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NAME

       POE::Component::SSLify - Makes using SSL in the world of POE easy!

VERSION

         This document describes v1.008 of POE::Component::SSLify - released May 04, 2011 as part of POE-Component-SSLify.

SYNOPSIS

               # CLIENT-side usage

               # Import the module
               use POE::Component::SSLify qw( Client_SSLify );

               # Create a normal SocketFactory wheel and connect to a SSL-enabled server
               my $factory = POE::Wheel::SocketFactory->new;

               # Time passes, SocketFactory gives you a socket when it connects in SuccessEvent
               # Convert the socket into a SSL socket POE can communicate with
               my $socket = shift;
               eval { $socket = Client_SSLify( $socket ) };
               if ( $@ ) {
                       # Unable to SSLify it...
               }

               # Now, hand it off to ReadWrite
               my $rw = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
                       Handle  =>      $socket,
                       # other options as usual
               );

               # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #

               # SERVER-side usage

               # !!! Make sure you have a public key + certificate
               # excellent howto: http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html

               # Import the module
               use POE::Component::SSLify qw( Server_SSLify SSLify_Options );

               # Set the key + certificate file
               eval { SSLify_Options( 'server.key', 'server.crt' ) };
               if ( $@ ) {
                       # Unable to load key or certificate file...
               }

               # Create a normal SocketFactory wheel to listen for connections
               my $factory = POE::Wheel::SocketFactory->new;

               # Time passes, SocketFactory gives you a socket when it gets a connection in SuccessEvent
               # Convert the socket into a SSL socket POE can communicate with
               my $socket = shift;
               eval { $socket = Server_SSLify( $socket ) };
               if ( $@ ) {
                       # Unable to SSLify it...
               }

               # Now, hand it off to ReadWrite
               my $rw = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
                       Handle  =>      $socket,
                       # other options as usual
               );

DESCRIPTION

       This component represents the standard way to do SSL in POE.

FUNCTIONS

   Client_SSLify
       This function sslifies a client-side socket. You can pass several options to it:

               my $socket = shift;
               $socket = Client_SSLify( $socket, $version, $options, $ctx, $callback );
                       $socket is the non-ssl socket you got from somewhere ( required )
                       $version is the SSL version you want to use
                       $options is the SSL options you want to use
                       $ctx is the custom SSL context you want to use
                       $callback is the callback hook on success/failure of sslification

                       # This is an example of the callback and you should pass it as Client_SSLify( $socket, ... , \&callback );
                       sub callback {
                               my( $socket, $status, $errval ) = @_;
                               # $socket is the original sslified socket in case you need to play with it
                               # $status is either 1 or 0; with 1 signifying success and 0 failure
                               # $errval will be defined if $status == 0; it's the numeric SSL error code
                               # check http://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_get_error.html for the possible error values ( and import them from Net::SSLeay! )

                               # The return value from the callback is discarded
                       }

       If $ctx is defined, SSLify will ignore $version and $options. Otherwise, it will be
       created from the $version and $options parameters. If all of them are undefined, it will
       follow the defaults in "SSLify_ContextCreate".

       BEWARE: If you passed in a CTX, SSLify will do Net::SSLeay::CTX_free( $ctx ) when the
       socket is destroyed. This means you cannot reuse contexts!

       NOTE: The way to have a client socket with proper certificates set up is:

               my $socket = shift;     # get the socket from somewhere
               my $ctx = SSLify_ContextCreate( 'server.key', 'server.crt' );
               $socket = Client_SSLify( $socket, undef, undef, $ctx );

       NOTE: You can pass the callback anywhere in the arguments, we'll figure it out for you! If
       you want to call a POE event, please look into the postback/callback stuff in
       POE::Session.

               # we got this from POE::Wheel::SocketFactory
               sub event_SuccessEvent {
                       my $socket = $_[ARG0];
                       $socket = Client_SSLify( $socket, $_[SESSION]->callback( 'sslify_result' ) );
                       $_[HEAP]->{client} = POE::Wheel::ReadWrite->new(
                               Handle => $socket,
                               ...
                       );
                       return;
               }

               # the callback event
               sub event_sslify_result {
                       my ($creation_args, $called_args) = @_[ARG0, ARG1];
                       my( $socket, $status, $errval ) = @$called_args;

                       if ( $status ) {
                               print "Yay, SSLification worked!";
                       } else {
                               print "Aw, SSLification failed with error $errval";
                       }
               }

   Server_SSLify
       This function sslifies a server-side socket. You can pass several options to it:

               my $socket = shift;
               $socket = Server_SSLify( $socket, $ctx, $callback );
                       $socket is the non-ssl socket you got from somewhere ( required )
                       $ctx is the custom SSL context you want to use; overrides the global ctx set in SSLify_Options
                       $callback is the callback hook on success/failure of sslification

       BEWARE: "SSLify_Options" must be called first if you aren't passing a $ctx. If you want to
       set some options per-connection, do this:

               my $socket = shift;     # get the socket from somewhere
               my $ctx = SSLify_ContextCreate();
               # set various options on $ctx as desired
               $socket = Server_SSLify( $socket, $ctx );

       NOTE: You can use "SSLify_GetCTX" to modify the global, and avoid doing this on every
       connection if the options are the same...

       Please look at "Client_SSLify" for more details on the callback hook.

   SSLify_ContextCreate
       Accepts some options, and returns a brand-new Net::SSLeay context object ( $ctx )

               my $ctx = SSLify_ContextCreate( $key, $cert, $version, $options );
                       $key is the certificate key file
                       $cert is the certificate file
                       $version is the SSL version to use
                       $options is the SSL options to use

       You can then call various Net::SSLeay methods on the context

               my $mode = Net::SSLeay::CTX_get_mode( $ctx );

       By default we don't use the SSL key + certificate files

       By default we use the version: default. Known versions of the SSL connection - look at
       <http://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_CTX_new.html> for more info.

               * sslv2
               * sslv3
               * tlsv1
               * sslv23
               * default ( sslv23 )

       By default we don't set any options - look at
       <http://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html> for more info.

   SSLify_Options
       Call this function to initialize the global server-side context object. This will be the
       default context whenever you call "Server_SSLify" without passing a custom context to it.

               SSLify_Options( $key, $cert, $version, $options );
                       $key is the certificate key file ( required )
                       $cert is the certificate file ( required )
                       $version is the SSL version to use
                       $options is the SSL options to use

       By default we use the version: default

       By default we use the options: Net::SSLeay::OP_ALL

       Please look at "SSLify_ContextCreate" for more info on the available versions/options.

   SSLify_GetCTX
       Returns the actual Net::SSLeay context object in case you wanted to play with it :)

       If passed in a socket, it will return that socket's $ctx instead of the global.

               my $ctx = SSLify_GetCTX();                      # get the one set via SSLify_Options
               my $ctx = SSLify_GetCTX( $sslified_sock );      # get the one in the object

   SSLify_GetCipher
       Returns the cipher used by the SSLified socket

               print "SSL Cipher is: " . SSLify_GetCipher( $sslified_sock ) . "\n";

       NOTE: Doing this immediately after Client_SSLify or Server_SSLify will result in "(NONE)"
       because the SSL handshake is not done yet. The socket is nonblocking, so you will have to
       wait a little bit for it to get ready.

               apoc@blackhole:~/mygit/perl-poe-sslify/examples$ perl serverclient.pl
               got connection from: 127.0.0.1 - commencing Server_SSLify()
               SSLified: 127.0.0.1 cipher type: ((NONE))
               Connected to server, commencing Client_SSLify()
               SSLified the connection to the server
               Connected to SSL server
               Input: hola
               got input from: 127.0.0.1 cipher type: (AES256-SHA) input: 'hola'
               Got Reply: hola
               Input: ^C
               stopped at serverclient.pl line 126.

   SSLify_GetSocket
       Returns the actual socket used by the SSLified socket, useful for stuff like
       getpeername()/getsockname()

               print "Remote IP is: " . inet_ntoa( ( unpack_sockaddr_in( getpeername( SSLify_GetSocket( $sslified_sock ) ) ) )[1] ) . "\n";

   SSLify_GetSSL
       Returns the actual Net::SSLeay object so you can call methods on it

               print Net::SSLeay::dump_peer_certificate( SSLify_GetSSL( $sslified_sock ) );

   SSLify_GetStatus
       Returns the status of the SSL negotiation/handshake/connection. See
       <http://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_connect.html#RETURN_VALUES> for more info.

               my $status = SSLify_GetStatus( $socket );
                       -1 = still in negotiation stage ( or error )
                        0 = internal SSL error, connection will be dead
                        1 = negotiation successful

NOTES

   Socket methods doesn't work
       The new socket this module gives you actually is tied socket magic, so you cannot do stuff
       like getpeername() or getsockname(). The only way to do it is to use "SSLify_GetSocket"
       and then operate on the socket it returns.

   Dying everywhere...
       This module will die() if Net::SSLeay could not be loaded or it is not the version we
       want. So, it is recommended that you check for errors and not use SSL, like so:

               eval { use POE::Component::SSLify };
               if ( $@ ) {
                       $sslavailable = 0;
               } else {
                       $sslavailable = 1;
               }

               # Make socket SSL!
               if ( $sslavailable ) {
                       eval { $socket = POE::Component::SSLify::Client_SSLify( $socket ) };
                       if ( $@ ) {
                               # Unable to SSLify the socket...
                       }
               }

       $IGNORE_SSL_ERRORS

       As of SSLify v1.003 you can override this variable to temporarily ignore some SSL errors.
       This is useful if you are doing crazy things with the underlying Net::SSLeay stuff and
       don't want to die. However, it won't ignore all errors as some is still considered fatal.
       Here's an example:

               {
                       local $POE::Component::SSLify::IGNORE_SSL_ERRORS=1;
                       my $ctx = SSLify_CreateContext(...);
                       #Some more stuff
               }

   OpenSSL functions
       Theoretically you can do anything that Net::SSLeay exports from the OpenSSL libs on the
       socket. However, I have not tested every possible function against SSLify, so use them
       carefully!

       Net::SSLeay::renegotiate

       This function has been tested ( it's in "t/2_renegotiate_client.t" ) but it doesn't work
       on FreeBSD! I tracked it down to this security advisory:
       http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:15.ssl.asc
       <http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:15.ssl.asc> which explains it in
       detail. The test will skip this function if it detects that you're on a broken system.
       However, if you have the updated OpenSSL library that fixes this you can use it.

       NOTE: Calling this means the callback function you passed in "Client_SSLify" or
       "Server_SSLify" will not fire! If you need this please let me know and we can come up with
       a way to make it work.

   Upgrading a non-ssl socket to SSL
       You can have a normal plaintext socket, and convert it to SSL anytime. Just keep in mind
       that the client and the server must agree to sslify at the same time, or they will be
       waiting on each other forever! See "t/3_upgrade.t" for an example of how this works.

   Downgrading a SSL socket to non-ssl
       As of now this is unsupported. If you need this feature please let us know and we'll work
       on it together!

   MSWin32 is not supported
       This module doesn't work on MSWin32 platforms at all ( XP, Vista, 7, etc ) because of some
       weird underlying fd issues. Since I'm not a windows developer, I'm unable to fix this.
       However, it seems like Cygwin on MSWin32 works just fine! Please help me fix this if you
       can, thanks!

   LOAD_SSL_ENGINES
       OpenSSL supports loading ENGINEs to accelerate the crypto algorithms. SSLify v1.004
       automatically loaded the engines, but there was some problems on certain platforms that
       caused coredumps. A big shout-out to BinGOs and CPANTesters for catching this! It's now
       disabled in v1.007 and you would need to explicitly enable it.

               sub POE::Component::SSLify::LOAD_SSL_ENGINES () { 1 }
               use POE::Component::SSLify qw( Client::SSLify );

EXPORT

       Stuffs all of the functions in @EXPORT_OK so you have to request them directly.

SEE ALSO

       Please see those modules/websites for more information related to this module.

       •   POE

       •   Net::SSLeay

SUPPORT

   Perldoc
       You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

         perldoc POE::Component::SSLify

   Websites
       The following websites have more information about this module, and may be of help to you.
       As always, in addition to those websites please use your favorite search engine to
       discover more resources.

       •   Search CPAN

           The default CPAN search engine, useful to view POD in HTML format.

           http://search.cpan.org/dist/POE-Component-SSLify <http://search.cpan.org/dist/POE-
           Component-SSLify>

       •   RT: CPAN's Bug Tracker

           The RT ( Request Tracker ) website is the default bug/issue tracking system for CPAN.

           http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=POE-Component-SSLify
           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=POE-Component-SSLify>

       •   AnnoCPAN

           The AnnoCPAN is a website that allows community annonations of Perl module
           documentation.

           http://annocpan.org/dist/POE-Component-SSLify <http://annocpan.org/dist/POE-Component-
           SSLify>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           The CPAN Ratings is a website that allows community ratings and reviews of Perl
           modules.

           http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/POE-Component-SSLify <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/POE-
           Component-SSLify>

       •   CPAN Forum

           The CPAN Forum is a web forum for discussing Perl modules.

           http://cpanforum.com/dist/POE-Component-SSLify <http://cpanforum.com/dist/POE-
           Component-SSLify>

       •   CPANTS

           The CPANTS is a website that analyzes the Kwalitee ( code metrics ) of a distribution.

           http://cpants.perl.org/dist/overview/POE-Component-SSLify
           <http://cpants.perl.org/dist/overview/POE-Component-SSLify>

       •   CPAN Testers

           The CPAN Testers is a network of smokers who run automated tests on uploaded CPAN
           distributions.

           http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/P/POE-Component-SSLify
           <http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/P/POE-Component-SSLify>

       •   CPAN Testers Matrix

           The CPAN Testers Matrix is a website that provides a visual way to determine what
           Perls/platforms PASSed for a distribution.

           http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=POE-Component-SSLify
           <http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=POE-Component-SSLify>

       •   CPAN Testers Dependencies

           The CPAN Testers Dependencies is a website that shows a chart of the test results of
           all dependencies for a distribution.

           <http://deps.cpantesters.org/?module=POE::Component::SSLify>

   Email
       You can email the author of this module at "APOCAL at cpan.org" asking for help with any
       problems you have.

   Internet Relay Chat
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       please read this excellent guide: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat>.
       Please be courteous and patient when talking to us, as we might be busy or sleeping! You
       can join those networks/channels and get help:

       •   irc.perl.org

           You can connect to the server at 'irc.perl.org' and join this channel: #perl-help then
           talk to this person for help: Apocalypse.

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           You can connect to the server at 'irc.freenode.net' and join this channel: #perl then
           talk to this person for help: Apocal.

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           talk to this person for help: Ap0cal.

   Bugs / Feature Requests
       Please report any bugs or feature requests by email to "bug-poe-component-sslify at
       rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
       http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=POE-Component-SSLify
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=POE-Component-SSLify>. You will be
       automatically notified of any progress on the request by the system.

   Source Code
       The code is open to the world, and available for you to hack on. Please feel free to
       browse it and play with it, or whatever. If you want to contribute patches, please send me
       a diff or prod me to pull from your repository :)

       http://github.com/apocalypse/perl-poe-sslify <http://github.com/apocalypse/perl-poe-
       sslify>

         git clone git://github.com/apocalypse/perl-poe-sslify.git

AUTHOR

       Apocalypse <APOCAL@cpan.org>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

               Original code is entirely Rocco Caputo ( Creator of POE ) -> I simply
               packaged up the code into something everyone could use and accepted the burden
               of maintaining it :)

               From the PoCo::Client::HTTP code =]
               # This code should probably become a POE::Kernel method,
               # seeing as it's rather baroque and potentially useful in a number
               # of places.

       ASCENT also helped a lot with the nonblocking mode, without his hard work this module
       would still be stuck in the stone age :)

       A lot of people helped add various features/functions - please look at the changelog for
       more detail.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Apocalypse.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
       the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this
       distribution.

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