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Can stunnel be configured to listen for multiple IP addresses and access different email hosts?
by David Goldstein 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

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Using stunnel as a non-root user
by T. S. Ferreira 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

I have a small web application running as a regular (non root) user on my port 6666. I would like to make it accessible through SSL on port 7777. In order to test it I used (as the same non root user) the following command: stunnel -D 7 -p mypemfile.pem -d 7777 -r localhost:6666 but it does not work. When I check with "ps aux | fgrep stunnel", no such program is running. However if I run it as root, it does work. I did not find in the documentation any restriction with this regard. Since my final application will run on a machine to whose root I do not have access, I would like to find a way to solve this problem. Any hint will be appreciated. -- tsf ----------------------------------------- My system data are: (1) Linux/Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic, (2) Output of "/usr/bin/stunnel4 -version": stunnel 4.20 on i486-pc-linux-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.8e 23 Feb 2007 Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets:POLL,IPv6 Auth:LIBWRAP Global options debug = 5 pid = /var/run/stunnel4.pid RNDbytes = 64 RNDfile = /dev/urandom RNDoverwrite = yes Service-level options cert = /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem ciphers = ALL:!ADH:+RC4:@STRENGTH key = /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem session = 300 seconds sslVersion = SSLv3 for client, all for server TIMEOUTbusy = 300 seconds TIMEOUTclose = 60 seconds TIMEOUTconnect = 10 seconds TIMEOUTidle = 43200 seconds verify = none (3) Output due to '-D 7' option: 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Snagged 64 random bytes from /home/tomasz/.rnd 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Wrote 1024 new random bytes to /home/tomasz/.rnd 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: RAND_status claims sufficient entropy for the PRNG 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: PRNG seeded successfully 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Certificate: jai_ssl.pem 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Certificate loaded 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Key file: jai_ssl.pem 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: Private key loaded 2007.12.20 10:00:45 LOG7[14820:3082589872]: SSL context initialized for service stunnel3 (4)"/usr/bin/stunnel" is a Perl script whose comments say " ... wrapper to use stunnel 3.x syntax in stunnel >=4.05 ..."; it is version 2.00 (2005.04.2).

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Stunnel never really connects
by Pat Riehecky 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

I am trying to send email over stunnel from a client that doesn't support encryption to a server that does. The local socket opens just fine, but it never really seems to connect to the remote server. A tcpdump shows only three packets exchanged between the two systems (Syn, Syn/Ack, Ack). The behavior is the same regardless of which tls enabled port I point stunnel at. I am able to connect to these ports via telnet and send email so I know the connection can be negotiated. I am using the 4.21 build for windows (XP SP2) found on the main webpage. Help! --- stunnel.conf --- ; Some performance tunings socket = l:TCP_NODELAY=1 socket = r:TCP_NODELAY=1 ; Workaround for Eudora bug ; my email client isn't eudora, but given how ; it doesn't support standards like encrypted ; transport..... options = DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting debug = 7 ; Use it for client mode client = yes [smtp] accept = 127.0.0.1:25 connect = mailserver.mydomain.tld:587 ;connect = mailserver.mydomain.tld:465 ;connect = mailserver.mydomain.tld:25 protocol = smtp

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'PIN' engine control command
by Ludolf Holzheid 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Dear list, I'm trying to use stunnel on Windows with an USB token (`CryptoMate' from ACS). However, I can't manage to make stunnel ask for the token PIN: o Loading the private key works if I specify the PIN in the configuration file (`engineCtrl = PIN:...'). o If there is no `PIN' engine control option in the configuration file, loading the private key fails. The log message are: error stack: 26096080 : error:26096080:engine routines:ENGINE_load_private_key:failed loading private key error stack: 800050A0 : error:800050A0:Vendor defined:PKCS11_login:PIN incorrect Do I have to add a special engine control option to the configuration file in order to get asked for the PIN or is it intended to `just work'? Ludolf -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Ludolf Holzheid Tel: +49 621 339960 Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH Fax: +49 621 3392239 Floßwörthstraße 41 e-mail: lholzheid(a)bihl-wiedemann.de D-68199 Mannheim, Germany ---------------------------------------------------------------

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rtmps with stunnel on linux
by David Schulberg 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

Hi, Cannot get rtmps working with Firefox (IceWeasel) on Linux. I have rtmps working fine with Firefox and IE on Windows XP. The error I see in stunnel (see below) when I try rtmps through a Linux browser is "peer suddenly disconnected". Also curious that there are 2 attempts made. 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: https accepted FD=212 from 124.190.241.7:59728 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: Creating a new thread 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: New thread created 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2576]: https started 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2576]: FD 212 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2576]: TCP_NODELAY option set on local socket 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG5[2624:2576]: https accepted connection from 124.190.241.7:59728 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2576]: SSL state (accept): before/accept initialization 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG3[2624:2576]: SSL_accept: Peer suddenly disconnected 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG5[2624:2576]: Connection reset: 0 bytes sent to SSL, 0 bytes sent to socket 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2576]: https finished (0 left) 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: https accepted FD=236 from 124.190.241.7:59729 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: Creating a new thread 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:1192]: New thread created 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2572]: https started 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2572]: FD 236 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2572]: TCP_NODELAY option set on local socket 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG5[2624:2572]: https accepted connection from 124.190.241.7:59729 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2572]: SSL state (accept): before/accept initialization 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG3[2624:2572]: SSL_accept: Peer suddenly disconnected 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG5[2624:2572]: Connection reset: 0 bytes sent to SSL, 0 bytes sent to socket 2007.12.13 16:31:41 LOG7[2624:2572]: https finished (0 left) Regards, David Schulberg

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Re: [stunnel-users] * lencoboy Stunnel client and Centos 5 Apache
by Luis Rodrigo Gallardo Cruz 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

[Again, please send your responses to the list.] On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 06:18:58PM +0000, Mario Neè wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 05:00:08PM +0000, Mario Neè wrote: > > > > From: rodrigo(a)nul-unu.com > > > > This takes what is sent to local port 1443, encrypts it, and sends it > > > > like that to the remote 192.168.x.x:443 This means that the remote > > > > Apache needs to be listening on port 443 with ssl enabled there. Is > > > > this what you wanted? > > > > > > yes it's what i want. > > > > > > > Ok. Then I'd guess the problem is that apache is not expecting SSL on > > port 443. Read up on how to enable it. I'd guess a good start is > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_ssl.html > > > if i try to connect to 192.168.x.x:443 with firefox everything > works, only with stunnel i get that error Do you try to connect with http://192.168.x.x:443 or with https://192.168.x.x:443 (note the 's')? -- Rodrigo Gallardo GPG-Fingerprint: 7C81 E60C 442E 8FBC D975 2F49 0199 8318 ADC9 BC28

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Re: [stunnel-users] * lencoboy Stunnel client and Centos 5 Apache
by Luis Rodrigo Gallardo Cruz 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

[Please, respond to the list, not to the private mail of whoever answers you.] On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 05:00:08PM +0000, Mario Neè wrote: > > From: rodrigo(a)nul-unu.com > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 09:36:35AM +0000, Mario Neè wrote: > > > i'm trying to connect a stunnel client to the welcome page of Apache > > > in Centos 5 (Fresh install with no changes to Apache conf). > > > > > > command to create a client (on Feisty Fawn Ubuntu): > > > sudo stunnel -c -d 1443 -r 192.168.x.x:443 > > > > This takes what is sent to local port 1443, encrypts it, and sends it > > like that to the remote 192.168.x.x:443 This means that the remote > > Apache needs to be listening on port 443 with ssl enabled there. Is > > this what you wanted? > > yes it's what i want. > Ok. Then I'd guess the problem is that apache is not expecting SSL on port 443. Read up on how to enable it. I'd guess a good start is http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_ssl.html -- Rodrigo Gallardo GPG-Fingerprint: 7C81 E60C 442E 8FBC D975 2F49 0199 8318 ADC9 BC28

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newbie config not running
by fuzzy_4711 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Hello list. I am new to stunnel and do have some problems to get it running. The server is a WinXPSP2 behind a router. The router has port forwarding enabled for port 9999 to the stunnel server (4.21). On the same box a vnc server is running on port 5900 which I like to tunnel. Firewall is opened. The netstat -a -n shows the server listening on the desired port (9999). My server config looks like that: cert = stunnel.pem ;key = stunnel.pem ; Some performance tunings socket = l:TCP_NODELAY=1 socket = r:TCP_NODELAY=1 ; Workaround for Eudora bug ;options = DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS ; Authentication stuff ;verify = 2 ; Don't forget to c_rehash CApath ;CApath = certs ; It's often easier to use CAfile ;CAfile = certs.pem ; Don't forget to c_rehash CRLpath ;CRLpath = crls ; Alternatively you can use CRLfile ;CRLfile = crls.pem ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting ;debug = 7 ;output = stunnel.log ; Use it for client mode ;client = yes [pop3s] accept = 995 connect = 110 [imaps] accept = 993 connect = 143 [ssmtp] accept = 465 connect = 25 [VNC Server] accept = 9999 connect = 5900 The client side is a linux box with config setting: client = yes [VNC Server] accept = 5900 connect = 9999 I turned on debugging and stunnel.log seems to be okay - no error messages. But I am not able to get an connection. What am I doing wrong? Stefan

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* lencoboy Stunnel client and Centos 5 Apache
by Mario Neè 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Hello, i'm trying to connect a stunnel client to the welcome page of Apache in Centos 5 (Fresh install with no changes to Apache conf). command to create a client (on Feisty Fawn Ubuntu): sudo stunnel -c -d 1443 -r 192.168.x.x:443 if i try to connect to http://localhost:1443 and a look in /var/log/syslog i see this error: SSL_connect: error:1408F06B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:bad decompression. _________________________________________________________________ Ti piace giocare con le lettere? Prova ABCLive! http://messengergiochi.it.msn.com/

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server reads ecrypted data on connect ?
by Nikolaj G. 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

Hello stunnel'ers, First of all - im a newbie into openssl and stunnel. Im trying to stunnel between my own java socket server and client. The stunnel is established, but the server reads encrypted data on connect. Since I dont send anything, Im surprised to see encrypted data in the server log. Could someone please help. Ive managed to create a root certificate, a request and signing it, using: http://www.eclectica.ca/howto/ssl-cert-howto.php Thanks in advance. /nikolaj PS see configuration below: ----------------------------------------------- Packages (Fedora Core 6): openssl-devel-0.9.8b-15.fc6 openssl-0.9.8b-15.fc6 stunnel-4.15-2 ----------------------------------------------- The SERVER stunnel.conf: ; Certificate/key is needed in server mode CAfile = /root/ssl/cacert.pem cert = /root/ssl/key-cert.pem pid = /root/ssl/stunnel.pid ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting debug = 7 foreground=yes #setuid = stunnel #setgid = stunnel [mystunnel] accept = ratata.cirque.dk:998 connect = 127.0.0.1:8200 ----------------------------------------------- The CLIENT stunnel.conf: ; Certificate/key is needed in server mode CAfile = /root/ssl/eclectica/cacert.pem pid = /root/ssl/eclectica/stunnel.pid ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting debug = 7 foreground=yes ; enable client mode client = yes [mystunnel] accept = 127.0.0.1:998 connect = ratata.cirque.dk:8200 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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HTTPS hardcoded redirects
by Ezio Ostorero 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

All, I have a problem similar to the one described in http://mirt.net/pipermail/stunnel-users/2006-October/001324.html i.e. I ***wish*** to use the recording functionalities of JMeter while accessing an apache-SSL-secured Tomcat web server. JMeter does not allow recording on SSL so I have to ... un-cipher my HTTPS sessions, stunnel looks like the right choice. Being an stunnel newbie, I started here: http://www.stunnel.org/examples/https_client.html , this HOWTO looks quite close to my configuration. We have a plain-vanilla tomcat server behind an apache/SSL, and I want to access this web application from an HTTP-only browser. So, I configure stunnel as a "client", I run it on my PC, with the following configuration: [psuedo-https] accept = 8080 connect = <server>:443 TIMEOUTclose = 0 I read it as follows: stunnel talk cleartext HTTP on the local 8080 port and forwards in crypted HTTPS on the <server> port 443 I set the URL in my browser to http://localhost:8080/oi/ and this happens: 1) Ethereal sez that my PC and <server> start an SSLv3 conversation, good, we're on track 2) I have an HTTP analyzer plugged in my browser that shows me the content of the first GET that is a redirect to an SSO server (on the same <server>:443 port) for user authentication https://<server>/ssoserver/login?service=...... 3) My browser then issue a GET to https://<server>/ssoserver/login?service=...... and is GAME OVER, my beloved stunnel is cleanly bypassed by the hardcoded https://<server>/ string Any suggestion? Is it a dead end? Any dirty trick I could play with? Such as running multiple stunnel instances, setting <server> = localhost in my hosts file etc.? Thanks, Ezio -- Ezio Ostorero, Catania Seltz e limone col sale. Arriminatu, non annacatu

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Re: [stunnel-users] Problem compiling win32 stunnel.exe v 4.21
by butterspoon＠gmail.com 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

On 09/12/2007, Luis Rodrigo Gallardo Cruz <rodrigo(a)nul-unu.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 11:30:01PM +0000, Hidden wrote: > > Okay, so I'm trying to build stunnel.exe (ver 4.21) under Debian Linux > > 2.6.22.1 as a prelude to applying some patches and I'm getting > > stuck. > > Just to make sure I understand: You are trying to build *for* windows > *in* Debian. Yup, just like the documentation (INSTALL.W32) says: 1) install mingw32 cross-compiler o a Unix/Linux machine (native compilation on a Windows machine is possible, but not supported) [...] 5) type "make stunnel.exe" > You seem to be mixing up (the names of) unix libs with windows ones. Well, something is. I'm just doing it by the book! > Anyways, would it not be easier to compile in windows? Anyone else here build stunnel.exe? What did you use? T

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Problem compiling win32 stunnel.exe v 4.21
by Hidden 09 Dec '07

09 Dec '07

Okay, so I'm trying to build stunnel.exe (ver 4.21) under Debian Linux 2.6.22.1 as a prelude to applying some patches and I'm getting stuck. I've followed the instructions in the makefile – Install mingw32; compile and install openssl; unpack and make stunnel.exe. mingw makes a bunch of object files for a while, but then at the link stage it bombs with i586-mingw32msvc/bin/ld: cannot find -lzdll make was when trying to execute the command: i586-mingw32msvc-gcc -s -o stunnel.exe file.obj client.obj log.obj options.obj protocol.obj network.obj resolver.obj ssl.obj ctx.obj verify.obj sthreads.obj stunnel.obj gui.obj resources.obj -L/usr/src/openssl-0.9.8g -lzdll -leay32 -lssl32 -lws2_32 -lgdi32 -mwindows eay32 is nowhere to be found either. It and ssl32 are clearly related to openssl, but I can't see any suitable files in either the openssl build directory (/usr/src/openssl-0.9.8g as advertised). zdll could be something to do with zlib (which I have, ver 1.2.3) and eay32 and ssl32 are obviously related to openssl, but the only libraries under openssl are libssl.a and libcrypto.a (although optimistically trying to bolt in libssl in place of ssl32 doesn't work). ws2_32 and gdi32 are windows sockets and GDI, for what it's worth. I can't find the required libs on the internet anywhere, and maybe it's all down to me being a novice with mingw. I do notice the tantalizingly named files zlib1.dll, libeay32.dll, and libssl32.dll in the precompiled Windows binary distribution of stunnel, but surely I can't use them in any way? I'd love some help from anyone who knows this system better! Thanks, Tony

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SSL session caching with multiple clients through stunnel to an https server
by Paul McGarry 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Hi there, I have an application where apache/php processes make SOAP requests over https to a single remote server (which is IIS I think). I am trying to cut down the time each request takes. In it's current configuration I think some time will be wasted as the php client and IIS server handshake to set up a new SSL connection for each request, thereby adding (at least) twice the network latency between the two servers to each request. (As far as I can tell there is no way to make php SOAP use some kind of persistant connection or SSL cache when talking to the server) I am wondering if I pushed the soap requests as http through stunnel whether stunnel would be more efficient with SSL connections or whether it will just create a new tunnel with a new ssl session for each request it receives? Does anyone have any advice? Paul

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MS Outlook verify = 2 using problem
by FFT` 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Good Day! I'm using Stunnel 4.21 on i686-pc-linux-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007 Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets:POLL,IPv6 with OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007 on Fedora-like Linux server. stunnel.conf consists: _______________________________________________________________________________ cert = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/server.crt key = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/server.pem ; Protocol version (all, SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1) ;sslVersion = SSLv3 ; Some security enhancements for UNIX systems - comment them out on Win32 chroot = /usr/local/var/stunnel/ setuid = nobody setgid = nobody ; PID is created inside chroot jail pid = /stunnel.pid ; Some performance tunings socket = l:TCP_NODELAY=1 socket = r:TCP_NODELAY=1 ;compression = rle ; Workaround for Eudora bug ;options = DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS ; Authentication stuff verify = 2 ; Don't forget to c_rehash CApath ; CApath is located inside chroot jail ;CApath =/usr/local/etc/stunnel/certs ; It's often easier to use CAfile CAfile = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/ca.pem ; Don't forget to c_rehash CRLpath ; CRLpath is located inside chroot jail ;CRLpath = /crls ; Alternatively you can use CRLfile ;CRLfile = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/crl.pem ; Some debugging stuff useful for troubleshooting debug = 7 output = stunnel.log ; Service-level configuration [pop3s] accept = 995 connect = 110 ________________________________________________________________________ PKI consists: ROOT_CA CA MAIL_CON_CA SERVER CLIENT server.crt - Server certificate in PEM Format; server.pem - Server key in PEM Format with nopassword ca.pem - ROOT_CA, CA, MAIL_CON_CA certificates in PEM format. When I am using MS Outlook mail Client , there are some PROBLEM with connections to SERVER:995 stunnel.log consists: ______________________________________________ 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG5[16668:1074107776]: stunnel 4.21 on i686-pc-linux-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG5[16668:1074107776]: Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets:POLL,IPv6 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG6[16668:1074107776]: file ulimit = 1024 (can be changed with 'ulimit -n') 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG6[16668:1074107776]: poll() used - no FD_SETSIZE limit for file descriptors 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG5[16668:1074107776]: 500 clients allowed 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16668:1074107776]: FD 6 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16668:1074107776]: FD 8 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16668:1074107776]: FD 9 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16668:1074107776]: SO_REUSEADDR option set on accept socket 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16668:1074107776]: pop3s bound to 0.0.0.0:995 2007.12.05 14:57:39 LOG7[16669:1074107776]: Created pid file /stunnel.pid 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074107776]: pop3s accepted FD=10 from 192.168.1.205:2129 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: pop3s started 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: FD 10 in non-blocking mode 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: TCP_NODELAY option set on local socket 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG5[16669:1074228016]: pop3s accepted connection from 192.168.1.205:2129 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): before/accept initialization 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): SSLv3 read client hello A 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): SSLv3 write server hello A 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): SSLv3 write certificate A 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): SSLv3 write certificate request A 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL state (accept): SSLv3 flush data 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: SSL alert (write): fatal: handshake failure 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG3[16669:1074228016]: SSL_accept: 140890C7: error:140890C7:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE:peer did not return a certificate 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG5[16669:1074228016]: Connection reset: 0 bytes sent to SSL, 0 bytes sent to socket 2007.12.05 14:57:48 LOG7[16669:1074228016]: pop3s finished (0 left) ______________________________________________ I load all Server, CA , and client certificate in SYSTEM, but there is NO Connection. Please help Me with Stunnel and Outlook using.

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(no subject)
by Harmon, Paul 02 Dec '07

02 Dec '07

Ok Guys, I hate to be a nuisance. But I encountered an error coming out o the Stunnel configuration in LINUX. First what does it mean when Stunnel is in INETD mode? Does this imply certain configuration restrictions and why? Thanks, Paul Harmon

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Help using Stunnel-4.XX
by Harmon, Paul 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi Folks, Well I know a little more now than before. The version of Stunnel I'm using is Stunnel 4.05 running under Fedora 7.0. I am trying to setup a test scenario at the moment where I am running a stream socket between a client and a server, both mine since this is a test scenario. I need thisese programs to connect over a secure socket and the exchange of data is a custom application. I've read through Barry O'donovan's article and that seems to give me the information on how to configure and use Stunnel on the server side. It is not clear to me yet, what I need to do to the client side. Is there anyone out there who has done this type of thing and could give me some help? Thanks in advance, Paul Harmon

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Problem with stunnel 4.20 on Fedora 7
by Andrew M Dunn 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

[Oh wise list folks... I haven't seen any responses to this. Does anybody have any experience either with using stunnel on Fedora 7, or with the particular error? I cannot find any other hints or reasons as to why the resolution is failing... Andy] ----original message------ I can't get stunnel to run on a freshly-installed Fedora 7 system. It fails with "Error resolving '0.0.0.0': servname is not supported for ai_socktype" but the usual other causes of that error (ie. ports not defined in /etc/services, bad settings in /etc/nsswitch.conf) are not the culprit this time. COMMAND LINE: /usr/sbin/stunnel /home/amdunn/security/stunnel.conf COMMAND OUTPUT: 2007.08.29 11:44:12 LOG3[13614:3086243520]: Error resolving '0.0.0.0': servname is not supported for ai_socktype (EAI_SERVICE) file /home/amdunn/security/stunnel.conf line 10: Failed to resolve accepting address STUNNEL.CONF FILE: ; ; stunnel file for testing 443 access to local http server ; cert=/home/amdunn/security/xxxxxxx key=/home/amdunn/security/yyyyyyy foreground=yes ; ; [sweb] accept=443 ; https port connect=80 ; standard httpd listening port TIMEOUTclose=0 ; must set this or IE waits 60sec on page end client=no STUNNEL -VERSION OUTPUT: stunnel 4.20 on i686-redhat-linux-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.8b 04 May 2006 Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets:POLL,IPv6 Auth:LIBWRAP Global options debug = 5 pid = /var/run/stunnel.pid RNDbytes = 64 RNDfile = /dev/urandom RNDoverwrite = yes Service-level options cert = /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem ciphers = ALL:!ADH:+RC4:@STRENGTH key = /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem session = 300 seconds sslVersion = SSLv3 for client, all for server TIMEOUTbusy = 300 seconds TIMEOUTclose = 60 seconds TIMEOUTconnect = 10 seconds TIMEOUTidle = 43200 seconds verify = none

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zlib compression not working
by webmaster＠escoltesiguies.cat 29 Nov '07

29 Nov '07

I have configured both windows client and linux server (samba) with zlib compression: compression = zlib But I have transferred a txt file of 100Mb in 40 minutes and the same file compressed with gzip (22Mb) in 14 minutes. So I thing compression is not working. Client log tells: Compression enabled using zlib method and server log: Compression enabled using zlib method How can I verify comression is working? maybe compression is working but it is poor?

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About stunnel 4.21 daemon mode
by wei hu 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Dear I had successfully installed stunnel 4.21 on my server, but after I edited the file stunnel.conf and startup the stunnel, I can't find the stunnel via the "ps -ef" command.Then I have found such error message in the log file: 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG5[28550:3085354688]: stunnel 4.21 on i686-pc-linux-gnu wi th OpenSSL 0.9.7f 22 Mar 2005 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG5[28550:3085354688]: Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets :POLL,IPv6 Auth:LIBWRAP 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG6[28550:3085354688]: file ulimit = 1024 (can be changed w ith 'ulimit -n') 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG6[28550:3085354688]: poll() used - no FD_SETSIZE limit fo r file descriptors 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG5[28550:3085354688]: 500 clients allowed 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG7[28550:3085354688]: FD 9 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG7[28550:3085354688]: FD 10 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG7[28550:3085354688]: FD 11 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG7[28550:3085354688]: SO_REUSEADDR option set on accept so cket 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG7[28550:3085354688]: sproxy bound to 0.0.0.0:83 2007.11.27 07:42:28 LOG3[28556:3085354688]: Failed to get GID for group nobody Do somebody knows how to get GID for group nobody? My nobody group is sured to work correctly with Squid. The config file about group: ; Some security enhancements for UNIX systems - comment them out on Win32 chroot = /usr/local/var/lib/stunnel/ setuid = nobody setgid = nobody ; PID is created inside chroot jail pid = /stunnel.pid The command "stunnel -version" response: [root@vps stunnel]# /usr/local/bin/stunnel -version stunnel 4.21 on i686-pc-linux-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.7f 22 Mar 2005 Threading:PTHREAD SSL:ENGINE Sockets:POLL,IPv6 Auth:LIBWRAP Global options debug = 5 pid = /usr/local/var/run/stunnel/stunnel.pid RNDbytes = 64 RNDfile = /dev/urandom RNDoverwrite = yes Service-level options cert = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem ciphers = ALL:!ADH:+RC4:@STRENGTH key = /usr/local/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem session = 300 seconds sslVersion = SSLv3 for client, all for server TIMEOUTbusy = 300 seconds TIMEOUTclose = 60 seconds TIMEOUTconnect = 10 seconds TIMEOUTidle = 43200 seconds verify = none The command "/usr/local/bin/stunnel" response: [root@vps stunnel]# /usr/local/bin/stunnel 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Snagged 64 random bytes from /root/.rnd 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Wrote 1024 new random bytes to /root/.rnd 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: RAND_status claims sufficient entropy for the PRNG 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: PRNG seeded successfully 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Certificate: /usr/local/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Certificate loaded 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Key file: /usr/local/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: Private key loaded 2007.11.27 07:27:27 LOG7[13697:3085354688]: SSL context initialized for service sproxy Best Regards, HuWei

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Re: [stunnel-users] More questions on RDP and port forwarding
by richard.woodman＠cox.net 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Carter, Thanks. With the exception of the client's loopback address in the hosts file, I have a very similar configuration. I have created an inbound rule (Custom service with an inbound rule declaration but no outbound rule) that looks just like my inbound RDP rules - I even reviewed the configuration file and the stunnel rule had the same commands as the RDP rule. However, RDP works through the firewall but stunnel does not. My Windows firewall has an exception for stunnel with a scope of "Internet" and the stunnel server works from within the corporate network. Meaning, I think, that the Windows firewall is not denying the connection (at least from within the same subnet). I am not a Windows AD guy, but is there a way to prevent network connections without using the Windows firewall? I mean, can a GPO be created that prevents connections from IP addresses not on the same subnet but that does not use the OS's firewall? If so, this could be the issue because from what I can see, neither the Watchguard nor the Windows firewalls are blocking the connection; yet I still cannot connect. Richard Carter Browne wrote: I use stunnel to protect RDP for a couple of sites using a mix of Watchguard Edge and V series firewalls. For computer ABC that I want to connect to, I create an entry in the hosts file: 127.0.0.n ABCs (where n is greater than 1) On the client side I have an entry: [ABC-RDP] accept = ADCs:12345 connect = ABC:54321 client = yes On the server sid I have an entry: [RDP-IN] accept = 54321 connect = 3389 client = no Port 54321 is enabled in both the Watchguard and the Windows firewalls. Using the 127.n.n.n ports are not processed by the firewalls. You can use 127.0.0.1 for everything, but I needed to connect to more that one host and wanted a standard setup. I have had a number of users confused by this setup whereby the program references a local port to connect to a remote computer. For stunnel, it is the connect string that determines the destination, so any local port works fine for the accept string. Carter

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Problems accessing samba
by webmaster＠escoltesiguies.cat 27 Nov '07

27 Nov '07

I have a winXP machine which should connect to a linux samba. Everything installed following http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/How_to_secure_samba_with_stunnel but it don't connect. I have both loglevels set to 7, and as serverlog don't change I thing the error is at clientside. stunnel.conf is: client=yes debug = 7 [smb] accept=222.222.222.222:139 connect=85.48.253.144:8888 And the client log is: 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: RAND_status claims sufficient entropy for the PRNG 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: PRNG seeded successfully 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: Certificate: stunnel.pem 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: Certificate loaded 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: Key file: stunnel.pem 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: Private key loaded 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG7[3716:720]: SSL context initialized for service smb 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG5[3716:720]: stunnel 4.21 on x86-pc-mingw32-gnu with OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG5[3716:720]: Threading:WIN32 SSL:ENGINE Sockets:SELECT,IPv6 2007.11.27 12:46:58 LOG5[3716:3292]: No limit detected for the number of clients 2007.11.27 12:46:59 LOG7[3716:3292]: FD 216 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 12:46:59 LOG7[3716:3292]: SO_REUSEADDR option set on accept socket 2007.11.27 12:46:59 LOG7[3716:3292]: smb bound to 222.222.222.222:139 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:3292]: smb accepted FD=248 from 88.31.107.217:1625 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:3292]: Creating a new thread 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:3292]: New thread created 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: smb started 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: FD 248 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: TCP_NODELAY option set on local socket 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG5[3716:4028]: smb accepted connection from 88.31.107.217:1625 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: FD 272 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: smb connecting 85.48.253.144:8888 2007.11.27 12:47:15 LOG7[3716:4028]: connect_wait: waiting 10 seconds 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3292]: smb accepted FD=308 from 88.31.107.217:1628 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3292]: Creating a new thread 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3292]: New thread created 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: smb started 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: FD 308 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: TCP_NODELAY option set on local socket 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG5[3716:3012]: smb accepted connection from 88.31.107.217:1628 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: FD 340 in non-blocking mode 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: smb connecting 85.48.253.144:8888 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:3012]: connect_wait: waiting 10 seconds 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG6[3716:4028]: connect_wait: s_poll_wait timeout 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG5[3716:4028]: Connection reset: 0 bytes sent to SSL, 0 bytes sent to socket 2007.11.27 12:47:25 LOG7[3716:4028]: smb finished (1 left) 2007.11.27 12:47:35 LOG6[3716:3012]: connect_wait: s_poll_wait timeout 2007.11.27 12:47:35 LOG5[3716:3012]: Connection reset: 0 bytes sent to SSL, 0 bytes sent to socket 2007.11.27 12:47:35 LOG7[3716:3012]: smb finished (0 left) Where is the problem? Thanks

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VeriSign Intermediate CA Certificate issue.
by Unai Rodriguez 27 Nov '07

27 Nov '07

Dear All, I am trying to set an https layer using stunnel. I am having problems with the intermediary certificate since it appears broken to the user. You may find a screenshot here: http://u-journal.org/stunnel/Root_Cert_Err.jpg My stunnel version is: 3.26 running on Debian 3.1 I run stunnel as standalone with this parameters: stunnel -d 10.123.16.103:443 -D 7 -R /etc/ssl/certs/stunnel.rnd \ -p /etc/ssl/certs/stunnel.pem -o /var/log/stunnel/stunnel.log \ -r 10.123.16.103:80 -N https You may find the output of my stunnel -V here: http://pastebin.ca/793495 uname -a: Linux lb2-dp-vm 2.6.8-3-686 #1 Tue Dec 5 21:26:38 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux openssl version: OpenSSL 0.9.7e 25 Oct 2004 So, if I create my /etc/ssl/certs/stunnel.pem file like this: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- rsa_priv_key -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- secured.behringer.com_certificate -----END CERTIFICATE----- -- OR -- -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- rsa_priv_key -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- secured.behringer.com_certificate -----END CERTIFICATE----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- VeriSign Intermediate CA Certificate (https://www.verisign.com.sg/support/ssl/install/intermediate/secure.shtml) -----END CERTIFICATE----- I get the mentioned error. If I create the /etc/ssl/certs/stunnel.pem like this: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- rsa_priv_key -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- VeriSign Intermediate CA Certificate (https://www.verisign.com.sg/support/ssl/install/intermediate/secure.shtml) -----END CERTIFICATE----- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- secured.behringer.com_certificate -----END CERTIFICATE----- I get the error: "[...] X509_check_private_key:key values mismatch" You may see the log here: http://pastebin.ca/793500 Any clues on what am I doing wrong? Thank you so much! unai

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Re: [stunnel-users] More questions on RDP and port forwarding
by richard.woodman＠cox.net 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

OK, I took my configs, my certs, etc. and put them on two boxes in the lab - then I ensured I could use stunnel to connect using VNC. I then put a NAT box (Linksys BEFSR81) between the two and configured the Linksys to provide port forwarding. I then reconnected and everything worked first time. Therefore, I can only assume that either port-forwarding is misconfigured on my Watchguard SOHO 6tc -or- that the Windows firewall is causing problems (neither lab box has a firewall running). I'll keep you posted on what I find. Thanks. Richard My original post: I did read through the archives but I cannot determine how to get Stunnel working through the firewall. Here is what I wish to do: 1. Tunnel Windows Remote Desktop through stunnel. 2. I wish to connect from home to work; I have access to the firewall at work. Here's what I've done: 1. Installed stunnel on Windows XP at home and at work. I have self-signed certificates and am using verify = 3 (on both computers). Cacert.pem has the CA cert, the work cert, and the home cert in a single file. The server-cert.pem has the work computer's key and cert while the client-1-cert.pem (home computer) has it's own key and cert. 2. Stunnel at home has client = yes, stunnel at work has this commented out. Stunnel at work will become a "server" where multiple clients connect via stunnel and that single computer makes multiple RDP connections. Client (home) computer has [rdp1] accept = 4391 connect = <work outside interface IP>:44391 Server (work) computer has [rdp2] accept = 44391 connect = <work computer name>:3392 If I try this at work from within the corporate network (change the client connect string to the stunnel server's IP or hostname), then everything works fine. However, once I try from outside the work network, nothing works. Firewall is a Watchguard SOHO 6tc and I have a inbound rule permitting 44391 and directing it to X.X.X.52 (the stunnel server). I also have other rules allowing RDP (on port 3392 for instance) directly to the computer I wish to control and those rules work. Essentially, RDP directly through the firewall works but stunnel through the firewall does not. I assume there is no traffic destined for .52 on 44391 because the log file on the server (with debug = 7) only shows the startup sequence and port binding (netstat -a shows I am listening on 44391). I also tried this at home on my Juniper 5XT and was unsuccessful. Please help. Richard

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Re: [stunnel-users] More questions on RDP and port forwarding
by richard.woodman＠cox.net 26 Nov '07

26 Nov '07

Craig, Thanks. Are you advising that I put "client = yes" in the service declaration rather than the main configuration? I already have "client = yes" on the client side (in the main configuration) and that line commented out of the server's configuration (I assume the default is client = no). When I review the log on the client computer, I can see where it times out waiting on a response from the work firewall's outside IP address. I do not see any connection attempts on the server side and both stunnel instances (client and server) have debug = 7 and logging to stunnel.log. Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: stunnel-users-bounces(a)mirt.net [mailto:stunnel-users- > bounces(a)mirt.net] On Behalf Of Richard Woodman > Sent: 26 November 2007 07:44 AM > To: stunnel-users(a)mirt.net > Subject: [stunnel-users] More questions on RDP and port forwarding > > I did read through the archives but I cannot determine how to get > Stunnel > working through the firewall. Here is what I wish to do: > > 1. Tunnel Windows Remote Desktop through stunnel. > 2. I wish to connect from home to work; I have access to the firewall > at > work. > > Here's what I've done: > > 1. Installed stunnel on Windows XP at home and at work. I have self- > signed > certificates and am using verify = 3 (on both computers). Cacert.pem > has > the CA cert, the work cert, and the home cert in a single file. The > server-cert.pem has the work computer's key and cert while the > client-1-cert.pem (home computer) has it's own key and cert. > 2. Stunnel at home has client = yes, stunnel at work has this > commented > out. Stunnel at work will become a "server" where multiple clients > connect > via stunnel and that single computer makes multiple RDP connections. > > Client (home) computer has > Try changing the client config to the following: [rdp1] client = yes accept = 4391 connect = <work outside interface IP>:44391 > > Server (work) computer has > > [rdp2] > accept = 44391 > connect = <work computer name>:3392 > > If I try this at work from within the corporate network (change the > client > connect string to the stunnel server's IP or hostname), then everything > works fine. However, once I try from outside the work network, nothing > works. Firewall is a Watchguard SOHO 6tc and I have a inbound rule > permitting 44391 and directing it to X.X.X.52 (the stunnel server). I > also > have other rules allowing RDP (on port 3392 for instance) directly to > the > computer I wish to control and those rules work. Essentially, RDP > directly > through the firewall works but stunnel through the firewall does not. > I > assume there is no traffic destined for .52 on 44391 because the log > file on > the server (with debug = 7) only shows the startup sequence and port > binding > (netstat -a shows I am listening on 44391). I also tried this at home > on my > Juniper 5XT and was unsuccessful. Please help. > > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > stunnel-users mailing list > stunnel-users(a)mirt.net > http://stunnel.mirt.net/mailman/listinfo/stunnel-users Cheers, Craig

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