====== Classic -> Hybrid Migration ====== **Complexity:** Medium \\ **Duration:** 6-12 months (complete) \\ **Risk:** Low-Medium Gradual migration from classic PKI (RSA/ECDSA) to hybrid mode (Classic + ML-DSA). ---- ===== Overview ===== flowchart TB subgraph PHASE1["Phase 1: Preparation"] P1A[Inventory] P1B[Test environment] P1C[Tooling update] end subgraph PHASE2["Phase 2: Infrastructure"] P2A[Root CA Hybrid] P2B[Intermediate CAs] P2C[CRL/OCSP update] end subgraph PHASE3["Phase 3: Rollout"] P3A[Server certificates] P3B[Client certificates] P3C[Code signing] end subgraph PHASE4["Phase 4: Validation"] P4A[Monitoring] P4B[Audit] P4C[Documentation] end P1A --> P1B --> P1C --> P2A P2A --> P2B --> P2C --> P3A P3A --> P3B --> P3C --> P4A P4A --> P4B --> P4C style P2A fill:#fff3e0 style P3A fill:#e8f5e9 ---- ===== Phase 1: Preparation (1-2 months) ===== ==== 1.1 Perform Inventory ==== #!/bin/bash # inventory-certs.sh - Certificate inventory echo "=== Certificate Inventory $(date) ===" > inventory.csv echo "Path,Subject,Algorithm,KeySize,Expiry,Days" >> inventory.csv # Local certificates for cert in /etc/ssl/certs/*.pem /etc/pki/tls/certs/*.pem; do [ -f "$cert" ] || continue subject=$(openssl x509 -in "$cert" -subject -noout 2>/dev/null | sed 's/subject=//') algo=$(openssl x509 -in "$cert" -text -noout 2>/dev/null | grep "Public Key Algorithm" | awk '{print $4}') keysize=$(openssl x509 -in "$cert" -text -noout 2>/dev/null | grep "Public-Key:" | grep -oP '\d+') expiry=$(openssl x509 -in "$cert" -enddate -noout 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2) days=$(( ($(date -d "$expiry" +%s) - $(date +%s)) / 86400 )) echo "\"$cert\",\"$subject\",\"$algo\",\"$keysize\",\"$expiry\",\"$days\"" >> inventory.csv done # Remote endpoints ENDPOINTS=( "api.example.com:443" "web.example.com:443" "mail.example.com:465" ) for endpoint in "${ENDPOINTS[@]}"; do host=${endpoint%:*} port=${endpoint#*:} cert_info=$(echo | openssl s_client -connect "$endpoint" -servername "$host" 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -text -noout 2>/dev/null) # ... evaluate analogously done echo "Inventory completed: inventory.csv" -> Details: [[.:inventur|Certificate Inventory]] ==== 1.2 Set Up Test Environment ==== # Docker-based test PKI docker run -d --name test-ca \ -v /test-pki:/pki \ -e OPENSSL_CONF=/pki/openssl.cnf \ alpine/openssl # OpenSSL 3.6 for PQ docker exec test-ca openssl version # OpenSSL 3.6.0 ... # Test: Create hybrid certificate docker exec test-ca openssl genpkey -algorithm ML-DSA-65 -out /pki/test-mldsa.key ==== 1.3 Tooling Update ==== | Tool | Min. Version | PQ Support | |------|--------------|------------| | OpenSSL | 3.6.0 | ML-DSA, ML-KEM | | .NET | 9.0+ | Via WvdS.System.Security.Cryptography | | Java | 21+ | Via BouncyCastle 1.78 | | curl | 8.5+ | Hybrid TLS | ---- ===== Phase 2: Infrastructure (2-3 months) ===== ==== 2.1 Migrate Root CA to Hybrid ==== **Root CA migration is the most critical step.** Plan carefully and test extensively. **Option A: New Hybrid Root CA (recommended)** // Create new hybrid Root CA using var ecdsa = ECDsa.Create(ECCurve.NamedCurves.nistP384); var request = new CertificateRequest( "CN=My Organization Root CA - Hybrid, O=My Organization", ecdsa, HashAlgorithmName.SHA384); // CA Extensions request.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(true, true, 2, true)); request.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509KeyUsageExtension( X509KeyUsageFlags.KeyCertSign | X509KeyUsageFlags.CrlSign, true)); // Hybrid self-signed (ECDSA + ML-DSA) var hybridRoot = request.CreateSelfSigned( DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(25), CryptoMode.Hybrid); // Export File.WriteAllBytes("hybrid-root-ca.pfx", hybridRoot.Export(X509ContentType.Pfx, "secure-password")); **Option B: Cross-Certification (Transition)** // Old Root CA cross-certifies new hybrid CA using var oldRoot = new X509Certificate2("old-root.pfx", "password"); using var newHybridRoot = new X509Certificate2("hybrid-root.pfx", "password"); // Create cross certificate var crossCertRequest = new CertificateRequest( newHybridRoot.SubjectName, newHybridRoot.GetECDsaPublicKey()!, HashAlgorithmName.SHA384); // Signed by old root var crossCert = crossCertRequest.Create( oldRoot, newHybridRoot.NotBefore, newHybridRoot.NotAfter, newHybridRoot.SerialNumberBytes.ToArray()); ==== 2.2 Migrate Intermediate CAs ==== # New hybrid intermediate CA # 1. Generate key openssl genpkey -algorithm EC -pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:P-384 -out intermediate.key # 2. Create CSR openssl req -new -key intermediate.key \ -out intermediate.csr \ -subj "/CN=My Organization Intermediate CA - Hybrid/O=My Organization" # 3. Sign with hybrid root (with WvdS) // Sign intermediate with hybrid root using var hybridRoot = new X509Certificate2("hybrid-root.pfx", "password"); var intermediateCsr = CertificateRequest.LoadSigningRequest( File.ReadAllBytes("intermediate.csr"), HashAlgorithmName.SHA384); // Add CA extensions intermediateCsr.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(true, true, 1, true)); var intermediate = intermediateCsr.Create( hybridRoot, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(10), Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray(), CryptoMode.Hybrid); ==== 2.3 CRL/OCSP Update ==== // Create hybrid-signed CRL var crlBuilder = new CertificateRevocationListBuilder(); // Transfer old CRL entries foreach (var entry in existingCrlEntries) { crlBuilder.AddEntry(entry.SerialNumber, entry.RevocationDate, entry.Reason); } // Sign with hybrid CA byte[] newCrl = crlBuilder.Build( hybridIntermediate, newCrlNumber, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(7), HashAlgorithmName.SHA384, CryptoMode.Hybrid); ---- ===== Phase 3: Rollout (3-6 months) ===== ==== 3.1 Server Certificates ==== **Priority Matrix:** | Server Type | Priority | Reason | |-------------|----------|--------| | External-facing API | High | Highest risk | | Internal microservices | Medium | Lateral movement | | Development | Low | Test environment | # Batch renewal with hybrid for server in $(cat servers.txt); do # Create CSR ssh "$server" "openssl req -new -key /etc/ssl/private/server.key \ -out /tmp/renew.csr -subj \"/CN=$server\"" # Fetch CSR scp "$server:/tmp/renew.csr" "./csrs/$server.csr" # Issue hybrid certificate (via API or script) ./sign-hybrid.sh "./csrs/$server.csr" "./certs/$server.pem" # Deploy certificate scp "./certs/$server.pem" "$server:/etc/ssl/certs/server.pem" ssh "$server" "systemctl reload nginx" done ==== 3.2 Client Certificates ==== // Issue client certificate with hybrid var clientCsr = CertificateRequest.LoadSigningRequest(csrBytes, HashAlgorithmName.SHA384); clientCsr.CertificateExtensions.Add( new X509EnhancedKeyUsageExtension( new OidCollection { new Oid("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2") }, // Client Auth false)); var clientCert = clientCsr.Create( intermediate, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(1), Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray(), CryptoMode.Hybrid); ==== 3.3 Code Signing Certificates ==== -> See [[..:automatisierung:cicd-code-signing|CI/CD Code Signing]] for pipeline integration ---- ===== Phase 4: Validation (1-2 months) ===== ==== 4.1 Enable Monitoring ==== # Prometheus alert for hybrid status - alert: NonHybridCertificateInProduction expr: x509_cert_algorithm{env="production"} !~ ".*ML-DSA.*|.*Hybrid.*" for: 24h labels: severity: warning annotations: summary: "Non-hybrid certificate in production: {{ $labels.filepath }}" ==== 4.2 Checklist ==== | # | Checkpoint | Status | |---|------------|--------| | 1 | All CA certificates on hybrid | | | 2 | All server certificates renewed | | | 3 | CRL/OCSP signed with hybrid | | | 4 | Trust stores updated | | | 5 | Monitoring shows no classic-only | | | 6 | Rollback tested | | | 7 | Documentation updated | | ---- ===== Rollback Plan ===== **On problems:** # 1. Switch back to classic CA export CA_CERT=/etc/pki/CA/classic-intermediate.pem export CA_KEY=/etc/pki/CA/classic-intermediate.key # 2. Reissue certificates with classic CA ./issue-classic.sh # 3. Revoke hybrid CA certificates (if needed) ./revoke-hybrid-certs.sh -> Details: [[.:rollback-strategie|Rollback Strategy]] ---- ===== Related Documentation ===== * [[.:parallel-betrieb|Parallel Operation]] - Alternative strategy * [[.:inventur|Inventory]] - Detailed inventory * [[en:int:pqcrypt:konzepte:start|Crypto Modes]] - Hybrid explained ---- << [[.:start|<- Migration]] | [[.:parallel-betrieb|-> Parallel Operation]] >> ---- //Wolfgang van der Stille @ EMSR DATA d.o.o. - Post-Quantum Cryptography Professional// {{tag>migration hybrid classic upgrade operator}}