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# notation certificate

## Description

Use ```notation certificate``` command to add/list/delete certificates in notation's trust store. Updating an existing certificate is not allowed since the thumbprint will be inconsistent, which results in a new certificate.

The trust store is in the format of a directory in the filesystem as`x509/<type>/<name>/*.crt|*.cer|*.pem`. Currently two types of trust store are supported:

* `Certificate Authority`: The directory name is `ca`.
* `Signing Authority`: The directory name is `signingAuthority`

There could be more trust store types introduced in the future.

Here is an example of trust store directory structure:

```text
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notation/truststore
/x509
/ca
/acme-rockets
cert1.pem
cert2.pem
/sub-dir # sub directory is ignored
cert-3.pem # certs under sub directory is ignored
/signingAuthority
/wabbit-networks
cert3.crt
```

In this example, there are two certificates stored in trust store named `acme-rockets` of type `ca`. There is one certificate stored in trust store named `wabbit-networks` of type `signingAuthority`.

## Outline

### notation certificate

```text
Manage certificates in trust store for signature verification.
Usage:
notation certificate [command]
Aliases:
certificate, cert
Available Commands:
add Add certificates to the trust store.
delete Delete certificates from the trust store.
generate-test Generate a test RSA key and a corresponding self-signed certificate.
list List certificates in the trust store.
show Show certificate details given trust store type, named store, and certificate file name. If the certificate file contains multiple certificates, then all certificates are displayed.
Flags:
-h, --help help for certificate
```

### notation certificate add

```text
Add certificates to the trust store.
Usage:
notation certificate add --type <type> --store <name> [flags] <cert_path>...
Flags:
-h, --help help for add
-s, --store string specify named store
-t, --type string specify trust store type, options: ca, signingAuthority
```

### notation certificate list

```text
List certificates in the trust store.
Usage:
notation certificate list [flags]
Aliases:
list, ls
Flags:
-h, --help help for list
-s, --store string specify named store
-t, --type string specify trust store type, options: ca, signingAuthority
```

### notation certificate show

```text
Show certificate details given trust store type, named store, and certificate file name. If the certificate file contains multiple certificates, then all certificates are displayed.
Usage:
notation certificate show --type <type> --store <name> [flags] <cert_fileName>
Flags:
-h, --help help for show
-s, --store string specify named store
-t, --type string specify trust store type, options: ca, signingAuthority
```

### notation certificate delete

```text
Delete certificates from the trust store.
Usage:
notation certificate delete --type <type> --store <name> [flags] (--all | <cert_fileName>)
Aliases:
delete, rm
Flags:
-a, --all remove all certificates in the named store
-h, --help help for delete
-s, --store string specify named store
-t, --type string specify trust store type, options: ca, signingAuthority
-y, --yes do not prompt for confirmation
```

### notation certificate generate-test

```text
Generate a test RSA key and a corresponding self-signed certificate.
Usage:
notation certificate generate-test [flags] <common_name>
Flags:
-b, --bits int RSA key bits (default 2048)
-d, --default mark as default
-h, --help help for generate-test
-n, --name string key and certificate name
--trust add the generated certificate to the trust store
```

## Usage

### Add certificates to the trust store

```bash
notation certificate add --type <type> --store <name> <cert_path>...
```

For each certificate in a certificate file, it MUST be either CA type or self-signed.

Upon successful adding, the certificate files are added into directory`{NOTATION_CONFIG}/truststore/x509/<type>/<name>/`, and a list of certificate filepaths are printed out. If the adding fails, an error message is printed out by listing which certificate files are successfully added, and which certificate files are not along with detailed reasons.

### List all certificate files stored in the trust store

```bash
notation certificate list
```

Upon successful listing, all the certificate files in the trust store are printed out in a format of absolute filepath. If the listing fails, an error message is printed out with specific reasons. Nothing is printed out if the trust store is empty.

### List all certificate files of a certain named store

```bash
notation cert list --store <name>
```

Upon successful listing, all the certificate files in the trust store named `<name>` are printed out in a format of absolute filepath. If the listing fails, an error message is printed out with specific reasons. Nothing is printed out if the trust store is empty.

### List all certificate files of a certain type of store

```bash
notation cert list --type <type>
```

Upon successful listing, all the certificate files in the trust store of type `<type>` are printed out in a format of absolute filepath. If the listing fails, an error message is printed out with specific reasons. Nothing is printed out if the trust store is empty.

### List all certificate files of a certain named store of a certain type

```bash
notation cert list --type <type> --store <name>
```

Upon successful listing, all the certificate files in the trust store named `<name>` of type `<type>` are printed out in a format of absolute filepath. If the listing fails, an error message is printed out with specific reasons. Nothing is printed out if the trust store is empty.

### Show details of a certain certificate file

```bash
notation certificate show --type <type> --store <name> <cert_fileName>
```

Upon successful show, the certificate details are printed out starting from leaf certificate if it's a certificate chain. Here is a list of certificate properties:

* Issuer
* Subject
* Valid from
* Valid to
* IsCA
* Thumbprints

If the showing fails, an error message is printed out with specific reasons.

### Delete all certificates of a certain named store of a certain type

```bash
notation certificate delete --type <type> --store <name> --all
```

A prompt is showed asking user to confirm the deletion. Upon successful deletion, all certificates in trust store named `<name>` of type `<type>` are deleted. If deletion fails, a list of successful deleted certificate files is printed out as well as a list of deletion-failure certificates with specific reasons.

### Delete a specific certificate of a certain named store of a certain type

```bash
notation certificate delete --type <type> --store <name> <cert_fileName>
```

A prompt is showed asking user to confirm the deletion. Upon successful deletion, the specific certificate is deleted in trust store named `<name>` of type `<type>`. If deletion fails, an error message with specific reasons is printed out.

### Generate a local RSA key and a corresponding self-generated certificate for testing purpose and add the certificate into trust store

```bash
notation certificate generate-test --trust "wabbit-networks.io"
```

Upon successful execution, a local key file and certificate file named `wabbit-networks.io` are generated and stored in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notation/localkeys/`. `wabbit-networks.io` is also used as certificate subject.CommonName. With `--trust` flag set, the certificate is added into a trust store named `wabbit-networks.io` of type `ca`.
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# notation key

## Description

Use ```notation key``` command to manage keys used for signing. User can add/update/list/remove key to/from signing key list. Please be noted this command doesn't manage the lifecycle of signing key itself, it manages the signing key list only.

## Outline

### notation key command

```text
Manage keys used for signing
Usage:
notation key [command]
Available Commands:
add Add key to signing key list
list List keys used for signing
delete Delete key from signing key list
update Update key in signing key list
Flags:
-h, --help help for key
```

### notation key add

```text
Add key to signing key list
Usage:
notation key add [flags] <key_name>
Flags:
-d, --default mark as default
-h, --help help for add
--id string key id (required if --plugin is set)
-p, --plugin string signing plugin name
--plugin-config strings {key}={value} pairs that are passed as is to the plugin, refer plugin documentation to set appropriate values
```

### notation key list

```text
List keys used for signing
Usage:
notation key [flags] list
Aliases:
list, ls
Flags:
-h, --help help for list
```

### notation key delete

```text
Delete key from signing key list
Usage:
notation key delete [flags] <key_name>...
Aliases:
delete, rm
Flags:
-h, --help help for delete
```

### notation key update

```text
Update key in signing key list
Usage:
notation key update [flags] <key_name>
Aliases:
update, set
Flags:
-d, --default mark as default
-h, --help help for update
```

## Usage

### Add a default signing key referencing the key identifier for the remote key, and the plugin associated with it

```shell
notation key add --default --plugin <plugin_name> --id <remote_key_id> <key_name>
```

Upon successful adding, a key name is printed out for added signing key with additional info "marked as default".

### Update the default signing key

```shell
notation key update --default <key_name>
```

Upon successful update, the supplied key name is printed out with additional info "marked as default".

### List signing keys

```text
notation key list
```

Upon successful execution, a list of keys is printed out with information of name, key path, certificate path, key id and plugin name. The default signing key name is preceded by an asterisk. The key id and plugin name are used together to provide the information of the key identifier for the remote key and the plugin associated with it.

### Delete two keys from signing key list

```shell
notation key delete <key_name_1> <key_name_2>
```

Upon successful execution, the names of deleted signing keys are printed out. Please be noted if default signing key is deleted, Notation will not automatically assign a new default signing key. User needs to update the default signing key explicitly.

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