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Chapter 9. Securing network connections
You can configure AMQ Interconnect to communicate with clients, routers, and brokers in a secure way by authenticating and encrypting the router’s connections. AMQ Interconnect supports the following security protocols:
- SSL/TLS for certificate-based encryption and mutual authentication
- SASL for authentication with mechanisms
You configure SSL/TLS, SASL (or a combination of both) to secure any of the following:
9.1. Securing connections between routers
Connections between interior routers should be secured with SSL/TLS encryption and authentication (also called mutual authentication) to prevent unauthorized routers (or endpoints pretending to be routers) from joining the network.
SSL/TLS mutual authentication requires an X.509 Certificate Authority (CA) with individual certificates generated for each interior router. Connections between the interior routers are encrypted, and the CA authenticates each incoming inter-router connection.
This procedure describes how to secure a connection between two interior routers using SSL/TLS mutual authentication.
Prerequisites
- An X.509 Certificate Authority must exist for the interior routers.
- A security certificate must be generated for each router and be signed by the CA.
An inter-router connection must exist between the routers.
For more information, see Section 8.1, “Connecting routers”.
Procedure
On the router that establishes the connection, do the following:
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
. If the router does not contain an
sslProfile
that defines the private keys and certificates for the inter-router network, then add one.This
sslProfile
contains the locations of the private key and certificates that the router uses to authenticate with its peer.sslProfile { name: inter-router-tls certFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/tls.crt caCertFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt privateKeyFile: /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key password: file:/etc/pki/tls/private/password.txt ... }
name
-
A unique name that you can use to refer to this
sslProfile
. certFile
- The absolute path to the file containing the public certificate for this router.
caCertFile
- The absolute path to the CA certificate that the router uses to authenticate incoming clients.
privateKeyFile
The absolute path to the file containing the private key for this router’s public certificate.
NoteEnsure that the
qdrouterd
or root user can access the private key. For example:chmod 0600 /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key chown qdrouterd /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key
password
The password to unlock the certificate key. You do not need to specify this if the certificate key does not have a password. By using different prefixes, you can specify the password several different ways depending on your security requirements:
Specify the absolute path to a file that contains the password. This is the most secure option, because you can set permissions on the file that contains the password. For example:
password: file:/etc/qpid-dispatch-certs/inter-router/password.txt
Specify an environment variable that stores the password. Use this option with caution, because the environment of other processes is visible on certain platforms. For example:
password: env:CERT_PASSWORD
Specify the password in clear text. This option is insecure, so it should only be used if security is not a concern. For example:
password: pass:mycertpassword
Configure the inter-router
connector
for this connection to use thesslProfile
that you created.connector { host: 192.0.2.1 port: 5001 role: inter-router sslProfile: inter-router-tls ... }
sslProfile
-
The name of the
sslProfile
that defines the SSL/TLS private keys and certificates for the inter-router network.
-
Open the
On the router that listens for the connection, do the following:
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
. -
If the router does not contain an
sslProfile
that defines the private keys and certificates for the inter-router network, then add one. Configure the inter-router
listener
for this connection to use SSL/TLS to secure the connection.listener { host: 0.0.0.0 port: 5001 role: inter-router sslProfile: inter_router_tls authenticatePeer: yes requireSsl: yes saslMechanisms: EXTERNAL ... }
sslProfile
-
The name of the
sslProfile
that defines the SSL/TLS private keys and certificates for the inter-router network. authenticatePeer
-
Specify
yes
to authenticate the peer interior router’s identity. requireSsl
-
Specify
yes
to encrypt the connection with SSL/TLS. saslMechanisms
-
Specify
EXTERNAL
to enable X.509 client certificate authentication.
-
Open the
9.2. Securing incoming client connections
You can use SSL/TLS and SASL to provide the appropriate level of security for client traffic into the router network. You can use the following methods to secure incoming connections to a router from AMQP clients, external containers, or edge routers:
9.2.1. Enabling SSL/TLS encryption
You can use SSL/TLS to encrypt an incoming connection from a client.
Prerequisites
- An X.509 Certificate Authority (CA) must exist for the client connections.
- A security certificate must be generated and signed by the CA.
Procedure
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. If the router does not contain an
sslProfile
that defines the private keys and certificates for client connections, then add one.This
sslProfile
contains the locations of the private key and certificates that the router should use to encrypt connections from clients.sslProfile { name: service-tls certFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/tls.crt caCertFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt privateKeyFile: /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key password: file:/etc/pki/tls/private/password.txt ... }
name
-
A unique name that you can use to refer to this
sslProfile
. certFile
- The absolute path to the file containing the public certificate for this router.
caCertFile
- The absolute path to the CA certificate that the router uses to authenticate incoming clients.
privateKeyFile
The absolute path to the file containing the private key for this router’s public certificate.
NoteEnsure that the
qdrouterd
or root user can access the private key. For example:chmod 0600 /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key chown qdrouterd /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key
password
The password to unlock the certificate key. You do not need to specify this if the certificate key does not have a password. By using different prefixes, you can specify the password several different ways depending on your security requirements:
Specify the absolute path to a file that contains the password. This is the most secure option, because you can set permissions on the file that contains the password. For example:
password: file:/etc/qpid-dispatch-certs/inter-router/password.txt
Specify an environment variable that stores the password. Use this option with caution, because the environment of other processes is visible on certain platforms. For example:
password: env:CERT_PASSWORD
Specify the password in clear text. This option is insecure, so it should only be used if security is not a concern. For example:
password: pass:mycertpassword
Configure the
listener
for this connection to use SSL/TLS to encrypt the connection.This example configures a
normal
listener to encrypt connections from clients.listener { host: 0.0.0.0 port: 5672 role: normal sslProfile: inter_router_tls requireSsl: yes ... }
sslProfile
-
The name of the
sslProfile
that defines the SSL/TLS private keys and certificates for client connections. requireSsl
-
Specify
true
to encrypt the connection with SSL/TLS.
9.2.2. Enabling SSL/TLS client authentication
In addition to SSL/TLS encryption, you can also use SSL/TLS to authenticate an incoming connection from a client. With this method, a clients must present its own X.509 certificate to the router, which the router uses to verify the client’s identity.
Prerequisites
SSL/TLS encryption must be configured.
For more information, see Section 9.2.1, “Enabling SSL/TLS encryption”.
- The client must have an X.509 certificate that it can use to authenticate to the router.
Procedure
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. Configure the
listener
for this connection to use SSL/TLS to authenticate the client.This example adds SSL/TLS authentication to a
normal
listener to authenticate incoming connections from a client. The client will only be able to connect to the router by presenting its own X.509 certificate to the router, which the router will use to verify the client’s identity.listener { host: 0.0.0.0 port: 5672 role: normal sslProfile: service-tls requireSsl: yes authenticatePeer: yes saslMechanisms: EXTERNAL ... }
authenticatePeer
-
Specify
yes
to authenticate the client’s identity. saslMechanisms
-
Specify
EXTERNAL
to enable X.509 client certificate authentication.
9.2.3. Enabling user name and password authentication
You can use the SASL PLAIN mechanism to authenticate incoming client connections against a set of user names and passwords. You can use this method by itself, or you can combine it with SSL/TLS encryption.
Prerequisites
The
cyrus-sasl-plain
plugin is installed.Cyrus SASL uses plugins to support specific SASL mechanisms. Before you can use a particular SASL mechanism, the relevant plugin must be installed.
To see a list of Cyrus SASL plugins in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the
yum search cyrus-sasl
command. To install a Cyrus SASL plugin, use theyum install <plugin>
command.
Procedure
If necessary, add the user names and passwords to the SASL database.
This example adds a new user (user1@example.com) to the SASL database (qdrouterd.sasldb):
$ sudo saslpasswd2 -c -f qdrouterd.sasldb -u example.com user1
NoteThe full user name is the user name you entered plus the domain name (
<user-name>
@<domain-name>
). Providing a domain name is not required when you add a user to the database, but if you do not provide one, a default domain will be added automatically (the hostname of the machine on which the tool is running).Ensure that the
qdrouterd
process can read the SASL database.If the
qdrouterd
process runs as an unprivileged user, you might need to adjust the permissions or ownership of the SASL database so that the router can read it.This example makes the qdrouterd user the owner of the SASL database:
$ sudo chown qdrouterd /var/lib/qdrouterd/qdrouterd.sasldb
Open the
/etc/sasl2/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file.This example shows a
/etc/sasl2/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file:pwcheck_method: auxprop auxprop_plugin: sasldb sasldb_path: qdrouterd.sasldb mech_list: ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 EXTERNAL PLAIN GSSAPI
-
Verify that the
mech_list
attribute contains thePLAIN
mechanism. -
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. In the
router
section, specify the path to the SASL configuration file.router { mode: interior id: Router.A saslConfigDir: /etc/sasl2/ }
saslConfigDir
- The absolute path to the SASL configuration file that contains the path to the SASL database that stores the user names and passwords.
Configure the
listener
for this connection to authenticate clients using SASL PLAIN.This example configures basic user name and password authentication for a
listener
. In this case, no SSL/TLS encryption is being used.listener { host: 0.0.0.0 port: 5672 authenticatePeer: yes saslMechanisms: PLAIN }
9.2.4. Integrating with Kerberos
If you have implemented Kerberos in your environment, you can use it with the GSSAPI
SASL mechanism to authenticate incoming connections.
Prerequisites
- A Kerberos infrastructure must be deployed in your environment.
In the Kerberos environment, a service principal of
amqp/<hostname>@<realm>
must be configured.This is the service principal that AMQ Interconnect uses.
-
The
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
package must be installed on each client and the router host machine.
Procedure
On the router’s host machine, open the
/etc/sasl2/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file.This example shows a
/etc/sasl2/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file:pwcheck_method: auxprop auxprop_plugin: sasldb sasldb_path: qdrouterd.sasldb keytab: /etc/krb5.keytab mech_list: ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 EXTERNAL PLAIN GSSAPI
Verify the following:
-
The
mech_list
attribute contains theGSSAPI
mechanism. -
The
keytab
attribute points to the location of the keytab file.
-
The
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. In the
router
section, specify the path to the SASL configuration file.router { mode: interior id: Router.A saslConfigDir: /etc/sasl2/ }
saslConfigDir
- The absolute path to the SASL configuration file that contains the path to the SASL database.
For each incoming connection using Kerberos for authentication, set the
listener
to use theGSSAPI
mechanism.listener { host: 0.0.0.0 port: 5672 authenticatePeer: yes saslMechanisms: GSSAPI }
9.3. Securing outgoing connections
If a router is configured to create connections to external AMQP containers (such as message brokers), you can use the following methods to secure the connection:
9.3.1. Connecting using one-way SSL/TLS authentication
You can connect to an external AMQP container (such as a broker) using one-way SSL/TLS. With this method, the router validates the external AMQP container’s server certificate to verify its identity.
Procedure
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. If the router does not contain an
sslProfile
that defines a certificate that can be used to validate the external AMQP container’s identity, then add one.sslProfile { name: broker-tls caCertFile: /etc/qpid-dispatch-certs/ca.crt ... }
name
-
A unique name that you can use to refer to this
sslProfile
. caCertFile
- The absolute path to the CA certificate used to verify the external AMQP container’s identity.
Configure the
connector
for this connection to use SSL/TLS to validate the server certificate received by the broker during the SSL handshake.This example configures a
connector
to a broker. When the router connects to the broker, it will use the CA certificate defined in thebroker-tls
sslProfile
to validate the server certificate received from the broker.connector { host: 192.0.2.1 port: 5672 role: route-container sslProfile: broker-tls ... }
sslProfile
-
The name of the
sslProfile
that defines the certificate to use to validate the external AMQP container’s identity.
9.3.2. Connecting using mutual SSL/TLS authentication
You can connect to an external AMQP container (such as a broker) using mutual SSL/TLS authentication. With this method, the router, acting as a client, provides a certificate to the external AMQP container so that it can verify the router’s identity.
Prerequisites
- An X.509 Certificate Authority (CA) must exist for the router.
- A security certificate must be generated for the router and be signed by the CA.
Procedure
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. If the router does not contain an
sslProfile
that defines the private keys and certificates to connect to the external AMQP container, then add one.This
sslProfile
contains the locations of the private key and certificates that the router should use to authenticate with its peer.sslProfile { name: broker-tls certFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/tls.crt caCertFile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt privateKeyFile: /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key password: file:/etc/pki/tls/private/password.txt ... }
name
-
A unique name that you can use to refer to this
sslProfile
. certFile
- The absolute path to the file containing the public certificate for this router.
caCertFile
- The absolute path to the CA certificate that the router uses to authenticate incoming clients.
privateKeyFile
The absolute path to the file containing the private key for this router’s public certificate.
NoteEnsure that the
qdrouterd
or root user can access the private key. For example:chmod 0600 /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key chown qdrouterd /etc/pki/tls/private/tls.key
password
The password to unlock the certificate key. You do not need to specify this if the certificate key does not have a password. By using different prefixes, you can specify the password several different ways depending on your security requirements:
Specify the absolute path to a file that contains the password. This is the most secure option, because you can set permissions on the file that contains the password. For example:
password: file:/etc/qpid-dispatch-certs/inter-router/password.txt
Specify an environment variable that stores the password. Use this option with caution, because the environment of other processes is visible on certain platforms. For example:
password: env:CERT_PASSWORD
Specify the password in clear text. This option is insecure, so it should only be used if security is not a concern. For example:
password: pass:mycertpassword
Configure the
connector
for this connection to use thesslProfile
that you created.connector { host: 192.0.2.1 port: 5672 role: route-container sslProfile: broker-tls saslMechanisms: EXTERNAL ... }
sslProfile
-
The name of the
sslProfile
that defines the SSL/TLS private keys and certificates for the inter-router network.
9.3.3. Connecting using user name and password authentication
You can use the SASL PLAIN mechanism to connect to an external AMQP container that requires a user name and password. You can use this method by itself, or you can combine it with SSL/TLS encryption.
Prerequisites
The
cyrus-sasl-plain
plugin is installed.Cyrus SASL uses plugins to support specific SASL mechanisms. Before you can use a particular SASL mechanism, the relevant plugin must be installed.
To see a list of Cyrus SASL plugins in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the
yum search cyrus-sasl
command. To install a Cyrus SASL plugin, use theyum install <plugin>
command.
Procedure
-
Open the
/etc/qpid-dispatch/qdrouterd.conf
configuration file. Configure the
connector
for this connection to provide user name and password credentials to the external AMQP container.connector { host: 192.0.2.1 port: 5672 role: route-container saslMechanisms: PLAIN saslUsername: user saslPassword: file:/path/to/file/password.txt }
saslPassword
The password to connect to the peer. By using different prefixes, you can specify the password several different ways depending on your security requirements:
Specify the absolute path to a file that contains the password. This is the most secure option, because you can set permissions on the file that contains the password. For example:
password: file:/path/to/file/password.txt
Specify an environment variable that stores the password. Use this option with caution, because the environment of other processes is visible on certain platforms. For example:
password: env:PASSWORD
Specify the password in clear text. This option is insecure, so it should only be used if security is not a concern. For example:
password: pass:mypassword