backport of commit 53040690a2bb89a71b723cd888411182295abcd6 (#24195)

Co-authored-by: Steven Clark <steven.clark@hashicorp.com>

builtin/logical/pki/path_ocsp.go

@@ -510,11 +510,14 @@ func genResponse(cfg *crlConfig, caBundle *certutil.ParsedCertBundle, info *ocsp
 		Status:             info.ocspStatus,
 		SerialNumber:       info.serialNumber,
 		ThisUpdate:         curTime,
-		NextUpdate:         curTime.Add(duration),
 		ExtraExtensions:    []pkix.Extension{},
 		SignatureAlgorithm: revSigAlg,
 	}
 
+	if duration > 0 {
+		template.NextUpdate = curTime.Add(duration)
+	}
+
 	if info.ocspStatus == ocsp.Revoked {
 		template.RevokedAt = *info.revocationTimeUTC
 		template.RevocationReason = ocsp.Unspecified

builtin/logical/pki/path_ocsp_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
 	vaulthttp "github.com/hashicorp/vault/http"
@@ -467,6 +468,18 @@ func TestOcsp_HigherLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, certToRevoke.SerialNumber, ocspResp.SerialNumber)
 }
 
+// TestOcsp_NextUpdate make sure that we are setting the appropriate values
+// for the NextUpdate field within our responses.
+func TestOcsp_NextUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	// Within the runOcspRequestTest, with a ocspExpiry of 0,
+	// we will validate that NextUpdate was not set in the response
+	runOcspRequestTest(t, "POST", "ec", 0, 0, crypto.SHA256, 0)
+
+	// Within the runOcspRequestTest, with a ocspExpiry of 24 hours, we will validate
+	// that NextUpdate is set and has a time 24 hours larger than ThisUpdate
+	runOcspRequestTest(t, "POST", "ec", 0, 0, crypto.SHA256, 24*time.Hour)
+}
+
 func TestOcsp_ValidRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	type caKeyConf struct {
 		keyType string
@@ -506,13 +519,15 @@ func TestOcsp_ValidRequests(t *testing.T) {
 			localTT.reqHash)
 		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			runOcspRequestTest(t, localTT.reqType, localTT.keyConf.keyType, localTT.keyConf.keyBits,
-				localTT.keyConf.sigBits, localTT.reqHash)
+				localTT.keyConf.sigBits, localTT.reqHash, 12*time.Hour)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func runOcspRequestTest(t *testing.T, requestType string, caKeyType string, caKeyBits int, caKeySigBits int, requestHash crypto.Hash) {
-	b, s, testEnv := setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t, caKeyType, caKeyBits, caKeySigBits)
+func runOcspRequestTest(t *testing.T, requestType string, caKeyType string,
+	caKeyBits int, caKeySigBits int, requestHash crypto.Hash, ocspExpiry time.Duration,
+) {
+	b, s, testEnv := setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t, caKeyType, caKeyBits, caKeySigBits, ocspExpiry)
 
 	// Non-revoked cert
 	resp, err := SendOcspRequest(t, b, s, requestType, testEnv.leafCertIssuer1, testEnv.issuer1, requestHash)
@@ -574,17 +589,28 @@ func runOcspRequestTest(t *testing.T, requestType string, caKeyType string, caKe
 	require.Equal(t, testEnv.leafCertIssuer2.SerialNumber, ocspResp.SerialNumber)
 
 	// Verify that our thisUpdate and nextUpdate fields are updated as expected
+	resp, err = CBRead(b, s, "config/crl")
+	requireSuccessNonNilResponse(t, resp, err, "failed reading from config/crl")
+	requireFieldsSetInResp(t, resp, "ocsp_expiry")
+	ocspExpiryRaw := resp.Data["ocsp_expiry"].(string)
+	expectedDiff, err := parseutil.ParseDurationSecond(ocspExpiryRaw)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to parse default ocsp expiry value")
+
 	thisUpdate := ocspResp.ThisUpdate
+	require.Less(t, time.Since(thisUpdate), 10*time.Second, "expected ThisUpdate field to be within the last 10 seconds")
+	if expectedDiff != 0 {
 		nextUpdate := ocspResp.NextUpdate
+		require.False(t, nextUpdate.IsZero(), "nextUpdate field value should have been a non-zero time")
 		require.True(t, thisUpdate.Before(nextUpdate),
 			fmt.Sprintf("thisUpdate %s, should have been before nextUpdate: %s", thisUpdate, nextUpdate))
 		nextUpdateDiff := nextUpdate.Sub(thisUpdate)
-	expectedDiff, err := parseutil.ParseDurationSecond(defaultCrlConfig.OcspExpiry)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to parse default ocsp expiry value")
 		require.Equal(t, expectedDiff, nextUpdateDiff,
 			fmt.Sprintf("the delta between thisUpdate %s and nextUpdate: %s should have been around: %s but was %s",
 				thisUpdate, nextUpdate, defaultCrlConfig.OcspExpiry, nextUpdateDiff))
-
+	} else {
+		// With the config value set to 0, we shouldn't have a NextUpdate field set
+		require.True(t, ocspResp.NextUpdate.IsZero(), "nextUpdate value was not zero as expected was: %v", ocspResp.NextUpdate)
+	}
 	requireOcspSignatureAlgoForKey(t, testEnv.issuer2.SignatureAlgorithm, ocspResp.SignatureAlgorithm)
 	requireOcspResponseSignedBy(t, ocspResp, testEnv.issuer2)
 }
@@ -610,16 +636,22 @@ type ocspTestEnv struct {
 }
 
 func setupOcspEnv(t *testing.T, keyType string) (*backend, logical.Storage, *ocspTestEnv) {
-	return setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t, keyType, 0, 0)
+	return setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t, keyType, 0, 0, 12*time.Hour)
 }
 
-func setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t *testing.T, keyType string, caKeyBits int, caKeySigBits int) (*backend, logical.Storage, *ocspTestEnv) {
+func setupOcspEnvWithCaKeyConfig(t *testing.T, keyType string, caKeyBits int, caKeySigBits int, ocspExpiry time.Duration) (*backend, logical.Storage, *ocspTestEnv) {
 	b, s := CreateBackendWithStorage(t)
 	var issuerCerts []*x509.Certificate
 	var leafCerts []*x509.Certificate
 	var issuerIds []issuerID
 	var keyIds []keyID
 
+	resp, err := CBWrite(b, s, "config/crl", map[string]interface{}{
+		"ocsp_enable": true,
+		"ocsp_expiry": fmt.Sprintf("%ds", int(ocspExpiry.Seconds())),
+	})
+	requireSuccessNonNilResponse(t, resp, err, "config/crl failed")
+
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		resp, err := CBWrite(b, s, "root/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
 			"key_type":       keyType,

changelog/24192.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+secrets/pki: Do not set nextUpdate field in OCSP responses when ocsp_expiry is 0
+```

website/content/api-docs/secret/pki.mdx

@@ -3807,8 +3807,9 @@ the CRL.
 - `ocsp_disable` `(bool: false)` - Disables or enables the OCSP responder in Vault.
 
 - `ocsp_expiry` `(string: "12h")` - The amount of time an OCSP response can be cached for,
-  (controls the NextUpdate field), useful for OCSP stapling refresh durations. Setting to 0
-  should effectively disable caching in third party systems.
+  (controls the NextUpdate field), useful for OCSP stapling refresh durations. If set to 0
+  the NextUpdate field is not set, indicating newer revocation information is available
+  all the time.
 
 - `auto_rebuild` `(bool: false)` - Enables or disables periodic rebuilding of
   the CRL upon expiry.