spring-cloud / spring-cloud/spring-cloud-commons

SSLContextFactory should allow for no key store

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Description

I am using 3.1.4. My spring cloud config server has a self signed cert. I did not want to add its certificate to java trust store, so I wanted to use TlsProperties to provide the trust store. I can't do that without providing the keystore.

Currently the trust store is optional, I think the keystore needs to be optional too, as not always we need to use ssl client verification.

I can made a PR with the change, but I am not sure if removing this requirement in a straightforward way is OK for you.

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Research direction

Start by locating SSLContextFactory and TlsProperties in the Spring Cloud Commons source, then trace how the keystore requirement is enforced when configuring TLS. Verify the change with the existing SSL or TLS tests, ensuring a trust store can be supplied without requiring a keystore while preserving client verification behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring, spring-boot
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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