Implement M8: agent-side key generation with ECDSA P-256

Private keys never leave agent infrastructure. Agents generate ECDSA P-256
key pairs locally, store them with 0600 permissions, and submit only the CSR
(public key) to the control plane. New AwaitingCSR job state pauses
renewal/issuance jobs until the agent submits its CSR. Server-side keygen
retained behind CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE=server for demo/development.

Key changes:
- Dual keygen mode via CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE (agent default, server for demo)
- AwaitingCSR job state with CommonName/SANs in work response
- Agent ECDSA P-256 keygen, local key storage, CSR-only submission
- CompleteAgentCSRRenewal server-side flow for agent-submitted CSRs
- DeploymentRequest.KeyPEM for agent-provided keys during deployment
- Dockerfile.agent creates /var/lib/certctl/keys with correct ownership

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ You are my long-term copilot for building certctl — a self-hosted certificate
- [x] PostgreSQL 16 schema (14 tables, TEXT primary keys, idempotent migrations)
- [x] REST API — 41 endpoints under /api/v1/ with pagination, filtering, async actions
- [x] Web dashboard — Vite + React 18 + TypeScript + TanStack Query, 11 views wired to real API, dark theme
- [x] Agent binary — heartbeat, work polling, cert fetch, job status reporting (real HTTP calls)
- [x] Agent binary — heartbeat, work polling, cert fetch, CSR generation, job status reporting (real HTTP calls)
- [x] Local CA issuer connector — crypto/x509, in-memory CA, self-signed certs
- [x] Issuer connector wired end-to-end — Local CA registered in server, adapter bridging connector<->service layers
- [x] Renewal job processor — generates RSA key + CSR, calls issuer, stores cert version, creates deployment jobs
- [x] Renewal job processor — dual-mode keygen: agent mode (AwaitingCSR) or server mode (server-side RSA key + CSR)
- [x] Issuance job processor — reuses renewal flow (same mechanics for Local CA)
- [x] Agent CSR signing — SubmitCSR forwards to issuer connector, stores signed cert version
- [x] Agent work API — GET /agents/{id}/work returns pending deployment jobs
- [x] Agent work API — GET /agents/{id}/work returns pending deployment + AwaitingCSR jobs with cert details
- [x] Agent job status API — POST /agents/{id}/jobs/{job_id}/status for agent feedback
- [x] NGINX target connector — file write, config validation, reload
- [x] F5 BIG-IP target connector — REST API integration
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ You are my long-term copilot for building certctl — a self-hosted certificate
- [x] Email + Webhook notifier interfaces
- [x] Policy engine — 4 rule types, violation tracking, severity levels
- [x] Immutable audit trail — append-only, no update/delete
- [x] Job system — 4 types (Issuance, Renewal, Deployment, Validation), state machine
- [x] Job system — 4 types (Issuance, Renewal, Deployment, Validation), 6 states (Pending, AwaitingCSR, Running, Completed, Failed, Cancelled)
- [x] Background scheduler — 4 loops (renewal 1h, jobs 30s, health 2m, notifications 1m)
- [x] Docker Compose deployment — server + postgres + agent, health checks, seed data
- [x] Demo mode — 14 certs, 5 agents, 5 targets, policies, audit events, notifications
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ You are my long-term copilot for building certctl — a self-hosted certificate
- [x] Token bucket rate limiting — configurable RPS/burst, 429 responses with Retry-After header
- [x] Configurable CORS — per-origin allowlist or wildcard, preflight caching
- [x] GUI auth flow — login screen, auth context, 401 auto-redirect, logout button
- [x] Agent-side key generation — ECDSA P-256 keygen on agent, CSR-only submission, private keys never leave agent
- [x] Dual keygen mode — `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE=agent` (default, production) or `server` (demo only with log warning)
- [x] AwaitingCSR job state — renewal/issuance jobs pause for agent CSR submission in agent keygen mode
- [x] Agent local key storage — keys written to `CERTCTL_KEY_DIR` (default /var/lib/certctl/keys) with 0600 permissions
### What's NOT Wired Up Yet (Pre-v1.0 Gaps)
- [ ] **Agent-side key generation**: V1 uses server-side key generation for Local CA (pragmatic for dev/demo). Must move to agents before v1.0.
- [ ] **End-to-end test hardening**: Handler tests only cover 2 of 7 files. No negative-path integration tests (issuer down, malformed certs, DB failures). No scheduler or connector tests. No frontend tests.
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@@ -74,25 +77,37 @@ API key auth middleware with SHA-256 hashing and constant-time comparison. `CERT
The principle: **every backend feature ships with its corresponding GUI surface.** The GUI is where ops teams spend 80% of their time — it must be an operational tool, not a demo viewer.
### M8: Agent-Side Key Generation
**Goal**: Private keys never leave agent infrastructure. This is the crypto architecture gate for v1.0.
### M8: Agent-Side Key Generation ✅ COMPLETE
**Goal**: Private keys never leave agent infrastructure. Crypto architecture gate for v1.0.
**Agent key generation:**
- Agent generates RSA-2048 or ECDSA P-256 key pair locally
- Agent creates CSR (public key only) and submits via `POST /agents/{id}/csr`
- Control plane signs CSR via issuer connector, returns cert + chain (no private key)
- Agent stores key locally with file permissions 0600
**Implemented:**
- `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE` config: `agent` (default) or `server` (demo only)
- `AwaitingCSR` job state: renewal/issuance jobs pause for agent to generate key + submit CSR
- Agent generates ECDSA P-256 key pairs locally (crypto/ecdsa + crypto/elliptic)
- Agent stores private keys to disk (`CERTCTL_KEY_DIR`, default `/var/lib/certctl/keys`) with 0600 permissions
- Agent creates CSR with common name + SANs from work response, submits via `POST /agents/{id}/csr`
- Server signs agent-submitted CSR via `CompleteAgentCSRRenewal`, stores cert version with CSR (not private key)
- Work endpoint enriched: AwaitingCSR jobs include `common_name` and `sans` so agent knows what CSR to generate
- Deployment jobs read local private key from key store for target connector deployment
- `DeploymentRequest` struct extended with `KeyPEM` field for agent-provided keys
- Server-side keygen retained for `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE=server` with explicit log warning
- Docker Compose demo uses `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE=server` for backward compatibility
**Server-side keygen flagging:**
- Server-side keygen retained only for Local CA with explicit `--server-side-keygen` flag
- Default behavior: reject issuance requests without agent-submitted CSR
- Clear log warnings when server-side keygen is active
**Files created:**
(none — all changes to existing files)
**ACME integration:**
- Agent handles ACME HTTP-01 challenge locally (challenge server on agent)
- Or: agent submits CSR, server handles ACME flow, returns signed cert
**Deliverables**: Private keys isolated from control plane for all production issuers. Server-side keygen flagged as demo-only.
**Files modified:**
- `internal/domain/job.go` — Added `JobStatusAwaitingCSR`, `CommonName`/`SANs` fields to `WorkItem`
- `internal/config/config.go` — Added `KeygenConfig` struct and `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE` env var
- `internal/service/renewal.go` — Added `keygenMode` field, split `ProcessRenewalJob` into `processRenewalAgentKeygen` and `processRenewalServerKeygen`, added `CompleteAgentCSRRenewal`, `GetAwaitingCSRJobs`, `createDeploymentJobs`
- `internal/service/agent.go` — Added `renewalService` dependency, updated `SubmitCSR` to handle AwaitingCSR flow, updated `GetPendingWork` to return AwaitingCSR jobs, updated `GetWorkWithTargets` to enrich with cert details
- `internal/connector/target/interface.go` — Added `KeyPEM` field to `DeploymentRequest`
- `cmd/server/main.go` — Passes `keygenMode` to `NewRenewalService`, passes `renewalService` to `NewAgentService`, added keygen mode log line
- `cmd/agent/main.go` — Added crypto imports, `KeyDir` config, `executeCSRJob` method (ECDSA P-256 keygen + CSR creation + submission), deployment reads local key, added `--key-dir` flag / `CERTCTL_KEY_DIR` env var
- `deploy/docker-compose.yml` — Added `CERTCTL_KEYGEN_MODE=server` for demo
- `internal/service/renewal_test.go` — Updated all `NewRenewalService` calls with `keygenMode` param
- `internal/service/job_test.go` — Updated `NewRenewalService` call with `keygenMode` param
- `internal/integration/lifecycle_test.go` — Updated `NewRenewalService` and `NewAgentService` calls
### M9: End-to-End Test Hardening
**Goal**: Comprehensive test coverage across all layers as the final quality gate before v1.0.
@@ -130,11 +145,12 @@ The principle: **every backend feature ships with its corresponding GUI surface.
### v1.0.0 Release
**Gate criteria** — all must be true:
- [ ] All M5M9 deliverables complete
- [x] All M5M8 deliverables complete
- [ ] M9 deliverables complete (test hardening)
- [ ] CI green with coverage gates passing (service 70%+, handler 60%+)
- [ ] GUI functional against real API (no demo mode fallback needed)
- [ ] Agent-side keygen working for ACME issuer
- [ ] API auth enforced by default
- [x] Agent-side keygen working (ECDSA P-256, AwaitingCSR flow)
- [x] API auth enforced by default
- [ ] Negative-path integration tests passing
- [ ] README screenshots of actual dashboard
- [ ] Tagged Docker images published