Re: echoping 4.1 released : a tool to test SSL servers

2001-02-23 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Stephane Bortzmeyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 14 February 2001 10:49 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: echoping 4.1 released : a tool to test SSL servers > > > > > > > > Release 4.0 of echoping

Re: echoping 4.1 released : a tool to test SSL servers

2001-02-23 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ben Laurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 14 February 2001 13:25 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: echoping 4.1 released : a tool to test SSL serv

Re: Rainbow Cryptoswift cards - information

2001-01-27 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Further to my previous message, I have not only received my Cryptoswift > card, but I actually have it working. I'm seeing a speed improvement of > around 20x on a Dual Pentium 166. Hmmm ... so we can expect about 3x on a single P3/1GHz. How much do these things cost

Re: international IE5: info for FAQ?

2000-07-04 Thread Ben Laurie
"Ralf S. Engelschall" wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 04, 2000, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > > > > N.B. I can see some GID sites using my copy of 5.01 / 56 bit. Whether this > > > > > is a server-side workaround or something else I don't know.

Re: international IE5: info for FAQ?

2000-07-04 Thread Ben Laurie
Oleg Makarenko wrote: > > Florin Andrei wrote: > > > Oleg Makarenko wrote: > > > > > > Florin Andrei wrote: > > > > > > > 56-bit IE5 works with apache_ssl but doesn't work with mod_ssl > > > > > > Was apache_ssl compiled with the same openssl library? What openssl library do > > > you us

Re: international IE5: info for FAQ?

2000-07-04 Thread Ben Laurie
"Ralf S. Engelschall" wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 03, 2000, Florin Andrei wrote: > > > > N.B. I can see some GID sites using my copy of 5.01 / 56 bit. Whether this > > > is a server-side workaround or something else I don't know. Any clues? > > > > 56-bit IE5 works with apache_ssl but doesn't

Re: GlobalID problem

1999-12-02 Thread Ben Laurie
Matthias Loepfe wrote: > Also I think it would probably be a good idea to think about supporting > the MS-StepUp in OpenSSL. Is there a spec for it? Cheers, Ben. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who

Re: OT: EAPI, DSO & stability

1999-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
"Ralf S. Engelschall" wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 30, 1999, Magnus Stenman wrote: > > > > Sorry to be a bit off topic, but I'm very curious about > > > the two questions below... > > > > > > Does someone know if there are any plans to incorporate > > > the EAPI into mainstream Apache? > > > > There w

Re: SSL and the new Apache 1.3.7 mod_vhost_alias?

1999-08-18 Thread Ben Laurie
"Ralf S. Engelschall" wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 17, 1999, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > > > I've checked through your ideas and it seems to me that they could be > > > > made to work with Apache-SSL (and hence, probably, mod_ssl), so long as > > &g

Re: SSL and the new Apache 1.3.7 mod_vhost_alias?

1999-08-17 Thread Ben Laurie
Holger Reif wrote: > > Ben Laurie schrieb: > > > > I've checked through your ideas and it seems to me that they could be > > made to work with Apache-SSL (and hence, probably, mod_ssl), so long as > > the keys don't have passphrases. > > > &g

Re: SSL and the new Apache 1.3.7 mod_vhost_alias?

1999-08-16 Thread Ben Laurie
David Harris wrote: > > > Has anyone looked into implementing this? We currently support > > thousands and thousands of virtual hosts and have (literally) > > megabytes of configruation files with complex IfDefine and > > Include directives that take Apache minutes to process, so moving > > to m

Re: mod_ssl for apachw 1.2.6?

1999-08-03 Thread Ben Laurie
"Ralf S. Engelschall" wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 03, 1999, Svante Sörmark wrote: > > > are there any ssl patches available for older versions of apache? i need to > > use apache with oracles (binary only) modules for 1.2.6, and i really need > > ssl too... oracles webserver just sucks too much. > >

Re:

1999-07-31 Thread Ben Laurie
Daniel Reichenbach wrote: > - New Icons included for Apache SSL, Restart and Shutdown function. If you are going to refer to Apache SSL all the time, you could at least use it. Cheers, Ben. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people:

Re: Re^2: Differences?

1999-07-30 Thread Ben Laurie
Steffen Dettmer wrote: > > > > can anyone drop me a line about the differences of Apache-SSL and Apache > > > with mod_ssl? Is the only difference that one is a patch and the other a > > > module or are there more differences (I guess so ;) ? > > > > Neither is a module. They are both patches. >

Re: Differences?

1999-07-28 Thread Ben Laurie
Tim Niemueller wrote: > > Hi there, > > can anyone drop me a line about the differences of Apache-SSL and Apache > with mod_ssl? Is the only difference that one is a patch and the other a > module or are there more differences (I guess so ;) ? Neither is a module. They are both patches. Cheers

Re: [PATCH] ssl session id as environment var

1999-05-21 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ben Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > No user session that > > > is. My idea is to have the user authenticate, and then bind the user id to > > > the ssl sess

Re: [PATCH] ssl session id as environment var

1999-05-20 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ben Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > The idea behind this is to make the ssl session id available so that other > > > modules may use the ssl session id as a `key' into

Re: [PATCH] ssl session id as environment var

1999-05-20 Thread Ben Laurie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This patch makes the ssl session id available via the environment variable > SSL_SESSION_ID. Apache modules may obtain this ssl session id via the > "ap::mod_ssl::var_lookup" EAPI hook. The value of this ssl session id is > actually the concatenation of the hex repres

Re: Netscape 4.6 ciphers

1999-05-17 Thread Ben Laurie
Magnus Stenman wrote: > > Found this in the "What's new file" for Netscape 4.6: > > New 56-bit DES ciphers added to both export and US versions > (requires new SSL cipher suite server-side) > > What is this, and does mod_ssl (or is is OpenSSL) support it? I added them to OpenSSL when they

Re: Benchmarks not Bickerings : (What is the difference...)

1999-05-14 Thread Ben Laurie
Harry Zink wrote: > > > I'm just saying that there is a definite need for some third-party > > point-by-point comparison. > > Considering that at this point not only have many mod_SSL users provided > suggestions and support for this benchmark project, but Ralph was one of the > first to jump in

Re: gcache vs. DBM

1999-05-11 Thread Ben Laurie
Tim Armbruster wrote: > > When do the performance disadvantages of gcache come into play? What disadvantages? Cheers, Ben. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to tr

Re: What is the difference between apache-ssl and apache-modssl?

1999-05-05 Thread Ben Laurie
en follow... > > On Wed, May 05, 1999, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > [...] > > d) Apache-SSL supports DSOs. > > Are you sure, Ben? At least I still cannot image how you support DSO while > Apache-SSL still uses direct symbol references between the Apache core and the > ap

Re: What is the difference between apache-ssl and apache-modssl?

1999-05-05 Thread Ben Laurie
tom minchin wrote: > > On Tue, May 04, 1999 at 07:40:58PM -0400, John Ioannidis wrote: > > Are they just different distributions, or are there fundamental differences? > > > > I couldn't find the answer to this in the FAQs of either. > > > > I hope this isn't yet another religious thing... > > >

OpenSSL/SSLeay Security Alert

1999-03-22 Thread Ben Laurie
reuse when appropriate. Known exploits -- There are no known exploits of this security hole. Ben Laurie, for the OpenSSL team. -- http://www.apache-ssl.org/ben.html "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He to

Re: RFC: encrypted serverkeys WHY??

1999-03-10 Thread Ben Laurie
Steffen Dettmer wrote: > > BTW, a few months ago we had a long thread about this topic. > > Look inside the sw-mod-ssl mailing list archives for details. > > Sorry, I couldn't find it... I crawled through lot's of mails, but such a > discussion I haven't found... Hmmm ... there was certainly muc

Re: config, compile, install help - php3, ssl, apache 1.3.x

1999-03-02 Thread Ben Laurie
Harry Zink wrote: > > >Would it be easier to wipe my source dir and restart from scratch or can I > >simply add-in php3? > > Been there, done that - still can't get it to work myself. > > I installed the apapche 1.3.4+mod_SSL rpm that is floating around on > Ralph's site - it works wonderfuly b

Re: [apache-ssl] Re: Random number generator initialisation

1999-01-11 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 1999, Bodo Moeller wrote: > > I would like to have directives that tell the software packages how to > > find randomness -- e.g. something allowing me to do things like > > SSLRandomInit "dd if=/dev/random count=2" > > SSLRandomInit "ps -Alf"

Re: ANNOUNCE: OpenSSL (Take 2)

1999-01-08 Thread Ben Laurie
Anonymous wrote: > > Ben Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > o The OpenSSL project's code will be published under an Open Source license. > > This license will apply only to the modifications made by the OpenSSL team > > and contributors. Eri

ANNOUNCE: OpenSSL (Take 2)

1999-01-07 Thread Ben Laurie
the joint effort are currently (in alphabetical order): Ben Laurie Mark Cox Paul Sutton Ralf Engelschall Stephen Henson This group jointly control the direction of the OpenSSL project in a way similar to the way the Apache Group works. Others may be invited to join in the future on

Re: Known server where per-URL client-auth is done?

1998-12-16 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > I just want to _try_ to connext in order to observe the SSL protocol > details the Netscape server uses when forcing the SSL renegotation. Why? Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Consultant

Re: Known server where per-URL client-auth is done?

1998-12-09 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 09, 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > > Does anyone know an existing webserver on the net where SSL client > > > authentication is requested on a per-URL basis? And does anyone know the URL > > > of such a server, so

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-11-18 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 18, 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > >[...] > > > My $0.02, if it's worth anything. But if that's the way you code > > > Apache-SSL, I'm very glad my friend pointed me to mod_ssl. > > > > If you

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-11-18 Thread Ben Laurie
pointed me to mod_ssl. If you want to use a system where programming errors are "corrected" by removing the assertions that reveal them, that is your choice, of course. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Consultant |Fax: +

Re: gcache, testing, namevirtual with same cert

1998-11-15 Thread Ben Laurie
e and you (presumably) incorporated the fix into ssl_gcache. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Consultant |Fax: +44 (181) 735 0689|http://www.apache.org/ and Technical Director|Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | A.L. Digital Ltd, |Apach

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-11-01 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 31, 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > >[...] > > > While you may think that the only way to run a SSL server is where no one > > > can login, no users can run any programs on it, etc. in the real world > > > that is

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-11-01 Thread Ben Laurie
Marc Slemko wrote: > > On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > Ah, I also forgot to mention that an attacker with the ability to talk > > to gcache can completely screw you with just legitimate messages - by > > poisoning your cache. They can presumably also get

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-11-01 Thread Ben Laurie
Marc Slemko wrote: > > On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > This is far to general a criterion. Some kinds of I/O are completely > > deterministic (given correct code). I agree that to assert on user input > > is not a brilliant idea, but on a tightly li

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
ons should not be used in place of error handling. Do not put words into my mouth. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Consultant |Fax: +44 (181) 735 0689|http://www.apache.org/ and Technical Director|Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 31, 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > >[...] > > > | nRead=saferead(nFD,&usLength,sizeof usLength); > > > | assert(nRead == sizeof usLength); > > > > > > Here the assert makes sure that really the

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 31, 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > > H??? Do you mean it cannot occur in practice? Or do I misunderstand you > > > here. As I said: We not even need an attacker: When an I/O read

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
nyway. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Consultant |Fax: +44 (181) 735 0689|http://www.apache.org/ and Technical Director|Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | A.L. Digital Ltd, |Apache-SSL author http://www.apache-ssl.org/ London, En

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
course. > > As I said: As long as the assertions are not I/O or input related they are ok. > But they are very problematic for a production system when they depend on > input coming from external sources. And the external source in this case is? Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie

Re: [apache-ssl] Assertions considered bad!? (was: Re: [apache-ssl] Invalid method in request)

1998-10-31 Thread Ben Laurie
about it, especially if accompanied by patches. Where I draw the line is with statements like "assertions are inherently bad". I'll also admit that my coding style is more biased towards defending against programmer error than attackers, but it is programmer errors that attackers

Re: gcache session does not expire as requested - bug!

1998-10-02 Thread Ben Laurie
Maert Laak wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Ben Laurie wrote: > > > From: Ben Laurie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: gcache session does not expire as requested - bug! > > > > Ralf S. Engelschall wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 01, 1998, Maert Laa

Re: gcache session does not expire as requested - bug!

1998-10-02 Thread Ben Laurie
mod_ssl 2.0.12. Thanks for the hint. If it is a bug, it is a bug in the C compiler. Uninitialised static variables are guaranteed to be set to zero. What system was this on? Which compiler? Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie|Phone: +44 (181) 735 0686| Apache Group member Freelance Con