path: root/certificate.go

package pki

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"crypto/x509"
	"crypto/x509/pkix"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"math/big"
	"net"
	"time"
)

// labels used in the pem file format to mark certificate sign requests and certificates
const (
	PemLabelCertificateRequest = "CERTIFICATE REQUEST"
	PemLabelCertificate        = "CERTIFICATE"
)

type (
	// Use CertificateData to fill in the minimum data you need to create a certificate
	// sign request.
	CertificateData struct {
		Subject pkix.Name

		DNSNames       []string
		EmailAddresses []string
		IPAddresses    []net.IP
	}

	// Certificate is an alias on the x509.Certificate to add some methods.
	Certificate x509.Certificate
	// CertificateRequest is an alias on the x509.CertificateRequest to add some methods.
	CertificateRequest x509.CertificateRequest

	// CertificateOptions is used to provide the necessary information to create
	// a certificate from a certificate sign request.
	CertificateOptions struct {
		SerialNumber *big.Int
		NotBefore    time.Time
		NotAfter     time.Time // Validity bounds.
		IsCA         bool
		// how many sub ca are allowed between this ca and the end/final certificate
		// if it is -1, then no limit will be set
		CALength         int
		KeyUsage         x509.KeyUsage      // for what can the certificate be used
		KeyExtendedUsage []x509.ExtKeyUsage // extended usage for the certificate
		CRLUrls          []string
	}
)

// Create a new set of certificate data.
func NewCertificateData() *CertificateData {
	return &CertificateData{Subject: pkix.Name{}}
}

// Create a certificate sign request from the input data and the private key of
// the request creator.
func (c *CertificateData) ToCertificateRequest(private_key PrivateKey) (*CertificateRequest, error) {
	csr := &x509.CertificateRequest{}

	csr.Subject = c.Subject
	csr.DNSNames = c.DNSNames
	csr.IPAddresses = c.IPAddresses
	csr.EmailAddresses = c.EmailAddresses

	csr_asn1, err := x509.CreateCertificateRequest(rand.Reader, csr, private_key.PrivateKey())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return LoadCertificateSignRequest(csr_asn1)
}

// Load a certificate sign request from its asn1 representation.
func LoadCertificateSignRequest(raw []byte) (*CertificateRequest, error) {
	csr, err := x509.ParseCertificateRequest(raw)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return (*CertificateRequest)(csr), nil
}

// Return the certificate sign request as a pem block.
func (c *CertificateRequest) MarshalPem() (marshalledPemBlock, error) {
	block := &pem.Block{Type: PemLabelCertificateRequest, Bytes: c.Raw}
	return pem.EncodeToMemory(block), nil
}

// Convert the certificate sign request to a certificate using the private key
// of the signer and the certificate of the signer.
// If the certificate is null, the sign request will be used to sign itself.
// Please also see the certificate options struct for information on mandatory fields.
// For more information, please read http://golang.org/pkg/crypto/x509/#CreateCertificate
func (c *CertificateRequest) ToCertificate(private_key PrivateKey,
	cert_opts CertificateOptions, ca *Certificate) (*Certificate, error) {

	if err := cert_opts.Valid(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	template := &x509.Certificate{}
	template.Subject = c.Subject
	template.DNSNames = c.DNSNames
	template.IPAddresses = c.IPAddresses
	template.EmailAddresses = c.EmailAddresses

	// if no ca is given, we have to set IsCA to self sign
	if ca == nil {
		template.IsCA = true
	}

	template.NotBefore = cert_opts.NotBefore
	template.NotAfter = cert_opts.NotAfter
	template.KeyUsage = cert_opts.KeyUsage
	template.ExtKeyUsage = cert_opts.KeyExtendedUsage
	template.CRLDistributionPoints = cert_opts.CRLUrls
	template.IsCA = cert_opts.IsCA
	if cert_opts.IsCA {
		template.BasicConstraintsValid = true
	}
	if cert_opts.CALength >= 0 {
		template.MaxPathLen = cert_opts.CALength
		template.MaxPathLenZero = true
		template.BasicConstraintsValid = true
	}
	template.SerialNumber = cert_opts.SerialNumber

	var cert_asn1 []byte
	var err error
	// if we have no ca which can sign the cert, a self signed cert is wanted
	// (or isn't it? Maybe we should split creation of the template? But that would be ugly)
	if ca == nil {
		cert_asn1, err = x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, template, c.PublicKey, private_key.PrivateKey())
	} else {
		cert_asn1, err = x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, (*x509.Certificate)(ca), c.PublicKey, private_key.PrivateKey())
	}
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return LoadCertificate(cert_asn1)
}

// Load a certificate from its asn1 representation.
func LoadCertificate(raw []byte) (*Certificate, error) {
	cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(raw)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return (*Certificate)(cert), nil
}

// marshal the certificate to a pem block
func (c *Certificate) MarshalPem() (marshalledPemBlock, error) {
	block := &pem.Block{Type: PemLabelCertificate, Bytes: c.Raw}
	return pem.EncodeToMemory(block), nil
}

// Check if the certificate options have the required fields set.
func (co *CertificateOptions) Valid() error {
	if co.SerialNumber == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("No serial number set!")
	}
	return nil
}