From 942f585dd18a081d4676b0fab43affd196942f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GitHub Actions <actions@github.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:58:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: improve error response format in certificate validation

---
 backend/internal/api/handlers/certificate_handler.go | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/internal/api/handlers/certificate_handler.go b/backend/internal/api/handlers/certificate_handler.go
index 6e9744ce..a1ffa34e 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/handlers/certificate_handler.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/handlers/certificate_handler.go
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ func (h *CertificateHandler) Validate(c *gin.Context) {
 	result, err := h.service.ValidateCertificate(string(certBytes), keyPEM, chainPEM)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log().WithError(err).Error("failed to validate certificate")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "validation failed"})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"error":  "validation failed",
+			"errors": []string{err.Error()},
+		})
 		return
 	}