10.10. Using 2-way SSL for the Management interface and the CLI

In this topic the following conventions are used:

HOST1
The JBoss server hostname. For example; jboss.redhat.com
HOST2
A suitable name for the client. For example: myclient. Note this is not necessarily an actual hostname.
CA_HOST1
The DN (distinguished name) to use for the HOST1 certificate. For example cn=jboss,dc=redhat,dc=com.
CA_HOST2
The DN (distinguished name) to use for the HOST2 certificate. For example cn=myclient,dc=redhat,dc=com.

Procedure 10.4. 

  1. Generate the stores: 
    keytool -genkeypair -alias HOST1_alias -keyalg RSA -keysize 1024 -validity 365 -keystore host1.keystore.jks -dname "CA_HOST1" -keypass secret -storepass secret
    keytool -genkeypair -alias HOST2_alias -keyalg RSA -keysize 1024 -validity 365 -keystore host2.keystore.jks -dname "CA_HOST2" -keypass secret -storepass secret
  2. Export the certificates: 
    keytool -exportcert  -keystore HOST1.keystore.jks -alias HOST1_alias -keypass secret -storepass secret -file HOST1.cer

    keytool -exportcert  -keystore HOST2.keystore.jks -alias HOST2_alias -keypass secret -storepass secret -file HOST2.cer
  3. Import the certificates into the opposing trust stores: 
    keytool -importcert -keystore HOST1.truststore.jks -storepass secret -alias HOST2_alias -trustcacerts -file HOST2.cer

    keytool -importcert -keystore HOST2.truststore.jks -storepass secret -alias HOST1_alias -trustcacerts -file HOST1.cer
  4. Define a CertificateRealm in the configuration for your installation (host.xml or standalone.xml) and point the interface to it:
    This can be done by manually editing the configuration file (not recommended) or by using the following commands: 
    /core-service=management/security-realm=CertificateRealm:add()
    /core-service=management/security-realm=CertificateRealm:add/server-identity=ssl:add(keystore-path=/path/to/HOST1.keystore.jks,keystore-password=secret, alias=HOST1_alias)
    /core-service=management/security-realm=CertificateRealm/authentication=truststore:add(keystore-path=/path/to/HOST1.truststore.jks,keystore-password=secret)
  5. Edit the JBOSS_HOME/bin/jboss-cli.xml and add the SSL configuration (using the appropriate values for the variables): 
    <ssl>
  <alias>$HOST2alias</alias>
  <key-store>/path/to/HOST2.keystore.jks</key-store>
  <key-store-password>secret</key-store-password>
  <trust-store>/path/to/HOST2.truststore.jks</trust-store>
  <trust-store-password>secret</trust-store-password>
  <modify-trust-store>true</modify-trust-store>
</ssl>
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