@cindex requirements
@cindex libraries
-Before you can configure or build tinc, you need to have the OpenSSL, zlib,
+Before you can configure or build tinc, you need to have the LibreSSL or OpenSSL, zlib,
lzo, curses and readline libraries installed on your system. If you try to
configure tinc without having them installed, configure will give you an error
message, and stop.
@menu
-* OpenSSL::
+* LibreSSL/OpenSSL::
* zlib::
* lzo::
* libcurses::
@c ==================================================================
-@node OpenSSL
-@subsection OpenSSL
+@node LibreSSL/OpenSSL
+@subsection LibreSSL/OpenSSL
+@cindex LibreSSL
@cindex OpenSSL
For all cryptography-related functions, tinc uses the functions provided
-by the OpenSSL library.
+by the LibreSSL or the OpenSSL library.
If this library is not installed, you wil get an error when configuring
tinc for build. Support for running tinc with other cryptographic libraries
available. Make sure you install the development AND runtime versions
of this package.
-If you have to install OpenSSL manually, you can get the source code
-from @url{http://www.openssl.org/}. Instructions on how to configure,
-build and install this package are included within the package. Please
-make sure you build development and runtime libraries (which is the
+If your operating system comes neither with LibreSSL or OpenSSL, you have to
+install one manually. It is recommended that you get the latest version of
+LibreSSL from @url{http://www.libressl.org/}. Instructions on how to
+configure, build and install this package are included within the package.
+Please make sure you build development and runtime libraries (which is the
default).
-If you installed the OpenSSL libraries from source, it may be necessary
+If you installed the LibreSSL or OpenSSL libraries from source, it may be necessary
to let configure know where they are, by passing configure one of the
---with-openssl-* parameters.
+--with-openssl-* parameters. Note that you even have to use --with-openssl-* if you
+are using LibreSSL.
@example
---with-openssl=DIR OpenSSL library and headers prefix
---with-openssl-include=DIR OpenSSL headers directory
+--with-openssl=DIR LibreSSL/OpenSSL library and headers prefix
+--with-openssl-include=DIR LibreSSL/OpenSSL headers directory
(Default is OPENSSL_DIR/include)
---with-openssl-lib=DIR OpenSSL library directory
+--with-openssl-lib=DIR LibreSSL/OpenSSL library directory
(Default is OPENSSL_DIR/lib)
@end example
@cindex Cipher
@item Cipher = <@var{cipher}> (blowfish)
The symmetric cipher algorithm used to encrypt UDP packets using the legacy protocol.
-Any cipher supported by OpenSSL is recognized.
+Any cipher supported by LibreSSL or OpenSSL is recognized.
Furthermore, specifying "none" will turn off packet encryption.
It is best to use only those ciphers which support CBC mode.
This option has no effect for connections using the SPTPS protocol, which always use AES-256-CTR.
@cindex Digest
@item Digest = <@var{digest}> (sha1)
The digest algorithm used to authenticate UDP packets using the legacy protocol.
-Any digest supported by OpenSSL is recognized.
+Any digest supported by LibreSSL or OpenSSL is recognized.
Furthermore, specifying "none" will turn off packet authentication.
This option has no effect for connections using the SPTPS protocol, which always use HMAC-SHA-256.
packets they can intercept. The encryption algorithm and message authentication
algorithm can be changed in the configuration. The length of the message
authentication codes is also adjustable. The length of the key for the
-encryption algorithm is always the default length used by OpenSSL.
+encryption algorithm is always the default length used by LibreSSL/OpenSSL.
The SPTPS protocol is described in @ref{Simple Peer-to-Peer Security}.
For comparison, this is how SPTPS UDP packets look:
In August 2000, we discovered the existence of a security hole in all versions
of tinc up to and including 1.0pre2. This had to do with the way we exchanged
keys. Since then, we have been working on a new authentication scheme to make
-tinc as secure as possible. The current version uses the OpenSSL library and
+tinc as secure as possible. The current version uses the LibreSSL or OpenSSL library and
uses strong authentication with RSA keys.
On the 29th of December 2001, Jerome Etienne posted a security analysis of tinc
-dnl Check to find the OpenSSL headers/libraries
+dnl Check to find the LibreSSL/OpenSSL headers/libraries
AC_DEFUN([tinc_OPENSSL],
[
[],
[AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen,
[LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"],
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL depends on libdl.]); break]
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([LibreSSL/OpenSSL depends on libdl.]); break]
)]
)
;;
esac
AC_ARG_WITH(openssl,
- AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl=DIR], [OpenSSL base directory, or:]),
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl=DIR], [LibreSSL/OpenSSL base directory, or:]),
[openssl="$withval"
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$withval/include"
LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval/lib"]
)
AC_ARG_WITH(openssl-include,
- AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl-include=DIR], [OpenSSL headers directory (without trailing /openssl)]),
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl-include=DIR], [LibreSSL/OpenSSL headers directory (without trailing /openssl)]),
[openssl_include="$withval"
CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$withval"]
)
AC_ARG_WITH(openssl-lib,
- AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl-lib=DIR], [OpenSSL library directory]),
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl-lib=DIR], [LibreSSL/OpenSSL library directory]),
[openssl_lib="$withval"
LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval"]
)
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([openssl/evp.h openssl/rsa.h openssl/rand.h openssl/err.h openssl/sha.h openssl/pem.h openssl/engine.h],
[],
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL header files not found.]); break]
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([LibreSSL/OpenSSL header files not found.]); break]
)
AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, EVP_EncryptInit_ex,
[LIBS="-lcrypto $LIBS"],
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libraries not found.])]
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([LibreSSL/OpenSSL libraries not found.])]
)
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([RAND_status EVP_EncryptInit_ex], ,
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing OpenSSL functionality, make sure you have installed the latest version.]); break],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing LibreSSL/OpenSSL functionality, make sure you have installed the latest version.]); break],
)
AC_CHECK_DECLS([OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms], ,
- [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing OpenSSL functionality, make sure you have installed the latest version.]); break],
+ [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing LibreSSL/OpenSSL functionality, make sure you have installed the latest version.]); break],
[#include <openssl/evp.h>]
)
])