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crypto/x509.CreateCertificate

standard library

The 1692nd most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 855 times across 226 modules; 367 of those run outside tests and generated code.

No change in production calls since 2026-W37.

All of crypto/x509 → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
367
non-test, non-generated
all calls
855
total callsites
modules
226
distinct callers
in loop
2%
of prod calls
in tests
57%
488 calls
resolved
100%
to a known target

resolution mix

How each call resolves

How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →

  • Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into CreateCertificate from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 855, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call CreateCertificate most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/hashicorp/vault546%
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes354%
  • github.com/spiffe/spire324%
  • k8s.io/kubernetes293%
  • github.com/dapr/dapr263%

siblings

More from crypto/x509

The other most-called functions in this package. See all →