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crypto/x509/pkix: reorder Name.String to reduce visual noise [freeze exception] #39924

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FiloSottile opened this issue Jun 29, 2020 · 2 comments
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crypto/x509/pkix: reorder Name.String to reduce visual noise [freeze exception] #39924

FiloSottile opened this issue Jun 29, 2020 · 2 comments
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In Go 1.15 we fixed a bug in Name.String that would hide any non-standard attributes from the output.

Unfortunately, we are bound to the RFC 2253 format by the docs (#27401) and that format requires any non-standard attribute to be printed as a dotted OID and hex-encoded value (#33093). To reduce the disruption of these entries appearing in the output, we could put them at the end of the string so the human-readable part is at the beginning.

RFC 2253 lets us pick any order we like.

When converting from an ASN.1 RelativeDistinguishedName to a string, the output consists of the string encodings of each AttributeTypeAndValue (according to 2.3), in any order.

I'd like to ask for a freeze exception, as this is a small change based on feedback on the beta to reduce the disruption of a Go 1.15 change. /cc @rsc @golang/osp-team

Example

RFC 4514

C = US, ST = CO, L = Boulder, O = Acme, OU = Eng, CN = eng.acme.com, emailAddress = eng@acme.com

Go 1.14

CN=eng.acme.com,OU=Eng,O=Acme,L=Boulder,ST=CO,C=US

Go 1.15 (now)

1.2.840.113549.1.9.1=#0c0c656e674061636d652e636f6d,CN=eng.acme.com,OU=Eng,O=Acme,L=Boulder,ST=CO,C=US

Go 1.15 (proposed)

CN=eng.acme.com,OU=Eng,O=Acme,L=Boulder,ST=CO,C=US,1.2.840.113549.1.9.1=#0c0c656e674061636d652e636f6d
@FiloSottile FiloSottile added NeedsDecision Feedback is required from experts, contributors, and/or the community before a change can be made. release-blocker labels Jun 29, 2020
@FiloSottile FiloSottile added this to the Go1.15 milestone Jun 29, 2020
@FiloSottile FiloSottile changed the title crypto/x509/pkix: reorder Name.String to reduce visual noise (freeze exception) crypto/x509/pkix: reorder Name.String to reduce visual noise [freeze exception] Jun 30, 2020
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Sounds good to me. Approved.

@dmitshur dmitshur added NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. and removed NeedsDecision Feedback is required from experts, contributors, and/or the community before a change can be made. labels Jun 30, 2020
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Change https://golang.org/cl/240543 mentions this issue: crypto/x509/pkix: print non-standard parsed Names at the end

@Lekensteyn Lekensteyn mentioned this issue Apr 27, 2021
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