letsencrypt / letsencrypt/boulder
va: Handle IPv4 fallback for HTTP(S) redirects
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Description
When performing an HTTP-01 validation, the VA will try to fall back from IPv6 to IPv4 if the connection fails; and it will follow HTTP(S) redirects. However, the current structure of processHTTPValidation cannot handle a case where both are needed.
Reproducer: Publish IPv6 & IPv4 addresses in DNS for a test host. Misconfigure networking on the test host so that IPv6 connections will fail. Configure a self-signed certificate for HTTPS. Configure the Web server to redirect all HTTP traffic (including ACME challenges) to HTTPS. Attempt HTTP-01 validation (e.g. certbot certonly --webroot). It will fail: Boulder will retry to IPv4, and follow the redirect - but when trying to validate the redirect target, it will only try IPv6 and not attempt to retry to IPv4.
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Research direction
Start at processHTTPValidation and reproduce the case with both IPv6 and IPv4 DNS records, failed IPv6 connectivity, and an HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect using a self-signed certificate. Done means HTTP-01 validation follows the redirect and still retries the redirect target over IPv4 when its IPv6 connection fails.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100