Yeah, I get that it only pops up when the vendor changes. I was just
concerned about the "malicious" code implication as that would cause alarm
to admins in most deployments.

BTW its not a problem in the custom Karaf distro that I work on ;-) but I
know of other Karaf users that may have this problem...


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Jamie G. <jamie.goody...@gmail.com> wrote:

> To be fare that only happens when vendors switch. Perhaps "WARNING: Bundle
> Vendor has changed, please review your feature, unexpected behaviours may
> occur". Using the car part analogy if my BMW's alternator belt was replaced
> with a FIAT part then I'd expect to be told by the mechanic - I have an
> expected behaviour from the brand. Note, this does not prevent the
> installation and use of the part, it just makes sure the user is aware of
> the switch.
>
> --Jamie
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Jon Anstey <jans...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No need to revert this completely IMO. The wording is too strong though.
> I
> > know of many companies (can't say names here) that have rebranded
> > customized versions of Karaf that would not be able to ship with a
> message
> > like that in the logs. Or they would just not be able to use this
> feature.
> > Looks really bad if your product always spits out that it may have
> > malicious code even if you know you put it there :-)
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Jamie G. <jamie.goody...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Changing vendors to me would be something i'd like to be warned about.
> I
> > > have Apache Camel installed, with XYZ under the hood - lets me know
> its a
> > > franken-build. That being said, if i was going to fork and build my own
> > > camel jar to fix a local issue, why would i then need to use the
> > override,
> > > i'd just deploy the library, refresh, and carry on (different work
> flows
> > > for different folks - I do get that that's simplifying things -
> generally
> > > we'd end up with a large list of bundles needing changing and the
> > override
> > > would simplify managing that recipe update).
> > >
> > > Regardless, I'm open to amending how vendors are handled, if we want to
> > > change the message or scrap it all together. Personally i think
> something
> > > should be noted since things are changing (i'd like to know I'm going
> > from
> > > Land Rover parts to something made by Ford in my Range Rover).
> > >
> > > As to a global on/off switch for the mechanism that would be a nice
> > > addition.
> > >
> > > --Jamie
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Guillaume Nodet <gno...@apache.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just think the check is worth nothing.   If someone build a
> > customized
> > > > version of a bundle (let's say camel), he will usually build by
> forking
> > > > from camel, in which case the vendor would still be the same.  And if
> > the
> > > > user wants to make things cleaner and actually change the vendor to
> > > reflect
> > > > the fact that it does not come from Apache, then we throw at him a
> > > WARNING
> > > > log.
> > > > Again, I don't think we should assume the user does not know what he
> > > does,
> > > > I'd rather add a global flag to disable overrides if you think it's
> > > safer,
> > > > but the file does not even exist by default, which means the user
> > > actually
> > > > know what he is doing...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2014-02-12 16:42 GMT+01:00 Jamie G. <jamie.goody...@gmail.com>:
> > > >
> > > > > My interpretation is that a bundle is being updated by its
> > maintainer,
> > > > if a
> > > > > different group is providing the replacement bundle then Karaf
> should
> > > be
> > > > > making some noise about it as its masquerading as being what was
> > > > originally
> > > > > intended by the feature provider. I'm up for different wordings
> > > however.
> > > > > What would you suggest?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Guillaume Nodet <
> gno...@apache.org
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, I was going to add that I had no problems saying a bundle
> has
> > > been
> > > > > > overridden (though not sure if it has to be with a WARNING
> level).
> > > > > > It's really the vendor check which I don't get and the log of
> > > > "Malicious
> > > > > > code possibly introduced by patch override, see log for details".
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2014-02-12 16:30 GMT+01:00 Achim Nierbeck <
> bcanh...@googlemail.com
> > >:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Well, I hope you didn't get distracted by my comment.
> > > > > > > Though as far as I can see the change only introduced some
> > logging
> > > > > > > to let the user know something changed due to adding another
> > > feature,
> > > > > > > I think this is a viable solution, especially when looking for
> > > > failures
> > > > > > > or unintended changes.
> > > > > > > No?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2014-02-12 16:15 GMT+01:00 Guillaume Nodet <gno...@apache.org
> >:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm tempted to -1 this change.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What kind of problems are you trying to solve here ?
> > > > > > > > Imho, such code is unnecessary because there are many other
> > ways
> > > to
> > > > > > > > introduce so called "malicious" code.
> > > > > > > > If one wants to be safe, there is already an existing way to
> > > solve
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > problem which is signed bundles.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Now, an example on how to introduce "malicious" code : if
> such
> > a
> > > > > bundle
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > installed first, the features service will think the
> "correct"
> > > > bundle
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > already installed and will not install the "safe" bundle.
>  This
> > > can
> > > > > be
> > > > > > > done
> > > > > > > > by manually installing the bundle before installing features,
> > or
> > > by
> > > > > > > adding
> > > > > > > > it to the etc/startup.properties.
> > > > > > > > Another option is just to hack the features file manually and
> > > > change
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > url of the bundle, it will have exactly the same effect.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In addition, checking the vendor is not a guarantee, as if
> > > someone
> > > > > > wanted
> > > > > > > > to "fake" a bundle, setting that header is not more difficult
> > > than
> > > > > > > changing
> > > > > > > > the symbolic name or version.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've had a use case where the user wanted to make sure that
> no
> > > > > > > "malicious"
> > > > > > > > code is introduced or used.  In such a case, there is already
> > an
> > > > > > existing
> > > > > > > > solution which is fully supported by OSGi (and Karaf) which
> is
> > > > signed
> > > > > > > > bundles.  It works well and it's secured.  Well, secured to
> the
> > > > point
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > you control the file system.  In all cases, if you don't
> trust
> > > the
> > > > > file
> > > > > > > > system, there's no possible way to secure the OSGi framework
> > > (just
> > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > classes are read from the file system).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Last, there is no possible misuse of the overrides really.
>  If
> > > you
> > > > > add
> > > > > > > > random bundles, it will most of the case have no effects, or
> at
> > > > > least,
> > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > more than if you had installed them manually before.  We
> don't
> > > add
> > > > > any
> > > > > > > > checks in the bundle:update command, so I don't really see
> why
> > > we'd
> > > > > add
> > > > > > > > those here.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On a side note, I was wondering about starting a slightly
> > broader
> > > > > > > > discussion about patching, which is related to this
> particular
> > > > > feature
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > I hope to do so this week or the next.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2014-02-12 15:00 GMT+01:00 <jgoody...@apache.org>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Updated Branches:
> > > > > > > > >   refs/heads/master d2af093dd -> 36808c560
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > [KARAF-2753] Logging for override mechanism. Added
> additional
> > > > > logging
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > unit test to trigger log events
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/repo
> > > > > > > > > Commit:
> > > > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/commit/36808c56
> > > > > > > > > Tree:
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/tree/36808c56
> > > > > > > > > Diff:
> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/diff/36808c56
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Branch: refs/heads/master
> > > > > > > > > Commit: 36808c5607d3fc0de40861146775e10b7c248e59
> > > > > > > > > Parents: d2af093
> > > > > > > > > Author: jgoodyear <jgoody...@apache.org>
> > > > > > > > > Authored: Wed Feb 12 10:29:10 2014 -0330
> > > > > > > > > Committer: jgoodyear <jgoody...@apache.org>
> > > > > > > > > Committed: Wed Feb 12 10:29:10 2014 -0330
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > >  .../karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java      | 25
> > > ++++++++++-
> > > > > > > > >  .../karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java  | 47
> > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > > >  2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/blob/36808c56/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > > diff --git
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> a/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> b/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java
> > > > > > > > > index 655dfea..8397222 100644
> > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> a/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java
> > > > > > > > > +++
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> b/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/Overrides.java
> > > > > > > > > @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class Overrides {
> > > > > > > > >      private static final Logger LOGGER =
> > > > > > > > > LoggerFactory.getLogger(Overrides.class);
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >      private static final String OVERRIDE_RANGE = "range";
> > > > > > > > > +    private static final String VENDOR_WARNING =
> "Malicious
> > > code
> > > > > > > > possibly
> > > > > > > > > introduced by patch override, see log for details";
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >      /**
> > > > > > > > >       * Compute a list of bundles to install, taking into
> > > account
> > > > > > > > > overrides.
> > > > > > > > > @@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public class Overrides {
> > > > > > > > >                  if (manifest != null) {
> > > > > > > > >                      String bsn =
> > > > getBundleSymbolicName(manifest);
> > > > > > > > >                      Version ver =
> > getBundleVersion(manifest);
> > > > > > > > > +                    String ven =
> getBundleVendor(manifest);
> > > > > > > > >                      String url = info.getLocation();
> > > > > > > > >                      for (Clause override : overrides) {
> > > > > > > > >                          Manifest overMan =
> > > > > > > > > manifests.get(override.getName());
> > > > > > > > > @@ -111,10 +113,26 @@ public class Overrides {
> > > > > > > > >                              range =
> > > > > > > VersionRange.parseVersionRange(vr);
> > > > > > > > >                          }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > +                        String vendor =
> > > > getBundleVendor(overMan);
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > +                        // Before we do a replace, lets
> > check
> > > if
> > > > > > > vendors
> > > > > > > > > change
> > > > > > > > > +                        if (ven == null) {
> > > > > > > > > +                             if (vendor != null) {
> > > > > > > > > +
> > LOGGER.warn(VENDOR_WARNING);
> > > > > > > > > +                             }
> > > > > > > > > +                        } else {
> > > > > > > > > +                             if (vendor == null) {
> > > > > > > > > +
> > LOGGER.warn(VENDOR_WARNING);
> > > > > > > > > +                             } else {
> > > > > > > > > +                                  if
> (!vendor.equals(ven)) {
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > >  LOGGER.warn(VENDOR_WARNING);
> > > > > > > > > +                                  }
> > > > > > > > > +                             }
> > > > > > > > > +                        }
> > > > > > > > >                          // The resource matches, so
> replace
> > it
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > overridden resource
> > > > > > > > >                          // if the override is actually a
> > newer
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > than what we currently have
> > > > > > > > >                          if (range.contains(ver) &&
> > > > > > > ver.compareTo(oVer) <
> > > > > > > > > 0) {
> > > > > > > > > +                            LOGGER.info("Overriding
> original
> > > > > bundle
> > > > > > "
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > url + " to " + override.getName());
> > > > > > > > >                              ver = oVer;
> > > > > > > > >                              url = override.getName();
> > > > > > > > >                          }
> > > > > > > > > @@ -178,6 +196,11 @@ public class Overrides {
> > > > > > > > >          return bsn;
> > > > > > > > >      }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > +    private static String getBundleVendor(Manifest
> > manifest) {
> > > > > > > > > +        String ven =
> > > > > > > > >
> > manifest.getMainAttributes().getValue(Constants.BUNDLE_VENDOR);
> > > > > > > > > +        return ven;
> > > > > > > > > +    }
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > >      private static Manifest getManifest(String url) throws
> > > > > > > IOException {
> > > > > > > > >          InputStream is = new URL(url).openStream();
> > > > > > > > >          try {
> > > > > > > > > @@ -205,4 +228,4 @@ public class Overrides {
> > > > > > > > >          }
> > > > > > > > >          return cs[0].getName();
> > > > > > > > >      }
> > > > > > > > > -}
> > > > > > > > > \ No newline at end of file
> > > > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/karaf/blob/36808c56/features/core/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > > diff --git
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> a/features/core/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> b/features/core/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java
> > > > > > > > > index 46d163a..79e2015 100644
> > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> a/features/core/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java
> > > > > > > > > +++
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> b/features/core/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/features/internal/OverridesTest.java
> > > > > > > > > @@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public class OverridesTest {
> > > > > > > > >      private File b101;
> > > > > > > > >      private File b102;
> > > > > > > > >      private File b110;
> > > > > > > > > +    private File c100;
> > > > > > > > > +    private File c101;
> > > > > > > > > +    private File c110;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >      @Before
> > > > > > > > >      public void setUp() throws IOException {
> > > > > > > > > @@ -72,6 +75,50 @@ public class OverridesTest {
> > > > > > > > >                  .set("Bundle-Version", "1.1.0")
> > > > > > > > >                  .build(),
> > > > > > > > >                  new FileOutputStream(b110));
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +        c100 = File.createTempFile("karafc", "-100.jar");
> > > > > > > > > +        copy(TinyBundles.bundle()
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-SymbolicName", bsn)
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Version", "1.0.0")
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Vendor", "Apache")
> > > > > > > > > +                .build(),
> > > > > > > > > +                new FileOutputStream(c100));
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +        c101 = File.createTempFile("karafc", "-101.jar");
> > > > > > > > > +        copy(TinyBundles.bundle()
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-SymbolicName", bsn)
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Version", "1.0.1")
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Vendor", "NotApache")
> > > > > > > > > +                .build(),
> > > > > > > > > +                new FileOutputStream(c101));
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +        c110 = File.createTempFile("karafc", "-110.jar");
> > > > > > > > > +        copy(TinyBundles.bundle()
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-SymbolicName", bsn)
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Version", "1.1.0")
> > > > > > > > > +                .set("Bundle-Vendor", "NotApache")
> > > > > > > > > +                .build(),
> > > > > > > > > +                new FileOutputStream(c110));
> > > > > > > > > +    }
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +    @Test
> > > > > > > > > +    public void testDifferentVendors() throws IOException
> {
> > > > > > > > > +        File props = File.createTempFile("karaf",
> > > "properties");
> > > > > > > > > +        Writer w = new FileWriter(props);
> > > > > > > > > +        w.write(c101.toURI().toString());
> > > > > > > > > +        w.write("\n");
> > > > > > > > > +        w.write(c110.toURI().toString());
> > > > > > > > > +        w.write("\n");
> > > > > > > > > +        w.close();
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +        List<BundleInfo> res = Overrides.override(
> > > > > > > > > +                Arrays.<BundleInfo>asList(new
> > > > > > > > > Bundle(c100.toURI().toString())),
> > > > > > > > > +                props.toURI().toString());
> > > > > > > > > +        assertNotNull(res);
> > > > > > > > > +        assertEquals(1, res.size());
> > > > > > > > > +        BundleInfo out = res.get(0);
> > > > > > > > > +        assertNotNull(out);
> > > > > > > > > +        assertEquals(c101.toURI().toString(),
> > > > out.getLocation());
> > > > > > > > >      }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >      @Test
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Jon
> > ---------------
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