Add rudimentary (and incomplete) support for SCEP

authority/authority.go

@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ func (a *Authority) init() error {
 	audiences := a.config.getAudiences()
 	a.provisioners = provisioner.NewCollection(audiences)
 	config := provisioner.Config{
+		// TODO: this probably shouldn't happen like this; via SignAuth instead?
+		IntermediateCert: a.config.IntermediateCert,
+		SigningKey:       a.config.IntermediateKey,
+		CACertificates:   a.rootX509Certs,
 		Claims:           claimer.Claims(),
 		Audiences:        audiences,
 		DB:               a.db,

authority/provisioner/provisioner.go

@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ const (
 	TypeK8sSA Type = 8
 	// TypeSSHPOP is used to indicate the SSHPOP provisioners.
 	TypeSSHPOP Type = 9
+	// TypeSCEP is used to indicate the SCEP provisioners
+	TypeSCEP Type = 10
 )
 
 // String returns the string representation of the type.
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ func (t Type) String() string {
 		return "K8sSA"
 	case TypeSSHPOP:
 		return "SSHPOP"
+	case TypeSCEP:
+		return "SCEP"
 	default:
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -178,6 +182,10 @@ type SSHKeys struct {
 // Config defines the default parameters used in the initialization of
 // provisioners.
 type Config struct {
+	// TODO: these probably shouldn't be here but passed via SignAuth
+	IntermediateCert string
+	SigningKey       string
+	CACertificates   []*x509.Certificate
 	// Claims are the default claims.
 	Claims Claims
 	// Audiences are the audiences used in the default provisioner, (JWK).
@@ -232,6 +240,8 @@ func (l *List) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 			p = &K8sSA{}
 		case "sshpop":
 			p = &SSHPOP{}
+		case "scep":
+			p = &SCEP{}
 		default:
 			// Skip unsupported provisioners. A client using this method may be
 			// compiled with a version of smallstep/certificates that does not

authority/provisioner/scep.go

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package provisioner
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// SCEP is the SCEP provisioner type, an entity that can authorize the
+// SCEP provisioning flow
+type SCEP struct {
+	*base
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// ForceCN bool     `json:"forceCN,omitempty"`
+	// Claims  *Claims  `json:"claims,omitempty"`
+	// Options *Options `json:"options,omitempty"`
+	// claimer *Claimer
+
+	IntermediateCert string
+	SigningKey       string
+	CACertificates   []*x509.Certificate
+}
+
+// GetID returns the provisioner unique identifier.
+func (s SCEP) GetID() string {
+	return "scep/" + s.Name
+}
+
+// GetName returns the name of the provisioner.
+func (s *SCEP) GetName() string {
+	return s.Name
+}
+
+// GetType returns the type of provisioner.
+func (s *SCEP) GetType() Type {
+	return TypeSCEP
+}
+
+// GetEncryptedKey returns the base provisioner encrypted key if it's defined.
+func (s *SCEP) GetEncryptedKey() (string, string, bool) {
+	return "", "", false
+}
+
+// GetTokenID returns the identifier of the token.
+func (s *SCEP) GetTokenID(ott string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("scep provisioner does not implement GetTokenID")
+}
+
+// GetCACertificates returns the CA certificate chain
+// TODO: this should come from the authority instead?
+func (s *SCEP) GetCACertificates() []*x509.Certificate {
+
+	pemtxt, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(s.IntermediateCert) // TODO: move reading key to init? That's probably safer.
+	block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(pemtxt))
+	cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: return chain? I'm not sure if the client understands it correctly
+	return []*x509.Certificate{cert}
+}
+
+func (s *SCEP) GetSigningKey() *rsa.PrivateKey {
+
+	keyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(s.SigningKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(keyBytes))
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	key, err := x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(block.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return key
+}
+
+// Init initializes and validates the fields of a JWK type.
+func (s *SCEP) Init(config Config) (err error) {
+
+	switch {
+	case s.Type == "":
+		return errors.New("provisioner type cannot be empty")
+	case s.Name == "":
+		return errors.New("provisioner name cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	// // Update claims with global ones
+	// if p.claimer, err = NewClaimer(p.Claims, config.Claims); err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+
+	s.IntermediateCert = config.IntermediateCert
+	s.SigningKey = config.SigningKey
+	s.CACertificates = config.CACertificates
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Interface guards
+var (
+	_ Interface = (*SCEP)(nil)
+	//_ scep.Provisioner = (*SCEP)(nil)
+)

ca/ca.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/db"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/logging"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/monitoring"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/scep"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/server"
 	"github.com/smallstep/nosql"
 )
@@ -143,6 +144,27 @@ func (ca *CA) Init(config *authority.Config) (*CA, error) {
 		acmeRouterHandler.Route(r)
 	})
 
+	// TODO: THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN (or should become configurable)
+	// Current SCEP client I'm testing with doesn't seem to easily trust untrusted certs.
+	tlsConfig = nil
+
+	scepPrefix := "scep"
+	scepAuthority, err := scep.New(auth, scep.AuthorityOptions{
+		//Certificates: certificates,
+		//AuthConfig: *config.AuthorityConfig,
+		//Backdate: *config.AuthorityConfig.Backdate,
+		DB:     auth.GetDatabase().(nosql.DB),
+		DNS:    dns,
+		Prefix: scepPrefix,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating SCEP authority")
+	}
+	scepRouterHandler := scep.NewAPI(scepAuthority)
+	mux.Route("/"+scepPrefix, func(r chi.Router) {
+		scepRouterHandler.Route(r)
+	})
+
 	/*
 		// helpful routine for logging all routes //
 		walkFunc := func(method string, route string, handler http.Handler, middlewares ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) error {

go.mod

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5
 	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/micromdm/scep v1.0.0
 	github.com/newrelic/go-agent v2.15.0+incompatible
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1

go.sum

@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.4/go.mod h1:M+lRXTBqGeGNdLjl/ufCoiOlB5xdOkqRJdNx
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8/go.mod h1:Iq45c/XA43vh69/j3iqttzPXn0bhXyGjM0Hdxcsrc5s=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.11 h1:FxPOTFNqGkuDUGi3H/qkUbQO4ZiBa2brKq5r0l8TGeM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.11/go.mod h1:PhnuNfih5lzO57/f3n+odYbM4JtupLOxQOAqxQCu2WE=
+github.com/micromdm/scep v1.0.0 h1:ai//kcZnxZPq1YE/MatiE2bIRD94KOAwZRpN1fhVQXY=
+github.com/micromdm/scep v1.0.0/go.mod h1:CID2SixSr5FvoauZdAFUSpQkn5MAuSy9oyURMGOJbag=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0 h1:Laisrj+bAB6b/yJwB5Bt3ITZhGJdqmxquMKeZ+mmkFQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:SNtv71yrdKgLRyLFxmLdkAbkKEFWgYaq1OVrnRcwhnw=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=

scep/api.go

@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+package scep
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/acme"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api"
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/provisioner"
+
+	microscep "github.com/micromdm/scep/scep"
+)
+
+// Handler is the ACME request handler.
+type Handler struct {
+	Auth Interface
+}
+
+// New returns a new ACME API router.
+func NewAPI(scepAuth Interface) api.RouterHandler {
+	return &Handler{scepAuth}
+}
+
+// Route traffic and implement the Router interface.
+func (h *Handler) Route(r api.Router) {
+	//getLink := h.Auth.GetLinkExplicit
+	//fmt.Println(getLink)
+
+	//r.MethodFunc("GET", "/bla", h.baseURLFromRequest(h.lookupProvisioner(nil)))
+	//r.MethodFunc("GET", getLink(acme.NewNonceLink, "{provisionerID}", false, nil), h.baseURLFromRequest(h.lookupProvisioner(h.addNonce(h.GetNonce))))
+
+	r.MethodFunc(http.MethodGet, "/", h.lookupProvisioner(h.Get))
+	r.MethodFunc(http.MethodPost, "/", h.lookupProvisioner(h.Post))
+
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+	scepRequest, err := decodeSCEPRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		fmt.Println("not a scep get request")
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+	}
+
+	scepResponse := SCEPResponse{Operation: scepRequest.Operation}
+
+	switch scepRequest.Operation {
+	case opnGetCACert:
+		err := h.GetCACert(w, r, scepResponse)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+
+	case opnGetCACaps:
+		err := h.GetCACaps(w, r, scepResponse)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+	case opnPKIOperation:
+
+	default:
+
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) Post(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	scepRequest, err := decodeSCEPRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		fmt.Println("not a scep post request")
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+	}
+
+	scepResponse := SCEPResponse{Operation: scepRequest.Operation}
+
+	switch scepRequest.Operation {
+	case opnPKIOperation:
+		err := h.PKIOperation(w, r, scepRequest, scepResponse)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+	default:
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+const maxPayloadSize = 2 << 20
+
+func decodeSCEPRequest(r *http.Request) (SCEPRequest, error) {
+
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+
+	method := r.Method
+	query := r.URL.Query()
+
+	var operation string
+	if _, ok := query["operation"]; ok {
+		operation = query.Get("operation")
+	}
+
+	switch method {
+	case http.MethodGet:
+		switch operation {
+		case opnGetCACert, opnGetCACaps:
+			return SCEPRequest{
+				Operation: operation,
+				Message:   []byte{},
+			}, nil
+		case opnPKIOperation:
+			var message string
+			if _, ok := query["message"]; ok {
+				message = query.Get("message")
+			}
+			decodedMessage, err := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(message)
+			if err != nil {
+				return SCEPRequest{}, err
+			}
+			return SCEPRequest{
+				Operation: operation,
+				Message:   decodedMessage,
+			}, nil
+		default:
+			return SCEPRequest{}, fmt.Errorf("unsupported operation: %s", operation)
+		}
+	case http.MethodPost:
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, maxPayloadSize))
+		if err != nil {
+			return SCEPRequest{}, err
+		}
+		return SCEPRequest{
+			Operation: operation,
+			Message:   body,
+		}, nil
+	default:
+		return SCEPRequest{}, fmt.Errorf("unsupported method: %s", method)
+	}
+}
+
+type nextHTTP = func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+
+// lookupProvisioner loads the provisioner associated with the request.
+// Responds 404 if the provisioner does not exist.
+func (h *Handler) lookupProvisioner(next nextHTTP) nextHTTP {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ctx := r.Context()
+
+		// TODO: make this configurable; and we might want to look at being able to provide multiple,
+		// like the actual ACME one? The below assumes a SCEP provider (scep/) called "scep1" exists.
+		p, err := h.Auth.LoadProvisionerByID("scep/scep1")
+		if err != nil {
+			api.WriteError(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		scepProvisioner, ok := p.(*provisioner.SCEP)
+		if !ok {
+			api.WriteError(w, acme.AccountDoesNotExistErr(errors.New("provisioner must be of type SCEP")))
+			return
+		}
+
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, acme.ProvisionerContextKey, Provisioner(scepProvisioner))
+		next(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) GetCACert(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, scepResponse SCEPResponse) error {
+
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	p, err := ProvisionerFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: get the CA Certificates from the (signing) authority instead? I think that should be doable
+	certs := p.GetCACertificates()
+
+	if len(certs) == 0 {
+		scepResponse.CACertNum = 0
+		scepResponse.Err = errors.New("missing CA Cert")
+	} else if len(certs) == 1 {
+		scepResponse.Data = certs[0].Raw
+		scepResponse.CACertNum = 1
+	} else {
+		data, err := microscep.DegenerateCertificates(certs)
+		scepResponse.Data = data
+		scepResponse.Err = err
+	}
+
+	return writeSCEPResponse(w, scepResponse)
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) GetCACaps(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, scepResponse SCEPResponse) error {
+
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	_, err := ProvisionerFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: get the actual capabilities from provisioner config
+	scepResponse.Data = formatCapabilities(defaultCapabilities)
+
+	return writeSCEPResponse(w, scepResponse)
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) PKIOperation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, scepRequest SCEPRequest, scepResponse SCEPResponse) error {
+
+	msg, err := microscep.ParsePKIMessage(scepRequest.Message)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctx := r.Context()
+	p, err := ProvisionerFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	certs := p.GetCACertificates()
+	key := p.GetSigningKey()
+
+	ca := certs[0]
+	if err := msg.DecryptPKIEnvelope(ca, key); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if msg.MessageType == microscep.PKCSReq {
+		// TODO: CSR validation, like challenge password
+	}
+
+	csr := msg.CSRReqMessage.CSR
+	id, err := createKeyIdentifier(csr.PublicKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	serial := big.NewInt(int64(rand.Int63())) // TODO: serial logic?
+
+	days := 40
+
+	template := &x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: serial,
+		Subject:      csr.Subject,
+		NotBefore:    time.Now().Add(-600).UTC(),
+		NotAfter:     time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, days).UTC(),
+		SubjectKeyId: id,
+		KeyUsage:     x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
+		ExtKeyUsage: []x509.ExtKeyUsage{
+			x509.ExtKeyUsageClientAuth,
+		},
+		SignatureAlgorithm: csr.SignatureAlgorithm,
+		EmailAddresses:     csr.EmailAddresses,
+	}
+
+	certRep, err := msg.SignCSR(ca, key, template)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	//cert := certRep.CertRepMessage.Certificate
+	//name := certName(cert)
+
+	// TODO: check if CN already exists, if renewal is allowed and if existing should be revoked; fail if not
+	// TODO: store the new cert for CN locally
+
+	scepResponse.Data = certRep.Raw
+
+	return writeSCEPResponse(w, scepResponse)
+}
+
+func certName(cert *x509.Certificate) string {
+	if cert.Subject.CommonName != "" {
+		return cert.Subject.CommonName
+	}
+	return string(cert.Signature)
+}
+
+// createKeyIdentifier create an identifier for public keys
+// according to the first method in RFC5280 section 4.2.1.2.
+func createKeyIdentifier(pub crypto.PublicKey) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	keyBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(pub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	id := sha1.Sum(keyBytes)
+
+	return id[:], nil
+}
+
+func formatCapabilities(caps []string) []byte {
+	return []byte(strings.Join(caps, "\n"))
+}
+
+// writeSCEPResponse writes a SCEP response back to the SCEP client.
+func writeSCEPResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, response SCEPResponse) error {
+	if response.Err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, response.Err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return nil
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentHeader(response.Operation, response.CACertNum))
+	w.Write(response.Data)
+	return nil
+}
+
+var (
+	// TODO: check the default capabilities
+	defaultCapabilities = []string{
+		"Renewal",
+		"SHA-1",
+		"SHA-256",
+		"AES",
+		"DES3",
+		"SCEPStandard",
+		"POSTPKIOperation",
+	}
+)
+
+const (
+	certChainHeader = "application/x-x509-ca-ra-cert"
+	leafHeader      = "application/x-x509-ca-cert"
+	pkiOpHeader     = "application/x-pki-message"
+)
+
+func contentHeader(operation string, certNum int) string {
+	switch operation {
+	case opnGetCACert:
+		if certNum > 1 {
+			return certChainHeader
+		}
+		return leafHeader
+	case opnPKIOperation:
+		return pkiOpHeader
+	default:
+		return "text/plain"
+	}
+}
+
+// ProvisionerFromContext searches the context for a provisioner. Returns the
+// provisioner or an error.
+func ProvisionerFromContext(ctx context.Context) (Provisioner, error) {
+	val := ctx.Value(acme.ProvisionerContextKey)
+	if val == nil {
+		return nil, acme.ServerInternalErr(errors.New("provisioner expected in request context"))
+	}
+	pval, ok := val.(Provisioner)
+	if !ok || pval == nil {
+		return nil, acme.ServerInternalErr(errors.New("provisioner in context is not a SCEP provisioner"))
+	}
+	return pval, nil
+}

scep/authority.go

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package scep
+
+import (
+	"crypto/x509"
+
+	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/authority/provisioner"
+
+	"github.com/smallstep/nosql"
+)
+
+// Interface is the SCEP authority interface.
+type Interface interface {
+	// GetDirectory(ctx context.Context) (*Directory, error)
+	// NewNonce() (string, error)
+	// UseNonce(string) error
+
+	// DeactivateAccount(ctx context.Context, accID string) (*Account, error)
+	// GetAccount(ctx context.Context, accID string) (*Account, error)
+	// GetAccountByKey(ctx context.Context, key *jose.JSONWebKey) (*Account, error)
+	// NewAccount(ctx context.Context, ao AccountOptions) (*Account, error)
+	// UpdateAccount(context.Context, string, []string) (*Account, error)
+
+	// GetAuthz(ctx context.Context, accID string, authzID string) (*Authz, error)
+	// ValidateChallenge(ctx context.Context, accID string, chID string, key *jose.JSONWebKey) (*Challenge, error)
+
+	// FinalizeOrder(ctx context.Context, accID string, orderID string, csr *x509.CertificateRequest) (*Order, error)
+	// GetOrder(ctx context.Context, accID string, orderID string) (*Order, error)
+	// GetOrdersByAccount(ctx context.Context, accID string) ([]string, error)
+	// NewOrder(ctx context.Context, oo OrderOptions) (*Order, error)
+
+	// GetCertificate(string, string) ([]byte, error)
+
+	LoadProvisionerByID(string) (provisioner.Interface, error)
+	// GetLink(ctx context.Context, linkType Link, absoluteLink bool, inputs ...string) string
+	// GetLinkExplicit(linkType Link, provName string, absoluteLink bool, baseURL *url.URL, inputs ...string) string
+
+	GetCACerts() ([]*x509.Certificate, error)
+}
+
+// Authority is the layer that handles all SCEP interactions.
+type Authority struct {
+	//certificates []*x509.Certificate
+	//authConfig   authority.AuthConfig
+	backdate provisioner.Duration
+	db       nosql.DB
+	// dir      *directory
+	signAuth SignAuthority
+}
+
+// AuthorityOptions required to create a new SCEP Authority.
+type AuthorityOptions struct {
+	Certificates []*x509.Certificate
+	//AuthConfig authority.AuthConfig
+	Backdate provisioner.Duration
+	// DB is the database used by nosql.
+	DB nosql.DB
+	// DNS the host used to generate accurate SCEP links. By default the authority
+	// will use the Host from the request, so this value will only be used if
+	// request.Host is empty.
+	DNS string
+	// Prefix is a URL path prefix under which the SCEP api is served. This
+	// prefix is required to generate accurate SCEP links.
+	Prefix string
+}
+
+// SignAuthority is the interface implemented by a CA authority.
+type SignAuthority interface {
+	Sign(cr *x509.CertificateRequest, opts provisioner.SignOptions, signOpts ...provisioner.SignOption) ([]*x509.Certificate, error)
+	LoadProvisionerByID(string) (provisioner.Interface, error)
+}
+
+// LoadProvisionerByID calls out to the SignAuthority interface to load a
+// provisioner by ID.
+func (a *Authority) LoadProvisionerByID(id string) (provisioner.Interface, error) {
+	return a.signAuth.LoadProvisionerByID(id)
+}
+
+func (a *Authority) GetCACerts() ([]*x509.Certificate, error) {
+
+	// TODO: implement the SCEP authority
+
+	return []*x509.Certificate{}, nil
+}
+
+// Interface guards
+var (
+	_ Interface = (*Authority)(nil)
+)

scep/provisioner.go

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+package scep
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+)
+
+// Provisioner is an interface that implements a subset of the provisioner.Interface --
+// only those methods required by the SCEP api/authority.
+type Provisioner interface {
+	// AuthorizeSign(ctx context.Context, token string) ([]provisioner.SignOption, error)
+	// GetName() string
+	// DefaultTLSCertDuration() time.Duration
+	// GetOptions() *provisioner.Options
+	GetCACertificates() []*x509.Certificate
+	GetSigningKey() *rsa.PrivateKey
+}

scep/scep.go

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+package scep
+
+import (
+	database "github.com/smallstep/certificates/db"
+)
+
+const (
+	opnGetCACert    = "GetCACert"
+	opnGetCACaps    = "GetCACaps"
+	opnPKIOperation = "PKIOperation"
+)
+
+// New returns a new Authority that implements the SCEP interface.
+func New(signAuth SignAuthority, ops AuthorityOptions) (*Authority, error) {
+	if _, ok := ops.DB.(*database.SimpleDB); !ok {
+		// TODO: see ACME implementation
+	}
+	return &Authority{
+		//certificates: ops.Certificates,
+		backdate: ops.Backdate,
+		db:       ops.DB,
+		signAuth: signAuth,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// SCEPRequest is a SCEP server request.
+type SCEPRequest struct {
+	Operation string
+	Message   []byte
+}
+
+// SCEPResponse is a SCEP server response.
+type SCEPResponse struct {
+	Operation string
+	CACertNum int
+	Data      []byte
+	Err       error
+}