openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

failed to generate host key pair: {err}

Error message

failed to generate host key pair: {err}

What it means

Error "failed to generate host key pair: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/network-proxy/src/certs.rs:141

) -> Result<(String, String)> {
    let mut params = if let Ok(ip) = host.parse::<IpAddr>() {
        let mut params = CertificateParams::new(Vec::new())
            .map_err(|err| anyhow!("failed to create cert params: {err}"))?;
        params.subject_alt_names.push(SanType::IpAddress(ip));
        params
    } else {
        CertificateParams::new(vec![host.to_string()])
            .map_err(|err| anyhow!("failed to create cert params: {err}"))?
    };

    params.extended_key_usages = vec![ExtendedKeyUsagePurpose::ServerAuth];
    params.key_usages = vec![
        KeyUsagePurpose::DigitalSignature,
        KeyUsagePurpose::KeyEncipherment,
    ];

    let key_pair = KeyPair::generate_for(&PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256)
        .map_err(|err| anyhow!("failed to generate host key pair: {err}"))?;
    let cert = params
        .signed_by(&key_pair, issuer)
        .map_err(|err| anyhow!("failed to sign host cert: {err}"))?;

    Ok((cert.pem(), key_pair.serialize_pem()))
}

const MANAGED_MITM_CA_DIR: &str = "proxy";
const MANAGED_MITM_CA_ARTIFACT_LOCK: &str = ".artifacts.lock";
const MANAGED_MITM_CA_CERT_PREFIX: &str = "ca";
const MANAGED_MITM_CA_TRUST_BUNDLE_PREFIX: &str = "ca-bundle";
pub(crate) const SSL_CERT_DIR_ENV_KEY: &str = "SSL_CERT_DIR";

// Best-effort compatibility set for common child toolchains that accept a CA bundle path.
// This is intentionally curated rather than pretending to cover every TLS client.
pub const CUSTOM_CA_ENV_KEYS: [&str; 11] = [
    "CODEX_CA_CERTIFICATE",
    "SSL_CERT_FILE",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/network-proxy/src/certs.rs:141 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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