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fix(acme): ensure apex cert is always obtained alongside the wildcard - #1419

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HandleWildcardCertificates calls ObtainCertSync for *.domain and then passes both the wildcard and the apex to ManageSync for the apex cert. This works most of the time but intermittently fails with:

error   obtain  could not get certificate from issuer   {"identifier": "example.com", "error": "[example.com] finalizing order ...: order pending, authorizations remaining: [...]"}
[ERR] Could not manage certmagic certs: example.com: obtaining certificate: ...

When it fails, the cert loading loop falls back to the wildcard_.domain storage key for both SNI slots, so the TLS server ends up serving *.domain for all connections. curl https://domain then fails with no alternative certificate subject name matches target host name 'domain', while curl https://id.domain continues to work.

The intermittency comes from the DNS-01 challenge: both the wildcard and the apex use the same _acme-challenge TXT record. After ObtainCertSync completes for the wildcard and the record is cleaned up, the subsequent ManageSync order for the apex occasionally races Let's Encrypt's backend, which returns the order as still pending even though the authorization was marked valid.

The fix calls ObtainCertSync for the apex explicitly after the wildcard succeeds, mirroring the existing pattern rather than relying on ManageSync for initial issuance. The call is guarded by certAlreadyExists so restarts that already have both certs cached skip it. ManageSync is kept for ongoing renewal.

The new obtainApexCertIfMissing function takes the obtain callback as a parameter so it can be exercised in unit tests without a real ACME server. The test commit precedes the fix commit so the failure is reproducible: go test ./pkg/server/acme/... fails to compile on the test-only commit (obtainApexCertIfMissing: undefined), then passes once the fix is applied.

Also bumps github.com/caddyserver/certmagic from v0.25.0 to v0.25.3 for upstream fixes (lock contention, logging, IPv6 normalization).

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Apex certificates are now automatically obtained when missing after wildcard certificate issuance.
    • Existing apex certificates are recognized and skipped, preventing unnecessary reissuance.
    • Failures during apex certificate issuance now generate a warning for improved visibility.
    • Certificate setup now handles DNS-based validation scenarios more reliably.
  • Maintenance

    • Updated the application’s underlying runtime and certificate, DNS, and logging components for improved compatibility and reliability.

CI note: Lint Test is blocked by golangci-lint v1 vs Go 1.25. See follow-up PR #1420 (merge first, then rebase this branch).

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The module now targets Go 1.25.0 and updates ACME-related dependencies. Wildcard certificate handling now obtains the apex certificate when storage lacks its required files. New tests cover certificate storage, path extraction, DNS-01 records, and apex issuance.

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ACME apex certificate support

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Go and ACME dependency updates
go.mod
The module targets Go 1.25.0. Direct and indirect dependencies receive version updates.
Conditional apex certificate issuance
pkg/server/acme/acme_certbot.go
HandleWildcardCertificates calls obtainApexCertIfMissing. The helper checks certificate storage, obtains the apex certificate when absent, and logs issuance errors.
ACME storage and challenge validation
pkg/server/acme/acme_certbot_test.go
Tests cover certificate file detection, Caddy path extraction, DNS-01 record operations, and conditional apex issuance.

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The PR explicitly obtains the apex certificate alongside the wildcard while retaining renewal management, addressing the reported certificate-selection failure; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks.

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  participant HandleWildcardCertificates
  participant obtainApexCertIfMissing
  participant certmagicStorage
  HandleWildcardCertificates->>obtainApexCertIfMissing: ensure apex certificate
  obtainApexCertIfMissing->>certmagicStorage: check certificate files and metadata
  certmagicStorage-->>obtainApexCertIfMissing: return certificate presence
  obtainApexCertIfMissing->>obtainApexCertIfMissing: obtain certificate when absent
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@dwisiswant0 — quick heads-up on CI for this PR.

The Lint Test failure here is a toolchain mismatch (golangci-lint v1 cannot lint Go 1.25), not an issue with the ACME changes themselves. I've opened a follow-up PR to fix that on main first:

Suggested merge order:

  1. Merge chore(ci): upgrade golangci-lint to v2 #1420
  2. Rebase this PR onto updated main

Build and release tests already pass on this branch; only lint is blocked pending the CI upgrade. Would appreciate a look at #1420 as well — CI on that PR is currently waiting for workflow approval on the fork.

Thanks!

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dwisiswant0 changed the base branch from main to dev September 9, 2026 22:15
dwisiswant0 pushed a commit to jmoneill-snyk/interactsh that referenced this pull request Sep 9, 2026
Migrate the lint workflow to golangci-lint v2.4.0 with a pinned version
and explicit config, and resolve pre-existing findings so CI passes on
current main. Intended to merge before the Go 1.25 ACME fix in projectdiscovery#1419.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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* chore(ci): upgrade golangci-lint to v2 and fix lint baseline

Migrate the lint workflow to golangci-lint v2.4.0 with a pinned version
and explicit config, and resolve pre-existing findings so CI passes on
current main. Intended to merge before the Go 1.25 ACME fix in #1419.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* chore: add doc comments for CodeRabbit coverage threshold

Document touched test helpers and functions so docstring coverage meets
the 80% pre-merge check on #1420.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* ci: use composite actions

Signed-off-by: Dwi Siswanto <git@dw1.io>

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Signed-off-by: Dwi Siswanto <git@dw1.io>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Co-authored-by: Dwi Siswanto <git@dw1.io>
When -wildcard is set, apex cert issuance is delegated to ManageSync
after ObtainCertSync runs for the wildcard. ManageSync intermittently
fails with "order pending, authorizations remaining" from Let's Encrypt:
both the wildcard and apex DNS-01 challenges share the same
_acme-challenge TXT record, and the back-to-back ACME order
finalizations occasionally race in Let's Encrypt's backend.

Extract obtainApexCertIfMissing and call it explicitly after the
wildcard is obtained, mirroring the ObtainCertSync flow. This makes
apex cert provisioning deterministic regardless of Let's Encrypt
backend timing. ManageSync is kept for ongoing renewal management.
The function is injectable to allow unit testing without a real ACME
server.

Also bump github.com/caddyserver/certmagic from v0.25.0 to v0.25.3 for
upstream bug fixes (lock contention, logging, IPv6 normalization).
Add doc comments to makeRecords and createFakeCert test helpers to meet
the 80% docstring coverage threshold.

Bump golang.org/x/crypto from v0.50.0 to v0.55.0 to resolve known SSH
package advisories flagged during review. Transitive x/ dependencies
updated consistently.
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@coderabbitai create and issue to track this, make it short, one paragraph, must be bug oriented. read this PR body for the context.

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@coderabbitai wrong context. read this PR body. update #1421.

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Bug: Wildcard certificate setup can intermittently leave the apex certificate unprovisioned. Wildcard and apex DNS-01 orders share `_acme-challenge`; after wildcard issuance, `ManageSync` can race ACME authorization completion for the apex. The TLS server then falls back to the wildcard certificate for the apex host, causing apex TLS validation to fail. Explicitly obtain the apex certificate after wildcard issuance when `certAlreadyExists` reports it missing, and retain `ManageSync` for renewal. Context: $pr_url. Request: $comment_url.
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