Bug #26088
httpd fails to start after installing capsule in FIPS mode
Description
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install katello server in fips mode
2. try to install capsule in fips mode
Actual results:
the installer on capsule fails, the httpd fails with
AH02252: incomplete client cert configured for SSL proxy (missing or encrypted private key?)
Expected results:
capsule installed as expected
Additional info:
Combining "Note: Apache httpd mod_ssl [SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile] does not support PKCS#8 key format." from https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3214421 and "You can't [use BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY] because the format isn't allowed in FIPS mode because it uses MD5 for key derivation." from http://openssl.6102.n7.nabble.com/Not-getting-quot-RSA-quot-keyword-for-a-key-in-fips-mode-td58588.html, it gives us the only option of not using SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile for the capsule.
I was not able to find any reason why to set the SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile for defining
the rhsm proxy (my tests showed that the proxying the client requests with consumer ceriticates
worked just find), but if anyone can think of one reason, please speak up.
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History
#1
Updated by Ivan Necas about 4 years ago
Updated by - Assignee changed from Lukas Zapletal to Ivan Necas
- Status changed from New to Assigned
- Category changed from Foreman Proxy Content to Installer
- Subject changed from httpd fails to start after installing capsule in FIPS mode to httpd fails to start after installing capsule in FIPS mode
#2
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
Updated by - Category changed from Installer to Foreman modules
- Project changed from Katello to Installer
#3
Updated by Eric Helms about 4 years ago
Updated by - Is duplicate of Bug #24974: The kafo configure is generating incorrect 'foreman-proxy-client-bundle.pem' which is not allowing httpd service to start added
#4
Updated by Eric Helms about 4 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Duplicate
#5
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
- Target version set to 1.22.0
- Status changed from Duplicate to Closed
- Fixed in Releases 1.20.3, 1.21.1, 1.22.0 added
This was the one that was actually merged.
#6
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
- Pull request https://github.com/theforeman/puppet-certs/pull/242 added
#7
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
- Related to Feature #3511: As a security person, I would like Foreman to run in FIPS mode added
#8
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
- Is duplicate of deleted (Bug #24974: The kafo configure is generating incorrect 'foreman-proxy-client-bundle.pem' which is not allowing httpd service to start)
#9
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden about 4 years ago
- Has duplicate Bug #24974: The kafo configure is generating incorrect 'foreman-proxy-client-bundle.pem' which is not allowing httpd service to start added
#10
Updated by Tomer Brisker almost 4 years ago
Updated by - Pull request https://github.com/theforeman/puppet-certs/pull/243 added
- Pull request deleted (
https://github.com/theforeman/puppet-certs/pull/242)
#11
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden over 3 years ago
- Fixed in Releases deleted (
1.20.3)
#12
Updated by Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden over 3 years ago
This was released as puppet-certs 4.4.3 but Katello 3.10 includes 4.4.2. There likely won't be a Katello 3.10.2 to include this.
Fixes #26088 - ensure RSA word for SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile
Apaches's SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile is not able to find a key
wrapped in `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----`, which is the format that is
generated when running the server in FIPS mode. It seems that just making
sure the RSA word is there make Apache happy to find the key.
I've added `force_rsa` option for the cert files resources to enforce the
RSA word to be there when wrapping the private key + used that to
generate the client bundle for SSL proxy to use it.