Allow for overriding the OpenSSL security level

example/get_resource_secure.dart

@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ PskCredentials pskCredentialsCallback(final String? identityHint) =>
 class DtlsConfig extends DefaultCoapConfig {
   @override
   String? get dtlsCiphers => 'PSK-AES128-CCM8';
+
+  @override
+  // Since TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM_8 (also known as PSK-AES128-CCM8 in OpenSSL)
+  // is considered insecure in more recent versions of OpenSSL, we reduce the
+  // security level here, as TLS_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM_8 is the mandatory cipher
+  // suite that CoAP implementations must support when using DTLS in PSK mode
+  // (see section 9.1.3.1 of RFC 7252).
+  int? get openSslSecurityLevel => 0;
 }
 
 FutureOr<void> main() async {

lib/src/coap_config.dart

@@ -91,4 +91,13 @@ abstract class DefaultCoapConfig {
   /// Custom libcrypto instance that can be registered if OpenSSL
   /// should not be available at the default locations.
   DynamicLibrary? get libCryptoInstance => null;
+
+  /// Adjusts the security level that is used by OpenSSL for DTLS.
+  ///
+  /// The possible security levels range from 0 to 5.
+  /// See the [OpenSSL Documentation] for more information on the meaning of
+  /// each level.
+  ///
+  /// [OpenSSL Documentation]: https://docs.openssl.org/master/man3/SSL_CTX_set_security_level/#default-callback-behaviour
+  int? get openSslSecurityLevel => null;
 }

lib/src/network/coap_inetwork.dart

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ abstract class CoapINetwork {
           libCrypto: config.libCryptoInstance,
           libSsl: config.libSslInstance,
           hostName: uri.host,
+          securityLevel: config.openSslSecurityLevel,
         );
       default:
         throw UnsupportedProtocolException(uri.scheme);

lib/src/network/coap_network_openssl.dart

@@ -65,13 +65,15 @@ class CoapNetworkUDPOpenSSL extends CoapNetworkUDP {
     final DynamicLibrary? libSsl,
     final DynamicLibrary? libCrypto,
     final String? hostName,
+    final int? securityLevel,
   })  : _ciphers = ciphers,
         _verify = verify,
         _withTrustedRoots = withTrustedRoots,
         _rootCertificates = rootCertificates,
         _libSsl = libSsl,
         _libCrypto = libCrypto,
         _hostname = hostName,
+        _securityLevel = securityLevel,
         _openSslPskCallback = _createOpenSslPskCallback(pskCredentialsCallback);
 
   DtlsClient? _dtlsClient;
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ class CoapNetworkUDPOpenSSL extends CoapNetworkUDP {
 
   final String? _hostname;
 
+  final int? _securityLevel;
+
   @override
   void send(final CoapMessage coapMessage) {
     if (isClosed) {
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ class CoapNetworkUDPOpenSSL extends CoapNetworkUDP {
       rootCertificates: _rootCertificates,
       ciphers: _ciphers,
       pskCredentialsCallback: _openSslPskCallback,
+      securityLevel: _securityLevel,
     );
 
     try {