Adds a new target connector enabling certificate deployment to any
Linux/Unix server without installing the certctl agent binary. Uses the
proxy agent pattern — a single agent in the same network zone deploys
certs to remote servers over SSH/SFTP.
Key additions:
- SSH/SFTP connector with key auth (file/inline) + password auth
- Injectable SSHClient interface for cross-platform testing (25 tests)
- Shell injection prevention via validation.ValidateShellCommand()
- Configurable cert/key/chain paths with octal permissions
- GUI: 11 SSH config fields in target create wizard
Also fixes pre-existing frontend bug where all target type strings
(nginx, apache, etc.) were sent as lowercase but the backend expects
proper-case (NGINX, Apache, etc.), breaking GUI-created targets.
Adds missing TargetTypeSSH to validTargetTypes service map.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Google Cloud Certificate Authority Service integration via REST API
with OAuth2 service account auth (JWT→access token). Synchronous
issuance model, CA pool selection, mutex-guarded token caching,
revocation with RFC 5280 reason mapping. No Google SDK dependency —
all stdlib. 19 tests with httptest mock OAuth2 + CAS API.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Audit all docs and examples against current codebase state. Fix seed_demo.sql
domain constant casing (IssuerType, TargetType, AgentStatus) that would cause
agent dispatch failures. Fix example docker-compose health endpoints (/health
not /api/v1/health) and env var names (CERTCTL_DATABASE_URL). Update connector
counts, test numbers, and planned→implemented status across docs. Convert 3
ASCII flow diagrams to Mermaid.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Dual-mode TLS connector for mail servers — single package with mode
field selecting Postfix or Dovecot defaults. File-based cert/key
deployment with correct permissions (cert 0644, key 0600), optional
chain append, shell injection prevention, and configurable
reload/validate commands. 18 tests covering config validation,
deployment, and security. GUI wizard fields and OpenAPI enum updated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
File-based deployment for Envoy service mesh — writes cert/key/chain
to watched directory with optional SDS JSON config for xDS bootstrap.
Path traversal prevention, configurable filenames, 15 tests passing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Complete the IIS target connector with dual-mode deployment:
- WinRM proxy agent mode via masterzen/winrm for remote Windows servers
- Base64 PFX transfer with try/finally cleanup on remote host
- GUI wizard updated with 13 IIS config fields including WinRM settings
- TargetDetailPage sensitive field redaction (password/secret/token/key)
- OpenAPI TargetType enum updated (added Traefik, Caddy)
- connectors.md fully documented with WinRM proxy config example
- 38 total IIS tests (10 new WinRM tests), all passing with race detection
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implement full IIS target connector with PEM-to-PFX conversion via
go-pkcs12, PowerShell-based deployment (Import-PfxCertificate, IIS
binding management), SHA-1 thumbprint computation, and SNI support.
Injectable PowerShellExecutor interface enables cross-platform testing.
Regex-validated config fields prevent PowerShell injection. 28 tests.
Restructure README from 563 to 313 lines: outcome-focused feature
descriptions, "Who Is This For" persona section, examples promoted
above the fold, configuration/API/security reference moved to docs.
All numbers verified against repo (25 GUI pages, 97 OpenAPI ops,
CI thresholds service 55%/handler 60%/domain 40%/middleware 30%).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add certificate export in PEM (JSON or file download) and PKCS#12 formats.
Private keys are never included — they stay on agents. Add EKU-aware
issuance threading profile EKUs (serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning,
emailProtection, timeStamping) through the full issuance pipeline. Fix
agent CSR SAN splitting for email addresses, adaptive KeyUsage flags for
S/MIME vs TLS, and a pre-existing generateID collision bug in deployment
job creation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
Update concepts.md and connectors.md to mention the Discovery and
Network Scans dashboard pages alongside existing API documentation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
EAB credentials (KID + HMAC) were defined in the ACME connector config
but never wired into the acme.Account registration call. This fixes the
dead code and adds automatic EAB credential fetching for ZeroSSL — when
the directory URL is detected as ZeroSSL and no EAB credentials are
provided, certctl calls ZeroSSL's public API to get them automatically.
Changes:
- Wire EABKid/EABHmac into acme.Account.ExternalAccountBinding
- Add isZeroSSL() detection and fetchZeroSSLEAB() auto-fetch
- Add CERTCTL_ACME_EAB_KID/CERTCTL_ACME_EAB_HMAC env vars to main.go
- Add 13 ACME connector tests (config validation, EAB decode, ZeroSSL
auto-EAB with mock servers, URL detection)
- Update docs: README, architecture, connectors, demo-advanced,
testing-guide with EAB/auto-EAB documentation
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Navigation menus for testing guide, architecture, concepts,
connectors, quickstart, advanced demo, and three compliance docs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Standing TXT record at _validation-persist.<domain> eliminates per-renewal
DNS updates. Auto-fallback to dns-01 if CA doesn't offer dns-persist-01.
ScriptDNSSolver extended with PresentPersist method. Configurable via
CERTCTL_ACME_CHALLENGE_TYPE=dns-persist-01 and
CERTCTL_ACME_DNS_PERSIST_ISSUER_DOMAIN env vars.
Also fixes IsExpired edge-case test in discovery_test.go that always failed
due to time.Now() drift between test setup and method invocation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implement Enrollment over Secure Transport protocol with 4 endpoints under
/.well-known/est/ — cacerts (CA chain distribution), simpleenroll (initial
enrollment), simplereenroll (certificate renewal), and csrattrs (CSR
attributes). PKCS#7 certs-only wire format with hand-rolled ASN.1, accepts
both PEM and base64-encoded DER CSRs, configurable issuer and profile
binding, full audit trail. 28 new tests (18 handler + 10 service).
Also includes:
- GetCACertPEM added to issuer connector interface (all 4 issuers updated)
- EST integration tests wired into e2e test suite (13 test cases)
- QA testing guide Part 26 (15 manual EST test cases)
- All docs updated: README, features, architecture, concepts, connectors,
quickstart, demo-advanced (endpoint counts, MCP wording, agent IDs,
issuer interface, resource lists, OpenSSL status)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
CLI syntax corrected across 5 files (concepts, demo-guide, demo-advanced,
architecture, features): list-certs→certs list, get-cert→certs get, etc.
Removed non-existent health/metrics commands, replaced with status.
Subcommand count 10→12 everywhere.
architecture.md: Go 1.22→1.25, endpoint count 91→93, ER diagram expanded
from 15 to 21 tables (added renewal_policies, certificate_revocations,
discovered_certificates, discovery_scans, network_scan_targets).
connectors.md: added GenerateCRL and SignOCSPResponse to issuer interface,
added Email and Webhook rows to notifier config table.
compliance docs: fixed keygen warning messages to match actual log output,
CERTCTL_STEPCA_PROVISIONER_KEY→CERTCTL_STEPCA_KEY_PATH, openssl genrsa→
crypto/ecdsa.GenerateKey, CERTCTL_SERVER_ADDR→CERTCTL_SERVER_HOST+PORT.
README.md: v2.0.0 version bump, solo developer mention, feature list,
table of contents, documentation table moved to top, 7 fact-check fixes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
M21 adds server-side active TLS scanning of CIDR ranges with concurrent
probing, sentinel agent pattern for pipeline reuse, and full CRUD API for
scan targets. M22 adds Prometheus exposition format endpoint alongside
existing JSON metrics. Comprehensive documentation audit updates all docs
to reflect 91 endpoints, 19 tables, 6 scheduler loops, and 900+ tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS 4.0, and NIST SP 800-57 compliance mapping
guides — the final V2 deliverable. All claims verified against actual
codebase (router.go, config.go, main.go). Also audit and update all
existing docs: fix endpoint/tool/test counts in features.md, expand
demo-guide.md and demo-advanced.md with CLI/MCP/discovery coverage,
update connectors.md F5/IIS status to V3 paid, add compliance reference
to architecture.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add missing V2 concepts (Certificate Profiles, Revocation with CRL/OCSP,
Short-Lived Certificates, CLI, MCP Server, Observability) to concepts guide.
Update quickstart with revocation examples, sorting/filtering, cursor pagination,
sparse fields, stats/metrics, and approval workflows. Align 5-minute demo guide
and advanced demo to full V2 feature set including revocation workflows, bulk ops,
fleet overview, and dashboard charts. Update architecture with MCP server section,
5th scheduler loop, API audit log, and 860+ test count. Add revocation-across-issuers
section to connectors guide.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Backend:
- Embedded OCSP responder: GET /api/v1/ocsp/{issuer_id}/{serial} returns
signed OCSP responses (good/revoked/unknown) using CA key
- DER-encoded X.509 CRL: GET /api/v1/crl/{issuer_id} returns proper DER CRL
signed by issuing CA with 24h validity window
- Short-lived cert exemption: certs with profile TTL < 1 hour skip CRL/OCSP
(expiry is sufficient revocation for ephemeral workloads)
- Extended issuer connector interface with GenerateCRL and SignOCSPResponse
- Local CA implements full CRL/OCSP signing; ACME and step-ca return
appropriate "use native endpoint" errors
- IssuerConnectorAdapter bridges new methods between layers
Frontend:
- Revoke button on certificate detail page with RFC 5280 reason modal
- Revocation banner with reason display and timestamp
- Revocation status indicators in lifecycle section
- "Revoked" filter option in certificates list
- API client: revokeCertificate() function and Certificate type extensions
Tests: ~31 new tests across connector, service, handler, and adapter layers
Docs: milestones renumbered (M13-M14, M16-M18), M15b marked complete
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Strip explicit V2/V3 version labels from planned features in README,
architecture, connectors, and demo docs. F5/IIS now say "interface only"
and "implementation planned" without version targets. DigiCert and other
future issuers say "planned" without version numbers. Keeps completed
milestones detailed (social proof) while keeping future work abstract.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Trim V2 roadmap to free-tier features only (GUI operations, CLI, notifiers,
Prometheus metrics, OCSP, MCP server, filesystem discovery). Move enterprise
features to V3 with deliberately vague descriptions. Remove specific version
references for F5/IIS implementations and SSE/WebSocket from docs. Add
roadmap.md to gitignore for private strategy tracking.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Sub-CA mode: Local CA loads CA cert+key from disk (CERTCTL_CA_CERT_PATH +
CERTCTL_CA_KEY_PATH) to operate as subordinate CA under enterprise root
(e.g., ADCS). Supports RSA, ECDSA, PKCS#8 keys. Validates IsCA and
KeyUsageCertSign. Falls back to self-signed when paths unset.
DNS-01 challenges: Pluggable DNSSolver interface with script-based hook
implementation. User-provided scripts create/cleanup _acme-challenge TXT
records for any DNS provider. Configurable propagation wait. Enables
wildcard certs and non-HTTP-accessible hosts.
step-ca connector: Smallstep private CA via native /sign API with JWK
provisioner auth. Issuance, renewal, revocation. Registered as iss-stepca.
23 new tests across 3 files. CI test path widened to ./internal/connector/issuer/...
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three architectural decisions from user feedback:
1. Pull-only deployment model — server never initiates outbound
connections. Network appliances (F5, Palo Alto, FortiGate, Citrix)
use a proxy agent in the same network zone. Added as design principle
#2 across all docs.
2. IIS dual-mode — agent-local PowerShell (primary/recommended) + proxy
agent WinRM (for agentless targets). Replaces the previous WinRM-only
design. Updated connectors.md, architecture.md, demo-advanced.md.
3. Sub-CA to ADCS — Local CA can load a pre-signed CA cert+key from
disk, so all issued certs chain to the enterprise root. Replaces the
planned standalone ADCS issuer connector. Updated concepts.md,
connectors.md, demo-advanced.md issuer diagram.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
README: lead with CA/Browser Forum Ballot SC-081v3 (47-day certs by 2029)
and certctl's end-to-end automation positioning. Update architecture
diagram and target lists to include Apache/HAProxy. Update roadmap
with new M15 (Revocation Infrastructure), renumbered M16-M18, and
V3.1 cert-manager/IAM Roles Anywhere additions.
concepts.md: rewrite "Why Do Certificates Expire?" with shrinking
lifespan timeline and automation imperative.
quickstart.md: add 47-day framing in intro.
architecture.md: add Apache/HAProxy to system diagram, target connector
diagram, deployment section, and ER diagram (agent metadata columns).
Update planned targets list for V3.1. Fix test count (230+).
connectors.md: fix notifier planned version reference (V2 not V2.1).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Agents now report OS, architecture, IP address, hostname, and version
via heartbeat using runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, and net.Dial. New
migration adds columns to agents table. Heartbeat handler, service,
and repository updated to accept and persist metadata. GUI shows
OS/Arch in agent list and full system info in agent detail page.
Apache httpd connector: separate cert/chain/key files, apachectl
configtest validation, graceful reload. HAProxy connector: combined
PEM file (cert+chain+key), optional config validation, reload.
Both wired into agent binary's target connector switch.
14 tests for new connectors. All existing tests updated for new
Heartbeat/UpdateHeartbeat signatures. Docs updated across README,
architecture, concepts, and connectors guides.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) added as a planned
issuer connector across README, architecture, connectors, and
demo-advanced docs. Requested by community feedback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Added step-ca and OpenSSL/Custom CA as planned V2 issuer connectors
across README, architecture, connectors, and demo-advanced docs
- Fixed F5 BIG-IP and IIS target status from "Implemented" to
"Interface only" — both are stubs with mapped-out flows but no
actual API calls yet
- Updated all diagrams and tables to be consistent across docs
- DNS-01, step-ca, OpenSSL, F5, IIS all listed under V2.0 roadmap
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
DNS-01 enables wildcard certificates and validation for hosts that
can't serve HTTP on port 80. Planned with provider adapters
(Cloudflare, Route53) and custom script hooks.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Wire issuer connector end-to-end with IssuerConnectorAdapter (dependency inversion)
- Renewal/issuance job processor: RSA key + CSR generation, Local CA signing, cert version storage
- Agent work API (GET /agents/{id}/work) and job status API (POST /agents/{id}/jobs/{job_id}/status)
- Agent-side deployment: WorkItem enrichment with target type/config, NGINX/F5/IIS connector invocation
- Full ACME v2 implementation: HTTP-01 challenge solving, account registration, order lifecycle
- Update all docs (README, architecture, connectors, demo-advanced, quickstart) for M1-M2
- Fix go vet warning in deployment.go (non-constant format string)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Runtime fixes:
- Fix env var mismatch (CERTCTL_DB_URL → CERTCTL_DATABASE_URL)
- Fix table name mismatches (certificates → managed_certificates, notifications → notification_events)
- Add renewal_policy_id to certificate queries
- Remove non-existent created_at from notification queries
- Add env var fallback for agent CLI flags
- Graceful degradation for missing notifiers/issuers in demo mode
- Copy web/ directory in Dockerfile for dashboard serving
Service layer:
- Implement handler-service interface pattern across all services
- Wire up certificate, agent, job, policy, team, owner, audit, notification services
Documentation:
- Add concepts.md: beginner-friendly guide to TLS, CAs, private keys
- Rewrite quickstart.md with accurate API examples matching actual handlers
- Add demo-advanced.md: interactive demo with cert issuance and automated script
- Update architecture.md with correct table names and connector interfaces
- Update connectors.md to match actual Go interface signatures
- Update demo-guide.md with cross-references to new docs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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