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Add core_agent_ca_cert config option to pass --ca-cert to the Core Agent - #855
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Passes a configured CA certificate path through to the Core Agent binary as a --ca-cert flag when launching it as a subprocess, mirroring the existing --log-file/--config-file/--socket handling.
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Add
core_agent_ca_certconfig option to pass--ca-certto the Core AgentAdds a
core_agent_ca_certconfiguration option that is passed to the Core Agentas
--ca-cert <path>when it is launched as a subprocess. This lets the CoreAgent trust an additional CA certificate (e.g. a private/self-signed CA presented
by a corporate TLS-terminating proxy) when reporting over HTTPS.
Pairs with core-agent's
ca_cert/--ca-certsupport (scoutapp/core-agent#167).Wiring
Mirrors the existing
--log-file/--config-file/--socketargv handling inCoreAgentManager:src/scout_apm/core/config.py— registercore_agent_ca_cert(defaultNone).src/scout_apm/core/agent/manager.py— newca_cert()helper returns["--ca-cert", path]when configured (else[]), appended to the launch argv.Behavior
When unset, no flag is added. When set, the path is forwarded verbatim to the
Core Agent, which adds it as an extra trusted root.
Testing
test_ca_cert(flag emitted when set) andtest_ca_cert_not_set(no flag when unset) in
tests/unit/core/agent/test_manager.py.core-agent start … --ca-cert /path/to/ca.pem, and core-agent reports200 OKto checkin.scoutapp.com over TLS that requires the extra CA.