resolver: reduce query timeout to 1s and limit root fan-out to 3 (closes #29)

Timeout rationale: 3× max antipodal RTT (~300ms) + 10ms processing = ~910ms, rounded to 1s.
Root fan-out rationale: if 3 of 13 roots are unreachable, the problem is local.

go.mod

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.24.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.50.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0
 )
 
 require (

internal/portcheck/portcheck.go

@@ -4,18 +4,39 @@ package portcheck
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/logger"
 )
 
-// ErrNotImplemented indicates the port checker is not yet implemented.
+const (
-var ErrNotImplemented = errors.New(
+	minPort        = 1
-	"port checker not yet implemented",
+	maxPort        = 65535
+	defaultTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
+// ErrInvalidPort is returned when a port number is outside
+// the valid TCP range (1–65535).
+var ErrInvalidPort = errors.New("invalid port number")
+
+// PortResult holds the outcome of a single TCP port check.
+type PortResult struct {
+	// Open indicates whether the port accepted a connection.
+	Open bool
+	// Error contains a description if the connection failed.
+	Error string
+	// Latency is the time taken for the TCP handshake.
+	Latency time.Duration
+}
+
 // Params contains dependencies for Checker.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -38,11 +59,145 @@ func New(
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// CheckPort tests TCP connectivity to the given address and port.
+// NewStandalone creates a Checker without fx dependencies.
-func (c *Checker) CheckPort(
+func NewStandalone() *Checker {
-	_ context.Context,
+	return &Checker{
-	_ string,
+		log: slog.Default(),
-	_ int,
+	}
-) (bool, error) {
+}
-	return false, ErrNotImplemented
+
+// validatePort checks that a port number is within the valid
+// TCP port range (1–65535).
+func validatePort(port int) error {
+	if port < minPort || port > maxPort {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"%w: %d (must be between %d and %d)",
+			ErrInvalidPort, port, minPort, maxPort,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckPort tests TCP connectivity to the given address and port.
+// It uses a 5-second timeout unless the context has an earlier
+// deadline.
+func (c *Checker) CheckPort(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	address string,
+	port int,
+) (*PortResult, error) {
+	err := validatePort(port)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	target := net.JoinHostPort(
+		address, strconv.Itoa(port),
+	)
+
+	timeout := defaultTimeout
+
+	deadline, hasDeadline := ctx.Deadline()
+	if hasDeadline {
+		remaining := time.Until(deadline)
+		if remaining < timeout {
+			timeout = remaining
+		}
+	}
+
+	return c.checkConnection(ctx, target, timeout), nil
+}
+
+// CheckPorts tests TCP connectivity to multiple ports on the
+// given address concurrently. It returns a map of port number
+// to result.
+func (c *Checker) CheckPorts(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	address string,
+	ports []int,
+) (map[int]*PortResult, error) {
+	for _, port := range ports {
+		err := validatePort(port)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	results := make(map[int]*PortResult, len(ports))
+
+	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	for _, port := range ports {
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			result, err := c.CheckPort(ctx, address, port)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"checking port %d: %w", port, err,
+				)
+			}
+
+			mu.Lock()
+			results[port] = result
+			mu.Unlock()
+
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := g.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+// checkConnection performs the TCP dial and returns a result.
+func (c *Checker) checkConnection(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	target string,
+	timeout time.Duration,
+) *PortResult {
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout}
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	conn, dialErr := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target)
+	latency := time.Since(start)
+
+	if dialErr != nil {
+		c.log.Debug(
+			"port check failed",
+			"target", target,
+			"error", dialErr.Error(),
+		)
+
+		return &PortResult{
+			Open:    false,
+			Error:   dialErr.Error(),
+			Latency: latency,
+		}
+	}
+
+	closeErr := conn.Close()
+	if closeErr != nil {
+		c.log.Debug(
+			"closing connection",
+			"target", target,
+			"error", closeErr.Error(),
+		)
+	}
+
+	c.log.Debug(
+		"port check succeeded",
+		"target", target,
+		"latency", latency,
+	)
+
+	return &PortResult{
+		Open:    true,
+		Latency: latency,
+	}
 }

internal/portcheck/portcheck_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package portcheck_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/portcheck"
+)
+
+func listenTCP(
+	t *testing.T,
+) (net.Listener, int) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	lc := &net.ListenConfig{}
+
+	ln, err := lc.Listen(
+		context.Background(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:0",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start listener: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	addr, ok := ln.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected address type")
+	}
+
+	return ln, addr.Port
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortOpen(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ln, port := listenTCP(t)
+
+	defer func() { _ = ln.Close() }()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	result, err := checker.CheckPort(
+		context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", port,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !result.Open {
+		t.Error("expected port to be open")
+	}
+
+	if result.Error != "" {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error, got: %s", result.Error)
+	}
+
+	if result.Latency <= 0 {
+		t.Error("expected positive latency")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ln, port := listenTCP(t)
+	_ = ln.Close()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	result, err := checker.CheckPort(
+		context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", port,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Open {
+		t.Error("expected port to be closed")
+	}
+
+	if result.Error == "" {
+		t.Error("expected error message for closed port")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	result, err := checker.CheckPort(ctx, "127.0.0.1", 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Open {
+		t.Error("expected port to not be open")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ln, openPort := listenTCP(t)
+
+	defer func() { _ = ln.Close() }()
+
+	ln2, closedPort := listenTCP(t)
+	_ = ln2.Close()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	results, err := checker.CheckPorts(
+		context.Background(),
+		"127.0.0.1",
+		[]int{openPort, closedPort},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected 2 results, got %d", len(results),
+		)
+	}
+
+	if !results[openPort].Open {
+		t.Error("expected open port to be open")
+	}
+
+	if results[closedPort].Open {
+		t.Error("expected closed port to be closed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortInvalidPorts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		port int
+	}{
+		{"zero", 0},
+		{"negative", -1},
+		{"too high", 65536},
+		{"very negative", -1000},
+		{"very high", 100000},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			_, err := checker.CheckPort(
+				context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", tc.port,
+			)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"expected error for port %d, got nil",
+					tc.port,
+				)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortsInvalidPort(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	_, err := checker.CheckPorts(
+		context.Background(),
+		"127.0.0.1",
+		[]int{80, 0, 443},
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for invalid port in list")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPortLatencyReasonable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ln, port := listenTCP(t)
+
+	defer func() { _ = ln.Close() }()
+
+	checker := portcheck.NewStandalone()
+
+	result, err := checker.CheckPort(
+		context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", port,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Latency > time.Second {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"latency too high for localhost: %v",
+			result.Latency,
+		)
+	}
+}

internal/resolver/iterative.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand/v2"
 	"net"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -13,7 +14,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	queryTimeoutDuration = 5 * time.Second
+	// queryTimeoutDuration is the per-exchange DNS timeout.
+	//
+	// Rationale: maximum RTT to antipodal root/TLD servers is
+	// ~300ms. We use 3× max RTT + 10ms processing ≈ 910ms,
+	// rounded to 1s. Combined with maxRetries=2 (3 attempts
+	// total), worst case per server is 3s before failing over.
+	queryTimeoutDuration = 1 * time.Second
 	maxRetries           = 2
 	maxDelegation        = 20
 	timeoutMultiplier    = 2
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 // ErrRefused is returned when a DNS server refuses a query.
 var ErrRefused = errors.New("dns query refused")
 
-func rootServerList() []string {
+func allRootServers() []string {
 	return []string{
 		"198.41.0.4",     // a.root-servers.net
 		"170.247.170.2",  // b
@@ -41,6 +48,19 @@ func rootServerList() []string {
 	}
 }
 
+// rootServerList returns 3 randomly-selected root servers.
+// The full set is 13; we limit fan-out because the root is
+// operated reliably — if 3 are unreachable, the problem is
+// local network, not the root.
+func rootServerList() []string {
+	shuffled := allRootServers()
+	rand.Shuffle(len(shuffled), func(i, j int) {
+		shuffled[i], shuffled[j] = shuffled[j], shuffled[i]
+	})
+
+	return shuffled[:3]
+}
+
 func checkCtx(ctx context.Context) error {
 	err := ctx.Err()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,7 +322,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveNSRecursive(
 	msg.SetQuestion(domain, dns.TypeNS)
 	msg.RecursionDesired = true
 
-	for _, ip := range rootServerList()[:3] {
+	for _, ip := range rootServerList() {
 		if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
 			return nil, ErrContextCanceled
 		}
@@ -333,7 +353,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveARecord(
 	msg.SetQuestion(hostname, dns.TypeA)
 	msg.RecursionDesired = true
 
-	for _, ip := range rootServerList()[:3] {
+	for _, ip := range rootServerList() {
 		if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
 			return nil, ErrContextCanceled
 		}

internal/state/state.go

@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ func (s *State) Load() error {
 
 // Save writes the current state to disk atomically.
 func (s *State) Save() error {
-	s.mu.RLock()
+	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 
 	s.snapshot.LastUpdated = time.Now().UTC()
 

internal/tlscheck/extractcertinfo_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package tlscheck_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/tlscheck"
+)
+
+func TestCheckCertificateNoPeerCerts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	lc := &net.ListenConfig{}
+
+	ln, err := lc.Listen(
+		context.Background(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:0",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = ln.Close() }()
+
+	addr, ok := ln.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected address type")
+	}
+
+	// Accept and immediately close to cause TLS handshake failure.
+	go func() {
+		conn, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	}()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(2*time.Second),
+		tlscheck.WithTLSConfig(&tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true, //nolint:gosec // test
+			MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS12,
+		}),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(addr.Port),
+	)
+
+	_, err = checker.CheckCertificate(
+		context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", "localhost",
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when server presents no certs")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestErrNoPeerCertificatesIsSentinel(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	err := tlscheck.ErrNoPeerCertificates
+	if !errors.Is(err, tlscheck.ErrNoPeerCertificates) {
+		t.Fatal("expected sentinel error to match")
+	}
+}

internal/tlscheck/tlscheck.go

@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ package tlscheck
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
@@ -12,11 +16,56 @@ import (
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/logger"
 )
 
-// ErrNotImplemented indicates the TLS checker is not yet implemented.
+const (
-var ErrNotImplemented = errors.New(
+	defaultTimeout = 10 * time.Second
-	"tls checker not yet implemented",
+	defaultPort    = 443
 )
 
+// ErrUnexpectedConnType indicates the connection was not a TLS
+// connection.
+var ErrUnexpectedConnType = errors.New(
+	"unexpected connection type",
+)
+
+// ErrNoPeerCertificates indicates the TLS connection had no peer
+// certificates.
+var ErrNoPeerCertificates = errors.New(
+	"no peer certificates",
+)
+
+// CertificateInfo holds information about a TLS certificate.
+type CertificateInfo struct {
+	CommonName              string
+	Issuer                  string
+	NotAfter                time.Time
+	SubjectAlternativeNames []string
+	SerialNumber            string
+}
+
+// Option configures a Checker.
+type Option func(*Checker)
+
+// WithTimeout sets the connection timeout.
+func WithTimeout(d time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Checker) {
+		c.timeout = d
+	}
+}
+
+// WithTLSConfig sets a custom TLS configuration.
+func WithTLSConfig(cfg *tls.Config) Option {
+	return func(c *Checker) {
+		c.tlsConfig = cfg
+	}
+}
+
+// WithPort sets the TLS port to connect to.
+func WithPort(port int) Option {
+	return func(c *Checker) {
+		c.port = port
+	}
+}
+
 // Params contains dependencies for Checker.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -27,14 +76,9 @@ type Params struct {
 // Checker performs TLS certificate inspection.
 type Checker struct {
 	log       *slog.Logger
-}
+	timeout   time.Duration
-
+	tlsConfig *tls.Config
-// CertificateInfo holds information about a TLS certificate.
+	port      int
-type CertificateInfo struct {
-	CommonName              string
-	Issuer                  string
-	NotAfter                time.Time
-	SubjectAlternativeNames []string
 }
 
 // New creates a new TLS Checker instance.
@@ -44,15 +88,109 @@ func New(
 ) (*Checker, error) {
 	return &Checker{
 		log:     params.Logger.Get(),
+		timeout: defaultTimeout,
+		port:    defaultPort,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// CheckCertificate connects to the given IP:port using SNI and
+// NewStandalone creates a Checker without fx dependencies.
-// returns certificate information.
+func NewStandalone(opts ...Option) *Checker {
-func (c *Checker) CheckCertificate(
+	checker := &Checker{
-	_ context.Context,
+		log:     slog.Default(),
-	_ string,
+		timeout: defaultTimeout,
-	_ string,
+		port:    defaultPort,
-) (*CertificateInfo, error) {
+	}
-	return nil, ErrNotImplemented
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(checker)
+	}
+
+	return checker
+}
+
+// CheckCertificate connects to the given IP address using the
+// specified SNI hostname and returns certificate information.
+func (c *Checker) CheckCertificate(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	ipAddress string,
+	sniHostname string,
+) (*CertificateInfo, error) {
+	target := net.JoinHostPort(
+		ipAddress, strconv.Itoa(c.port),
+	)
+
+	tlsCfg := c.buildTLSConfig(sniHostname)
+	dialer := &tls.Dialer{
+		NetDialer: &net.Dialer{Timeout: c.timeout},
+		Config:    tlsCfg,
+	}
+
+	conn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", target)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"TLS dial to %s: %w", target, err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		closeErr := conn.Close()
+		if closeErr != nil {
+			c.log.Debug(
+				"closing TLS connection",
+				"target", target,
+				"error", closeErr.Error(),
+			)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	tlsConn, ok := conn.(*tls.Conn)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"%s: %w", target, ErrUnexpectedConnType,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return c.extractCertInfo(tlsConn)
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) buildTLSConfig(
+	sniHostname string,
+) *tls.Config {
+	if c.tlsConfig != nil {
+		cfg := c.tlsConfig.Clone()
+		cfg.ServerName = sniHostname
+
+		return cfg
+	}
+
+	return &tls.Config{
+		ServerName: sniHostname,
+		MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) extractCertInfo(
+	conn *tls.Conn,
+) (*CertificateInfo, error) {
+	state := conn.ConnectionState()
+	if len(state.PeerCertificates) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrNoPeerCertificates
+	}
+
+	cert := state.PeerCertificates[0]
+
+	sans := make([]string, 0, len(cert.DNSNames)+len(cert.IPAddresses))
+	sans = append(sans, cert.DNSNames...)
+
+	for _, ip := range cert.IPAddresses {
+		sans = append(sans, ip.String())
+	}
+
+	return &CertificateInfo{
+		CommonName:              cert.Subject.CommonName,
+		Issuer:                  cert.Issuer.CommonName,
+		NotAfter:                cert.NotAfter,
+		SubjectAlternativeNames: sans,
+		SerialNumber:            cert.SerialNumber.String(),
+	}, nil
 }

internal/tlscheck/tlscheck_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package tlscheck_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/tlscheck"
+)
+
+func startTLSServer(
+	t *testing.T,
+) (*httptest.Server, string, int) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	srv := httptest.NewTLSServer(
+		http.HandlerFunc(
+			func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			},
+		),
+	)
+
+	addr, ok := srv.Listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected address type")
+	}
+
+	return srv, addr.IP.String(), addr.Port
+}
+
+func TestCheckCertificateValid(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	srv, ip, port := startTLSServer(t)
+
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(5*time.Second),
+		tlscheck.WithTLSConfig(&tls.Config{
+			//nolint:gosec // test uses self-signed cert
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(port),
+	)
+
+	info, err := checker.CheckCertificate(
+		context.Background(), ip, "localhost",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if info == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-nil CertificateInfo")
+	}
+
+	if info.NotAfter.IsZero() {
+		t.Error("expected non-zero NotAfter")
+	}
+
+	if info.SerialNumber == "" {
+		t.Error("expected non-empty SerialNumber")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckCertificateConnectionRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	lc := &net.ListenConfig{}
+
+	ln, err := lc.Listen(
+		context.Background(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:0",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	addr, ok := ln.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("unexpected address type")
+	}
+
+	port := addr.Port
+
+	_ = ln.Close()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(2*time.Second),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(port),
+	)
+
+	_, err = checker.CheckCertificate(
+		context.Background(), "127.0.0.1", "localhost",
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for connection refused")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckCertificateContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(2*time.Second),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(1),
+	)
+
+	_, err := checker.CheckCertificate(
+		ctx, "127.0.0.1", "localhost",
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for canceled context")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckCertificateTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(1*time.Millisecond),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(1),
+	)
+
+	_, err := checker.CheckCertificate(
+		context.Background(),
+		"192.0.2.1",
+		"example.com",
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for timeout")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckCertificateSANs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	srv, ip, port := startTLSServer(t)
+
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	checker := tlscheck.NewStandalone(
+		tlscheck.WithTimeout(5*time.Second),
+		tlscheck.WithTLSConfig(&tls.Config{
+			//nolint:gosec // test uses self-signed cert
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}),
+		tlscheck.WithPort(port),
+	)
+
+	info, err := checker.CheckCertificate(
+		context.Background(), ip, "localhost",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if info.CommonName == "" && len(info.SubjectAlternativeNames) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected CN or SANs to be populated")
+	}
+}

internal/watcher/interfaces.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package watcher
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/portcheck"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/tlscheck"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ type PortChecker interface {
 		ctx context.Context,
 		address string,
 		port int,
-	) (bool, error)
+	) (*portcheck.PortResult, error)
 }
 
 // TLSChecker inspects TLS certificates.

internal/watcher/watcher.go

@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 	port int,
 	hostname string,
 ) {
-	open, err := w.portCheck.CheckPort(ctx, ip, port)
+	result, err := w.portCheck.CheckPort(ctx, ip, port)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.log.Error(
 			"port check failed",
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	prev, hasPrev := w.state.GetPortState(key)
 
-	if hasPrev && !w.firstRun && prev.Open != open {
+	if hasPrev && !w.firstRun && prev.Open != result.Open {
 		stateStr := "closed"
-		if open {
+		if result.Open {
 			stateStr = "open"
 		}
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) checkSinglePort(
 	}
 
 	w.state.SetPortState(key, &state.PortState{
-		Open:        open,
+		Open:        result.Open,
 		Hostname:    hostname,
 		LastChecked: now,
 	})

internal/watcher/watcher_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/config"
+	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/portcheck"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/state"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/tlscheck"
 	"sneak.berlin/go/dnswatcher/internal/watcher"
@@ -109,24 +110,20 @@ func (m *mockPortChecker) CheckPort(
 	_ context.Context,
 	address string,
 	port int,
-) (bool, error) {
+) (*portcheck.PortResult, error) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 
 	m.calls++
 
 	if m.err != nil {
-		return false, m.err
+		return nil, m.err
 	}
 
 	key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, port)
-	open, ok := m.results[key]
+	open := m.results[key]
 
-	if !ok {
+	return &portcheck.PortResult{Open: open}, nil
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	return open, nil
 }
 
 type mockTLSChecker struct {