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Securing Red Hat Quay

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Red Hat Quay 3.13

Securing Red Hat Quay

Red Hat OpenShift Documentation Team

Abstract

Securing Red Hat Quay: SSL/TLS, Certificates, and Encryption

Preface

Red Hat Quay offers administrators the ability to secure communication and trusted access to their repositories through the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS), certificate management, and encryption techniques. Properly configuring SSL/TLS and implementing custom certificates can help safeguard data, secure external connections, and maintain trust between Red Hat Quay and the integrated services of your choosing.

The following topics are covered:

  • Configuring custom SSL/TLS certificates for standalone Red Hat Quay deployments
  • Configuring custom SSL/TLS certificates for Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform
  • Adding additional Certificate Authorities to the Red Hat Quay container
  • Adding additional Certificate Authorities to Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform

Chapter 1. SSL and TLS for Red Hat Quay

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol was originally developed by Netscape Corporation to provide a mechanism for secure communication over the Internet. Subsequently, the protocol was adopted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and renamed to Transport Layer Security (TLS).

TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol used to secure network communications. When hardening system security settings by configuring preferred key-exchange protocols, authentication methods, and encryption algorithms, it is necessary to bear in mind that the broader the range of supported clients, the lower the resulting security. Conversely, strict security settings lead to limited compatibility with clients, which can result in some users being locked out of the system. Be sure to target the strictest available configuration and only relax it when it is required for compatibility reasons.

Red Hat Quay can be configured to use SSL/TLS certificates to ensure secure communication between clients and the Red Hat Quay server. This configuration involves the use of valid SSL/TLS certificates, which can be obtained from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) or generated as self-signed certificates for internal use.

1.1. Creating a Certificate Authority

Use the following procedure to set up your own CA and use it to issue a server certificate for your domain. This allows you to secure communications with SSL/TLS using your own certificates.

Procedure

  1. Generate the root CA key by entering the following command:

    $ openssl genrsa -out rootCA.key 2048
  2. Generate the root CA certificate by entering the following command:

    $ openssl req -x509 -new -nodes -key rootCA.key -sha256 -days 1024 -out rootCA.pem
  3. Enter the information that will be incorporated into your certificate request, including the server hostname, for example:

    Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:IE
    State or Province Name (full name) []:GALWAY
    Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:GALWAY
    Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:QUAY
    Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:DOCS
    Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:quay-server.example.com
  4. Generate the server key by entering the following command:

    $ openssl genrsa -out ssl.key 2048
  5. Generate a signing request by entering the following command:

    $ openssl req -new -key ssl.key -out ssl.csr
  6. Enter the information that will be incorporated into your certificate request, including the server hostname, for example:

    Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:IE
    State or Province Name (full name) []:GALWAY
    Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:GALWAY
    Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:QUAY
    Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:DOCS
    Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:quay-server.example.com
    Email Address []:
  7. Create a configuration file openssl.cnf, specifying the server hostname, for example:

    Example openssl.cnf file

    [req]
    req_extensions = v3_req
    distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
    [req_distinguished_name]
    [ v3_req ]
    basicConstraints = CA:FALSE
    keyUsage = nonRepudiation, digitalSignature, keyEncipherment
    subjectAltName = @alt_names
    [alt_names]
    DNS.1 = <quay-server.example.com>
    IP.1 = 192.168.1.112

  8. Use the configuration file to generate the certificate ssl.cert:

    $ openssl x509 -req -in ssl.csr -CA rootCA.pem -CAkey rootCA.key -CAcreateserial -out ssl.cert -days 356 -extensions v3_req -extfile openssl.cnf
  9. Confirm your created certificates and files by entering the following command:

    $ ls /path/to/certificates

    Example output

    rootCA.key ssl-bundle.cert ssl.key custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml rootCA.pem ssl.cert
    openssl.cnf rootCA.srl  ssl.csr

1.2. Configuring SSL/TLS for standalone Red Hat Quay deployments

For standalone Red Hat Quay deployments, SSL/TLS certificates must be configured by using the command-line interface and by updating your config.yaml file manually.

1.2.1. Configuring custom SSL/TLS certificates by using the command line interface

SSL/TLS must be configured by using the command-line interface (CLI) and updating your config.yaml file manually.

Prerequisites

  • You have created a certificate authority and signed the certificate.

Procedure

  1. Copy the certificate file and primary key file to your configuration directory, ensuring they are named ssl.cert and ssl.key respectively:

    cp ~/ssl.cert ~/ssl.key /path/to/configuration_directory
  2. Navigate to the configuration directory by entering the following command:

    $ cd /path/to/configuration_directory
  3. Edit the config.yaml file and specify that you want Red Hat Quay to handle SSL/TLS:

    Example config.yaml file

    # ...
    SERVER_HOSTNAME: <quay-server.example.com>
    ...
    PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME: https
    # ...

  4. Optional: Append the contents of the rootCA.pem file to the end of the ssl.cert file by entering the following command:

    $ cat rootCA.pem >> ssl.cert
  5. Stop the Quay container by entering the following command:

    $ sudo podman stop <quay_container_name>
  6. Restart the registry by entering the following command:

    $ sudo podman run -d --rm -p 80:8080 -p 443:8443 \
      --name=quay \
      -v $QUAY/config:/conf/stack:Z \
      -v $QUAY/storage:/datastorage:Z \
      registry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8:v3.13

1.2.2. Configuring Podman to trust the Certificate Authority

Podman uses two paths to locate the Certificate Authority (CA) file: /etc/containers/certs.d/ and /etc/docker/certs.d/. Use the following procedure to configure Podman to trust the CA.

Procedure

  1. Copy the root CA file to one of /etc/containers/certs.d/ or /etc/docker/certs.d/. Use the exact path determined by the server hostname, and name the file ca.crt:

    $ sudo cp rootCA.pem /etc/containers/certs.d/quay-server.example.com/ca.crt
  2. Verify that you no longer need to use the --tls-verify=false option when logging in to your Red Hat Quay registry:

    $ sudo podman login quay-server.example.com

    Example output

    Login Succeeded!

1.2.3. Configuring the system to trust the certificate authority

Use the following procedure to configure your system to trust the certificate authority.

Procedure

  1. Enter the following command to copy the rootCA.pem file to the consolidated system-wide trust store:

    $ sudo cp rootCA.pem /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/
  2. Enter the following command to update the system-wide trust store configuration:

    $ sudo update-ca-trust extract
  3. Optional. You can use the trust list command to ensure that the Quay server has been configured:

    $ trust list | grep quay
        label: quay-server.example.com

    Now, when you browse to the registry at https://quay-server.example.com, the lock icon shows that the connection is secure:

    Connection not secure

  4. To remove the rootCA.pem file from system-wide trust, delete the file and update the configuration:

    $ sudo rm /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/rootCA.pem
    $ sudo update-ca-trust extract
    $ trust list | grep quay

More information can be found in the RHEL 9 documentation in the chapter Using shared system certificates.

1.3. Configuring custom SSL/TLS certificates for Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform

When Red Hat Quay is deployed on OpenShift Container Platform, the tls component of the QuayRegistry custom resource definition (CRD) is set to managed by default. As a result, OpenShift Container Platform’s Certificate Authority is used to create HTTPS endpoints and to rotate SSL/TLS certificates.

You can configure custom SSL/TLS certificates before or after the initial deployment of Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform. This process involves creating or updating the configBundleSecret resource within the QuayRegistry YAML file to integrate your custom certificates and setting the tls component to unmanaged.

Important

When configuring custom SSL/TLS certificates for Red Hat Quay, administrators are responsible for certificate rotation.

The following procedures enable you to apply custom SSL/TLS certificates to ensure secure communication and meet specific security requirements for your Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform deployment. These steps assumed you have already created a Certificate Authority (CA) bundle or an ssl.key, and an ssl.cert. The procedure then shows you how to integrate those files into your Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform deployment, which ensures that your registry operates with the specified security settings and conforms to your organization’s SSL/TLS policies.

Note
  • The following procedure is used for securing Red Hat Quay with an HTTPS certificate. Note that this differs from managing Certificate Authority Trust Bundles. CA Trust Bundles are used by system processes within the Quay container to verify certificates against trusted CAs, and ensure that services like LDAP, storage backend, and OIDC connections are trusted.
  • If you are adding the certificates to an existing deployment, you must include the existing config.yaml file in the new config bundle secret, even if you are not making any configuration changes.

1.3.1. Creating a custom SSL/TLS configBundleSecret resource

After creating your custom SSL/TLS certificates, you can create a custom configBundleSecret resource for Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform, which allows you to upload ssl.cert and ssl.key files.

Prerequisites

  • You have base64 decoded the original config bundle into a config.yaml file. For more information, see Downloading the existing configuration.
  • You have generated custom SSL certificates and keys.

Procedure

  1. Create a new YAML file, for example, custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml:

    $ touch custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml
  2. Create the custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret resource.

    1. Create the resource by entering the following command:

      $ oc -n <namespace> create secret generic custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret \
        --from-file=config.yaml=</path/to/config.yaml> \ 1
        --from-file=ssl.cert=</path/to/ssl.cert> \ 2
        --from-file=extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate>.crt=ca-certificate-bundle.crt
       \ 3
        --from-file=ssl.key=</path/to/ssl.key> \ 4
        --dry-run=client -o yaml > custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml
      1
      Where <config.yaml> is your base64 decoded config.yaml file.
      2
      Where <ssl.cert> is your ssl.cert file.
      3
      Optional. The --from-file=extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate>.crt=ca-certificate-bundle.crt field allows Red Hat Quay to recognize custom Certificate Authority (CA) files. If you are using LDAP, OIDC, or another service that uses custom CAs, you must add them via the extra_ca_cert path. For more information, see "Adding additional Certificate Authorities to Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform."
      4
      Where <ssl.key> is your ssl.key file.
  3. Optional. You can check the content of the custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml file by entering the following command:

    $ cat custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml

    Example output

    apiVersion: v1
    data:
      config.yaml: QUxMT1dfUFVMTFNfV0lUSE9VVF9TVFJJQ1RfTE9HR0lORzogZmFsc2UKQVVUSEVOVElDQVRJT05fVFlQRTogRGF0YWJhc2UKREVGQVVMVF9UQUdfRVhQSVJBVElPTjogMncKRElTVFJJQlVURURfU1R...
      ssl.cert: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUVYakNDQTBhZ0F3SUJBZ0lVTUFBRk1YVWlWVHNoMGxNTWI3U1l0eFV5eTJjd0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUwKQlFBd2dZZ3hDekFKQmdOVkJBWVR...
      extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate>:LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUVYakNDQTBhZ0F3SUJBZ0lVTUFBRk1YVWlWVHNoMGxNTWI3U1l0eFV5eTJjd0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUwKQlFBd2dZZ3hDe...
      ssl.key: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQUklWQVRFIEtFWS0tLS0tCk1JSUV2UUlCQURBTkJna3Foa2lHOXcwQkFRRUZBQVNDQktjd2dnU2pBZ0VBQW9JQkFRQ2c0VWxZOVV1SVJPY1oKcFhpZk9MVEdqaS9neUxQMlpiMXQ...
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: null
      name: custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret
      namespace: <namespace>

  4. Create the configBundleSecret resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc create -n <namespace> -f custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret.yaml

    Example output

    secret/custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret created

  5. Update the QuayRegistry YAML file to reference the custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret object by entering the following command:

    $ oc patch quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"configBundleSecret":"custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret"}}'

    Example output

    quayregistry.quay.redhat.com/example-registry patched

  6. Set the tls component of the QuayRegistry YAML to false by entering the following command:

    $ oc patch quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"components":[{"kind":"tls","managed":false}]}}'

    Example output

    quayregistry.quay.redhat.com/example-registry patched

  7. Ensure that your QuayRegistry YAML file has been updated to use the custom SSL configBundleSecret resource, and that your and tls resource is set to false by entering the following command:

    $ oc get quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
      configBundleSecret: custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret
    # ...
    spec:
      components:
      - kind: tls
        managed: false
    # ...

Verification

  • Confirm a TLS connection to the server and port by entering the following command:

    $  openssl s_client -connect <quay-server.example.com>:443

    Example output

    # ...
    SSL-Session:
        Protocol  : TLSv1.3
        Cipher    : TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
        Session-ID: 0E995850DC3A8EB1A838E2FF06CE56DBA81BD8443E7FA05895FBD6FBDE9FE737
        Session-ID-ctx:
        Resumption PSK: 1EA68F33C65A0F0FA2655BF9C1FE906152C6E3FEEE3AEB6B1B99BA7C41F06077989352C58E07CD2FBDC363FA8A542975
        PSK identity: None
        PSK identity hint: None
        SRP username: None
        TLS session ticket lifetime hint: 7200 (seconds)
    
    # ...

Chapter 2. Certificate-based authentication between Red Hat Quay and SQL

Red Hat Quay administrators can configure certificate-based authentication between Red Hat Quay and SQL (PostgreSQL and GCP CloudSQL) by supplying their own SSL/TLS certificates for client-side authentication. This provides enhanced security and allows for easier automation for your Red Hat Quay registry.

The following sections shows you how to configure certificate-based authentication between Red Hat Quay and PostgreSQL, and Red Hat Quay and CloudSQL.

2.1. Configuring certificate-based authentication with SQL

The following procedure demonstrates how to connect Red Hat Quay with an SQL database using secure client-side certificates. This method ensures both connectivity and authentication through Certificate Trust Verification, as it verifies the SQL server’s certificate against a trusted Certificate Authority (CA). This enhances the security of the connection between Red Hat Quay and your SQL server while simplifying automation for your deployment. Although the example uses Google Cloud Platform’s CloudSQL, the procedure also applies to PostgreSQL and other supported databases.

Prerequisites

  • You have generated custom Certificate Authorities (CAs) and your SSL/TLS certificates and keys are available in PEM format that will be used to generate an SSL connection with your CloudSQL database. For more information, see SSL and TLS for Red Hat Quay.
  • You have base64 decoded the original config bundle into a config.yaml file. For more information, see Downloading the existing configuration.
  • You are using an externally managed PostgreSQL or CloudSQL database. For more information, see Using and existing PostgreSQL database with the DB_URI variable set.
  • Your externally managed PostgreSQL or CloudSQL database is configured for SSL/TLS.
  • The postgres component of your QuayRegistry CRD is set to managed: false, and your CloudSQL database is set with the DB_URI configuration variable. The following procedure uses postgresql://<cloudsql_username>:<dbpassword>@<database_host>:<port>/<database_name>.

Procedure

  1. After you have generated the CAs and SSL/TLS certificates and keys for your CloudSQL database and ensured that they are in .pem format, test the SSL connection to your CloudSQL server:

    1. Initiate a connection to your CloudSQL server by entering the following command:

      $ psql "sslmode=verify-ca sslrootcert=<ssl_server_certificate_authority>.pem sslcert=<ssl_client_certificate>.pem sslkey=<ssl_client_key>.pem hostaddr=<database_host> port=<5432> user=<cloudsql_username> dbname=<cloudsql_database_name>"
  2. In your Red Hat Quay directory, create a new YAML file, for example, quay-config-bundle.yaml, by running the following command:

    $ touch quay-config-bundle.yaml
  3. Create a postgresql-client-certs resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc -n <quay_namespace> create secret generic postgresql-client-certs \
    --from-file config.yaml=<path/to/config.yaml> 1
    --from-file=tls.crt=<path/to/ssl_client_certificate.pem> 2
    --from-file=tls.key=<path/to/ssl_client_key.pem> 3
    --from-file=ca.crt=<path/to/ssl_server_certificate.pem> 4
    1
    Where` <config.yaml>` is your base64 decoded config.yaml file.
    2
    Where ssl_client_certificate.pem is your SSL certificate in .pem format.
    3
    Where ssl_client_key.pem is your SSL key in .pem format.
    4
    Where ssl_server_certificate.pem is your SSL root CA in .pem format.
  4. Edit your `quay-config-bundle.yaml file to include the following database connection settings:

    Important
    • The information included in the DB_CONNECTION_ARGS variable, for example, sslmode, sslrootcert, sslcert, and sslkey must match the information appended to the DB_URI variable. Failure to match might result in a failed connection.
    • You cannot specify custom filenames or paths. Certificate file paths for sslrootcert, sslcert, and sslkey are hardcoded defaults and mounted into the Quay pod from the Kubernetes secret. You must adhere to the following naming conventions or it will result in a failed connection.
    DB_CONNECTION_ARGS:
        autorollback: true
        sslmode: verify-ca 1
        sslrootcert: /.postgresql/root.crt 2
        sslcert: /.postgresql/postgresql.crt 3
        sslkey: /.postgresql/postgresql.key 4
        threadlocals: true 5
    DB_URI: postgresql://<dbusername>:<dbpassword>@<database_host>:<port>/<database_name>?sslmode=verify-full&sslrootcert=/.postgresql/root.crt&sslcert=/.postgresql/postgresql.crt&sslkey=/.postgresql/postgresql.key 6
    1
    Using verify-ca ensures that the database connection uses SSL/TLS and verifies the server certificate against a trusted CA. This can work with both trusted CA and self-signed CA certificates. However, this mode does not verify the hostname of the server. For full hostname and certificate verification, use verify-full. For more information about the configuration options available, see PostgreSQL SSL/TLS connection arguments.
    2
    The root.crt file contains the root certificate used to verify the SSL/TLS connection with your CloudSQL database. This file is mounted in the Quay pod from the Kubernetes secret.
    3
    The postgresql.crt file contains the client certificate used to authenticate the connection to your CloudSQL database. This file is mounted in the Quay pod from the Kubernetes secret.
    4
    The postgresql.key file contains the private key associated with the client certificate. This file is mounted in the Quay pod from the Kubernetes secret.
    5
    Enables auto-rollback for connections.
    6
    The URI that accesses your CloudSQL database. Must be appended with the sslmode type, your root.crt, postgresql.crt, and postgresql.key files. The SSL/TLS information included in DB_URI must match the information provided in DB_CONNECTION_ARGS. If you are using CloudSQL, you must include your database username and password in this variable.
  5. Create the configBundleSecret resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc create -n <namespace> -f quay-config-bundle.yaml

    Example output

    secret/quay-config-bundle created

  6. Update the QuayRegistry YAML file to reference the quay-config-bundle object by entering the following command:

    $ oc patch quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"configBundleSecret":"quay-config-bundle"}}'

    Example output

    quayregistry.quay.redhat.com/example-registry patched

  7. Ensure that your QuayRegistry YAML file has been updated to use the extra CA certificate configBundleSecret resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc get quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
      configBundleSecret: quay-config-bundle
    # ...

Chapter 3. Adding additional Certificate Authorities for Red Hat Quay

Certificate Authorities (CAs) are used by Red Hat Quay to verify SSL/TLS connections with external services, like ODIC providers, LDAP providers, storage providers, and so on.

The following sections provide information about uploading additional CAs to Red Hat Quay depending on your deployment type.

3.1. Adding additional Certificate Authorities to the Red Hat Quay container

The extra_ca_certs directory is the directory where additional Certificate Authorities (CAs) can be stored to extend the set of trusted certificates. These certificates are used by Red Hat Quay to verify SSL/TLS connections with external services. When deploying Red Hat Quay, you can place the necessary CAs in this directory to ensure that connections to services like LDAP, OIDC, and storage systems are properly secured and validated.

For standalone Red Hat Quay deployments, you must create this directory and copy the additional CA certificates into that directory.

Prerequisites

  • You have a CA for the desired service.

Procedure

  1. View the certificate to be added to the container by entering the following command:

    $ cat storage.crt

    Example output

    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIJAMVr9ngjJhzbMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMD0xCzAJBgNV...
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

  2. Create the extra_ca_certs in the /config folder of your Red Hat Quay directory by entering the following command:

    $ mkdir -p /path/to/quay_config_folder/extra_ca_certs
  3. Copy the CA file to the extra_ca_certs folder. For example:

    $ cp storage.crt /path/to/quay_config_folder/extra_ca_certs/
  4. Ensure that the storage.crt file exists within the extra_ca_certs folder by entering the following command:

    $ tree /path/to/quay_config_folder/extra_ca_certs

    Example output

    /path/to/quay_config_folder/extra_ca_certs
    ├── storage.crt----

  5. Obtain the CONTAINER ID of your Quay consider by entering the following command:

    $ podman ps

    Example output

    CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                                COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS
    5a3e82c4a75f        <registry>/<repo>/quay:{productminv} "/sbin/my_init"          24 hours ago        Up 18 hours         0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp, 443/tcp   grave_keller

  6. Restart the container by entering the following command

    $ podman restart 5a3e82c4a75f
  7. Confirm that the certificate was copied into the container namespace by running the following command:

    $ podman exec -it 5a3e82c4a75f cat /etc/ssl/certs/storage.pem

    Example output

    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
    MIIDTTCCAjWgAwIBAgIJAMVr9ngjJhzbMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMD0xCzAJBgNV...
    -----END CERTIFICATE-----

3.2. Adding additional Certificate Authorities to Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform

On Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform, the extra_ca_certs configuration field is is used to populate additional Certificate Authorities (CAs) into the CA directory, which then adds the CAs into the system trust bundle. These certificates are used by Red Hat Quay to verify SSL/TLS connections with external services like LDAP, OIDC, and storage systems.

When deploying or redeploying Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform, you can add one, or multiple, CAs into the CA directory to ensure that external services are properly secured and validated. On Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform deployments, you must manually add the extra_ca_certs configuration field to your config.yaml file and re-upload the config.yaml to OpenShift Container Platform.

The following procedures show you how to download your existing configuration file, add additional CAs to your Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform deployment, and then re-upload the configuration file.

3.2.1. Downloading the existing configuration

The following procedure shows you how to download the existing configuration by locating the Config Bundle Secret.

Procedure

  1. Describe the QuayRegistry resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc describe quayregistry -n <quay_namespace>
    # ...
      Config Bundle Secret:  example-registry-config-bundle-v123x
    # ...
  2. Obtain the secret data by entering the following command:

    $ oc get secret -n <quay_namespace> <example-registry-config-bundle-v123x> -o jsonpath='{.data}'

    Example output

    {
        "config.yaml": "RkVBVFVSRV9VU0 ... MDAwMAo="
    }

  3. Decode the data by entering the following command:

    $ echo 'RkVBVFVSRV9VU0 ... MDAwMAo=' | base64 --decode

    Example output

    FEATURE_USER_INITIALIZE: true
    BROWSER_API_CALLS_XHR_ONLY: false
    SUPER_USERS:
    - quayadmin
    FEATURE_USER_CREATION: false
    FEATURE_QUOTA_MANAGEMENT: true
    FEATURE_PROXY_CACHE: true
    FEATURE_BUILD_SUPPORT: true
    DEFAULT_SYSTEM_REJECT_QUOTA_BYTES: 102400000

  4. Optional. You can export the data into a YAML file into the current directory by passing in the >> config.yaml flag. For example:

    $ echo 'RkVBVFVSRV9VU0 ... MDAwMAo=' | base64 --decode >> config.yaml

3.2.2. Adding additional Certificate Authorities to Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform

The following example shows you how to add additional Certificate Authorities to your Red Hat Quay on OpenShift Container Platform deployment.

Prerequisites

  • You have base64 decoded the original config bundle into a config.yaml file. For more information, see Downloading the existing configuration.
  • You have a Certificate Authority (CA) file or files.

Procedure

  1. Create a new YAML file, for example, extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml:

    $ touch extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml
  2. Create the extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret resource.

    1. Create the resource by entering the following command:

      $ oc -n <namespace> create secret generic extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret \
        --from-file=config.yaml=</path/to/config.yaml> \ 1
        --from-file=extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate-one>=<path/to/certificate_one> \ 2
        --from-file=extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate-two>=<path/to/certificate_two> \ 3
        --from-file=extra_ca_cert_<name-of-certificate-three>=<path/to/certificate_three> \ 4
        --dry-run=client -o yaml > extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml
      1
      Where <config.yaml> is your base64 decoded config.yaml file.
      2
      The extra CA file to be added to into the system trust bundle.
      3
      Optional. A second CA file to be added into the system trust bundle.
      4
      Optional. A third CA file to be added into the system trust bundle.
  3. Optional. You can check the content of the extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml file by entering the following command:

    $ cat extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml

    Example output

    apiVersion: v1
    data:
      config.yaml: QUxMT1dfUFVMTFNfV0lUSE9VVF9TVFJJQ1RfTE9HR0lORzogZmFsc2UKQVVUSEVOVElDQVRJT05fVFlQRTogRGF0YWJhc2UKREVGQVVMVF9UQUdfRVhQSVJBVElPTjogMncKUFJFRkVSU...
      extra_ca_cert_certificate-one: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUQyVENDQXNHZ0F3SUJBZ0lVS2xOai90VUJBZHBkNURjYkdRQUo4anRuKzd3d0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUwKQlFBd2ZERUxNQWtHQ...
      extra_ca_cert_certificate-three: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUQ0ekNDQXN1Z0F3SUJBZ0lVQmJpTXNUeExjM0s4ODNWby9GTThsWXlOS2lFd0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUwKQlFBd2ZERUxNQWtHQ...
      extra_ca_cert_certificate-two: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUQ0ekNDQXN1Z0F3SUJBZ0lVVFVPTXZ2YVdFOFRYV3djYTNoWlBCTnV2QjYwd0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUwKQlFBd2ZERUxNQWtHQ...
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: null
      name: custom-ssl-config-bundle-secret
      namespace: <namespace>

  4. Create the configBundleSecret resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc create -n <namespace> -f extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret.yaml

    Example output

    secret/extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret created

  5. Update the QuayRegistry YAML file to reference the extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret object by entering the following command:

    $ oc patch quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> --type=merge -p '{"spec":{"configBundleSecret":"extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret"}}'

    Example output

    quayregistry.quay.redhat.com/example-registry patched

  6. Ensure that your QuayRegistry YAML file has been updated to use the extra CA certificate configBundleSecret resource by entering the following command:

    $ oc get quayregistry <registry_name> -n <namespace> -o yaml

    Example output

    # ...
      configBundleSecret: extra-ca-certificate-config-bundle-secret
    # ...

3.3. Adding custom SSL/TLS certificates when Red Hat Quay is deployed on Kubernetes

When deployed on Kubernetes, Red Hat Quay mounts in a secret as a volume to store config assets. Currently, this breaks the upload certificate function of the superuser panel.

As a temporary workaround, base64 encoded certificates can be added to the secret after Red Hat Quay has been deployed.

Use the following procedure to add custom SSL/TLS certificates when Red Hat Quay is deployed on Kubernetes.

Prerequisites

  • Red Hat Quay has been deployed.
  • You have a custom ca.crt file.

Procedure

  1. Base64 encode the contents of an SSL/TLS certificate by entering the following command:

    $ cat ca.crt | base64 -w 0

    Example output

    ...c1psWGpqeGlPQmNEWkJPMjJ5d0pDemVnR2QNCnRsbW9JdEF4YnFSdVd3PT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQo=

  2. Enter the following kubectl command to edit the quay-enterprise-config-secret file:

    $ kubectl --namespace quay-enterprise edit secret/quay-enterprise-config-secret
  3. Add an entry for the certificate and paste the full base64 encoded stringer under the entry. For example:

      custom-cert.crt:
    c1psWGpqeGlPQmNEWkJPMjJ5d0pDemVnR2QNCnRsbW9JdEF4YnFSdVd3PT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQo=
  4. Use the kubectl delete command to remove all Red Hat Quay pods. For example:

    $ kubectl delete pod quay-operator.v3.7.1-6f9d859bd-p5ftc quayregistry-clair-postgres-7487f5bd86-xnxpr quayregistry-quay-app-upgrade-xq2v6  quayregistry-quay-database-859d5445ff-cqthr quayregistry-quay-redis-84f888776f-hhgms

    Afterwards, the Red Hat Quay deployment automatically schedules replace pods with the new certificate data.

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