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diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index d70120b..3b65d52 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
"crypto/elliptic"
"encoding/base64"
"encoding/pem"
- "flag"
"fmt"
"io"
"io/ioutil"
@@ -62,131 +61,186 @@ type (
signature string // a base64 encoded signature
}
- // a container for the refined flags
- flagSet struct {
- // loaded private key
- PrivateKey pki.PrivateKey
- // loaded public key
- PublicKey pki.PublicKey
- // the IO handler for input
- Input io.ReadCloser
- // the IO handler for output
- Output io.WriteCloser
- // signature from the args
- Signature []byte
- // private key specific stuff
- PrivateKeyGenerationFlags privateKeyGenerationFlags
- // a certificate filled with the parameters
- CertificateData *pki.CertificateData
- // the certificate sign request
- CertificateSignRequest *pki.CertificateRequest
- }
-
privateKeyGenerationFlags struct {
Type string // type of the private key (rsa, ecdsa)
Curve elliptic.Curve // curve for ecdsa
Size int // bitsize for rsa
}
- Flags struct {
- Name string // name of the sub function
- flagset *flag.FlagSet // the flagset reference for printing the help
- flag_container *paramContainer
- Flags *flagSet // the end result of the flag setting
+ flagCheck func()(error)
+)
- check_list []flagCheck // list of all checks
+var (
+ CmdRoot = &Command {
+ Short: "A tool to manage keys and certificates.",
+ Long: `This tool provides a way to manage private and public keys, create
+certificate requests and certificates and sign/verify messages.`,
}
- flagCheck func()(error)
-)
+ CmdCreatePrivateKey = &Command {
+ Use: "create-private",
+ Short: "create a private key",
+ Long: "Create an ecdsa or rsa key with this command",
+ Example: "create-private -type=ecdsa -length=521",
+ Run: create_private_key,
+ }
+
+ CmdCreatePublicKey = &Command {
+ Use: "create-public",
+ Short: "create a public key from a private key",
+ Long: "Create a public key derived from a private key.",
+ Example: "create-public -private-key=foo.ecdsa",
+ Run: create_public_key,
+ }
+
+ CmdSignInput = &Command {
+ Use: "sign-input",
+ Short: "sign a text using a private key",
+ Long: "Create a signature using a private key",
+ Example: "sign-input -private-key=foo.ecdsa -input=textfile",
+ Run: sign_input,
+ }
-// create a new flag handler with the name of the subfunction
-func NewFlags(method_name string) *Flags {
- flagset := flag.NewFlagSet(method_name, flag.ExitOnError)
- flags := &Flags{
- Name: method_name,
- Flags: &flagSet{},
- flagset: flagset,
- check_list: make([]flagCheck, 0),
- flag_container: &paramContainer{},
+ CmdVerifyInput = &Command {
+ Use: "verify-input",
+ Short: "verify a text using a signature",
+ Long: "Verify a text using a signature and a public key.",
+ Example: "verify-input -public-key=foo.ecdsa.pub -input=textfile -signature=abc456",
+ Run: verify_input,
}
- flagset.Usage = flags.Usage
- return flags
+
+ CmdCreateSignRequest = &Command {
+ Use: "create-sign-request",
+ Short: "create a certificate sign request",
+ Long: "Create a certificate sign request.",
+ Example: "create-sign-request -private-key=foo.ecdsa -common-name=foo -serial=1",
+ Run: create_sign_request,
+ }
+
+ CmdCreateCert = &Command {
+ Use: "create-cert",
+ Short: "create a certificate from a sign request",
+ Long: "Create a certificate based on a certificate sign request.",
+ Example: "create-cert -private-key=foo.ecdsa -csr-path=foo.csr",
+ Run: create_cert,
+ }
+
+ // variable to hold the raw arguments before checking
+ flagContainer *paramContainer
+
+ // loaded private key
+ FlagPrivateKey pki.PrivateKey
+ // loaded public key
+ FlagPublicKey pki.PublicKey
+ // the IO handler for input
+ FlagInput io.ReadCloser
+ // the IO handler for output
+ FlagOutput io.WriteCloser
+ // signature from the args
+ FlagSignature []byte
+ // private key specific stuff
+ FlagPrivateKeyGeneration privateKeyGenerationFlags
+ // a certificate filled with the parameters
+ FlagCertificateData *pki.CertificateData
+ // the certificate sign request
+ FlagCertificateSignRequest *pki.CertificateRequest
+)
+
+func InitFlags() {
+ flagContainer = &paramContainer{}
+ CmdRoot.AddCommand(
+ CmdCreatePrivateKey,
+ CmdCreatePublicKey,
+ CmdSignInput,
+ CmdVerifyInput,
+ CmdCreateSignRequest,
+ CmdCreateCert,
+ )
+
+ // private-key
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdCreatePrivateKey)
+ InitFlagPrivateKeyGeneration(CmdCreatePrivateKey)
+ // public-key
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdCreatePublicKey)
+ InitFlagPrivateKey(CmdCreatePublicKey)
+ // sign-input
+ InitFlagInput(CmdSignInput)
+ InitFlagPrivateKey(CmdSignInput)
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdSignInput)
+ // verify-input
+ InitFlagInput(CmdVerifyInput)
+ InitFlagPrivateKey(CmdVerifyInput)
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdVerifyInput)
+ InitFlagSignature(CmdVerifyInput)
+ // create-sign-request
+ InitFlagPrivateKey(CmdCreateSignRequest)
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdCreateSignRequest)
+ InitFlagCertificateFields(CmdCreateSignRequest)
+ // create-certificate
+ InitFlagPrivateKey(CmdCreateCert)
+ InitFlagOutput(CmdCreateCert)
+ InitFlagCSR(CmdCreateCert)
}
-// check all parameters for validity
-func (f *Flags) Parse(options []string) error {
- f.flagset.Parse(options)
- for _, check := range f.check_list {
- // TODO handle error in a betetr way (output specific help, not command help)
+func checkFlags(checks... flagCheck) error {
+ for _, check := range checks {
if err := check(); err != nil {
- f.Usagef("%s", err)
return err
}
}
return nil
}
-// print a message with the usage part
-func (f *Flags) Usagef(message string, args ...interface{}) {
- fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: " + message + "\n", args...)
- f.Usage()
-}
-
-// print the usage of the current flag set
-func (f *Flags) Usage() {
- fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "usage: %s %s [options]\n", os.Args[0], f.Name)
- fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "where options are:\n")
- f.flagset.PrintDefaults()
-}
+//// print a message with the usage part
+//func (f *Flags) Usagef(message string, args ...interface{}) {
+// fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: " + message + "\n", args...)
+// f.flagset.Flags().Usage()
+//}
// add the private key option to the requested flags
-func (f *Flags) AddPrivateKey() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parsePrivateKey)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.privateKeyPath, "private-key", "", "path to the private key")
+func InitFlagPrivateKey(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.privateKeyPath, "private-key", "", "path to the private key (required)")
}
// check the private key flag and load the private key
-func (f *Flags) parsePrivateKey() error {
- if f.flag_container.privateKeyPath == "" { return fmt.Errorf("No private key given!") }
+func checkPrivateKey() error {
+ if flagContainer.privateKeyPath == "" { return fmt.Errorf("No private key given!") }
// check permissions of private key file
- info, err := os.Stat(f.flag_container.privateKeyPath)
+ info, err := os.Stat(flagContainer.privateKeyPath)
if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Error reading private key: %s", err) }
if info.Mode().Perm().String()[4:] != "------" {
return fmt.Errorf("private key file modifyable by others!")
}
- pk, err := ReadPrivateKeyFile(f.flag_container.privateKeyPath)
+ pk, err := ReadPrivateKeyFile(flagContainer.privateKeyPath)
if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Error reading private key: %s", err) }
- f.Flags.PrivateKey = pk
+ FlagPrivateKey = pk
return nil
}
// add the public key flag
-func (f *Flags) AddPublicKey() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parsePublicKey)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.publicKeyPath, "public-key", "", "path to the public key")
+func InitFlagPublicKey(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.publicKeyPath, "public-key", "", "path to the public key (required)")
}
// parse public key flag
-func (f *Flags) parsePublicKey() error {
- if f.flag_container.publicKeyPath == "" { return fmt.Errorf("No public key given!") }
+func checkPublicKey() error {
+ if flagContainer.publicKeyPath == "" { return fmt.Errorf("No public key given!") }
- pu, err := ReadPublicKeyFile(f.flag_container.publicKeyPath)
+ pu, err := ReadPublicKeyFile(flagContainer.publicKeyPath)
if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Error reading public key: %s", err) }
- f.Flags.PublicKey = pu
+ FlagPublicKey = pu
return nil
}
// add flag to load certificate sign request
-func (f *Flags) AddCSR() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parseCSR)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.signRequestPath, "csr-path", "", "path to the certificate sign request")
+func InitFlagCSR(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.signRequestPath, "csr-path", "", "path to the certificate sign request")
}
// parse the certificate sign request
-func (f *Flags) parseCSR() error {
- rest, err := ioutil.ReadFile(f.flag_container.signRequestPath)
+func checkCSR() error {
+ rest, err := ioutil.ReadFile(flagContainer.signRequestPath)
if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Error reading certificate sign request: %s", err) }
var csr_asn1 []byte
@@ -201,31 +255,29 @@ func (f *Flags) parseCSR() error {
if len(csr_asn1) == 0 {
return fmt.Errorf(
"No certificate sign request found in %s",
- f.flag_container.signRequestPath,
+ flagContainer.signRequestPath,
)
}
csr, err := pki.LoadCertificateSignRequest(csr_asn1)
if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("Invalid certificate sign request: %s", err) }
- f.Flags.CertificateSignRequest = csr
+ FlagCertificateSignRequest = csr
return nil
}
-// add the output parameter to the checklist
-func (f *Flags) AddOutput() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parseOutput)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.outputPath, "output", "STDOUT", "path to the output or STDOUT")
+func InitFlagOutput(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.outputPath, "output", "STDOUT", "path to the output or STDOUT")
}
// parse the output parameter and open the file handle
-func (f *Flags) parseOutput() error {
- if f.flag_container.outputPath == "STDOUT" {
- f.Flags.Output = os.Stdout
+func checkOutput() error {
+ if flagContainer.outputPath == "STDOUT" {
+ FlagOutput = os.Stdout
return nil
}
var err error
- f.Flags.Output, err = os.OpenFile(
- f.flag_container.outputPath,
+ FlagOutput, err = os.OpenFile(
+ flagContainer.outputPath,
os.O_WRONLY | os.O_APPEND | os.O_CREATE, // do not kill users files!
0600,
)
@@ -234,50 +286,49 @@ func (f *Flags) parseOutput() error {
}
// add the input parameter to load resources from
-func (f *Flags) AddInput() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parseInput)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.inputPath, "input", "STDIN", "path to the input or STDIN")
+func InitFlagInput(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.inputPath, "input", "STDIN", "path to the input or STDIN")
}
// parse the input parameter and open the file handle
-func (f *Flags) parseInput() error {
- if f.flag_container.inputPath == "STDIN" {
- f.Flags.Input = os.Stdin
+func checkInput() error {
+ if flagContainer.inputPath == "STDIN" {
+ FlagInput = os.Stdin
return nil
}
var err error
- f.Flags.Input, err = os.Open(f.flag_container.inputPath)
+ FlagInput, err = os.Open(flagContainer.inputPath)
if err != nil { return err }
return nil
}
// This function adds the private key generation flags.
-func (f *Flags) AddPrivateKeyGenerationFlags() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parsePrivateKeyGenerationFlags)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.cryptType, "type", "ecdsa", "the type of the private key (ecdsa, rsa)")
- f.flagset.IntVar(
- &f.flag_container.length,
+func InitFlagPrivateKeyGeneration(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.cryptType, "type", "ecdsa", "the type of the private key (ecdsa, rsa)")
+ cmd.Flags().IntVar(
+ &flagContainer.length,
"length", 521,
- fmt.Sprintf("%d - %d for rsa; %v for ecdsa", RsaLowerLength, RsaUpperLength, EcdsaCurves),
+ fmt.Sprintf("%d - %d for rsa; one of %v for ecdsa", RsaLowerLength, RsaUpperLength, EcdsaCurves),
)
}
-func (f *Flags) parsePrivateKeyGenerationFlags() error {
- pk_type := f.flag_container.cryptType
- f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Type = pk_type
+// check the private key generation variables and move them to the work space
+func checkPrivateKeyGeneration() error {
+ pk_type := flagContainer.cryptType
+ FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Type = pk_type
switch pk_type {
case "ecdsa":
- switch f.flag_container.length {
- case 224: f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Curve = elliptic.P224()
- case 256: f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Curve = elliptic.P256()
- case 384: f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Curve = elliptic.P384()
- case 521: f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Curve = elliptic.P521()
- default: return fmt.Errorf("Curve %d unknown!", f.flag_container.length)
+ switch flagContainer.length {
+ case 224: FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Curve = elliptic.P224()
+ case 256: FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Curve = elliptic.P256()
+ case 384: FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Curve = elliptic.P384()
+ case 521: FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Curve = elliptic.P521()
+ default: return fmt.Errorf("Curve %d unknown!", flagContainer.length)
}
case "rsa":
- size := f.flag_container.length
+ size := flagContainer.length
if RsaLowerLength <= size && size <= RsaUpperLength {
- f.Flags.PrivateKeyGenerationFlags.Size = size
+ FlagPrivateKeyGeneration.Size = size
} else {
return fmt.Errorf("Length of %d is not allowed for rsa!", size)
}
@@ -287,66 +338,64 @@ func (f *Flags) parsePrivateKeyGenerationFlags() error {
}
// add the signature flag to load a signature from a signing process
-func (f *Flags) AddSignature() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parseSignature)
- f.flagset.StringVar(&f.flag_container.signature, "signature", "", "the base64 encoded signature to use for verification")
+func InitFlagSignature(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(&flagContainer.signature, "signature", "", "the base64 encoded signature to use for verification")
}
// parse the signature flag
-func (f *Flags) parseSignature() error {
+func checkSignature() error {
var err error
- f.Flags.Signature, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(f.flag_container.signature)
+ FlagSignature, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(flagContainer.signature)
if err != nil { return err }
return nil
}
// add the certificate fields to the flags
-func (f *Flags) AddCertificateFields() {
- f.check_list = append(f.check_list, f.parseCertificateFields)
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual.serialNumber,
+func InitFlagCertificateFields(cmd *Command) {
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual.serialNumber,
"serial", "1", "unique serial number of the CA");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual.commonName,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual.commonName,
"common-name", "", "common name of the entity to certify");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual.dnsNames,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual.dnsNames,
"dns-names", "", "comma separated list of alternative fqdn entries for the entity");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual.emailAddresses,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual.emailAddresses,
"email-address", "", "comma separated list of alternative email entries for the entity");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual.ipAddresses,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual.ipAddresses,
"ip-address", "", "comma separated list of alternative ip entries for the entity");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.Country,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.Country,
"country", "", "comma separated list of countries the entitiy resides in");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.Organization,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.Organization,
"organization", "", "comma separated list of organizations the entity belongs to");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.OrganizationalUnit,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.OrganizationalUnit,
"organization-unit", "", "comma separated list of organization units or departments the entity belongs to");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.Locality,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.Locality,
"locality", "", "comma separated list of localities or cities the entity resides in");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.Province,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.Province,
"province", "", "comma separated list of provinces the entity resides in");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.StreetAddress,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.StreetAddress,
"street-address", "", "comma separated list of street addresses the entity resides in");
- f.flagset.StringVar(
- &f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic.PostalCode,
+ cmd.Flags().StringVar(
+ &flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic.PostalCode,
"postal-code", "", "comma separated list of postal codes of the localities");
}
// parse the certificate fields into a raw certificate
-func (f *Flags) parseCertificateFields() error {
- f.Flags.CertificateData = pki.NewCertificateData()
+func checkCertificateFields() error {
+ FlagCertificateData = pki.NewCertificateData()
// convert the automatic flags
- container_type := reflect.ValueOf(&f.flag_container.certificateFlags.automatic).Elem()
- cert_data_type := reflect.ValueOf(&f.Flags.CertificateData.Subject).Elem()
+ container_type := reflect.ValueOf(&flagContainer.certificateFlags.automatic).Elem()
+ cert_data_type := reflect.ValueOf(&FlagCertificateData.Subject).Elem()
for _, field := range []string{"Country", "Organization", "OrganizationalUnit",
"Locality", "Province", "StreetAddress", "PostalCode"} {
@@ -357,8 +406,8 @@ func (f *Flags) parseCertificateFields() error {
}
// convert the manual flags
- data := f.Flags.CertificateData
- raw_data := f.flag_container.certificateFlags.manual
+ data := FlagCertificateData
+ raw_data := flagContainer.certificateFlags.manual
data.Subject.SerialNumber = raw_data.serialNumber
data.Subject.CommonName = raw_data.commonName
if raw_data.dnsNames != "" {