Bug 57804 - HTTP Request doesn't reuse cached SSL context when using Client Certificates in HTTPS
Summary: HTTP Request doesn't reuse cached SSL context when using Client Certificates ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: JMeter - Now in Github
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTTP (show other bugs)
Version: 2.13
Hardware: All All
: P2 major (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: JMeter issues mailing list
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Reported: 2015-04-10 20:15 UTC by Vividh
Modified: 2015-12-30 15:31 UTC (History)
1 user (show)



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Test plan used (18.35 KB, application/xml)
2015-12-26 23:12 UTC, Philippe Mouawad
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Logs of 3 test (925.97 KB, application/zip)
2015-12-26 23:18 UTC, Philippe Mouawad
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Description Vividh 2015-04-10 20:15:50 UTC
Hi,

With the latest release of Jmeter 2.13, I see SSL handshake is being done for each sample HTTPS request, which suggests that the cached ssl context is not being used.
Following properties is also set in the jmeter properties file.
https.use.cached.ssl.context=true

As can be seen from the below log file, in 2.13 close is being called twice for 2 HTTPS samplers

2.13 - dubug info of ssl connection
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called close()
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeInternal(true)
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, SEND TLSv1.2 ALERT:  warning, description = close_notify
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeSocket(selfInitiated)
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called close()
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeInternal(true)
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, SEND TLSv1.2 ALERT:  warning, description = close_notify
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeSocket(selfInitiated)

As can be seen from the below log file, in 2.11 close is being called once for HTTPS samplers
2.11 - dubug info of ssl connection
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, setSoTimeout(10000) called
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called close()
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeInternal(true)
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, SEND TLSv1.2 ALERT:  warning, description = close_notify
1_11_PerfomanceTestSuite_SingleUser 1-1, called closeSocket(selfInitiated)
Comment 1 Philippe Mouawad 2015-04-15 21:43:01 UTC
Hi,
Can you confirm you don'tget same behaviour with 2.12 ?
Can you put jmeter in debug and send log file ?

Can you attach your test plan ?


Thanks
Comment 2 Philippe Mouawad 2015-04-18 12:29:08 UTC
Hi,
I tested with 2.13 and it works for me.
For a Test Plan that runs 10  samples to same HTTPS URL and 1 user:
- If I set https.use.cached.ssl.context=true, I get 1 handshake 
*** ServerHelloDone

- If I set https.use.cached.ssl.context=false, I get 10 handshakes
*** ServerHelloDone

Note that you must use HTTPClient 4 or 3.1

Closing as it works for me, feel free  to open with more details.
Comment 3 Rainer Jung 2015-05-11 22:47:12 UTC
I just ran into the same problem and did a little analysis:

It happens with the HC4 sampler (don't know about the others) when used with client certs. HC4 uses a pool that compares two things to find an adequate connection: the HttpRoute (target host, proxies etc.) and a "state" Object.

If the state Object is null, then HC4 will only return a connection who's state is also null. If it is not null, the state of the connection must have the same state value. Now state is not something like closed or opened or so. Instead by default if no state is present, HC4 determines a state at the end of the request using a UserTokenHandler. The default UserTokenHandler will set the state of a connection at the end of the request to the value of the client cert used in the SSL session. But JMeter always requests a connection with null state value, so a previously used connection will never match,

I don't have a fix ready, but since currently the requested state - null - and the state a connection is set to after use - the client cert - never matches, we either need to make sure, that we request a connection for the correct state, or that the state of a connection is not set or set to a stete we use when requesting the connection.

Example:

Set the state to something sensible before running the request: the state can be injected using

localContext.setAttribute(ClientContext.USER_TOKEN, "dummy");

in JMeter HTTPHC4Impl between creating localContext and calling executeRequest().
HC4 will then take the state from the context and not try to determine it using the SSL Session. For the first request, a new connection has to be created and when it is released is will be branded using the provided state. Next time we need a connection, if we ask for the same state, we will get the same connection back. So if we have a good concept of the correct state Object, we could fix it that way.

So far for now.
Comment 4 Rainer Jung 2015-05-12 13:49:12 UTC
@Vividh: are you also using client certificates?
Comment 5 Rainer Jung 2015-05-12 13:50:47 UTC
Something like the key alias would be a good state object. Don't know whether that's easy to get and use in HTTPHC4Impl.
Comment 6 Vividh 2015-05-12 14:16:28 UTC
Yes, I am using client certs (self signed).
Comment 7 Philippe Mouawad 2015-12-26 22:51:52 UTC
Renaming to make the bug clearer.
Also removing the "regression" qualification as it does not appear to be a regression.
Comment 8 Philippe Mouawad 2015-12-26 23:06:49 UTC
Author: pmouawad
Date: Sat Dec 26 23:06:17 2015
New Revision: 1721771

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1721771&view=rev
Log:
Bug 57804 - HTTP Request doesn't reuse cached SSL context when using Client Certificates in HTTPS
Bugzilla Id: 57804

Modified:
    jmeter/trunk/src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
    jmeter/trunk/xdocs/changes.xml
Comment 9 Philippe Mouawad 2015-12-26 23:12:41 UTC
Created attachment 33374 [details]
Test plan used
Comment 10 Philippe Mouawad 2015-12-26 23:18:46 UTC
Created attachment 33375 [details]
Logs of 3 test

Using the Test Plan , see the logs for:
- 2.13
- 2.14 pre fix
- 2.14 post fix

Log files are named using:
- client-cert suffix relates to ClientCert being enabled / NoClientCert being disabled
- no-client-cert suffix relates to ClientCert being disabled / NoClientCert being enabled
Comment 11 Philippe Mouawad 2015-12-30 15:31:52 UTC
Author: pmouawad
Date: Wed Dec 30 15:26:19 2015
New Revision: 1722352

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1722352&view=rev
Log:
Fix NPE during recording
Bugzilla Id: 57804

Modified:
    jmeter/trunk/src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
Comment 12 The ASF infrastructure team 2022-09-24 20:37:59 UTC
This issue has been migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/apache/jmeter/issues/3580