[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#589520: openssl: IPv6-capable s_client and s_server

[Mats Erik Andersson]

Package: openssl
Version: 0.9.8o-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: ipv6 patch

May I propose that the two applications "s_client" and "s_server"
be made IPv6-capable. I supply a patch that accomplishes this.

The resulting software has been tested with invokations like

   ./apps/openssl s_client -connect ipv6.google.com:https

   ./apps/openssl s_client -connect 2a00:1450:8003::6a:443

and

   ./apps/openssl s_server -cert path/server.pem -www -accept https -4

   ./apps/openssl s_server -cert path/server.pem -www -accept https -6

to full satisfaction.

OpenBSD has for some years patched "s_client" to be IPv6-capable,
but FreeBSD has not done so. Neither of them have touched "s_server".

Keeping in mind that upstream expressedly states "s_client" and "s_server"
to be testing tools, very seldomly touched upon, I see some merit in expanding
them to be fit for IPv6, even though only for Debian GNU/Linux. Clearly,
"certtool/gnutls-bin" offer these testing tools already, but I imagine many
network administrators or developers that are more used to fall back on OpenSSL
for testing.

An incorporation of the present suggestion would comply to the release goal
for Squeeze of improving IPv6 support.

An argument against this wishlist bug, would be that Debian tries to fiddle
as little as possible with non-dormant upstream source code.


Best regards,

Mats Erik Andersson, fil. dr
2459 41E9 C420 3F6D F68B  2E88 F768 4541 F25B 5D41

Abonnerar på: debian-mentors, debian-devel-games, debian-perl,
              debian-ipv6, debian-qa
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