Changeset 11126 in ntrip for trunk/BNC/src/bncwindow.cpp

Timestamp:

Oct 24, 2026, 11:14:36 PM (2 weeks ago)

Author:

stuerze

Message:

Some fixes from security point of view

File:

• trunk/BNC/src/bncwindow.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/BNC/src/bncwindow.cpp

@@ -1548 +1548 @@
   _sslCaCertPathLineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("<p>Communication with an Ntrip Broadcaster over SSL requires the exchange of server certificates. Specify the path to a directory where you save CA certificates on your system. </p><p>BNC creates from *.crt and *.pem files a CA certificate database, which is used by the socket during the handshake phase to validate the peer's certificate. </p><p>Note that SSL communication is usually done over port 443. <i>[key: sslCaCertPath]</i></p>"));
   _sslClientCertPathLineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("<p>Two-sided communication with an Ntrip Broadcaster over SSL requires in addition the exchange of client certificates. Specify the full path to the client certificates on your system.</p><p></p><p>The file naming convention for client certificates in BNC is as follows: &lt;hostname&gt;.&lt;port&gt;.crt for the certificate and &lt;hostname&gt;.&lt;port&gt;.key for the private key, where &lt;hostname&gt; is without https://. </p><p> If available, the client or personal authentication certificate is presented to the peer during the SSL handshake process. Password protected key files are not supported. </p><p>Don't try communication via two sided SSL if you are not sure whether this is supported by the involved Ntrip Broadcaster. </p><p>Note that SSL communication is usually done over port 443. <i>[key: sslClientCertPath]</i></p>"));
-  _sslIgnoreErrorsCheckBox->setWhatsThis(tr("<p>SSL communication may involve queries coming from the Ntrip Broadcaster. Tick 'Ignore SSL authorization errors' if you don't want to be bothered with this. <i>[key: sslIgnoreErrors]</i></p>"));
+  _sslIgnoreErrorsCheckBox->setWhatsThis(tr("<p>Tick 'Ignore SSL authorization errors' to accept a server certificate that cannot be verified, e.g. a self-signed certificate or one issued for another host name. The connection is then still encrypted, but the server is not authenticated: anybody able to intercept the connection may receive your user name and password and feed in manipulated data. The ignored errors are logged. Better save the CA certificate of the Ntrip Broadcaster in the 'Path to SSL certificates' directory. <i>[key: sslIgnoreErrors]</i></p>"));
 
   // WhatsThis, General