letsencrypt / letsencrypt/boulder

Consider adding authorization revocation to admin-revoker

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Description

For incident response, it can be useful to revoke (set status = 4) either pending or already-finalized Authorizations. We should look into what it would take for admin-revoker to be able to handle this case, and now efficient it could be.

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Research direction

Start with the admin-revoker entry point and trace how Authorizations are currently handled. Investigate whether pending and already-finalized Authorizations can safely be set to status = 4, and assess the efficiency implications. Done means the supported behavior and its scope are clearly defined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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