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What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #70737

Problem Summary:

TiDB currently loads MySQL listener TLS credentials from PEM files. 部署 using SPIFFE must bridge those credentials to files and explicitly reload TiDB whenever short-lived certificates rotate.

What changed and how does it work?

  • Add spiffe-workload-api-addr and spiffe-workload-api-timeout security settings for an absolute Unix Workload API endpoint.
  • Watch the default X.509-SVID and all local or federated trust bundles, then atomically apply valid rotations to new MySQL TLS handshakes.
  • Fail startup when no valid initial context arrives, while retaining the last valid credentials across malformed updates or socket outages.
  • Validate presented client certificates as SPIFFE X.509-SVIDs and preserve the startup-time require_secure_transport client-certificate policy.
  • Keep file-based MySQL TLS mutually exclusive with SPIFFE mode and leave cluster TLS unchanged.
  • Treat both ALTER INSTANCE RELOAD TLS forms as successful no-ops in SPIFFE mode because credentials rotate automatically.

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Tests

  • Unit test
  • Integration test
  • Manual test (add detailed scripts or steps below)
  • No need to test
    • I checked and no code files have been changed.

Validated focused classic and NextGen configuration tests, SPIFFE provider tests, real MySQL-protocol TLS tests, existing TLS regression tests, and make lint.

Side effects

  • Performance regression: Consumes more CPU
  • Performance regression: Consumes more Memory
  • Breaking backward compatibility

Documentation

  • Affects user behaviors
  • Contains syntax changes
  • Contains variable changes
  • Contains experimental features
  • Changes MySQL compatibility

Release note

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Support obtaining and automatically rotating MySQL listener TLS credentials through a SPIFFE Workload API Unix socket.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • 新建 Features
    • Added SPIFFE Workload API support for obtaining and rotating TLS certificates.
    • Added configuration for the Workload API endpoint and startup timeout.
    • Added SPIFFE-based client identity verification using URI SANs.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved TLS reload handling and preserved the last valid configuration when certificate updates fail.
    • Added validation for incompatible TLS settings and invalid Workload API configuration.
  • Documentation
    • Updated configuration examples with SPIFFE TLS options and compatibility details.

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Walkthrough

TiDB adds opt-in SPIFFE Workload API support for inbound MySQL TLS. It validates Unix socket configuration, retrieves and rotates X.509-SVIDs, verifies SPIFFE client identities, retains the last valid TLS state, and updates TLS reload handling.

Changes

SPIFFE Workload API TLS

Layer / File(s) Summary
SPIFFE TLS configuration contract
pkg/config/config.go, pkg/config/config.toml*.example, pkg/config/config_test.go, pkg/config/BUILD.bazel
Adds SPIFFE endpoint and timeout settings, validates Unix URI and positive duration values, rejects incompatible TLS settings, and documents and tests the configuration.
TLS configuration construction and reload API
pkg/util/misc.go, pkg/session/sessmgr/processinfo.go, pkg/testkit/mocksessionmanager.go, pkg/executor/simple.go
Extracts reusable server TLS configuration, replaces UpdateTLSConfig with ReloadTLS, and routes ALTER INSTANCE RELOAD TLS through the session manager.
Rotating SPIFFE TLS source
pkg/server/internal/spiffetls/*, go.mod, DEPS.bzl
Adds Workload API watching, X.509-SVID and bundle validation, client SPIFFE identity verification, atomic rotation, startup timeout handling, stable dispatching, and cleanup. Updates required dependency pins.
Inbound server integration
pkg/server/server.go, pkg/server/BUILD.bazel
Selects SPIFFE TLS when configured, closes the source during shutdown, reports client verification correctly, and makes TLS reload a no-op in SPIFFE mode.
SPIFFE TLS validation coverage
pkg/server/internal/spiffetls/source_test.go, pkg/server/tests/tls/spiffe_test.go, pkg/server/tests/tls/BUILD.bazel
Tests certificate validation, client identity policies, rotation, last-good retention, startup and shutdown behavior, SQL authorization, and TLS reload behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 8b982

This PR adds automatic SPIFFE-based MySQL TLS credential rotation, but the current head still needs Bazel metadata regeneration to avoid build-validation failures, clearer configuration guidance to prevent startup errors, and a small test-helper fix to avoid blocking on later updates; merge should wait for these follow-ups.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant TiDBServer
  participant spiffetlsSource
  participant SPIFFEWorkloadAPI
  TiDBServer->>spiffetlsSource: create TLS source
  spiffetlsSource->>SPIFFEWorkloadAPI: WatchX509Context
  SPIFFEWorkloadAPI-->>spiffetlsSource: send X509Context
  spiffetlsSource->>spiffetlsSource: validate and publish TLS config
  Client->>TiDBServer: start TLS handshake
  TiDBServer->>spiffetlsSource: request current TLS config
  spiffetlsSource-->>TiDBServer: return current certificate and bundles
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A rabbit watches certificates glow
Through socket paths where fresh SVIDs flow
Good leaves stay when bad ones fall
新建 handshakes greet the latest call
TLS hops softly, safe and bright

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 10.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 40 functions across 15 files. (3 skipped:… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding SPIFFE Workload API support for MySQL TLS.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required issue reference, problem summary, implementation details, test coverage, side-effect and documentation checklists, and a release note.
Linked 问题 check ✅ Passed The changes address the linked issue objectives, including explicit Unix socket configuration, SVID and bundle rotation, last-good retention, startup timeout, SPIFFE client validation, MySQL-listener-…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reviewed changes are related to SPIFFE Workload API TLS support, including dependency alignment, build targets, configuration, implementation, and focused tests. No unrelated code changes are evid…
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The changes address the linked issue objectives, including explicit Unix socket configuration, SVID and bundle rotation, last-good retention, startup timeout, SPIFFE client validation, MySQL-listener-only scope, TLS-setting exclusivity, and reload no-ops. The excluded go.sum file is not required to verify these objectives.

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Comment on lines +79 to +82
if !strings.HasPrefix(addr, "unix:///") || workloadAPIURL.Scheme != "unix" || workloadAPIURL.Host != "" ||
workloadAPIURL.Path == "" || !filepath.IsAbs(workloadAPIURL.Path) {
return nil, errors.新建("SPIFFE Workload API address must be an absolute unix:/// URI")
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The Spiffe workload endpoint spec also supports tcp urls but I've never used them and don't have an environment to validate the changes in. So I'd rather leave that out from this PR. Support could be added later if necessary.

Comment on lines +220 to +233
dispatcher.GetConfigForClient = func(*tls.ClientHelloInfo) (*tls.Config, error) {
current := s.current.Load()
if current == nil {
return nil, errors.新建("no valid SPIFFE TLS configuration is available")
}
return current, nil
}
dispatcher.GetCertificate = func(*tls.ClientHelloInfo) (*tls.Certificate, error) {
current := s.current.Load()
if current == nil || len(current.Certificates) != 1 {
return nil, errors.新建("no valid SPIFFE server certificate is available")
}
return &current.Certificates[0], nil
}

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I was a little worried about the performance impact of these 2 but it looks like GetConfigForClient is only used during TLS handshake which generally has low concurrency, thus the .Load() probably isn't much of a concern, while GetCertificate seems to be primarily used as part of show status maybe ? which again would be fine.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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pkg/server/tests/tls/spiffe_test.go (1)

185-197: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

The overflow drain can block while api.mu is held.

The default branch runs when updates is full at that instant. <-watcher then races with FetchX509SVID, which reads from the same channel at Line 218. If the stream goroutine drains the buffered value first, <-watcher blocks with api.mu held, and the test hangs. The current test calls SetX509Context once, so the buffer never fills today. A non-blocking drain removes the hazard for later updates.

♻️ Non-blocking drain
 	for watcher := range api.watchers {
 		select {
 		case watcher <- response:
 		default:
-			<-watcher
-			watcher <- response
+			select {
+			case <-watcher:
+			default:
+			}
+			select {
+			case watcher <- response:
+			default:
+			}
 		}
 	}
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In `@pkg/server/tests/tls/spiffe_test.go` around lines 185 - 197, Update
SetX509Context’s full-channel handling to drain watcher non-blockingly before
sending the latest response, so it cannot wait while api.mu is held. Preserve
the existing behavior of replacing stale buffered updates and delivering the
current response to every watcher.
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Inline comments:
In `@DEPS.bzl`:
- Around line 3353-3354: Run make bazel_prepare from the PR head and commit all
generated Bazel metadata changes resulting from the DEPS.bzl update.

Apply the same fix in `@go.mod` at line 120: This is the dependency mismatch
motivating metadata regeneration.

Apply the same fix in `@pkg/config/config.go` at line 24: This changed Go file is
covered by the same generated-metadata update.

In `@pkg/config/config.toml.example`:
- Around line 191-198: Update the SPIFFE configuration comments near
spiffe-workload-api-addr to explicitly state that enabling SPIFFE TLS requires
auto-tls = false, while preserving the existing incompatibility guidance for
ssl-ca, ssl-cert, and ssl-key.

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In `@pkg/server/tests/tls/spiffe_test.go`:
- Around line 185-197: Update SetX509Context’s full-channel handling to drain
watcher non-blockingly before sending the latest response, so it cannot wait
while api.mu is held. Preserve the existing behavior of replacing stale buffered
updates and delivering the current response to every watcher.
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Comment on lines +3353 to +3354
sum = "h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=",
version = "v0.6.2",

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Regenerate Bazel dependency metadata.

The PR changes Go dependencies and Bazel inputs, but the generated metadata is inconsistent: DEPS.bzl still contains google.golang.org/grpc/examples, which is absent from go.mod. Run make bazel_prepare at the PR head and commit all generated changes.

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Comment on lines +191 to +198
# Absolute unix:/// SPIFFE Workload API endpoint used to obtain TiDB's X.509-SVID and trust bundle.
# Peer SPIFFE IDs are carried in certificate URI SANs. URI identity is authoritative;
# DNS VERIFY_IDENTITY compatibility is not provided. This option cannot be combined with
# ssl-ca, ssl-cert, ssl-key, or auto-tls.
spiffe-workload-api-addr = ""

# Positive Go duration to wait at startup for the first valid SPIFFE X.509 context.
spiffe-workload-api-timeout = "30s"

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

State the required auto-tls setting.

This example sets auto-tls = true on Line 220. An operator who sets only spiffe-workload-api-addr will fail startup because the settings are mutually exclusive. State that enabling SPIFFE TLS requires auto-tls = false.

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 # DNS VERIFY_IDENTITY compatibility is not provided. This option cannot be combined with
 # ssl-ca, ssl-cert, ssl-key, or auto-tls.
+# Set auto-tls = false when you enable this option.
 spiffe-workload-api-addr = ""
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# Absolute unix:/// SPIFFE Workload API endpoint used to obtain TiDB's X.509-SVID and trust bundle.
# Peer SPIFFE IDs are carried in certificate URI SANs. URI identity is authoritative;
# DNS VERIFY_IDENTITY compatibility is not provided. This option cannot be combined with
# ssl-ca, ssl-cert, ssl-key, or auto-tls.
spiffe-workload-api-addr = ""
# Positive Go duration to wait at startup for the first valid SPIFFE X.509 context.
spiffe-workload-api-timeout = "30s"
# Absolute unix:/// SPIFFE Workload API endpoint used to obtain TiDB's X.509-SVID and trust bundle.
# Peer SPIFFE IDs are carried in certificate URI SANs. URI identity is authoritative;
# DNS VERIFY_IDENTITY compatibility is not provided. This option cannot be combined with
# ssl-ca, ssl-cert, ssl-key, or auto-tls.
# Set auto-tls = false when you enable this option.
spiffe-workload-api-addr = ""
# Positive Go duration to wait at startup for the first valid SPIFFE X.509 context.
spiffe-workload-api-timeout = "30s"
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In `@pkg/config/config.toml.example` around lines 191 - 198, Update the SPIFFE
configuration comments near spiffe-workload-api-addr to explicitly state that
enabling SPIFFE TLS requires auto-tls = false, while preserving the existing
incompatibility guidance for ssl-ca, ssl-cert, and ssl-key.

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