initialize openssl's legacy provider in rust

src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return "<OpenSSLBackend(version: {}, FIPS: {}, Legacy: {})>".format(
             self.openssl_version_text(),
             self._fips_enabled,
-            self._binding._legacy_provider_loaded,
+            rust_openssl._legacy_provider_loaded,
         )
 
     def openssl_assert(
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def _register_default_ciphers(self) -> None:
         # we get an EVP_CIPHER * in the _CipherContext __init__, but OpenSSL 3
         # will return a valid pointer even though the cipher is unavailable.
         if (
-            self._binding._legacy_provider_loaded
+            rust_openssl._legacy_provider_loaded
             or not self._lib.CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER
         ):
             for mode_cls in [CBC, CFB, OFB, ECB]:

src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/_rust/openssl/__init__.pyi

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "x25519",
 ]
 
+_legacy_provider_loaded: bool
+
 def openssl_version() -> int: ...
 def raise_openssl_error() -> typing.NoReturn: ...
 def capture_error_stack() -> list[OpenSSLError]: ...

src/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/openssl/binding.py

@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ def _openssl_assert(
         )
 
 
-def _legacy_provider_error(loaded: bool) -> None:
-    if not loaded:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "OpenSSL 3.0's legacy provider failed to load. This is a fatal "
-            "error by default, but cryptography supports running without "
-            "legacy algorithms by setting the environment variable "
-            "CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_NO_LEGACY. If you did not expect this error,"
-            " you have likely made a mistake with your OpenSSL configuration."
-        )
-
-
 def build_conditional_library(
     lib: typing.Any,
     conditional_names: dict[str, typing.Callable[[], list[str]]],
@@ -76,7 +65,6 @@ class Binding:
     _lib_loaded = False
     _init_lock = threading.Lock()
     _legacy_provider: typing.Any = ffi.NULL
-    _legacy_provider_loaded = False
     _default_provider: typing.Any = ffi.NULL
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -106,25 +94,6 @@ def _ensure_ffi_initialized(cls) -> None:
                     _openssl.lib, CONDITIONAL_NAMES
                 )
                 cls._lib_loaded = True
-                # As of OpenSSL 3.0.0 we must register a legacy cipher provider
-                # to get RC2 (needed for junk asymmetric private key
-                # serialization), RC4, Blowfish, IDEA, SEED, etc. These things
-                # are ugly legacy, but we aren't going to get rid of them
-                # any time soon.
-                if cls.lib.CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER:
-                    if not os.environ.get("CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_NO_LEGACY"):
-                        cls._legacy_provider = cls.lib.OSSL_PROVIDER_load(
-                            cls.ffi.NULL, b"legacy"
-                        )
-                        cls._legacy_provider_loaded = (
-                            cls._legacy_provider != cls.ffi.NULL
-                        )
-                        _legacy_provider_error(cls._legacy_provider_loaded)
-
-                    cls._default_provider = cls.lib.OSSL_PROVIDER_load(
-                        cls.ffi.NULL, b"default"
-                    )
-                    _openssl_assert(cls._default_provider != cls.ffi.NULL)
 
     @classmethod
     def init_static_locks(cls) -> None:

src/rust/src/lib.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 #![deny(rust_2018_idioms, clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 
+use crate::error::CryptographyResult;
+#[cfg(CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER)]
+use openssl::provider;
+use std::env;
+
 mod asn1;
 mod backend;
 mod buf;
@@ -15,6 +20,12 @@ mod pkcs7;
 pub(crate) mod types;
 mod x509;
 
+#[cfg(CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER)]
+#[pyo3::prelude::pyclass(frozen, module = "cryptography.hazmat.bindings._rust")]
+struct LoadedProviders {
+    legacy: Option<provider::Provider>,
+}
+
 #[pyo3::prelude::pyfunction]
 fn openssl_version() -> i64 {
     openssl::version::number()
@@ -25,6 +36,35 @@ fn is_fips_enabled() -> bool {
     cryptography_openssl::fips::is_enabled()
 }
 
+#[cfg(CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER)]
+fn _initialize_legacy_provider() -> CryptographyResult<LoadedProviders> {
+    // As of OpenSSL 3.0.0 we must register a legacy cipher provider
+    // to get RC2 (needed for junk asymmetric private key
+    // serialization), RC4, Blowfish, IDEA, SEED, etc. These things
+    // are ugly legacy, but we aren't going to get rid of them
+    // any time soon.
+    let load_legacy = env::var("CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_NO_LEGACY")
+        .map(|v| v.is_empty() || v == "0")
+        .unwrap_or(true);
+    let legacy = if load_legacy {
+        let legacy_result = provider::Provider::try_load(None, "legacy", true);
+        _legacy_provider_error(legacy_result.is_ok())?;
+        Some(legacy_result?)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    Ok(LoadedProviders { legacy })
+}
+
+fn _legacy_provider_error(success: bool) -> pyo3::PyResult<()> {
+    if !success {
+        return Err(pyo3::exceptions::PyRuntimeError::new_err(
+            "OpenSSL 3.0's legacy provider failed to load. This is a fatal error by default, but cryptography supports running without legacy algorithms by setting the environment variable CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_NO_LEGACY. If you did not expect this error, you have likely made a mistake with your OpenSSL configuration."
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[pyo3::prelude::pymodule]
 fn _rust(py: pyo3::Python<'_>, m: &pyo3::types::PyModule) -> pyo3::PyResult<()> {
     m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(padding::check_pkcs7_padding, m)?)?;
@@ -52,6 +92,20 @@ fn _rust(py: pyo3::Python<'_>, m: &pyo3::types::PyModule) -> pyo3::PyResult<()>
     m.add_submodule(cryptography_cffi::create_module(py)?)?;
 
     let openssl_mod = pyo3::prelude::PyModule::new(py, "openssl")?;
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(CRYPTOGRAPHY_OPENSSL_300_OR_GREATER)] {
+            let providers = _initialize_legacy_provider()?;
+            if providers.legacy.is_some() {
+                openssl_mod.add("_legacy_provider_loaded", true)?;
+                openssl_mod.add("_providers", providers)?;
+            } else {
+                openssl_mod.add("_legacy_provider_loaded", false)?;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // default value for non-openssl 3+
+            openssl_mod.add("_legacy_provider_loaded", false)?;
+        }
+    }
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(openssl_version, m)?)?;
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(error::raise_openssl_error, m)?)?;
     openssl_mod.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction!(error::capture_error_stack, m)?)?;
@@ -62,3 +116,14 @@ fn _rust(py: pyo3::Python<'_>, m: &pyo3::types::PyModule) -> pyo3::PyResult<()>
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::_legacy_provider_error;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_legacy_provider_error() {
+        assert!(_legacy_provider_error(true).is_ok());
+        assert!(_legacy_provider_error(false).is_err());
+    }
+}

tests/hazmat/bindings/test_openssl.py

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from cryptography.hazmat.bindings._rust import openssl as rust_openssl
 from cryptography.hazmat.bindings.openssl.binding import (
     Binding,
-    _legacy_provider_error,
     _openssl_assert,
     _verify_package_version,
 )
@@ -84,12 +83,6 @@ def test_version_mismatch(self):
         with pytest.raises(ImportError):
             _verify_package_version("nottherightversion")
 
-    def test_legacy_provider_error(self):
-        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
-            _legacy_provider_error(False)
-
-        _legacy_provider_error(True)
-
     def test_rust_internal_error(self):
         with pytest.raises(InternalError) as exc_info:
             rust_openssl.raise_openssl_error()