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Administering Message Security |
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This chapter provides information and procedures on configuring the message layer security for web services in the GlassFish Server environment.
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Message security (JSR 196) is supported only in the Full Platform Profile of GlassFish Server, not in the Web Profile. |
The following topics are addressed here:
Some of the material in this chapter assumes a basic understanding of security and web services concepts. For more information about security, see About System Security in GlassFish Server.
Instructions for accomplishing the tasks in this chapter by using the Administration Console are contained in the Administration Console online help.
Message security enables a server to perform end-to-end authentication of web service invocations and responses at the message layer. Security information is inserted into messages so that it travels through the networking layers and arrives with the intact message at the message destination(s). Message security differs from transport layer security in that message security can be used to decouple message protection from message transport so that messages remain protected after transmission.
Web services deployed on GlassFish Server are secured by binding SOAP layer message security providers and message protection policies to the containers in which the applications are deployed, or to web service endpoints served by the applications. SOAP layer message security functionality is configured in the client-side containers of GlassFish Server by binding SOAP layer message security providers and message protection policies to the client containers or to the portable service references declared by client applications.
Message-level security can be configured for the entire GlassFish Server or for specific applications or methods. Configuring message security at the application level is discussed in the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Development Guide.
The following topics are addressed here:
WS-Security is a specification that provides a communications protocol for applying security to web services. The security mechanisms implement the specification. Web Services Interoperability Technologies (WSIT) implements WS-Security so as to provide interoperable message content integrity and confidentiality, even when messages pass through intermediary nodes before reaching their destination endpoint. WS-Security as provided by WSIT is in addition to existing transport-level security, which can still be used.
The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) layer message security providers installed with GlassFish Server can be used to employ username/password and X.509 certificate security tokens to authenticate and encrypt SOAP web services messages.
Username Tokens. GlassFish Server uses username tokens in SOAP
messages to authenticate the message sender. The recipient of a message
containing a username token (within embedded password) validates that
the message sender is authorized to act as the user (identified in the
token) by confirming that the sender knows the password of the user.
When using a username token, a valid user database must be configured on
GlassFish Server.
Digital Signatures. GlassFish Server uses XML digital signatures to
bind an authentication identity to message content. Clients use digital
signatures to establish their caller identity. Digital signatures are
verified by the message receiver to authenticate the source of the
message content (which might be different from the sender of the
message.)
When using digital signatures, valid keystore and truststore files must
be configured on GlassFish Server.
Encryption. The purpose of encryption is to modify the data so that it
can only be understood by its intended audience. This is accomplished by
substituting an encrypted element for the original content. When based
on public key cryptography, encryption can be used to establish the
identity of the parties who are authorized to read a message.
When using encryption, a Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) provider that
supports encryption must be installed.
The authentication layer is the message layer on which authentication processing must be performed. GlassFish Server enforces web services message security at the SOAP layer. The types of authentication that are supported include the following:
Sender authentication, including username-password authentication
Content authentication, including XML digital signatures
GlassFish Server invokes authentication providers to process SOAP message layer security. The message security providers provide information such as the type of authentication that is required for the request and response messages. The following message security providers are included with GlassFish Server:
Client-side Provider. A client-side provider establishes (by signature
or username/password) the source identity of request messages and/or
protects (by encryption) request messages such that they can only be
viewed by their intended recipients. A client-side provider also
establishes its container as an authorized recipient of a received
response (by successfully decrypting it) and validates passwords or
signatures in the response to authenticate the source identity
associated with the response. Client-side providers configured in
GlassFish Server can be used to protect the request messages sent and
the response messages received by server-side components (servlets and
EJB components) acting as clients of other services.
The default client provider is used to identify the client—side provider
to be invoked for any application for which a specific client provider
has not been bound.
Server-side Provider. A server-side provider establishes its container as an authorized recipient of a received request (by successfully decrypting it), and validates passwords or signatures in the request to authenticate the source identity associated with the request. A server-side provider also establishes (by signature or username/password) the source identity of response messages and/or protects (by encryption) response messages such that they can only be viewed by their intended recipients. Server-side providers are only invoked by server-side containers.
The default server provider is used to identify the server—side provider to be invoked for any application for which a specific server provider has not been bound.
A request policy defines the authentication policy requirements associated with request processing performed by the authentication provider. Policies are expressed in message sender order such that a requirement that encryption occur after content would mean that the message receiver would expect to decrypt the message before validating the signature. The response policy defines the authentication policy requirements associated with response processing performed by the authentication provider.
Message protection policies are defined for request message processing and response message processing. The policies are expressed in terms of requirements for source and/or recipient authentication. The providers apply specific message security mechanisms to cause the message protection policies to be realized in the context of SOAP web services messages.
Source Authentication Policy. A source authentication policy represents a requirement that the identity of the entity that sent a message or that defined the content of a message be established in the message such that it can be authenticated by the message receiver.
Recipient Authentication Policy. A recipient authentication policy represents a requirement that the message be sent such that the identity of the entities that can receive the message can be established by the message sender.
Request and response message protection policies are defined when a security provider is configured into a container. Application-specific message protection policies (at the granularity of the web service port or operation) can also be configured within the GlassFish Server deployment descriptors of the application or application client. In any situation where message protection policies are defined, the request and response message protection policies of the client must be equivalent t) the request and response message protection policies of the server. For more information about defining application-specific message protection policies, see "Securing Applications" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Development Guide.
Application-specific web services security functionality is configured
(at application assembly) by defining the message-security-binding
elements in the GlassFish Server deployment descriptors of the
application. These message-security-binding elements are used to
associate a specific security provider or message protection policy with
a web service endpoint or service reference, and might be qualified so
that they apply to a specific port or method of the corresponding
endpoint or referenced service.
For information about defining application-specific message protection policies, see "Securing Applications" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Development Guide.
When GlassFish Server is installed, SOAP layer message security providers are configured in the client and server-side containers of GlassFish Server, where they are available for binding for use by the containers, or by individual applications or clients deployed in the containers. During installation, the default providers are configured with a simple message protection policy that, if bound to a container, or to an application or client in a container, would cause the source of the content in all request and response messages to be authenticated by XML digital signature.
GlassFish Server administrative interfaces can be used as follows:
To modify the message protection policies enforced by the providers
To bind the existing providers for use by the server-side containers of GlassFish Server
To create new security provider configurations with alternative message protection policies
Analogous administrative operations can be performed on the SOAP message layer security configuration of the application client container. If you want web services security to protect all web services applications deployed on GlassFish Server. See Enabling Message Security for Application Clients.
By default, message layer security is disabled on GlassFish Server. To configure message layer security for the GlassFish Server see Enabling Default Message Security Providers for Web Services.
In most cases, you must restart GlassFish Server after performing administrative tasks. This is especially true if you want the effects of the administrative change to be applied to applications that were already deployed on GlassFish Server at the time the operation was performed.
The general implementation tasks for message security include some or all of the following:
If you are using a version of the Java SDK prior to version 1.5.0, and using encryption technology, configuring a JCE provider
If you are using a username token, verifying that a user database is
configured for an appropriate realm
When using a username/password token, an appropriate realm must be
configured and a user database must be configured for the realm.
Managing certificates and private keys, if necessary
Enabling the GlassFish Server default providers
Configuring new message security providers
In GlassFish Server, the administrator and the application deployer are expected to take primary responsibility for configuring message security. In some situations, the application developer might also contribute.
System Administrator
The system administrator is responsible for the following message security tasks:
Administering server security settings and certificate databases
Administering keystore and truststore files
Configuring message security providers on GlassFish Server
Turning on message security
(If needed) Installing the samples server
Application Deployer
The application deployer is responsible for the following message security tasks:
Specifying (at application reassembly) any required application-specific message protection policies if such policies have not already been specified by the developer/assembler.
Modifying GlassFish Server deployment descriptors to specify application-specific message protection policies information (message-security-binding elements) to web service endpoint and service references.
Application Developer/Assembler
The application developer/assembler is responsible for the following message security tasks:
Determining if an application-specific message protection policy is
required by the application
If so, the developer ensures that the required policy is specified at
application assembly time.
Specifying how web services should be set up for message security
Message security can be set up by the administrator so that all web
services are secured, or by the application deployer when the security
provider or protection policy bound to the application must be different
from that bound to the container.
Turning on message security if authorized to do so by the administrator
GlassFish Server includes a sample application named xms. The xms
application features a simple web service that is implemented by both a
Java EE EJB endpoint and a Java servlet endpoint. Both endpoints share
the same service endpoint interface. The service endpoint interface
defines a single operation, sayHello, which takes a string argument,
and returns a String composed by pre-pending Hello to the invocation
argument.
The xms sample application is provided to demonstrate the use of
GlassFish Server WS-Security functionality to secure an existing web
services application. The instructions which accompany the sample
describe how to enable the WS-Security functionality of GlassFish Server
such that it is used to secure the xms application. The sample also
demonstrates the binding of WS-Security functionality directly to the
application as described in Application-Specific Web
Services Security application.
For information about compiling, packaging, and running the xms sample
application, "Securing Applications" in GlassFish
Server Open Source Edition Application Development Guide.
The xms sample application is installed in the following directory:
as-install`/samples/webservices/security/ejb/apps/xms/`
By default, message security is disabled on GlassFish Server. Default message security providers have been created, but are not active until you enable them. After the providers have been enabled, message security is enabled.
The following topics are addressed here:
To enable message security for web services endpoints deployed in GlassFish Server, you must specify a security provider to be used by default on the server side. If you enable a default provider for message security, you also need to enable providers to be used by clients of the web services deployed in GlassFish Server.
Specify the default server provider by using the
set subcommand.
Use the following syntax:
asadmin set --port admin-port server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. default_provider=ServerProvider
To apply your changes to applications that are already running,
restart GlassFish Server.
See "To Restart a Domain" in GlassFish Server Open
Source Edition Administration Guide.
To enable message security for web service invocations originating from deployed endpoints, you must specify a default client provider. If you enabled a default client provider for GlassFish Server, you must ensure that any services invoked from endpoints deployed in GlassFish Server are compatibly configured for message layer security.
Specify the default client provider by using the
set subcommand.
Use the following syntax:
asadmin set --port admin-port server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. default_client_provider=ClientProvider
To apply your changes to applications that are already running,
restart GlassFish Server.
See "To Restart a Domain" in GlassFish Server Open
Source Edition Administration Guide.
Message protection policies are defined for request message processing and response message processing. The policies are expressed in terms of requirements for source and/or recipient authentication. The providers apply specific message security mechanisms to cause the message protection policies to be realized in the context of SOAP web services messages.
The following topics are addressed here:
The following table shows message protection policy configurations and the resulting message security operations performed by the WS-Security SOAP message security providers for that configuration.
Table 3-1 Message Protection Policy Mapping to WS-Security SOAP Operations
| Message Protection Policy | Resulting WS-Security SOAP Message Protection Operations |
|---|---|
auth-source="sender" |
The message contains a |
auth-source="content" |
The content of the SOAP message Body is signed.
The message contains a |
auth-source="sender" auth-recipient="before-content" OR auth-recipient="after-content" |
The content of the SOAP message Body is encrypted and replaced with
the resulting |
auth-source="content" auth-recipient="before-content" |
The content of the SOAP message Body is encrypted and replaced with
the resulting |
auth-source="content" auth-recipient="after-content" |
The content of the SOAP message Body is signed, then encrypted, and
then replaced with the resulting |
auth-recipient="before-content" OR auth-recipient="after-content" |
The content of the SOAP message Body is encrypted and replaced with
the resulting |
No policy specified. |
No security operations are performed by the modules. |
Typically, you would not reconfigure a provider. However, if needed for your situation, you can modify a provider’s message protection policies by changing provider type, implementation class, and provider-specific configuration properties. To understand the results of different combinations, see Table 3-1.
Use the set subcommand to set the response policy,
then replace the word request in the following commands with the word
response.
Add a request policy to the client and set the authentication source
by using the set subcommand.
For example:
asadmin> set server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. provider-config.ClientProvider.request-policy.auth_source=[sender | content]
Add a request policy to the server and set the authentication source
by using the set subcommand.
For example:
asadmin> set server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. provider-config.ServerProvider.request-policy.auth_source=[sender | content]
Add a request policy to the client and set the authentication
recipient by using the set subcommand:
For example:
asadmin> set server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. provider-config.ClientProvider.request-policy.auth_recipient=[before-content | after-content]
Add a request policy to the server and set the authentication
recipient by using the set subcommand:
For example:
asadmin> set server-config.security-service.message-security-config.SOAP. provider-config.ServerProvider.request-policy.auth_recipient=[before-content | after-content]
Setting the Request and Response Policy for the Application Client Configuration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The request and response policies define the authentication policy requirements associated with request and response processing performed by the authentication provider. Policies are expressed in message sender order such that a requirement that encryption occur after content would mean that the message receiver would expect to decrypt the message before validating the signature.
To achieve message security, the request and response policies must be enabled on both the server and client. When configuring the policies on the client and server, make sure that the client policy matches the server policy for request/response protection at application-level message binding.
To set the request policy for the application client configuration, modify the GlassFish Server-specific configuration for the application client container as described in Enabling Message Security for Application Clients.
Example 3-1 Message Security Policy Setting for Application Clients
In the application client configuration file, the request-policy and
response-policy elements are used to set the request policy, as shown
in the following code snippet. (Additional code in the snippet is
provided as illustration and might differ slightly in your installation.
Do not change the additional code.)
<client-container>
<target-server name="your-host" address="your-host"
port="your-port"/>
<log-service file="" level="WARNING"/>
<message-security-config auth-layer="SOAP"
default-client-provider="ClientProvider">
<provider-config
class-name="com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ClientAuthModule"
provider-id="clientprovider" provider-type="client">
<request-policy auth-source="sender | content"
auth-recipient="after-content | before-content"/>
<response-policy auth-source="sender | content"
auth-recipient="after-content | before-content"/>
<property name="security.config"
value="as-install/lib/appclient/wss-client-config.xml"/>
</provider-config>
</message-security-config>
</client-container>Valid values for auth-source include sender and content. Valid
values for auth-recipient include before-content and
after-content. A table describing the results of various combinations
of these values can be found in Configuring Message
Protection Policies.
To not specify a request or response policy, leave the element blank, for example:
<response-policy/>The following topics are addressed here:
Use the create-message-security-provider subcommand in remote mode to
create a new message provider for the security service. If the message
layer does not exist, the message layer is created, and the provider is
created under it.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
Create the message security provider by using the
create-message-security-provider subcommand.
Information about properties for this subcommand is included in the help
page.
If needed, restart the server.
Some properties require server restart. See
"Configuration Changes That Require Restart" in
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Administration Guide. If your
server needs to be restarted, see "To Restart a
Domain" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Administration Guide.
Example 3-2 Creating a Message Security Provider
This example creates the new message security provider
mySecurityProvider.
asadmin> create-message-security-provider
--classname com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ClientAuthModule
--providertype client mySecurityProvider
Command create-message-security-provider executed successfully.See Also
You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by
typing asadmin help create-message-security-provider at the command
line.
Use the list-message-security-providers subcommand in remote mode to
list the message providers for the security layer.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
List the message security providers by using the
list-message-security-providers subcommand.
Example 3-3 Listing Message Security Providers
This example lists the message security providers for a message layer.
asadmin> list-message-security-providers --layer SOAP
XWS_ClientProvider
ClientProvider
XWS_ServerProvider
ServerProvider
Command list-message-security-providers executed successfully.See Also
You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by
typing asadmin help list-message-security-providers at the command
line.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
List the message security providers by using the
list-message-security-providers subcommand.
Modify the values for the specified message security provider by
using the set subcommand.
The message security provider is identified by its dotted name.
Use the delete-message-security-provider subcommand in remote mode to
remove a message security provider.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
List the message security providers by using the
list-message-security-providers subcommand.
Delete the message security provider by using the
delete-message-security-provider subcommand.
Example 3-4 Deleting a Message Security Provider
This example deletes the myServerityProvider message security
provider.
asadmin> delete-message-security-provider --layer SOAP myServerityProvider
Command delete-message-security-provider executed successfully.See Also
You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by
typing asadmin help delete-message-security-provider at the command
line.
You configure a JSR 196 Server Authentication Module (SAM) as an
HttpServlet-layer message security provider, either through the
Administration Console or with the create-message-security-provider
subcommand.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
Create the message security provider by using the
create-message-security-provider subcommand.
Information about properties for this subcommand is included in the help
page.
Bind the message security provider for use with your application.
You do this by defining the httpservlet-security-provider attribute in
the glassfish-web.xml file corresponding to your application. Set the
value of the attribute to the provider name you assigned to the message
security provider. For example, if you use MySAM when you create the
message security provider the entry would be
httpservlet-security-provider="MySAM".
If needed, restart the server.
Some properties require server restart. See
"Configuration Changes That Require Restart" in
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Administration Guide. If your
server needs to be restarted, see "To Restart a
Domain" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Administration Guide.
Example 3-5 Creating a Message Security Provider
This example creates the new message security provider mySAM.
asadmin> create-message-security-provider --layer=HttpServlet
--classname com.sun.glassfish.oamsam.OAMAuthenticatorSAM
--providertype server
--property oam.resource.hostid.variation="your-host-system.com" mySAM
Creation of message security provider named mySAM completed successfully
Command create-message-security-provider executed successfully.The subcommand results in the following domain.xml entry:
<message-security-config auth-layer="HttpServlet">
<provider-config provider-type="server" provider-id="mysam"
class-name="com.sun.glassfish.oamsam.OAMAuthenticatorSAM">
<property name="oam.resource.hostid.variation" value="your-host-system.com"></property>
<request-policy></request-policy>
<response-policy></response-policy>
</provider-config>
</message-security-config>To list the HttpServlet message security providers, use the
list-message-security-providers subcommand:
asadmin> list-message-security-providers --layer HttpServlet
list-message-security-providers successful
GFConsoleAuthModule
mySAM
Command list-message-security-providers executed successfully.See Also
You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by
typing asadmin help create-message-security-provider at the command
line.
The message protection policies of client providers must be configured such that they are equivalent to the message protection policies of the server-side providers they will be interacting with. This is already the situation for the providers configured (but not enabled) when GlassFish Server is installed.
To enable message security for client applications, modify the GlassFish Server specific configuration for the application client container. The process is analogous to the process in Configuring Message Protection Policies.
For additional information about message security, see the following documentation:
"http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/tutorial/doc/security-intro.html[Introduction to Security in the Java EE Platform]" in The Java EE 8 Tutorial
"Securing Applications" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Development Guide
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