These cover additional configuration topics, such as seting up keystores and a truststore for the {project_name} server, creating an administrator account, an overview of available {project_name} client registration methods, and guidance on configuring clustering.
. Add the `view` role to the link:https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/dev_guide/service_accounts.html#default-service-accounts-and-roles[`default`] service account. This enables the service account to view all the resources in the sso-app-demo namespace, which is necessary for managing the cluster.
The {project_name} application templates using xref:../introduction/introduction.adoc#reencrypt-templates[re-encryption TLS termination] do not *require* or *expect* the aforementioned HTTPS and JGroups keystores and {project_name} server truststore to be prepared beforehand. The templates use OpenShift's internal link:https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/dev_guide/secrets.html#service-serving-certificate-secrets[service serving x509 certificate secrets] to automatically create the HTTPS and JGroups keystores. The {project_name} server truststore is also created automatically, containing the */var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/service-ca.crt* CA certificate file, which is used to create these cluster certificates. Moreover, the truststore for the {project_name} server is pre-populated with the all known, trusted CA certificate files found in the Java system path.
The *_openssl_* toolkit is used in the following example to generate a CA certificate to sign the HTTPS keystore, and create a truststore for the {project_name} server. *_keytool_*, a package *included with the Java Development Kit*, is then utilized to the generate self-signed certificates for these keystores.
For production environments Red Hat recommends that you use your own SSL certificate purchased from a verified Certificate Authority (CA) for SSL-encrypted connections (HTTPS).
See the https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/jboss_enterprise_application_platform/6.1/html-single/security_guide/index#Generate_a_SSL_Encryption_Key_and_Certificate[JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Security Guide] for more information on how to create a keystore with self-signed or purchased SSL certificates.
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[[create-https-keystore]]
*_Create the HTTPS keystore:_*
[[generate-ca-certificate]]
.. Generate a CA certificate. Pick and remember the password. Provide identical password, when xref:signing-csr-with-ca-certificate[signing the certificate sign request with the CA certificate] below:
.. Sign the certificate sign request with the CA certificate. Provide the same password that was used to xref:generate-ca-certificate[generate the CA certificate]:
.. Import the CA certificate into the HTTPS keystore. Provide `mykeystorepass` as the keystore password. Reply `yes` to `Trust this certificate? [no]:` question:
OpenShift uses objects called link:https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/dev_guide/secrets.html[secrets] to hold sensitive information, such as passwords or keystores.
. Create the secrets for the HTTPS and JGroups keystores, and {project_name} server truststore, generated in the xref:Configuring-Keystores[previous section].
. Link these secrets to the link:https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/dev_guide/service_accounts.html#default-service-accounts-and-roles[default] service account, which is used to run {project_name} pods.
After the aforementioned xref:Configuring-Keystores[keystores] and xref:Configuring-Secrets[secrets] are created, deploy some of the available xref:../introduction/introduction.adoc#passthrough-templates[passthrough TLS termination] as follows:
For simplicity, the values of *_SSO_ADMIN_USERNAME_*, *_SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD_*, *_HTTPS_PASSWORD_*, *_JGROUPS_ENCRYPT_PASSWORD_*, and *_SSO_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD_* variables xref:advanced-topics-deploy-{project_templates_version}-https-template[in the following command] have been chosen to match the default values of the respective parameters of the *_{project_templates_version}-https_* {project_name} application template.
For production environments, Red Hat recommends that you consult the on-site policy, specific to your organization for guidance on how to generate sufficiently strong user name and password for the administrator user account of the {project_name} server, and passwords for the HTTPS and JGroups keystores, and the truststore of the {project_name} server.
Be aware that *the passwords provided when provisioning the template need to match the passwords provided when creating the keystores*. If using different username and passwords, modify the values of respective xref:advanced-topics-deploy-{project_templates_version}-https-template[template parameters] as appropriate for your environment.
The following commands using the *_keytool_*, a package *included with the Java Development Kit*, can be used to determine the names associated with the certificate:
An example {project_name} 7 application. For more information about using this template, see \https://github.com/jboss-openshift/application-templates.
A new {project_name} service has been created in your project. The admin username/password for accessing the master realm via the {project_name} console is admin/redhat. Please be sure to create the following secrets: "sso-app-secret" containing the keystore.jks file used for serving secure content; "sso-app-secret" containing the jgroups.jceks file used for securing JGroups communications; "sso-app-secret" containing the truststore.jks file used for securing {project_name} requests.
using the xref:../advanced_concepts/advanced_concepts.adoc#advanced-concepts-sso-administrator-setup[administrator account].
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=== Customizing Hostname for the {project_name} Server
The hostname SPI introduced a flexible way to configure the hostname for the {project_name} server. There are two built-in providers. The first is `request`, which uses the request headers to determine the hostname. This is the *default setting* for {project_openshift_product_name} image. The second is `fixed`, which allows configuring a fixed hostname. The latter makes sure that only valid hostnames can be used and allows internal applications to invoke {project_name} server through an alternative URL.
Run the following commands to set the `fixed` hostname SPI provider for the {project_name} server:
. Deploy the {project_openshift_product_name} image with *_SSO_HOSTNAME_* environment variable set to the desired hostname of the {project_name} server.
=== Creating Administrator Account for Red Hat Single Sign-On Server
Red Hat Single Sign-On does not provide any pre-configured management account out of the box. This administrator account is necessary for logging into the `master` realm's management console and perform server maintenance operations such as, creating realms or users, or registering applications intended to be secured by Red Hat Single Sign-On.
* By providing values for the xref:sso-admin-template-parameters[*_SSO_ADMIN_USERNAME_* and *_SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD_* parameters], when deploying the {project_name} application template, or
* By xref:sso-admin-remote-shell[a remote shell session to particular {project_name} pod], if the {project_openshift_product_name} image is deployed without an application template.
Red Hat Single Sign-On allows an initial administrator account to be created via the link:https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_single_sign-on/7.2/html-single/getting_started_guide/#creating_the_admin_account[Welcome Page] web form, but only if the Welcome Page is accessed from localhost; this method of administrator account creation is not applicable for the {project_openshift_product_name} image.
When deploying {project_name} application template, *_SSO_ADMIN_USERNAME_* and *_SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD_* parameters denote the username and password of the {project_name} server's administrator account to be created for the `master` realm.
*Both of these parameters are required.* If not specified, they are auto generated and displayed as an OpenShift instructional message when the template is instantiated.
* For an in-memory database mode (*_{project_templates_version}-https_* and *_{project_templates_version}-x509-https_* templates) the account exists throughout the lifecycle of the particular {project_name} pod (stored account data is lost upon pod destruction),
* For an ephemeral database mode (*_{project_templates_version}-mysql_* and *_{project_templates_version}-postgresql_* templates) the account exists throughout the lifecycle of the database pod (even if the {project_name} pod is destructed, the stored account data is preserved under the assumption that the database pod is still running),
* For persistent database mode (*_{project_templates_version}-mysql-persistent_*, *_{project_templates_version}-x509-mysql-persistent_*, *_{project_templates_version}-postgresql-persistent_*, and *_{project_templates_version}-x509-postgresql-persistent_* templates) the account exists throughout the lifecycle of the persistent medium used to hold the database data. This means that the stored account data is preserved even when both the {project_name} and the database pods are destructed.
It is a common practice to deploy an {project_name} application template to get the corresponding OpenShift deployment config for the application, and then reuse that deployment config multiple times (every time a new {project_name} application needs to be instantiated).
In the case of *ephemeral or persistent database mode*, after creating the RH_SSO server's administrator account, remove the *_SSO_ADMIN_USERNAME_* and *_SSO_ADMIN_PASSWORD_* variables from the deployment config before deploying new {project_name} applications.
Run the following commands to prepare the previously created deployment config of the {project_name} application for reuse after the administrator account has been created:
Run following commands to create an administrator account for the `master` realm of the {project_name} server, when deploying the {project_openshift_product_name} image directly from the image stream (without the xref:../introduction/introduction.adoc#sso-templates[template]), after the {project_name} application pod has been started:
Added 'sso_admin' to '/opt/eap/standalone/configuration/keycloak-add-user.json', restart server to load user
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The `sso_admin`/`sso_password` credentials in the example above are for demonstration purposes only. Refer to the password policy applicable within your organization for guidance on how to create a secure user name and password.
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. Restart the underlying JBoss EAP server instance to load the newly added user account. Wait for the server to restart properly.
When restarting the server it is important to restart just the JBoss EAP process within the running {project_name} container, and not the whole container. This is because restarting the whole container will recreate it from scratch, without the {project_name} server administration account for the `master` realm.
. Log in to the `master` realm's administration console of the {project_name} server using the credentials created in the steps above. In the browser, navigate to *\http://sso-<project-name>.<hostname>/auth/admin* for the {project_name} web server, or to *\https://secure-sso-<project-name>.<hostname>/auth/admin* for the encrypted {project_name} web server, and specify the user name and password used to create the administrator user.
Once deployed, the *_{project_templates_version}-https_* and *_{project_templates_version}-x509-https_* templates create a single pod that contains both the database and the {project_name} servers. The *_{project_templates_version}-mysql_*, *_{project_templates_version}-mysql-persistent_*, *_{project_templates_version}-x509-mysql-persistent_*, *_{project_templates_version}-postgresql_*, *_{project_templates_version}-postgresql-persistent_*, and *_{project_templates_version}-x509-postgresql-persistent_* templates create two pods, one for the database server and one for the {project_name} web server.
Use the xref:../advanced_concepts/advanced_concepts.adoc#advanced-concepts-sso-administrator-setup[administrator user credentials] to log in into the `master` realm’s administration console.
Clients are {project_name} entities that request user authentication. A client can be an application requesting {project_name} to provide user authentication, or it can make requests for access tokens to start services on behalf of an authenticated user. See the link:https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_single_sign-on/7.2/html/server_administration_guide/clients[Managing Clients chapter of the Red Hat Single Sign-On documentation] for more information.
OpenID-Connect is the preferred protocol and utilizes three different access types:
- *public*: Useful for JavaScript applications that run directly in the browser and require no server configuration.
- *confidential*: Useful for server-side clients, such as EAP web applications, that need to perform a browser login.
- *bearer-only*: Useful for back-end services that allow bearer token requests.
It is required to specify the client type in the *<auth-method>* key of the application *web.xml* file. This file is read by the image at deployment. Set the value of *<auth-method>* element to:
* *KEYCLOAK* for the OpenID Connect client.
* *KEYCLOAK-SAML* for the SAML client.
The following is an example snippet for the application *web.xml* to configure an OIDC client:
==== Automatic and Manual {project_name} Client Registration Methods
A client application can be automatically registered to an {project_name} realm by using credentials passed in variables specific to the *_eap64-sso-s2i_*, *_eap71-sso-s2i_*, and *_datavirt63-secure-s2i_* templates.
Alternatively, you can manually register the client application by configuring and exporting the {project_name} client adapter and including it in the client application configuration.
Automatic {project_name} client registration is determined by {project_name} environment variables specific to the *_eap64-sso-s2i_*, *_eap71-sso-s2i_*, and *_datavirt63-secure-s2i_* templates. The {project_name} credentials supplied in the template are then used to register the client to the {project_name} realm during deployment of the client application.
See xref:Example-EAP-Auto[Example Workflow: Automatically Registering EAP Application in {project_name} with OpenID-Connect Client] for an end-to-end example of the automatic client registration method using an OpenID-Connect client.
Manual {project_name} client registration is determined by the presence of a deployment file in the client application's _../configuration/_ directory. These files are exported from the client adapter in the {project_name} web console. The name of this file is different for OpenID-Connect and SAML clients:
* Modify the deployment file to contain the {project_name} adapter configuration so that it is included in the _standalone-openshift.xml_ file at deployment, or
See xref:Example-EAP-Manual[Example Workflow: Manually Configure an Application to Use {project_name} Authentication, Using SAML Client] for an end-to-end example of the manual {project_name} client registration method using a SAML client.
OpenShift does not currently accept OpenShift role mapping from external providers. If {project_name} is used as an authentication gateway for OpenShift, users created in {project_name} must have the roles added using the OpenShift Administrator `oc adm policy` command.