rustls / rustls/webpki

Add option to skip certificate time validity check

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Description

The ccc-spdm-tools/spdm-rs project includes a use case where it does not serve as the final certificate verifier, and there may be no available source for date or time.
However, webpki requires the current time to be specified in order to validate certificate date/time constraints.

Could webpki provide an option to bypass the date/time validity check? It could be in a form of a feature flag.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests. Start by locating where certificate date and time constraints are validated, then examine the public API and feature configuration before deciding how an opt-out should work. Done means the proposed option bypasses only the date/time validity check and has coverage for both enabled and bypassed behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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