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Module that allows performing DTLS handshake including DTLS-SRTP one.

ExDTLS spawns CNode that uses OpenSSL functions to perform DTLS handshake. It doesn't create or require any socket. Instead it returns generated DTLS packets which then have to be transported to the peer.

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Types

Type describing data returned after successful handshake.

Type describing ExDTLS configuration.

Supported protection profiles.

Functions

Returns a specification to start this module under a supervisor.

Starts performing DTLS handshake.

Generates new certificate.

Gets current certificate.

Returns a digest of the DER representation of the X509 certificate.

Returns max retransmission timeout after which ExDTLS will raise an error.

Gets current private key.

Processes peer's packets.

Works similarly to start_link/1, but does not link to the current process.

Starts ExDTLS GenServer process linked to the current process.

Stops ExDTLS instance.

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@type handshake_data_t() ::
  {local_keying_material :: binary(), remote_keying_material :: binary(),
   protection_profile :: protection_profile_t()}

Type describing data returned after successful handshake.

Both local and remote keying materials consist of master key and master salt.

@type opts_t() :: [
  client_mode: boolean(),
  dtls_srtp: boolean(),
  pkey: binary(),
  cert: binary(),
  impl: NIF | CNode
]

Type describing ExDTLS configuration.

It's a keyword list containing the following keys:

  • client_mode - true if ExDTLS module should work as a client or false if as a server
  • dtls_srtp - true if DTLS-SRTP handshake should be performed or false if a normal one
  • pkey - private key to use in this SSL context. Must correspond to cert
  • cert - certificate to use in this SSL context. Must correspond to pkey
  • impl - NIF if ExDTLS should run as a NIF or CNode in other case. By default CNode implementation is used

If both pkey and cert are not passed ExDTLS will generate key and certificate on its own.

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protection_profile_t()

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@type protection_profile_t() :: 1 | 2 | 7 | 8

Supported protection profiles.

For meaning of these values please refer to https://www.iana.org/assignments/srtp-protection/srtp-protection.xhtml

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Returns a specification to start this module under a supervisor.

See Supervisor.

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do_handshake(pid, packets \\ <<>>)

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@spec do_handshake(pid :: pid(), packets :: binary()) ::
  :ok | {:ok, packets :: binary()}

Starts performing DTLS handshake.

Generates initial DTLS packets that have to be passed to the second host. Has to be called by a host working in the client mode.

@spec generate_cert(pid :: pid()) :: cert :: binary()

Generates new certificate.

Returns DER representation in binary format.

@spec get_cert(pid :: pid()) :: cert :: {:ok, binary()}

Gets current certificate.

Returns DER representation in binary format.

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get_cert_fingerprint(pid)

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@spec get_cert_fingerprint(pid :: pid()) :: {:ok, fingerprint :: binary()}

Returns a digest of the DER representation of the X509 certificate.

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get_max_retransmit_timeout()

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@spec get_max_retransmit_timeout() :: non_neg_integer()

Returns max retransmission timeout after which ExDTLS will raise an error.

Timer starts at one second and is doubled each time ExDTLS does not receive a response. After reaching @max_retransmission_timeout ExDTLS will raise an error.

@spec get_pkey(pid :: pid()) :: pkey :: {:ok, binary()}

Gets current private key.

Returns key specific representation in binary format.

@spec process(pid :: pid(), packets :: binary()) ::
  {:ok, packets :: binary()}
  | :handshake_want_read
  | {:handshake_packets, packets :: binary()}
  | {:handshake_finished, handshake_data_t(), packets :: binary()}
  | {:handshake_finished, handshake_data_t()}
  | {:connection_closed, reason :: atom()}

Processes peer's packets.

If handshake is finished it returns {:ok, binary()} which is decoded data or {:error, value} if error occurred.

{:handshake_packets, binary()} contains handshake data that has to be sent to the peer. :handshake_want_read means some additional data is needed for continuing handshake. It can be returned when retransmitted packet was passed but timer didn't expired yet.

@spec start(opts :: opts_t()) :: {:ok, pid()}

Works similarly to start_link/1, but does not link to the current process.

@spec start_link(opts :: opts_t()) :: {:ok, pid()}

Starts ExDTLS GenServer process linked to the current process.

@spec stop(pid :: pid()) :: :ok

Stops ExDTLS instance.