Transport Layer Security

1. Overview

  • Definition: Cryptographic protocol for secure communication over a computer network.
  • Purpose: Ensure privacy, data integrity, and authentication.

2. Key Features

  • Encryption: Protects data in transit.
  • Integrity Check: Ensures data is not altered.
  • Authentication: Confirms the identity of communicating parties.

3. TLS (NIL)

(defun initiate-tls-session (server-address client-cert client-key)
  ;; Create a new TLS context
  (let ((tls-context (create-tls-context)))
    ;; Load client certificate and key
    (load-client-cert tls-context client-cert client-key)
    ;; Set server address
    (set-server-address tls-context server-address)
    ;; Perform TLS handshake
    (tls-handshake tls-context)
    ;; Return established context for secure communication
    tls-context))

(defun create-tls-context ()
  ;; Initialize a new TLS session context
  (make-instance 'tls-session-context))

(defun load-client-cert (tls-context client-cert client-key)
  ;; Load the client's certificate and private key into the context
  (setf (tls-client-cert tls-context) client-cert)
  (setf (tls-client-key tls-context) client-key))

(defun set-server-address (tls-context server-address)
  ;; Configure the server address for the session
  (setf (tls-server-address tls-context) server-address))

(defun tls-handshake (tls-context)
  ;; Execute the TLS handshake protocol
  (send-client-hello tls-context)
  (receive-server-hello tls-context)
  (exchange-keys tls-context)
  (verify-server-certificates tls-context)
  (finalize-handshake tls-context))

(defun send-client-hello (tls-context)
  ;; Send initial hello message from client
  ...

(defun receive-server-hello (tls-context)
  ;; Handle server's hello response
  ...

(defun exchange-keys (tls-context)
  ;; Perform key exchange for session encryption
  ...

(defun verify-server-certificates (tls-context)
  ;; Validate the server's SSL certificate
  ...

(defun finalize-handshake (tls-context)
  ;; Complete the handshake and establish a secure connection
  ...
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