Import Custom SSL Certificates

This guide will assist you with importing a custom SSL certificate for enterprise and production Datameer X environments.

Prerequisites

Before you attempt to create a custom certificate, check the following to ensure your environment is ready:

• Install Datameer X and Enable SSL.

• Install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) for your version of Java.

• Work within the current Datameer X installation directory.

• Familiarize yourself with obfuscating passwords. The following is an example where the password "changeit" is obfuscated:

  Obfuscate password

  [datameer@<host> current]$ java -cp ./lib/jetty-util-<version>.jar org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password <timestamp>:INFO::main: Logging initialized @75ms Usage - java org.eclipse.jetty.security.Password [<user>] <password> If the password is ?, the user will be prompted for the password # According # Usage - java org.eclipse.jetty.security.Password [<user>] <password> # the user value is optional [datameer@<host> current]$ java -cp lib/jetty-util-<version>.jar org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password changeit <timestamp>:INFO::main: Logging initialized @75ms changeit OBF:1vn21ugu1saj1v9i1v941sar1ugw1vo0 MD5:b91cd1a54781790beaa2baf741fa6789

Providing a Custom Certificate for Embedded Jetty

Get a certificate

1. Generate a private key and a certificate signing request (CSR) file before requesting CA authorized certificates:

   Create CSR file

   openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout <yourdomain>.key -out <yourdomain>.csr

2. Download the certificates from the certificate authority (CA).

3. Check your X.509 certificates:

   Check certificate

   openssl x509 -in <yourdomain>.crt -text -noout

4. Generate a PKCS12 file:

   Generate PKCS12 file

   This file bundles the private  key together with the public X.509 certificate and is a public key cryptographic standard. The private key needs to be protected by a password. For the key password, you can use keypwd. 

5. Obfuscate the password.

   Obfuscate password

   The obfuscated key password, in this example OBF:1u2u1wml1z7s1z7a1wnl1u2g , will need to be added to Datameer’s start.d/ssl.ini file under the parameter jetty.sslContext.keyManagerPassword.

Generate a keystore 

Generate a repository of security certificates for Datameer's embedded Jetty. For this process, use keytool. 

1. Check the default keystore located in your Datameer X installation path within etc/:

   Check keystore

2. Backup the default keystore file:

   Backup keystore

3. Ensure you no longer have a file named keystore within the etc/ path.

4. Create a new Java KeyStore (JKS) file using the datameer.p12 file that was generated previously. The keystore must be protected by a password. 

   Create keystore

   For the keystore password you can use storepwd. 

5. Obfuscate the password:

   Obfuscate password

   The obfuscated keystore password, in this example OBF:1vny1zlo1x8e1vnw1vn61x8g1zlu1vn4 , will need to be added to Datameer’s start.d/ssl.ini file under the parameter jetty.sslContext.keyStorePassword.

6. Check the generated keystore repository:

   Check keystore

Use your own keystore

To use the custom certificate stored in the created Java Keystore (JKS) file, configure the start up configuration file. 

1. Check the current configuration:

   Check current config

2. Back up the default configuration:

   Backup config

3. Configure start.d/ssl.ini by locating and altering the following parameters:

   Configure start.d/ssl.ini

4. Create a configuration change log:

   Create changelog

5. Restart the Datameer X service to enable the above changes and monitor the boot process:

   Restart and monitor

Renew certificate

Certificates typically have an expiration date as such it is necessary to renew them to prevent Datameer X from loading out of date certificates. To do so, complete the following steps:

• Get own certificate

• Generate own keystore

• Use own keystore

Trusting Custom Certificates from Other Services

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) enforces security and validates the certification path to the requested target. If the certificate isn't provided from a generally trusted root certificate, you must trust the certificate by adding it to the truststore of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that runs Datameer. 

• Gather the certificate:

  Gather certificate

• Validate the certificate:

  Validate certificate

• Trust the certificate by importing it:

  Import certificate

• Restart the Datameer X service to enable the above changes and monitor the boot process:

  Restart and monitor

Further Information 

For more information, refer to the Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) Reference Guide.  

You can also review available documentation from Hadoop distributors, such as Creating Java Keystores and Truststores, Understanding the SSL Keystore Factory, and Demystify LDAP, SSL, CA Cert integration. If you want to connect to an specific service, see vendor documentation such as Configure External SSL for Tableau.