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authorVincent Richard <[email protected]>2005-10-30 15:02:39 +0000
committerVincent Richard <[email protected]>2005-10-30 15:02:39 +0000
commit4522121196f11de0200ed54ea50830c1baf017a6 (patch)
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Moved certificate code into 'vmime::net::security::cert' namespace.
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+//
+// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Vincent Richard <[email protected]>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+// the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+//
+// Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making
+// a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of
+// the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination.
+//
+
+#include "vmime/security/cert/defaultCertificateVerifier.hpp"
+
+#include "vmime/security/cert/X509Certificate.hpp"
+
+#include "vmime/exception.hpp"
+
+
+namespace vmime {
+namespace security {
+namespace cert {
+
+
+defaultCertificateVerifier::defaultCertificateVerifier()
+{
+}
+
+
+defaultCertificateVerifier::~defaultCertificateVerifier()
+{
+}
+
+
+defaultCertificateVerifier::defaultCertificateVerifier(const defaultCertificateVerifier&)
+ : certificateVerifier()
+{
+ // Not used
+}
+
+
+void defaultCertificateVerifier::verify(ref <certificateChain> chain)
+{
+ if (chain->getCount() == 0)
+ return;
+
+ const string type = chain->getAt(0)->getType();
+
+ if (type == "X.509")
+ verifyX509(chain);
+ else
+ throw exceptions::unsupported_certificate_type(type);
+}
+
+
+void defaultCertificateVerifier::verifyX509(ref <certificateChain> chain)
+{
+ // For every certificate in the chain, verify that the certificate
+ // has been issued by the next certificate in the chain
+ if (chain->getCount() >= 2)
+ {
+ for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < chain->getCount() - 1 ; ++i)
+ {
+ ref <X509Certificate> cert =
+ chain->getAt(i).dynamicCast <X509Certificate>();
+
+ ref <X509Certificate> next =
+ chain->getAt(i + 1).dynamicCast <X509Certificate>();
+
+ if (!cert->checkIssuer(next))
+ {
+ throw exceptions::certificate_verification_exception
+ ("Subject/issuer verification failed.");
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ // For every certificate in the chain, verify that the certificate
+ // is valid at the current time
+ const datetime now = datetime::now();
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < chain->getCount() ; ++i)
+ {
+ ref <X509Certificate> cert =
+ chain->getAt(i).dynamicCast <X509Certificate>();
+
+ const datetime begin = cert->getActivationDate();
+ const datetime end = cert->getExpirationDate();
+
+ if (now < begin || now > end)
+ {
+ throw exceptions::certificate_verification_exception
+ ("Validity date check failed.");
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Check whether the certificate can be trusted
+
+ // -- First, verify that the the last certificate in the chain was
+ // -- issued by a third-party that we trust
+ ref <X509Certificate> lastCert =
+ chain->getAt(chain->getCount() - 1).dynamicCast <X509Certificate>();
+
+ bool trusted = false;
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0 ; !trusted && i < m_x509RootCAs.size() ; ++i)
+ {
+ ref <X509Certificate> rootCa = m_x509RootCAs[i];
+
+ if (lastCert->verify(rootCa))
+ trusted = true;
+ }
+
+ // -- Next, if the issuer certificate cannot be verified against
+ // -- root CAs, compare the subject's certificate against the
+ // -- trusted certificates
+ ref <X509Certificate> firstCert =
+ chain->getAt(0).dynamicCast <X509Certificate>();
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0 ; !trusted && i < m_x509TrustedCerts.size() ; ++i)
+ {
+ ref <X509Certificate> cert = m_x509TrustedCerts[i];
+
+ if (firstCert->equals(cert))
+ trusted = true;
+ }
+
+ if (!trusted)
+ {
+ throw exceptions::certificate_verification_exception
+ ("Cannot verify certificate against trusted certificates.");
+ }
+}
+
+
+void defaultCertificateVerifier::setX509RootCAs
+ (const std::vector <ref <X509Certificate> >& caCerts)
+{
+ m_x509RootCAs = caCerts;
+}
+
+
+void defaultCertificateVerifier::setX509TrustedCerts
+ (const std::vector <ref <X509Certificate> >& trustedCerts)
+{
+ m_x509TrustedCerts = trustedCerts;
+}
+
+
+} // cert
+} // security
+} // vmime
+