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title: Fix Unicode-Dot Hostname Normalization in TLS Verification
description: Normalizes Unicode dot separators before wildcard hostname validation and supplies a regression test for resolver/verifier disagreement. The change prevents a certificate wildcard from matching an apparent single label that becomes multiple DNS labels when the hostname is normalized for connection establishment.
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# Fix Unicode-Dot Hostname Normalization in TLS Verification

**Fix Unicode-Dot Hostname Normalization in TLS Verification** - Author not stated, Node.js project.

- Published: date not stated
- Original: <https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1efb4ff51a>
- Preserved from: https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1efb4ff51a (live) on 2026-09-13
- Licence: unknown

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## Content

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## File tree

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lib

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tls.js

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test/parallel

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test-tls-check-server-identity.js

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`

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const { Buffer } = require('buffer');

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| `68` | `68` | `

const { canonicalizeIP } = internalBinding('cares_wrap');

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| `69` | `69` | `

const tlsCommon = require('internal/tls/common');

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| `70` | `70` | `

const tlsWrap = require('internal/tls/wrap');

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| `` | `71` | `+

const { domainToASCII } = require('internal/url');

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| `71` | `72` | `

const { validateString } = require('internal/validators');

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| `72` | `73` | `

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| `73` | `74` | `

const {

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`

@@ -403,6 +404,11 @@ exports.checkServerIdentity = function checkServerIdentity(hostname, cert) {

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| `403` | `404` | `

 const ips = [];

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| `404` | `405` | `

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| `405` | `406` | `

 hostname = '' + hostname;

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| `` | `407` | `+

 const hostnameASCII = domainToASCII(hostname);

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| `` | `408` | `+

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| `` | `409` | `+

 // Remove trailing dots for error messages and matching.

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| `` | `410` | `+

 hostname = unfqdn(hostname);

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| `` | `411` | `+

 const hostnameASCIIWithoutFQDN = unfqdn(hostnameASCII);

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| `406` | `412` | `

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| `407` | `413` | `

 if (altNames) {

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| `408` | `414` | `

 const splitAltNames = altNames.includes('"') ?

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`

@@ -420,14 +426,14 @@ exports.checkServerIdentity = function checkServerIdentity(hostname, cert) {

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| `420` | `426` | `

 let valid = false;

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| `421` | `427` | `

 let reason = 'Unknown reason';

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| `422` | `428` | `

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| `423` | `` | `-

 hostname = unfqdn(hostname); // Remove trailing dot for error messages.

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| `424` | `` | `-

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| `425` | `` | `-

 if (net.isIP(hostname)) {

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| `426` | `` | `-

 valid = ips.includes(canonicalizeIP(hostname));

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| `427` | `` | `-

 if (!valid)

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| `428` | `` | `-

  reason = `IP: ${hostname} is not in the cert's list: ` + ips.join(', ');

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| `` | `429` | `+

 if (net.isIP(hostnameASCIIWithoutFQDN)) {

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| `` | `430` | `+

 valid = ips.includes(canonicalizeIP(hostnameASCIIWithoutFQDN));

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| `` | `431` | `+

  if (!valid) {

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| `` | `432` | `+

  reason =

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| `` | `433` | `+

  `IP: ${hostname} is not in the cert's list: ` + ips.join(', ');

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| `` | `434` | `+

 }

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| `429` | `435` | `

 } else if (dnsNames.length > 0 || subject?.CN) {

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| `430` | `` | `-

 const hostParts = splitHost(hostname);

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| `` | `436` | `+

 const hostParts = splitHost(hostnameASCIIWithoutFQDN);

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| `431` | `437` | `

 const wildcard = (pattern) => check(hostParts, pattern, true);

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| `432` | `438` | `

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| `433` | `439` | `

 if (dnsNames.length > 0) {

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`

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@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ const tests = [

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| `381` | `381` | `

 error: 'Host: localhost. is not in the cert\'s altnames: ' +

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| `382` | `382` | `

 'DNS:a.com'

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 },

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| `` | `384` | `+

 {

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| `` | `385` | `+

 host: 'foo。bar.example.com',

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| `` | `386` | `+

 cert: {

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| `` | `387` | `+

 subjectaltname: 'DNS:*.example.com',

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| `` | `388` | `+

 subject: {}

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| `` | `389` | `+

 },

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| `` | `390` | `+

 error: 'Host: foo。bar.example.com. is not in the cert\'s altnames: ' +

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| `` | `391` | `+

 'DNS:*.example.com'

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| `` | `392` | `+

 },

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| `384` | `393` | `

 // IDNA

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| `385` | `394` | `

 {

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| `386` | `395` | `

 host: 'xn--bcher-kva.example.com',

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`

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