Self signed issuer

README.md

@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ is already in place. The operator must request/provide by its own means a CA
 or an intermediate CA. This is mainly used for **on-premises** and
 **airgapped** environements.
 
-It can also be used for **developement** or **testing** purproses. In this case
-a Self-signed Certificate Authority can be created by following the section below.
+To create a self-signed certificate a dedicated issuer of type [selfSigned](#selfsigned) should be used. 
 
-_Create a Self-signed Certificate Authority (optional)_
+It is also possible to manually create a self-signed certificate using the CA issuer
+<details>
+  <summary>Manual steps</summary>
 
+Create a Self-signed Certificate Authority
 ```bash
 ▶ openssl genrsa -out CA-key.pem 4096
 ▶ export CONFIG="
@@ -244,6 +246,66 @@ Some details about the CA can be found in the status of the issuer.
   "type": "ca"
 }
 ```
+</details>
+
+### SelfSigned
+This issuer is meant to be used when you want to create a fully managed self-signed certificate.
+
+Configure your shoot to allow custom issuers in the shoot cluster. By default, issuers are created in the control plane of your cluster.
+```yaml
+kind: Shoot
+...
+spec:
+  extensions:
+  - type: shoot-cert-service
+    providerConfig:
+      apiVersion: service.cert.extensions.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1
+      kind: CertConfig
+      shootIssuers:
+        enabled: true # if true, allows to specify issuers in the shoot cluster
+...
+```
+
+Create and deploy a self-signed issuer in your shoot cluster ([examples/20-issuer-selfsigned.yaml](./examples/20-issuer-selfsigned.yaml)) 
+```yaml
+apiVersion: cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: issuer-selfsigned
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  selfSigned: {}
+
+```
+
+Create a certificate ([examples/30-cert-selfsigned.yaml](./examples/30-cert-selfsigned.yaml)).
+Please note that `spec.isCA` must be set to `true` to create a self-signed certificate. The duration (life-time) of the certificate
+as well as the private key algorithm and key size may be specified. Duration value must be in units accepted by Go `time.ParseDuration`
+([see here](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDurationThe)), and it must be greater than 720h (30 days).
+```yaml
+apiVersion: cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: cert-selfsigned
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  commonName: cert1.mydomain.com
+  isCA: true
+  # optional: default is 90 days (2160h). Must be greater 30 days (720h)
+  # duration: 720h1m
+  # optional defaults to RSA 2048
+  #privateKey:
+  #  algorithm: ECDSA
+  #  size: 384
+  issuerRef:
+    name: issuer-selfsigned
+    namespace: default  # must be specified when issuer runs in shoot!
+  # optional: secret where the certificate should be stored
+  #secretRef:
+  #  name: cert-selfsigned-foo
+  #  namespace: default
+```
+
 
 ## Requesting a Certificate
 

charts/cert-management/templates/cert.gardener.cloud_certificates.yaml

@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ spec:
                   is used if CNAME record for DNS01 challange domain `_acme-challenge.<domain>`
                   is set.
                 type: boolean
+              isCA:
+                description: |-
+                  IsCA value is used to set the `isCA` field on the certificate request.
+                  Note that the issuer may choose to ignore the requested isCA value, just
+                  like any other requested attribute.
+                type: boolean
               issuerRef:
                 description: IssuerRef is the reference of the issuer to use.
                 properties:

charts/cert-management/templates/cert.gardener.cloud_issuers.yaml

@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ spec:
                 description: RequestsPerDayQuota is the maximum number of certificate
                   requests per days allowed for this issuer
                 type: integer
+              selfSigned:
+                description: SelfSigned is the self signed specific spec.
+                type: object
             type: object
           status:
             description: IssuerStatus is the status of the issuer.
@@ -209,8 +212,8 @@ spec:
                 description: State is either empty, 'Pending', 'Error', or 'Ready'.
                 type: string
               type:
-                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme' and 'ca'
-                  are supported.
+                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme', 'ca'
+                  and 'selfSigned' are supported.
                 type: string
             required:
             - state

examples/20-issuer-selfsigned.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: issuer-selfsigned
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  selfSigned: {}

examples/30-cert-selfsigned.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: cert.gardener.cloud/v1alpha1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: cert-selfsigned
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  commonName: ca1.mydomain.com
+  isCA: true
+  # optional: default is 90 days (2160h). Must be greater 2*30 days (1440h)
+  # duration: 1441h
+  # optional defaults to RSA 2048
+  # privateKey:
+  #   algorithm: ECDSA
+  #   size: 384
+  # CSR can also be specified
+  # csr: ...
+  issuerRef:
+    name: issuer-selfsigned
+    namespace: default  # must be specified when issuer runs in shoot!
+  # optional: secret where the certificate should be stored
+  #secretRef:
+  #  name: cert-selfsigned-foo
+  #  namespace: default

pkg/apis/cert/crds/cert.gardener.cloud_certificates.yaml

@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ spec:
                   is used if CNAME record for DNS01 challange domain `_acme-challenge.<domain>`
                   is set.
                 type: boolean
+              isCA:
+                description: |-
+                  IsCA value is used to set the `isCA` field on the certificate request.
+                  Note that the issuer may choose to ignore the requested isCA value, just
+                  like any other requested attribute.
+                type: boolean
               issuerRef:
                 description: IssuerRef is the reference of the issuer to use.
                 properties:

pkg/apis/cert/crds/cert.gardener.cloud_issuers.yaml

@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ spec:
                 description: RequestsPerDayQuota is the maximum number of certificate
                   requests per days allowed for this issuer
                 type: integer
+              selfSigned:
+                description: SelfSigned is the self signed specific spec.
+                type: object
             type: object
           status:
             description: IssuerStatus is the status of the issuer.
@@ -204,8 +207,8 @@ spec:
                 description: State is either empty, 'Pending', 'Error', or 'Ready'.
                 type: string
               type:
-                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme' and 'ca'
-                  are supported.
+                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme', 'ca'
+                  and 'selfSigned' are supported.
                 type: string
             required:
             - state

pkg/apis/cert/crds/zz_generated_crds.go

@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ spec:
                   is used if CNAME record for DNS01 challange domain ` + "`" + `_acme-challenge.<domain>` + "`" + `
                   is set.
                 type: boolean
+              isCA:
+                description: |-
+                  IsCA value is used to set the ` + "`" + `isCA` + "`" + ` field on the certificate request.
+                  Note that the issuer may choose to ignore the requested isCA value, just
+                  like any other requested attribute.
+                type: boolean
               issuerRef:
                 description: IssuerRef is the reference of the issuer to use.
                 properties:
@@ -875,6 +881,9 @@ spec:
                 description: RequestsPerDayQuota is the maximum number of certificate
                   requests per days allowed for this issuer
                 type: integer
+              selfSigned:
+                description: SelfSigned is the self signed specific spec.
+                type: object
             type: object
           status:
             description: IssuerStatus is the status of the issuer.
@@ -903,8 +912,8 @@ spec:
                 description: State is either empty, 'Pending', 'Error', or 'Ready'.
                 type: string
               type:
-                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme' and 'ca'
-                  are supported.
+                description: Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme', 'ca'
+                  and 'selfSigned' are supported.
                 type: string
             required:
             - state

pkg/apis/cert/v1alpha1/types.go

@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ type CertificateSpec struct {
 	// Private key options. These include the key algorithm and size.
 	// +optional
 	PrivateKey *CertificatePrivateKey `json:"privateKey,omitempty"`
+	// IsCA value is used to set the `isCA` field on the certificate request.
+	// Note that the issuer may choose to ignore the requested isCA value, just
+	// like any other requested attribute.
+	// +optional
+	IsCA *bool `json:"isCA,omitempty"`
 	// Requested 'duration' (i.e. lifetime) of the Certificate. Note that the
 	// ACME issuer may choose to ignore the requested duration, just like any other
 	// requested attribute.
@@ -406,6 +411,9 @@ type IssuerSpec struct {
 	// CA is the CA specific spec.
 	// +optional
 	CA *CASpec `json:"ca,omitempty"`
+	// SelfSigned is the self signed specific spec.
+	// +optional
+	SelfSigned *SelfSignedSpec `json:"selfSigned,omitempty"`
 	// RequestsPerDayQuota is the maximum number of certificate requests per days allowed for this issuer
 	// +optional
 	RequestsPerDayQuota *int `json:"requestsPerDayQuota,omitempty"`
@@ -475,6 +483,10 @@ type CASpec struct {
 	PrivateKeySecretRef *corev1.SecretReference `json:"privateKeySecretRef,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// SelfSignedSpec is the self signed specific spec.
+type SelfSignedSpec struct {
+}
+
 // IssuerStatus is the status of the issuer.
 type IssuerStatus struct {
 	// ObservedGeneration is the observed generation of the spec.
@@ -484,7 +496,7 @@ type IssuerStatus struct {
 	// Message is the status or error message.
 	// +optional
 	Message *string `json:"message,omitempty"`
-	// Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme' and 'ca' are supported.
+	// Type is the issuer type. Currently only 'acme', 'ca' and 'selfSigned' are supported.
 	// +optional
 	Type *string `json:"type"`
 	// ACME is the ACME specific status.