Crypt-X509-CRL version 0.3

Crypt::X509::CRL is an object oriented X.509 certificate revocation list
parser with numerous methods for directly extracting information from
certificate revocation lists.


INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the
perldoc command.

    perldoc Crypt::X509::CRL

You can also look for information at:

    RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
        https://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Crypt-X509-CRL

    CPAN Ratings
        https://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Crypt-X509-CRL

    Search CPAN
        https://metacpan.org/release/Crypt-X509-CRL


DEPENDENCIES
    This module requires:

        Convert::ASN1


NAME
    Crypt::X509::CRL - Parses an X.509 certificate revocation list


SYNOPSIS
    use Crypt::X509::CRL;

    $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( crl => $crl );

    $subject_email = $decoded->subject_email;
    print "do not use after: ".gmtime($decoded->not_after)." GMT\n";


REQUIRES
    Convert::ASN1

DESCRIPTION
    Crypt::X509::CRL parses X.509 certificate revocation lists. Methods are
    provided for accessing most CRL elements.

    It is based on the generic ASN.1 module by Graham Barr, on the
    x509decode example by Norbert Klasen and contributions on the
    perl-ldap-dev-Mailinglist by Chriss Ridd. It is also based upon the
    works of Mike Jackson and Alexander Jung perl module Crypt::X509.

    The following RFC 3280 Extensions are available (noted are the ones I
    have implemented).

        Authority Key Identifier (implemented)
        CRL Number (implemented)
        Issuing Distribution Point (implemented)
        Issuer Alternative Name
        Delta CRL Indicator
        Freshest CRL (a.k.a. Delta CRL Distribution Point)

    The following RFC 3280 CRL Entry Extensions are available (noted are the
    ones I have implemented).

        Reason Code (implemented)
        Hold Instruction Code (implemented)
        Invalidity Date (implemented)
        Certificate Issuer

    NOTE: The use of 'utcTime' in determining the revocation date of a given
    certificate is based on RFC 3280 for dates through the year 2049.
    Starting with dates in 2050 and beyond the RFC calls for revocation
    dates to be listed as 'generalTime'.

CONSTRUCTOR
    new ( OPTIONS )
        Creates and returns a parsed X.509 CRL hash, containing the parsed
        contents. The data is organised as specified in RFC 2459. By default
        only the first ASN.1 Layer is decoded. Nested decoding is done
        automagically through the data access methods.

    crl => $crl
        A variable containing the DER formatted crl to be parsed (eg. as
        stored in "certificateRevocationList;binary" attribute in an
        LDAP-directory).

        Example:
            use Crypt::X509::CRL;
            use Data::Dumper;

            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( crl => $crl );

            print Dumper $decoded;

METHODS
    error
        Returns the last error from parsing, "undef" when no error occured. This
        error is updated on deeper parsing with the data access methods.

        Example:
            $decoded= Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            if ( $decoded->error ) {
                warn "Error on parsing Certificate Revocation List: ", $decoded->error;
            }

DATA ACCESS METHODS
    You can access all parsed data directly from the returned hash. For
    convenience the following data access methods have been implemented to
    give quick access to the most-used crl attributes.

    version
        Returns the certificate revocation list's version as an integer. Returns
        undef if the version is not specified, since it is an optional field in
        some cases.

        NOTE that version is defined as an Integer where:
            0 = v1
            1 = v2
            2 = v3

    version_string
        Returns the certificate revocation list's version as a string value (ie 'v1', 'v2', or 'v3').

    this_update
        Returns either the utcTime or generalTime of the certificate revocation
        list's date of publication. Returns undef if not defined.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            print "CRL was published at ", gmtime( $decoded->this_update ), " GMT\n";

    next_update
        Returns either the utcTime or generalTime of the certificate revocation
        list's date of expiration. Returns undef if not defined.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            if ( $decoded->next_update > time() ) {
                warn "CRL has expired!";
            }

    signature
        Return's the certificate's signature in binary DER format.

    signature_length
        Return's the length of the certificate's signature.

    signature_algorithm
        Returns the certificate's signature algorithm as an OID string.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            print "CRL signature is encrypted with:", $decoded->signature_algorithm, "\n";

            Example Output: CRL signature is encrypted with: 1.2.840.113549.1.1.5

    SigEncAlg
        Returns the signature encryption algorithm (e.g. 'RSA') as a string.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            print "CRL signature is encrypted with:", $decoded->SigEncAlg, "\n";

        Example Output:
            CRL signature is encrypted with: RSA

    SigHashAlg
        Returns the signature hashing algorithm (e.g. 'SHA1') as a string.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new(crl => $crl);
            print "CRL signature is hashed with:", $decoded->SigHashAlg, "\n";

        Example Output:
            CRL signature is encrypted with: SHA1

    Issuer
        Returns a pointer to an array of strings building the DN of the
        certificate issuer (= the DN of the CA). Attribute names for the most
        common Attributes are translated from the OID-Numbers, unknown numbers
        are output verbatim.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( $crl );
            print "CRL was issued by: ", join( ', ' , @{ $decoded->Issuer } ), "\n";

    issuer_cn
        Returns the string value for issuer's common name (= the value with the
        OID 2.5.4.3 or in DN Syntax everything after "CN="). Only the first
        entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no common name attribute.

    issuer_country
        Returns the string value for issuer's country (= the value with the OID
        2.5.4.6 or in DN Syntax everything after "C="). Only the first entry is
        returned. "undef" if issuer contains no country attribute.

    issuer_state
        Returns the string value for issuer's state or province (= the value
        with the OID 2.5.4.8 or in DN Syntax everything after "S="). Only the
        first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no state attribute.

    issuer_locality
        Returns the string value for issuer's locality (= the value with the OID
        2.5.4.7 or in DN Syntax everything after "L="). Only the first entry is
        returned. "undef" if issuer contains no locality attribute.

    issuer_org
        Returns the string value for issuer's organization (= the value with the
        OID 2.5.4.10 or in DN Syntax everything after "O="). Only the first
        entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no organization attribute.

    issuer_email
        Returns the string value for issuer's email address (= the value with
        the OID 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1 or in DN Syntax everything after "E=").
        Only the first entry is returned. "undef" if issuer contains no email
        attribute.

    key_identifier
        Returns the authority key identifier as a bit string.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new( $crl );
            my $s = unpack("H*" , $decoded->key_identifier);
            print "The Authority Key Identifier in HEX is: $s\n";

            Example output:
            The Authority Key Identifier in HEX is: 86595f93caf32da620a4f9595a4a935370e792c9

    authorityCertIssuer
        Returns a pointer to an array of strings building the DN of the
        Authority Cert Issuer. Attribute names for the most common Attributes
        are translated from the OID-Numbers, unknown numbers are output
        verbatim. Returns undef if the extension is not set in the certificate.

        Example:
            $decoded = Crypt::X509::CRL->new($cert);
            print "Certificate was authorised by:", join( ', ', @{ $decoded->authorityCertIssuer } ), "\n";

    authority_serial
        Returns the authority's certificate serial number.

    authority_cn
        Returns the authority's ca.

    authority_country
        Returns the authority's country.

    authority_state
        Returns the authority's state.

    authority_locality
        Returns the authority's locality.

    authority_org
        Returns the authority's organization.

    authority_email
        Returns the authority's email.

    crl_number
        Returns the CRL Number as an integer.

    IDPs
        Returns the Issuing Distribution Points as a hash providing for the
        default values.

        Example:
            print "Issuing Distribution Points:\n";
            my $IDPs = $decoded->IDPs;
            for my $key ( sort keys %{ $IDPs } ) {
                print "$key = ";
                if ( defined $IDPs->{ $key } ) {
                    print $IDPs->{ $key }, "\n";
                } else {
                    print "undef\n";
                }
            }

        Example Output:
            Issuing Distribution Points:
            critical = 1
            directory_addr = CN=CRL2, O=U.S. Government, C=US
            indirectCRL = 0
            onlyAttribCerts = 0
            onlyCaCerts = 0
            onlyUserCerts = 1
            reasonFlags = undef
            url = undef

        Example of returned data structure:
            critical        = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
            directory_addr  = CN=CR1,c=US # default is undef
            url             = ldap://ldap.gov/cn=CRL1,c=US # default is undef
            onlyUserCerts   = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
            onlyCaCerts     = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
            onlyAttribCerts = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
            indirectCRL     = 0 or 1 # default is FALSE
            reasonFlags     = BIT STRING # default is undef

    revocation_list
        Returns an array of hashes for the revoked certificates listed on the
        given CRL. The keys to the hash are the certificate serial numbers in
        decimal format.

        Example:
            print "Revocation List:\n";
            my $rls = $decoded->revocation_list;
            my $count_of_rls = keys %{ $rls };
            print "Found $count_of_rls revoked certificate(s) on this CRL.\n";
            for my $key ( sort keys %{ $rls } ) {
                print "Certificate: ", DecimalToHex( $key ), "\n";
                for my $extn ( sort keys %{ $rls->{ $key } } ) {
                    if ( $extn =~ /date/i ) {
                        print "\t$extn: ", ConvertTime( $rls->{ $key }{ $extn } ), "\n";
                    } else {
                        print "\t$extn: ", $rls->{ $key }{ $extn }, "\n";
                    }
                }
            }

        Example Output:
            Revocation List:
            Found 1 revoked certificate(s) on this CRL.
            Certificate: 44 53 a0 f3
                crlReason: keyCompromise
                invalidityDate: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 12:54:51 PM
                revocationDate: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:29:36 PM

SEE ALSO
    See the examples of "Convert::ASN1" and the <perl-ldap@perl.org> Mailing
    List. An example on how to load certificates can be found in
    t\Crypt-X509-CRL.t.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    This module is based on the x509decode script, which was contributed to
    Convert::ASN1 in 2002 by Norbert Klasen.

    It is also based on the Crypt::X509 perl module, which was contributed
    by Mike Jackson and Alexander Jung.


AUTHOR
    Duncan Segrest


LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
    This software is Copyright (c) 2007 by Duncan Segrest.

    This is free software, licensed under:

        The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)
