Golang TLS server and client

makecert.sh

#!/bin/bash
# call this script with an email address (valid or not).
# like:
# ./makecert.sh joe@random.com
mkdir certs
rm certs/*
echo "make server cert"
openssl req -new -nodes -x509 -out certs/server.pem -keyout certs/server.key -days 3650 -subj "/C=DE/ST=NRW/L=Earth/O=Random Company/OU=IT/CN=www.random.com/emailAddress=$1"
echo "make client cert"
openssl req -new -nodes -x509 -out certs/client.pem -keyout certs/client.key -days 3650 -subj "/C=DE/ST=NRW/L=Earth/O=Random Company/OU=IT/CN=www.random.com/emailAddress=$1"

tls-client.go

package main

import (
    "crypto/tls"
    "crypto/x509"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "log"
)

func main() {
    cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("certs/client.pem", "certs/client.key")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("server: loadkeys: %s", err)
    }
    config := tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}, InsecureSkipVerify: true}
    conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:8000", &config)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("client: dial: %s", err)
    }
    defer conn.Close()
    log.Println("client: connected to: ", conn.RemoteAddr())

    state := conn.ConnectionState()
    for _, v := range state.PeerCertificates {
        fmt.Println(x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(v.PublicKey))
        fmt.Println(v.Subject)
    }
    log.Println("client: handshake: ", state.HandshakeComplete)
    log.Println("client: mutual: ", state.NegotiatedProtocolIsMutual)

    message := "Hello\n"
    n, err := io.WriteString(conn, message)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("client: write: %s", err)
    }
    log.Printf("client: wrote %q (%d bytes)", message, n)

    reply := make([]byte, 256)
    n, err = conn.Read(reply)
    log.Printf("client: read %q (%d bytes)", string(reply[:n]), n)
    log.Print("client: exiting")
}

tls-server.go

package main

import (
    "crypto/rand"
    "crypto/tls"
    "log"
    "net"
    "crypto/x509"
)

func main() {
    cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("certs/server.pem", "certs/server.key")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("server: loadkeys: %s", err)
    }
    config := tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}}
    config.Rand = rand.Reader
    service := "0.0.0.0:8000"
    listener, err := tls.Listen("tcp", service, &config)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("server: listen: %s", err)
    }
    log.Print("server: listening")
    for {
        conn, err := listener.Accept()
        if err != nil {
            log.Printf("server: accept: %s", err)
            break
        }
        defer conn.Close()
        log.Printf("server: accepted from %s", conn.RemoteAddr())
        tlscon, ok := conn.(*tls.Conn)
        if ok {
            log.Print("ok=true")
            state := tlscon.ConnectionState()
            for _, v := range state.PeerCertificates {
                log.Print(x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(v.PublicKey))
            }
        }
        go handleClient(conn)
    }
}

func handleClient(conn net.Conn) {
    defer conn.Close()
    buf := make([]byte, 512)
    for {
        log.Print("server: conn: waiting")
        n, err := conn.Read(buf)
        if err != nil {
            if err != nil {
                log.Printf("server: conn: read: %s", err)
            }
            break
        }
        log.Printf("server: conn: echo %q\n", string(buf[:n]))
        n, err = conn.Write(buf[:n])
        log.Printf("server: conn: wrote %d bytes", n)

        if err != nil {
            log.Printf("server: write: %s", err)
            break
        }
    }
    log.Println("server: conn: closed")
}

At line 57 and 59 of tls-server.go why are you writing two times ?

I was also wondering why n, err = conn.Write(buf[:n]) is repeated in lines 57 and 59, and why the buffer isn't echoed twice back to the sender. This code compiles and runs fine but despite that repetition, I'm still just getting one response from the server. Why not two?

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At line 57 and 59 of tls-server.go why are you writing two times ?

Mistake, sorry.

I was also wondering why n, err = conn.Write(buf[:n]) is repeated in lines 57 and 59, and why the buffer isn't echoed twice back to the sender. This code compiles and runs fine but despite that repetition, I'm still just getting one response from the server. Why not two?

Mistake, sorry.

hi, I wonder in client config there is 'InsecureSkipVerify: true' pair, if it skips verify, what's the meaning of this test?

hi, I wonder in client config there is 'InsecureSkipVerify: true' pair, if it skips verify, what's the meaning of this test?

This is a way to inform the client that if the server has untrusted certificate chain (or a host of other errors) to not error out. This should only be used for testing / initial development and should NEVER be used in production.

hi, I wonder in client config there is 'InsecureSkipVerify: true' pair, if it skips verify, what's the meaning of this test?

When use in production, add CA Pool and disable InsecureSkipVerify.

server in lines 30 defer conn.Close(), right ?