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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/config.sgml28
-rw-r--r--src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c9
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c13
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample1
4 files changed, 45 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index f6d446553ca..770b95ab287 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.98.2.6 2007/05/15 15:35:58 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.98.2.7 2010/02/25 13:26:19 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
@@ -569,6 +569,32 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="guc-ssl-renegotiation-limit" xreflabel="ssl_renegotiation_limit">
+ <term><varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</varname> (<type>int</type>)</term>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</> configuration parameter</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies how much data can flow over an <acronym>SSL</> encrypted connection
+ before renegotiation of the session will take place. Renegotiation of the
+ session decreases the chance of doing cryptanalysis when large amounts of data
+ are sent, but it also carries a large performance penalty. The sum of
+ sent and received traffic is used to check the limit. If the parameter is
+ set to 0, renegotiation is disabled. The default is <literal>512MB</>.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ SSL libraries from before November 2009 are insecure when using SSL
+ renegotiation, due to a vulnerability in the SSL protocol. As a stop-gap fix
+ for this vulnerability, some vendors also shipped SSL libraries incapable
+ of doing renegotiation. If any of these libraries are in use on the client
+ or server, SSL renegotiation should be disabled.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="guc-password-encryption" xreflabel="password_encryption">
<term><varname>password_encryption</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
<indexterm>
diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
index df730b658c6..3612f5be0e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.74.2.5 2009/12/30 03:46:08 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/libpq/be-secure.c,v 1.74.2.6 2010/02/25 13:26:19 mha Exp $
*
* Since the server static private key ($DataDir/server.key)
* will normally be stored unencrypted so that the database
@@ -117,13 +117,14 @@ static void close_SSL(Port *);
static const char *SSLerrmessage(void);
#endif
-#ifdef USE_SSL
/*
* How much data can be sent across a secure connection
* (total in both directions) before we require renegotiation.
+ * Set to 0 to disable renegotiation completely.
*/
-#define RENEGOTIATION_LIMIT (512 * 1024 * 1024)
+int ssl_renegotiation_limit;
+#ifdef USE_SSL
static SSL_CTX *SSL_context = NULL;
#endif
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ secure_write(Port *port, void *ptr, size_t len)
{
int err;
- if (port->count > RENEGOTIATION_LIMIT)
+ if (ssl_renegotiation_limit && port->count > ssl_renegotiation_limit * 1024L)
{
SSL_set_session_id_context(port->ssl, (void *) &SSL_context,
sizeof(SSL_context));
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index d9ff84593a1..d8a82ee10d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
* Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.360.2.6 2010/01/24 21:49:48 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.360.2.7 2010/02/25 13:26:19 mha Exp $
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ extern int CommitDelay;
extern int CommitSiblings;
extern char *default_tablespace;
extern bool fullPageWrites;
+extern int ssl_renegotiation_limit;
#ifdef TRACE_SORT
extern bool trace_sort;
@@ -1622,6 +1623,16 @@ static struct config_int ConfigureNamesInt[] =
},
{
+ {"ssl_renegotiation_limit", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_SECURITY,
+ gettext_noop("Set the amount of traffic to send and receive before renegotiating the encryption keys."),
+ NULL,
+ GUC_UNIT_KB,
+ },
+ &ssl_renegotiation_limit,
+ 512 * 1024, 0, MAX_KILOBYTES, NULL, NULL
+ },
+
+ {
{"tcp_keepalives_count", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_OTHER,
gettext_noop("Maximum number of TCP keepalive retransmits."),
gettext_noop("This controls the number of consecutive keepalive retransmits that can be "
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index c1046fa86ea..115b3765ffd 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
#authentication_timeout = 1min # 1s-600s
#ssl = off # (change requires restart)
+#ssl_renegotiation_limit = 512MB # amount of data between renegotiations
#password_encryption = on
#db_user_namespace = off