Bug 49980

Summary: can't use a FIFO for SSL key file; mod_ssl checks that size is over zero bytes
Product: Apache httpd-2 Reporter: Luke Meyer <lmeyer>
Component: mod_sslAssignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List <bugs>
Status: RESOLVED LATER    
Severity: normal Keywords: MassUpdate
Priority: P2    
Version: 2.2.16   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 49997    

Description Luke Meyer 2010-09-22 16:58:20 UTC
When SSLCertificateKeyFile is set to the name of a FIFO, Apache complains e.g.:

SSLCertificateKeyFile: file '/var/tmp/sslkey.fifo' does not exist or is empty

The code in ssl_util.c checks the specified file as such :

if (pcm & SSL_PCM_ISNONZERO && finfo.size <= 0)
return FALSE;

... even when it's a FIFO.

It would be nice if Apache didn't check the size when it's a FIFO.
Comment 1 William A. Rowe Jr. 2010-09-22 18:44:39 UTC
Seems like a reasonable patch.  I can't imagine that an invalid key file isn't otherwise flagged by openssl.
Comment 2 William A. Rowe Jr. 2018-11-07 21:09:16 UTC
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