feat: S39 authorise a TLS peer by certificate fingerprint (Core + OpenSSL) - #806
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WalkthroughThe change adds a C-compatible RFC 5425 fingerprint API and integrates SHA-1 and SHA-256 certificate pinning into OpenSSL verification. It adds credential validation, error reporting, tests, documentation, OpenSSL fakes, and MISRA suppression updates. ChangesTLS fingerprint authorisation
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Pinned TLS peers may still be rejected when certificate-chain verification fails before the leaf fingerprint is evaluated, undermining pin-only authorization for issuer-presented certificates. One integration test also leaks a temporary certificate on assertion failure. Resolve the authorization-path concern before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant OpenSslStream
participant VerifyCallback
participant X509Certificate
participant SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint
OpenSslStream->>VerifyCallback: invoke peer verification
VerifyCallback->>X509Certificate: obtain leaf certificate digest
X509Certificate-->>VerifyCallback: SHA-1 or SHA-256 digest
VerifyCallback->>SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint: authorise configured pins
SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint-->>VerifyCallback: return authorisation result
VerifyCallback-->>OpenSslStream: accept or reject verification
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In `@Core/Source/SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint.c`:
- Line 137: Rename the c parameter to character in both the
TlsFingerprint_HexValue forward declaration and its definition, updating all
references within the function while preserving behavior.
- Around line 154-185: Update SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint_InspectList to return
SOLIDSYSLOG_TLS_FINGERPRINT_LIST_MALFORMED immediately when count is nonzero and
fingerprints is NULL, and likewise when any fingerprints[i] entry is NULL before
calling TlsFingerprint_InspectOne. Preserve the existing state aggregation for
valid lists and entries.
In `@docs/rfc-compliance.md`:
- Line 114: Update the RFC 5425 compliance summary counts to 13 Supported, 3
Partial, 0 Not Met, and 5 N/A, ensuring the published matrix and compliance
snapshot totals match the current entries.
In `@Platform/OpenSsl/Source/SolidSyslogOpenSslStream.c`:
- Around line 394-407: Update OpenSslStream_DigestCertificate to obtain the
certificate through a named SelfFromArg-style helper instead of casting its
void* context directly. Add the required line-specific MISRA D.002 suppression
for that callback conversion, while preserving the existing digest behavior and
buffer handling.
In `@Tests/SolidSyslogTlsFingerprintTest.cpp`:
- Around line 45-136: Extract the repeated rejection setup and assertion into an
intent-named CHECK_* macro, keeping the fingerprint output object and
CHECK_FALSE(SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint_Parse(...)) inside a plain compound block
so failures retain each test’s caller location. Replace the repeated bodies of
the ten rejection tests with this helper while preserving their inputs and test
names.
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In `@Core/Source/SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint.c`:
- Line 216: Update the initialization of peerLength in
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333-340: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winContinue eligible trust errors until the pinned leaf is checked.
When
OpenSslStream_VerifyPeerreceivespreverifyOk == 0for a non-leaf chain-trust error, it returns zero. OpenSSL then stops verification beforeOpenSslStream_VerifyPinnedLeafchecks the leaf. A matching pin cannot authorise this peer.When fingerprints are configured and no trust anchor is installed, continue only
OpenSslStream_IsChainTrustError(...)failures at non-leaf depths. KeepOpenSslStream_VerifyPinnedLeafauthoritative at depth 0. Add an integration test for a matching pinned leaf with an intermediate certificate and no trusted root. The handshake must succeed. A different leaf must still fail withSOLIDSYSLOG_OPENSSL_STREAM_ERROR_PEER_FINGERPRINT_MISMATCHED.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@Platform/OpenSsl/Source/SolidSyslogOpenSslPemFileCredentialsStatic.c`:
- Line 81: Rename the Boolean variable present to a hasX or isX-style name that
reflects the peer-fingerprint availability check. In the associated loop,
replace i with a descriptive lowerCamelCase index name and initialize the size_t
index with 0U, updating all references consistently.
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In `@Platform/OpenSsl/Source/SolidSyslogOpenSslStream.c`:
- Around line 333-340: Update OpenSslStream_VerifyPeer to continue verification
for non-leaf OpenSslStream_IsChainTrustError failures when fingerprints are
configured and no trust anchor is installed, allowing the chain to reach depth
0. Keep OpenSslStream_VerifyPinnedLeaf authoritative at the leaf, and add
integration coverage confirming a matching pinned leaf succeeds without a
trusted root while a different leaf fails with
SOLIDSYSLOG_OPENSSL_STREAM_ERROR_PEER_FINGERPRINT_MISMATCHED.
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In `@Tests/OpenSslIntegration/SolidSyslogOpenSslStreamIntegrationTest.cpp`:
- Around line 538-545: Move the stranger certificate from the test body into the
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Purpose
Part of #753 — RFC 5425 §5.1 requires that a peer be authorisable by its
certificate fingerprint, which the library did not offer. This delivers the
Core parser and authoriser and the first of the two TLS platforms. The Mbed TLS
half follows as its own PR;
docs/rfc-compliance.md§5.1 moves from Not Met toPartial rather than to Supported until it lands.
Change Description
Core owns the parsing and the comparison; the pack owns the digest.
SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint.hparses the §4.2.2 form, walks a pin list, andasks for the digest through a callback, so neither TLS pack repeats the parser
and neither reaches for the other's hashing API.
sha-1andsha-256areaccepted, uppercase hex only, exact length or the pin does not parse.
Pins are inspected before the handshake, not during it.
SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint_InspectListruns once per connection, so a pin thatcould never match is a configuration fault reported at Open rather than a
refusal that looks like the peer's, and a
sha-1pin is warned of once ratherthan once per certificate.
The OpenSSL refusal travels through
X509_V_ERR_APPLICATION_VERIFICATION.A verify callback recovers the stream from the store context's ex_data, digests
the leaf with
X509_digest, and refuses through the code OpenSSL reserves foran application's own check — which
SSL_get_verify_resultthen hands back tothe existing refusal-detail switch, so the report names the fingerprint rather
than a generic handshake failure.
Chain trust is waived only where a missing anchor is the objection. With no
trust anchors and a matching pin, the six errors that a missing anchor alone
produces are waived; every other verdict stands, so a pin does not extend a
certificate's validity period, and where anchors and pins are both configured
both must be satisfied.
SOLIDSYSLOG_OPENSSL_STREAM_ERROR_PEER_FINGERPRINT_MISMATCHEDis checked first in
RefusalDetailbecause it is the check that actuallyrefused.
A pinned peer suppresses the missing-
ServerNamewarning, per the contract:a pin names the exact certificate rather than a subject inside a CA's namespace,
so it is the stronger declaration of identity.
Three MISRA findings the new Core file raised were fixed rather than deviated —
there is no existing 10.1, 10.6 or 10.8 deviation to cite. The hex conversion
now matches against a digit table instead of doing arithmetic on a
char, whichalso drops its dependence on
'A'–'F'being contiguous, and the label tablemoved into its single caller rather than taking a D.012 suppression it does not
fit.
Test Evidence
Red-green throughout, Core first and the pack against it.
SolidSyslogTlsFingerprintTest.cpp— 15 parse tests (the RFC's own example,both algorithms, and every way the form can be wrong: unknown label, missing
colon, a
sha-10prefix, wrong length, lowercase, non-hex, punctuation, a-separator) and 12 authorise/inspect tests driving a digest fake.SolidSyslogOpenSslStreamTest.cpp— the malformed andsha-1list outcomes,the suppressed hostname warning, callback registration and app-data
attachment, and the verify callback across match, mismatch, digest failure,
issuer depth, unpinned peer, the full six-code waiver table, and both
precedence cases.
SolidSyslogOpenSslPemFileCredentialsTest.cpp— the config's pins reachInstalled, and none are reported when none are configured.SolidSyslogOpenSslStreamIntegrationTest.cpp— seven scenarios against thereal libssl: a pin as the only authorisation, a mismatch, an expired
certificate whose pin matches (refused as expired, which is the waiver's
boundary), anchors and pin agreeing, a trusted chain with no matching pin, the
sha-1warning, and a malformed pin.1568 unit tests and 24 suites pass.
SolidSyslogTlsFingerprint.cis at 100%line and branch. cppcheck-misra is back to the six findings the branch already
had, clang-format and clang-tidy are clean, and the manifests are unchanged.
Areas Affected
Core gains one TU and one public header.
SolidSyslogOpenSslPemFileCredentialsConfiggains two fields — additive, so no API break. The Mbed TLS pack is untouched and
still reports no fingerprints, which is why its divergence note stays and the
OpenSSL one is deleted.
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