cloudflare / cloudflare/cfssl

Delegated Credentials for TLS support

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Description

Hello. What would be involved with adding [Delegated Credentials for TLS](https://tlswg.org/tls-subcerts/draft-ietf-tls-subcerts.html) support to cfssl? I believe there are two main cases:

1. cfssl issuing a "delegation certificate" to operators, with which they can generate their own delegated credentials
1. cfssl generating a "delegated credential" from a delgation certificate that has been provided by a ca

Some good introductory reading on Delegated Credentials for TLS is available from [this fine article](https://blog.cloudflare.com/keyless-delegation/); I suspect some folks here may already be familiar with it. ;)

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reading the linked Delegated Credentials specification and introductory article, then map the two requested cases: issuing delegation certificates and generating delegated credentials from one. Done means defining and implementing both supported workflows with clear interfaces and validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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