2 * @file certificate.h Public-Key Certificate API
4 * @see @ref certificate-signals
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31 #ifndef _PURPLE_CERTIFICATE_H
32 #define _PURPLE_CERTIFICATE_H
40 #endif /* __cplusplus */
45 PURPLE_CERTIFICATE_INVALID
= 0,
46 PURPLE_CERTIFICATE_VALID
= 1
47 } PurpleCertificateVerificationStatus
;
49 typedef struct _PurpleCertificate PurpleCertificate
;
50 typedef struct _PurpleCertificatePool PurpleCertificatePool
;
51 typedef struct _PurpleCertificateScheme PurpleCertificateScheme
;
52 typedef struct _PurpleCertificateVerifier PurpleCertificateVerifier
;
53 typedef struct _PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest
;
56 * Callback function for the results of a verification check
57 * @param st Status code
58 * @param userdata User-defined data
60 typedef void (*PurpleCertificateVerifiedCallback
)
61 (PurpleCertificateVerificationStatus st
,
64 /** A certificate instance
66 * An opaque data structure representing a single certificate under some
69 struct _PurpleCertificate
71 /** Scheme this certificate is under */
72 PurpleCertificateScheme
* scheme
;
73 /** Opaque pointer to internal data */
78 * Database for retrieval or storage of Certificates
80 * More or less a hash table; all lookups and writes are controlled by a string
83 struct _PurpleCertificatePool
85 /** Scheme this Pool operates for */
87 /** Internal name to refer to the pool by */
90 /** User-friendly name for this type
91 * ex: N_("SSL Servers")
92 * When this is displayed anywhere, it should be i18ned
93 * ex: _(pool->fullname)
97 /** Internal pool data */
101 * Set up the Pool's internal state
103 * Upon calling purple_certificate_register_pool() , this function will
104 * be called. May be NULL.
105 * @return TRUE if the initialization succeeded, otherwise FALSE
107 gboolean (* init
)(void);
110 * Uninit the Pool's internal state
112 * Will be called by purple_certificate_unregister_pool() . May be NULL
114 void (* uninit
)(void);
116 /** Check for presence of a certificate in the pool using unique ID */
117 gboolean (* cert_in_pool
)(const gchar
*id
);
118 /** Retrieve a PurpleCertificate from the pool */
119 PurpleCertificate
* (* get_cert
)(const gchar
*id
);
120 /** Add a certificate to the pool. Must overwrite any other
121 * certificates sharing the same ID in the pool.
122 * @return TRUE if the operation succeeded, otherwise FALSE
124 gboolean (* put_cert
)(const gchar
*id
, PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
125 /** Delete a certificate from the pool */
126 gboolean (* delete_cert
)(const gchar
*id
);
128 /** Returns a list of IDs stored in the pool */
129 GList
* (* get_idlist
)(void);
131 void (*_purple_reserved1
)(void);
132 void (*_purple_reserved2
)(void);
133 void (*_purple_reserved3
)(void);
134 void (*_purple_reserved4
)(void);
137 /** A certificate type
139 * A CertificateScheme must implement all of the fields in the structure,
140 * and register it using purple_certificate_register_scheme()
142 * There may be only ONE CertificateScheme provided for each certificate
143 * type, as specified by the "name" field.
145 struct _PurpleCertificateScheme
147 /** Name of the certificate type
148 * ex: "x509", "pgp", etc.
149 * This must be globally unique - you may not register more than one
150 * CertificateScheme of the same name at a time.
154 /** User-friendly name for this type
155 * ex: N_("X.509 Certificates")
156 * When this is displayed anywhere, it should be i18ned
157 * ex: _(scheme->fullname)
161 /** Imports a certificate from a file
163 * @param filename File to import the certificate from
164 * @return Pointer to the newly allocated Certificate struct
165 * or NULL on failure.
167 PurpleCertificate
* (* import_certificate
)(const gchar
* filename
);
170 * Exports a certificate to a file
172 * @param filename File to export the certificate to
173 * @param crt Certificate to export
174 * @return TRUE if the export succeeded, otherwise FALSE
175 * @see purple_certificate_export()
177 gboolean (* export_certificate
)(const gchar
*filename
, PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
180 * Duplicates a certificate
182 * Certificates are generally assumed to be read-only, so feel free to
183 * do any sort of reference-counting magic you want here. If this ever
184 * changes, please remember to change the magic accordingly.
185 * @return Reference to the new copy
187 PurpleCertificate
* (* copy_certificate
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
189 /** Destroys and frees a Certificate structure
191 * Destroys a Certificate's internal data structures and calls
194 * @param crt Certificate instance to be destroyed. It WILL NOT be
195 * destroyed if it is not of the correct
196 * CertificateScheme. Can be NULL
198 void (* destroy_certificate
)(PurpleCertificate
* crt
);
200 /** Find whether "crt" has a valid signature from issuer "issuer"
201 * @see purple_certificate_signed_by() */
202 gboolean (*signed_by
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, PurpleCertificate
*issuer
);
204 * Retrieves the certificate public key fingerprint using SHA1
206 * @param crt Certificate instance
207 * @return Binary representation of SHA1 hash - must be freed using
208 * g_byte_array_free()
210 GByteArray
* (* get_fingerprint_sha1
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
213 * Retrieves a unique certificate identifier
215 * @param crt Certificate instance
216 * @return Newly allocated string that can be used to uniquely
217 * identify the certificate.
219 gchar
* (* get_unique_id
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
222 * Retrieves a unique identifier for the certificate's issuer
224 * @param crt Certificate instance
225 * @return Newly allocated string that can be used to uniquely
226 * identify the issuer's certificate.
228 gchar
* (* get_issuer_unique_id
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
231 * Gets the certificate subject's name
233 * For X.509, this is the "Common Name" field, as we're only using it
234 * for hostname verification at the moment
236 * @see purple_certificate_get_subject_name()
238 * @param crt Certificate instance
239 * @return Newly allocated string with the certificate subject.
241 gchar
* (* get_subject_name
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
244 * Check the subject name against that on the certificate
245 * @see purple_certificate_check_subject_name()
246 * @return TRUE if it is a match, else FALSE
248 gboolean (* check_subject_name
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, const gchar
*name
);
250 /** Retrieve the certificate activation/expiration times */
251 gboolean (* get_times
)(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, time_t *activation
, time_t *expiration
);
253 /** Imports certificates from a file
255 * @param filename File to import the certificates from
256 * @return GSList of pointers to the newly allocated Certificate structs
257 * or NULL on failure.
259 GSList
* (* import_certificates
)(const gchar
* filename
);
261 void (*_purple_reserved1
)(void);
262 void (*_purple_reserved2
)(void);
263 void (*_purple_reserved3
)(void);
266 /** A set of operations used to provide logic for verifying a Certificate's
269 * A Verifier provider must fill out these fields, then register it using
270 * purple_certificate_register_verifier()
272 * The (scheme_name, name) value must be unique for each Verifier - you may not
273 * register more than one Verifier of the same name for each Scheme
275 struct _PurpleCertificateVerifier
277 /** Name of the scheme this Verifier operates on
279 * The scheme will be looked up by name when a Request is generated
280 * using this Verifier
284 /** Name of the Verifier - case insensitive */
288 * Start the verification process
290 * To be called from purple_certificate_verify once it has
291 * constructed the request. This will use the information in the
292 * given VerificationRequest to check the certificate and callback
293 * the requester with the verification results.
295 * @param vrq Request to process
297 void (* start_verification
)(PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest
*vrq
);
300 * Destroy a completed Request under this Verifier
301 * The function pointed to here is only responsible for cleaning up
302 * whatever PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest::data points to.
303 * It should not call free(vrq)
305 * @param vrq Request to destroy
307 void (* destroy_request
)(PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest
*vrq
);
309 void (*_purple_reserved1
)(void);
310 void (*_purple_reserved2
)(void);
311 void (*_purple_reserved3
)(void);
312 void (*_purple_reserved4
)(void);
315 /** Structure for a single certificate request
317 * Useful for keeping track of the state of a verification that involves
320 struct _PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest
322 /** Reference to the verification logic used */
323 PurpleCertificateVerifier
*verifier
;
324 /** Reference to the scheme used.
326 * This is looked up from the Verifier when the Request is generated
328 PurpleCertificateScheme
*scheme
;
331 * Name to check that the certificate is issued to
333 * For X.509 certificates, this is the Common Name
337 /** List of certificates in the chain to be verified (such as that returned by purple_ssl_get_peer_certificates )
339 * This is most relevant for X.509 certificates used in SSL sessions.
340 * The list order should be: certificate, issuer, issuer's issuer, etc.
344 /** Internal data used by the Verifier code */
347 /** Function to call with the verification result */
348 PurpleCertificateVerifiedCallback cb
;
349 /** Data to pass to the post-verification callback */
353 /*****************************************************************************/
354 /** @name Certificate Verification Functions */
355 /*****************************************************************************/
359 * Constructs a verification request and passed control to the specified Verifier
361 * It is possible that the callback will be called immediately upon calling
362 * this function. Plan accordingly.
364 * @param verifier Verification logic to use.
365 * @see purple_certificate_find_verifier()
367 * @param subject_name Name that should match the first certificate in the
368 * chain for the certificate to be valid. Will be strdup'd
369 * into the Request struct
371 * @param cert_chain Certificate chain to check. If there is more than one
372 * certificate in the chain (X.509), the peer's
373 * certificate comes first, then the issuer/signer's
374 * certificate, etc. The whole list is duplicated into the
377 * @param cb Callback function to be called with whether the
378 * certificate was approved or not.
379 * @param cb_data User-defined data for the above.
382 purple_certificate_verify (PurpleCertificateVerifier
*verifier
,
383 const gchar
*subject_name
, GList
*cert_chain
,
384 PurpleCertificateVerifiedCallback cb
,
388 * Completes and destroys a VerificationRequest
390 * @param vrq Request to conclude
391 * @param st Success/failure code to pass to the request's
392 * completion callback.
395 purple_certificate_verify_complete(PurpleCertificateVerificationRequest
*vrq
,
396 PurpleCertificateVerificationStatus st
);
400 /*****************************************************************************/
401 /** @name Certificate Functions */
402 /*****************************************************************************/
406 * Makes a duplicate of a certificate
408 * @param crt Instance to duplicate
409 * @return Pointer to new instance
412 purple_certificate_copy(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
415 * Duplicates an entire list of certificates
417 * @param crt_list List to duplicate
418 * @return New list copy
421 purple_certificate_copy_list(GList
*crt_list
);
424 * Destroys and free()'s a Certificate
426 * @param crt Instance to destroy. May be NULL.
429 purple_certificate_destroy (PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
432 * Destroy an entire list of Certificate instances and the containing list
434 * @param crt_list List of certificates to destroy. May be NULL.
437 purple_certificate_destroy_list (GList
* crt_list
);
440 * Check whether 'crt' has a valid signature made by 'issuer'
442 * @param crt Certificate instance to check signature of
443 * @param issuer Certificate thought to have signed 'crt'
445 * @return TRUE if 'crt' has a valid signature made by 'issuer',
447 * @todo Find a way to give the reason (bad signature, not the issuer, etc.)
450 purple_certificate_signed_by(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, PurpleCertificate
*issuer
);
453 * Check that a certificate chain is valid and, if not, the failing certificate.
455 * Uses purple_certificate_signed_by() to verify that each PurpleCertificate
456 * in the chain carries a valid signature from the next. A single-certificate
457 * chain is considered to be valid.
459 * @param chain List of PurpleCertificate instances comprising the chain,
460 * in the order certificate, issuer, issuer's issuer, etc.
461 * @param failing A pointer to a PurpleCertificate*. If not NULL, if the
462 * chain fails to validate, this will be set to the
463 * certificate whose signature could not be validated.
464 * @return TRUE if the chain is valid. See description.
467 * @deprecated This function will become
468 * purple_certificate_check_signature_chain in 3.0.0
471 purple_certificate_check_signature_chain_with_failing(GList
*chain
,
472 PurpleCertificate
**failing
);
475 * Check that a certificate chain is valid
477 * Uses purple_certificate_signed_by() to verify that each PurpleCertificate
478 * in the chain carries a valid signature from the next. A single-certificate
479 * chain is considered to be valid.
481 * @param chain List of PurpleCertificate instances comprising the chain,
482 * in the order certificate, issuer, issuer's issuer, etc.
483 * @return TRUE if the chain is valid. See description.
484 * @todo Specify which certificate in the chain caused a failure
485 * @deprecated This function will be removed in 3.0.0 and replaced with
486 * purple_certificate_check_signature_chain_with_failing
489 purple_certificate_check_signature_chain(GList
*chain
);
492 * Imports a PurpleCertificate from a file
494 * @param scheme Scheme to import under
495 * @param filename File path to import from
496 * @return Pointer to a new PurpleCertificate, or NULL on failure
499 purple_certificate_import(PurpleCertificateScheme
*scheme
, const gchar
*filename
);
502 * Imports a list of PurpleCertificates from a file
504 * @param scheme Scheme to import under
505 * @param filename File path to import from
506 * @return Pointer to a GSList of new PurpleCertificates, or NULL on failure
509 purple_certificates_import(PurpleCertificateScheme
*scheme
, const gchar
*filename
);
512 * Exports a PurpleCertificate to a file
514 * @param filename File to export the certificate to
515 * @param crt Certificate to export
516 * @return TRUE if the export succeeded, otherwise FALSE
519 purple_certificate_export(const gchar
*filename
, PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
523 * Retrieves the certificate public key fingerprint using SHA1.
525 * @param crt Certificate instance
526 * @return Binary representation of the hash. You are responsible for free()ing
528 * @see purple_base16_encode_chunked()
531 purple_certificate_get_fingerprint_sha1(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
534 * Get a unique identifier for the certificate
536 * @param crt Certificate instance
537 * @return String representing the certificate uniquely. Must be g_free()'ed
540 purple_certificate_get_unique_id(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
543 * Get a unique identifier for the certificate's issuer
545 * @param crt Certificate instance
546 * @return String representing the certificate's issuer uniquely. Must be
550 purple_certificate_get_issuer_unique_id(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
553 * Gets the certificate subject's name
555 * For X.509, this is the "Common Name" field, as we're only using it
556 * for hostname verification at the moment
558 * @param crt Certificate instance
559 * @return Newly allocated string with the certificate subject.
562 purple_certificate_get_subject_name(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
565 * Check the subject name against that on the certificate
566 * @param crt Certificate instance
567 * @param name Name to check.
568 * @return TRUE if it is a match, else FALSE
571 purple_certificate_check_subject_name(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, const gchar
*name
);
574 * Get the expiration/activation times.
576 * @param crt Certificate instance
577 * @param activation Reference to store the activation time at. May be NULL
578 * if you don't actually want it.
579 * @param expiration Reference to store the expiration time at. May be NULL
580 * if you don't actually want it.
581 * @return TRUE if the requested values were obtained, otherwise FALSE.
584 purple_certificate_get_times(PurpleCertificate
*crt
, time_t *activation
, time_t *expiration
);
588 /*****************************************************************************/
589 /** @name Certificate Pool Functions */
590 /*****************************************************************************/
593 * Helper function for generating file paths in ~/.purple/certificates for
594 * CertificatePools that use them.
596 * All components will be escaped for filesystem friendliness.
598 * @param pool CertificatePool to build a path for
599 * @param id Key to look up a Certificate by. May be NULL.
600 * @return A newly allocated path of the form
601 * ~/.purple/certificates/scheme_name/pool_name/unique_id
604 purple_certificate_pool_mkpath(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
, const gchar
*id
);
607 * Determines whether a pool can be used.
609 * Checks whether the associated CertificateScheme is loaded.
611 * @param pool Pool to check
613 * @return TRUE if the pool can be used, otherwise FALSE
616 purple_certificate_pool_usable(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
);
619 * Looks up the scheme the pool operates under
621 * @param pool Pool to get the scheme of
623 * @return Pointer to the pool's scheme, or NULL if it isn't loaded.
624 * @see purple_certificate_pool_usable()
626 PurpleCertificateScheme
*
627 purple_certificate_pool_get_scheme(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
);
630 * Check for presence of an ID in a pool.
631 * @param pool Pool to look in
632 * @param id ID to look for
633 * @return TRUE if the ID is in the pool, else FALSE
636 purple_certificate_pool_contains(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
, const gchar
*id
);
639 * Retrieve a certificate from a pool.
640 * @param pool Pool to fish in
641 * @param id ID to look up
642 * @return Retrieved certificate, or NULL if it wasn't there
645 purple_certificate_pool_retrieve(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
, const gchar
*id
);
648 * Add a certificate to a pool
650 * Any pre-existing certificate of the same ID will be overwritten.
652 * @param pool Pool to add to
653 * @param id ID to store the certificate with
654 * @param crt Certificate to store
655 * @return TRUE if the operation succeeded, otherwise FALSE
658 purple_certificate_pool_store(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
, const gchar
*id
, PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
661 * Remove a certificate from a pool
663 * @param pool Pool to remove from
664 * @param id ID to remove
665 * @return TRUE if the operation succeeded, otherwise FALSE
668 purple_certificate_pool_delete(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
, const gchar
*id
);
671 * Get the list of IDs currently in the pool.
673 * @param pool Pool to enumerate
674 * @return GList pointing to newly-allocated id strings. Free using
675 * purple_certificate_pool_destroy_idlist()
678 purple_certificate_pool_get_idlist(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
);
681 * Destroys the result given by purple_certificate_pool_get_idlist()
683 * @param idlist ID List to destroy
686 purple_certificate_pool_destroy_idlist(GList
*idlist
);
690 /*****************************************************************************/
691 /** @name Certificate Subsystem API */
692 /*****************************************************************************/
696 * Initialize the certificate system
699 purple_certificate_init(void);
702 * Un-initialize the certificate system
705 purple_certificate_uninit(void);
708 * Get the Certificate subsystem handle for signalling purposes
711 purple_certificate_get_handle(void);
713 /** Look up a registered CertificateScheme by name
714 * @param name The scheme name. Case insensitive.
715 * @return Pointer to the located Scheme, or NULL if it isn't found.
717 PurpleCertificateScheme
*
718 purple_certificate_find_scheme(const gchar
*name
);
721 * Get all registered CertificateSchemes
723 * @return GList pointing to all registered CertificateSchemes . This value
724 * is owned by libpurple
727 purple_certificate_get_schemes(void);
729 /** Register a CertificateScheme with libpurple
731 * No two schemes can be registered with the same name; this function enforces
734 * @param scheme Pointer to the scheme to register.
735 * @return TRUE if the scheme was successfully added, otherwise FALSE
738 purple_certificate_register_scheme(PurpleCertificateScheme
*scheme
);
740 /** Unregister a CertificateScheme from libpurple
742 * @param scheme Scheme to unregister.
743 * If the scheme is not registered, this is a no-op.
745 * @return TRUE if the unregister completed successfully
748 purple_certificate_unregister_scheme(PurpleCertificateScheme
*scheme
);
750 /** Look up a registered PurpleCertificateVerifier by scheme and name
751 * @param scheme_name Scheme name. Case insensitive.
752 * @param ver_name The verifier name. Case insensitive.
753 * @return Pointer to the located Verifier, or NULL if it isn't found.
755 PurpleCertificateVerifier
*
756 purple_certificate_find_verifier(const gchar
*scheme_name
, const gchar
*ver_name
);
759 * Get the list of registered CertificateVerifiers
761 * @return GList of all registered PurpleCertificateVerifier. This value
762 * is owned by libpurple
765 purple_certificate_get_verifiers(void);
768 * Register a CertificateVerifier with libpurple
770 * @param vr Verifier to register.
771 * @return TRUE if register succeeded, otherwise FALSE
774 purple_certificate_register_verifier(PurpleCertificateVerifier
*vr
);
777 * Unregister a CertificateVerifier with libpurple
779 * @param vr Verifier to unregister.
780 * @return TRUE if unregister succeeded, otherwise FALSE
783 purple_certificate_unregister_verifier(PurpleCertificateVerifier
*vr
);
785 /** Look up a registered PurpleCertificatePool by scheme and name
786 * @param scheme_name Scheme name. Case insensitive.
787 * @param pool_name Pool name. Case insensitive.
788 * @return Pointer to the located Pool, or NULL if it isn't found.
790 PurpleCertificatePool
*
791 purple_certificate_find_pool(const gchar
*scheme_name
, const gchar
*pool_name
);
794 * Get the list of registered Pools
796 * @return GList of all registered PurpleCertificatePool s. This value
797 * is owned by libpurple
800 purple_certificate_get_pools(void);
803 * Register a CertificatePool with libpurple and call its init function
805 * @param pool Pool to register.
806 * @return TRUE if the register succeeded, otherwise FALSE
809 purple_certificate_register_pool(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
);
812 * Unregister a CertificatePool with libpurple and call its uninit function
814 * @param pool Pool to unregister.
815 * @return TRUE if the unregister succeeded, otherwise FALSE
818 purple_certificate_unregister_pool(PurpleCertificatePool
*pool
);
824 * Displays a window showing X.509 certificate information
826 * @param crt Certificate under an "x509" Scheme
827 * @todo Will break on CA certs, as they have no Common Name
830 purple_certificate_display_x509(PurpleCertificate
*crt
);
833 * Add a search path for certificates.
835 * @param path Path to search for certificates.
837 void purple_certificate_add_ca_search_path(const char *path
);
841 #endif /* __cplusplus */
843 #endif /* _PURPLE_CERTIFICATE_H */