tinydtls is a library for Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) covering both the client and the server state machine. It is implemented in C and provides support for a minimal set of cipher suites suitable for the Internet of Things.
This library contains functions and structures that can help constructing a single-threaded UDP server with DTLS support in C99. The following components are available:
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dtls Basic support for DTLS with pre-shared key mode and RPK mode with ECC.
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tests The subdirectory tests contains test programs that show how each component is used.
tinydtls supports multiple platforms, including both Real-time and general-purpose Operating Systems. Below you find build instructions for all supported environments.
When using the code from the git repository at GitHub, invoke
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
to re-create the configure script.
On Contiki, place the tinydtls library into the apps folder. After configuration, invoke make to build the library and associated test programs. To add tinydtls as Contiki application, drop it into the apps directory and add the following line to your Makefile:
APPS += tinydtls/aes tinydtls/sha2 tinydtls/ecc tinydtls
On RIOT, you need to add the line USEPKG += tinydtls.
You can use RIOT/examples/dtls-echo/ as a guide for integrating tinyDTLS
to your application.
Also, if you need a specific commit of tinyDTLS you can modify
RIOT/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile.
The current cmake support is experimental. Don't hesitate to report issues and/or provided fixes for it. For general and more details on using CMake, please consider CMake - help.
Usage:
mkdir tinydtls_build
cd tinydtls_build
cmake -Dmake_tests=ON <path-to-tinydtls>
cmake --build .
Available options:
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| BUILD_SHARED_LIBS | build shared libraries instead of static link library | OFF |
| make_tests | build tests including the examples | OFF |
| DTLS_ECC | enable/disable ECDHE_ECDSA cipher suites | ON |
| DTLS_PSK | enable/disable PSK cipher suites | ON |
Using CMake, you can also build on and for Windows using either GCC or Visual
Studio.
Note, however, that the make_tests option is currently not supported when
compiling with Visual Studio, as parts of the tests rely on POSIX APIs.
For Visual Studio, you can apply the CMake instructions outlined above from the command line or use the CMake GUI application.
In order to be able to use GCC, you need to specify a different generator than
the default.
For instance, you can use the Unix Makefiles generator, which creates a
Makefile for controlling the build process using GCC.
The example below leads to the output of a shared library file
libtinydtls.dll.
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON .
make
Using MinGW64, you can also cross compile from a POSIX-oriented
platform for Windows using Autotools by providing a corresponding --host
argument:
./autogen.sh
./configure --host x86_64-w64-mingw32
make
mv libtinydtls.so libtinydtls.dll # Apply Windows file extension
Copyright (c) 2011–2022 Olaf Bergmann (TZI) and others. All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which accompanies this distribution.
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