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Pass through nil as digest when signing certificates (#761)
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In order to sign certificates with Ed25519 keys, NULL must be passed
as md to X509_sign.  This NULL is then passed
(via ASN1_item_sign_ex) as type to EVP_DigestSignInit.  The
documentation[1] of EVP_DigestSignInit states that type must be NULL
for various key types, including Ed25519.

[1]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man3/EVP_DigestSignInit.html
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gartens authored Jun 11, 2024
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion ext/openssl/ossl_x509cert.c
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Expand Up @@ -539,7 +539,11 @@ ossl_x509_sign(VALUE self, VALUE key, VALUE digest)
const EVP_MD *md;

pkey = GetPrivPKeyPtr(key); /* NO NEED TO DUP */
md = ossl_evp_get_digestbyname(digest);
if (NIL_P(digest)) {
md = NULL; /* needed for some key types, e.g. Ed25519 */
} else {
md = ossl_evp_get_digestbyname(digest);
}
GetX509(self, x509);
if (!X509_sign(x509, pkey, md)) {
ossl_raise(eX509CertError, NULL);
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions test/openssl/test_x509cert.rb
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Expand Up @@ -222,6 +222,29 @@ def test_sign_and_verify_dsa_md5
}
end

def test_sign_and_verify_ed25519
# See test_ed25519 in test_pkey.rb

# Ed25519 is not FIPS-approved.
omit_on_fips

begin
ed25519 = OpenSSL::PKey::generate_key("ED25519")
rescue OpenSSL::PKey::PKeyError => e
# OpenSSL < 1.1.1
#
pend "Ed25519 is not implemented" unless openssl?(1, 1, 1)

raise e
end

# See ASN1_item_sign_ctx in ChangeLog for 3.8.1: https://github.com/libressl/portable/blob/master/ChangeLog
pend 'ASN1 signing with Ed25519 not yet working' unless openssl? or libressl?(3, 8, 1)

cert = issue_cert(@ca, ed25519, 1, [], nil, nil, digest: nil)
assert_equal(true, cert.verify(ed25519))
end

def test_dsa_with_sha2
cert = issue_cert(@ca, @dsa256, 1, [], nil, nil, digest: "sha256")
assert_equal("dsa_with_SHA256", cert.signature_algorithm)
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