Crypt-X509::CRL version 0.2 ===========================

Crypt::X509::CRL is an object oriented X.509 certificate revocation list parser with numerous methods for directly extracting information from certificate revocation lists.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires:

  Convert::ASN1

NAME

Crypt::X509::CRL - Parses an X.509 certificate revocation list

SYNOPSIS

 use Crypt::X509::CRL;

 $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( crl => $crl );

 $subject_email = $decoded->subject_email;
 print "do not use after: ".gmtime($decoded->not_after)." GMT\n";

REQUIRES

Convert::ASN1

DESCRIPTION

Crypt::X509::CRL parses X.509 certificate revocation lists. Methods are provided for accessing most CRL elements.

It is based on the generic ASN.1 module by Graham Barr, on the x509decode example by Norbert Klasen and contributions on the perl-ldap-dev-Mailinglist by Chriss Ridd. It is also based upon the works of Mike Jackson and Alexander Jung perl module Crypt::X509.

The following RFC 3280 Extensions are available (noted are the ones I have implemented).

        Authority Key Identifier (implemented)
        CRL Number (implemented)
        Issuing Distribution Point (implemented)
        Issuer Alternative Name
        Delta CRL Indicator
        Freshest CRL (a.k.a. Delta CRL Distribution Point)

The following RFC 3280 CRL Entry Extensions are available (noted are the ones I have implemented).

        Reason Code (implemented)
        Hold Instruction Code (implemented)
        Invalidity Date (implemented)
        Certificate Issuer

NOTE: The use of 'utcTime' in determining the revocation date of a given certificate is based on RFC 3280 for dates through the year 2049. Starting with dates in 2050 and beyond the RFC calls for revocation dates to be listed as 'generalTime'.

CONSTRUCTOR

new ( OPTIONS )

Creates and returns a parsed X.509 CRL hash, containing the parsed contents. The data is organised as specified in RFC 2459. By default only the first ASN.1 Layer is decoded. Nested decoding is done automagically through the data access methods.

crl => $crl: A variable containing the DER formatted crl to be parsed (eg. as stored in "certificateRevocationList;binary" attribute in an LDAP-directory).

Example:

  use Crypt::X509::CRL;
  use Data::Dumper;

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( crl => $crl );

  print Dumper $decoded;

METHODS

error

Returns the last error from parsing, "undef" when no error occured. This error is updated on deeper parsing with the data access methods.

Example:

  $decoded= Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  if ( $decoded->error ) {
        warn "Error on parsing Certificate Revocation List: ", $decoded->error;
  }

DATA ACCESS METHODS

You can access all parsed data directly from the returned hash. For convenience the following data access methods have been implemented to give quick access to the most-used crl attributes.

version

Returns the certificate revocation list's version as an integer. Returns undef if the version is not specified, since it is an optional field in some cases.

NOTE that version is defined as an Integer where:

        0 = v1
        1 = v2
        2 = v3

version_string

Returns the certificate revocation list's version as a string value (ie 'v1', 'v2', or 'v3').

this_update

Returns either the utcTime or generalTime of the certificate revocation list's date of publication. Returns undef if not defined.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  print "CRL was published at ", gmtime( $decoded->this_update ), " GMT\n";

next_update

Returns either the utcTime or generalTime of the certificate revocation list's date of expiration. Returns undef if not defined.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  if ( $decoded->next_update < time() ) {
        warn "CRL has expired!";
  }

signature

Return's the certificate's signature in binary DER format.

signature_length

Return's the length of the certificate's signature.

signature_algorithm

Returns the certificate's signature algorithm as an OID string.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  print "CRL signature is encrypted with:", $decoded->signature_algorithm, "\n";

  Example Output: CRL signature is encrypted with: 1.2.840.113549.1.1.5

SigEncAlg

Returns the signature encryption algorithm (e.g. 'RSA') as a string.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  print "CRL signature is encrypted with:", $decoded->SigEncAlg, "\n";

  Example Output: CRL signature is encrypted with: RSA

SigHashAlg

Returns the signature hashing algorithm (e.g. 'SHA1') as a string.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
  print "CRL signature is hashed with:", $decoded->SigHashAlg, "\n";

  Example Output: CRL signature is encrypted with: SHA1

Issuer

Returns a pointer to an array of strings building the DN of the certificate issuer (= the DN of the CA). Attribute names for the most common Attributes are translated from the OID-Numbers, unknown numbers are output verbatim.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( $crl );
  print "CRL was issued by: ", join( ', ' , @{ $decoded->Issuer } ), "\n";

issuer_cn

Returns the string value for issuer's common name (= the value with the OID 2.5.4.3 or in DN Syntax everything after "CN="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no common name attribute.

issuer_country

Returns the string value for issuer's country (= the value with the OID 2.5.4.6 or in DN Syntax everything after "C="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no country attribute.

issuer_state

Returns the string value for issuer's state or province (= the value with the OID 2.5.4.8 or in DN Syntax everything after "S="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no state attribute.

issuer_locality

Returns the string value for issuer's locality (= the value with the OID 2.5.4.7 or in DN Syntax everything after "L="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no locality attribute.

issuer_org

Returns the string value for issuer's organization (= the value with the OID 2.5.4.10 or in DN Syntax everything after "O="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no organization attribute.

issuer_email

Returns the string value for issuer's email address (= the value with the OID 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1 or in DN Syntax everything after "E="). Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no email attribute.

key_identifier

Returns the authority key identifier as a bit string.

Example:

        $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( $crl );
        my $s = unpack("H*" , $decoded->key_identifier);
        print "The Authority Key Identifier in HEX is: $s\n";

        Example output:
        The Authority Key Identifier in HEX is: 86595f93caf32da620a4f9595a4a935370e792c9

authorityCertIssuer

Returns a pointer to an array of strings building the DN of the Authority Cert Issuer. Attribute names for the most common Attributes are translated from the OID-Numbers, unknown numbers are output verbatim. Returns undef if the extension is not set in the certificate.

Example:

  $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new($cert);
  print "Certificate was authorised by:", join( ', ', @{ $decoded->authorityCertIssuer } ), "\n";

authority_serial

Returns the authority's certificate serial number.

authority_cn

Returns the authority's ca.

authority_country

Returns the authority's country.

authority_state

Returns the authority's state.

authority_locality

Returns the authority's locality.

authority_org

Returns the authority's organization.

authority_email

Returns the authority's email.

crl_number

Returns the CRL Number as an integer.

IDPs

Returns the Issuing Distribution Points as a hash providing for the default values.

Example:

        print "Issuing Distribution Points:\n";
        my $IDPs = $decoded->IDPs;
        for my $key ( sort keys %{ $IDPs } ) {
                print "$key = ";
                if ( defined $IDPs->{ $key } ) {
                        print $IDPs->{ $key }, "\n";
                } else {
                        print "undef\n";
                }
        }

Example Output:

        Issuing Distribution Points:
        critical = 1
        directory_addr = CN=CRL2, O=U.S. Government, C=US
        indirectCRL = 0
        onlyAttribCerts = 0
        onlyCaCerts = 0
        onlyUserCerts = 1
        reasonFlags = undef
        url = undef

Example of returned data structure:

        critical        = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
        directory_addr  = CN=CR1,c=US # default is undef
        url             = ldap://ldap.gov/cn=CRL1,c=US # default is undef
        onlyUserCerts   = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
        onlyCaCerts     = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
        onlyAttribCerts = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
        indirectCRL     = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
        reasonFlags     = BIT STRING # default is undef

revocation_list

Returns an array of hashes for the revoked certificates listed on the given CRL. The keys to the hash are the certificate serial numbers in decimal format.

Example:

        print "Revocation List:\n";
        my $rls = $decoded->revocation_list;
        my $count_of_rls = keys %{ $rls };
        print "Found $count_of_rls revoked certificate(s) on this CRL.\n";
        for my $key ( sort keys %{ $rls } ) {
                print "Certificate: ", DecimalToHex( $key ), "\n";
                for my $extn ( sort keys %{ $rls->{ $key } } ) {
                        if ( $extn =~ /date/i ) {
                                print "\t$extn: ", ConvertTime( $rls->{ $key }{ $extn } ), "\n";
                        } else {
                                print "\t$extn: ", $rls->{ $key }{ $extn }, "\n";
                        }
                }
        }

Example Output:

        Revocation List:
        Found 1 revoked certificate(s) on this CRL.
        Certificate: 44 53 a0 f3
                crlReason: keyCompromise
                invalidityDate: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:54:51 PM
                revocationDate: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:29:36 PM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This module is based on the x509decode script, which was contributed to Convert::ASN1 in 2002 by Norbert Klasen.

It is also based on the Crypt::X509 perl module, which was contributed by Mike Jackson and Alexander Jung.

AUTHOR

Duncan Segrest <cpan@gigageek.us> ,

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.