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#Certificates in Chroot

Gluu Server components have cryptographic keys and X.509 certificates that are stored inside thechroot. Details for certificates associated with each component are provided below. The following certificates are available in the /etc/certs folder.

IDPShibbolethAPACHEOPENDJ
idp-encryption.crtshibIDP.crthttpd.crtopendj.crt
idp-encryption.csrshibIDP.csrhttps.csropendj.pksc12
idp-encryption.keyshibIDP.jkshttpd.key
idp-encryption.key.origshibIDP.keyhttpd.key.orig
idp-signing.crtshibIDP.key.orig
idp-signing.csrshibIDP.pkcs12
idp-signing.key
idp-signing.key.orig

The certificates for Passport authentication are passport-rp.jks, passport-rp.pem, passport-rs.jks.

The SCIM certificate is named scim-rs.jks and the OTP certificate is named otp_configuration.json.

#Custom Script JSON Files

Additionally the following json files are available which are used in different custom scripts for multi-factor authentication.

  • cert_creds.json
  • duo_creds.json
  • gplus_client_secrets.json
  • otp_configuration.json
  • oxauth-keys.json
  • super_gluu_creds.json
  • vericloud_gluu_creds.json

#Generating Cryptographic Keys

The Gluu Server is compatible with the Java KeyGenerator to create new cryptographic keys if needed.

To get KeyGenerator, run the following command inside the chroot:

wget https://ox.gluu.org/maven/org.gluu/oxauth-client/4.2/oxauth-client-4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -O oxauth-client.jar

Then, run KeyGenerator with the following command:

java -jar oxauth-client.jar <arguments>

The Gluu implementation of KeyGenerator accepts the following arguments:

ArgumentDescription
-at <arg>oxEleven Access Token
-dnname <arg>DN of certificate issuer
-enc_keys <arg>Encryption keys to generate (For example: RSA_OAEP, RSA1_5)
-expiration <arg>Expiration in days
-expiration_hours <arg>Expiration in hours
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-keypasswd <arg>Key Store password
-keystore <arg>Key Store file (such as /etc/certs/api-rs.jks)
-ox11 <arg>oxEleven Generate Key Endpoint.
-sig_keys <arg>Signature keys to generate. (For example: RS256 RS384 RS512 ES256 ES384 ES512 PS256 PS384 PS512)

#Certificates in oxTrust

Certificates commonly used for SSO typically have a short expiration date, and can now be easily viewed and downloaded in oxTrust. Navigate to Configuration > Certificates to access these certificates.

The following are available:

  • OpenDJ SSL
  • httpd SSL
  • IDP Signing
  • IDP Encryption

Example Certs in oxTrust

#Updating Apache Certificate

The certificates must be manually updated from the /etc/certs/ folder.

There are many tools that can be used to update and renew certificates. By default Gluu uses OpenSSL. If you have questions about using other tools, like Let'sEncrypt, check the Gluu support portal for existing threads. If there is no existing information, sign up and open a ticket.

Please follow these steps shown below to update the Apache SSL cert:

  • Save the latest SSL httpd key and certificate in the /etc/certs folder
  • Rename them to httpd.key and httpd.crt respectively
  • Import 'httpd.der' into the Java Keystore / Convertion to DER, command:
    openssl x509 -outform der -in httpd.crt -out httpd.der
    • Delete the existing certificate to avoid ambiguity due to presence of 2 different certificates for the same entity after importing the new one: /opt/amazon-corretto-x.x.x.x-linux-x64/bin/keytool -delete -alias <hostname_of_your_Gluu_Server>_httpd -keystore /opt/amazon-corretto-x.x.x.x/lib/security/cacerts -storepass changeit
    • Import certificate into the Java Keystore(cacerts): /opt/amazon-corretto-x.x.x.x/bin/keytool -importcert -file httpd.der -keystore /opt/amazon-corretto-x.x.x.x/lib/security/cacerts -alias <hostname_of_your_Gluu_Server>_httpd -storepass changeit
  • Restart opendj, apache2/httpd, oxauth and identity services.

#Install Intermediate Certificates

Please follow the steps below to install intermediate certificates:

  1. Log in to the Gluu Server container.
  2. Keep your intermediate certificate in the file /etc/certs/.
  3. Modify /etc/httpd/conf.d/https_gluu.conf, and add SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/certs/name_of_your_interm_root_cert.crt.
  4. Restart the httpd service.

#Rotating Certificates and Keys in Kubernetes setup

Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/gluu_https.crt
/etc/certs/gluu_https.key
  1. Create a file named web-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: web-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"                  
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: web-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm # This may be differnet in Helm
              args: ["patch", "web", "--opts", "valid-to:365"]
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f web-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
  1. Create a secret with gluu_https.crt and gluu_https.key. Note that this may already exist in your deployment.

        kubectl create secret generic web-cert-key --from-file=gluu_https.crt --from-file=gluu_https.key -n <gluu-namespace>` 
  2. Create a file named load-web-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: load-web-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"                  
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          volumes:
          - name: web-cert
            secret:
              secretName: web-cert-key
              items:
                - key: gluu_https.crt
                  path: gluu_https.crt
          - name: web-key
            secret:
              secretName: web-cert-key
              items:
                - key: gluu_https.key
                  path: gluu_https.key                              
          containers:
            - name: load-web-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm  #This may be differnet in Helm
              volumeMounts:
                - name: web-cert
                  mountPath: /etc/certs/gluu_https.crt
                  subPath: gluu_https.crt
                - name: web-key
                  mountPath: /etc/certs/gluu_https.key
                  subPath: gluu_https.key
              args: ["patch", "web", "--opts", "source:from-files"]
  3. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f load-web-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/oxauth-keys.json
/etc/certs/oxauth-keys.jks
  1. Create a file named oxauth-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    kind: CronJob
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    metadata:
      name: oxauth-key-rotation
    spec:
      schedule: "0 */48 * * *"
      concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
      jobTemplate:
        spec:
          template:
            metadata:
              annotations:
                sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
            spec:
              containers:
                - name: oxauth-key-rotation
                  image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
                  env:
                    - name: GLUU_CONTAINER_MAIN_NAME
                      value: "oxauth" # Place oxauth container name 
                  resources:
                    requests:
                      memory: "300Mi"
                      cpu: "300m"
                    limits:
                      memory: "300Mi"
                      cpu: "300m"
                  envFrom:
                    - configMapRef:
                        name: gluu-config-cm
                  args: ["patch", "oxauth", "--opts", "interval:48", "--opts", "key-strategy:OLDER", "--opts", "privkey-push-delay:300", "--opts", "privkey-push-strategy:NEWER"]
                  #volumeMounts:
                  # If using Couchbase
                  #- mountPath: /etc/gluu/conf/couchbase_password 
                  #  name: cb-pass
                  #  subPath: couchbase_password
                  #- mountPath: /etc/certs/couchbase.crt
                  #  name: cb-crt
                  #  subPath: couchbase.crt
                  # If using SQL
                  #- name: sql-pass
                  #  mountPath: "/etc/jans/conf/sql_password"
                  #  subPath: sql_password
              restartPolicy: Never
              #volumes:
              # If using Couchbase
              #- name: cb-pass
              #  secret:
              #    secretName: cb-pass
              #- name: cb-crt
              #  secret:
              #    secretName: cb-crt
              # If using SQL
              #- name: sql-pass
              #  secret:
              #    secretName: {{ .Release.Name }}-sql-pass
  1. Apply cron job

        kubectl apply -f oxauth-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/shibIDP.crt
/etc/certs/shibIDP.key
/etc/certs/shibIDP.jks
/etc/certs/sealer.jks
/etc/certs/sealer.kver
/etc/certs/idp-signing.crt
/etc/certs/idp-signing.key
//etc/certs/idp-encryption.crt
/etc/certs/idp-encryption.key
  1. Create a file named oxshibboleth-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: oxshibboleth-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"              
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: oxshibboleth-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm
              args: ["patch", "oxshibboleth"]
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f oxshibboleth-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/oxd_application.crt
/etc/certs/oxd_application.key
/etc/certs/oxd_application.keystore
/etc/certs/oxd_admin.crt
/etc/certs/oxd_admin.key
/etc/certs/oxd_admin.keystore
  1. Create a file named oxd-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: oxd-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"              
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: oxd-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm
              # Change application-cn:oxd-server and admin-cn:oxd-server to match oxd service name
              args: ["patch", "oxd", "--opts", "application-cn:oxd-server", "--opts", "admin-cn:oxd-server", "--opts", "valid-to:365"]
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f oxd-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/opendj.crt
/etc/certs/opendj.key
/etc/certs/opendj.pem
/etc/certs/opendj.pkcs12
  1. Create a file named ldap-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: ldap-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"              
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: ldap-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm
              args: ["patch", "ldap", "--opts", "subj-alt-name:opendj", "--opts", "valid-to:365"] 
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f ldap-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
  3. Restart pods.

Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/passport-rs.jks
/etc/certs/passport-rs-keys.json
/etc/certs/passport-rp.jks
/etc/certs/passport-rp-keys.json
/etc/certs/passport-rp.pem
/etc/certs/passport-sp.key
/etc/certs/passport-sp.crt
  1. Create a file named passport-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: passport-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"              
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: passport-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm
              args: ["patch", "passport", "--opts", "valid-to:365"]
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f passport-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>
Associated certificates and keys
/etc/certs/scim-rs.jks
/etc/certs/scim-rs-keys.json
/etc/certs/scim-rp.jks
/etc/certs/scim-rp-keys.json
  1. Create a file named scim-key-rotation.yaml with the following contents :

    # License terms and conditions for Gluu Cloud Native Edition:
    # https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: scim-key-rotation
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          annotations:
            sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"              
        spec:
          restartPolicy: Never
          containers:
            - name: scim-key-rotation
              image: gluufederation/certmanager:4.4.0-1
              envFrom:
              - configMapRef:
                  name: gluu-config-cm
              args: ["patch", "scim", "--opts", "valid-to:365"]
  2. Apply job

        kubectl apply -f scim-key-rotation.yaml -n <gluu-namespace>