<#import "/templates/guide.adoc" as tmpl> <#import "/templates/kc.adoc" as kc> <#import "/templates/links.adoc" as links> <@tmpl.guide title="Configuring TLS" summary="Learn how to configure {project_name}'s https certificates for ingoing and outgoing requests." includedOptions="https-* http-enabled" excludedOptions="https-trust-store-* https-client-auth https-management-client-auth"> Transport Layer Security (short: TLS) is crucial to exchange data over a secured channel. For production environments, you should never expose {project_name} endpoints through HTTP, as sensitive data is at the core of what {project_name} exchanges with other applications. In this {section}, you will learn how to configure {project_name} to use HTTPS/TLS. {project_name} can be configured to load the required certificate infrastructure using files in PEM format or from a Java Keystore. When both alternatives are configured, the PEM files takes precedence over the Java Keystores. == Providing certificates in PEM format When you use a pair of matching certificate and private key files in PEM format, you configure {project_name} to use them by running the following command: <@kc.start parameters="--https-certificate-file=/path/to/certfile.pem --https-certificate-key-file=/path/to/keyfile.pem"/> {project_name} creates a keystore out of these files in memory and uses this keystore afterwards. == Providing a Java Keystore When no keystore file is explicitly configured, but `http-enabled` is set to false, {project_name} looks for a `conf/server.keystore` file. As an alternative, you can use an existing keystore by running the following command: <@kc.start parameters="--https-key-store-file=/path/to/existing-keystore-file"/> === Setting the Keystore password You can set a secure password for your keystore using the `https-key-store-password` option: <@kc.start parameters="--https-key-store-password="/> If no password is set, the default password `password` is used. ==== Securing credentials Avoid setting a password in plaintext by using the CLI or adding it to `conf/keycloak.conf` file. Instead use good practices such as using a vault / mounted secret. For more detail, see <@links.server id="vault"/> and <@links.server id="configuration-production" />. == Configuring TLS protocols By default, {project_name} does not enable deprecated TLS protocols. If your client supports only deprecated protocols, consider upgrading the client. However, as a temporary work-around, you can enable deprecated protocols by running the following command: <@kc.start parameters="--https-protocols=[,]"/> To also allow TLSv1.2, use a command such as the following: `kc.sh start --https-protocols=TLSv1.3,TLSv1.2`. == Switching the HTTPS port {project_name} listens for HTTPS traffic on port `8443`. To change this port, use the following command: <@kc.start parameters="--https-port="/> == Certificate and Key Reloading By default {project_name} will reload the certificates, keys, and keystores specified in `https-*` options every hour. For environments where your server keys may need frequent rotation, this allows that to happen without a server restart. You may override the default via the `https-certificates-reload-period` option. Interval on which to reload key store, trust store, and certificate files referenced by https-* options. The value may be a java.time.Duration value, an integer number of seconds, or an integer followed by one of the time units [ms, h, m, s, d]. Must be greater than 30 seconds. Use -1 to disable.