certificate_manager.go

/*
Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package certificate

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/ecdsa"
	"crypto/elliptic"
	cryptorand "crypto/rand"
	"crypto/tls"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"k8s.io/klog/v2"

	certificates "k8s.io/api/certificates/v1"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
	"k8s.io/client-go/util/cert"
	"k8s.io/client-go/util/certificate/csr"
	"k8s.io/client-go/util/keyutil"
)

// certificateWaitTimeout controls the amount of time we wait for certificate
// approval in one iteration.
var certificateWaitTimeout = 15 * time.Minute

// Manager maintains and updates the certificates in use by this certificate
// manager. In the background it communicates with the API server to get new
// certificates for certificates about to expire.
type Manager interface {
	// Start the API server status sync loop.
	Start()
	// Stop the cert manager loop.
	Stop()
	// Current returns the currently selected certificate from the
	// certificate manager, as well as the associated certificate and key data
	// in PEM format.
	Current() *tls.Certificate
	// ServerHealthy returns true if the manager is able to communicate with
	// the server. This allows a caller to determine whether the cert manager
	// thinks it can potentially talk to the API server. The cert manager may
	// be very conservative and only return true if recent communication has
	// occurred with the server.
	ServerHealthy() bool
}

// Config is the set of configuration parameters available for a new Manager.
type Config struct {
	// ClientsetFn will be used to create a clientset for
	// creating/fetching new certificate requests generated when a key rotation occurs.
	// The function will never be invoked in parallel.
	// It is passed the current client certificate if one exists.
	ClientsetFn ClientsetFunc
	// Template is the CertificateRequest that will be used as a template for
	// generating certificate signing requests for all new keys generated as
	// part of rotation. It follows the same rules as the template parameter of
	// crypto.x509.CreateCertificateRequest in the Go standard libraries.
	Template *x509.CertificateRequest
	// GetTemplate returns the CertificateRequest that will be used as a template for
	// generating certificate signing requests for all new keys generated as
	// part of rotation. It follows the same rules as the template parameter of
	// crypto.x509.CreateCertificateRequest in the Go standard libraries.
	// If no template is available, nil may be returned, and no certificate will be requested.
	// If specified, takes precedence over Template.
	GetTemplate func() *x509.CertificateRequest
	// SignerName is the name of the certificate signer that should sign certificates
	// generated by the manager.
	SignerName string
	// Usages is the types of usages that certificates generated by the manager
	// can be used for.
	Usages []certificates.KeyUsage
	// CertificateStore is a persistent store where the current cert/key is
	// kept and future cert/key pairs will be persisted after they are
	// generated.
	CertificateStore Store
	// BootstrapCertificatePEM is the certificate data that will be returned
	// from the Manager if the CertificateStore doesn't have any cert/key pairs
	// currently available and has not yet had a chance to get a new cert/key
	// pair from the API. If the CertificateStore does have a cert/key pair,
	// this will be ignored. If there is no cert/key pair available in the
	// CertificateStore, as soon as Start is called, it will request a new
	// cert/key pair from the CertificateSigningRequestClient. This is intended
	// to allow the first boot of a component to be initialized using a
	// generic, multi-use cert/key pair which will be quickly replaced with a
	// unique cert/key pair.
	BootstrapCertificatePEM []byte
	// BootstrapKeyPEM is the key data that will be returned from the Manager
	// if the CertificateStore doesn't have any cert/key pairs currently
	// available. If the CertificateStore does have a cert/key pair, this will
	// be ignored. If the bootstrap cert/key pair are used, they will be
	// rotated at the first opportunity, possibly well in advance of expiring.
	// This is intended to allow the first boot of a component to be
	// initialized using a generic, multi-use cert/key pair which will be
	// quickly replaced with a unique cert/key pair.
	BootstrapKeyPEM []byte `datapolicy:"security-key"`
	// CertificateRotation will record a metric showing the time in seconds
	// that certificates lived before being rotated. This metric is a histogram
	// because there is value in keeping a history of rotation cadences. It
	// allows one to setup monitoring and alerting of unexpected rotation
	// behavior and track trends in rotation frequency.
	CertificateRotation Histogram
	// CertifcateRenewFailure will record a metric that keeps track of
	// certificate renewal failures.
	CertificateRenewFailure Counter
}

// Store is responsible for getting and updating the current certificate.
// Depending on the concrete implementation, the backing store for this
// behavior may vary.
type Store interface {
	// Current returns the currently selected certificate, as well as the
	// associated certificate and key data in PEM format. If the Store doesn't
	// have a cert/key pair currently, it should return a NoCertKeyError so
	// that the Manager can recover by using bootstrap certificates to request
	// a new cert/key pair.
	Current() (*tls.Certificate, error)
	// Update accepts the PEM data for the cert/key pair and makes the new
	// cert/key pair the 'current' pair, that will be returned by future calls
	// to Current().
	Update(cert, key []byte) (*tls.Certificate, error)
}

// Gauge will record the remaining lifetime of the certificate each time it is
// updated.
type Gauge interface {
	Set(float64)
}

// Histogram will record the time a rotated certificate was used before being
// rotated.
type Histogram interface {
	Observe(float64)
}

// Counter will wrap a counter with labels
type Counter interface {
	Inc()
}

// NoCertKeyError indicates there is no cert/key currently available.
type NoCertKeyError string

// ClientsetFunc returns a new clientset for discovering CSR API availability and requesting CSRs.
// It is passed the current certificate if one is available and valid.
type ClientsetFunc func(current *tls.Certificate) (clientset.Interface, error)

func (e *NoCertKeyError) Error() string { return string(*e) }

type manager struct {
	getTemplate func() *x509.CertificateRequest

	// lastRequestLock guards lastRequestCancel and lastRequest
	lastRequestLock   sync.Mutex
	lastRequestCancel context.CancelFunc
	lastRequest       *x509.CertificateRequest

	dynamicTemplate bool
	signerName      string
	usages          []certificates.KeyUsage
	forceRotation   bool

	certStore Store

	certificateRotation     Histogram
	certificateRenewFailure Counter

	// the following variables must only be accessed under certAccessLock
	certAccessLock sync.RWMutex
	cert           *tls.Certificate
	serverHealth   bool

	// the clientFn must only be accessed under the clientAccessLock
	clientAccessLock sync.Mutex
	clientsetFn      ClientsetFunc
	stopCh           chan struct{}
	stopped          bool

	// Set to time.Now but can be stubbed out for testing
	now func() time.Time
}

// NewManager returns a new certificate manager. A certificate manager is
// responsible for being the authoritative source of certificates in the
// Kubelet and handling updates due to rotation.
func NewManager(config *Config) (Manager, error) {
	cert, forceRotation, err := getCurrentCertificateOrBootstrap(
		config.CertificateStore,
		config.BootstrapCertificatePEM,
		config.BootstrapKeyPEM)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	getTemplate := config.GetTemplate
	if getTemplate == nil {
		getTemplate = func() *x509.CertificateRequest { return config.Template }
	}

	m := manager{
		stopCh:                  make(chan struct{}),
		clientsetFn:             config.ClientsetFn,
		getTemplate:             getTemplate,
		dynamicTemplate:         config.GetTemplate != nil,
		signerName:              config.SignerName,
		usages:                  config.Usages,
		certStore:               config.CertificateStore,
		cert:                    cert,
		forceRotation:           forceRotation,
		certificateRotation:     config.CertificateRotation,
		certificateRenewFailure: config.CertificateRenewFailure,
		now:                     time.Now,
	}

	return &m, nil
}

// Current returns the currently selected certificate from the certificate
// manager. This can be nil if the manager was initialized without a
// certificate and has not yet received one from the
// CertificateSigningRequestClient, or if the current cert has expired.
func (m *manager) Current() *tls.Certificate {
	m.certAccessLock.RLock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.RUnlock()
	if m.cert != nil && m.cert.Leaf != nil && m.now().After(m.cert.Leaf.NotAfter) {
		klog.V(2).Infof("Current certificate is expired.")
		return nil
	}
	return m.cert
}

// ServerHealthy returns true if the cert manager believes the server
// is currently alive.
func (m *manager) ServerHealthy() bool {
	m.certAccessLock.RLock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.RUnlock()
	return m.serverHealth
}

// Stop terminates the manager.
func (m *manager) Stop() {
	m.clientAccessLock.Lock()
	defer m.clientAccessLock.Unlock()
	if m.stopped {
		return
	}
	close(m.stopCh)
	m.stopped = true
}

// Start will start the background work of rotating the certificates.
func (m *manager) Start() {
	// Certificate rotation depends on access to the API server certificate
	// signing API, so don't start the certificate manager if we don't have a
	// client.
	if m.clientsetFn == nil {
		klog.V(2).Infof("Certificate rotation is not enabled, no connection to the apiserver.")
		return
	}

	klog.V(2).Infof("Certificate rotation is enabled.")

	templateChanged := make(chan struct{})
	go wait.Until(func() {
		deadline := m.nextRotationDeadline()
		if sleepInterval := deadline.Sub(m.now()); sleepInterval > 0 {
			klog.V(2).Infof("Waiting %v for next certificate rotation", sleepInterval)

			timer := time.NewTimer(sleepInterval)
			defer timer.Stop()

			select {
			case <-timer.C:
				// unblock when deadline expires
			case <-templateChanged:
				_, lastRequestTemplate := m.getLastRequest()
				if reflect.DeepEqual(lastRequestTemplate, m.getTemplate()) {
					// if the template now matches what we last requested, restart the rotation deadline loop
					return
				}
				klog.V(2).Infof("Certificate template changed, rotating")
			}
		}

		// Don't enter rotateCerts and trigger backoff if we don't even have a template to request yet
		if m.getTemplate() == nil {
			return
		}

		backoff := wait.Backoff{
			Duration: 2 * time.Second,
			Factor:   2,
			Jitter:   0.1,
			Steps:    5,
		}
		if err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(backoff, m.rotateCerts); err != nil {
			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Reached backoff limit, still unable to rotate certs: %v", err))
			wait.PollInfinite(32*time.Second, m.rotateCerts)
		}
	}, time.Second, m.stopCh)

	if m.dynamicTemplate {
		go wait.Until(func() {
			// check if the current template matches what we last requested
			lastRequestCancel, lastRequestTemplate := m.getLastRequest()

			if !m.certSatisfiesTemplate() && !reflect.DeepEqual(lastRequestTemplate, m.getTemplate()) {
				// if the template is different, queue up an interrupt of the rotation deadline loop.
				// if we've requested a CSR that matches the new template by the time the interrupt is handled, the interrupt is disregarded.
				if lastRequestCancel != nil {
					// if we're currently waiting on a submitted request that no longer matches what we want, stop waiting
					lastRequestCancel()
				}
				select {
				case templateChanged <- struct{}{}:
				case <-m.stopCh:
				}
			}
		}, time.Second, m.stopCh)
	}
}

func getCurrentCertificateOrBootstrap(
	store Store,
	bootstrapCertificatePEM []byte,
	bootstrapKeyPEM []byte) (cert *tls.Certificate, shouldRotate bool, errResult error) {

	currentCert, err := store.Current()
	if err == nil {
		// if the current cert is expired, fall back to the bootstrap cert
		if currentCert.Leaf != nil && time.Now().Before(currentCert.Leaf.NotAfter) {
			return currentCert, false, nil
		}
	} else {
		if _, ok := err.(*NoCertKeyError); !ok {
			return nil, false, err
		}
	}

	if bootstrapCertificatePEM == nil || bootstrapKeyPEM == nil {
		return nil, true, nil
	}

	bootstrapCert, err := tls.X509KeyPair(bootstrapCertificatePEM, bootstrapKeyPEM)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, false, err
	}
	if len(bootstrapCert.Certificate) < 1 {
		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("no cert/key data found")
	}

	certs, err := x509.ParseCertificates(bootstrapCert.Certificate[0])
	if err != nil {
		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse certificate data: %v", err)
	}
	if len(certs) < 1 {
		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("no cert data found")
	}
	bootstrapCert.Leaf = certs[0]

	if _, err := store.Update(bootstrapCertificatePEM, bootstrapKeyPEM); err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to set the cert/key pair to the bootstrap certificate: %v", err))
	} else {
		klog.V(4).Infof("Updated the store to contain the initial bootstrap certificate")
	}

	return &bootstrapCert, true, nil
}

func (m *manager) getClientset() (clientset.Interface, error) {
	current := m.Current()
	m.clientAccessLock.Lock()
	defer m.clientAccessLock.Unlock()
	return m.clientsetFn(current)
}

// RotateCerts is exposed for testing only and is not a part of the public interface.
// Returns true if it changed the cert, false otherwise. Error is only returned in
// exceptional cases.
func (m *manager) RotateCerts() (bool, error) {
	return m.rotateCerts()
}

// rotateCerts attempts to request a client cert from the server, wait a reasonable
// period of time for it to be signed, and then update the cert on disk. If it cannot
// retrieve a cert, it will return false. It will only return error in exceptional cases.
// This method also keeps track of "server health" by interpreting the responses it gets
// from the server on the various calls it makes.
// TODO: return errors, have callers handle and log them correctly
func (m *manager) rotateCerts() (bool, error) {
	klog.V(2).Infof("Rotating certificates")

	template, csrPEM, keyPEM, privateKey, err := m.generateCSR()
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to generate a certificate signing request: %v", err))
		if m.certificateRenewFailure != nil {
			m.certificateRenewFailure.Inc()
		}
		return false, nil
	}

	// request the client each time
	clientSet, err := m.getClientset()
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to load a client to request certificates: %v", err))
		if m.certificateRenewFailure != nil {
			m.certificateRenewFailure.Inc()
		}
		return false, nil
	}

	// Call the Certificate Signing Request API to get a certificate for the
	// new private key.
	reqName, reqUID, err := csr.RequestCertificate(clientSet, csrPEM, "", m.signerName, m.usages, privateKey)
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Failed while requesting a signed certificate from the master: %v", err))
		if m.certificateRenewFailure != nil {
			m.certificateRenewFailure.Inc()
		}
		return false, m.updateServerError(err)
	}

	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), certificateWaitTimeout)
	defer cancel()

	// Once we've successfully submitted a CSR for this template, record that we did so
	m.setLastRequest(cancel, template)

	// Wait for the certificate to be signed. This interface and internal timout
	// is a remainder after the old design using raw watch wrapped with backoff.
	crtPEM, err := csr.WaitForCertificate(ctx, clientSet, reqName, reqUID)
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("certificate request was not signed: %v", err))
		if m.certificateRenewFailure != nil {
			m.certificateRenewFailure.Inc()
		}
		return false, nil
	}

	cert, err := m.certStore.Update(crtPEM, keyPEM)
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to store the new cert/key pair: %v", err))
		if m.certificateRenewFailure != nil {
			m.certificateRenewFailure.Inc()
		}
		return false, nil
	}

	if old := m.updateCached(cert); old != nil && m.certificateRotation != nil {
		m.certificateRotation.Observe(m.now().Sub(old.Leaf.NotBefore).Seconds())
	}

	return true, nil
}

// Check that the current certificate on disk satisfies the requests from the
// current template.
//
// Note that extra items in the certificate's SAN or orgs that don't exist in
// the template will not trigger a renewal.
//
// Requires certAccessLock to be locked.
func (m *manager) certSatisfiesTemplateLocked() bool {
	if m.cert == nil {
		return false
	}

	if template := m.getTemplate(); template != nil {
		if template.Subject.CommonName != m.cert.Leaf.Subject.CommonName {
			klog.V(2).Infof("Current certificate CN (%s) does not match requested CN (%s)", m.cert.Leaf.Subject.CommonName, template.Subject.CommonName)
			return false
		}

		currentDNSNames := sets.NewString(m.cert.Leaf.DNSNames...)
		desiredDNSNames := sets.NewString(template.DNSNames...)
		missingDNSNames := desiredDNSNames.Difference(currentDNSNames)
		if len(missingDNSNames) > 0 {
			klog.V(2).Infof("Current certificate is missing requested DNS names %v", missingDNSNames.List())
			return false
		}

		currentIPs := sets.NewString()
		for _, ip := range m.cert.Leaf.IPAddresses {
			currentIPs.Insert(ip.String())
		}
		desiredIPs := sets.NewString()
		for _, ip := range template.IPAddresses {
			desiredIPs.Insert(ip.String())
		}
		missingIPs := desiredIPs.Difference(currentIPs)
		if len(missingIPs) > 0 {
			klog.V(2).Infof("Current certificate is missing requested IP addresses %v", missingIPs.List())
			return false
		}

		currentOrgs := sets.NewString(m.cert.Leaf.Subject.Organization...)
		desiredOrgs := sets.NewString(template.Subject.Organization...)
		missingOrgs := desiredOrgs.Difference(currentOrgs)
		if len(missingOrgs) > 0 {
			klog.V(2).Infof("Current certificate is missing requested orgs %v", missingOrgs.List())
			return false
		}
	}

	return true
}

func (m *manager) certSatisfiesTemplate() bool {
	m.certAccessLock.RLock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.RUnlock()
	return m.certSatisfiesTemplateLocked()
}

// nextRotationDeadline returns a value for the threshold at which the
// current certificate should be rotated, 80%+/-10% of the expiration of the
// certificate.
func (m *manager) nextRotationDeadline() time.Time {
	// forceRotation is not protected by locks
	if m.forceRotation {
		m.forceRotation = false
		return m.now()
	}

	m.certAccessLock.RLock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.RUnlock()

	if !m.certSatisfiesTemplateLocked() {
		return m.now()
	}

	notAfter := m.cert.Leaf.NotAfter
	totalDuration := float64(notAfter.Sub(m.cert.Leaf.NotBefore))
	deadline := m.cert.Leaf.NotBefore.Add(jitteryDuration(totalDuration))

	klog.V(2).Infof("Certificate expiration is %v, rotation deadline is %v", notAfter, deadline)
	return deadline
}

// jitteryDuration uses some jitter to set the rotation threshold so each node
// will rotate at approximately 70-90% of the total lifetime of the
// certificate.  With jitter, if a number of nodes are added to a cluster at
// approximately the same time (such as cluster creation time), they won't all
// try to rotate certificates at the same time for the rest of the life of the
// cluster.
//
// This function is represented as a variable to allow replacement during testing.
var jitteryDuration = func(totalDuration float64) time.Duration {
	return wait.Jitter(time.Duration(totalDuration), 0.2) - time.Duration(totalDuration*0.3)
}

// updateCached sets the most recent retrieved cert and returns the old cert.
// It also sets the server as assumed healthy.
func (m *manager) updateCached(cert *tls.Certificate) *tls.Certificate {
	m.certAccessLock.Lock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.Unlock()
	m.serverHealth = true
	old := m.cert
	m.cert = cert
	return old
}

// updateServerError takes an error returned by the server and infers
// the health of the server based on the error. It will return nil if
// the error does not require immediate termination of any wait loops,
// and otherwise it will return the error.
func (m *manager) updateServerError(err error) error {
	m.certAccessLock.Lock()
	defer m.certAccessLock.Unlock()
	switch {
	case errors.IsUnauthorized(err):
		// SSL terminating proxies may report this error instead of the master
		m.serverHealth = true
	case errors.IsUnexpectedServerError(err):
		// generally indicates a proxy or other load balancer problem, rather than a problem coming
		// from the master
		m.serverHealth = false
	default:
		// Identify known errors that could be expected for a cert request that
		// indicate everything is working normally
		m.serverHealth = errors.IsNotFound(err) || errors.IsForbidden(err)
	}
	return nil
}

func (m *manager) generateCSR() (template *x509.CertificateRequest, csrPEM []byte, keyPEM []byte, key interface{}, err error) {
	// Generate a new private key.
	privateKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), cryptorand.Reader)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate a new private key: %v", err)
	}
	der, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(privateKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal the new key to DER: %v", err)
	}

	keyPEM = pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: keyutil.ECPrivateKeyBlockType, Bytes: der})

	template = m.getTemplate()
	if template == nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create a csr, no template available")
	}
	csrPEM, err = cert.MakeCSRFromTemplate(privateKey, template)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create a csr from the private key: %v", err)
	}
	return template, csrPEM, keyPEM, privateKey, nil
}

func (m *manager) getLastRequest() (context.CancelFunc, *x509.CertificateRequest) {
	m.lastRequestLock.Lock()
	defer m.lastRequestLock.Unlock()
	return m.lastRequestCancel, m.lastRequest
}

func (m *manager) setLastRequest(cancel context.CancelFunc, r *x509.CertificateRequest) {
	m.lastRequestLock.Lock()
	defer m.lastRequestLock.Unlock()
	m.lastRequestCancel = cancel
	m.lastRequest = r
}