consul/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin/mtls.go

package plugin

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

// generateCert generates a temporary certificate for plugin authentication. The
// certificate and private key are returns in PEM format.
func generateCert() (cert []byte, privateKey []byte, err error) {
	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P521(), rand.Reader)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	serialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128)
	sn, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	host := "localhost"

	template := &x509.Certificate{
		Subject: pkix.Name{
			CommonName:   host,
			Organization: []string{"HashiCorp"},
		},
		DNSNames: []string{host},
		ExtKeyUsage: []x509.ExtKeyUsage{
			x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth,
			x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth,
		},
		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageKeyAgreement | x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
		SerialNumber:          sn,
		NotBefore:             time.Now().Add(-30 * time.Second),
		NotAfter:              time.Now().Add(262980 * time.Hour),
		IsCA:                  true,
	}

	der, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, template, key.Public(), key)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	var certOut bytes.Buffer
	if err := pem.Encode(&certOut, &pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: der}); err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	keyBytes, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(key)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	var keyOut bytes.Buffer
	if err := pem.Encode(&keyOut, &pem.Block{Type: "EC PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: keyBytes}); err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	cert = certOut.Bytes()
	privateKey = keyOut.Bytes()

	return cert, privateKey, nil
}