hx509: SANs are critical if DN is empty

lib/hx509/ca.c

@@ -1087,6 +1087,12 @@ ca_sign(hx509_context context,
 
     tbsc = &c.tbsCertificate;
 
+    /* Default subject Name to empty */
+    if (tbs->subject == NULL &&
+        (ret = hx509_empty_name(context, &tbs->subject)))
+        return ret;
+
+    /* Sanity checks */
     if (tbs->flags.key == 0) {
 	ret = EINVAL;
 	hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, ret, "No public key set");
@@ -1097,13 +1103,9 @@ ca_sign(hx509_context context,
      * will be generated below.
      */
     if (!tbs->flags.proxy) {
-	if (tbs->subject == NULL) {
-	    hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, EINVAL, "No subject name set");
-	    return EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (hx509_name_is_null_p(tbs->subject) && tbs->san.len == 0) {
 	    hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, EINVAL,
-				   "NULL subject and no SubjectAltNames");
+				   "Empty subject and no SubjectAltNames");
 	    return EINVAL;
 	}
     }
@@ -1291,9 +1293,10 @@ ca_sign(hx509_context context,
 	}
 	if (size != data.length)
 	    _hx509_abort("internal ASN.1 encoder error");
-	ret = add_extension(context, tbsc, 0,
-			    &asn1_oid_id_x509_ce_subjectAltName,
-			    &data);
+
+        /* The SAN extension is critical if the subject Name is empty */
+        ret = add_extension(context, tbsc, hx509_name_is_null_p(tbs->subject),
+                            &asn1_oid_id_x509_ce_subjectAltName, &data);
 	free(data.data);
 	if (ret)
 	    goto out;

lib/hx509/libhx509-exports.def

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	hx509_crypto_set_padding
 	hx509_crypto_set_params
 	hx509_crypto_set_random_key
+	hx509_empty_name
 	hx509_env_add
 	hx509_env_add_binding
 	hx509_env_find

lib/hx509/name.c

@@ -605,6 +605,19 @@ _hx509_name_modify(hx509_context context,
     return 0;
 }
 
+HX509_LIB_FUNCTION int HX509_LIB_CALL
+hx509_empty_name(hx509_context context, hx509_name *name)
+{
+    if ((*name = calloc(1, sizeof(**name))) == NULL) {
+	hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, ENOMEM, "out of memory");
+	return ENOMEM;
+    }
+    (*name)->der_name.element = choice_Name_rdnSequence;
+    (*name)->der_name.u.rdnSequence.val = 0;
+    (*name)->der_name.u.rdnSequence.len = 0;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse a string into a hx509 name object.
  *
@@ -972,7 +985,7 @@ _hx509_unparse_Name(const Name *aname, char **str)
 }
 
 /**
- * Unparse the hx509 name in name into a string.
+ * Check if a name is empty.
  *
  * @param name the name to check if its empty/null.
  *
@@ -984,7 +997,8 @@ _hx509_unparse_Name(const Name *aname, char **str)
 HX509_LIB_FUNCTION int HX509_LIB_CALL
 hx509_name_is_null_p(const hx509_name name)
 {
-    return name->der_name.u.rdnSequence.len == 0;
+    return name->der_name.element == choice_Name_rdnSequence &&
+        name->der_name.u.rdnSequence.len == 0;
 }
 
 /**

lib/hx509/version-script.map

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ HEIMDAL_X509_1.2 {
 		hx509_crypto_set_padding;
 		hx509_crypto_set_params;
 		hx509_crypto_set_random_key;
+		hx509_empty_name;
 		hx509_env_add;
 		hx509_env_add_binding;
 		hx509_env_find;