Do not allow reload with database configuration changes.

Fixes #smallstep/ca-component#170
This commit is contained in:
Mariano Cano 2019-05-10 15:58:37 -07:00
parent 2871d0b68b
commit 3a1a4c5ea9
2 changed files with 53 additions and 43 deletions

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@ -29,8 +29,19 @@ type Authority struct {
initOnce bool
}
// Option sets options to the Authority.
type Option func(*Authority)
// WithDatabase sets an already initialize authority database to a new
// authority. This options is intended to be use on graceful reloads.
func WithDatabase(db db.AuthDB) Option {
return func(a *Authority) {
a.db = db
}
}
// New creates and initiates a new Authority type.
func New(config *Config) (*Authority, error) {
func New(config *Config, opts ...Option) (*Authority, error) {
err := config.Validate()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
@ -41,6 +52,9 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Authority, error) {
certificates: new(sync.Map),
provisioners: provisioner.NewCollection(config.getAudiences()),
}
for _, opt := range opts {
opt(a)
}
if err := a.init(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -55,11 +69,12 @@ func (a *Authority) init() error {
}
var err error
// Initialize step-ca Database.
// Initialize step-ca Database if it's not already initialize with WithDB.
// If a.config.DB is nil then a simple, barebones in memory DB will be used.
if a.db, err = db.New(a.config.DB); err != nil {
return err
if a.db == nil {
if a.db, err = db.New(a.config.DB); err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Load the root certificates and add them to the certificate store
@ -118,6 +133,12 @@ func (a *Authority) init() error {
return nil
}
// GetDatabase returns the authority database. It will return null if it's not
// enabled.
func (a *Authority) GetDatabase() db.AuthDB {
return a.db
}
// Shutdown safely shuts down any clients, databases, etc. held by the Authority.
func (a *Authority) Shutdown() error {
return a.db.Shutdown()

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@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import (
"crypto/x509"
"log"
"net/http"
"reflect"
"github.com/go-chi/chi"
"github.com/pkg/errors"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/db"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/logging"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/monitoring"
"github.com/smallstep/certificates/server"
@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import (
type options struct {
configFile string
password []byte
database db.AuthDB
}
func (o *options) apply(opts []Option) {
@ -45,6 +48,13 @@ func WithPassword(password []byte) Option {
}
}
// WithDatabase sets the given authority database to the CA options.
func WithDatabase(db db.AuthDB) Option {
return func(o *options) {
o.database = db
}
}
// CA is the type used to build the complete certificate authority. It builds
// the HTTP server, set ups the middlewares and the HTTP handlers.
type CA struct {
@ -71,7 +81,12 @@ func (ca *CA) Init(config *authority.Config) (*CA, error) {
ca.config.Password = string(ca.opts.password)
}
auth, err := authority.New(config)
var opts []authority.Option
if ca.opts.database != nil {
opts = append(opts, authority.WithDatabase(ca.opts.database))
}
auth, err := authority.New(config, opts...)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -132,60 +147,34 @@ func (ca *CA) Stop() error {
// Reload reloads the configuration of the CA and calls to the server Reload
// method.
func (ca *CA) Reload() error {
var hasDB bool
if ca.config.DB != nil {
hasDB = true
}
if ca.opts.configFile == "" {
return errors.New("error reloading ca: configuration file is not set")
}
config, err := authority.LoadConfiguration(ca.opts.configFile)
if err != nil {
return errors.Wrap(err, "error reloading ca configuration")
}
logShutDown := func(ss ...string) {
for _, s := range ss {
log.Println(s)
}
log.Println("Continuing to serve requests may result in inconsistent state. Shutting Down ...")
}
logContinue := func(reason string) {
log.Println(reason)
log.Println("Continuing to run with the original configuration.")
log.Println("You can force a restart by sending a SIGTERM signal and then restarting the step-ca.")
}
// Shut down the old authority (shut down the database). If New or Reload
// fails then the CA will continue to run but the database will have been
// shutdown, which will cause errors.
if err := ca.auth.Shutdown(); err != nil {
if hasDB {
logShutDown("Attempt to shut down the ca.Authority has failed.")
return ca.Stop()
}
logContinue("Reload failed because the ca.Authority could not be shut down.")
return err
// Do not allow reload if the database configuration has changed.
if ca.config.DB != nil && !reflect.DeepEqual(ca.config.DB, config.DB) {
logContinue("Reload failed because the database configuration has changed.")
return errors.New("error reloading ca: database configuration cannot change")
}
newCA, err := New(config, WithPassword(ca.opts.password), WithConfigFile(ca.opts.configFile))
newCA, err := New(config,
WithPassword(ca.opts.password),
WithConfigFile(ca.opts.configFile),
WithDatabase(ca.auth.GetDatabase()),
)
if err != nil {
if hasDB {
logShutDown("Attempt to initialize a CA with the new configuration has failed.",
"The database has already been shutdown.")
return ca.Stop()
}
logContinue("Reload failed because the CA with new configuration could " +
"not be initialized.")
logContinue("Reload failed because the CA with new configuration could not be initialized.")
return errors.Wrap(err, "error reloading ca")
}
if err = ca.srv.Reload(newCA.srv); err != nil {
if hasDB {
logShutDown("Attempt to replace the old CA server has failed.",
"The database has already been shutdown.")
return ca.Stop()
}
logContinue("Reload failed because server could not be replaced.")
return errors.Wrap(err, "error reloading server")
}