crypto/x509.CreateCertificateRequest
standard libraryThe 8983rd most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 160 times across 33 modules; 67 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W37.
- prod calls
- 67
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 160
- total callsites
- modules
- 33
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 1%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 58%
- 93 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 CreateCertificateRequest from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- SPIFFE 11 16%
- Kubernetes 9 13%
- Consul 2 3%
- Go (golang.org/x) 2 3%
- Istio 2 3%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 160, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop test
-
istio/istio @v0.0.0-20260921104621-5b6314c52361
in loop test - in loop test
- in loop test
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istio.io/istio @v0.0.0-20260921104621-5b6314c52361
security/pkg/pki/util/generate_cert_test.go:660
in loop test -
k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
pkg/controller/certificates/authority/authority_test.go:213
in loop test - 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 CreateCertificateRequest most in this snapshot.
- github.com/hashicorp/vault2818%
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes2113%
- github.com/spiffe/spire1912%
- k8s.io/kubernetes1811%
- github.com/dapr/dapr138%
siblings
More from crypto/x509
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →