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shankar0123 52248be717 v2.0.47: HTTPS Everywhere — TLS-only control plane, agents/CLI/MCP
Breaking change release. Plaintext HTTP listener removed. The certctl
control plane now terminates TLS 1.3 on :8443 via
http.Server.ListenAndServeTLS. No CERTCTL_TLS_ENABLED=false escape
hatch. No dual-listener mode. One-step cutover per docs/upgrade-to-tls.md.

Server
- cmd/server/tls.go: certHolder with SIGHUP hot-reload + atomic cert
  swap, buildServerTLSConfig (TLS 1.3 min, GetCertificate callback),
  preflightServerTLS validation
- cmd/server/main.go: ListenAndServeTLS in place of ListenAndServe,
  watchSIGHUP wiring, cert/key path config threading
- tls_test.go: 418-line regression coverage of reload, preflight,
  callback behavior, SAN validation

Config
- CERTCTL_TLS_CERT_PATH / CERTCTL_TLS_KEY_PATH (required)
- Plaintext rejection: agents/CLI/MCP pre-flight-fail on http://
  URLs with a pointer to docs/upgrade-to-tls.md

Agents, CLI, MCP
- All three pre-flight-reject http:// URLs with fail-loud diagnostic
- CERTCTL_SERVER_CA_BUNDLE_PATH for private-CA trust
- CERTCTL_SERVER_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY for dev-only bypass
  (loud warning on startup)
- install-agent.sh emits both vars as commented template lines

docker-compose
- certctl-tls-init sidecar generates SAN-valid self-signed cert into
  deploy/test/certs/ on first boot
- All demo-stack curls pin against ca.crt with --cacert

Helm chart
- Three TLS provisioning modes, exactly one required:
  - server.tls.existingSecret (operator-supplied)
  - server.tls.certManager.enabled (cert-manager integration)
  - server.tls.selfSigned.enabled (eval only — not for production)
- server-certificate.yaml template for cert-manager mode
- helm install without a TLS source fails at template render with
  a pointer to docs/tls.md

CI
- .github/workflows/ci.yml Helm Chart Validation step renders the
  chart in both existingSecret and cert-manager modes, plus an
  inverse guard-regression test that asserts helm template MUST
  refuse to render when no TLS source is configured. Previously
  the single `helm template` invocation hit the certctl.tls.required
  fail-loud guard and exit-1'd CI. Four invocations now: lint
  (existingSecret), template (existingSecret), template
  (cert-manager), template (no args — must fail).

Integration tests
- deploy/test/integration_test.go stands up the Compose stack over
  HTTPS, extracts the CA bundle, and exercises every certctl API
  over https://localhost:8443
- All 34 integration subtests green (per Phase 8 local CI-parity)

Documentation
- New: docs/tls.md (provisioning patterns, rotation, SIGHUP reload)
- New: docs/upgrade-to-tls.md (one-step cutover, no-downgrade
  warnings, fleet-roll sequencing)
- CHANGELOG.md: v2.2.0 "HTTPS Everywhere — The Irony" entry
  (file heading unchanged; release tag is v2.0.47)
- All curls in docs/, examples/, deploy/helm/ guides use
  https://localhost:8443 --cacert

Verification
- grep -rn "ListenAndServe[^T]" cmd/ internal/ → 0 hits
- grep -rn "\"http://" cmd/ internal/ → 2 benign hits (Caddy admin
  API default, SSRF doc comment) — zero certctl endpoints
- Tasks #197–#206 (Phases 0–8) all closed in the tracker

Files: 65 changed, 3489 insertions, 372 deletions (pre-CI-fix).
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1. Get the certctl Server URL by running:
{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
https://{{ index .Values.ingress.hosts 0 "host" }}
{{- else if contains "NodePort" .Values.server.service.type }}
export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-server)
echo https://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
{{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.server.service.type }}
export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-server --template "{.status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip}")
echo https://$SERVICE_IP:{{ .Values.server.service.port }}
{{- else }}
export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "certctl.name" . }},app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }},app.kubernetes.io/component=server" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
export CONTAINER_PORT=$(kubectl get pod --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME -o jsonpath="{.spec.containers[0].ports[0].containerPort}")
echo "Visit https://127.0.0.1:8443 to use your application"
kubectl --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} port-forward $POD_NAME 8443:$CONTAINER_PORT
{{- end }}
2. Talk to the HTTPS-only server from your workstation:
# Export the CA bundle that signed the server cert (self-signed or cert-manager-issued)
kubectl get secret --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "certctl.tls.secretName" . }} \
-o jsonpath='{.data.ca\.crt}' | base64 --decode > /tmp/certctl-ca.crt
# (If ca.crt is empty, fall back to tls.crt — typical when the Secret
# was created from a self-signed bootstrap cert without a separate CA.)
# Adapt the URL below to match the Server URL printed in step 1.
curl --cacert /tmp/certctl-ca.crt https://127.0.0.1:8443/health
3. Get the default API key:
kubectl get secret --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-server -o jsonpath="{.data.api-key}" | base64 --decode; echo
4. Get PostgreSQL connection details:
Host: {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-postgres.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
Port: 5432
Database: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.database }}
Username: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.username }}
Password: $(kubectl get secret --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-postgres -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 --decode)
5. Check deployment status:
kubectl get pods -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }}
6. View server logs:
kubectl logs -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "certctl.name" . }},app.kubernetes.io/component=server -f
{{- if .Values.agent.enabled }}
7. View agent logs:
kubectl logs -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "certctl.name" . }},app.kubernetes.io/component=agent -f
{{- end }}
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR PRODUCTION:
1. Update the API key for security:
kubectl patch secret {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-server -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} \
-p '{"data":{"api-key":"'$(echo -n "YOUR_NEW_API_KEY" | base64)'"}}'
2. Update PostgreSQL password:
kubectl patch secret {{ include "certctl.fullname" . }}-postgres -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} \
-p '{"data":{"password":"'$(echo -n "YOUR_NEW_PASSWORD" | base64)'"}}'
3. Configure certificate issuers (ACME, step-ca, etc.) via values.yaml:
helm upgrade {{ .Release.Name }} certctl/certctl \
--set server.issuer.acme.enabled=true \
--set server.issuer.acme.directoryURL=https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory \
--set server.issuer.acme.email=admin@example.com
4. For production with persistent databases and backups:
- Use an external PostgreSQL managed service (AWS RDS, Cloud SQL, etc.)
- Set postgresql.enabled=false and configure CERTCTL_DATABASE_URL in values
5. Review security contexts and network policies:
- All containers run as non-root
- Implement network policies to restrict traffic between components
- Consider pod security policies or security standards for your cluster