Thursday, February 8, 2018

Securing Apache Sqoop - part III

This is the third and final post about securing Apache Sqoop. The first post looked at how to set up Apache Sqoop to perform a simple use-case of transferring a file from HDFS to Apache Kafka. The second post showed how to secure Apache Sqoop with Apache Ranger. In this post we will look at an alternative way of implementing authorization in Apache Sqoop, namely using Apache Sentry.

1) Install the Apache Sentry Sqoop plugin

If you have not done so already, please follow the steps in the earlier tutorial to set up Apache Sqoop. Download the binary distribution of Apache Sentry (2.0.0 was used for the purposes of this tutorial). Verify that the signature is valid and that the message digests match, and extract it to ${sentry.home}.

a) Configure sqoop.properties

We need to configure Apache Sqoop to use Apache Sentry for authorization. Edit 'conf/sqoop.properties' and add the following properties:
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authentication.type=SIMPLE
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authentication.handler=org.apache.sqoop.security.authentication.SimpleAuthenticationHandler
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authorization.handler=org.apache.sentry.sqoop.authz.SentryAuthorizationHandler
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authorization.access_controller=org.apache.sentry.sqoop.authz.SentryAccessController
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authorization.validator=org.apache.sentry.sqoop.authz.SentryAuthorizationValidator
  • org.apache.sqoop.security.authorization.server_name=SqoopServer1
  • sentry.sqoop.site.url=file:./conf/sentry-site.xml
In addition, we need to add some of the Sentry jars to the Sqoop classpath. Add the following property to 'conf/sqoop.properties', substituting the value for "${sentry.home}":
  • org.apache.sqoop.classpath.extra=${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-binding-sqoop-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-core-common-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-core-model-sqoop-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-provider-file-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-provider-common-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-provider-db-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/shiro-core-1.4.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-policy-engine-2.0.0.jar:${sentry.home}/lib/sentry-policy-common-2.0.0.jar

b) Add Apache Sentry configuration files

Next we will configure the Apache Sentry authorization plugin. Create a new file in the Sqoop "conf" directory called "sentry-site.xml" with the following content (substituting the correct directory for "sentry.sqoop.provider.resource"):

It essentially says that the authorization privileges are stored in a local file, and that the groups for authenticated users should be retrieved from this file. Finally, we need to specify the authorization privileges. Create a new file in the config directory called "sentry.ini" with the following content, substituting "colm" for the name of the user running the Sqoop shell:

2) Test authorization 

Now start Apache Sqoop ("bin/sqoop2-server start") and start the shell ("bin/sqoop2-shell"). "show connector" should list the full range of Sqoop Connectors, as authorization has succeeded. To test that authorization is correctly disabling access for unauthorized users, change the "ALL" permission in 'conf/sentry.ini' to "WRITE", and restart the server and shell. This time access is not granted and a blank list should be returned for "show connector".

Monday, January 29, 2018

Securing Apache Sqoop - part II

This is the second in a series of posts on how to secure Apache Sqoop. The first post looked at how to set up Apache Sqoop to perform a simple use-case of transferring a file from HDFS to Apache Kafka. In this post we will look at securing Apache Sqoop with Apache Ranger, such that only authorized users can interact with it. We will then show how to use the Apache Ranger Admin UI to create authorization policies for Apache Sqoop.

1) Install the Apache Ranger Sqoop plugin

If you have not done so already, please follow the steps in the earlier tutorial to set up Apache Sqoop. First we will install the Apache Ranger Sqoop plugin. Download Apache Ranger and verify that the signature is valid and that the message digests match. Due to some bugs that were fixed for the installation process, I am using version 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT in this post. Now extract and build the source, and copy the resulting plugin to a location where you will configure and install it:
  • mvn clean package assembly:assembly -DskipTests
  • tar zxvf target/ranger-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-sqoop-plugin.tar.gz
  • mv ranger-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-sqoop-plugin ${ranger.sqoop.home}
Now go to ${ranger.sqoop.home} and edit "install.properties". You need to specify the following properties:
  • POLICY_MGR_URL: Set this to "http://localhost:6080"
  • REPOSITORY_NAME: Set this to "SqoopTest".
  • COMPONENT_INSTALL_DIR_NAME: The location of your Apache Sqoop installation
Save "install.properties" and install the plugin as root via "sudo -E ./enable-sqoop-plugin.sh". Make sure that the user you are running Sqoop as has permission to access '/etc/ranger/SqoopTest', which is where the Ranger plugin for Sqoop will download authorization policies created in the Ranger Admin UI.

In the Apache Sqoop directory, copy 'conf/ranger-sqoop-security.xml' to the root directory (or else add the 'conf' directory to the Sqoop classpath). Now restart Apache Sqoop and try to see the Connectors that were installed:
  • bin/sqoop2-server start
  • bin/sqoop2-shell
  • show connector
You should see an empty list here as you are not authorized to see the connectors. Note that "show job" should still work OK, as you have permission to view jobs that you created.

2) Create authorization policies in the Apache Ranger Admin console

Next we will use the Apache Ranger admin console to create authorization policies for Sqoop. Follow the steps in this tutorial (except use at least Ranger 1.0.0) to install the Apache Ranger admin service. Start the Apache Ranger admin service with "sudo ranger-admin start" and open a browser and go to "http://localhost:6080/" and log on with "admin/admin". Add a new Sqoop service with the following configuration values:
  • Service Name: SqoopTest
  • Username: admin
  • Sqoop URL: http://localhost:12000
Note that "Test Connection" is not going to work here, as the "admin" user is not authorized at this stage to read from the Sqoop 2 server. However, once the service is created and the policies synced to the Ranger plugin in Sqoop (roughly every 30 seconds by default), it should work correctly.

Once the "SqoopTest" service is created, we will create some authorization policies for the user who is using the Sqoop Shell.
Click on "Settings" and "Users/Groups" and add a new user corresponding to the user for whom you wish to create authorization policies. When this is done then click on the "SqoopTest" service and edit the existing policies, adding this user (for example):


Wait 30 seconds for the policies to sync to the Ranger plugin that is co-located with the Sqoop service. Now re-start the Shell and "show connector" should list the full range of Sqoop Connectors, as authorization has succeeded. Similar policies could be created to allow only certain users to run jobs created by other users.



Friday, January 26, 2018

Securing Apache Sqoop - part I

This is the first in a series of posts on how to secure Apache Sqoop. Apache Sqoop is a tool to transfer bulk data mainly between HDFS and relational databases, but also supporting other projects such as Apache Kafka. In this post we will look at how to set up Apache Sqoop to perform a simple use-case of transferring a file from HDFS to Apache Kafka. Subsequent posts will show how to authorize this data transfer using both Apache Ranger and Apache Sentry.

Note that we will only use Sqoop 2 (current version 1.99.7), as this is the only version that both Sentry and Ranger support. However, this version is not (yet) recommended for production deployment.

1) Set up Apache Hadoop and Apache Kafka

First we will set up Apache Hadoop and Apache Kafka. The use-case is that we want to transfer a file from HDFS (/data/LICENSE.txt) to a Kafka topic (test). Follow part (1) of an earlier tutorial I wrote about installing Apache Hadoop. The following change is also required for ''etc/hadoop/core-site.xml' (in addition to the "fs.defaultFS" setting that is configured in the earlier tutorial):

Make sure that LICENSE.txt is uploaded to the /data directory as outlined in the tutorial. Now we will set up Apache Kafka. Download Apache Kafka and extract it (1.0.0 was used for the purposes of this tutorial). Start Zookeeper with:
  • bin/zookeeper-server-start.sh config/zookeeper.properties
and start the broker and then create a "test" topic with:
  • bin/kafka-server-start.sh config/server.properties
  • bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1 --topic test
Finally let's set up a consumer for the "test" topic:
  • bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test --from-beginning --consumer.config config/consumer.properties
2) Set up Apache Sqoop

Download Apache Sqoop and extract it (1.99.7 was used for the purposes of this tutorial).

2.a) Configure + start Sqoop

Before starting Sqoop, edit 'conf/sqoop.properties' and change the following property to point instead to the Hadoop configuration directory (e.g. /path.to.hadoop/etc/hadoop):
  • org.apache.sqoop.submission.engine.mapreduce.configuration.directory
Then configure and start Apache Sqoop with the following commands:
  • export HADOOP_HOME=path to Hadoop home
  • bin/sqoop2-tool upgrade
  • bin/sqoop2-tool verify
  • bin/sqoop2-server start (stop)
2.b) Configure links/job in Sqoop

Now that Sqoop has started we need to configure it to transfer data from HDFS to Kafka. Start the Shell via:
  • bin/sqoop2-shell
"show connector" lists the connectors that are available. We first need to configure a link for the HDFS connector:
  • create link -connector hdfs-connector
  • Name: HDFS
  • URI: hdfs://localhost:9000
  • Conf directory: Path to Hadoop conf directory
Similarly, for the Kafka connector:
  • create link -connector kafka-connector
  • Name: KAFKA
  • Kafka brokers: localhost:9092
  • Zookeeper quorum: localhost:2181
"show link" shows the links we've just created. Now we need to create a job from the HDFS link to the Kafka link as follows (accepting the default values if they are not specified below):
  • create job -f HDFS -t KAFKA
  • Name: testjob
  • Input Directory: /data
  • Topic: test
We can see the job we've created with "show job". Now let's start the job:
  • start job -name testjob 
You should see the content of the HDFS "/data" directory (i.e. the LICENSE.txt) appear in the window of the Kafka "test" consumer, thus showing that Sqoop has transfered data from HDFS to Kafka.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Securing Apache Solr with Apache Sentry

Last year I wrote a series of posts on securing Apache Solr, firstly using basic authentication and then using Apache Ranger for authorization. In this post we will look at an alternative authorization solution called Apache Sentry. Previously I have blogged about using Apache Sentry to secure Apache Hive and Apache Kafka.

1)  Install and deploy a SolrCloud example

Download and extract Apache Solr (7.1.0 was used for the purpose of this tutorial). Now start SolrCloud via:
  • bin/solr -e cloud
Accept all of the default options. This creates a cluster of two nodes, with a collection "gettingstarted" split into two shards and two replicas per-shard. A web interface is available after startup at: http://localhost:8983/solr/. Once the cluster is up and running we can post some data to the collection we have created via:
  • bin/post -c gettingstarted example/exampledocs/books.csv
We can then perform a search for all books with author "George R.R. Martin" via:
  • curl http://localhost:8983/solr/gettingstarted/query?q=author:George+R.R.+Martin
2) Authenticating users to our SolrCloud instance

Now that our SolrCloud instance is up and running, let's look at how we can secure access to it, by using HTTP Basic Authentication to authenticate our REST requests. Download the following security configuration which enables Basic Authentication in Solr:
Two users are defined - "alice" and "bob" - both with password "SolrRocks". Now upload this configuration to the Apache Zookeeper instance that is running with Solr:
  • server/scripts/cloud-scripts/zkcli.sh -zkhost localhost:9983 -cmd putfile /security.json security.json
Now try to run the search query above again using Curl. A 401 error will be returned. Once we specify the correct credentials then the request will work as expected, e.g.:
  • curl -u alice:SolrRocks http://localhost:8983/solr/gettingstarted/query?q=author:George+R.R.+Martin 
3) Using Apache Sentry for authorization

a) Install the Apache Sentry distribution

Download the binary distribution of Apache Sentry (2.0.0 was used for the purposes of this tutorial). Verify that the signature is valid and that the message digests match. Now extract it to ${sentry.home}. Apache Sentry provides an RPC service which stores authorization privileges in a database. For the purposes of this tutorial we will just configure the authorization privileges in a configuration file local to the Solr distrbution. Therefore we don't need to do any further configuration to the Apache Sentry distribution at this point.

b) Copy Apache Sentry jars into Apache Solr 

To get Sentry authorization working in Apache Solr, we need to copy some jars from the Sentry distribution into Solr. Copy the following jars from ${sentry.home}/lib into ${solr.home}/server/solr-webapp/webapp/WEB-INF/lib:
  • sentry-binding-solr-2.0.0.jar
  • sentry-core-model-solr-2.0.0.jar
  • sentry-core-model-db-2.0.0.jar
  • sentry-core-common-2.0.0.jar
  • shiro-core-1.4.0.jar
  • sentry-policy*.jar
  • sentry-provider-*
c) Add Apache Sentry configuration files

Next we will configure Apache Solr to use Apache Sentry for authorization. Create a new file in the Solr distribution called "sentry-site.xml" with the following content (substituting the correct directory for "sentry.solr.provider.resource"):
This is the configuration file for the Sentry plugin for Solr. It essentially says that the authorization privileges are stored in a local file, and that the groups for authenticated users should be retrieved from this file. Finally, we need to specify the authorization privileges. Create a new file in the config directory called "sentry.ini" with the following content:

This configuration file contains three separate sections. The "[users]" section maps the authenticated principals to local groups. The "[groups]" section maps the groups to roles, and the "[roles]" section lists the actual privileges.

d) Update security.json to add authorization

Next we need to update the security.json to reference Apache Sentry for authorization. Use the following content, substituting the correct path for the "authorization.sentry.site" parameter. Also change the "superuser" to the user running Sentry:

Upload this file via:
  • server/scripts/cloud-scripts/zkcli.sh -zkhost localhost:9983 -cmd putfile /security.json security.json

5) Testing authorization

We need to restart Apache Solr to enable authorization with Apache Sentry. Stop Solr via:
  • bin/solr stop -all
Next edit 'bin/solr.in.sh' and add the following properties:
  • SOLR_AUTH_TYPE="basic"
  • SOLR_AUTHENTICATION_OPTS="-Dbasicauth=colm:SolrRocks"
Now restart Apache Solr and test authorization. When "bob" is used, an error should be returned (either 403 or in our case 500, as we have not configured a group for "bob"). "alice" should be able to query the collection, due to the authorization policy we have created for her.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

A fast way to get membership counts in Apache Syncope

Apache Syncope is a powerful open source Identity Management project, covered extensively on this blog. Amongst many other features, it allows the management of three core types - Users, Groups and "Any Objects", the latter which can be used to model arbitrary types. These core types can be accessed via a flexible REST API powered by Apache CXF. In this post we will explore the concept of "membership" in Apache Syncope, as well as a new feature that was added for Syncope 2.0.7 which allows an easy way to see membership counts.

1) Membership in Apache Syncope

Users and "Any Objects" can be members of Groups in two ways - statically and dynamically. "Static" membership is when the User or "Any Object" is explicitly assigned membership of a given Group. "Dynamic" membership is when the Group is defined with a set of rules, which if they evaluate to true for a given User or "Any Object", then that User or "Any Object" is a member of the group. For example, a User could be a dynamic member of a group based on the value for a given User attribute. So we could have an Apache group with a dynamic User membership rule of "*@apache.org" matching an "email" attribute.

2) Exploring group membership via the REST API

Let's examine group membership with some practical examples. Start Apache Syncope and log in to the admin console. Click on "Groups" and add a new group called "employee", accepting the default options. Now click on the "User" tab and add new Users called "alice" and "bob", with static membership of the "employee" group.

Using a tool like "curl", we can access the REST API using the admin credentials to obtain information on "alice":
  • curl -u admin:password http://localhost:9080/syncope/rest/users/alice
Note that "alice" has a "memberships" attribute pointing to the "employee" group. Next we can see information on the "employee" group via:
  • curl -u admin:password http://localhost:9080/syncope/rest/groups/employee
3) Obtaining membership counts

Now consider obtaining the membership count of a given group. Let's say we are interested in finding out how many employees we have - how can this be done? Prior to Apache Syncope 2.0.7, we have to leverage the power of FIQL which underpins the search capabilities of the REST API of Apache Syncope:
  • curl -u admin:password http://localhost:9080/syncope/rest/users?fiql=%24groups==employee
In other words, search for all Users who are members of the "employee" group. This returns a long list of all Users, even though all we care about is the count (which is encoded in the "totalCount" attribute). There is a new way to do this Apache Syncope 2.0.7. Instead of having to search for Users, membership counts are now encoded in groups. So we can see the total membership counts for a given group just by doing a GET call:
  • curl -u admin:password http://localhost:9080/syncope/rest/groups/employee
Following the example above, you should see an "staticUserMembershipCount" attribute with a value of "2". Four new attributes are defined for GroupTO:
  • staticUserMembershipCount: The static user membership count of a given group
  • dynamicUserMembershipCount: The dynamic user membership count of a given group
  • staticAnyObjectMembershipCount: The static "Any Object" membership count of a given group
  • dynamicAnyObjectMembershipCount: The dynamic "Any Object" membership count of a given group.
Some consideration was given to returning the Any Object counts associated with a given Any Object type, but this was abandoned due to performance reasons.

Friday, December 8, 2017

SAML SSO support for the Apache Syncope web console

Apache Syncope is a powerful open source Identity Management project, that has recently celebrated 5 years as an Apache top level project. Up to recently, a username and password must be supplied to log onto either the admin or enduser web consoles of Apache Syncope. However SAML SSO login is now supported since the 2.0.3 release. Instead of supplying a username/password, the user is redirected to a third party IdP for login, before redirecting back to the Apache Syncope web console. In 2.0.5, support for the IdP-initiated flow of SAML SSO was added.

In this post we will show how to configure Apache Syncope to use SAML SSO as an alternative to logging in using a username and password. We will use Apache CXF Fediz as the SAML SSO IdP. In addition, we will show how to achieve IdP-initiated SSO using Okta. Please also refer to this tutorial on achieving SAML SSO with Syncope and Shibboleth.

1) Logging in to Apache Syncope using SAML SSO

In this section, we will cover setting up Apache Syncope to re-direct to a third party IdP so that the user can enter their credentials. The next section will cover the IdP-initiated case.

1.a) Enable SAML SSO support in Apache Syncope

First we will configure Apache Syncope to enable SAML SSO support. Download and extract the most recent standalone distribution release of Apache Syncope (2.0.6 was used in this post). Start the embedded Apache Tomcat instance and then open a web browser and navigate to "http://localhost:9080/syncope-console", logging in as "admin" and "password".

Apache Syncope is configured with some sample data to show how it can be used. Click on "Users" and add a new user called "alice" by clicking on the subsequent "+" button. Specify a password for "alice" and then select the default values wherever possible (you will need to specify some required attributes, such as "surname"). Now in the left-hand column, click on "Extensions" and then "SAML 2.0 SP". Click on the "Service Provider" tab and then "Metadata". Save the resulting Metadata document, as it will be required to set up the SAML SSO IdP.

1.b) Set up the Apache CXF Fediz SAML SSO IdP

Next we will turn our attention to setting up the Apache CXF Fediz SAML SSO IdP. Download the most recent source release of Apache CXF Fediz (1.4.3 was used for this tutorial). Unzip the release and build it using maven ("mvn clean install -DskipTests"). In the meantime, download and extract the latest Apache Tomcat 8.5.x distribution (tested with 8.5.24). Once Fediz has finished building, copy all of the "IdP" wars (e.g. in fediz-1.4.3/apache-fediz/target/apache-fediz-1.4.3/apache-fediz-1.4.3/idp/war/fediz-*) to the Tomcat "webapps" directory.

There are a few configuration changes to be made to Apache Tomcat before starting it. Download the HSQLDB jar and copy it to the Tomcat "lib" directory. Next edit 'conf/server.xml' and configure TLS on port 8443:

The two keys referenced here can be obtained from 'apache-fediz/target/apache-fediz-1.4.3/apache-fediz-1.4.3/examples/samplekeys/' and should be copied to the root directory of Apache Tomcat. Tomcat can now be started.

Next we have to configure Apache CXF Fediz to support Apache Syncope as a "service" via SAML SSO. Edit 'webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/classes/entities-realma.xml' and add the following configuration:

In addition, we need to make some changes to the "idp-realmA" bean in this file:
  • Add a reference to this bean in the "applications" list: <ref bean="srv-syncope" />
  • Change the "idpUrl" property to: https://localhost:8443/fediz-idp/saml
  • Change the port for "stsUrl" from "9443" to "8443".
Now we need to configure Fediz to accept Syncope's signing cert. Edit the Metadata file you saved from Syncope in step 1.a. Copy the Base-64 encoded certificate in the "KeyDescriptor" section, and paste it (including line breaks) into 'webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/classes/syncope.cert', enclosing it in between "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE-----".

Now restart Apache Tomcat. Open a browser and save the Fediz metadata which is available at "http://localhost:8080/fediz-idp/metadata?protocol=saml", which we will require when configuring Apache Syncope.

1.c) Configure the Apache CXF Fediz IdP in Syncope

The final configuration step takes place in Apache Syncope again. In the "SAML 2.0 SP" configuration screen, click on the "Identity Providers" tab and click the "+" button and select the Fediz metadata that you saved in the previous step. Now logout and an additional login option can be seen:


Select the URL for the SAML SSO IdP and you will be redirected to Fediz. Select the IdP in realm "A" as the home realm and enter credentials of "alice/ecila" when prompted. You will be successfully authenticated to Fediz and redirected back to the Syncope admin console, where you will be logged in as the user "alice". 

2) Using IdP-initiated SAML SSO

Instead of the user starting with the Syncope web console, being redirected to the IdP for authentication, and then redirected back to Syncope - it is possible instead to start from the IdP. In this section we will show how to configure Apache Syncope to support IdP-initiated SAML SSO using Okta.

2.a) Configuring a SAML application in Okta

The first step is to create an account at Okta and configure a SAML application. This process is mapped out at the following link. Follow the steps listed on this page with the following additional changes:
  • Specify the following for the Single Sign On URL: http://localhost:9080/syncope-console/saml2sp/assertion-consumer
  • Specify the following for the audience URL: http://localhost:9080/syncope-console/
  • Specify the following for the default RelayState: idpInitiated
When the application is configured, you will see an option to "View Setup Instructions". Open this link in a new tab and find the section about the IdP Metadata. Save this to a local file and set it aside for the moment. Next you need to assign the application to the username that you have created at Okta.

2.b) Configure Apache Syncope to support IdP-Initiated SAML SSO

Log on to the Apache Syncope admin console using the admin credentials, and add a new IdP Provider in the SAML 2.0 SP extension as before, using the Okta metadata file that you have saved in the previous section. Edit the metadata and select the 'Support Unsolicited Logins' checkbox. Save the metadata and make sure that the Okta user is also a valid user in Apache Syncope.

Now go back to the Okta console and click on the application you have configured for Apache Syncope. You should seemlessly be logged into the Apache Syncope admin console.




Friday, December 1, 2017

Kerberos cross-realm support in Apache Kerby 1.1.0

A recent blog post covered how to install the Apache Kerby KDC. In this post we will build on that tutorial to show how to get a major new feature of Apache Kerby 1.1.0 to work - namely kerberos cross-realm support. Cross-realm support means that the KDCs in realm "A" and realm "B" are configured in such a way that a user who is authenticated in realm "A" can obtain a service ticket for a service in realm "B" without having to explicitly authenticate to the KDC in realm "B".

1) Configure the KDC for the "EXAMPLE.COM" realm

First we will configure the Apache Kerby KDC for the "EXAMPLE.COM" realm. Follow the previous tutorial to install and configure the KDC for this (default) realm. We need to follow some additional steps to get cross-realm support working with a second KDC in realm "EXAMPLE2.COM". Edit 'conf/krb5.conf' and replace the "realms" section with the following configuration:
Next we need to add a special principal to the KDC to enable cross-realm support via (after restarting the KDC):
  • sh bin/kadmin.sh conf/ -k keytabs/admin.keytab
  • addprinc -pw security krbtgt/EXAMPLE2.COM@EXAMPLE.COM
2) Configure the KDC for the "EXAMPLE2.COM" realm

Now we will configure a second KDC for the "EXAMPLE2.COM" realm. Download the Apache Kerby source code as before. Unzip the source and build the distribution via:
  • mvn clean install -DskipTests
  • cd kerby-dist
  • mvn package -Pdist
Copy "kdc-dist" to a location where you wish to install the second KDC. In this directory, create a directory called "keytabs" and "runtime". Edit 'conf/backend.conf' and change the value for 'backend.json.dir' to avoid conflict with the first KDC instance. Then create some keytabs via:
  • sh bin/kdcinit.sh conf keytabs
For testing purposes, we will change the port of the KDC from the default "88" to "54321" to avoid having to run the KDC with administrator privileges. Edit "conf/krb5.conf" and "conf/kdc.conf" and change "88" to "54321". In addition, change the realm from "EXAMPLE.COM" to "EXAMPLE2.COM" in both of these files. As above, edit 'conf/krb5.conf' and replace the "realms" section with the following configuration:
Next start the KDC via:
  • sh bin/start-kdc.sh conf runtime
We need to add a special principal to the KDC to enable cross-realm support, as in the KDC for the "EXAMPLE.COM" realm. Note that it must be the same principal name and password as for the first realm. We will also add a principal for a service in this realm:
  • sh bin/kadmin.sh conf/ -k keytabs/admin.keytab
  • addprinc -pw security krbtgt/EXAMPLE2.COM@EXAMPLE.COM
  • addprinc -pw password service@EXAMPLE2.COM
3) Obtaining a service ticket for service@EXAMPLE2.COM as alice@EXAMPLE.COM

Now we can obtain a service ticket for the service we have configured in the "EXAMPLE2.COM" realm as a user who is authenticated to the "EXAMPLE.COM" realm. Configure the "tool-dist" distribution as per the previous tutorial, updating 'conf/krb5.conf' with the same "realms", "domain_realm" and "capaths" information as shown above. Now we can authenticate as "alice" and obtain a service ticket as follows:
  • sh bin/kinit.sh -conf conf alice@EXAMPLE.COM
  • sh bin/kinit.sh -conf conf -c /tmp/krb5cc_1000 -S service@EXAMPLE2.COM
If you run "klist" then you should see that a ticket for "service@EXAMPLE2.COM" was obtained successfully.