crypto/x509.CreateCertificate
standard libraryThe 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.
- 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.
- Kubernetes 58 16%
- Vault 17 5%
- SPIFFE 15 4%
- Consul 10 3%
- HashiCorp 9 2%
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.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
-
kubernetes/kubernetes @master
test/utils/hermeticpodcertificatesigner/hermeticpodcertificatesigner.go:381 ↗
in loop -
hashicorp/vault @v1.21.4
in loop -
k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
test/utils/hermeticpodcertificatesigner/hermeticpodcertificatesigner.go:381
in loop - in loop test
- in loop test
- in loop test
- in loop test
- in loop test
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 →