date help? Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:48:39 -0400 From: Christopher Schultz <chris(a)christopherschultz.net> To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org Subject: Re: [stunnel-users] Possible to verify client certificate BUT ignore expiration-date? Eric, (Coming back to this.) On 5/14/19 14:41, Eric Eberhard wrote: > Chris, > > There are "real" certificates you purchase from a certificate authority and pay an annual fee. If this is https you pretty much need that or the user gets errors. By private I meant "self signed." > > However, openssl has an option to create a certificate. You type the name, address, whatever, and it makes a certificate. It is JUST AS GOOD as a purchased certificate (except https or perhaps others that want certificate authority certificates). I use them for FTP and SSH and many things . > > openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365 > > You can put your own expire date(days) when you make the cert. A screen will come up and ask 20 questions :-) If you cannot do it (don't have openssl installed) I can do it for you. It certainly will work as a stop-gap. We don't need it for https as it is Apache on a machine that is hosted. So... everything above is exactly what we do with this vendor. We don't have a problem getting a well-known-CA to sign the certificate. We have (had) a problem with the vendor just getting the damned work done. Yes, I know it is a 5-minute process but when you are dealing with a big company where you have to have 6 managers in multiple time zones call each other to confirm the problem, have a meeting about the solution, determine a course of action, allocate a resource to perform the work, QA the solution, then get an IT review of everything before placing something into production, that 5-minute fix can take days or weeks. I just wanted to say "I still trust this certificate, even though it has expired." Is that possible to do without recompiling stunnel? Thanks, -chris

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Re: [stunnel-users] Possible to verify client certificate BUT ignore expiration-date?
by Christopher Schultz 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Eric, (Coming back to this.) On 5/14/19 14:41, Eric Eberhard wrote: > Chris, > > There are "real" certificates you purchase from a certificate authority and pay an annual fee. If this is https you pretty much need that or the user gets errors. By private I meant "self signed." > > However, openssl has an option to create a certificate. You type the name, address, whatever, and it makes a certificate. It is JUST AS GOOD as a purchased certificate (except https or perhaps others that want certificate authority certificates). I use them for FTP and SSH and many things . > > openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365 > > You can put your own expire date(days) when you make the cert. A screen will come up and ask 20 questions :-) If you cannot do it (don't have openssl installed) I can do it for you. It certainly will work as a stop-gap. We don't need it for https as it is Apache on a machine that is hosted. So... everything above is exactly what we do with this vendor. We don't have a problem getting a well-known-CA to sign the certificate. We have (had) a problem with the vendor just getting the damned work done. Yes, I know it is a 5-minute process but when you are dealing with a big company where you have to have 6 managers in multiple time zones call each other to confirm the problem, have a meeting about the solution, determine a course of action, allocate a resource to perform the work, QA the solution, then get an IT review of everything before placing something into production, that 5-minute fix can take days or weeks. I just wanted to say "I still trust this certificate, even though it has expired." Is that possible to do without recompiling stunnel? Thanks, -chris > -----Original Message----- > From: stunnel-users [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Schultz > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 6:49 AM > To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org > Subject: Re: [stunnel-users] Possible to verify client certificate BUT ignore expiration-date? > > Eric, > > On 5/13/19 18:06, Eric Eberhard wrote: >> Use openssl to make a private cert? > > What is a "private cert"? > > Also, I need to trust an existing certificate... If they can create a new certificate, then I can just trust the new one. I'm looking for a stop-gap measure, here. > > Thanks, > -chris > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: stunnel-users [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Christopher Schultz >> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 2:28 PM >> To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org >> Subject: [stunnel-users] Possible to verify client certificate BUT ignore expiration-date? >> >> All, >> >> Does anyone know if it is possible to perform all other verification of a client certificate EXCEPT allow the certificate to have expired? >> >> We have a vendor whose certificate has expired, and we want to allow >> their old certificate to work while they chase their tails trying to >> figure out the best way to re-issue a new cert for us. *eyeroll* >> >> Is it possible? >> >> Thanks, >> -chris >> >> >> >> > > >

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OCSP problem - wrong cert validated
by Mark Currie 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Hi, I am having a problem using OCSP with Stunnel. client: stunnel-5.55, server: stunnel-5.49, both using openssl-1.0.2k-fips. When I use the openssl ocsp command it works fine e.g.: openssl ocsp -issuer idca-rootca.pem -CAfile idca-rootca.pem -cert server-cert.pem -url http://10.0.0.166:40040 Response verify OK server-cert.pem: good Wireshark: OCSP request contains the server cert serial number, and OCSP response returns "certStatus: good(0)". However, when I use Stunnel the OCSP lookup fails (Connection reset by peer), and in the Stunnel log I get: LOG3[0]: OCSP: OCSP_basic_verify: ocsp_vfy.c:166: error:27069070:OCSP routines:OCSP_basic_verify:root ca not trusted Wireshark: OCSP request now contains the issuer (idca) instead of the server cert serial number, and the OCSP response returns "certStatus: unknown (2)". I have tried various combinations of cert and CA pem files e.g. server cert on its own, then including idca, then including both idca and rootca. I have also tried all combinations of CA cert, even including all certs in it. I am testing Stunnel using SSH over TLS and here are the configs: Stunnel client config: [ssh] CAfile = idca-rootca.pem cert = client-cert.pem key = client-key.pem accept=40010 connect=10.0.0.166:40010 verifyPeer = yes OCSP = http://10.0.0.166:40040 Stunnel server config: [sshd] CAfile = idca-rootca.pem cert = server-cert.pem key = server-key.pem accept = 10.0.0.166:40010 connect = 22 Appreciate any help with this problem.

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Academic doubt about firewall bypass
by Brent Kimberley 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

Which scenario did you have in mind? [HTTP CLIENT] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]--><whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[HTTP Server] OR[HTTP Client] -->[Forward-proxy client]-> [STUNNEL CLIENT]--> <whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[REVERSE-PROXY server]--><whatever>--> [HTTP SERVER ] From: Hugo Marello <hugo.marello(a)gmail.com> To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org Hello guys, I'm new to using stunnel but I find it quite a powerful tool. I'm doing a POC on how we can bypass our firewall even with DPI, and chose to use stunnel for an extra layer of cryptography. You don't have to worry about access to any VM mentioned here. Here is my scenario: [CLIENT BROWSER] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]-->[FIREWALL]-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[REVERSE PROXY]-->[FREE INTERNET] So far I succeeded in getting HTTP working using stunnel CONNECT protocol to the firewall and going all the way through. The problem is when I try to access HTTPS, the connection get set to the stunnel server but it keeps waiting for something. Double checked all the logs, firewall can't discern, stunnel server get the connection, reverse proxy also get the socket connection. My hypothesis is that stunnel client gets the CONNECT from the browser and discard it, it uses its own way to connect to the firewall, instead of encrypting the CONNECT all the way through. As it may seems, I need a way to send 2 CONNECT packages. Does anyone know how can I proceed? Follow my configs: client = yes output = /var/log/stunnel4/stunnel.log debug = 7 [bypassclient] accept = 4000 connect = firewall.example:3128 protocolHost = destination.com:443 protocol = connect requireCert = no verifyChain = no verifyPeer = no -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [bypassserver] accept = 0.0.0.0:443 connect = reverseproxy.com:8888 cert = /etc/ssl/cert.pem key = /etc/ssl/key.pem ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you all in advance, already digging throw the source code (quite lost tough), Hugo

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Re: [stunnel-users] stunnel-users Digest, Vol 180, Issue 1
by Hugo Marello 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

I was thinking something more simple like the first scenario. [HTTP?CLIENT] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]--><whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[HTTP Server] But the end would be an HTTPS server, which would require a CONNECT to get things going. So: [HTTP Client] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]--> <whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[REVERSE-PROXY server]--> [HTTPS SERVER] Em ter, 9 de jul de 2019 às 07:00, <stunnel-users-request(a)stunnel.org> escreveu: > Send stunnel-users mailing list submissions to > stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.stunnel.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/stunnel-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > stunnel-users-request(a)stunnel.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > stunnel-users-owner(a)stunnel.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of stunnel-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Academic doubt about firewall bypass (Brent Kimberley) > 2. How to turn off logging (David Yunker) > 3. Re: How to turn off logging (Thomas Eifert) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 16:42:39 +0000 (UTC) > From: Brent Kimberley <brent_kimberley(a)rogers.com> > To: <stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org> > Cc: "hugo.marello(a)gmail.com" <hugo.marello(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [stunnel-users] Academic doubt about firewall bypass > Message-ID: <182803560.2815516.1562604159801(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Which scenario did you have in mind? > [HTTP?CLIENT] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]--><whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[HTTP > Server]?OR[HTTP Client] -->[Forward-proxy client]->?[STUNNEL CLIENT]--> > <whatever>-->[STUNNEL SERVER]-->[REVERSE-PROXY server]--><whatever>--> > [HTTP SERVER ] > > > > From: Hugo Marello <hugo.marello(a)gmail.com> > To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org > > Hello guys, > I'm new to using stunnel but I find it quite a powerful tool. I'm doing a > POC on how we can bypass our firewall even with DPI, and chose to use > stunnel for an extra layer of cryptography. You don't have to worry about > access to any VM mentioned here. Here is my scenario: > > [CLIENT BROWSER] -->[STUNNEL CLIENT]-->[FIREWALL]-->[STUNNEL > SERVER]-->[REVERSE PROXY]-->[FREE INTERNET] > > So far I succeeded in getting HTTP working using stunnel CONNECT protocol > to the firewall and going all the way through. The problem is when I try to > access HTTPS, the connection get set to the stunnel server but it keeps > waiting for something. Double checked all the logs, firewall can't discern, > stunnel server get the connection, reverse proxy also get the socket > connection. My hypothesis is that stunnel client gets the CONNECT from the > browser and discard it, it uses its own way to connect to the firewall, > instead of encrypting the CONNECT all the way through. As it may seems, I > need a way to send 2 CONNECT packages. Does anyone know how can I proceed? > > Follow my configs: > client = yes > output = /var/log/stunnel4/stunnel.log > debug = 7 > > [bypassclient] > accept = 4000 > connect = firewall.example:3128 > protocolHost = destination.com:443 > protocol = connect > requireCert = no > verifyChain = no > verifyPeer = no > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > [bypassserver] > accept = 0.0.0.0:443 > connect = reverseproxy.com:8888 > cert = /etc/ssl/cert.pem > key = /etc/ssl/key.pem > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Thank you all in advance, already digging throw the source code (quite lost > tough), > Hugo >

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Re: [stunnel-users] Error during linking Stunnel 5.55
by Eric Eberhard 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

The whole 32 bit vs 64 bit thing is a pain. On Windows and Linux you have to load all kinds of unobvious things. On AIX it just works. Code from 1988 (when I lost source code for half a dozen programs) still works on current machines. Why the others make it SO HARD is beyond me. In AIX old code works. One flag – saying you want 64 bit – is all you need to add to the Makefile. Otherwise is just works as always. It took me MONTHS to figure out how to make Linuc work – had to yum 32 bit, 64 bit, a compat set, etc. Nightmare. Wish people would consider keeping things compatible like IBM does. Ditto on new features. Any new feature you merely need to add a flag, and all is good. Otherwise the old ones keep working. An example is POSIX. With IBM/AIX you could do things the old way, or set a flag for POSIX. Yes, we have had the same source (with updates, I did do the POSIX updates) since 1988. Never a problem. Partly, I think, because they don’t deprecate ANYTHING. Use the old routines if you like. Or not if you chose. Your problem is not having ALL of the required libraries! That is it. Finding what you need is the challenge. Eric From: stunnel-users [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heinsbroek, Peter Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2019 6:20 AM To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org Subject: [stunnel-users] Error during linking Stunnel 5.55 I tried to build stunnel from the sources. The compiling goes well ,but the linking gives an error When comping 32bit I get : sthreads.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _CRYPTO_set_id_callback referenced in function _sthreads_init ..\bin\win32\stunnel.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460' Stop. Anyone knows how to solve. Met vriendelijke groet, Peter Heinsbroek ICT Specialist – IDM TTS BTN/NL-TEC-Generic-Infra-S2 T: +31 (0) 88 265 9869 M: +31 (0) 6 53753244 Burg. Rijnderslaan 30 – Nederland <https://atos.net/> atos.net <https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-heinsbroek-10467b52/> This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, Atos’ liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. On all offers and agreements under which Atos Nederland B.V. supplies goods and/or services of whatever nature, the Terms of Delivery from Atos Nederland B.V. exclusively apply. The Terms of Delivery shall be promptly submitted to you on your request.

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Re: [stunnel-users] How to turn off logging
by Eric Eberhard 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

Yes - just difficult :) We have our own logging in our application and we don't want stunnel's logging (or on screen error messages) to occur. We want them to go to our log files. So simply go to log.c and change the log_error() routines. I keep notes of any changes I make so that when I get new version I can repeat them. Eric From: stunnel-users [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Yunker Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 2:47 PM To: stunnel-users(a)stunnel.org Subject: [stunnel-users] How to turn off logging To whom it may concern, I would like to know if there is a way to disable logging or set a size limit or to have it overwrite the log file each time a new log is started? I am using the Windows version of Stunnel. Thank you for your help.

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Error during linking Stunnel 5.55
by Heinsbroek, Peter 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

I tried to build stunnel from the sources. The compiling goes well ,but the linking gives an error When comping 32bit I get : sthreads.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _CRYPTO_set_id_callback referenced in function _sthreads_init ..\bin\win32\stunnel.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\bin\HostX86\x86\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460' Stop. Anyone knows how to solve. Met vriendelijke groet, [Atos logo] Peter Heinsbroek ICT Specialist – IDM TTS BTN/NL-TEC-Generic-Infra-S2 T: +31 (0) 88 265 9869 M: +31 (0) 6 53753244 Burg. Rijnderslaan 30 – Nederland atos.net<https://atos.net/> [LinkedIn icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-heinsbroek-10467b52/> This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, Atos’ liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. On all offers and agreements under which Atos Nederland B.V. supplies goods and/or services of whatever nature, the Terms of Delivery from Atos Nederland B.V. exclusively apply. The Terms of Delivery shall be promptly submitted to you on your request.

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How to turn off logging
by David Yunker 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

To whom it may concern, I would like to know if there is a way to disable logging or set a size limit or to have it overwrite the log file each time a new log is started? I am using the Windows version of Stunnel. Thank you for your help.

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