[stunnel-users] Confusion regarding part of stunnel.conf

Thu Feb 10 09:37:21 CET 2011

On Wed, 2011-02-09 18:13:30 -0600, Dave wrote:
> [..]
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> 1) What are the necessary settings for "authentication stuff" to prevent  
> the MITM attack vector mentioned in stunnel.conf?

As far as I understood the whole thing, you need level two or three to
force the peer to use a certificate at all.

> 2) What is the proper way to set up (self-signed) certs to prevent such  
> an attack?  Can a self-signed cert be used at a verify level of 2 or 3?

Self-signed certificates can't be checked against a certificate
authority (and can't be revoked). For self-signed certificates to be
handled sensibly, you need level three.

BTW, level three is not 'higher' than level two, just 'different':
Level two checks the certificate against a CA, while level three
checks it for being locally installed.

HTH,

Ludolf

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