QSsl Namespace

The QSsl namespace declares enums common to all SSL classes in Qt Network. More...

Header: #include <QSsl>
CMake: find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Network)
target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Network)
qmake: QT += network

Types

(since 6.0) enum class AlertLevel { Warning, Fatal, Unknown }
(since 6.0) enum class AlertType { CloseNotify, UnexpectedMessage, BadRecordMac, RecordOverflow, DecompressionFailure, …, UnknownAlertMessage }
enum AlternativeNameEntryType { EmailEntry, DnsEntry, IpAddressEntry }
enum EncodingFormat { Pem, Der }
(since 6.1) enum class ImplementedClass { Key, Certificate, Socket, DiffieHellman, EllipticCurve, …, DtlsCookie }
enum KeyAlgorithm { Rsa, Dsa, Ec, Dh, Opaque }
enum KeyType { PrivateKey, PublicKey }
enum SslOption { SslOptionDisableEmptyFragments, SslOptionDisableSessionTickets, SslOptionDisableCompression, SslOptionDisableServerNameIndication, SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation, …, SslOptionDisableServerCipherPreference }
flags SslOptions
enum SslProtocol { TlsV1_0, TlsV1_0OrLater, TlsV1_1, TlsV1_1OrLater, TlsV1_2, …, SecureProtocols }
(since 6.1) enum class SupportedFeature { CertificateVerification, ClientSideAlpn, ServerSideAlpn, Ocsp, Psk, …, Alerts }

Detailed Description

Type Documentation

[since 6.0] enum class AlertLevel

Describes the level of an alert message

This enum describes the level of an alert message that was sent or received.

ConstantValueDescription
QSslSocket::AlertLevel::Warning0Non-fatal alert message
QSslSocket::AlertLevel::Fatal1Fatal alert message, the underlying backend will handle such an alert properly and close the connection.
QSslSocket::AlertLevel::Unknown2An alert of unknown level of severity.

This enum was introduced in Qt 6.0.

[since 6.0] enum class AlertType

Enumerates possible codes that an alert message can have

See RFC 8446, section 6 for the possible values and their meaning.

ConstantValueDescription
QSslSocket::AlertType::CloseNotify0,
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnexpectedMessage10 
QSslSocket::AlertType::BadRecordMac20 
QSslSocket::AlertType::RecordOverflow22 
QSslSocket::AlertType::DecompressionFailure30 
QSslSocket::AlertType::HandshakeFailure40 
QSslSocket::AlertType::NoCertificate41 
QSslSocket::AlertType::BadCertificate42 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnsupportedCertificate43 
QSslSocket::AlertType::CertificateRevoked44 
QSslSocket::AlertType::CertificateExpired45 
QSslSocket::AlertType::CertificateUnknown46 
QSslSocket::AlertType::IllegalParameter47 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnknownCa48 
QSslSocket::AlertType::AccessDenied49 
QSslSocket::AlertType::DecodeError50 
QSslSocket::AlertType::DecryptError51 
QSslSocket::AlertType::ExportRestriction60 
QSslSocket::AlertType::ProtocolVersion70 
QSslSocket::AlertType::InsufficientSecurity71 
QSslSocket::AlertType::InternalError80 
QSslSocket::AlertType::InappropriateFallback86 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UserCancelled90 
QSslSocket::AlertType::NoRenegotiation100 
QSslSocket::AlertType::MissingExtension109 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnsupportedExtension110 
QSslSocket::AlertType::CertificateUnobtainable111 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnrecognizedName112 
QSslSocket::AlertType::BadCertificateStatusResponse113 
QSslSocket::AlertType::BadCertificateHashValue114 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnknownPskIdentity115 
QSslSocket::AlertType::CertificateRequired116 
QSslSocket::AlertType::NoApplicationProtocol120 
QSslSocket::AlertType::UnknownAlertMessage255 

This enum was introduced in Qt 6.0.

enum QSsl::AlternativeNameEntryType

Describes the key types for alternative name entries in QSslCertificate.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::EmailEntry0An email entry; the entry contains an email address that the certificate is valid for.
QSsl::DnsEntry1A DNS host name entry; the entry contains a host name entry that the certificate is valid for. The entry may contain wildcards.
QSsl::IpAddressEntry2An IP address entry; the entry contains an IP address entry that the certificate is valid for, introduced in Qt 5.13.

See also QSslCertificate::subjectAlternativeNames().

enum QSsl::EncodingFormat

Describes supported encoding formats for certificates and keys.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::Pem0The PEM format.
QSsl::Der1The DER format.

[since 6.1] enum class ImplementedClass

Enumerates classes that a TLS backend implements

In QtNetwork, some classes have backend-specific implementation and thus can be left unimplemented. Enumerators in this enum indicate, which class has a working implementation in the backend.

ConstantValueDescription
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::Key0Class QSslKey.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::Certificate1Class QSslCertificate.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::Socket2Class QSslSocket.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::DiffieHellman3Class QSslDiffieHellmanParameters.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::EllipticCurve4Class QSslEllipticCurve.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::Dtls5Class QDtls.
QSslSocket::ImplementedClass::DtlsCookie6Class QDtlsClientVerifier.

This enum was introduced in Qt 6.1.

enum QSsl::KeyAlgorithm

Describes the different key algorithms supported by QSslKey.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::Rsa1The RSA algorithm.
QSsl::Dsa2The DSA algorithm.
QSsl::Ec3The Elliptic Curve algorithm.
QSsl::Dh4The Diffie-Hellman algorithm.
QSsl::Opaque0A key that should be treated as a 'black box' by QSslKey.

The opaque key facility allows applications to add support for facilities such as PKCS#11 that Qt does not currently offer natively.

enum QSsl::KeyType

Describes the two types of keys QSslKey supports.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::PrivateKey0A private key.
QSsl::PublicKey1A public key.

enum QSsl::SslOption
flags QSsl::SslOptions

Describes the options that can be used to control the details of SSL behaviour. These options are generally used to turn features off to work around buggy servers.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::SslOptionDisableEmptyFragments0x01Disables the insertion of empty fragments into the data when using block ciphers. When enabled, this prevents some attacks (such as the BEAST attack), however it is incompatible with some servers.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionTickets0x02Disables the SSL session ticket extension. This can cause slower connection setup, however some servers are not compatible with the extension.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableCompression0x04Disables the SSL compression extension. When enabled, this allows the data being passed over SSL to be compressed, however some servers are not compatible with this extension.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableServerNameIndication0x08Disables the SSL server name indication extension. When enabled, this tells the server the virtual host being accessed allowing it to respond with the correct certificate.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation0x10Disables the older insecure mechanism for renegotiating the connection parameters. When enabled, this option can allow connections for legacy servers, but it introduces the possibility that an attacker could inject plaintext into the SSL session.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionSharing0x20Disables SSL session sharing via the session ID handshake attribute.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableSessionPersistence0x40Disables storing the SSL session in ASN.1 format as returned by QSslConfiguration::sessionTicket(). Enabling this feature adds memory overhead of approximately 1K per used session ticket.
QSsl::SslOptionDisableServerCipherPreference0x80Disables selecting the cipher chosen based on the servers preferences rather than the order ciphers were sent by the client. This option is only relevant to server sockets, and is only honored by the OpenSSL backend.

By default, SslOptionDisableEmptyFragments is turned on since this causes problems with a large number of servers. SslOptionDisableLegacyRenegotiation is also turned on, since it introduces a security risk. SslOptionDisableCompression is turned on to prevent the attack publicised by CRIME. SslOptionDisableSessionPersistence is turned on to optimize memory usage. The other options are turned off.

Note: Availability of above options depends on the version of the SSL backend in use.

The SslOptions type is a typedef for QFlags<SslOption>. It stores an OR combination of SslOption values.

enum QSsl::SslProtocol

Describes the protocol of the cipher.

ConstantValueDescription
QSsl::TlsV1_00TLSv1.0
QSsl::TlsV1_0OrLater5TLSv1.0 and later versions.
QSsl::TlsV1_11TLSv1.1.
QSsl::TlsV1_1OrLater6TLSv1.1 and later versions.
QSsl::TlsV1_22TLSv1.2.
QSsl::TlsV1_2OrLater7TLSv1.2 and later versions.
QSsl::DtlsV1_08DTLSv1.0
QSsl::DtlsV1_0OrLater9DTLSv1.0 and later versions.
QSsl::DtlsV1_210DTLSv1.2
QSsl::DtlsV1_2OrLater11DTLSv1.2 and later versions.
QSsl::TlsV1_312TLSv1.3. (Since Qt 5.12)
QSsl::TlsV1_3OrLater13TLSv1.3 and later versions. (Since Qt 5.12)
QSsl::UnknownProtocol-1The cipher's protocol cannot be determined.
QSsl::AnyProtocol3Any supported protocol. This value is used by QSslSocket only.
QSsl::SecureProtocols4The default option, using protocols known to be secure.

[since 6.1] enum class SupportedFeature

Enumerates possible features that a TLS backend supports

In QtNetwork TLS-related classes have public API, that may be left unimplemented by some backend, for example, our SecureTransport backend does not support server-side ALPN. Enumerators from SupportedFeature enum indicate that a particular feature is supported.

ConstantValueDescription
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::CertificateVerification0Indicates that QSslCertificate::verify() is implemented by the backend.
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::ClientSideAlpn1Client-side ALPN (Application Layer Protocol Negotiation).
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::ServerSideAlpn2Server-side ALPN.
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::Ocsp3OCSP stapling (Online Certificate Status Protocol).
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::Psk4Pre-shared keys.
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::SessionTicket5Session tickets.
QSslSocket::SupportedFeature::Alerts6Information about alert messages sent and received.

This enum was introduced in Qt 6.1.