Chapter 3. Basic Security
Abstract
This chapter describes the basic steps to configure security before you start Red Hat JBoss Fuse for the first time. By default, JBoss Fuse is secure, but none of its services are remotely accessible. This chapter explains how to enable secure access to the ports exposed by JBoss Fuse.
3.1. Configuring Basic Security
Overview
The Red Hat JBoss Fuse runtime is secured against network attack by default, because all of its exposed ports require user authentication and no users are defined initially. In other words, the Red Hat JBoss Fuse runtime is remotely inaccessible by default.
If you want to access the runtime remotely, you must first customize the security configuration, as described here.
Before you start the container
If you want to enable remote access to the JBoss Fuse container, you must create a secure JAAS user before starting the container:
Create a secure JAAS user
By default, no JAAS users are defined for the container, which effectively disables remote access (it is impossible to log on).
To create a secure JAAS user, edit the
InstallDir/etc/users.properties file and add a new user field, as follows:
Username=Password,Administrator
Where
Username and Password are the new user credentials. The Administrator role gives this user the privileges to access all administration and management functions of the container. For more details about JAAS, see Chapter 14, Configuring JAAS Security.
Warning
It is strongly recommended that you define custom user credentials with a strong password.
Role-based access control
The JBoss Fuse container supports role-based access control, which regulates access through the JMX protocol, the Karaf command console, and the Fuse Management console. When assigning roles to users, you can choose from the set of standard roles, which provide the levels of access described in Table 3.1, “Standard Roles for Access Control”.
| Roles | Description |
|---|---|
Monitor, Operator, Maintainer | Grants read-only access to the container. |
Deployer, Auditor | Grants read-write access at the appropriate level for ordinary users, who want to deploy and run applications. But blocks access to sensitive container configuration settings. |
Administrator, SuperUser | Grants unrestricted access to the container. |
For more details about role-based access control, see section "Role-Based Access Control" in "Security Guide".
Ports exposed by the JBoss Fuse container
Figure 3.1, “Ports Exposed by the JBoss Fuse Container” shows the ports exposed by the JBoss Fuse container by default.
Figure 3.1. Ports Exposed by the JBoss Fuse Container
The following ports are exposed by the container:
- Console port—enables remote control of a container instance, through Apache Karaf shell commands. This port is enabled by default and is secured both by JAAS authentication and by SSH.
- JMX port—enables management of the container through the JMX protocol. This port is enabled by default and is secured by JAAS authentication.
- Web console port—provides access to an embedded Jetty container that can host Web console servlets. By default, the Fuse Management Console is installed in the Jetty container.
Enabling the remote console port
You can access the remote console port whenever both of the following conditions are true:
- JAAS is configured with at least one set of login credentials.
- The JBoss Fuse runtime has not been started in client mode (client mode disables the remote console port completely).
For example, to log on to the remote console port from the same machine where the container is running, enter the following command:
./client -u Username -p Password
Where the
Username and Password are the credentials of a JAAS user with Administrator privileges. For more details, see Chapter 8, Using Remote Connections to Manage a Container.
Strengthening security on the remote console port
You can employ the following measures to strengthen security on the remote console port:
- Make sure that the JAAS user credentials have strong passwords.
- Customize the X.509 certificate (replace the Java keystore file,
InstallDir/etc/host.key, with a custom key pair).
Enabling the JMX port
The JMX port is enabled by default and secured by JAAS authentication. In order to access the JMX port, you must have configured JAAS with at least one set of login credentials. To connect to the JMX port, open a JMX client (for example,
jconsole) and connect to the following JMX URI:
service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://localhost:1099/karaf-root
You must also provide valid JAAS credentials to the JMX client in order to connect.
Note
In general, the tail of the JMX URI has the format
/karaf-ContainerName. If you change the container name from root to some other name, you must modify the JMX URI accordingly.
Strengthening security on the Fuse Management Console port
The Fuse Management Console is already secured by JAAS authentication. To add SSL security, see chapter "Securing the Jetty HTTP Server" in "Security Guide".
