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Jack Cai commented on GERONIMO-3003:
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In addition to what is already done for this requirement, guess the original
requirement raised in this JIRA is not resolved. However, instead of doing what
is proposed originally (rewrite the deployment plan to encrypt the password),
another way to achieve the security goal is to -
1) accept encrypted passwords in deployment plan, and
2) provide an encrypt utility so users could generate encrypted strings that
could then be pasted into the deployment plan
Comments?
> Encrypt password strings in deployment plans
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Key: GERONIMO-3003
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3003
> Project: Geronimo
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Security Level: public(Regular issues)
> Components: deployment
> Affects Versions: Wish List
> Reporter: Aman Nanner
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: Wish List
>
> Attachments: GERONIMO-3003-2.2-2.patch, GERONIMO-3003.patch,
> GERONIMO-3003_21.patch
>
>
> Geronimo currently has a feature where password strings in the config.xml get
> encrypted using the {{org.apache.geronimo.util.EncryptionManager}}. This
> encryption is performed in the
> {{org.apache.geronimo.system.configuration.GBeanOverride}} class.
> It would be desirable to have the same encryption applied to the password
> strings in deployment plans (e.g. datasource or JMS deployment plans within
> an EAR). Even though the plans are only used during the deployment process,
> and not at runtime, the plans are left with plaintext password strings
> sitting in them. It would be nice if the deployment process could internally
> encrypt the strings and then write back out the deployment plan to the file
> system. Also, this means that the deployment process will require the
> ability to decrypt strings that are already in encrypted format in the plan
> (in the case of redeployment, for example).
> More discussion of this feature can be found in the following mailing list
> thread:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/u...@geronimo.apache.org/msg05859.html
> I would suggest that an appropriate spot to perform the encryption is in the
> {{org.apache.geronimo.j2ee.deployment.EARConfigBuilder}} class, perhaps in
> the following code just before the file is written to a temporary file:
> ----
> if (gerModule.isSetAltDd()) {
> // the the url of the alt dd
> try {
> altVendorDDs.put(path,
> DeploymentUtil.toTempFile(earFile, gerModule.getAltDd().getStringValue()));
> } catch (IOException e) {
> throw new DeploymentException("Invalid alt vendor
> dd url: " + gerModule.getAltDd().getStringValue(), e);
> }
> ----
> However, somebody more familiar with the design might be able to suggest a
> better solution.
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