Two GitHub-Actions defaults were producing ugly titles on every tag:
1. The Actions-tab workflow run title was auto-generated as
`<commit-subject> #<run-number>` because release.yml had no `run-name:`.
The v2.0.69 push showed up as
"chore: rename Go module path to github.com/certctl-io/certctl #73"
instead of the obvious "Release v2.0.69".
2. The Releases-page title was auto-generated by
softprops/action-gh-release@v2 because the action's `with:` block had
no `name:` field — it falls back to the most recent commit subject in
that case, producing the same noise on the Releases page.
Fixes:
- Add `run-name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}` at the workflow top.
`github.ref_name` resolves to the tag (e.g., `v2.0.69`) since the only
trigger is `on: push: tags: ['v*']`. Actions tab now shows
"Release v2.0.69".
- Add `name: ${{ github.ref_name }}` to the softprops/action-gh-release@v2
step's `with:` block. Releases page now shows "v2.0.69" as the title
instead of the commit subject.
Affects v2.0.70+. The v2.0.69 workflow run + release page that's already
in flight retain the bad titles (the workflow file is read at trigger
time); the v2.0.69 Releases-page title can be manually edited via the
GitHub UI ("Edit release" → set title to `v2.0.69` → Update release).
The Actions-tab run name for #73 is immutable post-trigger.
This same pattern likely affects ci.yml + the other workflows but the
operator-facing surface is the Release workflow's titles, so leaving
the CI workflows alone for now (they run continuously on master and
nobody clicks individual run titles).
Post-transfer cosmetic + release-critical URL refresh after moving the
repo from github.com/shankar0123/certctl to github.com/certctl-io/certctl
(2026-05-03). GitHub HTTP redirects continue to forward old URLs forever,
so existing operators are not broken — but aligns the canonical
references with the new owner so:
- procurement engineers / contributors browsing the docs see the right
URL on first read
- operators copying the agent install one-liner hit the new path
directly without going through a redirect
- the Helm chart's default image repository points at the canonical org
registry path
- the OnboardingWizard rendered to first-run UI users shows the new
URL in the install snippets and doc anchor links
- the GitHub Actions release workflow pushes container images to
ghcr.io/certctl-io/certctl-{server,agent} (was: shankar0123)
- the release-notes Markdown body in release.yml — which gets stamped
into every future release page — references the post-transfer
cert-identity (cosign keyless signing now uses the certctl-io
workflow URL) and the post-transfer SLSA provenance source-uri.
Without this, every cosign verify / slsa-verifier command on a
v2.1.0+ release would fail because the cert-identity-regexp would
not match the signing identity GitHub Actions OIDC issues post-
transfer. Old releases (v2.0.67 and earlier) keep their immutable
release-notes pointing at the shankar0123 path and remain
verifiable via their own published instructions.
Customer impact:
- Operators on ghcr.io/shankar0123/certctl-{server,agent}:latest
silently freeze on whatever tag was current at transfer time. They
get no errors; they just stop receiving updates. The next release
notes need a one-line callout (Phase 3.1 of cowork/transfer-
certctl-to-org.md) telling them to update their image path to
ghcr.io/certctl-io/certctl-{server,agent}.
- All other URLs (git clone, install one-liner, raw.githubusercontent
URLs, browser links, GitHub API) continue to resolve via permanent
HTTP redirects. The sweep is cosmetic for those.
Files swept (30 total):
.github/workflows/release.yml — IMAGE_NAMESPACE, source-uri,
cosign cert-identity-regexp, IMAGE= snippet (5 refs total).
CHANGELOG.md, README.md — anchor links, badges, install one-liner,
cosign verify snippets in operator-facing sections.
api/openapi.yaml — info / externalDocs URLs.
install-agent.sh — GITHUB_REPO const + systemd unit Documentation=
field.
deploy/ENVIRONMENTS.md, deploy/helm/{CHART_SUMMARY,INDEX,
INSTALLATION,README}.md, deploy/helm/certctl/{Chart.yaml,
README.md,values.yaml}, deploy/helm/examples/values-*.yaml —
chart docs + image repository defaults across dev / prod-ha
overrides.
docs/{certctl-for-cert-manager-users,connector-iis,connectors,
migrate-from-acmesh,migrate-from-certbot,quickstart,test-env,
why-certctl}.md — operator-facing doc URLs.
examples/{acme-nginx,acme-wildcard-dns01,multi-issuer,
private-ca-traefik,step-ca-haproxy}/docker-compose.yml +
examples/step-ca-haproxy/step-ca-haproxy.md — example image:
paths and accompanying narrative.
web/src/pages/OnboardingWizard.tsx — first-run-UI URL refs (curl
install one-liners, agent docker image path, doc anchor links).
Files intentionally NOT swept (Choice A from cowork/transfer-certctl-
to-org.md):
go.mod, go.sum — module declaration stays github.com/shankar0123/
certctl. Existing imports compile because Go uses the path
declared in go.mod, not the URL it was fetched from. Internal-
only project; no external Go consumers; rename will land as a
mechanical sed when one materializes.
~250 *.go files — every import remains github.com/shankar0123/
certctl/internal/...
deploy/test/f5-mock-icontrol/go.mod — separate test sub-module;
same Choice A logic; module path stays.
Files intentionally NOT swept (other reasons):
README.md lines 244-245 — Scarf-pixel docker-pull commands.
shankar0123.docker.scarf.sh/... is a Scarf-account hostname
(per-user, not per-repo) and the pixel keeps tracking pulls
against the operator's personal Scarf account. Migrating to a
certctl-io Scarf account is a separate decision (create org
Scarf account → re-create package → update README).
deploy/test/f5-mock-icontrol/f5-mock-icontrol — checked-in
compiled binary with shankar0123/certctl baked into Go build
info via the sub-module path. Out of scope for a URL sweep;
will refresh on the next `make test-integration` rebuild.
Verification:
gofmt: clean (no .go files touched).
go vet ./...: clean (verified at this SHA in 1.3 of the transfer
checklist; no .go changes since).
go build ./...: clean (same).
go test -short on representative packages: green (same).
Diff shape: 30 files, 74 insertions / 74 deletions, net-zero size,
pure URL substitution.
Triggered by Reddit feedback (sysadmin user complained that every
release page shows the same install instructions instead of what
actually changed). Two changes:
1) .github/workflows/release.yml: removed ~80 lines of hardcoded
install/docker/helm boilerplate from the release body. Replaced
with a single link to README.md#quick-start (the source of truth
for install instructions). Kept the per-release supply-chain
verification block (Cosign / SLSA / SBOM steps with the version
baked into the commands) — that IS per-release-meaningful and the
kind of content a security-conscious operator actually wants.
generate_release_notes: true unchanged → GitHub auto-generates the
'What's Changed' section from commits between this tag and the
previous one.
2) CHANGELOG.md: replaced 1393-line hand-edited document with a
one-paragraph stub pointing at GitHub Releases as the source of
truth. The old CHANGELOG had drifted (everything since v2.2.0
piled into [unreleased]; tags v2.0.55-v2.0.61 had no entries).
A stale CHANGELOG is worse than no CHANGELOG — signals abandoned
maintenance to operators doing security diligence. Auto-generated
notes from commit messages work here because the project's commit
message convention is already descriptive (see git log v2.0.50..HEAD
for established pattern). Pre-v2.2.0 history preserved at the
v2.2.0 git tag.
Net result: every future release page shows
- 'What's Changed' (auto from commits, per-release-unique)
- 'Verifying this release' (Cosign/SLSA verification, per-release-version)
- One-line link to README install
…instead of the same 80-line install block on every release.
Verification:
- python3 yaml.safe_load(.github/workflows/release.yml): OK
- No internal references to CHANGELOG.md elsewhere in repo
(grep README.md docs/ → empty)
- Release-pipeline change is YAML-only; no Go code touched
Bundle: chore/release-notes-hygiene
Closes H-009 + L-001 + L-007 + L-008 + L-016 + L-017 + L-018 + M-027
from comprehensive-audit-2026-04-25.
H-009 — README JWT verified-already-clean
README has zero JWT mentions at audit time. docs/architecture.md
correctly documents JWT/OIDC integration via authenticating-gateway
pattern (line 905-912).
.github/workflows/ci.yml: new step
'Forbidden README JWT advertising regression guard (H-009)'
greps README for JWT-as-supported phrasing; passes verbatim
(gateway / pre-G-1) but fails build on net-new advertising.
L-001 (CWE-295) — InsecureSkipVerify per-site justification
Audit count was 8; recon found 13 production sites.
docs/tls.md: new 'InsecureSkipVerify justifications' table
enumerates each site by file:line with per-site rationale.
cmd/agent/verify.go:78, internal/tlsprobe/probe.go:54,
internal/service/network_scan.go:460: each previously-bare
InsecureSkipVerify: true now carries //nolint:gosec.
.github/workflows/ci.yml: new step
'Forbidden bare InsecureSkipVerify regression guard (L-001)'
fails build if any net-new ISV lands in non-test .go without
nolint:gosec on the same or preceding line.
L-007 — README dependency-audit commands
README.md: new Dependencies section with go list -m all | wc -l,
go mod why, govulncheck ./.... Honors operating-rules invariant.
L-008 — Release-time govulncheck gate
.github/workflows/release.yml: new 'Install govulncheck' +
'Run govulncheck (release gate)' steps in the matrix job.
Pinned to same install path as ci.yml. Default exit code
semantics (fail on called-vuln only, deferred-call advisories
tracked on master via L-021) keeps the gate appropriate.
L-016 — architecture.md drift fixes
docs/architecture.md: system-components diagram's '21 tables'
annotation removed (current 23; replaced with TEXT-keys
descriptor); connector-architecture '9 connectors' prose
replaced with grep ref + current 12-issuer list (added
Entrust/GlobalSign/EJBCA which were missing); API-design
'97 operations / 107 total' replaced with grep commands.
Connector subgraphs verified-current at 12/13/6.
L-017 — workspace CLAUDE.md verified-already-clean
Bundle B's pre-commit-gate refactor already converted current-
state numeric claims to grep commands. Phase 0 recon confirmed
zero remaining hardcoded counts.
L-018 — Defect age table
cowork/comprehensive-audit-2026-04-25/defect-age.md (NEW):
Tabulates all 9 High findings with first-mentioned commit,
closing bundle, days-open. Methodology snippet for re-running.
Key finding: 8 of 9 closed within 24h of audit publication.
M-027 — OpenAPI parity verified-already-clean
Audit's 'router 121 vs OpenAPI 125 — 4-op gap' was wrong
methodology. The 4-op 'gap' was exactly the 4 routes registered
via r.mux.Handle (auth-exempt allowlist) instead of r.Register.
When you count both dispatch shapes the totals match exactly.
internal/api/router/openapi_parity_test.go (NEW):
TestRouter_OpenAPIParity AST-walks router.go for both
Register and mux.Handle calls + walks api/openapi.yaml's
path/method nesting + asserts the sets match. Adding a route
without updating the spec fails CI permanently.
Audit deliverables:
audit-report.md: score 38/55 -> 46/55 closed
(High 7/9 -> 8/9; Medium 20/27 -> 21/27; Low 8/19 -> 14/19)
findings.yaml: 8 status flips open -> closed
defect-age.md: new file
certctl/CHANGELOG.md: Bundle D section
Verification:
TestRouter_OpenAPIParity PASS
L-001 grep guard self-test (after //nolint:gosec adds) PASS
H-009 grep guard self-test PASS
go test -count=1 -short on changed packages green
Cosign v3.0 (shipped by default with sigstore/cosign-installer@cad07c2e,
release v3.0.5) removed --output-signature and --output-certificate from
the sign-blob subcommand. The replacement is a single --bundle flag that
emits a unified Sigstore bundle (.sigstore.json) containing the
signature, certificate chain, and Rekor inclusion proof in one file.
This change migrates both sign-blob invocations in .github/workflows/
release.yml (per-binary matrix signing and aggregate checksums.txt
signing), updates the artefact upload paths, the artefact aggregation
case filter, the GitHub Release asset list, and the release-notes body
verify-blob example. The README cosign verification snippet and sidecar
description are also updated to the --bundle / .sigstore.json shape.
No cosign version pinning. No legacy fallback. OCI image signing
(cosign sign on image digest) is unchanged — only sign-blob flags
changed in v3.0. See M-11 in certctl-audit-report.md.
Verification gates:
- YAML parse: OK
- go vet ./...: exit 0
- go build ./...: exit 0
- grep 'cosign sign-blob' release.yml: 2 (expected: 2)
- grep '.sigstore.json' release.yml: 9 (expected: >=5)
- grep '.sig/.pem' release.yml non-comment: 0 (expected: 0)
- README legacy cosign refs: 0 (expected: 0)
- docs/ legacy cosign refs: 0 (expected: 0)
Coverage: unchanged (CI workflow edit + README — zero Go code touched).
Addresses Medium finding M-4 in the audit report. The multi-stage
Dockerfiles previously had no ARG declarations for HTTP_PROXY,
HTTPS_PROXY, or NO_PROXY, so corporate-proxy environments silently
failed at 'npm ci' (frontend stage) and 'go mod download' (Go builder).
The npm retry idiom (`npm ci --include=dev || npm ci --include=dev`)
masked the failure because the upstream 'Exit handler never called!'
bug exits 0 despite the install crash.
Fix: thread HTTP_PROXY / HTTPS_PROXY / NO_PROXY ARGs through every
Docker build stage that performs network I/O, re-export them as ENV
with both upper- and lower-case aliases (apk/curl/npm read lowercase;
Go/Node read uppercase), and forward the host shell's environment via
`build.args:` in every compose file and `build-args:` in the release
workflow's docker/build-push-action steps. Defaults are empty strings
so un-proxied builds remain byte-identical to the pre-fix tree.
Scope: Dockerfile (frontend + Go builder stages), Dockerfile.agent
(Go builder stage), deploy/docker-compose.yml (server + agent),
deploy/docker-compose.dev.yml (server + agent), deploy/docker-compose.test.yml
(server + agent), .github/workflows/release.yml (both docker/build-push-action
v6 invocations). Zero Go, web, test, or runtime code changes. Zero
base-image changes. Existing npm `||` retry idiom and `ARG TARGETARCH`
preserved verbatim.
CWE-1173 (Improper Use of Validated Input) / CWE-16 (Configuration).
Verification:
- YAML parses clean across all four compose files and release.yml.
- yamllint -d relaxed: clean exit across all five YAML files.
- All six `build.args:` blocks expose HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, NO_PROXY
with default-empty ${VAR:-} substitution.
- Both release.yml docker/build-push-action steps expose the same
three keys sourced from ${{ secrets.HTTP_PROXY }}, etc.
- Dockerfiles contain 5 proxy ARG declarations total (Dockerfile has 2
stages × 3 ARGs = 6 lines, Dockerfile.agent has 1 stage × 3 ARGs = 3
lines); lowercase ENV aliases verified present in every stage.
- git diff --shortstat: 6 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 0 deletions.
Pure additive.
Docker-live verification (`docker build`, `docker compose config`)
deferred to CI / post-commit smoke because the sandbox has no Docker
runtime. hadolint, go, golangci-lint, govulncheck likewise unavailable
in the sandbox; per-layer CI coverage gates (service 55%, handler 60%,
domain 40%, middleware 30%) are trivially unaffected as M-4 touches
zero Go source files.
Release workflow now pushes to both ghcr.io and Docker Hub on tag.
Adds shields.io Docker Pulls badge to README for social proof.
Requires DOCKERHUB_USERNAME and DOCKERHUB_TOKEN repo secrets.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Builds and pushes certctl-server and certctl-agent images to ghcr.io
when a version tag (v*) is pushed. Also creates a GitHub Release with
auto-generated release notes and Docker pull instructions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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