[Openvpn-devel,v3] Allow PKCS#11 uri to be used as --cert and --key file names

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Selva Nair Aug. 15, 2021, 12:25 p.m. UTC
From: Selva Nair <selva.nair@gmail.com>

v2 changes
  - do not allow so-path embedded in cert and key uri
  - add --pkcs11-engine option to optionally specify the
        engine and provider module to use
v3: rebase to master

If either --cert or --key is specified as a PKCS#11 uri, try to
load the certificate and key from any accessible PKCS#11 device.
This does not require linking with any pkcs11 library, but needs
pkcs11 engine to be available on the target machine.

In its simplest form, just have

--cert 'pkcs11:id=%01'

Either do not specify --key, or use the same uri for --key.
Do not include type=cert or type=private in the uri
as the same uri is used for both certificate and private key.

That's all what is required if pkcs11 engine is installed in the
right location and optionally set up to load any necessary provider
libraries (e.g., via openssl.cnf or via PKCS11_MODULE_PATH).

If both cert and key are specified, the last entry takes precedence
and is used to locate both the certificate and key. Use of different
uri's for the cert and key are not supported. Specifying --cert as
a file and --key as a uri or vice versa is treated as a usage error.

If the engine cannot be automatically loaded, or a custom engine object
has to be loaded, the engine name or shared library may be specified
using the newly added option

   --pkcs11-engine engine [module_path]

Here engine may the the engine-id that OpenSSL is configured to locate,
or the path to a shared object. The optional 'module_path' specifies
any provider module that must be loaded. It must be given as a path.
Use full path or relative path for these shared objects based on the
target system setup.

Requires building with OpenSSL engine support although the pkcs11 or
a compatible engine, and provider libraries are required only at
run time.

Signed-off-by: Selva Nair <selva.nair@gmail.com>
---
 Changes.rst                      |   6 +
 doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst |  30 +++++
 src/openvpn/options.c            |  68 +++++++++++-
 src/openvpn/options.h            |   7 ++
 src/openvpn/ssl.c                |  15 ++-
 src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h        |  10 ++
 src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c        | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 7 files changed, 315 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Selva Nair Jan. 25, 2022, 6:02 a.m. UTC | #1
On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 6:26 PM <selva.nair@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Selva Nair <selva.nair@gmail.com>
>
> v2 changes
>   - do not allow so-path embedded in cert and key uri
>   - add --pkcs11-engine option to optionally specify the
>         engine and provider module to use
> v3: rebase to master
>
> If either --cert or --key is specified as a PKCS#11 uri, try to
> load the certificate and key from any accessible PKCS#11 device.
> This does not require linking with any pkcs11 library, but needs
> pkcs11 engine to be available on the target machine.
>
> In its simplest form, just have
>
> --cert 'pkcs11:id=%01'
>

I'm withdrawing this patch as it has no prospects going forward with
engines on their way out in
OpenSSL 3.0 and beyond. Withdrawing is also an honourable way out when no
one seems to care :)

That said, in the spirit of this patch, I think we should consider reusing
"--cert" and, optionally, "--key" options when newer ways of specifying the
certificate are introduced: like "--cert <uri>" instead of a new option
"--cryptoapi-cert <foo>" etc.

Selva
<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 6:26 PM &lt;<a href="mailto:selva.nair@gmail.com" target="_blank">selva.nair@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">From: Selva Nair &lt;<a href="mailto:selva.nair@gmail.com" target="_blank">selva.nair@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
v2 changes<br>
  - do not allow so-path embedded in cert and key uri<br>
  - add --pkcs11-engine option to optionally specify the<br>
        engine and provider module to use<br>
v3: rebase to master<br>
<br>
If either --cert or --key is specified as a PKCS#11 uri, try to<br>
load the certificate and key from any accessible PKCS#11 device.<br>
This does not require linking with any pkcs11 library, but needs<br>
pkcs11 engine to be available on the target machine.<br>
<br>
In its simplest form, just have<br>
<br>
--cert &#39;pkcs11:id=%01&#39;<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m withdrawing this patch as it has no prospects going forward with engines on their way out in </div><div>OpenSSL 3.0 and beyond. Withdrawing is also an honourable way out when no one seems to care :)</div><div><br></div><div>That said, in the spirit of this patch, I think we should consider reusing &quot;--cert&quot; and, optionally, &quot;--key&quot; options when newer ways of specifying the certificate are introduced: like &quot;--cert &lt;uri&gt;&quot; instead of a new option &quot;--cryptoapi-cert &lt;foo&gt;&quot; etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Selva</div></div></div>
Gert Doering Jan. 27, 2022, 4:32 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi,

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 12:02:44PM -0500, Selva Nair wrote:
> > In its simplest form, just have
> >
> > --cert 'pkcs11:id=%01'
> 
> I'm withdrawing this patch as it has no prospects going forward with
> engines on their way out in
> OpenSSL 3.0 and beyond. Withdrawing is also an honourable way out when no
> one seems to care :)

Recorded as such.  Thanks for the patch anyway.

(And indeed, I have no current usecase for this - though it definitely
looked interesting - and too much other stuff that I needed to care for...)

> That said, in the spirit of this patch, I think we should consider reusing
> "--cert" and, optionally, "--key" options when newer ways of specifying the
> certificate are introduced: like "--cert <uri>" instead of a new option
> "--cryptoapi-cert <foo>" etc.

Let's try to keep this in mind when the next patch suggesting

 --mysecretkeystore-cert <identifier>

comes along :-)

gert

Patch

diff --git a/Changes.rst b/Changes.rst
index 0323a7f7..a556de44 100644
--- a/Changes.rst
+++ b/Changes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@  Overview of changes in 2.6
 
 New features
 ------------
+Specification of private key and certificates as PKCS#11 URI
+    ``--cert`` and ``--key`` options can take RFC7512 PKCS#11
+    URI's pointing to certificate and key in a token. Both cert
+    and key must use the same URI. Requires OpenSSL with engine
+    support and pkcs11 (or compatible) engine installed.
+
 Keying Material Exporters (RFC 5705) based key generation
     As part of the cipher negotiation OpenVPN will automatically prefer
     the RFC5705 based key material generation to the current custom
diff --git a/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst
index 00ea063a..ccc06a2e 100644
--- a/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst
+++ b/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@  certificates and keys: https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa
   authority functions, you must set up the files :code:`index.txt` (may be
   empty) and :code:`serial` (initialize to :code:`01`).
 
+--cert pkcs11-uri
+  The local peer's certificate in a PKCS#11 token specified as a RFC 7512
+  uri. Cannot be used with ``--key file``. ``--key`` must be left unspecified
+  or point to the same uri. All other requrements for the certificate
+  described under ``--cert file`` applies.
+
+  Requires OpenSSL with pkcs11 engine installed and configured. Also see
+  the option ``--pkcs11-engine``.
+
+  As the same uri is used for certificate and private key, do not include type
+  attribute (e.g., :code: `type=cert;` or :code: `type=private;` should not
+  be included)
+
 --crl-verify args
   Check peer certificate against a Certificate Revocation List.
 
@@ -208,11 +221,28 @@  certificates and keys: https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa
   generated when you built your peer's certificate (see ``--cert file``
   above).
 
+--key pkcs11-uri
+  See ``--cert pkcs11-uri`` above.
+
 --pkcs12 file
   Specify a PKCS #12 file containing local private key, local certificate,
   and root CA certificate. This option can be used instead of ``--ca``,
   ``--cert``, and ``--key``.  Not available with mbed TLS.
 
+--pkcs11-engine engine-name [module-path]
+  Specifiy the pkcs11-engine and the provider module to load when
+  certificate and private key are given as a pkcs11 URI.
+
+  If the option is unspecified, and a pkcs11 URI is used for cert/key,
+  :code:`pkcs11` engine is loaded, if it can be automatically found by
+  OpenSSL.
+
+  If specified, the cert/key must be given as a pkcs11 URI.
+
+  The engine name could be a valid engine-id or path to a shared object.
+  The module-path should be the path to a shared object. Objects in
+  non-standard locations would need to be specified as full paths.
+
 --remote-cert-eku oid
   Require that peer certificate was signed with an explicit *extended key
   usage*.
diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index 7e146db9..4933546c 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -530,6 +530,11 @@  static const char usage_message[] =
     "                   nonce_secret_len=nsl.  Set alg=none to disable PRNG.\n"
 #ifndef ENABLE_CRYPTO_MBEDTLS
     "--engine [name] : Enable OpenSSL hardware crypto engine functionality.\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+    "--pkcs11-engine name [module-path] : PKCS11 engine and provider module to use\n"
+    "                                     for cert and key specified as a pkcs11 URI.\n"
+    "                                     name could be an engine-id or a path.\n"
 #endif
     "--no-replay     : (DEPRECATED) Disable replay protection.\n"
     "--mute-replay-warnings : Silence the output of replay warnings to log file.\n"
@@ -913,6 +918,12 @@  struct pull_filter_list
     struct pull_filter *tail;
 };
 
+static bool
+is_pkcs11_uri(const char *uri)
+{
+    return (uri && !strncmp(uri, "pkcs11:", 7));
+}
+
 static const char *
 pull_filter_type_name(int type)
 {
@@ -2606,6 +2617,17 @@  options_postprocess_verify_ce(const struct options *options,
     if (options->tls_server || options->tls_client)
     {
         check_ca_required(options);
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+        if (is_pkcs11_uri(options->cert_file) != is_pkcs11_uri(options->priv_key_file))
+        {
+            msg(M_USAGE, "Use of PKCS#11 uri for --cert or --key and file name for the other is not supported");
+        }
+        else
+        if (options->pkcs11_engine && !is_pkcs11_uri(options->cert_file))
+        {
+            msg(M_USAGE, "Use of --pkcs11-engine expects --cert to be specified as a pkcs11: URI");
+        }
+#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_PKCS11
         if (options->pkcs11_providers[0])
         {
@@ -3445,8 +3467,11 @@  options_postprocess_filechecks(struct options *options)
     errs |= check_file_access_chroot(options->chroot_dir, CHKACC_FILE,
                                      options->ca_path, R_OK, "--capath");
 
-    errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->cert_file_inline, CHKACC_FILE,
+    if (!is_pkcs11_uri(options->cert_file))
+    {
+        errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->cert_file_inline, CHKACC_FILE,
                                      options->cert_file, R_OK, "--cert");
+    }
 
     errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->extra_certs_file, CHKACC_FILE,
                                      options->extra_certs_file, R_OK,
@@ -3456,9 +3481,12 @@  options_postprocess_filechecks(struct options *options)
     if (!(options->management_flags & MF_EXTERNAL_KEY))
 #endif
     {
-        errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->priv_key_file_inline,
+        if (!is_pkcs11_uri(options->priv_key_file))
+        {
+            errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->priv_key_file_inline,
                                          CHKACC_FILE|CHKACC_PRIVATE,
                                          options->priv_key_file, R_OK, "--key");
+        }
     }
 
     errs |= check_file_access_inline(options->pkcs12_file_inline,
@@ -8078,6 +8106,14 @@  add_option(struct options *options,
         }
     }
 #endif /* ENABLE_CRYPTO_MBEDTLS */
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+    else if (streq(p[0], "pkcs11-engine") && p[1] && !p[3])
+    {
+        VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_GENERAL);
+        options->pkcs11_engine = p[1];
+        options->pkcs11_engine_module = p[2]; /* may be NULL */
+    }
+#endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE */
 #ifdef ENABLE_PREDICTION_RESISTANCE
     else if (streq(p[0], "use-prediction-resistance") && !p[1])
     {
@@ -8137,6 +8173,20 @@  add_option(struct options *options,
         VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_GENERAL|OPT_P_INLINE);
         options->cert_file = p[1];
         options->cert_file_inline = is_inline;
+        if (is_pkcs11_uri(p[1]))
+        {
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+            msg(msglevel, "Use of PKCS11 uri as cert and key file names requires OpenSSL "
+                          "ENGINE support which is missing in this binary.")
+#else
+            options->priv_key_file = p[1];
+            options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri = false;
+#endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE */
+        }
     }
     else if (streq(p[0], "extra-certs") && p[1] && !p[2])
     {
@@ -8219,6 +8269,20 @@  add_option(struct options *options,
         VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_GENERAL|OPT_P_INLINE);
         options->priv_key_file = p[1];
         options->priv_key_file_inline = is_inline;
+        if (is_pkcs11_uri(p[1]))
+        {
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+            msg(msglevel, "Use of PKCS11 uri as cert and key file names requires OpenSSL "
+                          "ENGINE support which is missing in this binary.")
+#else
+            options->cert_file = p[1];
+            options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri = false;
+#endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE */
+        }
     }
     else if (streq(p[0], "tls-version-min") && p[1] && !p[3])
     {
diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.h b/src/openvpn/options.h
index b0e40cb7..19911b01 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.h
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@  struct options
 
     /* data channel crypto flags set by push/pull. Reuses the CO_* crypto_flags */
     unsigned int data_channel_crypto_flags;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+    const char *pkcs11_engine;
+    const char *pkcs11_engine_module;
+    /* flag to indicate cert and key files are specified as pkcs11 uri */
+    bool cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri;
+#endif
 };
 
 #define streq(x, y) (!strcmp((x), (y)))
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
index b2dc48be..7e8940c6 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
@@ -647,6 +647,19 @@  init_ssl(const struct options *options, struct tls_root_ctx *new_ctx, bool in_ch
             goto err;
         }
     }
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+    else if (options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri)
+    {
+        if (!tls_ctx_use_pkcs11_engine(new_ctx, options->cert_file,
+                                       options->pkcs11_engine,
+                                       options->pkcs11_engine_module))
+        {
+            msg(M_WARN, "Cannot load certificate \"%s\" using PKCS#11 engine",
+                options->cert_file);
+            goto err;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_PKCS11
     else if (options->pkcs11_providers[0])
     {
@@ -678,7 +691,7 @@  init_ssl(const struct options *options, struct tls_root_ctx *new_ctx, bool in_ch
         tls_ctx_load_cert_file(new_ctx, options->cert_file, options->cert_file_inline);
     }
 
-    if (options->priv_key_file)
+    if (options->priv_key_file && !options->cert_file_is_pkcs11_uri)
     {
         if (0 != tls_ctx_load_priv_file(new_ctx, options->priv_key_file,
                                         options->priv_key_file_inline))
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h b/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
index c877e194..dbab721e 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_backend.h
@@ -569,4 +569,14 @@  void get_highest_preference_tls_cipher(char *buf, int size);
  */
 const char *get_ssl_library_version(void);
 
+/**
+ * Load certificate and key into TLS context using pkcs11 engine
+ * @param ctx       TLS context
+ * @param cert_id   ceritificate and proivate key spec as pkcs11 URI
+ * @param engine    id or path of OpenSSL pkcs11 engine object (default: pkcs11)
+ * @param module    path of optional provider module to load with the engine
+ */
+int tls_ctx_use_pkcs11_engine(struct tls_root_ctx *tls_ctx, const char *cert_id,
+                          const char *engine, const char *module);
+
 #endif /* SSL_BACKEND_H_ */
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
index 241206fb..137234a5 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
@@ -2251,4 +2251,185 @@  get_ssl_library_version(void)
     return OpenSSL_version(OPENSSL_VERSION);
 }
 
-#endif /* defined(ENABLE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL) */
+#if HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE
+#include <openssl/ui.h>
+#include <openssl/engine.h>
+
+/* Call back method for user interface with pkcs11 engine
+ * used for PIN prompt and possibly token insertion request.
+ */
+static int
+ui_reader(UI *ui, UI_STRING *uis)
+{
+    struct user_pass token_pass;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    const char *uri = UI_get0_user_data(ui);
+    const char *prompt = UI_get0_output_string(uis);
+
+    token_pass.defined = false;
+    token_pass.nocache = true;
+
+    switch(UI_get_string_type(uis))
+    {
+        case UIT_PROMPT:
+        case UIT_VERIFY:
+            if (get_user_pass(&token_pass, NULL, prompt,
+                GET_USER_PASS_MANAGEMENT|GET_USER_PASS_PASSWORD_ONLY
+                |GET_USER_PASS_NOFATAL))
+            {
+                ret = 1;
+                UI_set_result(ui, uis, token_pass.password);
+            }
+            break;
+       case UIT_BOOLEAN:
+            if (get_user_pass(&token_pass, NULL, UI_get0_output_string(uis),
+                GET_USER_PASS_MANAGEMENT|GET_USER_PASS_NEED_OK
+                |GET_USER_PASS_NOFATAL))
+            {
+                ret = (strcmp(token_pass.password, "ok") == 0);
+                UI_set_result(ui, uis, token_pass.password);
+            }
+       case UIT_INFO:
+            msg(M_INFO, "INFO prompt from token: <%s>", prompt);
+            break;
+       case UIT_ERROR:
+            msg(M_INFO, "ERROR prompt from token: <%s>", prompt);
+            break;
+       default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static char *
+ui_prompt_constructor(UI *ui, const char *desc, const char *name)
+{
+    int len =  strlen(desc) + strlen(name) + 6;
+    char *s = malloc(len);
+    openvpn_snprintf(s, len, "%s for %s", desc, name);
+    return s;
+}
+
+static ENGINE *
+load_pkcs11_engine(const char *engine_id)
+{
+    ENGINE *e = ENGINE_by_id(engine_id);
+
+    if (e) {
+        return e;
+    }
+
+    /* try dynamic engine with engine-id as path to the engine shared object */
+    e = ENGINE_by_id("dynamic");
+    if (e)
+    {
+        if (!ENGINE_ctrl_cmd_string(e, "SO_PATH", engine_id, 0)
+            || !ENGINE_ctrl_cmd_string(e, "LOAD", NULL, 0))
+        {
+            ENGINE_free(e);
+            e = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!e)
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN, "PKCS11 engine <%s> not available", engine_id);
+    }
+    return e;
+}
+
+static ENGINE *
+setup_pkcs11_engine(const char *engine_id, const char *module_path, UI_METHOD *ui)
+{
+    if (!engine_id)
+    {
+        engine_id = "pkcs11";
+    }
+
+    msg(D_SHOW_PKCS11, "Loading pkcs11 engine <%s> with module <%s>",
+        engine_id, (module_path ? module_path : "unspecified"));
+
+    ENGINE *e = load_pkcs11_engine(engine_id);
+
+    if (e)
+    {
+	if (module_path)
+        {
+            ENGINE_ctrl_cmd_string(e, "MODULE_PATH", module_path, 0);
+        }
+        ENGINE_ctrl_cmd(e, "SET_USER_INTERFACE", 0, ui, NULL, 0);
+    }
+
+    return e;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load certificate and key into TLS context using pkcs11 engine
+ * @param ctx       TLS context
+ * @param cert_id   ceritificate and proivate key spec as pkcs11 URI
+ * @param engine    id or path of OpenSSL pkcs11 engine object (default: pkcs11)
+ * @param module    path of optional provider module to load with the engine
+ */
+int
+tls_ctx_use_pkcs11_engine(struct tls_root_ctx *tls_ctx, const char *cert_id,
+                          const char *engine, const char *module)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    EVP_PKEY *pkey = NULL;
+
+    UI_METHOD *ui = UI_create_method("openvpn");
+    if (!ui)
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN, "Failed to setup UI callback for engine");
+        return ret;
+    }
+    UI_method_set_reader(ui, ui_reader);
+    UI_method_set_prompt_constructor(ui, ui_prompt_constructor);
+
+    struct
+    {
+        const char *cert_id;
+        X509* cert;
+    } params = {cert_id, NULL};
+
+    ENGINE *e = setup_pkcs11_engine(engine, module, ui);
+    if (!e || !ENGINE_init(e))
+    {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    ENGINE_ctrl_cmd(e, "SET_CALLBACK_DATA", 0, (void *)cert_id, NULL, 0);
+
+    msg (D_SHOW_PKCS11, "Loading certificate <%s> using engine", params.cert_id);
+
+    if (!ENGINE_ctrl_cmd(e, "LOAD_CERT_CTRL", 0, &params, NULL, 0)
+        || !params.cert || !SSL_CTX_use_certificate(tls_ctx->ctx, params.cert))
+    {
+        msg (M_WARN, "Failed to load certificate <%s>", cert_id);
+        goto finish;
+    }
+
+    msg (D_SHOW_PKCS11, "Loading private key <%s> using engine", params.cert_id);
+
+    pkey = ENGINE_load_private_key(e, cert_id, ui, (void *)cert_id);
+    if (!pkey || !SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(tls_ctx->ctx, pkey))
+    {
+        msg (M_WARN, "Failed to set private key <%s> using engine", cert_id);
+        goto finish;
+    }
+    ret = 1;
+
+finish:
+    ENGINE_finish(e);
+
+cleanup:
+    ENGINE_free(e);
+    X509_free(params.cert);
+    UI_destroy_method(ui);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL_ENGINE */
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL */