tls: Add a way to inspect peer certificate chain

include/seastar/net/tls.hh

@@ -494,6 +494,19 @@ namespace tls {
     */
     future<std::vector<subject_alt_name>> get_alt_name_information(connected_socket& socket, std::unordered_set<subject_alt_name_type> types = {});
 
+    using certificate_data = std::vector<uint8_t>;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the raw certificate (chain) that the connected peer is using.
+     * This function forces the TLS handshake. If the handshake didn't happen before the
+     * call to 'get_peer_certificate_chain' it will be completed when the returned future
+     * will become ready.
+     * The function returns the certificate chain on success. If the peer didn't send the
+     * certificate during the handshake, the function returns an empty certificate chain.
+     * If the socket is not connected the system_error exception will be thrown.
+     */
+    future<std::vector<certificate_data>> get_peer_certificate_chain(connected_socket& socket);
+
     /**
      * Checks if the socket was connected using session resume.
      * Will force handshake if not already done.

src/net/tls.cc

@@ -1790,6 +1790,22 @@ class session : public enable_lw_shared_from_this<session> {
         }, std::move(types));
     }
 
+    future<std::vector<certificate_data>> get_peer_certificate_chain() {
+        return state_checked_access([this] {
+            unsigned int list_size = 0;
+            const gnutls_datum_t* client_cert_list = gnutls_certificate_get_peers(*this, &list_size);
+            auto res = std::vector<certificate_data>{};
+            res.reserve(list_size);
+            if (client_cert_list) {
+                for (auto const& client_cert : std::span{client_cert_list, list_size}) {
+                    res.emplace_back(client_cert.size);
+                    std::copy_n(client_cert.data, client_cert.size, res.back().data());
+                }
+            }
+            return res;
+        });
+    }
+
     struct session_ref;
 private:
 
@@ -1922,6 +1938,9 @@ class tls_connected_socket_impl : public net::connected_socket_impl, public sess
     future<std::vector<subject_alt_name>> get_alt_name_information(std::unordered_set<subject_alt_name_type> types) {
         return _session->get_alt_name_information(std::move(types));
     }
+    future<std::vector<certificate_data>> get_peer_certificate_chain() {
+        return _session->get_peer_certificate_chain();
+    }
     future<> wait_input_shutdown() override {
         return _session->socket().wait_input_shutdown();
     }
@@ -2113,6 +2132,10 @@ future<std::vector<tls::subject_alt_name>> tls::get_alt_name_information(connect
     return get_tls_socket(socket)->get_alt_name_information(std::move(types));
 }
 
+future<std::vector<tls::certificate_data>> tls::get_peer_certificate_chain(connected_socket& socket) {
+    return get_tls_socket(socket)->get_peer_certificate_chain();
+}
+
 future<bool> tls::check_session_is_resumed(connected_socket& socket) {
     return get_tls_socket(socket)->check_session_is_resumed();
 }

tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ function(seastar_add_certgen name)
   set(CERT_PRIVKEY ${CERT_NAME}.key)
   set(CERT_REQ ${CERT_NAME}.csr)
   set(CERT_CERT ${CERT_NAME}.crt)
+  set(CERT_CERT_DER ${CERT_NAME}.crt.der)
 
   set(CERT_CAPRIVKEY ca${CERT_NAME}.key)
   set(CERT_CAROOT ca${CERT_NAME}.pem)
@@ -581,8 +582,14 @@ function(seastar_add_certgen name)
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   )
 
-  add_custom_target(${name}
+  add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CERT_CERT_DER}"
+    COMMAND ${OPENSSL} x509 -in ${CERT_CERT} -out ${CERT_CERT_DER} -outform der
     DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CERT_CERT}"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+  )
+
+  add_custom_target(${name}
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CERT_CERT_DER}"
   )
 endfunction()
 

tests/unit/tls_test.cc

@@ -1435,6 +1435,66 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_alt_names) {
 
 }
 
+SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_peer_certificate_chain_handling) {
+    tls::credentials_builder b;
+
+    b.set_x509_key_file(certfile("test.crt"), certfile("test.key"), tls::x509_crt_format::PEM).get();
+    b.set_x509_trust_file(certfile("catest.pem"), tls::x509_crt_format::PEM).get();
+    b.set_client_auth(tls::client_auth::REQUIRE);
+
+    auto creds = b.build_certificate_credentials();
+    auto serv = b.build_server_credentials();
+
+    ::listen_options opts;
+    opts.reuse_address = true;
+    opts.set_fixed_cpu(this_shard_id());
+
+    auto addr = ::make_ipv4_address( {0x7f000001, 4712});
+    auto server = tls::listen(serv, addr, opts);
+
+    {
+        auto sa = server.accept();
+        auto c = tls::connect(creds, addr).get();
+        auto s = sa.get();
+
+        auto in = s.connection.input();
+        output_stream<char> out(c.output().detach(), 1024);
+        out.write("nils").get();
+
+        auto fscrts = tls::get_peer_certificate_chain(s.connection);
+        auto fccrts = tls::get_peer_certificate_chain(c);
+
+        auto fout = out.flush();
+        auto fin = in.read();
+
+        fout.get();
+
+        auto scrts = fscrts.get();
+        auto ccrts = fccrts.get();
+        fin.get();
+
+        in.close().get();
+        out.close().get();
+
+        s.connection.shutdown_input();
+        s.connection.shutdown_output();
+
+        c.shutdown_input();
+        c.shutdown_output();
+
+        auto read_file = [](std::filesystem::path const& path) {
+            auto contents = tls::certificate_data(std::filesystem::file_size(path));
+            std::ifstream{path, std::ios_base::binary}.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(contents.data()), contents.size());
+            return contents;
+        };
+
+        auto ders = {read_file(certfile("test.crt.der"))};
+
+        BOOST_REQUIRE(std::ranges::equal(scrts, ders));
+        BOOST_REQUIRE(std::ranges::equal(ccrts, ders));
+    }
+}
+
 SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_skip_wait_for_eof) {
     tls::credentials_builder b;