[Users] [Fwd: [Sip-implementors] TLS certificate question]

Hi! I asked a question on the sip-implementors list. As nobody answered I post it here again, as it is also related to ser/openser. thanks klaus -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Sip-implementors] TLS certificate question Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:10:05 +0200 From: Klaus Darilion <klaus.mailinglists(a)pernau.at> To: SIP Implementors <sip-implementors(a)cs.columbia.edu> Hi! I'm trying to figure out how to make a certificate for a SIP proxy. RFC3262, section 4.1 states: For NAPTR records with SIPS protocol fields, (if the server is using a site certificate), the domain name in the query and the domain name in the replacement field MUST both be valid based on the site certificate handed out by the server in the TLS exchange. Similarly, the domain name in the SRV query and the domain name in the target in the SRV record MUST both be valid based on the same site certificate. Otherwise, an attacker could modify the DNS records to contain replacement values in a different domain, and the client could not validate that this was the desired behavior or the result of an attack. I'm not sure what the phrase "...MUST both be valid based on the site certificate" means. Does it mean that all possible domains must be present in the certificate? now imagine the follwing DNS lookups: sip:user@example.com ; order pref flags service regexp replacement IN NAPTR 50 50 "s" "SIPS+D2T" "" _sips._tcp.example.com. IN NAPTR 90 50 "s" "SIP+D2T" "" _sip._tcp.example.com IN NAPTR 100 50 "s" "SIP+D2U" "" _sip._udp.example.com. _sips._tcp.example.com. That lookup would return: ;; Priority Weight Port Target IN SRV 0 1 5061 server1.example.com IN SRV 0 2 5061 server2.example.com _sip._tcp.example.com. That lookup would return: ;; Priority Weight Port Target IN SRV 0 1 5060 server1.example.com IN SRV 0 2 5060 server2.example.com _sip._udp.example.com. That lookup would return: ;; Priority Weight Port Target IN SRV 0 1 5060 server1.example.com IN SRV 0 2 5060 server2.example.com Finally, a TLS connection is made with server1.example.com. IF I understand RFC3263 correct, all of the above domains must be present in the certificate, but how to do this? 1. Should I put CN=example.com into the Subject and all other domains into the Subject Alternative Name? DNS=_sips._tcp.example.com. DNS=_sip._tcp.example.com DNS=_sip._udp.example.com. DNS=server1.example.com DNS=server2.example.com 2. Should I leave the Subject empty and put all domains into the Subject Alternative Name? 3. Why is it not sufficient to use only the domain "example.com" in the certificate (putting it into the subject field)? 4. Which SIP URIs should be used to check against the domains in the certificate (mutual proxy-proxy scenario)? Is it correct to check the domain in the request URI against the certificate of the receiving proxy, and check the domain in the From: URI against the certificate of the originating proxy? Thanks for any clarifications Klaus _______________________________________________ Sip-implementors mailing list Sip-implementors(a)cs.columbia.edu http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/sip-implementors