[ovs-dev] need info on ssl in manager table

Guru Shetty guru at ovn.org
Fri May 20 16:31:58 UTC 2016


On 20 May 2016 at 09:07, D M, Vikas <vikas.d-m at hpe.com> wrote:

> Hi ,
>
> We are using ovsdb hardware vtep schema in openstack l2gateway project [1]
>
> ovsdb server initiates the connection to l2gateway agent with the entries
> in manager table in ovsdb hardware vtep schema[3].
> Already tcp connection for manager table is implemented in our code [2].
>
> I am trying to use ovsdb manager table (hardware vtep schema) by setting
> ssl:IP:PORT. (ssl:IP:6632)
>
> But while implementing ssl communication in our code is throwing error,
> saying unknown protocol, while wrapping the socket (sslv23) .
> (I have tried with different versions of SSL protocol, but some are not
> supported)
>
> I am using working certificates. Since the same certificates are used for
> initiating ssl connection from the other way and it works fine.
> (l2gateway agent to ovsdb server via ssl connection).
>
> While stating ovsdb-server with ssl we are specifying the certs path.
> But for manager table, ovsdb-server has to pick the certs from some
> location while initiating the connection.
> So what is the default location?
>
You will have to provide the location. Like here:
https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/debian/openvswitch-vtep.init#L43



>
> Is manager table works with SSl ?
> Am I missing something?
>
> Please guide me on this.
>
> Note: my setup details
> Both nodes are with below config and date.
> Ubuntu 14.04
> Python 2.7.6
> OpenSSL 1.0.1f
>
>
> Thanks,
> Vikas
>
> [1]
> https://github.com/openstack/networking-l2gw/blob/master/specs/kilo/l2-gateway-api-implementation.rst
> [2] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/208524/
> [3] https://bugs.launchpad.net/networking-l2gw/+bug/1466302
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