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      davetick @jimp
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      @jimp I've just applied that patch and restarted OpenVPN. CRL expiry error no longer in OpenVPN logs and clients now connecting again - thanks !

      PFSense: 22.05-RELEASE (amd64)
      KVM Guest
      Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz
      2 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 1 core(s) x 2 hardware threads
      AES-NI CPU Crypto: Yes (active)
      QAT Crypto: No

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        slu @jimp
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        @jimp said in CRL has expired:

        You can install the System Patches package and then create an entry for a3c1589086ea67d25a28ec14ab95d7fd9ab25fa2 to apply the fix.

        We run into the same issue, lost all VPN connections.
        Can we apply this patch also in 2.6.0 CE?

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          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          The patch applies cleanly to 2.6.0, you can use it there.

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            slu @jimp
            last edited by

            @jimp
            thank you, the VPN working again.

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              Risfold
              last edited by

              Thank you all for the comments and patch solution here. Many of my haproxy backends went down last week (ssl handshake errors) and diagnosing the issue was very difficult.

              A lot of trial and error, I narrowed down the backend SSL verification and CRL, as the culprit. I stumbled upon this issue after searching errors related to a downed OpenVPN client. Applying the patch here (obviously) fixed both haproxy and OpenVPN issues I was having.

              Just wanted to add my experience in case any others are having the same issues with haproxy, and are looking for a solution. Hopefully they will also find this thread.

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                Novacom @jimp
                last edited by

                @jimp

                Thank you ! Worked like a charm on 22.05-RELEASE (amd64)

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                  ChrisHaa
                  last edited by

                  Same issue here. Patch solved it within a minute. Thanks.

                  This has some additional information: https://blog.nuvotex.de/pfsense-crl-has-expired/

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                    ccb056
                    last edited by

                    Y2K all over again

                    had this same problem, applied the patch, fixed

                    Thanks Jim

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                      khodorb
                      last edited by

                      I had the same issue with version 2.5 and 22.05, i wonder if netgate has permanent fix for that

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                        michaelschefczyk
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                        Dear All,

                        Are we really really shure that the patch does fix this? I did apply it and it did work for the moment. After rebooting one of my four pfSense devices (2.6.0-RELEASE (amd64)), I was shut out of all of OpenVPN. The log did contain many entries like this:

                        Sep 1 18:09:39 openvpn 91912 xxx.xxx.xxx.185:31089 Certificate does not have key usage extension
                        Sep 1 18:09:39 openvpn 91912 xxx.xxx.xxx.185:31089 OpenSSL: error:1417C086:SSL routines:tls_process_client_certificate:certificate verify failed
                        Sep 1 18:09:39 openvpn 91912 xxx.xxx.xxx.185:31089 TLS_ERROR: BIO read tls_read_plaintext error
                        Sep 1 18:09:39 openvpn 91912 xxx.xxx.xxx.185:31089 TLS Error: TLS object -> incoming plaintext read error
                        Sep 1 18:09:39 openvpn 91912 xxx.xxx.xxx.185:31089 TLS Error: TLS handshake failed

                        The certificate did work before. After unchecking "Client Certificate Key Usage Validation", everything was OK again. Until the reboot today, it was no problem to leave "Client Certificate Key Usage Validation" checked.

                        Regards,

                        Michael

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                          ads76 @michaelschefczyk
                          last edited by

                          @michaelschefczyk I think that is a separate issue:

                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/171697/certificate-does-not-have-key-usage-extension/17?_=1662027477402

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                            michaelschefczyk @ads76
                            last edited by

                            @ads76 Thank you very much. I did install the patches and I am "thrilled" to see what will happen next. I also hope that the system patches package will not become the replacement for regular system updates 😕

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                              khodorb
                              last edited by

                              Those are the changes on the patch

                              https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/a3c1589086ea67d25a28ec14ab95d7fd9ab25fa2#diff-d2a6b2f1c6de8faca0eb12c53221e1874fa9943f07f6df127fb153cd1e03ba34

                              From a3c1589086ea67d25a28ec14ab95d7fd9ab25fa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
                              From: jim-p jimp@netgate.com
                              Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:09:36 -0400
                              Subject: [PATCH] CRL lifetime fixes to avoid rollover. Fixes #13424


                              src/etc/inc/certs.inc | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
                              src/usr/local/www/system_crlmanager.php | 6 ++---
                              2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

                              diff --git a/src/etc/inc/certs.inc b/src/etc/inc/certs.inc
                              index c73a964f3ab..16a011d21eb 100644
                              --- a/src/etc/inc/certs.inc
                              +++ b/src/etc/inc/certs.inc
                              @@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ $cert_altname_types = array(
                              global $cert_max_lifetime;
                              $cert_max_lifetime = 12000;

                              +global $crl_max_lifetime;
                              +$crl_max_lifetime = 9999;
                              +
                              function & lookup_ca($refid) {
                              global $config;

                              @@ -978,9 +981,31 @@ function cert_get_max_lifetime() {
                              return min($max, $cert_max_lifetime);
                              }

                              +/* Detect a rollover at 2050 with UTCTime

                                • See: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9098 */
                                  +function crl_get_max_lifetime() {
                              • global $crl_max_lifetime;
                              • $max = $crl_max_lifetime;
                              • $now = new DateTime("now");
                              • $utctime_before_roll = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', '20491231');
                              • if ($date !== false) {
                              •   $interval = $now->diff($utctime_before_roll);
                                
                              •   $max_days = abs($interval->days);
                                
                              •   /* Reduce the max well below the rollover time */
                                
                              •   if ($max_days > 1000) {
                                
                              •   	$max_days -= 1000;
                                
                              •   }
                                
                              •   return min($max_days, cert_get_max_lifetime());
                                
                              • }
                              • /* Cannot use date functions, so use a lower default max. */
                              • return min(7000, cert_get_max_lifetime());
                                +}

                              function crl_create(& $crl, $caref, $name, $serial = 0, $lifetime = 3650) {
                              global $config;

                              • $max_lifetime = cert_get_max_lifetime();
                              • $max_lifetime = crl_get_max_lifetime();
                                $ca =& lookup_ca($caref);
                                if (!$ca) {
                                return false;
                                @@ -1017,7 +1042,7 @@ function crl_update(& $crl) {
                                require_once('X509_CRL.php');

                                global $config;

                              • $max_lifetime = cert_get_max_lifetime();
                              • $max_lifetime = crl_get_max_lifetime();
                                $ca =& lookup_ca($crl['caref']);
                                if (!$ca) {
                                return false;
                                diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/system_crlmanager.php b/src/usr/local/www/system_crlmanager.php
                                index d471209d3e3..4b3ed0a6f33 100644
                                --- a/src/usr/local/www/system_crlmanager.php
                                +++ b/src/usr/local/www/system_crlmanager.php
                                @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
                                require_once("pfsense-utils.inc");
                                require_once("vpn.inc");

                              -$max_lifetime = cert_get_max_lifetime();
                              -$default_lifetime = min(9999, $max_lifetime);
                              +$max_lifetime = crl_get_max_lifetime();
                              +$default_lifetime = min(730, $max_lifetime);

                              global $openssl_crl_status;

                              @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
                              }

                              	if ($pconfig['method'] == "internal") {
                              
                              •   	$crl['serial'] = empty($pconfig['serial']) ? 9999 : $pconfig['serial'];
                                
                              •   	$crl['serial'] = empty($pconfig['serial']) ? '0' : $pconfig['serial'];
                                  	$crl['lifetime'] = empty($pconfig['lifetime']) ? $default_lifetime : $pconfig['lifetime'];
                                  	$crl['cert'] = array();
                                  }
                                
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                                jagradang
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                                Is this patch still valid or have the changes for this now been rolled into the latest build?

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                                  Gertjan @jagradang
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                                  @jagradang

                                  Why ? You still use 22.05 from 2022 ?
                                  These days, its 24.11 or 2.7.2 - I don't recall issues from 2022.

                                  No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                  Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                    jagradang @Gertjan
                                    last edited by

                                    @Gertjan No i'm using the latest version but this was still in my custom patches i applied - wasn't sure if i should remove it from custom patches or if I still need to keep it there.

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                                      Gertjan @jagradang
                                      last edited by

                                      @jagradang said in CRL has expired:

                                      but this was still in my custom patches i applied

                                      If it still shows applied - or: you can Revert it, then the patch isn't part of the version you use.
                                      In that case : if it works for you, keep it ^^

                                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                        jagradang @Gertjan
                                        last edited by

                                        @Gertjan perfect thank you. Still shows as applied and has the revert option so i'll keep it applied

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