make_dist_tls_context() builds an ssl.SSLContext tuned for OTP defaults
(verify_peer, mTLS, TLSv1.2 minimum). Node accepts tls_context= and
wraps the TCP socket in TLS before the v6 handshake runs.
Critical quirk found by experimentation: inet_tls_dist uses {packet, 4}
on the SSL socket during the handshake. Plain inet_tcp_dist uses
{packet, 2} for handshake then switches to {packet, 4} post-nodeup.
handshake() now takes a frame_size= kwarg (2 or 4); Node auto-selects 4
whenever tls_context is supplied.
Cert requirements (found by experimentation against Erlang E2E):
- CA cert with basicConstraints CA:TRUE
- Leaf certs with SAN including the dist hostname (and localhost)
- extendedKeyUsage covering both serverAuth and clientAuth
Tests:
- make_dist_tls_context unit tests
- Live: spawn erl -proto_dist inet_tls with SAN-bearing certs,
Node.call(gen_target, {ping, 99}) round-trips through the tunnel
- Live negative: plaintext connection to TLS-only peer must fail
- Live negative: client cert from a different CA must fail
115 tests green across 5 consecutive runs, lint clean.
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