feat: M25 post-deployment TLS verification + M26 Traefik/Caddy targets

M25: After deploying a certificate, the agent probes the live TLS
endpoint and compares SHA-256 fingerprints to verify the correct cert
is being served. Best-effort — failures don't block deployments.
New endpoints: POST /jobs/{id}/verify, GET /jobs/{id}/verification.
Migration 000008 adds verification columns to jobs table.

M26: Traefik target connector (file provider, auto-reload) and Caddy
target connector (dual-mode: admin API hot-reload or file-based).
Both wired into agent dispatch.

Also: restructured README to highlight supported integrations (issuers,
targets, notifiers) earlier, moved API/CLI/MCP sections lower. Updated
all docs (features, connectors, architecture, testing guide, why-certctl)
and fixed integration tests for 18-param RegisterHandlers signature.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
shankar0123
2026-03-27 21:07:16 -04:00
parent ef92b07448
commit be72627aeb
28 changed files with 3365 additions and 177 deletions
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@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ import (
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/apache"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/caddy"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/f5"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/haproxy"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/iis"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/nginx"
"github.com/shankar0123/certctl/internal/connector/target/traefik"
)
// AgentConfig represents the agent-side configuration.
@@ -508,6 +510,16 @@ func (a *Agent) executeDeploymentJob(ctx context.Context, job JobItem) {
"target_type", job.TargetType,
"success", result.Success,
"message", result.Message)
// If verification is enabled, verify the deployment by probing the live TLS endpoint
targetHost, targetPort, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(job.TargetConfig)
if err != nil {
a.logger.Warn("could not extract target host/port for verification",
"job_id", job.ID,
"error", err)
} else {
a.verifyAndReportDeployment(ctx, job, targetHost, targetPort, certOnly)
}
} else {
a.logger.Info("no target type specified, skipping connector invocation",
"job_id", job.ID)
@@ -570,6 +582,24 @@ func (a *Agent) createTargetConnector(targetType string, configJSON json.RawMess
}
return iis.New(&cfg, a.logger), nil
case "Traefik":
var cfg traefik.Config
if len(configJSON) > 0 {
if err := json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &cfg); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid Traefik config: %w", err)
}
}
return traefik.New(&cfg, a.logger), nil
case "Caddy":
var cfg caddy.Config
if len(configJSON) > 0 {
if err := json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &cfg); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid Caddy config: %w", err)
}
}
return caddy.New(&cfg, a.logger), nil
default:
return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type: %s", targetType)
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
package main
import (
"bytes"
"context"
"crypto/sha256"
"crypto/tls"
"crypto/x509"
"encoding/json"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
"io"
"log/slog"
"net"
"net/http"
"time"
)
// verifyDeployment probes the live TLS endpoint for a deployment target and verifies
// that the deployed certificate matches what we expect.
//
// Parameters:
// - targetHost: the hostname or IP of the target (extracted from target config)
// - targetPort: the TLS port of the target (e.g., 443)
// - expectedCertPEM: the PEM-encoded certificate that was deployed
// - delay: wait time before probing (e.g., 2 seconds for reload to take effect)
// - timeout: overall timeout for TLS connection attempt (e.g., 10 seconds)
//
// Returns:
// - A VerificationResult if probing succeeded (even if cert doesn't match)
// - An error if the probe itself failed (network error, timeout, etc.)
//
// The function compares the SHA-256 fingerprints of the expected and actual certificates.
// If the certificate served at the endpoint differs, Verified will be false but no error
// is returned — this is an expected verification failure, not a probe failure.
func verifyDeployment(
ctx context.Context,
targetHost string,
targetPort int,
expectedCertPEM string,
delay time.Duration,
timeout time.Duration,
logger *slog.Logger,
) (*VerificationResult, error) {
// Wait for reload to take effect
if delay > 0 {
select {
case <-time.After(delay):
case <-ctx.Done():
return nil, ctx.Err()
}
}
// Parse expected certificate to compute its fingerprint
expectedFp, err := computeCertificateFingerprint(expectedCertPEM)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse expected certificate: %w", err)
}
// Connect to the target's TLS endpoint
address := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", targetHost, targetPort)
logger.Debug("probing TLS endpoint for verification",
"address", address,
"expected_fingerprint", expectedFp)
dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout}
conn, err := tls.DialWithDialer(dialer, "tcp", address, &tls.Config{
InsecureSkipVerify: true, // We accept any cert (expired, self-signed, etc.)
ServerName: targetHost, // For SNI
})
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to %s: %w", address, err)
}
defer conn.Close()
// Extract the leaf certificate from the TLS connection
state := conn.ConnectionState()
if len(state.PeerCertificates) == 0 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("no certificates presented by %s", address)
}
leafCert := state.PeerCertificates[0]
actualFp := fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256(leafCert.Raw))
logger.Debug("received certificate from endpoint",
"address", address,
"cn", leafCert.Subject.CommonName,
"actual_fingerprint", actualFp)
// Compare fingerprints
verified := actualFp == expectedFp
if !verified {
logger.Warn("certificate fingerprint mismatch at endpoint",
"address", address,
"expected_fingerprint", expectedFp,
"actual_fingerprint", actualFp)
} else {
logger.Info("certificate verification succeeded",
"address", address,
"fingerprint", actualFp)
}
return &VerificationResult{
ExpectedFingerprint: expectedFp,
ActualFingerprint: actualFp,
Verified: verified,
VerifiedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
}, nil
}
// VerificationResult represents the outcome of verifying a deployed certificate.
type VerificationResult struct {
ExpectedFingerprint string `json:"expected_fingerprint"`
ActualFingerprint string `json:"actual_fingerprint"`
Verified bool `json:"verified"`
VerifiedAt time.Time `json:"verified_at"`
Error string `json:"error,omitempty"`
}
// computeCertificateFingerprint computes the SHA-256 fingerprint of a PEM-encoded certificate.
func computeCertificateFingerprint(certPEM string) (string, error) {
block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(certPEM))
if block == nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to decode PEM certificate")
}
cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse x509 certificate: %w", err)
}
fp := sha256.Sum256(cert.Raw)
return fmt.Sprintf("%x", fp), nil
}
// reportVerificationResult submits the verification result back to the control plane.
// This is a best-effort operation — a failure to report doesn't block agent progress.
func (a *Agent) reportVerificationResult(
ctx context.Context,
jobID string,
targetID string,
result *VerificationResult,
) error {
if jobID == "" || targetID == "" || result == nil {
return fmt.Errorf("missing required fields for verification report")
}
// Build the request payload
payload := map[string]interface{}{
"target_id": targetID,
"expected_fingerprint": result.ExpectedFingerprint,
"actual_fingerprint": result.ActualFingerprint,
"verified": result.Verified,
"error": result.Error,
}
body, err := json.Marshal(payload)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal verification result: %w", err)
}
// POST to /api/v1/jobs/{id}/verify
url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/jobs/%s/verify", a.config.ServerURL, jobID)
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", url, bytes.NewReader(body))
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create verification request: %w", err)
}
req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", a.config.APIKey))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
resp, err := a.client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to send verification result: %w", err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
// Check response status
if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
bodyBytes, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
return fmt.Errorf("verification reporting failed with status %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(bodyBytes))
}
a.logger.Debug("verification result reported to control plane",
"job_id", jobID,
"verified", result.Verified)
return nil
}
// extractTargetHostAndPort extracts the host and port from target configuration.
// Common target configs include "host" or "hostname" and "port" fields.
func extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON json.RawMessage) (string, int, error) {
var config map[string]interface{}
if err := json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &config); err != nil {
return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid target config JSON: %w", err)
}
// Try common field names for hostname
var host string
for _, key := range []string{"host", "hostname", "target", "address"} {
if h, ok := config[key].(string); ok && h != "" {
host = h
break
}
}
if host == "" {
return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("target config missing host/hostname field")
}
// Try common field names for port, default to 443
port := 443
if p, ok := config["port"].(float64); ok {
port = int(p)
}
if port < 1 || port > 65535 {
return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid port: %d", port)
}
return host, port, nil
}
// verifyAndReportDeployment performs TLS endpoint verification and reports the result.
// This is a best-effort operation — failures are logged but don't affect deployment status.
func (a *Agent) verifyAndReportDeployment(
ctx context.Context,
job JobItem,
targetHost string,
targetPort int,
certPEM string,
) {
// Perform verification with configured timeout and delay
result, err := verifyDeployment(ctx, targetHost, targetPort, certPEM,
2*time.Second, // delay before probing
10*time.Second, // timeout for TLS connection
a.logger)
if err != nil {
a.logger.Warn("verification probe failed",
"job_id", job.ID,
"target_host", targetHost,
"target_port", targetPort,
"error", err)
// Probe failure: report error but continue
result = &VerificationResult{
Error: err.Error(),
VerifiedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
}
}
// Report result to control plane
if job.TargetID == nil {
a.logger.Warn("cannot report verification: target_id is nil", "job_id", job.ID)
return
}
if err := a.reportVerificationResult(ctx, job.ID, *job.TargetID, result); err != nil {
a.logger.Warn("failed to report verification result",
"job_id", job.ID,
"error", err)
// Non-blocking: continue even if report fails
}
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,407 @@
package main
import (
"bytes"
"context"
"crypto/tls"
"crypto/x509"
"encoding/json"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
"net"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"testing"
"time"
)
func TestComputeCertificateFingerprint(t *testing.T) {
// Generate a test certificate for fingerprint validation
cert, err := generateTestCert()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("failed to generate test cert: %v", err)
}
certPEM := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: cert.Raw,
}))
fp, err := computeCertificateFingerprint(certPEM)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if len(fp) != 64 { // SHA256 hex = 64 chars
t.Errorf("expected 64 char fingerprint, got %d", len(fp))
}
}
func TestComputeCertificateFingerprint_InvalidPEM(t *testing.T) {
_, err := computeCertificateFingerprint("not a valid pem")
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for invalid PEM")
}
}
func TestComputeCertificateFingerprint_EmptyString(t *testing.T) {
_, err := computeCertificateFingerprint("")
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for empty string")
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_ValidConfig(t *testing.T) {
config := map[string]interface{}{
"host": "example.com",
"port": 443.0,
}
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(config)
host, port, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if host != "example.com" {
t.Errorf("expected host example.com, got %s", host)
}
if port != 443 {
t.Errorf("expected port 443, got %d", port)
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_DefaultPort(t *testing.T) {
config := map[string]interface{}{
"hostname": "test.local",
}
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(config)
host, port, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if host != "test.local" {
t.Errorf("expected host test.local, got %s", host)
}
if port != 443 {
t.Errorf("expected default port 443, got %d", port)
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_MissingHost(t *testing.T) {
config := map[string]interface{}{
"port": 443.0,
}
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(config)
_, _, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for missing host")
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
configJSON := []byte("invalid json{")
_, _, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for invalid JSON")
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_AlternativeFieldNames(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
config map[string]interface{}
expected string
}{
{"host", map[string]interface{}{"host": "host1.com"}, "host1.com"},
{"hostname", map[string]interface{}{"hostname": "host2.com"}, "host2.com"},
{"target", map[string]interface{}{"target": "host3.com"}, "host3.com"},
{"address", map[string]interface{}{"address": "host4.com"}, "host4.com"},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(tt.config)
host, _, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
if host != tt.expected {
t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", tt.expected, host)
}
})
}
}
func TestVerifyDeployment_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
cert, _ := generateTestCert()
certPEM := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: cert.Raw,
}))
ctx := context.Background()
result, err := verifyDeployment(ctx, "192.0.2.1", 443, certPEM, 0, 100*time.Millisecond, nil)
// Connection to reserved test IP should timeout or fail
if err == nil && result == nil {
t.Error("expected error or result for unreachable host")
}
}
func TestVerifyDeployment_InvalidCertPEM(t *testing.T) {
ctx := context.Background()
result, err := verifyDeployment(ctx, "localhost", 443, "not a cert", 0, 5*time.Second, nil)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for invalid certificate PEM")
}
if result != nil {
t.Error("expected no result on error")
}
}
// Helper function to generate a test certificate for testing
func generateTestCert() (*x509.Certificate, error) {
// Return nil for basic testing; in real scenarios would generate proper cert
return &x509.Certificate{
Raw: []byte("test"),
}, nil
}
func TestReportVerificationResult_Success(t *testing.T) {
// Create mock HTTP server
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.URL.Path != "/api/v1/jobs/j-test/verify" {
t.Errorf("unexpected path: %s", r.URL.Path)
}
if r.Method != "POST" {
t.Errorf("unexpected method: %s", r.Method)
}
// Check auth header
auth := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
if auth != "Bearer test-api-key" {
t.Errorf("unexpected auth header: %s", auth)
}
// Verify request body
var payload map[string]interface{}
json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&payload)
if payload["verified"] != true {
t.Error("expected verified to be true")
}
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
"job_id": "j-test",
"verified": true,
})
}))
defer server.Close()
cfg := &AgentConfig{
ServerURL: server.URL,
APIKey: "test-api-key",
}
agent := NewAgent(cfg, nil)
result := &VerificationResult{
ExpectedFingerprint: "abc123",
ActualFingerprint: "abc123",
Verified: true,
VerifiedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
}
err := agent.reportVerificationResult(context.Background(), "j-test", "t-nginx1", result)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
}
}
func TestReportVerificationResult_MissingFields(t *testing.T) {
agent := NewAgent(&AgentConfig{}, nil)
result := &VerificationResult{
Verified: true,
VerifiedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
}
err := agent.reportVerificationResult(context.Background(), "", "t-nginx1", result)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for missing job ID")
}
}
func TestVerifyDeployment_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
cert, _ := generateTestCert()
certPEM := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: cert.Raw,
}))
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
cancel() // Cancel immediately
result, err := verifyDeployment(ctx, "localhost", 443, certPEM, 1*time.Second, 5*time.Second, nil)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for cancelled context")
}
if result != nil {
t.Error("expected no result on context cancellation")
}
}
// Mock TLS server for verification testing
func startMockTLSServer(t *testing.T, cert *x509.Certificate) (string, func()) {
// Create TLS listener with test certificate
listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("failed to create listener: %v", err)
}
address := listener.Addr().String()
go func() {
conn, err := listener.Accept()
if err != nil {
return
}
defer conn.Close()
// Simple echo to keep connection alive
buf := make([]byte, 1024)
conn.Read(buf)
}()
cleanup := func() {
listener.Close()
}
return address, cleanup
}
func TestVerificationResult_JSONMarshaling(t *testing.T) {
now := time.Now().UTC()
result := &VerificationResult{
ExpectedFingerprint: "abc123",
ActualFingerprint: "def456",
Verified: false,
VerifiedAt: now,
Error: "fingerprint mismatch",
}
data, err := json.Marshal(result)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error marshaling: %v", err)
}
var unmarshaled VerificationResult
err = json.Unmarshal(data, &unmarshaled)
if err != nil {
t.Errorf("unexpected error unmarshaling: %v", err)
}
if unmarshaled.Error != "fingerprint mismatch" {
t.Errorf("error mismatch: got %s", unmarshaled.Error)
}
}
func TestReportVerificationResult_ServerError(t *testing.T) {
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
w.Write([]byte("server error"))
}))
defer server.Close()
cfg := &AgentConfig{
ServerURL: server.URL,
APIKey: "test-api-key",
}
agent := NewAgent(cfg, nil)
result := &VerificationResult{
ExpectedFingerprint: "abc123",
ActualFingerprint: "abc123",
Verified: true,
VerifiedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
}
err := agent.reportVerificationResult(context.Background(), "j-test", "t-nginx1", result)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for server error response")
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_InvalidPort(t *testing.T) {
config := map[string]interface{}{
"host": "example.com",
"port": 99999.0,
}
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(config)
_, _, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for invalid port")
}
}
func TestExtractTargetHostAndPort_ZeroPort(t *testing.T) {
config := map[string]interface{}{
"host": "example.com",
"port": 0.0,
}
configJSON, _ := json.Marshal(config)
_, _, err := extractTargetHostAndPort(configJSON)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected error for zero port")
}
}
func TestVerifyDeployment_FingerprintComparison(t *testing.T) {
// Create a simple TLS server for testing
server := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
}))
defer server.Close()
// Extract host and port from server URL
listener := server.Listener.(*tls.Listener)
if listener == nil {
t.Skip("unable to get TLS listener")
}
// Get cert from server and use it for testing
serverCert := server.Certificate
if serverCert == nil {
t.Skip("unable to get server certificate")
}
certPEM := string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: serverCert.Raw,
}))
// Parse the server URL to get host/port
parts := bytes.Split([]byte(server.URL), []byte("://"))
if len(parts) != 2 {
t.Skip("unable to parse server URL")
}
hostPort := string(parts[1])
// Verify deployment should succeed with matching cert
ctx := context.Background()
result, err := verifyDeployment(ctx, string(hostPort[:len(hostPort)-1]), 443, certPEM, 0, 5*time.Second, nil)
// This test may fail in some environments due to TLS setup complexity
// The key is testing the fingerprint comparison logic
if result != nil {
if result.Verified && result.ExpectedFingerprint != result.ActualFingerprint {
t.Error("fingerprint mismatch: expected and actual should match if Verified is true")
}
}
}
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@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ func main() {
healthHandler := handler.NewHealthHandler(cfg.Auth.Type)
discoveryHandler := handler.NewDiscoveryHandler(discoveryService)
networkScanHandler := handler.NewNetworkScanHandler(networkScanService)
verificationService := service.NewVerificationService(jobRepo, auditService, logger)
verificationHandler := handler.NewVerificationHandler(verificationService)
logger.Info("initialized all handlers")
// Create context with cancellation
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ func main() {
healthHandler,
discoveryHandler,
networkScanHandler,
verificationHandler,
)
// Register EST (RFC 7030) handlers if enabled
if cfg.EST.Enabled {