From: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
To: pdm-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 08/16] server: connection: report mismatching fingerprint as untrusted on probe
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 15:18:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260805131838.254723-10-s.sterz@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260805131838.254723-2-s.sterz@proxmox.com>
instead of error-ing out. previously this function returned a
connection error if the provided fingerprint did not match the
remote's fingerprint. instead, report the certificate as untrusted,
giving clients more appropriate information in such cases.
note that while the documentation for this function was technically
correct, the probe_tls endpoints for pve and pbs remotes stated:
> If the certificate is not trusted with the given parameters, returns
> the certificate information.
however, that was incorrect, since the endpoints returned an error if
the fingerprint did not match. since those two endpoints are currently
the only users that could actually provide a fingerprint (all other
callers explicitly provide `None`), this is more of a bug fix than a
public api break.
the changes here will also always return the leaf certificate for the
remote instead of previously the root certificate. as only leaf
certificates should be pinned going forward, this behavior is
preferable.
Signed-off-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---
server/src/connection.rs | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/server/src/connection.rs b/server/src/connection.rs
index f635b74e..3560a1ad 100644
--- a/server/src/connection.rs
+++ b/server/src/connection.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
use anyhow::{Error, bail, format_err};
use http::Method;
use http::uri::Authority;
+use openssl::hash::MessageDigest;
use openssl::x509::X509StoreContextRef;
use serde::Serialize;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ use proxmox_acme_api::CertificateInfo;
use proxmox_client::{Client, HttpApiClient, HttpApiResponse, HttpApiResponseStream, TlsOptions};
use proxmox_time::epoch_i64;
+use pdm_api_types::Fingerprint;
use pdm_api_types::remotes::{NodeUrl, Remote, RemoteType, TlsProbeOutcome};
use pve_api_types::client::PveClientImpl;
@@ -929,7 +931,7 @@ impl HttpApiClient for MultiClient {
/// Checks TLS connection to the given remote
///
/// Returns `Ok(TlsProbeOutcome::TrustedCertificate)` if connecting with the given parameters works
-/// Returns `Ok(TlsProbeOutcome::UntrustedCertificate)` if no fingerprint was given and some certificate could not be validated
+/// Returns `Ok(TlsProbeOutcome::UntrustedCertificate)` if the provided fingerprint does not match or a certificate could not be validated
/// Returns `Err(err)` if some other error occurred
///
/// # Example
@@ -964,25 +966,49 @@ pub async fn probe_tls_connection(
// to save the invalid cert we find
let invalid_cert = Arc::new(StdMutex::new(None));
- let options = if let Some(fp) = &fingerprint {
- TlsOptions::parse_fingerprint(fp)?
- } else {
- TlsOptions::Callback(Box::new({
- let invalid_cert = invalid_cert.clone();
- move |valid: bool, chain: &mut X509StoreContextRef| {
- if let Some(cert) = chain.current_cert() {
- if !valid {
- let cert = cert
- .to_pem()
- .map_err(Error::from)
- .and_then(|pem| CertificateInfo::from_pem("", &pem));
- *invalid_cert.lock().unwrap() = Some(cert);
- }
- }
- true
+ let fingerprint = fingerprint
+ .map(|fp| fp.parse::<Fingerprint>())
+ .transpose()?;
+
+ let options = TlsOptions::Callback(Box::new({
+ let invalid_cert = invalid_cert.clone();
+ move |valid: bool, ctx: &mut X509StoreContextRef| {
+ // If no fingerprint was provided and the trust store trusts the certificate, the
+ // connection is valid.
+ if fingerprint.is_none() && valid {
+ return true;
}
- }))
- };
+
+ let Some(cert) = ctx.chain().and_then(|c| c.get(0)) else {
+ *invalid_cert.lock().unwrap() =
+ Some(Err(format_err!("Could not get leaf certificate.")));
+ return true;
+ };
+
+ // If a fingerprint was provided and the certificate matches it, the connection is
+ // valid.
+ if let Some(provided_fp) = &fingerprint {
+ if cert
+ .digest(MessageDigest::sha256())
+ .map(|fp| *fp == **provided_fp)
+ .unwrap_or(false)
+ {
+ return true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Otherwise, the certificate is not trusted.
+ let cert = cert
+ .to_pem()
+ .map_err(Error::from)
+ .and_then(|pem| CertificateInfo::from_pem("", &pem));
+
+ *invalid_cert.lock().unwrap() = Some(cert);
+
+ true
+ }
+ }));
+
let client = proxmox_client::Client::with_options(uri, options, Default::default())?;
// set fake auth info. we don't need any, but the proxmox client will return unauthenticated if
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-05 13:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-05 13:18 [PATCH cluster/common/datacenter-manager/manager/proxmox v2 00/16] TLS Certificate Staging Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH cluster v2 01/16] setup: allow caller to provide the certificate filename Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH pve-common v2 02/16] certificate: add helper to verify that a certificate was signed by a ca Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH manager v2 03/16] bin/api: add a new staged certificate when renewing self-signed cert Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH manager v2 04/16] api: certificates: if node parameter is 'localhost' return local certs Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH proxmox v2 05/16] pve-api-types: expose certificates info endpoint Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 06/16] client: allow users to update a changed fingerprint interactively Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 07/16] cli/api-types: move Fingerprint to common api type crate Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` Shannon Sterz [this message]
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 09/16] ui: wizard: add context if a provided fingerprint did not match remote Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 10/16] ui: wizard: nodes page: always update fingerprints on user confirmation Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 11/16] pdm-api-types: implement ApiType for Fingerprint Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 12/16] pdm-api-types: add staged_fingerprints field to NodeUrl Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 13/16] server: remotes: lock remotes config when updating it Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 14/16] server: connection: rotate in staged fingerprints when encountering them Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 15/16] server: api: tasks: move `spawn_aborted_on_shutdown()` to super module Shannon Sterz
2026-08-05 13:18 ` [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 16/16] server: bin: api: tasks: add task to discover new staged certificates Shannon Sterz
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