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authorGravatar m0gg2007-01-15 18:29:44 +0000
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Documentation enhancements (from wiki)
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diff --git a/nanohttp/nanohttp-ssl.h b/nanohttp/nanohttp-ssl.h
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--- a/nanohttp/nanohttp-ssl.h
+++ b/nanohttp/nanohttp-ssl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/******************************************************************
-* $Id: nanohttp-ssl.h,v 1.28 2007/01/05 09:03:34 m0gg Exp $
+* $Id: nanohttp-ssl.h,v 1.29 2007/01/15 18:29:44 m0gg Exp $
*
* CSOAP Project: A http client/server library in C
* Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Rochester Institute of Technology
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
*
* @section nanohttp_ssl_toc_sec Table of contents
*
+ * - @ref nanohttp_ssl_overview_sec
+ * - @ref nanohttp_ssl_configuration_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_key_generation_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_cert_generation_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_ca_generation_sec
@@ -35,8 +37,32 @@
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_ca_key_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_sign_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_cmdline_sec
+ * - @ref nanohttp_ssl_verification_sec
* - @ref nanohttp_ssl_faq_sec
*
+ * @section nanohttp_ssl_overview_sec How to create an SSL enabled HTTP service
+ *
+ * There are tow basic steps involved in using nanoHTTP to create an SSL enabled
+ * HTTP service.
+ *
+ * -# @ref nanohttp_ssl_configuration_sec
+ * -# @ref nanohttp_ssl_key_generation_sec
+ *
+ * Additionally you may:
+ *
+ * - Add the requisite command line arguments to your application
+ * - Write a certifcate verification routine
+ *
+ * @section nanohttp_ssl_configuration_sec Compilation with SSL support
+ *
+ * nanoHTTP uses OpenSSL for its SSL support, therefore OpenSSL must be installed
+ * first. To compile in SSL support, simply provide the --with-ssl argument to
+ * configure.
+ *
+ * @code
+ * $ ./configure --with-ssl
+ * @endcode
+ *
* @section nanohttp_ssl_key_generation_sec Simple key generation
*
* @code
@@ -107,6 +133,67 @@
* of the certificates.
* @endcode
*
+ * @section nanohttp_ssl_verification_sec Write a certificate verification routine
+ *
+ * Your verification script must take an X509 * as its only argument and it
+ * should return an int. The CSOAP library provides a helper function verify_sn()
+ * to assist in writing certificate verification routines. You by no means need
+ * to use it! verify_sn() takes the following arguments:
+ *
+ * - X509 *cert - a pointer to the X509 cert passed into your verify function
+ * - int who - one of two values, CERT_SUBJECT or CERT_ISSUER to specify if you
+ * wish to verify the issuer line or the subject line in the certificate file.
+ * - int nid - the NID of the attribute you wish to compare
+ * (see http://www.openssl.org/docs/crypto/OBJ_nid2obj.html)
+ * - char *str - the string you wish to compare
+ *
+ * @code
+ * int my_user_verify(X509* cert)
+ * {
+ * ASN1_TIME *notAfter = X509_get_notAfter(cert);
+ *
+ * if (X509_cmp_current_time(notAfter) <= 0)
+ * {
+ * fprintf(stderr,"SSL Certificate has expired");
+ * return 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * if (!verify_sn(cert, CERT_ISSUER, NID_commonName, "My Common Name") )
+ * {
+ * fprintf(stderr, "issuer commonName does not match");
+ * return 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * if (!verify_sn(cert, CERT_ISSUER, NID_organizationName, "My Organization") )
+ * {
+ * fprintf(stderr, "issuer organizationName does not match");
+ * return 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * if (!verify_sn(cert, CERT_SUBJECT, NID_commonName, "My Web Service") )
+ * {
+ * fprintf(stderr, "subject commonName does not match");
+ * return 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * if (!verify_sn(cert, CERT_SUBJECT, NID_organizationName, "My Organization") )
+ * {
+ * fprintf(stderr, "subject organizationName does not match");
+ * return 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * fprintf(stderr, "Certificate checks out");
+ * return 1;
+ * }
+ *
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * To register your verification function, simply:
+ *
+ * @code
+ * hssl_set_verify_cert(my_user_verify);
+ * @endcode
+ *
* @section nanohttp_ssl_faq_sec Frequently asked questions
*
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