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+/*
+ * QEMU I/O channels TLS driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__
+
+#include "io/channel.h"
+#include "io/task.h"
+#include "crypto/tlssession.h"
+
+#define TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS "qio-channel-tls"
+#define QIO_CHANNEL_TLS(obj)                                     \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QIOChannelTLS, (obj), TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS)
+
+typedef struct QIOChannelTLS QIOChannelTLS;
+
+/**
+ * QIOChannelTLS
+ *
+ * The QIOChannelTLS class provides a channel wrapper which
+ * can transparently run the TLS encryption protocol. It is
+ * usually used over a TCP socket, but there is actually no
+ * technical restriction on which type of master channel is
+ * used as the transport.
+ *
+ * This channel object is capable of running as either a
+ * TLS server or TLS client.
+ */
+
+struct QIOChannelTLS {
+    QIOChannel parent;
+    QIOChannel *master;
+    QCryptoTLSSession *session;
+};
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_new_server:
+ * @master: the underlying channel object
+ * @creds: the credentials to use for TLS handshake
+ * @aclname: the access control list for validating clients
+ * @errp: pointer to an uninitialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a new TLS channel that runs the server side of
+ * a TLS session. The TLS session handshake will use the
+ * credentials provided in @creds. If the @aclname parameter
+ * is non-NULL, then the client will have to provide
+ * credentials (ie a x509 client certificate) which will
+ * then be validated against the ACL.
+ *
+ * After creating the channel, it is mandatory to call
+ * the qio_channel_tls_handshake() method before attempting
+ * todo any I/O on the channel.
+ *
+ * Once the handshake has completed, all I/O should be done
+ * via the new TLS channel object and not the original
+ * master channel
+ *
+ * Returns: the new TLS channel object, or NULL
+ */
+QIOChannelTLS *
+qio_channel_tls_new_server(QIOChannel *master,
+                           QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
+                           const char *aclname,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_new_client:
+ * @master: the underlying channel object
+ * @creds: the credentials to use for TLS handshake
+ * @hostname: the user specified server hostname
+ * @errp: pointer to an uninitialized error object
+ *
+ * Create a new TLS channel that runs the client side of
+ * a TLS session. The TLS session handshake will use the
+ * credentials provided in @creds. The @hostname parameter
+ * should provide the user specified hostname of the server
+ * and will be validated against the server's credentials
+ * (ie CommonName of the x509 certificate)
+ *
+ * After creating the channel, it is mandatory to call
+ * the qio_channel_tls_handshake() method before attempting
+ * todo any I/O on the channel.
+ *
+ * Once the handshake has completed, all I/O should be done
+ * via the new TLS channel object and not the original
+ * master channel
+ *
+ * Returns: the new TLS channel object, or NULL
+ */
+QIOChannelTLS *
+qio_channel_tls_new_client(QIOChannel *master,
+                           QCryptoTLSCreds *creds,
+                           const char *hostname,
+                           Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_handshake:
+ * @ioc: the TLS channel object
+ * @func: the callback to invoke when completed
+ * @opaque: opaque data to pass to @func
+ * @destroy: optional callback to free @opaque
+ *
+ * Perform the TLS session handshake. This method
+ * will return immediately and the handshake will
+ * continue in the background, provided the main
+ * loop is running. When the handshake is complete,
+ * or fails, the @func callback will be invoked.
+ */
+void qio_channel_tls_handshake(QIOChannelTLS *ioc,
+                               QIOTaskFunc func,
+                               gpointer opaque,
+                               GDestroyNotify destroy);
+
+/**
+ * qio_channel_tls_get_session:
+ * @ioc: the TLS channel object
+ *
+ * Get the TLS session used by the channel.
+ *
+ * Returns: the TLS session
+ */
+QCryptoTLSSession *
+qio_channel_tls_get_session(QIOChannelTLS *ioc);
+
+#endif /* QIO_CHANNEL_TLS_H__ */