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3.2. Steps to install Soffid PAM

Follow these steps to install Soffid PAM:

1. First of all, you must create a folder to save the yaml files you are going to create.

mkdir lab-soffid-pam

2. Go inside the folder

cd lab-soffid-pam

3. Create two folder, one to the store and other to the launcher

mkdir 01store
mkdir 02launcher

4. JKS

If you want a secure environment protected by TLS you will need certificates signed by a trusted third-party Certificate Authority (CA). 

To work in your environment lab, you can use self-signed certificates. Visit this link to create the JKS files: https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-internal-documentation/page/1-generate-jks-files

5. Create the Store container

5.1. Go inside the folder 01store

cd 01store

5.2. Once you are inside the folder, you must create a docker-compose.yaml file with the Store service definition. To create the YAML files you can use your usual text editor. 

version: '3.8'

services:
  pam-store:
    image: soffid/pam-store:1.4.48
    environment:
      JAVA_KEYSTORE: /opt/soffid/tomee/certificates/<STORE.jks> 
      KEYSTORE_PASS: YOUR_KEYSTORE
   #ports:
      #- "8081:8443"
    networks:
      - network
    volumes:
      - store-trustedcerts:/opt/soffid/tomee/trustedcerts
      - store-certificates:/opt/soffid/tomee/certificates
      - store-data:/opt/soffid/tomee/data

networks:
  network:
    name: YOUR_NETWORK
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  store-trustedcerts:
    name: soffid-pam-store-trustedcerts
  store-certificates:
    name: soffid-pam-certificates
  store-data:
    name: soffid-pam-store

5.3 Execute this command to initilize the Store container (thanks to the -d option, containers will continue to run in the background, even if you close the terminal)

sudo docker-compose up -d

5.4. Check the containers: to check the container you can use a docker or a docker-compose command, depend on what you want to check.

5.4.1. In the folder: you can use a docker-compose command

sudo docker-compose ps

5.4.2. All of them: you can use a docker command

sudo docker ps

5.5. Check the logs: docker logs are detailed records of the activities that occur within containers. They are like a diary that records everything that happens, from starting and stopping the container to error messages, application outputs, and any other interactions.

5.5.1.  You can use a docker-compose command

sudo docker-compose logs <SERVICE_NAME>

5.5.2. Or you can use a docker command

sudo docker logs -f <CONTAINER_NAME/CONTAINER_ID>

5.6. If you need to stop the container:

sudo docker-compose down

6. Create users: the Store container must be up.

6.1. Create Launcher user: once you execute this command, the terminal will return a password that you will need later. Keep it carefully.

sudo docker exec <STORE_CONTAINER> /opt/soffid/tomee/bin/add-user.sh user-launcher launcher

6.2. User Console user: once you execute this command, the terminal will return a password that you will need later. Keep it carefully.

sudo docker exec <STORE_CONTAINER> /opt/soffid/tomee/bin/add-user.sh user-console console

7. Create Launcher contaner

7.1. Go inside the folder 01launcher

cd 02launcher

7.2. Once you are inside the folder, you must create a docker-compose.yaml file with the Store service definition. To create the YAML files you can use your usual text editor. 

version: '3.8'

services:
  pam-launcher:
    image: soffid/pam-launcher:1.4.48
    environment:
      JAVA_KEYSTORE: /opt/soffid/tomee/certificates/<LAUNCHER.jks>
      KEYSTORE_PASS: <YOUR_KEY_PASSWORD>
      STORE_SERVER: https://<URL_STORE>:8443 or http://<URL_STORE>:8081
      STORE_USER: user-launcher
      STORE_PASSWORD: <USER_LAUNCHER_PASSWORD>
    ports:
      - "8082:8443"
    networks:
      - network
    volumes:
      - launcher-trustedcerts:/opt/soffid/tomee/trustedcerts
      - launcher-certificates:/opt/soffid/tomee/certificates
      - launcher-data:/opt/soffid/tomee/launcher
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
networks:
  network:
    name: YOUR_NETWORK
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  launcher-trustedcerts:
    name: soffid-pam-launcher-trustedcerts
  launcher-certificates:
    name: soffid-pam-certificates
  launcher-data:
    name: soffid-pam-launcher

7.3 Execute this command to initilize the Launcher container (thanks to the -d option, containers will continue to run in the background, even if you close the terminal)

sudo docker-compose up -d

7.4. Check the containers: to check the container you can use a docker or a docker-compose command, depend on what you want to check.

7.4.1. In the folder: you can use a docker-compose command

sudo docker-compose ps

7.4.2. All of them: you can use a docker command

sudo docker ps

7.5. Check the logs: docker logs are detailed records of the activities that occur within containers. They are like a diary that records everything that happens, from starting and stopping the container to error messages, application outputs, and any other interactions.

7.5.1.  You can use a docker-compose command

sudo docker-compose logs <SERVICE_NAME>

7.5.2. Or you can use a docker command

sudo docker logs -f <CONTAINER_NAME/CONTAINER_ID>

7.6. If you need to stop the container:

sudo docker-compose down

8. Copy the JKS files and restart the containers

8.1. To the Store container

docker cp <PAM_STORE.jks> <PAM_STORE_CONTAINER>:/opt/soffid/tomee/certificates
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

8.2. To the Launcher container

docker cp <PAM_LAUNCHER.jks> <PAM_LAUNCHER_CONTAINER>:/opt/soffid/tomee/certificates
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

9. System monitoring

9.1. Store: to connect the store the user and password will be required

https://<your-host>/store/check

9.2. Launcher

https://<your-host>/launch/status

10. Configure Soffid Console

https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-internal-documentation/page/4-configure-soffid-console/

10.1. Add the PAM certificates to the Console container.

a. Check if the folder trustedcerts exists into the conf folder of the console container

 docker exec -it <CONSOLE_CONTAINER> bash
cd /opt/soffid/iam-console-3/trustedcerts

b. If this folder does not exits, you need create a volume to save the certificates and add the volume to the Console container

sudo docker volume create certificates-trustedcerts-console

... add the volume to the Console container and restart the container

b. Copy the certificates into this volume

docker exec -it <CONSOLE_CONTAINER> bash
cd /opt/soffid/iam-console-3/trustedcerts

c. Get Store certificate

openssl s_client -connect URL_STORE:8443 < /dev/null | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' > URL_STORE.crt

d. Get Launcher certificate

openssl s_client -connect URL_LAUNCHER:8082 < /dev/null | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' > URL_LAUNCHER.crt

You do not need to add the certificates to cacerts, this process will be automatic when you restart the container.

10.2. Restart the console:

docker restart <CONSOLE_CONTAINER>

10.3. Configute PAM sessions:

Once you have running all the Soffid containers (Repository, Console, SyncServer, Store and Launcher), you must connect to the console (http://localhost:8080/soffid) to contigure the PAM sessions. Browse to Main Menu > Administration > Configuration > Security settings > Configure PAM session servers

Now you can configure the conection. You need to type a Group name (whatever) and a description. 

Then you need the user and password created previously when you create the Store container.

And finally you need to type the URL to connect to the Store and to the Launcher (or Jump Server).

Image

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11. Configure Sync Server: add the Store certificate to the Sync Server container.

a. Connect to the container

docker exec -it <SYNC_SERVER_CONTAINER> bash

b. Browse to the conf folder

cd /opt/soffid/iam-sync/conf

c. Create the crt file

openssl s_client -connect URL_STORE:8443 < /dev/null | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' > URL_STORE.crt

d. Import the certificate into Sync Server cacerts

keytool -import -file URL_STORE.crt -keystore cacerts -alias URL_STORE

password: changeit

e. Restart Sync Server

docker compose down
docker compose up -d

12. Configure Launcher: 

12.1.  Import Store certificate

Connect to the launcher container

sudo docker exec -it <LAUNCHER_CONTAINER> bash

b. Export the certificate from the store: soffid-pam-store:8443

openssl s_client -connect URL_STORE:8443 < /dev/null | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' > URL_STORE.crt

You do not need to add the certificates to cacerts, this process will be automatic when you restart the container.

12.2. Import Sync server certificate

a) Connect to the launcher container

sudo docker exec -it <LAUNCHER_CONTAINER> bash

b) Export the certificate from the Syn server: 

openssl s_client -connect SYNC_SERVER.netcompose:1760 < /dev/null | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' >  SYNC_SERVER.netcompose.crt

You do not need to add the certificates to cacerts, this process will be automatic when you restart the container.

12.3. Restart the Launcher container

docker compose down
docker compose up -d

12.4. Check the cacerts

keytool -list -keystore cacerts -v -alias URL_STORE
keytool -list -keystore cacerts -v -alias SYNC_SERVER.netcompose

13. Once Soffid PAMr are working fine, you can merge all the YAML file. You can then run this YAML file to update any services or add any additional settings.

docker compose up -d
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