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There were references in our documentation to the now deprecated PolarSSL
library, which have changed name upstream to mbed TLS.

In addition, where appropriate, the documentation now considers only
mbed TLS 2.0 and newer.  This is in accordance with the requirements
./configure sets.

[DS: On-the-fly change - Updated Makefile.am to use README.mbedtls
     instead of README.polarssl. This ensures make dist and buildbots
     won't explode]

Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Steffan Karger <[email protected]>
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
URL: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg15309.html
Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]>
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions INSTALL
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Expand Up @@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ REQUIRES:
OPTIONAL (but recommended):
(1) OpenSSL library, necessary for encryption, version 0.9.8 or higher
required, available from http://www.openssl.org/
(2) PolarSSL library, an alternative for encryption, version 1.1 or higher
required, available from https://polarssl.org/
(2) mbed TLS library, an alternative for encryption, version 2.0 or higher
required, available from https://tls.mbed.org/
(3) LZO real-time compression library, required for link compression,
available from http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/
OpenBSD users can use ports or packages to install lzo, but remember
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Makefile.am
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Expand Up @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SUBDIRS = build distro include src sample doc vendor tests
dist_doc_DATA = \
README \
README.IPv6 \
README.polarssl \
README.mbedtls \
Changes.rst \
COPYRIGHT.GPL \
COPYING
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.gitattributes \
PORTS \
README.IPv6 TODO.IPv6 \
README.polarssl \
README.mbedtls \
openvpn.sln \
msvc-env.bat \
msvc-dev.bat \
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions README.polarssl → README.mbedtls
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This version of OpenVPN has PolarSSL support. To enable follow the following
This version of OpenVPN has mbed TLS support. To enable follow the following
instructions:

To Build and Install,

./configure --with-crypto-library=polarssl
./configure --with-crypto-library=mbedtls
make
make install

This version depends on PolarSSL 1.3 (and requires at least 1.3.3).
This version depends on mbed TLS 2.0 (and requires at least 2.0.0).

*************************************************************************

Due to limitations in the PolarSSL library, the following features are missing
in the PolarSSL version of OpenVPN:
Due to limitations in the mbed TLS library, the following features are missing
in the mbed TLS version of OpenVPN:

* PKCS#12 file support
* --capath support - Loading certificate authorities from a directory
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion doc/doxygen/doc_data_crypto.h
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*
* @par Crypto algorithms
* This module uses the crypto algorithm implementations of the external
* crypto library (currently either OpenSSL (default), or PolarSSL).
* crypto library (currently either OpenSSL (default), or mbed TLS).
*/
6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions doc/doxygen/doc_key_generation.h
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*
* @subsection key_generation_random Source of random material
*
* OpenVPN uses the either the OpenSSL library or the PolarSSL library as its
* OpenVPN uses the either the OpenSSL library or the mbed TLS library as its
* source of random material.
*
* In OpenSSL, the \c RAND_bytes() function is called
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* - For OpenSSL's support for external crypto modules:
* http://www.openssl.org/docs/crypto/engine.html
*
* In PolarSSL, the Havege random number generator is used. For details, see
* the PolarSSL documentation.
* In mbed TLS, the Havege random number generator is used. For details, see
* the mbed TLS documentation.
*
* @section key_generation_exchange Key exchange:
*
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16 changes: 7 additions & 9 deletions doc/openvpn.8
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Expand Up @@ -4472,7 +4472,7 @@ datagram replay protection as the IV.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-use\-prediction\-resistance
Enable prediction resistance on PolarSSL's RNG.
Enable prediction resistance on mbed TLS's RNG.

Enabling prediction resistance causes the RNG to reseed in each
call for random. Reseeding this often can quickly deplete the kernel
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If you need this option, please consider running a daemon that adds
entropy to the kernel pool.

Note that this option only works with PolarSSL versions greater
than 1.1.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-test\-crypto
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.TP
.B \-\-capath dir
Directory containing trusted certificates (CAs and CRLs).
Not available with PolarSSL.
Not available with mbed TLS.

When using the
.B \-\-capath
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.B file=none
to disable Diffie Hellman key exchange (and use ECDH only). Note that this
requires peers to be using an SSL library that supports ECDH TLS cipher suites
(e.g. OpenSSL 1.0.1+, or PolarSSL 1.3+).
(e.g. OpenSSL 1.0.1+, or mbed TLS 2.0+).

Use
.B openssl dhparam \-out dh2048.pem 2048
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.B \-\-ca, \-\-cert,
and
.B \-\-key.
Not available with PolarSSL.
Not available with mbed TLS.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-verify\-hash hash [algo]
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are exchanged.

The supplied list of ciphers is (after potential OpenSSL/IANA name translation)
simply supplied to the crypto library. Please see the OpenSSL and/or PolarSSL
simply supplied to the crypto library. Please see the OpenSSL and/or mbed TLS
documentation for details on the cipher list interpretation.

Use
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your VPN connection. But it is also easy to unwittingly use it to carefully
align a gun with your foot, or just break your connection. Use with care!

The default for \-\-tls\-cipher is to use PolarSSL's default cipher list
when using PolarSSL or
The default for \-\-tls\-cipher is to use mbed TLS's default cipher list
when using mbed TLS or
"DEFAULT:!EXP:!LOW:!MEDIUM:!kDH:!kECDH:!DSS:!PSK:!SRP:!kRSA" when using
OpenSSL.
.\"*********************************************************
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