Test Day:Test Day:2024-07-09 IPA HSM

IPA HSM Test DAy
Date	2024-07-09 to 2024-07-11
Time	all day
Website	QA/Test Days
Matrix	#test-day:fedoraproject.org(other clients|?)
Mailing list	test

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What to test?

This Test Day will focus on FIXME

Who's available

The following cast of characters will be available testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion:

• Development - rcritten (rcritten)

You can chat with me on Matrix. See the infobox on top of the page to learn where to join.

Prerequisite for Test Day

• A virtual machine or a bare metal machine
• An installation of Fedora 40 (ideally Server). Make sure to fully update your system. If installing a fresh system, it's recommended to use the latest nightly image.

What to test

This will focus on testing IPA support for generating and storing CA private keys on a Hardware Security Module (HSM).

There are two supported HSMs: the nCipher nShield Connect XC (High) and the Thales TCT Luna Network HSM Luna-T7. Firmware versions can vary so only specific ones are supported.

Using softhsm2 as an HSM is usable for testing. It is not recommended for production because it is not a truly networked HSM and the private keys live on a file system (protected yes but not at a hardware level). Because it is not networked, users will need to carefully synchronize the token files whenever any private key generation is done to ensure the contents are identical.

How to test?

Install freeIPA packages

1. dnf -y install freeipa-server-dns

Pre-configure the HSM

If you are using softhsm2, grant read access to the tokens:

 # usermod pkiuser -a -G ods

Set up environment variables on each machine/VM

 # export TOKEN_PASSWORD=password
 # export ADMIN_PASSWORD=password
 # export DM_PASSWORD=password

If using a supported hardware HSM ensure that it is working properly and have the token name and PKCS#11 library path handy.

In between tests

To re-use test machines in between installations:

On replica (if there is one)

 # ipa server-del $HOSTNAME
 # ipa-server-install –uninstall -U

On the initial IPA server

 # ipa-server-install –uninstall -U

If using softhsm2 you will also need to delete and re-create the token. To delete the token:

 # softhsm2-util --delete-token --token ipa_token

This should return the machine(s) to the pre-installed state.

Test Cases

Test Case 1

Install a basic IPA server with HSM using softhsm2

How to test:

Install the freeipa packages

 # dnf install freeipa-server freeipa-server-dns softhsm -y

Rename the hostname with the domain to be used with ipa

 # hostnamectl hostname ipa.example.test
 # echo “<ip-address> ipa.example.test ” >> /etc/hosts

Create softhsm token

 # runuser -u pkiuser -- /usr/bin/softhsm2-util --init-token --free --pin $TOKEN_PASSWORD --so-pin $TOKEN_PASSWORD --label ipa_token

Install the IPA server

 # ipa-server-install -a $ADMIN_PASSWORD -p $DM_PASSWORD -r EXAMPLE.TEST -U --random-serial-numbers --token-name=ipa_token --token-library-path=/usr/lib64/pkcs11/libsofthsm2.so --token-password=$TOKEN_PASSWORD

Ensure that certificate stored with the hsm token

 # certutil -L -d /etc/pki/pki-tomcat/alias -h ipa_token

 ipa_token:ocspSigningCert cert-pki-ca                    	u,u,u
 ipa_token:subsystemCert cert-pki-ca                      	u,u,u
 ipa_token:auditSigningCert cert-pki-ca                   	u,u,Pu
 ipa_token:caSigningCert cert-pki-ca                      	CTu,Cu,Cu

Basic IPA Sanity

Test that basic things within IPA work.

 # kinit admin
 # ipa user-add --first tim --last user --password tuser
 # id tuser
 # kinit tuser (and reset password)
 # ipa user-show tuser

Test Case 2

TC2

Install an IPA server and replica with HSM using softhsm2

How to test:

Install the freeipa packages on both machines

 # dnf install freeipa-server freeipa-server-dns softhsm -y

Rename the hostname with the domain to be used with ipa

server:

 # hostnamectl hostname ipa.example.test
 # echo “<ip-address> ipa.example.test ” >> /etc/hosts

Create softhsm token on ipa.example.test only

 # runuser -u pkiuser -- /usr/bin/softhsm2-util --init-token --free --pin $TOKEN_PASSWORD --so-pin $TOKEN_PASSWORD --label ipa_token

Install the IPA server

 # ipa-server-install -a $ADMIN_PASSWORD -p $DM_PASSWORD -r EXAMPLE.TEST -U --random-serial-numbers --token-name=ipa_token --token-library-path=/usr/lib64/pkcs11/libsofthsm2.so --token-password=$TOKEN_PASSWORD

Identify the token directory on ipa.example.test

 # ls -1tr /var/lib/softhsm/tokens/ | tail -1

This will return a UUID like e373ded4-8763-29e9-dff9-e41f6930297e

Copy token data to replica

 # export token=”<UUID>”
 # rsync -avp $IPA_SERVER_IP:/var/lib/softhsm/tokens/${token} /var/lib/softhsm/tokens/

Add a DNS server to ipa.example.test (it will make things easier)

 # ipa-dns-install --no-forwarders --auto-reverse

Add the replica IP information to DNS (on the IPA server)

 # kinit admin
 # ipa dnsrecord-add example.test. replica --a-rec=$REPLICA_IP

Set replica hostname

 # hostnamectl hostname replica.example.test

Configure the replica to use the IPA server DNS

 # resolvectl dns eth0 $IPA_SERVER_IP:53

Install ipa-replica

 # ipa-replica-install --domain example.test --realm EXAMPLE.TEST --admin-password $ADMIN_PASSWORD -U -N --setup-ca --token-password $TOKEN_PASSWORD

Verify that the certificate serial numbers are the same. Run this on both machines.

 # certutil -L -d /etc/pki/pki-tomcat/alias -h ipa_token -n 'ipa_token:subsystemCert cert-pki-ca' |grep -A1 'Serial Number:'

       Serial Number: 4 (0x4)

Expected result: Package install succeed HSM token created The ipa-replica-install command succeeded. All the certificates from the pki database have a token associated with it. ipa_token:ocspSigningCert cert-pki-ca u,u,u ipa_token:subsystemCert cert-pki-ca u,u,u ipa_token:auditSigningCert cert-pki-ca u,u,Pu ipa_token:caSigningCert cert-pki-ca CTu,Cu,Cu The serial numbers should match. You can test the other nicknames if you’d like. They should also match between machines. On a networked HSM this would be because they are being read from the same place.

Visit the FIXME results page and click on the column title links to see the tests that need to be run: most column titles are links to a specific test case. Follow the instructions there, then enter your results by clicking the Enter result button for the test.

Please also try to experiment and explore and perform tasks not mentioned in any of the pre-defined test cases.

Reporting bugs

Perhaps you've found an already-reported bug. Please look at:

• Fedora 41 Beta blocker bugs
• Fedora 41 Final blocker bugs

All new bugs should be reported into the FIXME upstream bug tracker. A less-preferred alternative is to file them into Red Hat Bugzilla, in most cases against the FIXME component.

We really need bug reports!
Please note that just mentioning your problem into the comments section on the results page is not very helpful. Very often those problems only happen in specific circumstances, or with specific steps taken. We need the logs and screenshots, and we need to be able to ask you followup questions. Please file bug reports, it's much more useful than a short comment. Thank you!

When filing the bug, it's very helpful to include:

• exact steps you've performed (and whether you can reproduce it again)
• screenshots or videos, if applicable
• system journal (log), which you can retrieve by journalctl -b > journal.txt
• all output in a terminal, if started from a terminal
• your system description

If you are unsure about exactly how to file the report or what other information to include, just ask us.

Please make sure to link to the bug when submitting your test result, thanks!

Test Results

Test results will be exported here once the test day is over. See How to test? section for information how to submit results and see the live results.