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- Connections from user browsers to the JOC Cockpit can be secured by HTTPS with TLS/SSL certificates.
- Connections from clients using the JS7 - REST Web Service API (that ships with the JOC Cockpit) can be secured by HTTPS with TLS/SSL certificates.
- This article describes the steps required to set up secure HTTPS communication with the JOC Cockpit. This includes to set up a standalone JOC Cockpit instance or a JOC Cockpit cluster with a number of instances.
- Consider Refer to the JS7 - System Architecture article for an overview of components and connections.
- Consider Refer to the JS7 - Controller HTTPS Connections article for information about securing the connections between the JOC Cockpit and Controllers.
- Consider Refer to the JS7 - Agent HTTPS Connections for article for information about securing the connections between Controller instances and Agents.
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Client [label=" Client \n User Browser / REST API Client ",fillcolor="lightskyblue"] JOC [label=" JOC Cockpit ",fillcolor="lightskyblue"] Client_Keystore [label="Client Keystore\nlocation is product dependent\n\nCA Certificates\nPrivate Key / Certificate",fillcolor="limegreen"] Client_Truststore [label="Client Truststore\nlocation is product dependent\n\nCA Certificates",fillcolor="orange"] JOC_Keystore [label="JOC Cockpit Keystore\nhttps-keystore.p12\n\nCA Certificates\nPrivate Key / Certificate",fillcolor="orange"] JOC_Truststore [label="JOC Cockpit Truststore\nhttps-truststore.p12\n\nCA Certificates",fillcolor="orange"] Client_Keystore_CA_RootCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Root\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] Client_Keystore_CA_IntermediateCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Intermediate\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] Client_PrivateKey [shape="ellipse",label="Client Authentication\nPrivate Key",fillcolor="white"] Client_Certificate [shape="ellipse",label="Client Authentication\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] Client_Truststore_CA_RootCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Root\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] JOC_Truststore_CA_RootCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Root\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] JOC_Keystore_CA_RootCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Root\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] JOC_Keystore_CA_IntermediateCertificate [shape="ellipse",label="CA Intermediate\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] JOC_PrivateKey [shape="ellipse",label="Server Authentication\nPrivate Key",fillcolor="white"] JOC_Certificate [shape="ellipse",label="Server Authentication\nCertificate",fillcolor="white"] Client -> JOC [label=" establish connection "] Client -> Client_Truststore Client_Truststore -> Client_Truststore_CA_RootCertificate [label=" add to truststore \n e.g. by Group Policies "] Client -> Client_Keystore Client_Keystore -> Client_Keystore_CA_RootCertificate -> Client_Keystore_CA_IntermediateCertificate [label=" add to keystore "] Client_Keystore -> Client_PrivateKey -> Client_Certificate [label=" add to keystore "] JOC -> JOC_Keystore JOC_Keystore -> JOC_Keystore_CA_RootCertificate -> JOC_Keystore_CA_IntermediateCertificate [label=" add to keystore "] JOC_Keystore -> JOC_PrivateKey -> JOC_Certificate [label=" add to keystore "] JOC -> JOC_Truststore JOC_Truststore -> JOC_Truststore_CA_RootCertificate [label=" add to truststore "] |
Explanation:
- Keystore Keystores and truststore truststores shown in orange colorare required for any connections of clients to JOC Cockpit.
- Keystore Keystores and truststore truststores shown in green colorare required if mutual authentication is in place, e.g. to allow certificate based authentication.
- A JOC Cockpit truststore is always required. Should secure connections be used to access a Controller or an LDAP server for authentication/authorization then the the truststore holds respective truststore will hold the necessary certificates.
- Consider that similar distribution of private keys and certificates applies if a JOC Cockpit cluster with a number of instances is used.
Secure Connection Setup
In the following the placeholders , JOC_HOME
, JETTY_HOME
and JETTY_BASE
are placeholders are used which locate three directories. If you install Jetty with the JOC Cockpit installer then:
JOC_HOME
is the installation path that is specified during JOC Cockpit installation:/opt/sos-berlin.com/js7/joc
(default on Unix)C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\joc
(default on Windows)
JETTY_HOME
=JOC_HOME
/jetty
JETTY_BASE
is Jetty's base directory that is specified during JOC Cockpit installation:/home/<setup-user>/sos-berlin.com/js7/joc
(default on Unix)C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\joc
(default on Windows)
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This configuration is applied in order to enable clients (user browser, REST API client) to access the JOC Cockpit by use of using HTTPS.
Step 1: Add HTTPS module to Jetty
On the JOC Cockpit server, run the following command and replace the
JETTY_HOME
andJETTY_BASE
placeholders as specified above:Code Block language bash title Add HTTPS module to Jetty java -jar "JETTY_HOME/start.jar" -Djetty.home="JETTY_HOME" -Djetty.base="JETTY_BASE" --add-to-start=ssl,https
- Having executed the above command you should find a new folder
JETTY_BASE/etc
By default Jetty expects a keystore with the name
keystore
in this folder that is has been created from the above command.Jetty doesn't start if it doesn't find a keystore that corresponds to its settings.
- In addition a number of entries in the
JETTY_BASE/start.ini
configuration file for TLS/SSL settings such as the HTTPS port are will be added.
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- On the JOC Cockpit server create the keystore using the
keytool
from your Java JRE or , JDK or some other third party utility.- For use with a third party utility create a keystore, e.g.
https-keystore.p12,
in PKCS12 format and import:- the JOC Cockpit private key and certificate for Server Authentication
- the Root CA certificate
- Intermediate CA certificates
- For use with the
keytool
generate the keystore in PKCS12 or JKS format with the private key and certificate for JOC Cockpit Server Authentication. The examples below examples suggest describe one possible approach for certificate management, however, there may be other ways how to achieve similar results.Example for import of private key and CA-signed certificate to a PKCS12 keystore:
Code Block language bash title Example how to add a private key and CA-signed certificate to a PKCS12 keystore # shouldIf the JOC Cockpit's private key and certificate beare provided with a .jks keystore (keypair.jks) then temporarily convert the keystore to pkcs12 (keystore.p12) # for later use with openssl, assuming the alias name of the JOC Cockpit private key being "joc-https" # keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore keypair.jks -srcstoretype JKS -destkeystore keystore.p12 -deststoretype PKCS12 -srcalias joc-https # assumingAssuming your JOC Cockpit private key from a pkcs12 keystore (keystore.p12), store the JOC Cockpit private key to a .key file in PEM format (joc-https.key) openssl pkcs12 -in keystore.p12 -nocerts -out joc-https.key # Concatenate concatenatethe CA Root certificate and CA Intermediate certificates to a single CA Bundle certificate file (ca-bundle.crt) cat RootCACertificate.crt > ca-bundle.crt cat CACertificate.crt >> ca-bundle.crt # Export the JOC Cockpit private key (joc-https.key), JOC Cockpit certificate (joc-https.crt) and CA Bundle (ca-bundle.crt) in PEM format to a new keystore (https-keystore.p12) # assume the fully qualified hostname (FQDN) of the JOC Cockpit server beingto be "joc.example.com" openssl pkcs12 -export -in joc-https.crt -inkey joc-https.key -chain -CAfile ca-bundle.crt -name joc.example.com -out "JETTY_BASE/resources/joc/https-keystore.p12" # shouldIf you require use of a .jks keystore type then convert the pkcs12 keystore, assuming the alias name of the JOC Cockpit private key beingto be "joc-https" # keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore https-keystore.p12 -srcstoretype PKCS12 -destkeystore https-keystore.jks -deststoretype JKS -srcalias joc-https
Example for use of private key and self-signed certificate with a PKCS12 keystore:
Code Block language bash title Example how to generate a private key and self-signed certificate for import into a PKCS12 keystore collapse true # Generate generatethe JOC Cockpit's private key with aliasthe name "joc-https" alias name and certificate in a keystore (https-keystore.p12) # use the fully qualified hostname (FQDN) and name of your organization for the distinguished name # considerNote that PKCS12 keystores require to use the same key password and store password keytool -genkey -alias "joc-https" -dname "CN=hostname,O=organization" -validity 1461 -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -keypass jobscheduler -keystore "JETTY_BASE/resources/joc/https-keystore.p12" -storepass jobscheduler -storetype PKCS12
Example for use of private key and self-signed certificate with a JKS keystore:
Code Block language bash title Example how to generate a private key and self-signed certificate for import into a JKS keystore collapse true # generateGenerate the JOC Cockpit's private key with alias namethe "joc-https" alias name and certificate in a keystore (https-keystore.jks) # use the fully qualified hostname (FQDN) and name of your organization for the distinguished name keytool -genkey -alias "joc-https" -dname "CN=hostname,O=organization" -validity 1461 -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -keypass jobscheduler -keystore "JETTY_BASE/resources/joc/https-keystore.jks" -storepass jobscheduler -storetype JKS
Explanation:
- The
-dname
option specifies the certificate issuer, therefore use your own set of CN, OU, DC that specify the issuer's distinguished name. The O setting is required for the issuer. - The
-keypass
option accepts the password that you will need later on to manage your private key. - The
-keystore
option specifies the location of the keystore file. - The
-storepass
option specifies the password for access to the keystore file. - The
-storetype
option is used to specify the PKCS12 or JKS keystore format.
- The
- For use with a third party utility create a keystore, e.g.
- Alternatively apply a private key and certificate that are issued by your certificate authority or a trusted authority.
Step 3: Create JOC Cockpit Truststore
- For the JOC Cockpit Server Authentication effectively no a truststore is effectively not needed, however. However, the Jetty servlet container requires a truststore to be in place. An empty truststore should not be used, instead create the truststore with a certificate.
- On the JOC Cockpit server create the truststore using the
keytool
from your Java JRE or JDK or some third party utility.- For use with a third party utility create a truststore, e.g.
https-truststore.p12,
in PKCS12 format and import:- Root CA certificate
- For use with
keytool
create the truststore in PKCS12 or JKS format with the Root CA certificate. The below examples suggest one possible approach for certificate management , - however, there may be other ways how to achieve similar results.Example for import of a Root CA certificate to a PKCS12 truststore:
Code Block language bash title Example how to import a CA-signed certificate to a PKCS12 truststore # import Root CA certificate in PEM format to a PKCS12 truststore (https-truststore.p12) keytool -import -alias "root-ca" -file "RootCACertificate.crt" -keystore "JETTY_BASE/resources/joc/https-truststore.p12" -storetype PKCS12
Example for import of a Root CA certificate to a JKS truststore:
Code Block language bash title Example how to import a CA-signed certificate to a JKS truststore collapse true # import Root CA certificate in PEM format to a JKS truststore (https-truststore.jks) keytool -import -alias "root-ca" -file "RootCACertificate.crt" -keystore "JETTY_BASE/resources/joc/https-truststore.jks" -storetype JKS
- For use with a third party utility create a truststore, e.g.
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