Issuer policies that can randomize issuer used

README.md

@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ CertMagic - Automatic HTTPS using Let's Encrypt
 ## Features
 
 - Fully automated certificate management including issuance and renewal
-- One-liner, fully managed HTTPS servers
+- One-line, fully managed HTTPS servers
 - Full control over almost every aspect of the system
 - HTTP->HTTPS redirects
-- Solves all 3 ACME challenges: HTTP, TLS-ALPN, and DNS
+- Multiple issuers supported: get certificates from multiple sources/CAs for redundancy and resiliency
+- Solves all 3 common ACME challenges: HTTP, TLS-ALPN, and DNS (and capable of others)
 - Most robust error handling of _any_ ACME client
 	- Challenges are randomized to avoid accidental dependence
 	- Challenges are rotated to overcome certain network blockages
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ CertMagic - Automatic HTTPS using Let's Encrypt
 - Written in Go, a language with memory-safety guarantees
 - Powered by [ACMEz](https://github.com/mholt/acmez), _the_ premier ACME client library for Go
 - All [libdns](https://github.com/libdns) DNS providers work out-of-the-box
-- Pluggable storage implementations (default: file system)
+- Pluggable storage backends (default: file system)
+- Pluggable key sources
 - Wildcard certificates
 - Automatic OCSP stapling ([done right](https://gist.github.com/sleevi/5efe9ef98961ecfb4da8#gistcomment-2336055)) [keeps your sites online!](https://twitter.com/caddyserver/status/1234874273724084226)
 	- Will [automatically attempt](https://twitter.com/mholt6/status/1235577699541762048) to replace [revoked certificates](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/2020-02-29-caa-rechecking-bug/114591/3?u=mholt)!
@@ -101,7 +103,8 @@ CertMagic - Automatic HTTPS using Let's Encrypt
 	- Caddy / CertMagic pioneered this technology
 	- Custom decision functions to regulate and throttle on-demand behavior
 - Optional event hooks for observation
-- Works with any certificate authority (CA) compliant with the ACME specification
+- One-time private keys by default (new key for each cert) to discourage pinning and reduce scope of key compromise
+- Works with any certificate authority (CA) compliant with the ACME specification RFC 8555
 - Certificate revocation (please, only if private key is compromised)
 - Must-Staple (optional; not default)
 - Cross-platform support! Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD, Android...

certmagic.go

@@ -411,6 +411,23 @@ type KeyGenerator interface {
 	GenerateKey() (crypto.PrivateKey, error)
 }
 
+// IssuerPolicy is a type that enumerates how to
+// choose which issuer to use. EXPERIMENTAL and
+// subject to change.
+type IssuerPolicy string
+
+// Supported issuer policies. These are subject to change.
+const (
+	// UseFirstIssuer uses the first issuer that
+	// successfully returns a certificate.
+	UseFirstIssuer = "first"
+
+	// UseFirstRandomIssuer shuffles the list of
+	// configured issuers, then uses the first one
+	// that successfully returns a certificate.
+	UseFirstRandomIssuer = "first_random"
+)
+
 // IssuedCertificate represents a certificate that was just issued.
 type IssuedCertificate struct {
 	// The PEM-encoding of DER-encoded ASN.1 data.

config.go

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// turn until one succeeds.
 	Issuers []Issuer
 
+	// How to select which issuer to use.
+	// Default: UseFirstIssuer (subject to change).
+	IssuerPolicy IssuerPolicy
+
 	// If true, private keys already existing in storage
 	// will be reused. Otherwise, a new key will be
 	// created for every new certificate to mitigate
@@ -533,7 +537,9 @@ func (cfg *Config) obtainCert(ctx context.Context, name string, interactive bool
 			return fmt.Errorf("obtaining certificate aborted by event handler: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		// if storage has a private key already, use it; otherwise we'll generate our own
+		// If storage has a private key already, use it; otherwise we'll generate our own.
+		// Also create the slice of issuers we will try using according to any issuer
+		// selection policy (it must be a copy of the slice so we don't mutate original).
 		var privKey crypto.PrivateKey
 		var privKeyPEM []byte
 		var issuers []Issuer
@@ -542,6 +548,14 @@ func (cfg *Config) obtainCert(ctx context.Context, name string, interactive bool
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+		} else {
+			issuers = make([]Issuer, len(cfg.Issuers))
+			copy(issuers, cfg.Issuers)
+		}
+		if cfg.IssuerPolicy == UseFirstRandomIssuer {
+			weakrand.Shuffle(len(issuers), func(i, j int) {
+				issuers[i], issuers[j] = issuers[j], issuers[i]
+			})
 		}
 		if privKey == nil {
 			privKey, err = cfg.KeySource.GenerateKey()