EJBCA + WildFly: Debugging Custom Duration Support for pkcs10enroll REST API in IntelliJ

[chriso2025]

I’m currently working on a customization to the EJBCA REST API, specifically the pkcs10enroll endpoint. My goal is to allow clients to specify a custom certificate duration (from 1 to 1000 days) directly in the JSON payload, so we can avoid creating separate end-entity or certificate profiles for each duration range.

What I’ve done so far:

• Cloned the EJBCA source from GitHub.
• Successfully built the project.
• Started modifying the REST handler to accept and process a duration field in the incoming JSON request.

What I need help with:
I’d like to debug this in IntelliJ IDEA while running EJBCA on WildFly. I’m looking for tips or best practices on:

• Attaching IntelliJ to WildFly in remote debug mode.
• Setting breakpoints in the pkcs10enroll logic and inspecting live request data.
• Efficiently testing the endpoint locally (e.g., using Postman or curl) while getting real-time feedback during debugging.

If anyone has experience debugging EJBCA REST API customizations or a similar workflow, I’d really appreciate your guidance!

Thanks in advance for your help.

[primetomas]

Is this what you are trying to implement. It's something that has shipped in Enterprise and is coming in the next Community release.
https://docs.keyfactor.com/ejbca/latest/ejbca-rest-interface#id-(9.3.3)EJBCARESTInterface-Enrollpkcs10CertificatewithOneRequestOnly

[cata0601]

Hi Primetomas, how are! I have reached you once I was looking for solutions Open Source! Well, someone recommended EJBCA for setting up! I working with Interoperability Platform which them are using CA. Well, I need you help if you can

[primetomas]

You'll need to contact me off-line for that. Either email, or LinkedIn is also a place with private messaging.

[chriso2025]

Tomas,

The ability to pass the start time and end time on the payload request to pkcs10Enroll is what I need.

Can you tell me when that version of the Community edition is going to be released?

Thanks.

[primetomas]

I do not have that date information unfortunately.
(I just went on vacation so will be off from here for a while)