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goutils/certlib/certgen/testca.go
Kyle Isom e639df78ec Add certgen.TestCA for in-memory test certificate infrastructure
Provides a P-256 CA that issues leaf certificates for TLS testing
with full verification enabled. No files written to disk.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-17 10:44:36 -07:00

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package certgen
import (
"crypto"
"crypto/ecdsa"
"crypto/elliptic"
"crypto/rand"
"crypto/tls"
"crypto/x509"
"crypto/x509/pkix"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
"net"
"time"
)
// TestCA is an in-memory certificate authority for use in tests. It
// provides a root CA certificate and the ability to issue leaf
// certificates for TLS testing with full verification enabled.
type TestCA struct {
cert *x509.Certificate
key *ecdsa.PrivateKey
}
// NewTestCA creates a new TestCA with a self-signed P-256 root
// certificate. The CA is valid for 1 hour.
func NewTestCA() (*TestCA, error) {
key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: generating CA key: %w", err)
}
serial, err := SerialNumber()
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: generating serial: %w", err)
}
template := &x509.Certificate{
SerialNumber: serial,
Subject: pkix.Name{
CommonName: "Test CA",
Organization: []string{"Test"},
},
NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute),
NotAfter: time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
KeyUsage: x509.KeyUsageCertSign | x509.KeyUsageCRLSign,
BasicConstraintsValid: true,
IsCA: true,
MaxPathLen: 1,
}
certDER, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, template, &key.PublicKey, key)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: creating CA certificate: %w", err)
}
cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(certDER)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: parsing CA certificate: %w", err)
}
return &TestCA{cert: cert, key: key}, nil
}
// Certificate returns the root CA certificate.
func (ca *TestCA) Certificate() *x509.Certificate {
return ca.cert
}
// CertificatePEM returns the root CA certificate as a PEM-encoded
// byte slice.
func (ca *TestCA) CertificatePEM() []byte {
return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: ca.cert.Raw,
})
}
// CertPool returns a certificate pool containing the root CA
// certificate, suitable for use as a TLS root CA pool.
func (ca *TestCA) CertPool() *x509.CertPool {
pool := x509.NewCertPool()
pool.AddCert(ca.cert)
return pool
}
// Issue creates a new leaf certificate signed by the CA for the given
// DNS names and IP addresses. It returns the leaf private key and
// certificate. The leaf certificate is valid for 1 hour with key
// usage appropriate for a TLS server.
func (ca *TestCA) Issue(dnsNames []string, ips []net.IP) (crypto.Signer, *x509.Certificate, error) {
key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: generating leaf key: %w", err)
}
serial, err := SerialNumber()
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: generating serial: %w", err)
}
cn := "localhost"
if len(dnsNames) > 0 {
cn = dnsNames[0]
}
template := &x509.Certificate{
SerialNumber: serial,
Subject: pkix.Name{
CommonName: cn,
Organization: []string{"Test"},
},
NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute),
NotAfter: time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
KeyUsage: x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
ExtKeyUsage: []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth, x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth},
BasicConstraintsValid: true,
DNSNames: dnsNames,
IPAddresses: ips,
}
certDER, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, ca.cert, &key.PublicKey, ca.key)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: creating leaf certificate: %w", err)
}
cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(certDER)
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: parsing leaf certificate: %w", err)
}
return key, cert, nil
}
// IssueServer is a convenience wrapper around Issue for the common
// case of a server certificate for localhost (both DNS and IP).
func (ca *TestCA) IssueServer() (crypto.Signer, *x509.Certificate, error) {
return ca.Issue(
[]string{"localhost"},
[]net.IP{net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1), net.IPv6loopback},
)
}
// TLSConfig returns a tls.Config (by value) configured with the CA's
// root pool for verification. The caller can set additional fields
// (e.g., Certificates) or modify the returned config safely.
func (ca *TestCA) TLSConfig() tls.Config {
return tls.Config{
RootCAs: ca.CertPool(),
MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS13,
}
}
// ServerTLSConfig returns a tls.Config (by value) for a TLS server
// using the given leaf key and certificate, with client verification
// against the CA root pool. Pass key and cert from Issue or
// IssueServer.
func (ca *TestCA) ServerTLSConfig(key crypto.Signer, cert *x509.Certificate) tls.Config {
return tls.Config{
Certificates: []tls.Certificate{
{
Certificate: [][]byte{cert.Raw},
PrivateKey: key,
Leaf: cert,
},
},
ClientCAs: ca.CertPool(),
MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS13,
}
}
// TLSKeyPair returns a tls.Certificate from the given key and
// certificate, suitable for use in a tls.Config.Certificates slice.
func TLSKeyPair(key crypto.Signer, cert *x509.Certificate) tls.Certificate {
return tls.Certificate{
Certificate: [][]byte{cert.Raw},
PrivateKey: key,
Leaf: cert,
}
}
// MustTestCA calls NewTestCA and panics on error. Intended for use
// in TestMain or test helpers where error handling is impractical.
func MustTestCA() *TestCA {
ca, err := NewTestCA()
if err != nil {
panic("certgen: " + err.Error())
}
return ca
}
// CertificatePEM returns a PEM-encoded byte slice for the given
// certificate.
func CertificatePEM(cert *x509.Certificate) []byte {
return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "CERTIFICATE",
Bytes: cert.Raw,
})
}
// PrivateKeyPEM returns a PEM-encoded PKCS#8 byte slice for the
// given private key.
func PrivateKeyPEM(key crypto.Signer) ([]byte, error) {
der, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(key)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("certgen: marshaling private key: %w", err)
}
return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
Type: "PRIVATE KEY",
Bytes: der,
}), nil
}