apps: ca,req,x509: Add explicit start and end dates options

- Added options `-not_before` (start date) and `-not-after` (end date) for explicit setting of the validity period of a certificate in the apps `ca`, `req` and `x509` - The new options accept time strings or "today" - In app `ca`, use the new options as aliases of the already existing options `-startdate` and `-enddate` - When used in apps `req` and `x509`, the end date must be >= the start date, in app `ca` end date < start date is also accepted - In any case, `-not-after` overrides the `-days` option - Added helper function `check_cert_time_string` to validate given certificate time strings - Use the new helper function in apps `ca`, `req` and `x509` - Moved redundant code for time string checking into `set_cert_times` helper function. - Added tests for explicit start and end dates in apps `req` and `x509` - test: Added auxiliary functions for parsing fields from `-text` formatted output to `tconversion.pl` - CHANGES: Added to new section 3.4 Signed-off-by: Stephan Wurm <atomisirsi@gsklan.de> Reviewed-by: David von Oheimb <david.von.oheimb@siemens.com> Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <tomas@openssl.org> (Merged from #21716)
openssl · Apr 9, 2024 · 8120223 · 8120223
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diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ appropriate release branch.
 OpenSSL Releases
 ----------------
 
+ - [OpenSSL 3.4](#openssl-34)
  - [OpenSSL 3.3](#openssl-33)
  - [OpenSSL 3.2](#openssl-32)
  - [OpenSSL 3.1](#openssl-31)
@@ -28,7 +29,12 @@ OpenSSL 3.4
 
 ### Changes between 3.3 and 3.4 [xx XXX xxxx]
 
- * None yet
+ * Added options `-not_before` and `-not_after` for explicit setting
+   start and end dates of certificates created with the `req` and `x509`
+   apps. Added the same options also to `ca` app as alias for
+   `-startdate` and `-enddate` options.
+
+   *Stephan Wurm*
 
 OpenSSL 3.3
 -----------

diff --git a/apps/ca.c b/apps/ca.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ typedef enum OPTION_choice {
     OPT_IN, OPT_INFORM, OPT_OUT, OPT_DATEOPT, OPT_OUTDIR, OPT_VFYOPT,
     OPT_SIGOPT, OPT_NOTEXT, OPT_BATCH, OPT_PRESERVEDN, OPT_NOEMAILDN,
     OPT_GENCRL, OPT_MSIE_HACK, OPT_CRL_LASTUPDATE, OPT_CRL_NEXTUPDATE,
-    OPT_CRLDAYS, OPT_CRLHOURS, OPT_CRLSEC,
+    OPT_CRLDAYS, OPT_CRLHOURS, OPT_CRLSEC, OPT_NOT_BEFORE, OPT_NOT_AFTER,
     OPT_INFILES, OPT_SS_CERT, OPT_SPKAC, OPT_REVOKE, OPT_VALID,
     OPT_EXTENSIONS, OPT_EXTFILE, OPT_STATUS, OPT_UPDATEDB, OPT_CRLEXTS,
     OPT_RAND_SERIAL, OPT_QUIET,
@@ -199,10 +199,13 @@ const OPTIONS ca_options[] = {
      "Always create a random serial; do not store it"},
     {"multivalue-rdn", OPT_MULTIVALUE_RDN, '-',
      "Deprecated; multi-valued RDNs support is always on."},
-    {"startdate", OPT_STARTDATE, 's', "Cert notBefore, YYMMDDHHMMSSZ"},
+    {"startdate", OPT_STARTDATE, 's',
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notBefore certificate field"},
+    {"not_before", OPT_NOT_BEFORE, 's', "An alias for -startdate"},
     {"enddate", OPT_ENDDATE, 's',
-     "YYMMDDHHMMSSZ cert notAfter (overrides -days)"},
-    {"days", OPT_DAYS, 'p', "Number of days to certify the cert for"},
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notAfter certificate field, overrides -days"},
+    {"not_after", OPT_NOT_AFTER, 's', "An alias for -enddate"},
+    {"days", OPT_DAYS, 'p', "Number of days from today to certify the cert for"},
     {"extensions", OPT_EXTENSIONS, 's',
      "Extension section (override value in config file)"},
     {"extfile", OPT_EXTFILE, '<',
@@ -359,9 +362,11 @@ int ca_main(int argc, char **argv)
             /* obsolete */
             break;
         case OPT_STARTDATE:
+        case OPT_NOT_BEFORE:
             startdate = opt_arg();
             break;
         case OPT_ENDDATE:
+        case OPT_NOT_AFTER:
             enddate = opt_arg();
             break;
         case OPT_DAYS:
@@ -874,22 +879,8 @@ int ca_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (startdate == NULL)
             startdate =
                 app_conf_try_string(conf, section, ENV_DEFAULT_STARTDATE);
-        if (startdate != NULL && !ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(NULL, startdate)) {
-            BIO_printf(bio_err,
-                       "start date is invalid, it should be YYMMDDHHMMSSZ or YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ\n");
-            goto end;
-        }
-        if (startdate == NULL)
-            startdate = "today";
-
         if (enddate == NULL)
             enddate = app_conf_try_string(conf, section, ENV_DEFAULT_ENDDATE);
-        if (enddate != NULL && !ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(NULL, enddate)) {
-            BIO_printf(bio_err,
-                       "end date is invalid, it should be YYMMDDHHMMSSZ or YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ\n");
-            goto end;
-        }
-
         if (days == 0) {
             if (!app_conf_try_number(conf, section, ENV_DEFAULT_DAYS, &days))
                 days = 0;
@@ -898,6 +889,9 @@ int ca_main(int argc, char **argv)
             BIO_printf(bio_err, "cannot lookup how many days to certify for\n");
             goto end;
         }
+        if (days != 0 && enddate != NULL)
+            BIO_printf(bio_err,
+                       "Warning: -enddate or -not_after option overriding -days option\n");
 
         if (rand_ser) {
             if ((serial = BN_new()) == NULL || !rand_serial(serial, NULL)) {
@@ -1671,7 +1665,7 @@ static int do_body(X509 **xret, EVP_PKEY *pkey, X509 *x509,
             goto end;
     }
 
-    if (!set_cert_times(ret, startdate, enddate, days))
+    if (!set_cert_times(ret, startdate, enddate, days, 0))
         goto end;
 
     if (enddate != NULL) {

diff --git a/apps/include/apps.h b/apps/include/apps.h
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ int has_stdin_waiting(void);
 # endif
 
 void corrupt_signature(const ASN1_STRING *signature);
+
+/* Helpers for setting X509v3 certificate fields notBefore and notAfter */
+int check_cert_time_string(const char *time, const char *desc);
 int set_cert_times(X509 *x, const char *startdate, const char *enddate,
-                   int days);
+                   int days, int strict_compare_times);
+
 int set_crl_lastupdate(X509_CRL *crl, const char *lastupdate);
 int set_crl_nextupdate(X509_CRL *crl, const char *nextupdate,
                        long days, long hours, long secs);

diff --git a/apps/lib/apps.c b/apps/lib/apps.c
@@ -3275,23 +3275,54 @@ void corrupt_signature(const ASN1_STRING *signature)
     s[signature->length - 1] ^= 0x1;
 }
 
+int check_cert_time_string(const char *time, const char *desc)
+{
+    if (time == NULL || strcmp(time, "today") == 0
+            || ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(NULL, time))
+        return 1;
+    BIO_printf(bio_err,
+               "%s is invalid, it should be \"today\" or have format [CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ\n",
+               desc);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int set_cert_times(X509 *x, const char *startdate, const char *enddate,
-                   int days)
+                   int days, int strict_compare_times)
 {
+    if (!check_cert_time_string(startdate, "start date"))
+        return 0;
+    if (!check_cert_time_string(enddate, "end date"))
+        return 0;
     if (startdate == NULL || strcmp(startdate, "today") == 0) {
-        if (X509_gmtime_adj(X509_getm_notBefore(x), 0) == NULL)
+        if (X509_gmtime_adj(X509_getm_notBefore(x), 0) == NULL) {
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Error setting notBefore certificate field\n");
             return 0;
+        }
     } else {
-        if (!ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(X509_getm_notBefore(x), startdate))
+        if (!ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(X509_getm_notBefore(x), startdate)) {
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Error setting notBefore certificate field\n");
             return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (enddate != NULL && strcmp(enddate, "today") == 0) {
+        enddate = NULL;
+        days = 0;
     }
     if (enddate == NULL) {
-        if (X509_time_adj_ex(X509_getm_notAfter(x), days, 0, NULL)
-            == NULL)
+        if (X509_time_adj_ex(X509_getm_notAfter(x), days, 0, NULL) == NULL) {
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Error setting notAfter certificate field\n");
             return 0;
+        }
     } else if (!ASN1_TIME_set_string_X509(X509_getm_notAfter(x), enddate)) {
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "Error setting notAfter certificate field\n");
         return 0;
     }
+    if (ASN1_TIME_compare(X509_get0_notAfter(x), X509_get0_notBefore(x)) < 0) {
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "%s: end date before start date\n",
+                   strict_compare_times ? "Error" : "Warning");
+        if (strict_compare_times)
+            return 0;
+    }
     return 1;
 }
 

diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_KEY_LENGTH 2048
 #define MIN_KEY_LENGTH     512
-#define DEFAULT_DAYS       30 /* default cert validity period in days */
+#define DEFAULT_DAYS       30 /* default certificate validity period in days */
 #define UNSET_DAYS         -2 /* -1 may be used for testing expiration checks */
 #define EXT_COPY_UNSET     -1
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ typedef enum OPTION_choice {
     OPT_VERIFY, OPT_NOENC, OPT_NODES, OPT_NOOUT, OPT_VERBOSE, OPT_UTF8,
     OPT_NAMEOPT, OPT_REQOPT, OPT_SUBJ, OPT_SUBJECT, OPT_TEXT,
     OPT_X509, OPT_X509V1, OPT_CA, OPT_CAKEY,
-    OPT_MULTIVALUE_RDN, OPT_DAYS, OPT_SET_SERIAL,
+    OPT_MULTIVALUE_RDN, OPT_NOT_BEFORE, OPT_NOT_AFTER, OPT_DAYS, OPT_SET_SERIAL,
     OPT_COPY_EXTENSIONS, OPT_EXTENSIONS, OPT_REQEXTS, OPT_ADDEXT,
     OPT_PRECERT, OPT_MD,
     OPT_SECTION, OPT_QUIET,
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ const OPTIONS req_options[] = {
      "Print the subject of the output request or cert"},
     {"multivalue-rdn", OPT_MULTIVALUE_RDN, '-',
      "Deprecated; multi-valued RDNs support is always on."},
-    {"days", OPT_DAYS, 'p', "Number of days cert is valid for"},
+    {"not_before", OPT_NOT_BEFORE, 's',
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notBefore certificate field"},
+    {"not_after", OPT_NOT_AFTER, 's',
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notAfter certificate field, overrides -days"},
+    {"days", OPT_DAYS, 'p', "Number of days certificate is valid for"},
     {"set_serial", OPT_SET_SERIAL, 's', "Serial number to use"},
     {"copy_extensions", OPT_COPY_EXTENSIONS, 's',
      "copy extensions from request when using -x509"},
@@ -259,6 +263,7 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv)
     char *template = default_config_file, *keyout = NULL;
     const char *keyalg = NULL;
     OPTION_CHOICE o;
+    char *not_before = NULL, *not_after = NULL;
     int days = UNSET_DAYS;
     int ret = 1, gen_x509 = 0, i = 0, newreq = 0, verbose = 0, progress = 1;
     int informat = FORMAT_UNDEF, outformat = FORMAT_PEM, keyform = FORMAT_UNDEF;
@@ -423,9 +428,15 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv)
         case OPT_CAKEY:
             CAkeyfile = opt_arg();
             break;
+        case OPT_NOT_BEFORE:
+            not_before = opt_arg();
+            break;
+        case OPT_NOT_AFTER:
+            not_after = opt_arg();
+            break;
         case OPT_DAYS:
             days = atoi(opt_arg());
-            if (days < -1) {
+            if (days <= UNSET_DAYS) {
                 BIO_printf(bio_err, "%s: -days parameter arg must be >= -1\n",
                            prog);
                 goto end;
@@ -494,9 +505,13 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     if (!gen_x509) {
         if (days != UNSET_DAYS)
-            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Ignoring -days without -x509; not generating a certificate\n");
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Warning: Ignoring -days without -x509; not generating a certificate\n");
+        if (not_before != NULL)
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Warning: Ignoring -not_before without -x509; not generating a certificate\n");
+        if (not_after != NULL)
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Warning: Ignoring -not_after without -x509; not generating a certificate\n");
         if (ext_copy == EXT_COPY_NONE)
-            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Ignoring -copy_extensions 'none' when -x509 is not given\n");
+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "Warning: Ignoring -copy_extensions 'none' when -x509 is not given\n");
     }
     if (infile == NULL) {
         if (gen_x509)
@@ -802,10 +817,11 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
             if (!X509_set_issuer_name(new_x509, issuer))
                 goto end;
-            if (days == UNSET_DAYS) {
+            if (days == UNSET_DAYS)
                 days = DEFAULT_DAYS;
-            }
-            if (!set_cert_times(new_x509, NULL, NULL, days))
+            else if (not_after != NULL)
+                BIO_printf(bio_err,"Warning: -not_after option overriding -days option\n");
+            if (!set_cert_times(new_x509, not_before, not_after, days, 1))
                 goto end;
             if (!X509_set_subject_name(new_x509, n_subj))
                 goto end;

diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 #undef POSTFIX
 #define POSTFIX ".srl"
-#define DEFAULT_DAYS    30 /* default cert validity period in days */
-#define UNSET_DAYS      -2 /* -1 is used for testing expiration checks */
+#define DEFAULT_DAYS       30 /* default certificate validity period in days */
+#define UNSET_DAYS         -2 /* -1 may be used for testing expiration checks */
 #define EXT_COPY_UNSET     -1
 
 static int callb(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum OPTION_choice {
     OPT_CLRREJECT, OPT_ALIAS, OPT_CACREATESERIAL, OPT_CLREXT, OPT_OCSPID,
     OPT_SUBJECT_HASH_OLD, OPT_ISSUER_HASH_OLD, OPT_COPY_EXTENSIONS,
     OPT_BADSIG, OPT_MD, OPT_ENGINE, OPT_NOCERT, OPT_PRESERVE_DATES,
+    OPT_NOT_BEFORE, OPT_NOT_AFTER,
     OPT_R_ENUM, OPT_PROV_ENUM, OPT_EXT
 } OPTION_CHOICE;
 
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ const OPTIONS x509_options[] = {
      "Serial number to use, overrides -CAserial"},
     {"next_serial", OPT_NEXT_SERIAL, '-',
      "Increment current certificate serial number"},
+    {"not_before", OPT_NOT_BEFORE, 's',
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notBefore certificate field"},
+    {"not_after", OPT_NOT_AFTER, 's',
+     "[CC]YYMMDDHHMMSSZ value for notAfter certificate field, overrides -days"},
     {"days", OPT_DAYS, 'n',
      "Number of days until newly generated certificate expires - default 30"},
     {"preserve_dates", OPT_PRESERVE_DATES, '-',
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
     char *ext_names = NULL;
     char *extsect = NULL, *extfile = NULL, *passin = NULL, *passinarg = NULL;
     char *infile = NULL, *outfile = NULL, *privkeyfile = NULL, *CAfile = NULL;
-    char *prog;
+    char *prog, *not_before = NULL, *not_after = NULL;
     int days = UNSET_DAYS; /* not explicitly set */
     int x509toreq = 0, modulus = 0, print_pubkey = 0, pprint = 0;
     int CAformat = FORMAT_UNDEF, CAkeyformat = FORMAT_UNDEF;
@@ -376,9 +381,15 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
             if (!vfyopts || !sk_OPENSSL_STRING_push(vfyopts, opt_arg()))
                 goto opthelp;
             break;
+        case OPT_NOT_BEFORE:
+            not_before = opt_arg();
+            break;
+        case OPT_NOT_AFTER:
+            not_after = opt_arg();
+            break;
         case OPT_DAYS:
             days = atoi(opt_arg());
-            if (days < -1) {
+            if (days <= UNSET_DAYS) {
                 BIO_printf(bio_err, "%s: -days parameter arg must be >= -1\n",
                            prog);
                 goto err;
@@ -610,12 +621,22 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (!opt_check_md(digest))
         goto opthelp;
 
+    if (preserve_dates && not_before != NULL) {
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "Cannot use -preserve_dates with -not_before option\n");
+        goto err;
+    }
+    if (preserve_dates && not_after != NULL) {
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "Cannot use -preserve_dates with -not_after option\n");
+        goto err;
+    }
     if (preserve_dates && days != UNSET_DAYS) {
         BIO_printf(bio_err, "Cannot use -preserve_dates with -days option\n");
         goto err;
     }
     if (days == UNSET_DAYS)
         days = DEFAULT_DAYS;
+    else if (not_after != NULL)
+        BIO_printf(bio_err, "Warning: -not_after option overriding -days option\n");
 
     if (!app_passwd(passinarg, NULL, &passin, NULL)) {
         BIO_printf(bio_err, "Error getting password\n");
@@ -837,7 +858,7 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
         goto end;
 
     if (reqfile || newcert || privkey != NULL || CAfile != NULL) {
-        if (!preserve_dates && !set_cert_times(x, NULL, NULL, days))
+        if (!preserve_dates && !set_cert_times(x, not_before, not_after, days, 1))
             goto end;
         if (fissu != NULL) {
             if (!X509_set_issuer_name(x, fissu))