consul/agent/connect/ca/provider.go

package ca

import (
	"crypto/x509"
	"errors"

	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
)

//go:generate mockery -name Provider -inpkg

// ErrRateLimited is a sentinel error value Providers may return from any method
// to indicate that the operation can't complete due to a temporary rate limit.
// In the case of signing new certificates, Consul clients will respect this and
// intelligently backoff to optimize rotation rollout time while reducing load
// on servers and CA provider.
var ErrRateLimited = errors.New("operation rate limited by CA provider")

// ProviderConfig encapsulates all the data Consul passes to `Configure` on a
// new provider instance. The provider must treat this as read-only and make
// copies of any map or slice if it might modify them internally.
type ProviderConfig struct {
	// ClusterID is the current Consul cluster ID.
	ClusterID string

	// Datacenter is the current Consul datacenter.
	Datacenter string

	// IsPrimary is true when the CA instance is in the primary DC typically it
	// may choose to act as a root in this case while secondaries are typically
	// intermediate CAs. In some case the primary DC in Consul is an intermediate
	// signed by some external CA along with that CA's public cert so the old name
	// of `IsRoot` was misleading.
	IsPrimary bool

	// RawConfig is the user configuration for the provider and is
	// provider-specific to be interpreted as the provider wishes.
	RawConfig map[string]interface{}

	// State contains the State the same provider last persisted. It is provided
	// after a restart or reconfiguration, or on a leader election on a new server
	// to maintain operation. It MUST NOT be used for secret storage since it is
	// visible in the API to operators. It's intended use is to store small bits
	// of state like UUIDs of external resources that the provider has created and
	// needs to continue to manage.
	State map[string]string
}

// Provider is the interface for Consul to interact with
// an external CA that provides leaf certificate signing for
// given SpiffeIDServices.
type Provider interface {
	// Configure initializes the provider based on the given cluster ID, root
	// status and configuration values. rawConfig contains the user-provided
	// Config. State contains a the State the same provider last persisted on a
	// restart or reconfiguration. The provider must not modify `rawConfig` or
	// `state` maps directly as it may be being read from other goroutines.
	Configure(cfg ProviderConfig) error

	// State returns the current provider state. If the provider doesn't need to
	// store anything other than what the user configured this can return nil. It
	// is called after any config change before the new active config is stored in
	// the state store and the most recent value returned by the provider is given
	// in subsequent `Configure` calls provided that the current provider is the
	// same type as the new provider instance being configured. This provides a
	// simple way for providers to persist information like UUIDs of resources
	// they manage. This state is visible to anyone with operator:read via the API
	// so it's not intended for storing secrets like root private keys. Only
	// strings are permitted since this has to pass through msgpack and so
	// interface values will end up mangled in many cases which is ugly for all
	// provider code to have to remember to reason about.
	//
	// Note that the map returned will be accessed (read-only) in other goroutines
	// - for example passed to Configure in the Connect CA Config RPC endpoint -
	// so it must not just be a pointer to a map that may internally be modified.
	// If the Provider only writes to it during Configure it's safe to return
	// as-is, but otherwise it's assumed the map returned is a copy of the state
	// in the Provider struct so it won't change after being returned.
	State() (map[string]string, error)

	// GenerateRoot causes the creation of a new root certificate for this provider.
	// This can also be a no-op if a root certificate already exists for the given
	// config. If IsPrimary is false, calling this method is an error.
	GenerateRoot() error

	// ActiveRoot returns the currently active root CA for this
	// provider. This should be a parent of the certificate returned by
	// ActiveIntermediate()
	ActiveRoot() (string, error)

	// GenerateIntermediateCSR generates a CSR for an intermediate CA
	// certificate, to be signed by the root of another datacenter. If IsPrimary was
	// set to true with Configure(), calling this is an error.
	GenerateIntermediateCSR() (string, error)

	// SetIntermediate sets the provider to use the given intermediate certificate
	// as well as the root it was signed by. This completes the initialization for
	// a provider where IsPrimary was set to false in Configure().
	SetIntermediate(intermediatePEM, rootPEM string) error

	// ActiveIntermediate returns the current signing cert used by this provider
	// for generating SPIFFE leaf certs. Note that this must not change except
	// when Consul requests the change via GenerateIntermediate. Changing the
	// signing cert will break Consul's assumptions about which validation paths
	// are active.
	ActiveIntermediate() (string, error)

	// GenerateIntermediate returns a new intermediate signing cert and sets it to
	// the active intermediate. If multiple intermediates are needed to complete
	// the chain from the signing certificate back to the active root, they should
	// all by bundled here.
	GenerateIntermediate() (string, error)

	// Sign signs a leaf certificate used by Connect proxies from a CSR. The PEM
	// returned should include only the leaf certificate as all Intermediates
	// needed to validate it will be added by Consul based on the active
	// intemediate and any cross-signed intermediates managed by Consul. Note that
	// providers should return ErrRateLimited if they are unable to complete the
	// operation due to upstream rate limiting so that clients can intelligently
	// backoff.
	Sign(*x509.CertificateRequest) (string, error)

	// SignIntermediate will validate the CSR to ensure the trust domain in the
	// URI SAN matches the local one and that basic constraints for a CA
	// certificate are met. It should return a signed CA certificate with a path
	// length constraint of 0 to ensure that the certificate cannot be used to
	// generate further CA certs. Note that providers should return ErrRateLimited
	// if they are unable to complete the operation due to upstream rate limiting
	// so that clients can intelligently backoff.
	SignIntermediate(*x509.CertificateRequest) (string, error)

	// CrossSignCA must accept a CA certificate from another CA provider and cross
	// sign it exactly as it is such that it forms a chain back the the
	// CAProvider's current root. Specifically, the Distinguished Name, Subject
	// Alternative Name, SubjectKeyID and other relevant extensions must be kept.
	// The resulting certificate must have a distinct Serial Number and the
	// AuthorityKeyID set to the CAProvider's current signing key as well as the
	// Issuer related fields changed as necessary. The resulting certificate is
	// returned as a PEM formatted string.
	//
	// If the CA provider does not support this operation, it may return an error
	// provided `SupportsCrossSigning` also returns false. Note that
	// providers should return ErrRateLimited if they are unable to complete the
	// operation due to upstream rate limiting so that clients can intelligently
	// backoff.
	CrossSignCA(*x509.Certificate) (string, error)

	// SupportsCrossSigning should indicate whether the CA provider supports
	// cross-signing an external root to provide a seamless rotation. If the CA
	// does not support this, the user will have to force an upgrade when that CA
	// provider is the current CA as the upgrade may cause interruptions to
	// connectivity during the rollout.
	SupportsCrossSigning() (bool, error)

	// Cleanup performs any necessary cleanup that should happen when the provider
	// is shut down permanently, such as removing a temporary PKI backend in Vault
	// created for an intermediate CA.
	Cleanup() error
}

// NeedsLogger is an optional interface that allows a CA provider to use the
// Consul logger to output diagnostic messages.
type NeedsLogger interface {
	// SetLogger will pass a configured Logger to the provider.
	SetLogger(logger hclog.Logger)
}