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s2n_config_set_session_cache_onoff Only Works if Caching Callbacks are Already Set #3463

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Problem:

If s2n_config_set_session_cache_onoff() is called and the user has not set the three caching callbacks already, session caching will not be turned on. This is weird behavior; I'm not sure if this was a miss or if it is a legitimate decision made to try to prevent a caching attempt with no caching callbacks. But the user doesn't get any feedback on whether or not caching was turned on, so that makes this code a sharp edge.
https://github.com/aws/s2n-tls/blob/main/tls/s2n_config.c#L785.

Solution:

Probably fix this so you don't have to set the callbacks before calling this function.

  • Does this change what S2N sends over the wire? If yes, explain.
  • Does this change any public APIs? If yes, explain.
  • Which versions of TLS will this impact?

Requirements / Acceptance Criteria:

What must a solution address in order to solve the problem? How do we know the solution is complete?

  • RFC links: Links to relevant RFC(s)
  • Related Issues: Link any relevant issues
  • Will the Usage Guide or other documentation need to be updated?
  • Testing: How will this change be tested? Call out new integration tests, functional tests, or particularly interesting/important unit tests.
    • Will this change trigger SAW changes? Changes to the state machine, the s2n_handshake_io code that controls state transitions, the DRBG, or the corking/uncorking logic could trigger SAW failures.
    • Should this change be fuzz tested? Will it handle untrusted input? Create a separate issue to track the fuzzing work.

Out of scope:

Is there anything the solution will intentionally NOT address?

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