skipper: add TLS client authentication config

Add an option and a flag to configure TLS Client Authentication policy of the Server. Fixes #3280 Signed-off-by: Alexander Yastrebov <[email protected]>
zalando · Oct 21, 2024 · 37aa1f8 · 37aa1f8
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diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Certificates   []tls.Certificate `yaml:"-"`
 
 	// TLS version
-	TLSMinVersion string `yaml:"tls-min-version"`
+	TLSMinVersion string             `yaml:"tls-min-version"`
+	TLSClientAuth tls.ClientAuthType `yaml:"tls-client-auth"`
 
 	// Exclude insecure cipher suites
 	ExcludeInsecureCipherSuites bool `yaml:"exclude-insecure-cipher-suites"`
@@ -523,6 +524,9 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 
 	// TLS version
 	flag.StringVar(&cfg.TLSMinVersion, "tls-min-version", defaultMinTLSVersion, "minimal TLS Version to be used in server, proxy and client connections")
+	flag.Func("tls-client-auth", "TLS client authentication policy for server, one of: "+
+		"NoClientCert, RequestClientCert, RequireAnyClientCert, VerifyClientCertIfGiven or RequireAndVerifyClientCert. "+
+		"See https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#ClientAuthType for details.", cfg.setTLSClientAuth)
 
 	// Exclude insecure cipher suites
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.ExcludeInsecureCipherSuites, "exclude-insecure-cipher-suites", false, "excludes insecure cipher suites")
@@ -727,6 +731,7 @@ func (c *Config) ToOptions() skipper.Options {
 		DebugListener:             c.DebugListener,
 		CertPathTLS:               c.CertPathTLS,
 		KeyPathTLS:                c.KeyPathTLS,
+		TLSClientAuth:             c.TLSClientAuth,
 		CipherSuites:              c.filterCipherSuites(),
 		MaxLoopbacks:              c.MaxLoopbacks,
 		DefaultHTTPStatus:         c.DefaultHTTPStatus,
@@ -1047,6 +1052,21 @@ func (c *Config) getMinTLSVersion() uint16 {
 	return tlsVersionTable[defaultMinTLSVersion]
 }
 
+func (c *Config) setTLSClientAuth(s string) error {
+	var ok bool
+	c.TLSClientAuth, ok = map[string]tls.ClientAuthType{
+		"NoClientCert":               tls.NoClientCert,
+		"RequestClientCert":          tls.RequestClientCert,
+		"RequireAnyClientCert":       tls.RequireAnyClientCert,
+		"VerifyClientCertIfGiven":    tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven,
+		"RequireAndVerifyClientCert": tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert,
+	}[s]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported TLS client authentication type")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Config) filterCipherSuites() []uint16 {
 	if !c.ExcludeInsecureCipherSuites {
 		return nil

diff --git a/skipper.go b/skipper.go
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	// multiple keys, the order must match the one given in CertPathTLS
 	KeyPathTLS string
 
+	// TLSClientAuth sets the policy the server will follow for
+	// TLS Client Authentication, see [tls.ClientAuthType]
+	TLSClientAuth tls.ClientAuthType
+
 	// TLS Settings for Proxy Server
 	ProxyTLS *tls.Config
 
@@ -1198,6 +1202,7 @@ func (o *Options) tlsConfig(cr *certregistry.CertRegistry) (*tls.Config, error)
 
 	config := &tls.Config{
 		MinVersion: o.TLSMinVersion,
+		ClientAuth: o.TLSClientAuth,
 	}
 
 	if o.CipherSuites != nil {