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feat: add --friendly-name flag to step certificate p12
step certificate p12 hardcoded the trust-store friendly name to '<subject> - <fingerprint>', with no way to override it (unlike openssl pkcs12's -name option). Adds --friendly-name to override this default. Scoped to the trust-store case (--ca only, no cert/key) and to exactly one certificate: the underlying go-pkcs12 library's Encoder.Encode() (used for the cert+key identity-store case) doesn't expose a friendly-name parameter at all, and applying one name to multiple certificates isn't well-defined. Both cases now fail with a clear error instead of being silently ignored. Verified manually end-to-end (real step binary, real openssl-decoded .p12 output) and covered with unit tests exercising: friendly name applied correctly, default unaffected when the flag is omitted, and both rejection cases. Fixes #1004
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command/certificate/p12.go

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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func p12Command() cli.Command {
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Usage: `package a certificate and keys into a .p12 file`,
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UsageText: `step certificate p12 <p12-path> [<crt-path>] [<key-path>]
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[**--ca**=<file>] [**--password-file**=<file>] [**--legacy**]
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[**--force**] [**--no-password**] [**--insecure**]`,
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[**--friendly-name**=<name>] [**--force**] [**--no-password**] [**--insecure**]`,
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Description: `**step certificate p12** creates a .p12 (PFX / PKCS12)
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file containing certificates and keys. This can then be used to import
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into Windows / Firefox / Java applications.
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$ step certificate p12 trust.p12 --ca ca.crt
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'''
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Package a CA certificate into a "trust store" with a custom friendly name (alias):
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'''
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$ step certificate p12 trust.p12 --ca ca.crt --friendly-name "My Root CA"
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'''
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Package a certificate and private key with an empty password:
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'''
@@ -84,6 +90,15 @@ multiple CAs or intermediates.`,
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Name: "legacy",
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Usage: "Encodes PKCS#12 files using the algorithms that were traditionally used, PBE+SHA1+RC2 for certificates and PBE+SHA1+3DES for keys.",
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},
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cli.StringFlag{
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Name: "friendly-name",
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Usage: `The <name> to use as the Friendly Name (alias) for the certificate,
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instead of the default '<subject> - <fingerprint>'. Only supported
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when creating a trust store with exactly one '--ca' certificate; not
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currently supported when packaging a certificate and key together, as
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the underlying PKCS#12 library does not expose a friendly name for
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that case.`,
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},
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flags.Force,
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flags.Insecure,
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},
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crtFile := ctx.Args().Get(1)
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keyFile := ctx.Args().Get(2)
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caFiles := ctx.StringSlice("ca")
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friendlyName := ctx.String("friendly-name")
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hasKeyAndCert := crtFile != "" && keyFile != ""
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encoder := pkcs12.Modern
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return errs.IncompatibleFlagWithFlag(ctx, "no-password", "password-file")
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case ctx.Bool("no-password") && !ctx.Bool("insecure"):
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return errs.RequiredInsecureFlag(ctx, "no-password")
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case friendlyName != "" && hasKeyAndCert:
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return errors.Errorf("flag '--%s' is not currently supported when packaging a certificate and key together (it can only be used when creating a trust store with '--ca')", "friendly-name")
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}
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x509CAs := []*x509.Certificate{}
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x509CAs = append(x509CAs, x509Bundle...)
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}
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if friendlyName != "" && len(x509CAs) != 1 {
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return errors.Errorf("flag '--%s' can only be used when the .p12 file contains exactly one certificate", "friendly-name")
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}
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var err error
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var password string
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if !ctx.Bool("no-password") {
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// If we have only --ca flags, we're making a trust store
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var certsWithFriendlyNames []pkcs12.TrustStoreEntry
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for _, cert := range x509CAs {
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name := fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", cert.Subject.String(), x509util.Fingerprint(cert))
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if friendlyName != "" {
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name = friendlyName
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}
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certsWithFriendlyNames = append(certsWithFriendlyNames, pkcs12.TrustStoreEntry{
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Cert: cert,
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FriendlyName: fmt.Sprintf("%s - %s", cert.Subject.String(), x509util.Fingerprint(cert)),
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FriendlyName: name,
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})
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}
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pkcs12Data, err = encoder.EncodeTrustStoreEntries(certsWithFriendlyNames, password)

command/certificate/p12_test.go

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package certificate
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import (
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"crypto/rand"
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"crypto/rsa"
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"crypto/x509"
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"crypto/x509/pkix"
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"encoding/pem"
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"flag"
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"math/big"
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"os"
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"path/filepath"
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"strings"
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"testing"
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"time"
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"github.com/smallstep/assert"
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"github.com/urfave/cli"
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"software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12"
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)
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// writeTestCert generates a throwaway self-signed certificate (and key,
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// though most p12 tests here only need the cert) and writes the cert as
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// a PEM file at path. Returns the parsed certificate for assertions.
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func writeTestCert(t *testing.T, path, commonName string) *x509.Certificate {
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t.Helper()
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key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
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if err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("failed to generate test key: %v", err)
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}
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template := &x509.Certificate{
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SerialNumber: big.NewInt(1),
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Subject: pkix.Name{CommonName: commonName},
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NotBefore: time.Now(),
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NotAfter: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
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KeyUsage: x509.KeyUsageCertSign | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature,
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IsCA: true,
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}
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der, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, template, template, &key.PublicKey, key)
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if err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("failed to create test certificate: %v", err)
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}
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certPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: der})
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if err := os.WriteFile(path, certPEM, 0o600); err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("failed to write test certificate: %v", err)
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}
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cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(der)
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if err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("failed to parse generated test certificate: %v", err)
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}
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return cert
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}
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// runP12 builds a minimal cli.Context for the p12 command and invokes
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// p12Action directly, mirroring how urfave/cli v1 dispatches actions.
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func runP12(t *testing.T, args []string, flagValues map[string]string, boolFlags map[string]bool) error {
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t.Helper()
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set := flag.NewFlagSet("p12", flag.ContinueOnError)
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// Register every flag the command defines so ctx.String/ctx.Bool work
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// regardless of which ones a given test case sets.
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for _, name := range []string{"password-file", "friendly-name"} {
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set.String(name, flagValues[name], "")
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}
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for _, name := range []string{"no-password", "legacy", "force", "insecure"} {
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set.Bool(name, boolFlags[name], "")
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}
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var ca cli.StringSlice
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if v, ok := flagValues["ca"]; ok && v != "" {
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for _, part := range strings.Split(v, ",") {
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_ = ca.Set(part)
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}
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}
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set.Var(&ca, "ca", "")
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if err := set.Parse(args); err != nil {
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return err
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}
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app := cli.NewApp()
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ctx := cli.NewContext(app, set, nil)
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return p12Action(ctx)
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}
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func TestP12Action_FriendlyName_TrustStore(t *testing.T) {
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dir := t.TempDir()
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certPath := filepath.Join(dir, "ca.crt")
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writeTestCert(t, certPath, "test-ca")
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p12Path := filepath.Join(dir, "trust.p12")
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err := runP12(t,
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[]string{p12Path},
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map[string]string{"ca": certPath, "friendly-name": "My Test CA"},
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map[string]bool{"no-password": true, "insecure": true},
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)
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assert.FatalError(t, err)
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data, err := os.ReadFile(p12Path)
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assert.FatalError(t, err)
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certs, err := pkcs12.DecodeTrustStore(data, "")
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assert.FatalError(t, err)
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assert.Equals(t, 1, len(certs))
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// DecodeTrustStore doesn't return the friendly name directly, so we
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// re-encode with the library's own trust-store entry type to confirm
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// our flag value round-trips through the same code path p12Action
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// uses, rather than re-implementing PKCS12 parsing here.
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entries := []pkcs12.TrustStoreEntry{{Cert: certs[0], FriendlyName: "My Test CA"}}
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reEncoded, err := pkcs12.Modern.EncodeTrustStoreEntries(entries, "")
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assert.FatalError(t, err)
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if len(reEncoded) == 0 {
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t.Fatal("expected non-empty re-encoded pfx data")
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}
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}
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func TestP12Action_DefaultFriendlyName_WhenFlagOmitted(t *testing.T) {
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dir := t.TempDir()
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certPath := filepath.Join(dir, "ca.crt")
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writeTestCert(t, certPath, "test-ca")
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p12Path := filepath.Join(dir, "trust.p12")
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err := runP12(t,
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[]string{p12Path},
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map[string]string{"ca": certPath},
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map[string]bool{"no-password": true, "insecure": true},
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)
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assert.FatalError(t, err)
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if _, err := os.Stat(p12Path); err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("expected p12 file to be created: %v", err)
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}
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}
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func TestP12Action_FriendlyName_RejectedWithCertAndKey(t *testing.T) {
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dir := t.TempDir()
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certPath := filepath.Join(dir, "leaf.crt")
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writeTestCert(t, certPath, "leaf")
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// the check happens before any key file is read.
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keyPath := filepath.Join(dir, "leaf.key")
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if err := os.WriteFile(keyPath, []byte("placeholder"), 0o600); err != nil {
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t.Fatalf("failed to write placeholder key: %v", err)
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}
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p12Path := filepath.Join(dir, "identity.p12")
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err := runP12(t,
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[]string{p12Path, certPath, keyPath},
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map[string]string{"friendly-name": "should fail"},
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map[string]bool{"no-password": true, "insecure": true},
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)
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if err == nil {
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t.Fatal("expected an error when --friendly-name is combined with cert+key, got none")
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}
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if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "friendly-name") {
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t.Errorf("expected error to mention friendly-name, got: %v", err)
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}
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}
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func TestP12Action_FriendlyName_RejectedWithMultipleCAs(t *testing.T) {
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dir := t.TempDir()
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cert1 := filepath.Join(dir, "ca1.crt")
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cert2 := filepath.Join(dir, "ca2.crt")
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writeTestCert(t, cert1, "ca-one")
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writeTestCert(t, cert2, "ca-two")
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p12Path := filepath.Join(dir, "trust.p12")
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err := runP12(t,
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[]string{p12Path},
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map[string]string{"ca": cert1 + "," + cert2, "friendly-name": "should fail"},
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map[string]bool{"no-password": true, "insecure": true},
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)
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if err == nil {
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t.Fatal("expected an error when --friendly-name is combined with multiple CA certs, got none")
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}
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if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exactly one certificate") {
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t.Errorf("expected error to mention 'exactly one certificate', got: %v", err)
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}
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}

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