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package Net::ACME;
=encoding utf-8
=head1 NAME
Net::ACME - Client for the (old) ACME protocol (e.g., L<Let’s Encrypt|http://letsencrypt.org>)
X<Lets Encrypt> X<Let's Encrypt> X<letsencrypt>
=head1 SYNOPSIS
package MyACME::SomeService;
use constant _HOST => ...; #the name of the ACME host
#See below for full examples.
=head1 END-OF-LIFE WARNING
B<WARNING:> Let’s Encrypt has announced L<end-of-life for their API
that uses this protocol|https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/end-of-life-plan-for-acmev1/88430>. All applications that use this module should migrate to
L<Net::ACME2>. Further use of this module is discouraged.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This module implements client logic (including SSL certificate issuance)
for the “draft” version of the ACME protocol,
the system for automated issuance of SSL certificates used by
L<Let’s Encrypt|http://letsencrypt.org>.
For support of the L<IETF|http://ietf.org>-standard version of this
protocol, look at L<Net::ACME2>.
The methods of this class return objects that correspond to the
respective ACME resource:
=over 4
=item * C<register()>: C<Net::ACME::Registration>
=item * C<start_domain_authz()>: C<Net::ACME::Authorization::Pending>
=item * C<get_certificate()>: C<Net::ACME::Certificate> or C<Net::ACME::Certificate::Pending>
=back
=head1 WHY USE THIS MODULE?
=over 4
=item * Closely based on cPanel’s widely-used Let’s Encrypt plugin.
=item * Support for both RSA and ECDSA encryption (via L<Crypt::Perl>).
=item * Thorough error-checking: any deviation from what the ACME protocol
expects is reported immediately via an exception.
=item * Well-defined object system, including typed, queryable exceptions.
=item * Extensive test coverage.
=item * Light memory footprint - no Moose/Moo/etc.
=item * No careless overwriting of globals like C<$@>, C<$!>, and C<$?>.
(Hopefully your code isn’t susceptible to this anyway, but it’s just a good
precaution.)
=item * This is a pure-Perl solution. Most of its dependencies are
either core modules or pure Perl themselves. XS is necessary to
communicate with the ACME server via TLS; however, most Perl installations
already include the necessary logic (i.e., L<Net::SSLeay>) for TLS.
In short, Net::ACME will run anywhere that Perl can speak TLS, which is
I<almost> everywhere that Perl runs.
=back
=head1 STATUS
This module is now well-tested and should be safe for use in your application.
=head1 CUSTOMIZATION
B<HTTPS options>: This module uses C<HTTP::Tiny> for its network operations.
In some instances it is desirable to specify custom C<SSL_options> in that
module’s constructor; to do this, populate
C<@Net::ACME::HTTP_Tiny::SSL_OPTIONS>.
=head1 URI vs. URL
This module uses “uri” for ACME-related objects and “url” for
HTTP-related ones. This apparent conflict is a result of maintaining
consistency with both the ACME specification (“uri”) and L<HTTP::Tiny> (“url”).
=head1 EXAMPLES
See the C<examples> directory in the distribution for complete, interactive
example scripts that also illustrate a bit of how ACME works.
See below for cut-paste-y examples.
=head1 EXAMPLE: REGISTRATION
my $tos_url = Net::ACME::LetsEncrypt->get_terms_of_service();
my $acme = Net::ACME::LetsEncrypt->new( key => $reg_rsa_pem );
#Use this method any time you want to update contact information,
#not just when you set up a new account.
my $reg = $acme->register('mailto:me@example.com', 'mailto:who@example.com');
$acme->accept_tos( $reg->uri(), $tos_url );
=head1 EXAMPLE: DOMAIN AUTHORIZATION & CERTIFICATE PROCUREMENT
for my $domain (@domains) {
my $authz_p = $acme->start_domain_authz($domain);
for my $cmb_ar ( $authz_p->combinations() ) {
#$cmb_ar is a set of challenges that the ACME server will
#accept as proof of domain control. As of November 2016, these
#sets all contain exactly one challenge each: “http-01”, etc.
#Each member of @$cmb_ar is an instance of
#Net::ACME::Challenge::Pending--maybe a subclass thereof such as
#Net::ACME::Challenge::Pending::http_01.
#At this point, you examine $cmb_ar and determine if this
#combination is one that you’re interested in. You might try
#something like:
#
# next if @$cmb_ar > 1;
# next if $cmb_ar->[0]->type() ne 'http-01';
#Once you’ve examined $cmb_ar and set up the appropriate response(s),
#it’s time to tell the ACME server to send its challenge query.
$acme->do_challenge($_) for @$cmb_ar;
while (1) {
if ( $authz_p->is_time_to_poll() ) {
my $poll = $authz_p->poll();
last if $poll->status() eq 'valid';
if ( $poll->status() eq 'invalid' ) {
my @failed = map { $_->error() } $poll->challenges();
warn $_->to_string() . $/ for @failed;
die "Failed authorization for “$domain”!";
}
}
sleep 1;
}
}
}
#Make a key and CSR.
#Creation of CSRs is well-documented so won’t be discussed here.
my $cert = $acme->get_certificate($csr_pem);
#This shouldn’t actually be necessary for Let’s Encrypt,
#but the ACME protocol describes it.
while ( !$cert->pem() ) {
sleep 1;
next if !$cert->is_time_to_poll();
$cert = $cert->poll() || $cert;
}
=head1 TODO
=over 4
=item * Once the L<ACME specification|https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-acme-acme>
is finalized, update this module to take advantage of the full specification.
As Let’s Encrypt’s L<Boulder|https://github.com/letsencrypt/boulder> is currently
the only widely-used ACME server, and that software is compatible with
L<the first draft of the ACME spec|https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-acme-acme-01>,
there’s little reason to update for the time being.
=back
=head1 THANKS
=over 4
=item * cPanel, Inc. for permission to adapt their ACME framework for
public consumption.
=item * Stephen Ludin for developing and maintaining L<Protocol::ACME>, from which
this module took its inspiration.
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO
For support of the version of this protocol codified in
L<Net::ACME2>.
I am aware of the following additional CPAN modules that implement
the draft ACME protocol:
=over 4
=item * L<Protocol::ACME>
=item * L<Crypt::LE>
=item * L<WWW::LetsEncrypt>
=item * L<Mojo::ACME>
=back
=head1 REPOSITORY (FEEDBACK/BUGS)
=head1 AUTHOR
Felipe Gasper (FELIPE)
=head1 LICENSE
This module is licensed under the same terms as Perl.
=cut
use strict;
use JSON ();
use MIME::Base64 ();
use Net::ACME::X ();
our $VERSION = '0.17';
*_to_base64url = \&MIME::Base64::encode_base64url;
sub new {
my ( $class, %opts ) = @_;
my $self = {
_host => $class->_HOST(),
_key => $opts{'key'},
};
bless $self, $class;
$self->_set_ua();
return $self;
}
sub _HOST { die 'Not Implemented!' }
sub accept_tos {
my ( $self, $reg_uri, $tos_url ) = @_;
my $resp = $self->_post_url(
$reg_uri,
{
resource => 'reg',
agreement => $tos_url,
},
);
$resp->die_because_unexpected() if $resp->status() != 202;
return;
}
#Returns a Net::ACME::Registration instance whose
#terms_of_service() will be current/useful.
sub register {
my ( $self, @contacts ) = @_;
my $payload = {
resource => 'new-reg',
};
if (@contacts) {
$payload->{'contact'} = \@contacts;
}
my ( $resp, $reg_uri );
$resp = $self->_post( 'new-reg', $payload );
if ( $resp->status() != 201 ) {
$resp->die_because_unexpected();
}
$reg_uri = $resp->header('location');
#We don’t save the terms-of-service here because the terms
#of service might be updated between now and the next time we
#load this data. It’s better to make the caller call
#get_terms_of_service() each time.
my @metadata = (
uri => $reg_uri,
%{ $resp->content_struct() },
);
#Even though we didn’t save the “terms-of-service” URL from
#this registration object, we might as well hold onto it
#for the current process to save a call to get_terms_of_service().
return Net::ACME::Registration->new(
@metadata,
terms_of_service => { $resp->links() }->{'terms-of-service'},
);
}
#NOTE: This doesn’t actually seem to work with Let’s Encrypt.
#The POST keeps coming back with a 202 status rather than 200.
#(Looks like Boulder doesn’t handle this function yet?)
#sub rollover_key {
# my ($self, $reg_uri) = @_;
#
# my $new_key = $self->create_key_pem();
#
# my $sub_payload = {
# resource => 'reg',
# oldKey => $self->jwk_thumbprint(),
# };
#
# my $resp = $self->_post_url(
# $reg_uri,
# {
# resource => 'reg',
# newKey => Net::ACME::Utils::get_jws_data(
# $new_key,
# undef,
# JSON::encode_json($sub_payload),
# ),
# },
# );
#
# if ($resp->status() != 200) {
# die "Incorrect status: " . $resp->status() . $/ . $resp->content();
# }
#
# $self->{'_account_key'} = $new_key;
# $self->_set_ua();
#
# return $new_key;
#}
sub start_domain_authz {
my ( $self, $domain_name ) = @_;
my $resp = $self->_post(
'new-authz',
{
resource => 'new-authz',
identifier => {
type => 'dns',
value => $domain_name,
},
},
);
$resp->die_because_unexpected() if $resp->status() != 201;
my $content = $resp->content_struct();
return Net::ACME::Authorization::Pending->new(
uri => $resp->header('location'),
combinations => $content->{'combinations'},
challenges => [
map {
my $class = 'Net::ACME::Challenge::Pending';
if ( $_->{'type'} eq 'http-01' ) {
$class .= '::http_01';
}
$class->new(%$_);
} @{ $content->{'challenges'} },
],
);
}
#NOTE: This doesn’t actually work with Boulder (Let’s Encrypt) because
#that server implements acme-01. Deletion of an authz was added in acme-02.
#
#It is critical, though, that when this doesn’t work we still request the
#challenge against the authz so that the LE account doesn’t exceed a rate
#limit. (cf. COBRA-3273)
sub delete_authz {
my ( $self, $authz ) = @_;
#sanity
if ( !Net::ACME::Utils::thing_isa($authz, 'Net::ACME::Authorization::Pending') ) {
die "Must be a pending authz object, not “$authz”!";
}
my $resp = $self->_post_url(
$authz->uri(),
{
resource => 'authz',
delete => JSON::true(),
},
);
$resp->die_because_unexpected() if $resp->status() != 200;
return;
}
sub do_challenge {
my ( $self, $challenge_obj ) = @_;
my ( $token, $uri ) = map { $challenge_obj->$_() } qw( token uri );
my $key_obj = Net::ACME::Crypt::parse_key($self->{'_key'});
$self->{'_key_jwk'} ||= $key_obj->get_struct_for_public_jwk();
my $resp = $self->_post_url(
$uri,
{
resource => 'challenge',
keyAuthorization => $challenge_obj->make_key_authz( $self->{'_key_jwk'} ),
},
);
$resp->die_because_unexpected() if $resp->status() != 202;
return;
}
sub get_certificate {
my ( $self, $csr_pem ) = @_;
my $csr_der = Crypt::Format::pem2der($csr_pem);
my $resp = $self->_post(
'new-cert',
{
resource => 'new-cert',
csr => _to_base64url($csr_der),
},
);
my $status = $resp->status();
#NB: Let’s Encrypt doesn’t seem to need this,
#but per the ACME spec it *could* work this way.
if ( $status == 202 ) {
my $pcert = Net::ACME::Certificate::Pending->new(
uri => $resp->header('location'),
retry_after => $resp->header('retry-after'),
);
while (1) {
if ( $pcert->is_time_to_poll() ) {
my $c = $pcert->poll();
return $c if $c;
}
sleep 1;
}
}
if ( $status == 201 ) {
return Net::ACME::Certificate->new(
content => $resp->content(),
type => $resp->header('content-type'),
issuer_cert_uri => { $resp->links() }->{'up'},
);
}
$resp->die_because_unexpected();
return;
}
sub get_terms_of_service {
my ($self) = @_;
#We want to be able to call this as a class method.
if (!ref $self) {
$self = $self->new();
}
my $dir = $self->_get_directory();
my $url = $self->_get_directory()->{'meta'} or die 'No “meta” in directory!';
$url = $url->{'terms-of-service'} or die 'No “terms-of-service” in directory metadata!';
return $url;
}
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
sub _set_ua {
my ($self) = @_;
$self->{'_ua'} = Net::ACME::HTTP->new(
key => $self->{'_key'},
);
return;
}
#TODO: cache
sub _get_directory {
my ($self) = @_;
return $self->{'_directory'} ||= $self->{'_ua'}->get("https://$self->{'_host'}/directory")->content_struct();
}
sub _post {
my ( $self, $link_name, $data ) = @_;
my $url = $self->_get_directory()->{$link_name} or die "Unknown link name: “$link_name”";
return $self->_post_url( $url, $data );
}
#mocked in tests
sub _post_url {
my ( $self, $url, $data ) = @_;
#Do this in case we haven’t initialized the directory yet.
#Initializing the directory is necessary to get a nonce.
$self->_get_directory();
return $self->{'_ua'}->post( $url, $data );
}
1;