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tlswrapper is an TLS encryption wrapper between remote client and local
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program prog. Systemd.socket/inetd/tcpserver/... creates the server
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connection, tlswrapper encrypts/decrypts data stream and reads/writes
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data from/to the program prog as follows:
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Internet <--> systemd.socket/inetd/tcpserver/... <--> tlswrapper <--> prog
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By running separate instance of tlswrapper for each TLS connection, a
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vulnerability in the code (e.g. bug in the TLS library) can't be used to
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compromise the memory of another connection.
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To protect against secret-information leaks to the network connection
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(such Heartbleed) tlswrapper runs two independent processes for every
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TLS connection. One process holds secret-keys and runs secret-keys
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operations and second talks to the network. Processes communicate with
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each other through UNIX pipes.
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