Reposting in openssl-dev.  Is this a bug or an oversight or an intentional 
omission?  Or am I just not doing something right?  If I modify s3_pkt.c in 
ssl3_get_record() to not fail out but to just change the version in the SSL 
session then it seems to work ok.



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Erik Tkal
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Negotiating TLS 1.0 from 1.2

TLS 1.1 would be acceptable, but the server is 1.0 (we don't have any 
implementing 1.1).  The server sends a TLS 1.0 ServerHello, which per the RFC 
should work:

   A TLS 1.2 client who wishes to negotiate with such older servers will
   send a normal TLS 1.2 ClientHello, containing { 3, 3 } (TLS 1.2) in
   ClientHello.client_version.  If the server does not support this
   version, it will respond with a ServerHello containing an older
   version number.  If the client agrees to use this version, the
   negotiation will proceed as appropriate for the negotiated protocol.

What I'm trying to figure out is how to tell OpenSSL that the client agrees to 
use this version, whereas now it generates a fatal alert.  I cannot use an 
SSLv2 handshake, as this is inside EAP-TLS.


....................................
Erik Tkal
Juniper OAC/UAC/Pulse Development



-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Abhiram Shandilya
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Negotiating TLS 1.0 from 1.2

Hi Erik:
If you only want to allow TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.0 handshakes you will need to try a 
connection with the TLSv1_2_client_method and then by TLSv1_client_method. You 
can also use SSLv23_client_method to negotiate only TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.0 using 
an SSLv2 handshake by explicitly disabling SSLv2, SSLv3 and TLSv1.1 using 
SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2|SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3|SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1). At 
least that's my understanding.
Regards
Abhi

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Erik Tkal
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Negotiating TLS 1.0 from 1.2

I have a client that I want to attempt to negotiate TLS 1.2 but will accept TLS 
1.0.  What is the magic incantation (e.g. TLSv1_client_method() vs 
TLSv1_2_client_method() in conjunction with what options)?

Specifying TLSv1_client_method() seems to only offer TLS 1.0 {3,1}.  Specifying 
TLSv1_2_client_method() offers TLS 1.2 {3,3}, but then when the server returns 
a TLS 1.0 {3,1} ServerHello, the client generates a Protocol Version alert.

How do I tell the client that this is acceptable?  Appendix E of RFC 5246 
indicates this should be possible.

I am using OpenSSL 1.0.1c.


....................................
Erik Tkal
Juniper OAC/UAC/Pulse Development


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