ipn/ipnlocal: also use LetsEncrypt-baked-in roots for cert validation

We previously baked in the LetsEncrypt x509 root CA for our tlsdial
package.

This moves that out into a new "bakedroots" package and is now also
shared by ipn/ipnlocal's cert validation code (validCertPEM) that
decides whether it's time to fetch a new cert.

Otherwise, a machine without LetsEncrypt roots locally in its system
roots is unable to use tailscale cert/serve and fetch certs.

Fixes #14690

Change-Id: Ic88b3bdaabe25d56b9ff07ada56a27e3f11d7159
Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
This commit is contained in:
Brad Fitzpatrick
2025-01-21 15:30:55 -08:00
committed by Brad Fitzpatrick
parent e12b2a7267
commit 150cd30b1d
9 changed files with 164 additions and 110 deletions

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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
"tailscale.com/ipn/ipnstate"
"tailscale.com/ipn/store"
"tailscale.com/ipn/store/mem"
"tailscale.com/net/bakedroots"
"tailscale.com/types/logger"
"tailscale.com/util/testenv"
"tailscale.com/version"
@@ -665,7 +666,7 @@ func acmeClient(cs certStore) (*acme.Client, error) {
// validCertPEM reports whether the given certificate is valid for domain at now.
//
// If roots != nil, it is used instead of the system root pool. This is meant
// to support testing, and production code should pass roots == nil.
// to support testing; production code should pass roots == nil.
func validCertPEM(domain string, keyPEM, certPEM []byte, roots *x509.CertPool, now time.Time) bool {
if len(keyPEM) == 0 || len(certPEM) == 0 {
return false
@@ -688,15 +689,29 @@ func validCertPEM(domain string, keyPEM, certPEM []byte, roots *x509.CertPool, n
intermediates.AddCert(cert)
}
}
return validateLeaf(leaf, intermediates, domain, now, roots)
}
// validateLeaf is a helper for [validCertPEM].
//
// If called with roots == nil, it will use the system root pool as well as the
// baked-in roots. If non-nil, only those roots are used.
func validateLeaf(leaf *x509.Certificate, intermediates *x509.CertPool, domain string, now time.Time, roots *x509.CertPool) bool {
if leaf == nil {
return false
}
_, err = leaf.Verify(x509.VerifyOptions{
_, err := leaf.Verify(x509.VerifyOptions{
DNSName: domain,
CurrentTime: now,
Roots: roots,
Intermediates: intermediates,
})
if err != nil && roots == nil {
// If validation failed and they specified nil for roots (meaning to use
// the system roots), then give it another chance to validate using the
// binary's baked-in roots (LetsEncrypt). See tailscale/tailscale#14690.
return validateLeaf(leaf, intermediates, domain, now, bakedroots.Get())
}
return err == nil
}