caddy/caddytls/maintain.go

package caddytls

import (
	"log"
	"time"

	"golang.org/x/crypto/ocsp"
)

func init() {
	// maintain assets while this package is imported, which is
	// always. we don't ever stop it, since we need it running.
	go maintainAssets(make(chan struct{}))
}

const (
	// RenewInterval is how often to check certificates for renewal.
	RenewInterval = 12 * time.Hour

	// OCSPInterval is how often to check if OCSP stapling needs updating.
	OCSPInterval = 1 * time.Hour

	// RenewDurationBefore is how long before expiration to renew certificates.
	RenewDurationBefore = (24 * time.Hour) * 30
)

// maintainAssets is a permanently-blocking function
// that loops indefinitely and, on a regular schedule, checks
// certificates for expiration and initiates a renewal of certs
// that are expiring soon. It also updates OCSP stapling and
// performs other maintenance of assets. It should only be
// called once per process.
//
// You must pass in the channel which you'll close when
// maintenance should stop, to allow this goroutine to clean up
// after itself and unblock. (Not that you HAVE to stop it...)
func maintainAssets(stopChan chan struct{}) {
	renewalTicker := time.NewTicker(RenewInterval)
	ocspTicker := time.NewTicker(OCSPInterval)

	for {
		select {
		case <-renewalTicker.C:
			log.Println("[INFO] Scanning for expiring certificates")
			RenewManagedCertificates(false)
			log.Println("[INFO] Done checking certificates")
		case <-ocspTicker.C:
			log.Println("[INFO] Scanning for stale OCSP staples")
			UpdateOCSPStaples()
			log.Println("[INFO] Done checking OCSP staples")
		case <-stopChan:
			renewalTicker.Stop()
			ocspTicker.Stop()
			log.Println("[INFO] Stopped background maintenance routine")
			return
		}
	}
}

// RenewManagedCertificates renews managed certificates.
func RenewManagedCertificates(allowPrompts bool) (err error) {
	var renewed, deleted []Certificate
	visitedNames := make(map[string]struct{})

	certCacheMu.RLock()
	for name, cert := range certCache {
		if !cert.Config.Managed || cert.Config.SelfSigned {
			continue
		}

		// the list of names on this cert should never be empty...
		if cert.Names == nil || len(cert.Names) == 0 {
			log.Printf("[WARNING] Certificate keyed by '%s' has no names: %v - removing from cache", name, cert.Names)
			deleted = append(deleted, cert)
			continue
		}

		// skip names whose certificate we've already renewed
		if _, ok := visitedNames[name]; ok {
			continue
		}
		for _, name := range cert.Names {
			visitedNames[name] = struct{}{}
		}

		// if its time is up or ending soon, we need to try to renew it
		timeLeft := cert.NotAfter.Sub(time.Now().UTC())
		if timeLeft < RenewDurationBefore {
			log.Printf("[INFO] Certificate for %v expires in %v; attempting renewal", cert.Names, timeLeft)

			if cert.Config == nil {
				log.Printf("[ERROR] %s: No associated TLS config; unable to renew", name)
				continue
			}

			// This works well because managed certs are only associated with one name per config.
			// Note, the renewal inside here may not actually occur and no error will be returned
			// due to renewal lock (i.e. because a renewal is already happening). This lack of
			// error is by intention to force cache invalidation as though it has renewed.
			err := cert.Config.RenewCert(allowPrompts)

			if err != nil {
				if allowPrompts && timeLeft < 0 {
					// Certificate renewal failed, the operator is present, and the certificate
					// is already expired; we should stop immediately and return the error. Note
					// that we used to do this any time a renewal failed at startup. However,
					// after discussion in https://github.com/mholt/caddy/issues/642 we decided to
					// only stop startup if the certificate is expired. We still log the error
					// otherwise. I'm not sure how permanent the change in #642 will be...
					certCacheMu.RUnlock()
					return err
				}
				log.Printf("[ERROR] %v", err)
				if cert.Config.OnDemand {
					deleted = append(deleted, cert)
				}
			} else {
				renewed = append(renewed, cert)
			}
		}
	}
	certCacheMu.RUnlock()

	// Apply changes to the cache
	for _, cert := range renewed {
		if cert.Names[len(cert.Names)-1] == "" {
			// Special case: This is the default certificate. We must
			// flush it out of the cache so that we no longer point to
			// the old, un-renewed certificate. Otherwise it will be
			// renewed on every scan, which is too often. When we cache
			// this certificate in a moment, it will be the default again.
			certCacheMu.Lock()
			delete(certCache, "")
			certCacheMu.Unlock()
		}
		_, err := CacheManagedCertificate(cert.Names[0], cert.Config)
		if err != nil {
			if allowPrompts {
				return err // operator is present, so report error immediately
			}
			log.Printf("[ERROR] %v", err)
		}
	}
	for _, cert := range deleted {
		certCacheMu.Lock()
		for _, name := range cert.Names {
			delete(certCache, name)
		}
		certCacheMu.Unlock()
	}

	return nil
}

// UpdateOCSPStaples updates the OCSP stapling in all
// eligible, cached certificates.
func UpdateOCSPStaples() {
	// Create a temporary place to store updates
	// until we release the potentially long-lived
	// read lock and use a short-lived write lock.
	type ocspUpdate struct {
		rawBytes []byte
		parsed   *ocsp.Response
	}
	updated := make(map[string]ocspUpdate)

	// A single SAN certificate maps to multiple names, so we use this
	// set to make sure we don't waste cycles checking OCSP for the same
	// certificate multiple times.
	visited := make(map[string]struct{})

	certCacheMu.RLock()
	for name, cert := range certCache {
		// skip this certificate if we've already visited it,
		// and if not, mark all the names as visited
		if _, ok := visited[name]; ok {
			continue
		}
		for _, n := range cert.Names {
			visited[n] = struct{}{}
		}

		// no point in updating OCSP for expired certificates
		if time.Now().After(cert.NotAfter) {
			continue
		}

		var lastNextUpdate time.Time
		if cert.OCSP != nil {
			// start checking OCSP staple about halfway through validity period for good measure
			lastNextUpdate = cert.OCSP.NextUpdate
			refreshTime := cert.OCSP.ThisUpdate.Add(lastNextUpdate.Sub(cert.OCSP.ThisUpdate) / 2)

			// since OCSP is already stapled, we need only check if we're in that "refresh window"
			if time.Now().Before(refreshTime) {
				continue
			}
		}

		err := stapleOCSP(&cert, nil)
		if err != nil {
			if cert.OCSP != nil {
				// if there was no staple before, that's fine; otherwise we should log the error
				log.Printf("[ERROR] Checking OCSP for %v: %v", cert.Names, err)
			}
			continue
		}

		// By this point, we've obtained the latest OCSP response.
		// If there was no staple before, or if the response is updated, make
		// sure we apply the update to all names on the certificate.
		if lastNextUpdate.IsZero() || lastNextUpdate != cert.OCSP.NextUpdate {
			log.Printf("[INFO] Advancing OCSP staple for %v from %s to %s",
				cert.Names, lastNextUpdate, cert.OCSP.NextUpdate)
			for _, n := range cert.Names {
				updated[n] = ocspUpdate{rawBytes: cert.Certificate.OCSPStaple, parsed: cert.OCSP}
			}
		}
	}
	certCacheMu.RUnlock()

	// This write lock should be brief since we have all the info we need now.
	certCacheMu.Lock()
	for name, update := range updated {
		cert := certCache[name]
		cert.OCSP = update.parsed
		cert.Certificate.OCSPStaple = update.rawBytes
		certCache[name] = cert
	}
	certCacheMu.Unlock()
}