Thunderbird can't connect to Dovecot (bad certificate: SSL alert number 42) - sni

Paul Kudla (SCOM.CA Internet Services Inc.) paul at scom.ca
Tue Oct 11 15:46:51 UTC 2022


ok according to

https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/man5/x509v3_config.html

SAN is not a valid option along with CN

CN is part of the subject ??

Upoin further testing thunderbird seems to be locking onto the primary 
domain (*.scom.ca) of the server skipp any sni setup ??

again thoughts ....




Happy Tuesday !!!
Thanks - paul

Paul Kudla


Scom.ca Internet Services <http://www.scom.ca>
004-1009 Byron Street South
Whitby, Ontario - Canada
L1N 4S3

Toronto 416.642.7266
Main 1.866.411.7266
Fax 1.888.892.7266
Email paul at scom.ca

On 10/11/2022 9:17 AM, Paul Kudla (SCOM.CA Internet Services Inc.) wrote:
> 
> 
> ok it appears that all this revolves around openssl
> 
> does anyone have explicit instructions on how to generate a proper ssl
> 
> key, csr etc file
> 
> with the proper SAN & CN etc
> 
> i tried
> 
> # openssl req -new -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -config ./openssl.cnf 
> -reqexts req_ext -keyout mail.paulkudla.net.key -out mail.paulkudla.net.csr
> Error Loading request extension section req_ext
> 
> 34371092480:error:22075075:X509 V3 
> routines:v2i_GENERAL_NAME_ex:unsupported 
> option:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/crypto/x509v3/v3_alt.c:534:name=SAN.1
> 
> 34371092480:error:22098080:X509 V3 routines:X509V3_EXT_nconf:error in 
> extension:/usr/src/crypto/openssl/crypto/x509v3/v3_conf.c:47:name=subjectAltName, value=@alt_names
> 
> and got the errors above
> 
> there not seem to be much on the web about how to generate these certs??
> 
> 
> 
> Happy Tuesday !!!
> Thanks - paul
> 
> Paul Kudla
> 
> 
> Scom.ca Internet Services <http://www.scom.ca>
> 004-1009 Byron Street South
> Whitby, Ontario - Canada
> L1N 4S3
> 
> Toronto 416.642.7266
> Main 1.866.411.7266
> Fax 1.888.892.7266
> Email paul at scom.ca
> 
> On 10/11/2022 7:47 AM, Paul Kudla (SCOM.CA Internet Services Inc.) wrote:
>>
>>
>> Good morning to all
>>
>> i guess things have changed yet again
>>
>> to keep this simple :
>>
>> i buy a certificate (example) : mail.paulkudla.net
>>
>> i generated the key / csr as per normal using
>>
>> data = '/usr/local/bin/openssl req -new -key /tmp/temp.key -out 
>> /tmp/temp.csr -subj "/C=%s/ST=%s/L=%s/O=%s/CN=%s"' 
>> %(country,state,location,organization,self.domain)
>>
>> please note the above is done in django
>>
>> (yes i am running thunderbird v102)
>>
>> i go buy the certificate
>>
>> i database the CRT & CA
>>
>> CSR is :
>>
>> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
>> MIICpzCCAY8CAQAwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCQ0ExEDAOBgNVBAgMB09udGFyaW8xDzAN
>> BgNVBAcMBldoaXRieTETMBEGA1UECgwKUGF1bCBLdWRsYTEbMBkGA1UEAwwSbWFp
>> bC5wYXVsa3VkbGEubmV0MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA
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>> ZLdJ1LkvNAn6gslppm3otZyu7XTvY9qZXcYOlMN0KL3a3488OwXTwWJHEN58eCMc
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>> iz1/QClBPbKvfufNb+asTQSCDeJFc2EynDSE1yeYzliMLo+77ZoMqJPvI9IJCuj5
>> yq88NESoIYaO6Do=
>> -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
>>
>> CRT is :
>>
>> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
>> MIIGRTCCBS2gAwIBAgIRAKTmHoDG9LF3heBvAT8gZkYwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
>> gY8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAkdCMRswGQYDVQQIExJHcmVhdGVyIE1hbmNoZXN0ZXIxEDAO
>> BgNVBAcTB1NhbGZvcmQxGDAWBgNVBAoTD1NlY3RpZ28gTGltaXRlZDE3MDUGA1UE
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>> AJklgHcG8cI5IwC0GuFHYDgR3BSQwOV5BiP/ErMKLWDJ840QABOEvPL1Ezt5bTGr
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>> DdeRlmBEP83C1tj3glmr/Qzq+jRwURPn67g8t4xU9E5B1n9x/higdP0WdGoDCXBB
>> nGS3SdS5LzQJ+oLJaaZt6LWcru1072PamV3GDpTDdCi92t+PPDsF08FiRxDefHgj
>> HI7msdX+2nfGf/j4vjhcH1kCAwEAAaOCAwswggMHMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFI2MXsRU
>> rYrhd+mb+ZsF4bgBjWHhMB0GA1UdDgQWBBROA5NFqfrlHGbkp9v1JBxZe0fZsDAO
>> BgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCBaAwDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADAdBgNVHSUEFjAUBggrBgEFBQcD
>> AQYIKwYBBQUHAwIwSQYDVR0gBEIwQDA0BgsrBgEEAbIxAQICBzAlMCMGCCsGAQUF
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>> BQcwAYYXaHR0cDovL29jc3Auc2VjdGlnby5jb20wNQYDVR0RBC4wLIISbWFpbC5w
>> YXVsa3VkbGEubmV0ghZ3d3cubWFpbC5wYXVsa3VkbGEubmV0MIIBfQYKKwYBBAHW
>> eQIEAgSCAW0EggFpAWcAdgCt9776fP8QyIudPZwePhhqtGcpXc+xDCTKhYY069yC
>> igAAAYFsxJHxAAAEAwBHMEUCIQDxa9L+JaMJJImKuYPmfCAwJOiGXwECgtruOegv
>> vPqGpwIgWW8B0SWqVNPEFBveoBlIZF3jjj4nQIzYi2LnLizoVDMAdQB6MoxU2Lct
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>> jwnSVleJR1DgLIoyPQB2AOg+0No+9QY1MudXKLyJa8kD08vREWvs62nhd31tBr1u
>> AAABgWzEkYoAAAQDAEcwRQIgOYjevKp5RI+c0JhIi6JflaxiNokRTSeXN6LrdIVt
>> Cf8CIQCG+aLreYVV8xCPV0skr0ats5zMf5PLPN2y8EIxGPPNVTANBgkqhkiG9w0B
>> AQsFAAOCAQEAJX544qDTgkGGLUOher7tH7yUgEhQFYkBDAirO37MXrhtuzH6pGSp
>> XfYVNB9e2ydprfmLDh8O8oTaXpaQfp/jwK3U0GfvG57MfdQTLOunpWnCjaMUPUcv
>> jPU90/mXc5oWlO5iJ6jPDkS/x47K03P6vftSr7AMwnLq4kYwuG9fHLslMHhoojen
>> 9S2G1QjKVp5jkFecmQib+JOZV9Ub9r6iumHICfdcSO+tyBL2IDqWDQhuAVUXgyOV
>> 11O9ZgikoeRhgsMhwiQA1z/Fs6Xqx/XCs6nUciebRiQuuHYm/PUG2H+tg0sLhJ6L
>> ntIEhjjkumL0oJEfDidP/8wmrsPuwfSDCQ==
>> -----END CERTIFICATE-----
>>
>> CA (INTER) :
>>
>> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
>> MIIGEzCCA/ugAwIBAgIQfVtRJrR2uhHbdBYLvFMNpzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQwFADCB
>> iDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxEzARBgNVBAgTCk5ldyBKZXJzZXkxFDASBgNVBAcTC0pl
>> cnNleSBDaXR5MR4wHAYDVQQKExVUaGUgVVNFUlRSVVNUIE5ldHdvcmsxLjAsBgNV
>> BAMTJVVTRVJUcnVzdCBSU0EgQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkwHhcNMTgx
>> MTAyMDAwMDAwWhcNMzAxMjMxMjM1OTU5WjCBjzELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxGzAZBgNV
>> BAgTEkdyZWF0ZXIgTWFuY2hlc3RlcjEQMA4GA1UEBxMHU2FsZm9yZDEYMBYGA1UE
>> ChMPU2VjdGlnbyBMaW1pdGVkMTcwNQYDVQQDEy5TZWN0aWdvIFJTQSBEb21haW4g
>> VmFsaWRhdGlvbiBTZWN1cmUgU2VydmVyIENBMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOC
>> AQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1nMz1tc8INAA0hdFuNY+B6I/x0HuMjDJsGz99J/LEpgPLT+N
>> TQEMgg8Xf2Iu6bhIefsWg06t1zIlk7cHv7lQP6lMw0Aq6Tn/2YHKHxYyQdqAJrkj
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>> 00u/I5sUKUErmgQfky3xxzlIPK1aEn8=
>> -----END CERTIFICATE-----
>> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
>> MIIFgTCCBGmgAwIBAgIQOXJEOvkit1HX02wQ3TE1lTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQwFADB7
>> MQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEbMBkGA1UECAwSR3JlYXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYD
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>> vGp4z7h/jnZymQyd/teRCBaho1+V
>> -----END CERTIFICATE-----
>>
>>
>> sni.conf :
>>
>> local_name mail.paulkudla.net {
>>    ssl_key = /programs/common/getssl.cert -c mail.paulkudla.net -q yes
>>    ssl_cert = /programs/common/getssl.cert -c mail.paulkudla.net -q yes
>>    ssl_ca = /programs/common/getssl.cert -c mail.paulkudla.net -q yes
>> }
>>
>> please note getssl.cert above is a program that returns the keys from 
>> the database - worked perfectly fine before.
>>
>> basically what do i have to add to what file (csr, cert, ca) to get 
>> the sni to work again
>>
>> for mail.paulkudla.net
>>
>> so based on the mail lists
>>
>> So in you example a valid .csr now contains:
>> CN = example.com
>> SAN.1 = example.com
>> SAN.2 = www.example.com
>> etc.
>>
>> Of course you could also have:
>>
>> CN = www.example.com
>> SAN.1 = www.example.com
>> SAN.2 = example.com
>>
>> what do i modify (and how) ????
>>
>> the above says to modify the csr ?
>>
>> please keep in mind that the cert purchased is only for the name : 
>> mail.paulkudla.net
>>
>> thus i fail to see why it is throwing error 42, however this seems to 
>> be a patch to thunderbird as well
>>
>> i did not have to change the servers base ssl stuff (*.scom.ca) so 
>> that is still working or will that need to be updated as well eventually
>>
>> postfix is perfectly fine ?????
>>
>>
>>
>> Note from sni.conf (ssl config file) - aka *.scom.ca is ok ?? :
>>
>> ssl = yes
>> verbose_ssl = yes
>> ssl_dh =</usr/local/etc/dovecot/dh-4096.pem
>> ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes
>> #ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2
>>
>> #Default *.scom.ca
>> ssl_key =</usr/local/etc/dovecot/scom.pem
>> ssl_cert =</usr/local/etc/dovecot/scom.pem
>> ssl_ca =</usr/local/etc/dovecot/scom.pem
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