Simple Golang HTTPS/TLS Examples

golang-tls.md

Generate private key (.key)

# Key considerations for algorithm "RSA" ≥ 2048-bit
openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048
    
# Key considerations for algorithm "ECDSA" ≥ secp384r1
# List ECDSA the supported curves (openssl ecparam -list_curves)
openssl ecparam -genkey -name secp384r1 -out server.key

Generation of self-signed(x509) public key (PEM-encodings .pem|.crt) based on the private (.key)

openssl req -new -x509 -sha256 -key server.key -out server.pem -days 3650

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Simple Golang HTTPS/TLS Server

package main

import (
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "log"
)

func HelloServer(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
    io.WriteString(w, "hello, world!\n")
}

func main() {
    http.HandleFunc("/hello", HelloServer)
    err := http.ListenAndServeTLS(":443", "server.crt", "server.key", nil)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal("ListenAndServe: ", err)
    }
}

Hint: visit, please do not forget to use https begins,otherwise chrome will download a file as follows:

dotcoo-air:tls dotcoo$ cat ~/Downloads/hello | xxd
0000000: 1503 0100 0202 0a                        .......

TLS (transport layer security) — Server

package main

import (
    "log"
    "crypto/tls"
    "net"
    "bufio"
)

func main() {
    log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)

    cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("server.crt", "server.key")
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(err)
        return
    }

    config := &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer}}
    ln, err := tls.Listen("tcp", ":443", config) 
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer ln.Close()

    for {
        conn, err := ln.Accept()
        if err != nil {
            log.Println(err)
            continue
        }
        go handleConnection(conn)
    }
}

func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
    defer conn.Close()
    r := bufio.NewReader(conn)
    for {
        msg, err := r.ReadString('\n')
        if err != nil {
            log.Println(err)
            return
        }

        println(msg)

        n, err := conn.Write([]byte("world\n"))
        if err != nil {
            log.Println(n, err)
            return
        }
    }
}

TLS (transport layer security) — Client

package main

import (
    "log"
    "crypto/tls"
)

func main() {
    log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)

    conf := &tls.Config{
        InsecureSkipVerify: true,
    }

    conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:8000", conf)
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer conn.Close()

    n, err := conn.Write([]byte("hello\n"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(n, err)
        return
    }

    buf := make([]byte, 100)
    n, err = conn.Read(buf)
    if err != nil {
        log.Println(n, err)
        return
    }

    println(string(buf[:n]))
}

Generation of self-sign a certificate with a private (.key) and public key (PEM-encodings .pem|.crt) in one command:

# RSA recommendation key ≥ 2048-bit
openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey ec:secp384r1 -keyout server.ecdsa.key -out server.ecdsa.crt -days 3650
# openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey ec:<(openssl ecparam -name secp384r1) -keyout server.ecdsa.key -out server.ecdsa.crt -days 3650
# -pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:… / ec:<(openssl ecparam -name …) / -newkey ec:…
ln -sf server.ecdsa.key server.key
ln -sf server.ecdsa.crt server.crt
	
# ECDSA recommendation key ≥ secp384r1
# List ECDSA the supported curves (openssl ecparam -list_curves)
openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout server.rsa.key -out server.rsa.crt -days 3650
ln -sf server.rsa.key server.key
ln -sf server.rsa.crt server.crt

.crt (synonymous most common among *nix systems)
.der — The DER extension is used for binary DER encoded certificates.
.pem = The PEM extension is used for different types of X.509v3 files which contain ASCII (Base64) armored data prefixed with a «—– BEGIN …» line.

Generating the Certficate Signing Request

openssl req -new -sha256 -key server.key -out server.csr
openssl x509 -req -sha256 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt -days 3650

ECDSA & RSA — FAQ

• Validate the elliptic curve parameters -check
• List "ECDSA" the supported curves openssl ecparam -list_curves
• Encoding to explicit "ECDSA" -param_enc explicit
• Conversion form to compressed "ECDSA" -conv_form compressed
• "EC" parameters and a private key -genkey

Reference Link

• http://superuser.com/a/226229/205366
• https://gist.github.com/spikebike/2232102
• http://echo.labstack.com/guide/
• https://blog.bracelab.com/achieving-perfect-ssl-labs-score-with-go
• https://kjur.github.io/jsrsasign/sample-ecdsa.html
• https://www.guyrutenberg.com/2013/12/28/creating-self-signed-ecdsa-ssl-certificate-using-openssl/
• https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/ecparam.html
• https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/ec.html
• https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/req.html
• https://digitalelf.net/2016/02/creating-ssl-certificates-in-3-easy-steps/
• http://www.kaihag.com/https-and-go/
• https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-complete-guide-to-golang-net-http-timeouts/