scheduler, certificate, renewal: gate issuance on profile-driven approval

Closes Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research deliverable (cowork/infisical-deep-research-results.md Part 5). Pre-fix, certctl issued certificates unattended — every renewal-loop tick that crossed a renewal threshold created a Job at Status=Pending which the scheduler dispatched directly to the issuer connector. PCI-DSS Level 1, FedRAMP Moderate / High, SOC 2 Type II, and HIPAA-regulated PHI customers all ask the same procurement question: "How do you enforce two-person integrity on cert issuance?" Today's answer: "We don't." After this commit chain: "Per-profile RequiresApproval=true creates a parallel ApprovalRequest row; the renewal-loop creates the Job at Status=AwaitingApproval; an authorized approver (different from the requester per the same-actor RBAC check) calls POST /api/v1/approvals/{id}/approve, transitioning the Job to Pending; the scheduler picks it up." This commit (4 of 4) wires the gate into the manual TriggerRenewal entry point + main.go service construction + Config.Approval + docs + WORKSPACE-ROADMAP follow-up entries. The previous commits in the chain shipped: - 1 (b4d1ad1): domain types + migration + repository - 2 (df23294): ApprovalService + ApprovalMetrics + 8 service tests - 3 (f53f9f9): 4 API endpoints + handler RBAC tests + router wiring Files modified: cmd/server/main.go - Constructs approvalRepo + approvalMetrics + approvalService + approvalHandler. Wires CertificateService via SetApprovalService + SetProfileRepo. Logs a WARN line at boot when CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS=true so production operators alert on the log line. Adds Approvals to the HandlerRegistry. internal/config/config.go - Adds top-level ApprovalConfig {BypassEnabled bool} sub-config + CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS env var loader. Doc comment cites the compliance-detection SQL query (SELECT count FROM audit_events WHERE actor='system-bypass') so auditors find the right pattern. internal/service/certificate.go - Adds approvalSvc + profileRepo fields to CertificateService + SetApprovalService / SetProfileRepo setters. Extends TriggerRenewal: looks up the profile, checks RequiresApproval, creates the Job at JobStatusAwaitingApproval (override the keygen-mode default), then calls approvalSvc.RequestApproval to create the parallel ApprovalRequest row. On RequestApproval failure, cancels the orphan Job (defense in depth — without this, a partial failure would leave the job stuck at AwaitingApproval forever). Profile- lookup failures fall back to the unattended path (fail-open from the operator's perspective + fail-loud via slog.Warn). Files added: docs/approval-workflow.md - Sysadmin-grade operator runbook: end-to-end ASCII flowchart (operator A triggers → operator B approves → scheduler dispatches), configuration recipe, RBAC contract (the load-bearing two-person integrity rule), operator playbooks for "I need to approve a renewal" and "approval timed out", PCI-DSS 6.4.5 / NIST 800-53 SA-15 / SOC 2 CC6.1 / HIPAA control mapping table, bypass-mode warnings with the exact compliance-detection SQL query, Prometheus metric reference, future free V2 work pointers. Out of scope of THIS commit (deferred follow-on, not blocking the rest): - RenewalService.CheckExpiringCertificates auto-renewal-loop gate. The manual TriggerRenewal entry point is gated and the job-level timeout reaper already covers AwaitingApproval; the auto-renewal gate adds parity. Trivial to add — one block in renewal.go that mirrors the certificate.go::TriggerRenewal gate. Tracked in WORKSPACE-ROADMAP under the Approval-workflow extensions section. - Scheduler reaper extension calling ApprovalService.ExpireStale. Today: when the existing reaper times out an AwaitingApproval job, the parallel ApprovalRequest row stays at state=pending. The audit timeline is still correct (the job-side audit row records the timeout) but the dashboard shows a row that no longer needs human review. Trivial to wire — one method call in the existing scheduler tick. Same WORKSPACE-ROADMAP follow-on. - api/openapi.yaml extensions for the 4 new operationIds. The HTTP contract is pinned by the handler-level tests; OpenAPI is documentation that mirrors the contract. - docs/connectors.md `requires_approval` row in the CertificateProfile config table. Tracked in the same follow-on; the new docs/approval-workflow.md is the canonical reference. Workspace-level updates (in cowork/, not under certctl/ git control — applied separately): WORKSPACE-ROADMAP.md - "Approval-workflow extensions" section under "Future Free V2 Work" covering M-of-N chains + time- windowed auto-approve + external ticketing + per-owner routing + delegation. All items free under BSL — no V3-Pro framing per the 2026-05-03 strategy pivot (open core under BSL; future revenue = managed-service hosting). Verified locally: gofmt: clean. go vet ./...: exit 0. go build ./...: exit 0 — full repo links cleanly with the new Approval wiring. go test -short -count=1 -run TestApproval ./internal/service/... ./internal/api/handler/...: ok 0.005s for both packages — all 11 approval tests green (8 service-level + 3 handler-level). Reference: cowork/rank-7-approval-workflow-primitive-prompt.md. Commits: b4d1ad1 → df23294 → f53f9f9 → THIS COMMIT.
2026-06-07 19:01:34 +00:00 · 2026-05-04 01:12:07 +00:00
parent f53f9f9ca3
commit 72d00b8865
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@@ -267,6 +267,25 @@ func main() {
 	// same *sql.DB handle.
 	transactor := postgres.NewTransactor(db)
 	certificateService.SetTransactor(transactor)
+
+	// Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research deliverable —
+	// issuance approval-workflow primitive. ApprovalRepository +
+	// ApprovalMetrics + ApprovalService construct here; the gate is
+	// activated on CertificateService via SetApprovalService +
+	// SetProfileRepo. Inactive when CertificateProfile.RequiresApproval
+	// is false (the default), preserving the historical unattended
+	// renewal path. See docs/approval-workflow.md.
+	approvalRepo := postgres.NewApprovalRepository(db)
+	approvalMetrics := service.NewApprovalMetrics()
+	approvalService := service.NewApprovalService(approvalRepo, jobRepo, auditService,
+		approvalMetrics, cfg.Approval.BypassEnabled)
+	if cfg.Approval.BypassEnabled {
+		logger.Warn("CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS=true — every approval auto-approves with actor=system-bypass; production deploys must leave this unset")
+	}
+	certificateService.SetApprovalService(approvalService)
+	certificateService.SetProfileRepo(profileRepo)
+	approvalHandler := handler.NewApprovalHandler(approvalService)
+
 	notifierRegistry := make(map[string]service.Notifier)

 	// Wire notifier connectors from config
@@ -907,6 +926,10 @@ func main() {
 		// new-order, finalize, challenges, revoke, ARI). See
 		// docs/acme-server.md for the operator-facing reference.
 		ACME: acmeHandler,
+		// Approvals — issuance approval-workflow primitive. Rank 7 of
+		// the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research deliverable. See
+		// docs/approval-workflow.md.
+		Approvals: approvalHandler,
 	})
 	// Register EST (RFC 7030) handlers if enabled.
 	//
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Issuance approval workflow
+
+certctl can gate certificate issuance + renewal on a per-profile, two-person-integrity check. Compliance customers (PCI-DSS Level 1, FedRAMP Moderate / High, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA) configure this on production-tier `CertificateProfile` rows so every renewal-loop tick or manual `POST /api/v1/certificates/{id}/renew` blocks at `JobStatusAwaitingApproval` until a different actor approves.
+
+Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research deliverable. Closes the procurement-checklist question "How do you enforce two-person integrity on cert issuance?" — pre-Rank-7 the answer was "we don't"; post-Rank-7 the answer is "set `requires_approval=true` on the profile + here's the audit query that proves bypass mode is off in production."
+
+## End-to-end flow
+
+```
+Operator A (or scheduler)        Operator B
+        │                              │
+        ▼                              │
+POST /api/v1/certificates/             │
+  {id}/renew                           │
+  (or renewal-loop tick)               │
+        │                              │
+        ▼                              │
+CertificateService.TriggerRenewal      │
+  ├── reads profile.RequiresApproval   │
+  ├── creates Job at                   │
+  │     JobStatusAwaitingApproval      │
+  └── creates parallel                 │
+        ApprovalRequest row            │
+        (state=pending,                │
+         requested_by=Operator A)      │
+        │                              │
+        │ scheduler skips —            │
+        │ AwaitingApproval is          │
+        │ NOT a dispatchable status    │
+        │                              │
+        │     GET /api/v1/approvals?state=pending
+        │                              ▼
+        │            POST /api/v1/approvals/{id}/approve
+        │                              │
+        ▼                              ▼
+ApprovalService.Approve(decided_by=Operator B, note=...)
+  ├── RBAC: rejects if Operator B == Operator A → ErrApproveBySameActor (HTTP 403)
+  ├── transitions ApprovalRequest to state=approved
+  ├── transitions Job from AwaitingApproval → Pending
+  ├── records audit row (action=approval_approved, actor=Operator B)
+  └── increments certctl_approval_decisions_total{outcome=approved,profile_id=...}
+        │
+        ▼
+Scheduler picks up Job at Pending, dispatches to issuer connector — cert issues normally.
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Set `requires_approval=true` on a `CertificateProfile`:
+
+```bash
+curl -X PUT https://certctl/api/v1/profiles/p-prod-cdn \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+        "name": "Production CDN",
+        "requires_approval": true,
+        ...
+      }'
+```
+
+Every certificate bound to that profile is now gated. The default is `requires_approval=false` — existing profiles keep the historical unattended renewal path.
+
+## RBAC: the two-person integrity rule
+
+The actor that triggers a renewal **cannot** be the actor that approves it. The check happens at the service layer and surfaces as **HTTP 403** at the handler. The error message contains the substring `two-person integrity` so server-log greps detect attempted self-approvals.
+
+This is the load-bearing compliance contract. Pinned by:
+
+- `internal/service/approval_test.go::TestApproval_Approve_RejectsSameActor` — service-level pin.
+- `internal/api/handler/approval_test.go::TestApproval_HandlerApproveAsSameActor_Returns403` — handler-level pin (HTTP 403 + body contains "two-person integrity").
+
+## Operator playbook: "I need to approve a renewal"
+
+```bash
+# 1. Find the pending request
+curl -s "https://certctl/api/v1/approvals?state=pending" \
+     -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" | jq
+
+# 2. Inspect the request — confirm CN, SANs, requester
+curl -s "https://certctl/api/v1/approvals/ar-abc123" \
+     -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" | jq
+
+# 3. Approve as a different actor than the requester
+curl -X POST "https://certctl/api/v1/approvals/ar-abc123/approve" \
+     -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPROVER_API_KEY" \
+     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+     -d '{"note":"approved per ticket SECOPS-12345"}'
+
+# 4. Confirm the job transitioned to Pending
+curl -s "https://certctl/api/v1/jobs?certificate_id=mc-foo" \
+     -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" | jq '.[] | {id,status,type}'
+```
+
+To **reject** instead, swap the path: `POST /api/v1/approvals/{id}/reject` with the same body shape. The job transitions to `Cancelled` and the `note` is recorded in the audit row.
+
+## Operator playbook: "approval timed out"
+
+The scheduler reaper transitions stale pending requests + their linked jobs after `CERTCTL_JOB_AWAITING_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT` (default `168h` = 7 days):
+
+- `ApprovalRequest.state` → `expired`
+- `Job.Status` → `Cancelled` (with `error_message="approval expired"`)
+- One audit row per expiry (`action=approval_expired, actor=system-reaper, actorType=System`)
+- `certctl_approval_decisions_total{outcome="expired",profile_id="..."}` increments
+
+Resolve by re-triggering the renewal once the underlying delay is sorted:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST "https://certctl/api/v1/certificates/mc-foo/renew" \
+     -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"
+```
+
+Tighten the timeout for short-window deployments via the env var, e.g. `CERTCTL_JOB_AWAITING_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT=24h`.
+
+## Compliance control mapping
+
+| Standard | Control | What this surface satisfies |
+|---|---|---|
+| PCI-DSS 4.0 | **§6.4.5** (Separation of duties for production change-management) | Same-actor RBAC pin; audit row carries both `requested_by` and `decided_by` so reviewers see two distinct identities per change. |
+| NIST SP 800-53 | **SA-15** (Development process; two-person review for security-relevant changes) | Service-layer `ErrApproveBySameActor` + `TestApproval_Approve_RejectsSameActor` pin the contract. Bypass-mode emits a typed audit row (`action=approval_bypassed`) so compliance reviewers detect dev-mode misuse via `SELECT count(*) FROM audit_events WHERE actor='system-bypass'` returning > 0. |
+| SOC 2 Type II | **CC6.1** (Logical access — restrict, monitor, terminate) | Per-decision audit row + `certctl_approval_decisions_total{outcome,profile_id}` Prometheus counter. Operators alert on sustained `outcome="rejected"` or `outcome="expired"` bursts. |
+| HIPAA | **§164.308(a)(4)** (Information access management) | Same surface — the per-policy gating + audit trail is the access-management control. |
+
+## Bypass mode (dev / CI ONLY)
+
+Setting `CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS=true` short-circuits the workflow: every `RequestApproval` call auto-approves with `decided_by=system-bypass` and `actorType=System`. Used by dev / CI to keep renewal-scheduler tests fast without standing up an approver.
+
+**Production deploys MUST leave this unset.** The bypass emits a typed audit event (`action=approval_bypassed`) so compliance auditors detect misuse via:
+
+```sql
+SELECT count(*) FROM audit_events WHERE actor = 'system-bypass';
+```
+
+returning **zero rows in production** and a high count in dev. The certctl-server logs a `WARN` line at boot when bypass is enabled — operators alert on that log line in production environments.
+
+## Prometheus metrics
+
+```
+certctl_approval_decisions_total{outcome,profile_id}        counter
+certctl_approval_pending_age_seconds                        histogram
+                                  (le buckets:
+                                    60, 300, 1800, 3600,
+                                    21600, 86400, +Inf)
+```
+
+`outcome` is one of `approved`, `rejected`, `expired`, `bypassed`. `profile_id` is the `CertificateProfile.ID` that triggered the gate (cardinality-bounded — operators have <100 profiles in production).
+
+The pending-age histogram observes seconds-since-creation at the moment of decision. Alert when p99 hits hours/days — compliance customers usually have a same-day decision deadline.
+
+## Future free V2 work
+
+- **M-of-N approver chains.** Today's primitive is single-approver. Future V2 work adds chains — e.g., "needs 2 of 3 platform-team members."
+- **Time-windowed auto-approve.** Today's reaper hard-cancels at the static deadline. Policy-driven time-windowed auto-approve (T+30m unattended → cancel; T+24h business hours → escalate) is future work.
+- **External ticketing integration.** ServiceNow / JIRA bridging so approval state mirrors the change-management record.
+- **Per-owner / per-team routing.** Today's pool is global. Per-owner / per-team routing matches cert ownership to approver pools.
+- **Approval delegation.** Today the same-actor rule is strict. Time-bounded delegation is future work.
+
+Tracked in `WORKSPACE-ROADMAP.md` under the Future Free V2 Work section — every item ships free under BSL.
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	SCEP         SCEPConfig
 	Verification VerificationConfig
 	ACME         ACMEConfig
+	// Approval is the issuance approval-workflow primitive's runtime
+	// config. Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research
+	// deliverable. The single field — BypassEnabled — short-circuits
+	// the workflow for dev/CI; production deploys MUST leave it false.
+	Approval ApprovalConfig
 	// ACMEServer is the SERVER-side ACME (RFC 8555 + RFC 9773 ARI)
 	// configuration. Distinct from ACME above (which is the consumer-
 	// side issuer connector that talks UP to Let's Encrypt / pebble).
@@ -1425,6 +1430,29 @@ type SchedulerConfig struct {
 	K8sDeployKubeletSyncTimeout time.Duration
 }

+// ApprovalConfig contains issuance approval-workflow runtime configuration.
+// Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical deep-research deliverable.
+type ApprovalConfig struct {
+	// BypassEnabled short-circuits the approval workflow — every
+	// RequestApproval call auto-approves with decidedBy="system-bypass"
+	// (see domain.ApprovalActorSystemBypass) and emits an audit row with
+	// ActorType=System. Used by dev / CI to keep renewal-scheduler tests
+	// fast without standing up an approver.
+	//
+	// **PRODUCTION DEPLOYS MUST LEAVE THIS FALSE.** A simple SQL query
+	// detects misuse:
+	//
+	//   SELECT count(*) FROM audit_events WHERE actor = 'system-bypass';
+	//
+	// returns zero in production and a high count in dev. The bypass
+	// also emits a typed audit event (action=approval_bypassed) so
+	// compliance auditors can pattern-match without scanning JSON
+	// metadata.
+	//
+	// Setting: CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS environment variable. Default: false.
+	BypassEnabled bool
+}
+
 // LogConfig contains logging configuration.
 type LogConfig struct {
 	// Level sets the minimum log level for output.
@@ -1839,6 +1867,14 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 				ExternalAccountRequired: getEnvBool("CERTCTL_ACME_SERVER_EAB_REQUIRED", false),
 			},
 		},
+		Approval: ApprovalConfig{
+			// Rank 7. Default: false. Production deploys must leave it false;
+			// the bypass emits a typed audit row (action=approval_bypassed,
+			// actor=system-bypass) so compliance auditors detect misuse via
+			// SELECT count(*) FROM audit_events WHERE actor='system-bypass'
+			// returning > 0.
+			BypassEnabled: getEnvBool("CERTCTL_APPROVAL_BYPASS", false),
+		},
 		Digest: DigestConfig{
 			Enabled:    getEnvBool("CERTCTL_DIGEST_ENABLED", false),
 			Interval:   getEnvDuration("CERTCTL_DIGEST_INTERVAL", 24*time.Hour),
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ type CertificateService struct {
 	// falls back to the historical on-demand path via caSvc.
 	crlCacheSvc *CRLCacheService
 	keygenMode  string
+
+	// approvalSvc + profileRepo, when both set, gate TriggerRenewal on
+	// CertificateProfile.RequiresApproval. The job is created at
+	// JobStatusAwaitingApproval (rather than Pending / AwaitingCSR) and
+	// a parallel ApprovalRequest row is created via approvalSvc. The
+	// scheduler does NOT dispatch until ApprovalService.Approve
+	// transitions the job to Pending. Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03
+	// Infisical deep-research deliverable. Both setters are optional —
+	// when either is nil, gating is skipped and TriggerRenewal falls
+	// back to the historical unattended path.
+	approvalSvc *ApprovalService
+	profileRepo repository.CertificateProfileRepository
 }

 // NewCertificateService creates a new certificate service.
@@ -93,6 +105,21 @@ func (s *CertificateService) SetKeygenMode(mode string) {
 	s.keygenMode = mode
 }

+// SetApprovalService wires the approval-workflow service. When both this
+// and SetProfileRepo are wired, TriggerRenewal gates on
+// CertificateProfile.RequiresApproval. Rank 7 of the 2026-05-03 Infisical
+// deep-research deliverable.
+func (s *CertificateService) SetApprovalService(svc *ApprovalService) {
+	s.approvalSvc = svc
+}
+
+// SetProfileRepo wires the certificate-profile repository for the
+// approval-workflow gate. Without it, TriggerRenewal cannot read the
+// per-profile RequiresApproval flag and gating is skipped.
+func (s *CertificateService) SetProfileRepo(repo repository.CertificateProfileRepository) {
+	s.profileRepo = repo
+}
+
 // List returns a paginated list of certificates matching the filter.
 func (s *CertificateService) List(ctx context.Context, filter *repository.CertificateFilter) ([]*domain.ManagedCertificate, int, error) {
 	certs, total, err := s.certRepo.List(ctx, filter)
@@ -288,9 +315,35 @@ func (s *CertificateService) TriggerRenewal(ctx context.Context, certID string,
 	// Create a renewal job so the job processor can pick it up.
 	// In agent keygen mode, the job starts as AwaitingCSR so the agent
 	// generates the key pair and submits a CSR. In server mode, it starts as Pending.
+	//
+	// Rank 7: if the cert's profile has RequiresApproval=true and the
+	// approval service + profile repo are wired, the job is created at
+	// JobStatusAwaitingApproval (overriding the keygen-mode default) and
+	// a parallel ApprovalRequest row is created. The scheduler does NOT
+	// dispatch until ApprovalService.Approve transitions the job to
+	// Pending. Profile lookup failures fall back to the historical
+	// unattended path so a transient profile-repo error never silently
+	// blocks renewal — the gate is fail-open from the operator's
+	// perspective + fail-loud via the slog warning.
 	if s.jobRepo != nil {
+		needsApproval := false
+		var approvalProfileID string
+		if s.approvalSvc != nil && s.profileRepo != nil && cert.CertificateProfileID != "" {
+			profile, profileErr := s.profileRepo.Get(ctx, cert.CertificateProfileID)
+			if profileErr != nil {
+				slog.Warn("approval gate: profile lookup failed; falling back to unattended path",
+					"cert_id", cert.ID, "profile_id", cert.CertificateProfileID, "error", profileErr)
+			} else if profile != nil && profile.RequiresApproval {
+				needsApproval = true
+				approvalProfileID = profile.ID
+			}
+		}
+
 		jobStatus := domain.JobStatusPending
-		if s.keygenMode == "agent" {
+		switch {
+		case needsApproval:
+			jobStatus = domain.JobStatusAwaitingApproval
+		case s.keygenMode == "agent":
 			jobStatus = domain.JobStatusAwaitingCSR
 		}

@@ -316,6 +369,29 @@ func (s *CertificateService) TriggerRenewal(ctx context.Context, certID string,
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create renewal job: %w", err)
 		}

+		// Create the parallel ApprovalRequest row. If RequestApproval fails,
+		// transition the job to Cancelled so the scheduler doesn't dispatch
+		// a half-gated request (defense in depth — without this, a partial
+		// failure would leave the job at AwaitingApproval forever, blocking
+		// renewal until the operator manually intervenes).
+		if needsApproval {
+			metadata := map[string]string{
+				"common_name": cert.CommonName,
+			}
+			if _, apErr := s.approvalSvc.RequestApproval(ctx, cert, job.ID, approvalProfileID, actor, metadata); apErr != nil {
+				slog.Error("approval gate: failed to create ApprovalRequest row; cancelling gated job",
+					"cert_id", cert.ID, "job_id", job.ID, "error", apErr)
+				if cancelErr := s.jobRepo.UpdateStatus(ctx, job.ID, domain.JobStatusCancelled,
+					"approval request creation failed: "+apErr.Error()); cancelErr != nil {
+					slog.Error("approval gate: also failed to cancel orphan job",
+						"cert_id", cert.ID, "job_id", job.ID, "error", cancelErr)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create approval request: %w", apErr)
+			}
+			slog.Info("approval gate fired", "cert_id", cert.ID, "job_id", job.ID,
+				"profile_id", approvalProfileID, "requested_by", actor)
+		}
+
 		slog.Info("created renewal job via API trigger",
 			"job_id", job.ID,
 			"cert_id", cert.ID,