Appendix: Scan Commands

Every type of scan that SSLyze can run against a server (supported cipher suites, session renegotiation, etc.) is represented by a ScanCommand, which, when run against a server, will return a specific result.

This page lists all the ScanCommand and their corresponding results available in the current release of SSLyze.

For an example on how to run a ScanCommand, see Step 2: Running Scan Commands Against a Server.

The following scan commands are available in the current version of SSLyze:

class sslyze.ScanCommand

The list of all scan commands supported by SSLyze.

CERTIFICATE_INFO: typing_extensions.Literal[certificate_info] = 'certificate_info'
SSL_2_0_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[ssl_2_0_cipher_suites] = 'ssl_2_0_cipher_suites'
SSL_3_0_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[ssl_3_0_cipher_suites] = 'ssl_3_0_cipher_suites'
TLS_1_0_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_1_0_cipher_suites] = 'tls_1_0_cipher_suites'
TLS_1_1_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_1_1_cipher_suites] = 'tls_1_1_cipher_suites'
TLS_1_2_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_1_2_cipher_suites] = 'tls_1_2_cipher_suites'
TLS_1_3_CIPHER_SUITES: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_1_3_cipher_suites] = 'tls_1_3_cipher_suites'
TLS_COMPRESSION: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_compression] = 'tls_compression'
TLS_1_3_EARLY_DATA: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_1_3_early_data] = 'tls_1_3_early_data'
OPENSSL_CCS_INJECTION: typing_extensions.Literal[openssl_ccs_injection] = 'openssl_ccs_injection'
TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV: typing_extensions.Literal[tls_fallback_scsv] = 'tls_fallback_scsv'
HEARTBLEED: typing_extensions.Literal[heartbleed] = 'heartbleed'
ROBOT: typing_extensions.Literal[robot] = 'robot'
SESSION_RENEGOTIATION: typing_extensions.Literal[session_renegotiation] = 'session_renegotiation'
SESSION_RESUMPTION: typing_extensions.Literal[session_resumption] = 'session_resumption'
SESSION_RESUMPTION_RATE: typing_extensions.Literal[session_resumption_rate] = 'session_resumption_rate'
HTTP_HEADERS: typing_extensions.Literal[http_headers] = 'http_headers'

The next sections describe the result class that corresponds to each scan command.

Certificate Information

ScanCommand.CERTIFICATE_INFO: Retrieve and analyze a server’s certificate(s) to verify its validity.

Optional arguments

class sslyze.CertificateInfoExtraArguments(custom_ca_file)

Additional configuration for running the CERTIFICATE_INFO scan command.

custom_ca_file

The path to a custom trust store file to use for certificate validation. The file should contain PEM-formatted root certificates.

Parameters

custom_ca_file (Path) –

Result class

class sslyze.CertificateInfoScanResult(hostname_used_for_server_name_indication, certificate_deployments)

The result of retrieving and analyzing a server’s certificates to verify their validity.

hostname_used_for_server_name_indication

The hostname sent by SSLyze as the Server Name Indication extension.

certificate_deployments

A list of leaf certificate detected by SSLyze and the corresponding analysis. Most servers only deploy one leaf certificate, but some websites (such as Facebook) return different leaf certificates depending on the client, as a way to maximize compatibility with older clients/devices.

Parameters

  • hostname_used_for_server_name_indication (str) –

  • certificate_deployments (List[CertificateDeploymentAnalysisResult]) –

class sslyze.CertificateDeploymentAnalysisResult(received_certificate_chain, leaf_certificate_subject_matches_hostname, leaf_certificate_has_must_staple_extension, leaf_certificate_is_ev, leaf_certificate_signed_certificate_timestamps_count, received_chain_contains_anchor_certificate, received_chain_has_valid_order, path_validation_results, verified_chain_has_sha1_signature, verified_chain_has_legacy_symantec_anchor, ocsp_response, ocsp_response_is_trusted)

The result of analyzing a server’s certificate to verify its validity.

Any certificate available as an attribute is parsed using the cryptography module; documentation is available at https://cryptography.io/en/latest/x509/reference/#x-509-certificate-object

received_certificate_chain

The certificate chain sent by the server; index 0 is the leaf certificate.

verified_certificate_chain

The verified certificate chain returned by OpenSSL for one of the trust stores packaged within SSLyze. Will be None if the validation failed with all of the available trust stores (Apple, Mozilla, etc.). This is essentially a shortcut to path_validation_result_list[0].verified_certificate_chain.

path_validation_results

The result of validating the server’s certificate chain using each trust store that is packaged with SSLyze (Mozilla, Apple, etc.). If for a given trust store, the validation was successful, the verified certificate chain built by OpenSSL can be retrieved from the PathValidationResult.

leaf_certificate_subject_matches_hostname

True if the leaf certificate’s Common Name or Subject Alternative Names match the server’s hostname.

leaf_certificate_is_ev

True if the leaf certificate is Extended Validation, according to Mozilla.

leaf_certificate_has_must_staple_extension

True if the OCSP must-staple extension is present in the leaf certificate.

leaf_certificate_signed_certificate_timestamps_count

The number of Signed Certificate Timestamps (SCTs) for Certificate Transparency embedded in the leaf certificate. None if the version of OpenSSL installed on the system is too old to be able to parse the SCT extension.

received_chain_has_valid_order

True if the certificate chain returned by the server was sent in the right order.

received_chain_contains_anchor_certificate

True if the server included the anchor/root certificate in the chain it sends back to clients. None if the verified chain could not be built.

verified_chain_has_sha1_signature

True if any of the leaf or intermediate certificates are signed using the SHA-1 algorithm. None if the verified chain could not be built.

verified_chain_has_legacy_symantec_anchor

True if the certificate chain contains a distrusted Symantec anchor (https://blog.qualys.com/ssllabs/2017/09/26/google-and-mozilla-deprecating-existing-symantec-certificates). None if the verified chain could not be built.

ocsp_response

The OCSP response returned by the server. None if no response was sent by the server or if the scan was run through an HTTP proxy (the proxy will not forward the server’s OCSP response).

ocsp_response_is_trusted

True if the OCSP response is trusted using the Mozilla trust store. None if no OCSP response was sent by the server.

Parameters

  • received_certificate_chain (List[Certificate]) –

  • leaf_certificate_subject_matches_hostname (bool) –

  • leaf_certificate_has_must_staple_extension (bool) –

  • leaf_certificate_is_ev (bool) –

  • leaf_certificate_signed_certificate_timestamps_count (Optional[int]) –

  • received_chain_contains_anchor_certificate (Optional[bool]) –

  • received_chain_has_valid_order (bool) –

  • path_validation_results (List[PathValidationResult]) –

  • verified_chain_has_sha1_signature (Optional[bool]) –

  • verified_chain_has_legacy_symantec_anchor (Optional[bool]) –

  • ocsp_response (Optional[OcspResponse]) –

  • ocsp_response_is_trusted (Optional[bool]) –

class sslyze.PathValidationResult(trust_store, verified_certificate_chain, openssl_error_string)

The result of trying to validate a server’s certificate chain using a specific trust store.

trust_stores

The trust store used for validation.

verified_certificate_chain

The verified certificate chain returned by OpenSSL. Index 0 is the leaf certificate and the last element is the anchor/CA certificate from the trust store. Will be None if the validation failed or the verified chain could not be built. Each certificate is parsed using the cryptography module; documentation is available at https://cryptography.io/en/latest/x509/reference/#x-509-certificate-object.

openssl_error_string

The result string returned by OpenSSL’s validation function; None if validation was successful.

was_validation_successful

Whether the certificate chain is trusted when using supplied the trust_stores.

Parameters

  • trust_store (TrustStore) –

  • verified_certificate_chain (Optional[List[Certificate]]) –

  • openssl_error_string (Optional[str]) –

class sslyze.TrustStore(path, name, version, ev_oids=None)

A set of root certificates to be used for certificate validation.

path

The path on the local system to the PEM-formatted file containing the root certificates.

name

The human-readable name of the trust store (such as “Mozilla”).

version

The human-readable version or date of the trust store (such as “09/2016”).

Parameters

  • path (Path) –

  • name (str) –

  • version (str) –

  • ev_oids (Optional[List[ObjectIdentifier]]) –

class sslyze.OcspResponse(status, type, version, responder_id, produced_at, certificate_status, this_update, next_update, hash_algorithm, issuer_name_hash, issuer_key_hash, serial_number, extensions)
Parameters

  • status (OcspResponseStatusEnum) –

  • type (str) –

  • version (int) –

  • responder_id (str) –

  • produced_at (datetime) –

  • certificate_status (str) –

  • this_update (datetime) –

  • next_update (datetime) –

  • hash_algorithm (str) –

  • issuer_name_hash (str) –

  • issuer_key_hash (str) –

  • serial_number (str) –

  • extensions (Optional[List[SignedCertificateTimestampsExtension]]) –

class sslyze.OcspResponseStatusEnum

An enumeration.

SUCCESSFUL = 0
MALFORMED_REQUEST = 1
INTERNAL_ERROR = 2
TRY_LATER = 3
SIG_REQUIRED = 5
UNAUTHORIZED = 6

Cipher Suites

ScanCommand.SSL_2_0_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for SSL 2.0 support. ScanCommand.SSL_3_0_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for SSL 3.0 support. ScanCommand.TLS_1_0_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for TLS 1.0 support. ScanCommand.TLS_1_1_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for TLS 1.1 support. ScanCommand.TLS_1_2_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for TLS 1.2 support. ScanCommand.TLS_1_3_CIPHER_SUITES: Test a server for TLS 1.3 support.

Result class

class sslyze.CipherSuitesScanResult(tls_version_used, cipher_suite_preferred_by_server, accepted_cipher_suites, rejected_cipher_suites)

The result of testing a server for cipher suites with a specific version of SSL/TLS.

tls_version_used

The SSL/TLS version used to connect to the server.

accepted_ciphers

The list of cipher suites supported supported by both SSLyze and the server.

rejected_ciphers

The list of cipher suites supported by SSLyze that were rejected by the server.

cipher_suite_preferred_by_server

The server’s preferred cipher suite among all the cipher suites supported by SSLyze. None if the server follows the client’s preference or if none of SSLyze’s cipher suites are supported by the server.

Parameters

  • tls_version_used (TlsVersionEnum) –

  • cipher_suite_preferred_by_server (Optional[CipherSuiteAcceptedByServer]) –

  • accepted_cipher_suites (List[CipherSuiteAcceptedByServer]) –

  • rejected_cipher_suites (List[CipherSuiteRejectedByServer]) –

class sslyze.CipherSuiteRejectedByServer(cipher_suite, error_message)
Parameters

  • cipher_suite (CipherSuite) –

  • error_message (str) –

class sslyze.CipherSuiteAcceptedByServer(cipher_suite, ephemeral_key)
ephemeral_key: The ephemeral key negotiated with the server when using (EC) DH cipher suites. None if the cipher

suite does not use ephemeral keys or if the ephemeral key could not be retrieved.

Parameters

  • cipher_suite (CipherSuite) –

  • ephemeral_key (Optional[EphemeralKeyInfo]) –

class sslyze.EphemeralKeyInfo(type, size, public_bytes)

Common fields shared by all kinds of TLS key exchanges.

Parameters

  • type (OpenSslEvpPkeyEnum) –

  • size (int) –

  • public_bytes (bytearray) –

class sslyze.CipherSuite(name, openssl_name, is_anonymous, key_size)
Parameters

  • name (str) –

  • openssl_name (str) –

  • is_anonymous (bool) –

  • key_size (int) –

class sslyze.TlsVersionEnum

An enumeration.

SSL_2_0 = 1
SSL_3_0 = 2
TLS_1_0 = 3
TLS_1_1 = 4
TLS_1_2 = 5
TLS_1_3 = 6

ROBOT

ScanCommand.ROBOT: Test a server for the ROBOT vulnerability.

Result class

class sslyze.RobotScanResult(robot_result)

The result of testing a server for the ROBOT vulnerability.

result

An Enum providing the result of the ROBOT scan.

Parameters

robot_result (RobotScanResultEnum) –

class sslyze.RobotScanResultEnum

An enum to provide the result of running a RobotScanCommand.

VULNERABLE_WEAK_ORACLE = 1

The server is vulnerable but the attack would take too long

VULNERABLE_STRONG_ORACLE = 2

The server is vulnerable and real attacks are feasible

NOT_VULNERABLE_NO_ORACLE = 3

The server supports RSA cipher suites but does not act as an oracle

NOT_VULNERABLE_RSA_NOT_SUPPORTED = 4

The server does not supports RSA cipher suites

UNKNOWN_INCONSISTENT_RESULTS = 5

Could not determine whether the server is vulnerable or not

Session Resumption Support

ScanCommand.SESSION_RESUMPTION: Test a server for session resumption support using session IDs and TLS tickets.

Result class

class sslyze.SessionResumptionSupportScanResult(attempted_session_id_resumptions_count, successful_session_id_resumptions_count, tls_ticket_resumption_result)

The result of testing a server for session resumption support using session IDs and TLS tickets.

is_session_id_resumption_supported
attempted_session_id_resumptions_count

The total number of session ID resumptions that were attempted.

successful_session_id_resumptions_count

The number of session ID resumptions that were successful.

is_tls_ticket_resumption_supported

True if the server support TLS ticket resumption.

tls_ticket_resumption_result
Parameters

  • attempted_session_id_resumptions_count (int) –

  • successful_session_id_resumptions_count (int) –

  • tls_ticket_resumption_result (TslSessionTicketSupportEnum) –

Session Resumption Rate

ScanCommand.SESSION_RESUMPTION_RATE: Measure a server’s session resumption rate when attempting 100 resumptions using session IDs.

Result class

class sslyze.SessionResumptionRateScanResult(attempted_session_id_resumptions_count, successful_session_id_resumptions_count)

The result of measuring a server’s session resumption rate when attempting 100 resumptions using session IDs.

attempted_session_id_resumptions_count

The total number of session ID resumptions that were attempted.

successful_session_id_resumptions_count

The number of session ID resumptions that were successful.

Parameters

  • attempted_session_id_resumptions_count (int) –

  • successful_session_id_resumptions_count (int) –

CRIME

ScanCommand.TLS_COMPRESSION: Test a server for TLS compression support, which can be leveraged to perform a CRIME attack.

Result class

class sslyze.CompressionScanResult(supports_compression)

The result of testing a server for TLS compression support.

supports_compression

True if TLS compression is supported by the server, thereby enabling the CRIME attack.

Parameters

supports_compression (bool) –

TLS 1.3 Early Data

ScanCommand.TLS_1_3_EARLY_DATA: Test the server(s) for TLS 1.3 early data support.

Result class

class sslyze.EarlyDataScanResult(supports_early_data)

The result of testing a server for TLS 1.3 early data support.

supports_early_data

True if the server accepted early data.

Parameters

supports_early_data (bool) –

Downgrade Prevention

ScanCommand.TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV: Test a server for the TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV mechanism to prevent downgrade attacks.

Result class

class sslyze.FallbackScsvScanResult(supports_fallback_scsv)

The result of testing a server for the TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV mechanism to prevent downgrade attacks.

supports_fallback_scsv

True if the server supports the TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV mechanism.

Parameters

supports_fallback_scsv (bool) –

Heartbleed

ScanCommand.HEARTBLEED: Test a server for the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability.

Result class

class sslyze.HeartbleedScanResult(is_vulnerable_to_heartbleed)

The result of testing a server for the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability.

is_vulnerable_to_heartbleed

True if the server is vulnerable to the Heartbleed attack.

Parameters

is_vulnerable_to_heartbleed (bool) –

HTTP Security Headers

ScanCommand.HTTP_HEADERS: Test a server for the presence of security-related HTTP headers.

Result class

class sslyze.HttpHeadersScanResult(strict_transport_security_header, public_key_pins_header, public_key_pins_report_only_header, expect_ct_header)

The result of testing a server for the presence of security-related HTTP headers.

Each HTTP header described below will be None if the server did not return it.

strict_transport_security_header

The Strict-Transport-Security header returned by the server.

public_key_pins_header

The Public-Key-Pins header returned by the server.

public_key_pins_report_only_header

The Public-Key-Pins-Report-Only header returned by the server.

expect_ct_header

The Expect-CT header returned by the server.

Parameters

  • strict_transport_security_header (Optional[StrictTransportSecurityHeader]) –

  • public_key_pins_header (Optional[PublicKeyPinsHeader]) –

  • public_key_pins_report_only_header (Optional[PublicKeyPinsHeader]) –

  • expect_ct_header (Optional[ExpectCtHeader]) –

class sslyze.StrictTransportSecurityHeader(max_age, preload, include_subdomains)

A Strict-Transport-Security header parsed from a server’s HTTP response.

preload

True if the preload directive is set.

include_subdomains

True if the includesubdomains directive is set.

max_age

The content of the max-age field.

Parameters

  • max_age (Optional[int]) –

  • preload (bool) –

  • include_subdomains (bool) –

class sslyze.PublicKeyPinsHeader(max_age, sha256_pins, include_subdomains, report_uri, report_to)

A Public-Key-Pins header parsed from a server’s HTTP response.

include_subdomains

True if the includesubdomains directive is set.

max_age

The content of the max-age field.

sha256_pins

The list of pin-sha256 values set in the header.

report_uri

The content of the report-uri field.

report_to

The content of the report-to field, available via the Reporting API as described at https://w3c.github.io/reporting/#examples.

Parameters

  • max_age (Optional[int]) –

  • sha256_pins (List[str]) –

  • include_subdomains (bool) –

  • report_uri (Optional[str]) –

  • report_to (Optional[str]) –

class sslyze.ExpectCtHeader(max_age, report_uri, enforce)

An Expect-CT header parsed from a server’s HTTP response.

max-age

The content of the max-age field.

report-uri

The content of report-uri field.

enforce

True if enforce directive is set.

Parameters

  • max_age (Optional[int]) –

  • report_uri (Optional[str]) –

  • enforce (bool) –

OpenSSL CCS Injection

ScanCommand.OPENSSL_CCS_INJECTION: Test a server for the OpenSSL CCS Injection vulnerability (CVE-2014-0224).

Result class

class sslyze.OpenSslCcsInjectionScanResult(is_vulnerable_to_ccs_injection)

The result of testing a server for the OpenSSL CCS Injection vulnerability (CVE-2014-0224).

is_vulnerable_to_ccs_injection

True if the server is vulnerable to the OpenSSL CCS Injection vulnerability.

Parameters

is_vulnerable_to_ccs_injection (bool) –

Insecure Renegotiation

ScanCommand.SESSION_RENEGOTIATION: Test a server for for insecure TLS renegotiation and client-initiated renegotiation.

Result class

class sslyze.SessionRenegotiationScanResult(accepts_client_renegotiation, supports_secure_renegotiation)

The result of testing a server for insecure TLS renegotiation and client-initiated renegotiation.

accepts_client_renegotiation

True if the server honors client-initiated renegotiation attempts.

supports_secure_renegotiation

True if the server supports secure renegotiation.

Parameters

  • accepts_client_renegotiation (bool) –

  • supports_secure_renegotiation (bool) –