~~NOTOC~~ ====== Scenario 10.1: TLS Server Setup ====== **Category:** [[.:start|TLS/mTLS]] \\ **Complexity:** ⭐⭐⭐ (Medium) \\ **Prerequisites:** Server certificate, private key \\ **Estimated Time:** 20-30 Minutes ---- ===== Description ===== This scenario describes the **setup of a TLS server** with Post-Quantum secure certificates. TLS 1.3 is mandatory for modern security. **Components:** * Server certificate (ML-DSA or Hybrid) * Certificate chain (Intermediate + Root) * TLS configuration * Cipher suites ---- ===== Workflow ===== flowchart LR CERT[Prepare Certificate] --> CHAIN[Create Chain] CHAIN --> CONFIG[Configure TLS] CONFIG --> TEST[Test] TEST --> DEPLOY[Deployment] style CONFIG fill:#e8f5e9 ---- ===== Code Example: ASP.NET Core Kestrel ===== using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Https; var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args); builder.WebHost.ConfigureKestrel(options => { options.ListenAnyIP(443, listenOptions => { listenOptions.UseHttps(httpsOptions => { // Load server certificate httpsOptions.ServerCertificate = LoadCertificateChain( "server.crt.pem", "server.key.pem", "intermediate-ca.crt.pem" ); // Enforce TLS 1.3 httpsOptions.SslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls13; // Enable OCSP Stapling httpsOptions.OnAuthenticate = (context, sslOptions) => { sslOptions.CertificateRevocationCheckMode = X509RevocationMode.Online; }; }); // Enable HTTP/2 listenOptions.Protocols = HttpProtocols.Http1AndHttp2; }); }); var app = builder.Build(); // Enable HSTS app.UseHsts(); app.MapGet("/", () => "TLS Server active"); app.Run(); static X509Certificate2 LoadCertificateChain( string certPath, string keyPath, string chainPath) { using var ctx = PqCryptoContext.Initialize(); // Server certificate with private key var cert = ctx.LoadCertificateWithPrivateKey(certPath, keyPath, null); // Add chain (for complete chain) var intermediate = ctx.LoadCertificate(chainPath); // Create PFX with chain var pfxBytes = ctx.ExportToPfx(cert, cert.GetRSAPrivateKey(), new[] { intermediate }, null); return new X509Certificate2(pfxBytes); } ---- ===== Nginx Configuration ===== server { listen 443 ssl http2; server_name www.example.com; # Server certificate (with chain) ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/server-chain.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/server.key.pem; # TLS 1.3 only ssl_protocols TLSv1.3; # Cipher suites (TLS 1.3 default) # ssl_ciphers TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256; ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off; # OCSP Stapling ssl_stapling on; ssl_stapling_verify on; ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/ca-chain.pem; resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=300s; resolver_timeout 5s; # Security Headers add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always; add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always; add_header X-Frame-Options "DENY" always; # Session configuration ssl_session_timeout 1d; ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:50m; ssl_session_tickets off; location / { proxy_pass http://backend:8080; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; } } ---- ===== Apache Configuration ===== ServerName www.example.com # Enable SSL SSLEngine on # Certificates SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/server.crt.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/server.key.pem SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/apache2/ssl/intermediate-ca.crt.pem # TLS 1.3 only SSLProtocol -all +TLSv1.3 # OCSP Stapling SSLUseStapling On SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:logs/ssl_stapling(32768)" SSLStaplingResponderTimeout 5 SSLStaplingReturnResponderErrors off # HSTS Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" # Disable compression (BREACH) SSLCompression off Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted ---- ===== Create Certificate Chain ===== # Server certificate + Intermediate = Chain cat server.crt.pem intermediate-ca.crt.pem > server-chain.pem # Verify order openssl crl2pkcs7 -nocrl -certfile server-chain.pem | openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -noout # Validate chain openssl verify -CAfile root-ca.crt.pem -untrusted intermediate-ca.crt.pem server.crt.pem ---- ===== Test TLS Configuration ===== # SSL Labs API (if public) # https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ # Local test with OpenSSL openssl s_client -connect localhost:443 -tls1_3 -brief # Check cipher suites openssl s_client -connect localhost:443 -cipher 'TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384' /dev/null | openssl x509 -text -noout # Check OCSP Stapling openssl s_client -connect localhost:443 -status /dev/null | grep -A 5 "OCSP Response" # testssl.sh (comprehensive) ./testssl.sh localhost:443 ---- ===== C# Test Client ===== public async Task TestTlsConnection(string url) { var handler = new HttpClientHandler { ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (message, cert, chain, errors) => { Console.WriteLine($"Server: {cert.Subject}"); Console.WriteLine($"Issuer: {cert.Issuer}"); Console.WriteLine($"Algorithm: {cert.SignatureAlgorithm.FriendlyName}"); Console.WriteLine($"Valid until: {cert.NotAfter}"); if (chain != null) { Console.WriteLine($"Chain length: {chain.ChainElements.Count}"); foreach (var element in chain.ChainElements) { Console.WriteLine($" - {element.Certificate.Subject}"); } } if (errors != SslPolicyErrors.None) { Console.WriteLine($"SSL Errors: {errors}"); return false; } return true; } }; using var client = new HttpClient(handler); var response = await client.GetAsync(url); Console.WriteLine($"Status: {response.StatusCode}"); Console.WriteLine($"Protocol: {response.Version}"); } ---- ===== Industry-Specific TLS Requirements ===== ^ Industry ^ Minimum TLS ^ Cipher Suites ^ Special Feature ^ | **PCI-DSS** | TLS 1.2+ | Strong ciphers | Annual audit | | **HIPAA** | TLS 1.2+ | AES-256 | Audit logging | | **BSI TR-02102** | TLS 1.2+ | BSI-compliant suites | PFS mandatory | | **Energy/SCADA** | TLS 1.2+ | ICS-specific | Long-term support | ---- ===== Related Scenarios ===== ^ Relationship ^ Scenario ^ Description ^ | **Prerequisite** | [[en:int:pqcrypt:szenarien:zertifikate:server_cert|3.1 Server Certificate]] | Create certificate | | **Next Step** | [[.:client_config|10.2 TLS Client]] | Configure client | | **Extension** | [[.:mtls_deployment|10.3 mTLS Deployment]] | Mutual authentication | ---- << [[.:start|← TLS Overview]] | [[en:int:pqcrypt:szenarien:start|↑ Scenarios]] | [[.:client_config|10.2 TLS Client →]] >> {{tag>scenario tls server nginx kestrel https}} ---- //Wolfgang van der Stille @ EMSR DATA d.o.o. - Post-Quantum Cryptography Professional//