Production hardening II Phase 1.
The OCSP responder previously ignored the request's nonce extension
entirely, leaving relying parties vulnerable to replay attacks. RFC
6960 §4.4.1 defines the OPTIONAL id-pkix-ocsp-nonce extension (OID
1.3.6.1.5.5.7.48.1.2): when present in the request, the responder
MUST echo the same value in the response; when absent, no nonce in
the response (back-compat with relying parties that don't send one).
NEW internal/service/ocsp_nonce.go: ParseOCSPRequestNonce walks raw
DER (golang.org/x/crypto/ocsp.Request doesn't expose the request's
extensions field — the library only exposes IssuerNameHash +
IssuerKeyHash + SerialNumber). Returns one of three states:
- (nil, false, nil) — no nonce extension in request
- (nonce, true, nil) — well-formed nonce, ≤ MaxOCSPNonceLength (32)
- (nil, false, ErrOCSPNonceMalformed) — empty or oversized
NEW internal/service/ocsp_counters.go: sync/atomic counter table for
OCSP request lifecycle (request_get/post, request_success/invalid,
nonce_echoed, nonce_malformed, rate_limited, ...). Mirrors the EST/
SCEP counter pattern; Phase 8 wires these into /metrics/prometheus.
CertSrv types extended:
- internal/connector/issuer/interface.go::OCSPSignRequest gains
Nonce []byte field.
- internal/service/renewal.go::OCSPSignRequest (the service-layer
duplicate used by ca_operations.go) gains the same field.
- internal/service/issuer_adapter.go bridges the two.
Service path: CAOperationsSvc.GetOCSPResponseWithNonce(ctx, issuerID,
serialHex, nonce) is the new entry point that plumbs the nonce
through every signing site (good / revoked / unknown / short-lived).
The legacy GetOCSPResponse becomes a nil-nonce wrapper for back-
compat — every existing caller (tests, the GET handler) sees no
behavior change.
CertificateService gains the same WithNonce variant; the handler
interface adds it to the contract. MockCertificateService in tests
extended with the new method (delegates to the legacy fn when no
override is set, so existing tests that don't care about the nonce
keep working).
Local issuer's SignOCSPResponse appends the id-pkix-ocsp-nonce
extension (non-Critical per RFC 6960 §4.4) to the response template's
ExtraExtensions when req.Nonce != nil. The extnValue is the nonce
bytes wrapped in an OCTET STRING per RFC 6960 §4.4.1.
POST OCSP handler (HandleOCSPPost):
- After ocsp.ParseRequest succeeds, calls ParseOCSPRequestNonce on
the raw body to extract the optional nonce.
- On ErrOCSPNonceMalformed (empty or > 32 bytes): writes an
'unauthorized' OCSP response (status 6 per RFC 6960 §2.3) using
the canonical ocsp.UnauthorizedErrorResponse from x/crypto/ocsp.
Does NOT echo malicious bytes back.
- On well-formed nonce: passes it through GetOCSPResponseWithNonce.
- On no nonce: nil passed through; back-compat preserved.
GET OCSP handler unchanged — the GET form has no body to carry a
nonce extension.
6 new tests in internal/service/ocsp_nonce_test.go pin every
documented failure mode + the 32-byte boundary. The test fixture
builds an OCSPRequest via golang.org/x/crypto/ocsp.CreateRequest then
splices in a [2] EXPLICIT Extensions element by hand (the library
doesn't expose extension construction either).
Pre-commit verification: gofmt clean, go vet clean across affected
packages, go test -short -count=1 green for service/ + handler/ +
connector/issuer/local/. No new env vars introduced (Phase 1 is
always-on per RFC; no operator opt-out).
Phase 4 (final phase) of the CRL/OCSP responder bundle. Closes the
backend slice; HTTP layer is now production-ready for relying parties.
What landed:
* POST /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id} (handler.HandleOCSPPost)
- Accepts binary application/ocsp-request body per RFC 6960 §A.1.1
- Tolerant of missing Content-Type (some clients omit); validates
via ocsp.ParseRequest, returns 400 on malformed
- Returns 415 on explicit wrong Content-Type
- Reuses the existing service path (h.svc.GetOCSPResponse) — the
only new logic is body decoding + serial-from-OCSPRequest extraction
- GET form preserved unchanged for ad-hoc curl + human URL paths
- Auth-exempt under /.well-known/pki/ prefix (already in
AuthExemptDispatchPrefixes — no router changes for that)
- 7 new tests: success, method-not-allowed, wrong content-type,
missing content-type accepted, malformed body, missing issuer,
service error propagation
* router.go: r.Register("POST /.well-known/pki/ocsp/{issuer_id}", ...)
* CertificateService.GenerateDERCRL — cache-aware:
- New SetCRLCacheSvc(svc) setter (matches existing SetCAOperationsSvc
pattern — optional dep)
- When wired, GenerateDERCRL calls crlCacheSvc.Get → cheap DB read
on cache hit, singleflight-coalesced regen on miss
- When unwired, falls back to historical caSvc.GenerateDERCRL path
- GET /.well-known/pki/crl/{issuer_id} handler unchanged — calls
the same service method, gets cache benefit transparently when
the cache service is wired in cmd/server/main.go
Coverage: handler 79.8% (floor 75), service unchanged, scheduler 78%.
What's deferred (intentional scope cut for this session):
* cmd/server/main.go wiring of CRLCacheService + responder service
setters into the local issuer factory + scheduler. The wiring is
mechanical (NewCRLCacheService + scheduler.SetCRLCacheService call
in the existing wiring block); deferring keeps this commit focused
on the responder + cache primitives. Operator can wire when ready.
* Phase 5 (GUI), Phase 6 (e2e test against kind), Phase 7 (release
prep) — separate follow-up sessions.
* OCSP cache integration: today's GET/POST OCSP path goes through
the on-demand SignOCSPResponse (already cheap with the dedicated
responder cert from Phase 2). A cached-OCSP path is V3-Pro polish.
The bundle's V2 backend slice (Phases 0-4) is complete. All 4 phases
shipped 4 commits + 1 amend on this branch. CI will validate the
testcontainers repository tests on push.
Collapses CertificateService, RevocationSvc, and CAOperationsSvc to
ctx-accepting method signatures. Removes context.Background() synthesis
at 24 internal call sites across certificate.go, revocation_svc.go, and
ca_operations.go.
- Primary repo calls inherit request cancellation via the passed ctx.
- Audit and notification dispatches use context.WithoutCancel(ctx) so
they survive client disconnect.
- Collapses TriggerRenewal/TriggerRenewalWithActor,
TriggerDeployment/TriggerDeploymentWithActor, and
RevokeCertificate/RevokeCertificateWithActor sibling pairs into single
canonical ctx-accepting methods (decisions D-1, D-2).
Handlers pass r.Context(). Mocks and tests updated to match new
signatures. No HTTP surface change, no OpenAPI change.
PR 1 of 6 in the M-2 remediation chain. Master green at this commit.
Refs: certctl-audit-report.md M-2 (L143, L224)
Fixes 12 production bugs preventing the full issuance→deployment flow
from working with ACME (Pebble/Let's Encrypt) and step-ca issuers:
ACME connector (acme.go):
- Save orderURI before WaitOrder overwrites it (Go crypto/acme bug)
- Add CreateOrderCert fallback via WaitOrder+FetchCert
- Remove defer-reset in ValidateConfig that caused nil pointer panic
- Add Insecure TLS option for self-signed ACME servers (Pebble)
step-ca connector (stepca.go, jwe.go):
- Real JWE provisioner key loading + decryption (was using ephemeral keys)
- Fix JWT audience (/1.0/sign), sha claim (key fingerprint), kid header
- Custom root CA trust via RootCertPath config
- Remove hardcoded 90-day validity default (let step-ca decide)
NGINX target connector (nginx.go):
- Use sh -c for validate/reload commands (shell interpretation)
- Use filepath.Dir instead of fragile string slicing
- Add private key file writing (agent-mode keys were never deployed)
- Make chain_path write conditional
Server/service layer:
- TriggerRenewalWithActor now creates actual Job records (was no-op)
- createDeploymentJobs falls back to DB query when cert.TargetIDs empty
- ProcessPendingJobs skips agent-routed deployment jobs
- Agent cert pickup path parsing: len(parts)<4 → len(parts)<3
- Health/ready/auth-info endpoints bypass auth middleware
- Write timeout 15s→120s for ACME issuance
- Cert fingerprint computed on CSR submission
Integration test environment (deploy/test/):
- 10-phase test script covering Local CA, ACME, step-ca, revocation,
discovery, renewal, and API spot checks
- Docker Compose with 7 containers (server, agent, postgres, nginx,
pebble, challtestsrv, step-ca) on isolated network
- TLS verification checks SAN (not just Subject CN) for modern CA compat
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Issuer Catalog (M33):
- Shared issuer type config (issuerTypes.ts) with 6 supported + 2 coming-soon types
- Composable wizard components (TypeSelector, ConfigForm, ConfigDetailModal)
- Catalog card layout with Connected/Available/Coming Soon badges
- VaultPKI and DigiCert added to create wizard with full config fields
- ACME EAB fields (eab_kid, eab_hmac with sensitive flag)
- Issuer type filter dropdown on configured issuers table
- Config detail modal replacing 60-char truncation
- IssuerDetailPage uses shared typeLabels/redactConfig, Edit button, enabled/disabled status
- StatusBadge extended with Enabled/Disabled styles
- 2 new frontend tests (VaultPKI + DigiCert create payload verification)
Bug fixes:
- CertificateService.CreateCertificate now defaults Status to Pending and Tags to
empty map when not set (DB column DEFAULTs only apply when columns are omitted
from INSERT, but our repo always includes all columns)
- CreateCertificate handler now logs actual error via slog.Error before returning
generic 500, enabling root cause debugging
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Root cause: certificate_versions.csr_pem is nullable in the schema but
Go code scanned it into a plain string. Used sql.NullString in
ListVersions and GetLatestVersion to handle NULL values correctly.
Also includes: partial update fetch-merge-update pattern to prevent FK
violations, nil directory guard in discovery service, diagnostic slog
logging in handlers, export handler 422 for unparseable PEM, OpenAPI
spec corrections, MCP tool description improvements, and test fixes.
Rewrites the Release Sign-Off section in testing-guide.md to individual
test-level granularity (320 rows) with smoke test results audited and
checked off (121 pass, 5 skip, 194 manual remaining).
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Implements 3 deferred security tickets (TICKET-003, TICKET-007, TICKET-010)
and performs comprehensive documentation audit to eliminate drift between
code and docs.
Code changes:
- TICKET-003: Repository integration tests with testcontainers-go (50+ subtests)
- TICKET-007: CertificateService decomposition into RevocationSvc + CAOperationsSvc
- TICKET-010: Request body size limits via http.MaxBytesReader middleware
- Fix missing slog import in certificate.go after service decomposition
Documentation updates:
- README: Fix endpoint count (97→93), expand env var reference (15→39 vars)
- CLAUDE.md: Fix OpenAPI operation count (85→93), update file locations
- architecture.md: Add body size limits section, middleware chain ordering
- CONTRIBUTING.md: New contributor guide with architecture conventions,
test patterns, middleware ordering, CI thresholds
- SECURITY_REMEDIATION.md: Removed from repo (moved to cowork, gitignored)
- Test files: Add doc comments to all new test files
Documentation that should exist but doesn't yet:
- Architecture diagrams (C4 model or similar)
- Threat model document
- Testing philosophy guide
- Disaster recovery runbook
- Upgrade guide (migration between versions)
- API versioning strategy document
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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
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Implements core revocation infrastructure: POST /api/v1/certificates/{id}/revoke
with all 8 RFC 5280 reason codes, JSON-formatted CRL at GET /api/v1/crl, webhook
and email revocation notifications, best-effort issuer notification, and immutable
revocation audit trail. Includes 48 new tests across service, handler, integration,
and domain layers (600+ total). Fixes 3 pre-existing test bugs (team_test error
matching, agent_group delete status code, team handler per_page validation).
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All 10 service files now use slog.Error for failure logging instead of
fmt.Printf. Audit event recording errors are checked and logged rather
than silently discarded. Adds consistent structured context (resource IDs,
operation names) to all error log statements.
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Fixes Go Report Card gofmt score from 52% to 100%.
Pure formatting changes — no logic modifications.
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All service-layer Create methods (team, owner, target, issuer,
certificate) were unconditionally overwriting user-provided IDs with
auto-generated ones and leaving CreatedAt/UpdatedAt as zero values.
This caused three user-visible bugs:
- POST /api/v1/teams with {"id": "t-demo"} returned a generated ID
like "team-1773601137949154216" instead of "t-demo"
- POST /api/v1/owners referencing the user-provided team_id failed
with Internal Server Error (FK constraint on non-existent generated ID)
- created_at/updated_at came back as "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
Fix: all 9 affected Create methods (both context-aware and handler
interface variants) now check if ID is empty before generating, and
set timestamps to time.Now() if zero-valued. Follows the existing
correct pattern in policy.go CreateRule/CreatePolicy.
Also removes two stale temp files (audit.go.* and issuer.go.*) that
were accidentally committed to the repo.
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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
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