ContainerImage.Pinniped/internal/certauthority/certauthority.go

/*
Copyright 2020 VMware, Inc.
SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
*/

// Package certauthority implements a simple x509 certificate authority suitable for use in an aggregated API service.
package certauthority

import (
	"bytes"
	"crypto"
	"crypto/ecdsa"
	"crypto/elliptic"
	"crypto/rand"
	"crypto/tls"
	"crypto/x509"
	"crypto/x509/pkix"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"math/big"
	"time"
)

type env struct {
	// secure random number generators for various steps (usually crypto/rand.Reader, but broken out here for tests).
	serialRNG  io.Reader
	keygenRNG  io.Reader
	signingRNG io.Reader

	// clock tells the current time (usually time.Now(), but broken out here for tests).
	clock func() time.Time

	// parse function to parse an ASN.1 byte slice into an x509 struct (normally x509.ParseCertificate)
	parseCert func([]byte) (*x509.Certificate, error)
}

// CA holds the state for a simple x509 certificate authority suitable for use in an aggregated API service.
type CA struct {
	// caCert is the DER-encoded certificate for the current CA.
	caCertBytes []byte

	// signer is the private key for the current CA.
	signer crypto.Signer

	// env is our reference to the outside world (clocks and random number generation).
	env env
}

// secureEnv is the "real" environment using secure RNGs and the real system clock.
func secureEnv() env {
	return env{
		serialRNG:  rand.Reader,
		keygenRNG:  rand.Reader,
		signingRNG: rand.Reader,
		clock:      time.Now,
		parseCert:  x509.ParseCertificate,
	}
}

// Load a certificate authority from an existing certificate and private key (in PEM format).
func Load(certPath string, keyPath string) (*CA, error) {
	cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certPath, keyPath)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not load CA: %w", err)
	}
	if certCount := len(cert.Certificate); certCount != 1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected CA to be a single certificate, found %d certificates", certCount)
	}
	return &CA{
		caCertBytes: cert.Certificate[0],
		signer:      cert.PrivateKey.(crypto.Signer),
		env:         secureEnv(),
	}, nil
}

// New generates a fresh certificate authority with the given subject.
func New(subject pkix.Name) (*CA, error) { return newInternal(subject, secureEnv()) }

// newInternal is the internal guts of New, broken out for easier testing.
func newInternal(subject pkix.Name, env env) (*CA, error) {
	ca := CA{env: env}
	// Generate a random serial for the CA
	serialNumber, err := randomSerial(env.serialRNG)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate CA serial: %w", err)
	}

	// Generate a new P256 keypair.
	privateKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), env.keygenRNG)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate CA private key: %w", err)
	}
	ca.signer = privateKey

	// Make a CA certificate valid for 100 years and backdated by one minute.
	now := env.clock()
	notBefore := now.Add(-1 * time.Minute)
	notAfter := now.Add(24 * time.Hour * 365 * 100)

	// Create CA cert template
	caTemplate := x509.Certificate{
		SerialNumber:          serialNumber,
		Subject:               subject,
		NotBefore:             notBefore,
		NotAfter:              notAfter,
		IsCA:                  true,
		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth, x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
	}

	// Self-sign the CA to get the DER certificate.
	caCertBytes, err := x509.CreateCertificate(env.signingRNG, &caTemplate, &caTemplate, &privateKey.PublicKey, privateKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not issue CA certificate: %w", err)
	}
	ca.caCertBytes = caCertBytes
	return &ca, nil
}

// Bundle returns the current CA signing bundle in concatenated PEM format.
func (c *CA) Bundle() []byte {
	return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: c.caCertBytes})
}

// Issue a new server certificate for the given identity and duration.
func (c *CA) Issue(subject pkix.Name, dnsNames []string, ttl time.Duration) (*tls.Certificate, error) {
	// Choose a random 128 bit serial number.
	serialNumber, err := randomSerial(c.env.serialRNG)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate serial number for certificate: %w", err)
	}

	// Generate a new P256 keypair.
	privateKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), c.env.keygenRNG)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate private key: %w", err)
	}

	// Make a CA caCert valid for the requested TTL and backdated by one minute.
	now := c.env.clock()
	notBefore := now.Add(-1 * time.Minute)
	notAfter := now.Add(ttl)

	// Parse the DER encoded certificate to get an x509.Certificate.
	caCert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(c.caCertBytes)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse CA certificate: %w", err)
	}

	// Sign a cert, getting back the DER-encoded certificate bytes.
	template := x509.Certificate{
		SerialNumber:          serialNumber,
		Subject:               subject,
		NotBefore:             notBefore,
		NotAfter:              notAfter,
		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth, x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth},
		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
		IsCA:                  false,
		DNSNames:              dnsNames,
	}
	certBytes, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &template, caCert, &privateKey.PublicKey, c.signer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not sign certificate: %w", err)
	}

	// Parse the DER encoded certificate back out into an *x509.Certificate.
	newCert, err := c.env.parseCert(certBytes)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse certificate: %w", err)
	}

	// Return the new certificate.
	return &tls.Certificate{
		Certificate: [][]byte{certBytes},
		Leaf:        newCert,
		PrivateKey:  privateKey,
	}, nil
}

// IssuePEM issues a new server certificate for the given identity and duration, returning it as a pair of
//  PEM-formatted byte slices for the certificate and private key.
func (c *CA) IssuePEM(subject pkix.Name, dnsNames []string, ttl time.Duration) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
	return toPEM(c.Issue(subject, dnsNames, ttl))
}

func toPEM(cert *tls.Certificate, err error) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
	// If the wrapped Issue() returned an error, pass it back.
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Encode the certificate(s) to PEM.
	certPEMBlocks := make([][]byte, 0, len(cert.Certificate))
	for _, c := range cert.Certificate {
		certPEMBlocks = append(certPEMBlocks, pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: c}))
	}
	certPEM := bytes.Join(certPEMBlocks, nil)

	// Encode the private key to PEM, which means we first need to convert to PKCS8 (DER).
	privateKeyPKCS8, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(cert.PrivateKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal private key into PKCS8: %w", err)
	}
	keyPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: privateKeyPKCS8})

	return certPEM, keyPEM, nil
}

// randomSerial generates a random 128 bit serial number.
func randomSerial(rng io.Reader) (*big.Int, error) {
	return rand.Int(rng, new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128))
}