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2 summary: Distrust servers with too small keys
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5 Introduction
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6 ============
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8 This module sets the security status of s2s connections to invalid if
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9 their key is too small and their certificate was issued after 2014, per
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10 CA/B Forum guidelines.
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12 Details
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13 =======
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15 Certificate Authorities were no longer allowed to issue certificates
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16 with public keys smaller than 2048 bits (for RSA) after December 31
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17 2013. This module was written to enforce this, as there were some CAs
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18 that were slow to comply. As of 2015, it might not be very relevant
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19 anymore, but still useful for anyone who wants to increase their
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20 security levels.
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22 When a server is determined to have a "too small" key, this module sets
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23 its chain and identity status to "invalid", so Prosody will treat it as
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24 a self-signed certificate istead.
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26 "Too small"
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27 -----------
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29 The definition of "too small" is based on the key type and is taken from
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30 [RFC 4492].
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32 Type bits
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33 ------ ------
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34 RSA 2048
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35 DSA 2048
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36 DH 2048
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37 EC 233
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39 Compatibility
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40 =============
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41
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42 Works with Prosody 0.9 and later. Requires LuaSec with [support for
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43 inspecting public keys](https://github.com/brunoos/luasec/pull/19).