[debbugs-tracker] bug#13877: closed (24.3; gnutls.el: Enable Certificate Checks)

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certificate verification support by default
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> 24.3; gnutls.el: Enable Certificate Checks
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> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:40:09 +0100
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> mu4e 0.9.9; emacs 24.3.1
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> Currently, gnutls.el doesn't check certificate signatures when used via
> `open-network-stream' with :type 'tls or `open-gnutls-stream'.
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> This is caused by the following code from `open-gnutls-stream'
> (gnutls.el:110):
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> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (gnutls-negotiate :process (open-network-stream name buffer host service)
>                   :type 'gnutls-x509pki
>                   :hostname host)
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
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> There is NO way to set :verify-host, :verify-flags, etc. for this call
> to `gnutls-negotiate' when using gnutls via high-level functions like
> `open-network-stream'.
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> I consider this a bug, as Emacs won't check any certificates and
> therefore allow man in the middle attacks without even documenting this.
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> It should at least be possible to pass :verify-* from
> `open-network-stream' down to `gnutls-negotiate'. That would be a simple
> yet effective solution.
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> In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin11.4.2, NS apple-appkit-1138.51)
>  of 2013-03-05 on Moritzs-MacBook-Air
> Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1138
> Configured using:
>  `configure '--prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/emacs/24.3-rc1' '--without-dbus'
>  '--enable-locallisppath=/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp'
>  '--infodir=/usr/local/Cellar/emacs/24.3-rc1/share/info/emacs'
>  '--with-ns' '--disable-ns-self-contained' '--with-gnutls' '--with-jpeg'
>  '--with-xml2' '--with-imagemagick' 'CC=cc''
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> <#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign>
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> -- 
> Moritz Ulrich
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> Re: bug#15792: 24.3; Builtin TLS support should enable certificate verification support by default
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> Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:07:16 +0100
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>  ❦  2 novembre 2013 19:48 CET, Glenn Morris <address@hidden> :
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> > See http://debbugs.gnu.org/13374 and related discussion.
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> Thanks! Sorry for the duplicate, I didn't find this bug report.
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