context: deprecate support for encrypted TLS private keys

> Legacy PEM encryption as specified in RFC 1423 is insecure by design. Since
> it does not authenticate the ciphertext, it is vulnerable to padding oracle
> attacks that can let an attacker recover the plaintext

From https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/264159

> It's unfortunate that we don't implement PKCS#8 encryption so we can't
> recommend an alternative but PEM encryption is so broken that it's worth
> deprecating outright.

Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl>
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Sebastiaan van Stijn
2021-07-28 12:45:09 +02:00
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@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ type EndpointMeta = context.EndpointMetaBase
// a Docker Engine endpoint, with its tls data
type Endpoint struct {
EndpointMeta
TLSData *context.TLSData
TLSData *context.TLSData
// Deprecated: Use of encrypted TLS private keys has been deprecated, and
// will be removed in a future release. Golang has deprecated support for
// legacy PEM encryption (as specified in RFC 1423), as it is insecure by
// design (see https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/264159).
TLSPassword string
}