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soymanue
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Feb 12, 2016

Log SSL Cipher Version and User Agent Info

Hi
I need to log if there are connections using SSLv3 Cipher before disabling it.
I'm using this code:
when CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE {
    ISTATS::incr "ltm.virtual [virtual name] c [SSL::cipher version]" 1
}
if { ( [SSL::cipher version] contains "SSL" ) or ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "RC4" ) or ( [SSL::cipher bits] < 128 ) } then {
    set invalid_ssl 1
} else {
    set invalid_ssl 0
}  
}

That way I get the usage of the different Cipher versions but there isn't any information about OS or Browser.

That info is in [HTTP::header User-Agent] but can't be used inside CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE. It could be done in HTTP_REQUEST but it would be executed serveral times for the same session and the stats wouldn't be reliable How could I log the Cipher Version and User-Agent data just once for each session? Thanks

 

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iRules
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  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
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    Feb 12, 2016

    Hi Manuel,

    basically you can do two things...

    Example 1: If using additional HTTP_REQUEST iRules

    when CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE {
    if { ( [SSL::cipher version] contains "SSL" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "DES" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "RC4" ) or
         ( [SSL::cipher bits] < 128 ) } then {
        set invalid_ssl 1
    } else {
        set invalid_ssl 0
    }
}
when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { $invalid_ssl } then {
        log local0.debug "Denied SSL Handshake for Client [IP::client_addr]:[TCP::client_port] using [SSL::cipher version], [SSL::cipher name] and [SSL::cipher bits] bits using the Agent [HTTP::header value "User-Agent"]"
        HTTP::redirect http://www.domain.de/errorpage.html
        TCP::close
    }
}

    Note: The above example would add a very little overhead for consecutive requests using the same TCP session.

    Example 2: If NOT using additional HTTP_REQUEST iRules

    when CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE {
    if { ( [SSL::cipher version] contains "SSL" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "DES" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "RC4" ) or
         ( [SSL::cipher bits] < 128 ) } then {
        set invalid_ssl 1
    } else {
        set invalid_ssl 0
    }
}
when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { $invalid_ssl } then {
        log local0.debug "Denied SSL Handshake for Client [IP::client_addr]:[TCP::client_port] using [SSL::cipher version], [SSL::cipher name] and [SSL::cipher bits] bits using the Agent [HTTP::header value "User-Agent"]"
        HTTP::redirect http://www.domain.de/errorpage.html
        TCP::close
    } else {
        event HTTP_REQUEST disable
    }
}

    Note: The above example would disable further processing of 

    HTTP_REQUEST
    events for the current TCP connection. So it wouldn't add additional overhead for consecutive requests using the same TCP session.

    Note: Integrate your ISTATS counters as needed... 😉

    Cheers, Kai

  • soymanue's avatar
    soymanue
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    Feb 12, 2016

    Hello

     

    Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately I can't redirect to an error page. The service must be available even if you connect with SSLv3 for a while, until we have the stats.

     

    So I need to log just once per connection:

     

    log local0.debug "SSLv3 cipher connection for Client [IP::client_addr]:[TCP::client_port] using [SSL::cipher version], [SSL::cipher name] and [SSL::cipher bits] bits using the Agent [HTTP::header value "User-Agent"]"

     

    And let the connection work.

     

    I have another event with HTTP_REQUEST to detect if the client uses client certificate authentication. Therefore, I can't disable HTTP_REQUEST event

     

    Regards

     

  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
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    Feb 12, 2016

    Ah okay... its just for logging. Then try this... 😉

    when CLIENTSSL_HANDSHAKE {
    if { ( [SSL::cipher version] contains "SSL" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "DES" ) or 
         ( [SSL::cipher name] contains "RC4" ) or
         ( [SSL::cipher bits] < 128 ) } then {
        set invalid_ssl 1
    } else {
        set invalid_ssl 0
    }
}
when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { $invalid_ssl } then {
        log local0.debug "Denied SSL Handshake for Client [IP::client_addr]:[TCP::client_port] using [SSL::cipher version], [SSL::cipher name] and [SSL::cipher bits] bits using the Agent [HTTP::header value "User-Agent"]"
        set invalid_ssl 0
    }
}

    Note: The outlined iRule would now 

    [log]
    (or possibly 
    [ISTATS]
    ) just once per SSL connection.

    Cheers, Kai