Enforce certificate profile crypto constraints across all 5 issuance paths
(renewal, agent CSR, EST, SCEP). ValidateCSRAgainstProfile() rejects CSRs
with key algorithm/size that don't match profile rules. MaxTTL enforcement
caps certificate validity per issuer connector (Local CA, Vault, step-ca
enforce directly; ACME/DigiCert/Sectigo pass through). Key algorithm and
size are now persisted in certificate_versions for audit compliance.
16 new tests (12 service-layer + 4 Local CA connector). Removes hardcoded
version number from GUI sidebar. Documentation updated across architecture,
features, connectors, and README.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fold Architecture, Key Design Decisions, and Security sections into the
Why certctl section as bold-header paragraphs. Removes three standalone
sections, tightening the README structure: Documentation → Integrations →
Why certctl (with architecture, security, design decisions) → What It Does →
Quick Start → Examples → CLI → MCP → Development → Roadmap → License.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol with single-endpoint
operation-based dispatch (GetCACaps, GetCACert, PKIOperation), PKCS#7
SignedData CSR extraction with fallback for raw/base64 CSR, challenge
password authentication via CSR attributes, and shared internal/pkcs7
package extracted from EST handler to eliminate code duplication.
24 new tests (11 service + 13 handler) plus 5 shared pkcs7 package tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Broadened BSL Additional Use Grant from "hosted or managed service" to cover
any commercial offering (embedded, bundled, integrated). Updated README to
promote all shipped connectors from Beta to Implemented, added EST/ARI/S/MIME
highlight, Helm quickstart, and corrected license description. Fixed
connectors.md stale claims (AWS ACM PCA listed as planned, K8s Secrets
listed as coming soon) and updated overview with exact connector counts.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rewrote docs/features.md from scratch as authoritative feature inventory
(1255 lines, every claim verified against source files).
Audited README.md and architecture.md against repo — fixed 19 stale
references: K8s Secrets status, issuer counts, dashboard page counts,
CI thresholds, missing connectors in Mermaid diagrams, OpenAPI operation
count, GetCACertPEM behavior, and V2/V4 roadmap accuracy.
Also includes related fixes discovered during audit:
- Scheduler skips expired/failed/revoked certs from auto-renewal
- Seed demo expiry dates moved outside 31-day scheduler query window
- Agent pages use correct last_heartbeat_at field name
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Kubernetes Secrets target connector has config validation, tests, UI,
and Helm RBAC implemented but the realK8sClient is a stub — runtime
deployment will fail. Update README and connectors.md to reflect actual
status instead of misleading 'Beta' label.
Also increase the audit trail GUI default from 50 to 200 events per page
(backend already permits up to 500).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes#7. The issuer create/update handlers swallowed all service errors
as generic 500s. Now differentiates: 409 for UNIQUE constraint violations,
400 for unsupported issuer type, 404 for not-found on update, 500 for
unknown errors. Adds structured error logging via slog.
OnboardingWizard now pre-populates config field defaults when a type is
selected (matching IssuersPage behavior), preventing empty required fields
from causing silent failures.
install-agent.sh hardened for curl|bash usage: --agent-id flag, =value
syntax, /dev/tty stdin reopening, proper stderr routing in download_binary,
non-interactive install examples in help text, and updated wizard commands.
Adds adversarial security tests for EST, path traversal, and query
injection handlers.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Go 1.25.9 (released Apr 7 2026) fixes:
- GO-2026-4947: unexpected work during chain building in crypto/x509
- GO-2026-4946: inefficient policy validation in crypto/x509
- GO-2026-4870: unauthenticated TLS 1.3 KeyUpdate DoS in crypto/tls
- GO-2026-4865: JsBraceDepth context tracking XSS in html/template
Update CI workflow and go.mod to pin 1.25.9. govulncheck now reports
0 vulnerabilities in called code.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
SA1029: use typed context key instead of string in main_test.go
S1039: remove unnecessary fmt.Sprintf in validation_test.go
SA4023: fix unreachable nil check on concrete error type
SA4006: fix unused variable assignments in stepca_test.go (4 occurrences)
SA4000: fix duplicate expression in ssh_test.go (BEGIN vs END CERTIFICATE)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Close coverage gaps identified by dual-audit (qualitative + quantitative).
New test files for config (0%→98%), router (0%→100%), handler validation,
health, audit, response helpers, webhook notifier (0%→88%), email notifier,
middleware (recovery, rate limiter), domain profile, service nil-safety,
config helpers, issuer bootstrap, and server bootstrap wiring. Expanded
existing tests for ACME (34%→42%), step-ca (42%→52%), F5, SSH, agent
(43%→63%), scheduler (88%→99%), renewal service, and issuerfactory.
All tests pass: go test -short, go vet, go test -race clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1717-line Go test file covering all 52 Parts of testing-guide.md against the
Docker Compose demo stack. ~120 automated subtests (API, DB, source, perf),
11 skipped Parts with reasons, ~270 manual gaps documented. Audited against
actual router, seed data, domain structs, and migrations — 8 factual bugs
caught and fixed during review. Companion guide at docs/qa-test-guide.md.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Refactored testing-guide.md from V2.0 (42 Parts, 444 tests) to V2.1 (52 Parts, 507 tests):
- Expanded Part 11 (ARI) and Part 19 (Agent Work Routing) with What/Why intro
paragraphs and per-test annotations explaining the production impact
- Replaced Part 40 (Documentation) passive table with 8 executable verification
tests (README screenshots, issuer/target type matching, OpenAPI parity, etc.)
- Added Part 39 benchmark tests for Prometheus endpoint and audit trail queries
- Added 11 new Part sections (42-52) covering all previously untested features:
Envoy, Postfix/Dovecot, SSH, WinCertStore, JavaKeystore, Digest Email,
Dynamic Issuer/Target Config, Onboarding Wizard, ACME Profiles, Helm Chart
- Fixed stale TOC entries (regenerated from actual headings)
- Removed duplicate TOC block left from previous reorder
- Added sign-off chart entries for all new Parts
- Updated summary: 144 auto (passed) + 88 auto (pending) + 5 skipped + 270 manual = 507 total
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- HSM/TPM agent key storage and CA key storage moved from V5+ to V3 Pro
(enterprise compliance gate, not adoption driver)
- Renamed roadmap.md to strategy.md (gitignored, never committed)
- Updated compliance-nist.md HSM references from V5 to V3 Pro
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- New deploy/ENVIRONMENTS.md: comprehensive walkthrough of all 4 compose
files with service-by-service explanations, beginner-friendly Docker
concepts, and expert-level networking/config details
- Fix docker-compose.dev.yml: agent LOG_LEVEL → CERTCTL_LOG_LEVEL (was
silently ignored without the CERTCTL_ prefix)
- Add CERTCTL_CONFIG_ENCRYPTION_KEY to base and test compose (enables
M34/M35 dynamic issuer/target config encryption)
- Add CERTCTL_DISCOVERY_DIRS to base compose agent (enables filesystem
certificate discovery in default deployment)
- Cross-link ENVIRONMENTS.md from README doc table and quickstart.md
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a one-line "Ready to try it?" link right after the maintainer
callout, before the longer prose sections. Gives scanners an immediate
exit to install instructions without rearranging the README's
explain → show → install flow.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- README: Add 7 missing docs to documentation table (MCP server, OpenAPI
guide, migration guides for certbot/acme.sh/cert-manager, test
environment, testing guide). Fix connector reference description to
remove stale counts. Link OpenAPI guide instead of raw YAML.
- architecture.md: Add cross-references to testing-guide.md and
test-env.md from testing strategy section and What's Next links.
These were the only two orphaned docs with zero inbound references.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Full audit of all ~100 backend API endpoints against frontend client functions
and TypeScript interfaces. Fixes field name mismatches, missing client functions,
phantom interface fields, type coercion for Go bool/int config fields, and
issuer type ID alignment with backend domain constants.
Backend:
- issuer.go/target.go: GUI-created entities default enabled=true (Go bool
zero value was overriding DB DEFAULT)
Frontend types (types.ts):
- Certificate: fingerprint→fingerprint_sha256, phantom fields made optional
- CertificateVersion: fingerprint→fingerprint_sha256, chain_pem→pem_chain,
removed phantom version/cert_pem fields
- Job: error_message→last_error (matches Go json tag)
Frontend client (client.ts):
- Added getNotification(id) and getAuditEvent(id) for existing backend routes
Frontend pages:
- CertificateDetailPage: derives serial/fingerprint/issuedAt from latest
CertificateVersion instead of empty Certificate fields
- JobsPage/JobDetailPage: error_message→last_error
- TargetsPage: reload_cmd→reload_command, validate_cmd→validate_command,
added missing config fields per backend structs (validate_command for
NGINX/Apache, hostname/winrm_timeout for IIS, private_key/passphrase/
cert_mode/key_mode for SSH, winrm_https/winrm_insecure for WinCertStore,
create_keystore for JavaKeystore, mode for Dovecot), type coercion via
buildConfigPayload() with BOOL_FIELDS/INT_FIELDS sets, IIS WinRM nesting
- TargetDetailPage: added passphrase to sensitiveKeys redaction
- issuerTypes.ts: type IDs aligned to backend constants (acme→ACME,
local→GenericCA, stepca→StepCA, openssl→OpenSSL), backward compat aliases
preserved, step-ca config fields updated to match backend struct
Utilities (utils.ts):
- formatDate/formatDateTime accept string|undefined|null
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove unnecessary fmt.Sprintf wrapping a string literal (staticcheck S1039),
remove unused tempFileForPFX function, and clean up unused os import.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
golangci-lint flagged jwkThumbprint as unused. Removed it and the dead
var _ compile-time checks. Moved verifyJWSSignature (test-only helper)
from profile.go to profile_test.go where it belongs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three related ACME ecosystem changes shipped as a single milestone:
1. ACME Certificate Profile Selection: Custom JWS-signed newOrder POST with
`profile` field (e.g., `tlsserver`, `shortlived` for 6-day certs) bypassing
acme.Client.AuthorizeOrder() since golang.org/x/crypto lacks profile support.
ES256 JWS signing with kid mode, nonce management, directory discovery.
Empty profile delegates to standard library path (zero behavior change).
Configurable via CERTCTL_ACME_PROFILE env var. GUI: profile dropdown on
ACME issuer config.
2. ARI RFC 9702 → 9773 Renumber: All 25+ references updated across Go source,
docs, README, and examples. Zero remaining occurrences of RFC 9702.
3. 45-Day / Short-Lived Certificate Positioning: 5 domain tests validating
renewal thresholds against SC-081v3 validity reduction timeline (200→100→47
days) and Let's Encrypt 45-day/6-day profiles. ARI (RFC 9773) is the
expected renewal path for 6-day shortlived certs.
New tests: 13 profile + 5 domain threshold + 1 frontend = 19 new tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
4-step wizard (Connect CA → Deploy Agent → Add Certificate → Done) shown
on fresh installs when no user-configured issuers or certificates exist.
Auto-seeded env var issuers (source="env") are excluded from first-run
detection. Wizard state latches to prevent query refetches from dismissing
it mid-flow. Split docker-compose into clean default (wizard-compatible)
and demo override (seed_demo.sql). Added missing migrations 000009/000010
to test compose.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Mirror M34's dynamic issuer config pattern for deployment targets: AES-256-GCM
encrypted config storage, sensitive field redaction in API responses, agent
heartbeat-based test connection endpoint, and full frontend updates including
test status indicators, source badges, and removal of stale hostname/status
fields from the Target interface.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace brittle test count numbers (1,554+, 1,088+, 211, etc.) with
descriptions of testing approach and CI-enforced coverage gates.
Counts go stale every milestone — coverage thresholds are machine-
verified and never drift.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace static env-var-based issuer wiring with GUI-driven dynamic
configuration stored encrypted in PostgreSQL. Operators can now
configure, test, enable/disable, and manage issuers from the dashboard
without restarting the server.
Key changes:
- AES-256-GCM encryption for sensitive issuer config at rest (PBKDF2
key derivation with 100k iterations)
- Dynamic IssuerRegistry with sync.RWMutex replacing static map
- Connector factory pattern (issuerfactory.NewFromConfig) replacing
140 lines of static wiring in main.go
- Migration 000009: encrypted_config, last_tested_at, test_status,
source columns on issuers table
- Env var seeding on first boot with ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
- Registry Rebuild() for atomic map swap after CRUD operations
- Issuer type validation against domain constants on Create
- Audit trail for test connection results
- Conditional seeding for step-ca/OpenSSL (only when env vars set)
- GUI: source badge, connection test status on issuer detail page
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>
Convert 3 untagged switch statements to tagged `switch r.URL.Path {}`
form to satisfy staticcheck QF1002. No behavioral change.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Create docs/examples.md as the central entry point for all 5 turnkey
docker-compose scenarios with a decision matrix, per-example summaries,
and contextual migration guide links. Update quickstart.md to bridge
from demo to real deployment. Consolidate README docs table (10 rows
from 13). Fix Vault PKI "(planned)" in cert-manager guide.
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>
Fix stale competitive claims (IIS shipped in M39, target count now 10),
add 47-day operational math as forcing function, add credibility signals
(1554 tests, 97 API operations, CI pipeline), restructure competitive
comparisons by category for scannability, add "What Else Ships Free"
feature surface section, add "Who Should Look Elsewhere" disqualification,
move ownership message to opening paragraph.
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>
Refactors deploy/test/run-test.sh into a typed Go test file with
crypto/x509 certificate parsing, eliminating fragile openssl text
scraping. 12 phases, 35 subtests covering Local CA, ACME, step-ca,
revocation, discovery, renewal, EST, S/MIME, and API spot checks.
- testClient HTTP helper with Bearer auth
- testDB PostgreSQL helper (port 5432 now exposed)
- waitFor/waitForJobsDone polling helpers
- crypto/x509 for EKU, KeyUsage, SAN verification
- crypto/tls for NGINX deployment verification
- //go:build integration tag (not in CI yet)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add S/MIME (emailProtection EKU) end-to-end test coverage:
- ValidateCommonName() now accepts email addresses for S/MIME certs
- S/MIME test profile (prof-test-smime) in seed data
- Phase 11 test: issuance, EKU, KeyUsage, email SAN verification
- EST config enabled in test Docker Compose
- Portable KeyUsage parsing (awk, works on BSD/GNU)
- Full test environment documentation (docs/test-env.md)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove signJWT (replaced by signJWTWithKID) and ecdsaPublicKeyToJWK
(dead code from JWE implementation) to pass CI lint checks.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
All bars start from the same point so the shrinking from 1825
days to 47 days is visually obvious. Section labels indicate
the policy year, bar length shows the max certificate lifespan.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Each bar starts at the policy effective date and its length equals
the max certificate lifespan in days. The visual shrinking from
1825 days (2015) to 47 days (2029) tells the story accurately.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The gantt bars spanned between date ranges which misrepresented
the data. The timeline diagram correctly maps each date to its
maximum certificate lifespan.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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