JSSE Utility

The JSSE Utility allows you to easily configure aspects of the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) API in order to greatly simplify the use of custom transport layer security (TLS) settings on Camel components.

Supported JSSE Components

A number of Camel components support this (such as but not limited to):

Configuring JSSE with Camel

The key component in configuring TLS through the JSSE API is the SSLContext.

The SSLContext provides socket factories for both client side and server side sockets as well as another component called an SSLEngine that is used by non-blocking IO to support TLS.

The JSSE configuration utility provides an easy-to-use builder for configuring these JSSE components, among others, in a manner that allows you to provide all configuration options up front during the initialization of your application such that you don’t have to customize library code or dig though the inner workings of a third-party library in order to inject hooks for the configuration of each component in the JSSE API. The central builder in the JSSE configuration utility is the SSLContextParameters. This class serves as the entry point for most configuration in the JSSE utility.

SSLContextParameters

SSLContextParameters (<sslContextParameters> XML tag) contain the following elements:

  • provider (attribute)

  • secureSocketProtocol (attribute)

  • certAlias (attribute)

  • sessionTimeout (attribute)

  • cipherSuites (element)

  • cipherSuitesFilter (element)

  • secureSocketProtocols (element)

  • secureSocketProtocolsFilter (element)

  • keyManagers (element)

  • trustManagers (element)

  • secureRandom (element)

  • clientParameters (element)

  • serverParameters (element)

    provider

    The optional provider identifier for the JSSE implementation to use when constructing the SSLContext. If omitted, the standard provider look-up mechanism is used to resolve the provider.

    secureSocketProtocol

    The optional secure socket protocol. See Java Security Standard Algorithm Names for information about standard protocol names. If omitted, TLS is used by default. Note that this property is related to but distinctly different from the secureSocketProtocols and secureSocketProtocolsFilter properties.

    certAlias

    An optional certificate alias to use. This is useful when the keystore has multiple certificates.

    sessionTimeout

    This optional property defines the timeout period, in seconds, for sessions on both the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine.

    cipherSuites

    This optional property represents a collection of explicitly named cipher suites to enable on both the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine. These values take precedence over filters supplied in cipherSuitesFilter. The utility attempts to enable the listed cipher suites regardless of whether the JSSE provider actually supports them or not. This behavior guarantees that listed cipher suites are always enabled when listed. For a more lenient option, use cipherSuitesFilter.

    cipherSuitesFilter

    This optional property represents a collection of include and exclude patterns for cipher suites to enable on both the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine. The patterns are applied over only the available cipher suites. The excludes patterns have precedence over the includes patterns. If no cipherSuites and no cipherSuitesFilter are present, the default patterns applied are:

Includes .\*;
Excludes .*_NULL_.*, .\*_anon_.*, .\*DES.*, .\*EXPORT.*, .\*MD5, .*RC4.*
secureSocketProtocols

This optional property represents a collection of explicitly named secure socket protocols, such as SSLv3/TLS/etc., to enable on both the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine. These values take precedence over filters supplied in secureSocketProtocolsFilter. The utility attempts to enable the listed protocols regardless of whether the JSSE provider actually supports them or not. This behavior guarantees that listed protocols are always enabled when listed. For a more lenient option, use secureSocketProtocolsFilter.

secureSocketProtocolsFilter

This optional property represents a collection of include and exclude patterns for secure socket protocols to enable on both the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine. The patterns are applied over only the available protocols. The excludes patterns have precedence over the includes patterns. If no secureSocketProtocols and no secureSocketProtocolsFilter are present, the default patterns applied are:

Includes .*
keyManagers

This optional property configures the source of key material for providing identity of client and server side connections as well as in the SSLEngine. If omitted, no source of key material is provided and the SSLContext is suitable only for client-side usage when mutual authentication is not in use. You typically configure this property with a key store containing a client or server private key.

trustManagers

This optional property configures the source of material for verifying trust of key material used in the handshake process. If omitted, the default trust manager is automatically used. See the JSSE documentation for more information on how the default trust manager is configured. You typically configure this property with a key store containing trusted CA certificates.

secureRandom

This optional property configures the secure random number generator used by the client and server side as well as in the SSLEngine. If omitted, the default secure random number generator is used.

clientParameters

This optional property configures additional settings that apply only to the client side aspects of the SSLContext. If present, these settings override the settings specified at the SSLContextParameters level.

serverParameters

This optional property configures additional settings that apply only to the server side aspects of the SSLContext. If present, these settings override the settings specified at the SSLContextParameters level.

KeyManagersParameters

KeyManagersParameters contain the following elements:

  • keyPassword (attribute)

  • provider (attribute)

  • algorithm (attribute)

  • keyStore (element)

    keyPassword

    The optional password for recovering/accessing the private key in the key store. This is typically the password for the private key in the configured key store; however, in some cases, such as when using PKCS#11, the key password may be provided through other means and is omitted entirely in this configuration.

    provider

    The optional provider identifier for the KeyManagerFactory used to create the KeyManagers represented by this object’s configuration. If omitted, the default look-up behavior is used.

    algorithm

    The optional algorithm name for the KeyManagerFactory used to create the KeyManager represented by this object’s configuration. See the Java Secure Socket Extension Reference Guide for information about standard algorithm names.

    keyStore

    This optional property represents the key store that provides key material to the key manager. This is typically configured with a key store containing a user or server private key. In some cases, such as when using PKCS#11, the key store is omitted entirely.

TrustManagersParameters

TrustManagersParameters contain the following elements:

  • provider (attribute)

  • algorithm (attribute)

  • trustManager (attribute)

  • keyStore (element)

    provider

    The optional provider identifier for the TrustManagerFactory used to create the TrustManagers represented by this object’s configuration. If omitted, the default look-up behavior is used.

    algorithm

    The optional algorithm name for the TrustManagerFactory used to create the TrustManager represented by this object’s configuration. See the Java Secure Socket Extension Reference Guide for information about standard algorithm names.

    trustManager

    To use an existing configured trust manager instead of using TrustManagerFactory to get the TrustManager.

    keyStore

    See KeyStoreParameters. This optional property represents the key store that provides key material to the trust manager. This is typically configured with a key store containing trusted CA certificates / public keys. In some cases, such as when using PKCS#11, the key store is omitted entirely.

KeyStoreParameters

KeyStoreParameters contain the following elements:

  • type (attribute)

  • password (attribute)

  • provider (attribute)

  • resource (attribute)

    type

    The optional type of the key store. See the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names for more information on standard names. If omitted, defaults to the default lookup mechanism as defined by KeyStore.getDefaultType()

    password

    The optional password for reading/opening/verifying the key store.

    provider

    The optional provider identifier for the provider used to create the KeyStores represented by this object’s configuration. If omitted, the default look-up behavior is used.

    resource

    Optional property to load the key store resource from a uri. By default the class path is used, otherwise the uri needs to be specified. For example to use file path as a resource, the prefix file is needed (file:/path/to/keystore). In some cases, the resource is omitted as the key store is provided by other means.

FilterParameters

FilterParameters contain the following elements:

  • include (element, multiple string)

  • exclude (element, multiple string)

    include

    This optional property represents zero or more regular expression patterns for which matching values should be included. The list of excludes takes precedence over the includes patterns.

    exclude

    This optional property represents zero or more regular expression patterns for which matching values should be included. The list of excludes takes precedence over the includes patterns.

SecureRandomParameters

SecureRandomParameters contain the following elements:

  • algorithm (attribute)

  • provider (attribute)

    algorithm

    This optional property represents the Random Number Generator (RNG) algorithm identifier for the SecureRandom factory method used to create the SecureRandom represented by this object’s configuration. See Java Security Standard Algorithm Names for information about standard RNG algorithm names.

    provider

    The optional provider identifier for the SecureRandom factory method used to create the SecureRandom represented by this object’s configuration. If omitted, the default look-up behavior is used.

SSLContextServerParameters

SSLContextServerParameters contain the following elements:

  • clientAuthentication (attribute)

  • sessionTimeout (attribute)

  • cipherSuites (element)

  • cipherSuitesFilter (element)

  • secureSocketProtocols (element)

  • secureSocketProtocolsFilter (element)

    clientAuthentication

    This optional property indicates if the server side does not request, requests, or requires clients to provide authentication credentials during the handshake process. This is commonly referred to as mutual authentication, two direction SSL/TLS, or two-legged SSL/TLS. Valid values are: NONE, WANT, REQUIRE

    sessionTimeout

    This optional property defines the timeout period, in seconds, for sessions on the server side. This setting affects both the SSLServerSocketFactory/SSLServerSocket and the server side of the SSLEngine.

    cipherSuites

    This optional property overrides the value of this setting in the SSLContextParameters. This option has no effect on the SSLEngine configuration.

    cipherSuitesFilter

    This optional property overrides the value of this setting in the SSLContextParameters. This option has no effect on the SSLEngine configuration.

    secureSocketProtocols

    This optional property overrides the value of this setting in the SSLContextParameters. This option has no effect on the SSLEngine configuration.

    secureSocketProtocolsFilter

    This optional property overrides the value of this setting in the SSLContextParameters. This option has no effect on the SSLEngine configuration.

SSLContextClientParameters

SSLContextClientParameters contains the following elements:

  • sniHostNames (elements)

  • sessionTimeout (attribute)

  • cipherSuites (element)

  • cipherSuitesFilter (element)

  • secureSocketProtocols (element)

  • secureSocketProtocolsFilter (element)

    sniHostNames

    Contains a list of sniHostName elements which provides a list of SNIHostNames to be used for SSL.

    sessionTimeout

    See above

    cipherSuites

    See above

    cipherSuitesFilter

    See above

    secureSocketProtocols

    See above

    secureSocketProtocolsFilter

    See above

Examples

Setting Client Authentication on the Server Side

This configuration sets the server side aspects of the TLS configuration to require client authentication during the handshake process. This configuration uses the default trust store and a custom key store to provide key material for both the server and client sides of the SSLContext.

KeyStoreParameters ksp = new KeyStoreParameters();
ksp.setResource("file:/users/home/server/keystore.jks");
ksp.setPassword("keystorePassword");

KeyManagersParameters kmp = new KeyManagersParameters();
kmp.setKeyStore(ksp);
kmp.setKeyPassword("keyPassword");

SSLContextServerParameters scsp = new SSLContextServerParameters();
scsp.setClientAuthentication(ClientAuthentication.REQUIRE);
SSLContextParameters scp = new SSLContextParameters();
scp.setServerParameters(scsp);
scp.setKeyManagers(kmp);

SSLContext context = scp.createSSLContext();
SSLEngine engine = scp.createSSLEngine();

Configuring Different Options on the Client and Server Side

In this example, both the client and server sides share the same custom key store; however, the client side allows any supported cipher suite while the server side will use the default cipher suite filter and exclude any cipher suites that match the patterns:

.*_NULL_.*
.*_anon_.*
KeyStoreParameters ksp = new KeyStoreParameters();
ksp.setResource("file:/users/home/server/keystore.jks");
ksp.setPassword("keystorePassword");

KeyManagersParameters kmp = new KeyManagersParameters();
kmp.setKeyStore(ksp);
kmp.setKeyPassword("keyPassword");

FilterParameters filter = new FilterParameters();
filter.getInclude().add(".*");

SSLContextClientParameters sccp = new SSLContextClientParameters();
sccp.setCipherSuitesFilter(filter);

SSLContextParameters scp = new SSLContextParameters();
scp.setClientParameters(sccp);
scp.setKeyManagers(kmp);

SSLContext context = scp.createSSLContext();
SSLEngine engine = scp.createSSLEngine();
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