Allow option to skip the validation of config

authority/config/config.go

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Password         string               `json:"password,omitempty"`
 	Templates        *templates.Templates `json:"templates,omitempty"`
 	CommonName       string               `json:"commonName,omitempty"`
+	SkipValidation   bool                 `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // ASN1DN contains ASN1.DN attributes that are used in Subject and Issuer
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ func (c *Config) Save(filename string) error {
 // Validate validates the configuration.
 func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 	switch {
+	case c.SkipValidation:
+		return nil
 	case c.Address == "":
 		return errors.New("address cannot be empty")
 	case len(c.DNSNames) == 0:

authority/config/config_test.go

@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	type ConfigValidateTest struct {
 		config *Config
 		err    error
-		tls    TLSOptions
+		tls    *TLSOptions
 	}
 	tests := map[string]func(*testing.T) ConfigValidateTest{
+		"skip-validation": func(t *testing.T) ConfigValidateTest {
+			return ConfigValidateTest{
+				config: &Config{
+					SkipValidation: true,
+				},
+			}
+		},
 		"empty-address": func(t *testing.T) ConfigValidateTest {
 			return ConfigValidateTest{
 				config: &Config{
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					Password:         "pass",
 					AuthorityConfig:  ac,
 				},
-				tls: DefaultTLSOptions,
+				tls: &DefaultTLSOptions,
 			}
 		},
 		"empty-TLS-values": func(t *testing.T) ConfigValidateTest {
@@ -143,7 +150,7 @@ func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					AuthorityConfig:  ac,
 					TLS:              &TLSOptions{},
 				},
-				tls: DefaultTLSOptions,
+				tls: &DefaultTLSOptions,
 			}
 		},
 		"custom-tls-values": func(t *testing.T) ConfigValidateTest {
@@ -165,7 +172,7 @@ func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 						Renegotiation: true,
 					},
 				},
-				tls: TLSOptions{
+				tls: &TLSOptions{
 					CipherSuites: CipherSuites{
 						"TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305",
 					},
@@ -209,9 +216,9 @@ func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			} else {
 				if assert.Nil(t, tc.err) {
-					fmt.Printf("tc.tls = %+v\n", tc.tls)
-					fmt.Printf("*tc.config.TLS = %+v\n", *tc.config.TLS)
-					assert.Equals(t, *tc.config.TLS, tc.tls)
+					fmt.Printf("tc.tls = %v\n", tc.tls)
+					fmt.Printf("*tc.config.TLS = %v\n", tc.config.TLS)
+					assert.Equals(t, tc.config.TLS, tc.tls)
 				}
 			}
 		})