Require basicConstraints cA flag in intermediate certs.

OpenSSL 1.0.2 (and thus BoringSSL) accepts keyUsage certSign or a
Netscape CA certificate-type in lieu of basicConstraints in an
intermediate certificate (unless X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT) is set.

Update-Note: This change tightens the code so that basicConstraints is required for intermediate certificates when verifying chains. This was previously only enabled if X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT was set, but that flag also has other effects.

Change-Id: I9e41f4c567084cf30ed08f015a744959982940af
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/30185
Reviewed-by: Matt Braithwaite <mab@google.com>
4 files changed
tree: 691ed00221126bfe07b1baa83b55ac21cdec9462
  1. .github/
  2. crypto/
  3. decrepit/
  4. fipstools/
  5. fuzz/
  6. include/
  7. infra/
  8. ssl/
  9. third_party/
  10. tool/
  11. util/
  12. .clang-format
  13. .gitignore
  14. API-CONVENTIONS.md
  15. BREAKING-CHANGES.md
  16. BUILDING.md
  17. CMakeLists.txt
  18. codereview.settings
  19. CONTRIBUTING.md
  20. FUZZING.md
  21. INCORPORATING.md
  22. LICENSE
  23. PORTING.md
  24. README.md
  25. sources.cmake
  26. STYLE.md
README.md

BoringSSL

BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.

Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.

Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.

BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.

Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.

There are other files in this directory which might be helpful: