acme/autocert: add an option for RSA-based certs

Currently, autocert.Manager always generates EC-based certificates.
This change adds an optional field forcing the Manager to use RSA
instead.

An alternative idea, a "double" certificate, where the Manager
presents either RSA or EC certificate based on client's compatibility,
doesn't seem to be worth the implementation time given the constant
increase in Elliptic Curve cryptography.

Fixes golang/go#17744

Change-Id: Idc68abfc698bcff4aad99715baefc06f8fae50ad
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/34570
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>

acme/autocert/autocert.go

@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ type Manager struct {
 	// If the Client's account key is already registered, Email is not used.
 	Email string
 
+	// ForceRSA makes the Manager generate certificates with 2048-bit RSA keys.
+	//
+	// If false, a default is used. Currently the default
+	// is EC-based keys using the P-256 curve.
+	ForceRSA bool
+
 	clientMu sync.Mutex
 	client   *acme.Client // initialized by acmeClient method
 
@@ -385,11 +391,21 @@ func (m *Manager) certState(domain string) (*certState, error) {
 	if state, ok := m.state[domain]; ok {
 		return state, nil
 	}
+
 	// new locked state
-	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	var (
+		err error
+		key crypto.Signer
+	)
+	if m.ForceRSA {
+		key, err = rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	} else {
+		key, err = ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	state := &certState{
 		key:    key,
 		locked: true,

acme/autocert/autocert_test.go

@@ -108,18 +108,41 @@ func decodePayload(v interface{}, r io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 func TestGetCertificate(t *testing.T) {
-	testGetCertificate(t, false)
+	man := &Manager{Prompt: AcceptTOS}
+	defer man.stopRenew()
+	hello := &tls.ClientHelloInfo{ServerName: "example.org"}
+	testGetCertificate(t, man, "example.org", hello)
 }
 
 func TestGetCertificate_trailingDot(t *testing.T) {
-	testGetCertificate(t, true)
-}
-
-func testGetCertificate(t *testing.T, trailingDot bool) {
-	const domain = "example.org"
 	man := &Manager{Prompt: AcceptTOS}
 	defer man.stopRenew()
+	hello := &tls.ClientHelloInfo{ServerName: "example.org."}
+	testGetCertificate(t, man, "example.org", hello)
+}
 
+func TestGetCertificate_ForceRSA(t *testing.T) {
+	man := &Manager{
+		Prompt:   AcceptTOS,
+		Cache:    make(memCache),
+		ForceRSA: true,
+	}
+	defer man.stopRenew()
+	hello := &tls.ClientHelloInfo{ServerName: "example.org"}
+	testGetCertificate(t, man, "example.org", hello)
+
+	cert, err := man.cacheGet("example.org")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("man.cacheGet: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := cert.PrivateKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey); !ok {
+		t.Errorf("cert.PrivateKey is %T; want *rsa.PrivateKey", cert.PrivateKey)
+	}
+}
+
+// tests man.GetCertificate flow using the provided hello argument.
+// The domain argument is the expected domain name of a certificate request.
+func testGetCertificate(t *testing.T, man *Manager, domain string, hello *tls.ClientHelloInfo) {
 	// echo token-02 | shasum -a 256
 	// then divide result in 2 parts separated by dot
 	tokenCertName := "4e8eb87631187e9ff2153b56b13a4dec.13a35d002e485d60ff37354b32f665d9.token.acme.invalid"
@@ -212,14 +235,10 @@ func testGetCertificate(t *testing.T, trailingDot bool) {
 	// simulate tls.Config.GetCertificate
 	var tlscert *tls.Certificate
 	done := make(chan struct{})
-	go func(serverName string) {
-		if trailingDot {
-			serverName += "."
-		}
-		hello := &tls.ClientHelloInfo{ServerName: serverName}
+	go func() {
 		tlscert, err = man.GetCertificate(hello)
 		close(done)
-	}(domain)
+	}()
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(time.Minute):
 		t.Fatal("man.GetCertificate took too long to return")