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  • specifies HTTP connections which are used to expose unencrypted communication between clients and the JOC Cockpit. Authentication is performed by hashed passwords.

Users who intend to operate a compliant and secure job scheduling environment should consider the descriptions information provided below covering:

  • HTTPS connections that encrypt communication between clients, e.g. user browsers, and the JOC Cockpit. In addition, consider refer to the JOC Cockpit - Two-factor Authentication article.
  • HTTPS connections between JOC Cockpit and Controller instances for mutual authentication.

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By default, the JOC Cockpit is configured for connections using the HTTP and the HTTPS protocols. There HTTPS connections are two purposes for use of HTTPS connectionsused in two ways:

  • The JOC Cockpit is accessed by clients using the HTTPS protocol.
  • The JOC Cockpit connects to the Controller using the HTTPS protocol with mutual authentication.

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titleKeystore, Truststore and Configuration out-of-the-box

If you are new to certificate management or are looking for a solution that works out-of-the-box then you can use the configuration from the attached archives:

  • Download:
  • The archives include the folders:
    • config.http
      • This folder includes the hibernate.cfg.xml configuration file and default keystore & truststore that are not used with the HTTP protocol.
      • The contents of this folder corresponds to what you get from the default installation of a JOC Cockpit image.
    • config.https
      • This folder includes the hibernate.cfg.xml configuration file and default keystore & truststore..
      • The private key and certificate is created by SOS and works for use with Docker containers that are started for the following hostnames:
        • js7-joc-primary
        • js7-joc-secondary
        • js7-controller-primary
        • js7-controller-secondary
      • As the private key is publicly available you should not consider this a solution to secure your HTTPS connections. However, for evaluation purposes it saves the effort of creating and signing key pairs.
    • To apply the configuration replace the contents of the config folder that is mounted to a JOC Cockpit container with the contents of the config.http or config.https folders respectively.

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Connections to JOC Cockpit instances are established from a client, e.g. a user browser. If the HTTPS protocol is used then consider note that clients have to hold the server certificate in their truststore. For CA signed server certificates, clients can use the root CA certificate or intermediate CA certificate that signed the server certificate.

  • The JOC Cockpit instance's private key has to be created for Server Authentication key usage. If the Controller instance is configured for mutual authentication then the Client Authentication extended key usage has to be available from the JOC Cockpit instance's private key.
  • The JOC Cockpit instance is provided with:
    • a keystore that holds its private key, certificate, Root CA Certificate and optionally Intermediate CA Certificate.
    • a truststore that holds the certificate chain - consisting of Root CA Certificate and optionally Intermediate CA Certificate - required to verify the Controller's certificate.
  • Keystores and truststores are files in PKCS12 format, usually with a .p12 extension. They should be added to the following locations:
    • Keystore:
      • Windows: C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\joc\resources\joc\https-keystore.p12
      • Unix: /var/sos-berlin.com/js7/joc/resources/joc/https-keystore.p12
    • Truststore:
      • Windows: C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\joc\resources\joc\https-truststore.p12
      • Unix: /var/sos-berlin.com/js7/joc/resources/joc/https-truststore.p12

The default configuration of JOC Cockpit ships with the above keystore and truststore files. Users can add their private keys and certificates to the respective relevant keystore/truststore. The corresponding configuration items are in place by default. 

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  • The JOC Cockpit instance's start.ini configuration file by default holds the following configuration items. For details see see the JS7 - JOC Cockpit Configuration Items article.

    Code Block
    languagebash
    titleJOC Cockpit Configuration for Keystore and Truststore Locations with HTTPS Client Connections
    linenumberstrue
    ## Keystore file path (relative to $jetty.base)
    jetty.sslContext.keyStorePath=resources/joc/https-keystore.p12
    
    ## Truststore file path (relative to $jetty.base)
    jetty.sslContext.trustStorePath=resources/joc/https-truststore.p12
    
    ## Keystore password
    jetty.sslContext.keyStorePassword=jobscheduler
    
    ## KeyManager password (same as keystore password for pkcs12 keystore type)
    jetty.sslContext.keyManagerPassword=jobscheduler
    
    ## Truststore password
    jetty.sslContext.trustStorePassword=jobscheduler
    
    ## Connector port to listen on
    jetty.ssl.port=4443
  • Keystore and truststore locations:
    • The configuration items listed above specify the locations of the keystore and the truststore.
    • Consider the optional use of a key password and store password for keystores and the use of a store password for truststores.

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  • The JOC Cockpit instance's joc.properties configuration file by default holds the following configuration items. For details see see the JS7 - JOC Cockpit Configuration Items article.

    Code Block
    languagebash
    titleJOC Cockpit Configuration for Controller HTTPS Connections
    linenumberstrue
    ################################################################################
    ### Location, type and password of the Java truststore which contains the
    ### certificates of each JS7 Controller for HTTPS connections. Path can be
    ### absolute or relative to this file.
    
    keystore_path = ../../resources/joc/https-keystore.p12
    keystore_type = PKCS12
    keystore_password = jobscheduler
    key_password = jobscheduler
    
    truststore_path = ../../resources/joc/https-truststore.p12
    truststore_type = PKCS12
    truststore_password = jobscheduler
  • This setting specifies the location of the keystore and truststore.

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  • Note that the clustering operational feature is subject to to the  JS7 - License. Without a license:
    • fail-over/switch-over will not take place between JOC Cockpit cluster members.
    • you have to (re)start a Secondary JOC Cockpit instance if you want this instance to become active after the Primary JOC Cockpit instance is has shutdown or becomes become unavailable.
  • The installation of JOC Cockpit cluster members is the same as explained with the JS7 - JOC Cockpit Installation for Docker Containersarticle.
    • Both Primary and Secondary JOC Cockpit containers can be started from the same image.
    • Both JOC Cockpit instances will become visible with each instance's Dashboard View.

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  • Navigate to the config volume that is mounted from the JOC Cockpit container as indicated with the JS7 - JOC Cockpit Installation for Docker Containers article.
  • The volume is mounted to the /var/sos-berlin.com/js7/joc/resources/joc directory and includes the file joc.properties:

    Code Block
    languagebash
    titleJOC Cockpit Dashboard configuration with joc.properties
    linenumberstrue
    ################################################################################
    ### If JOC Cockpit is used in a cluster then type a title to identify which node
    ### is currently used. Further type an ordering (Primary <= 0, Standby > 0) for
    ### the display order in JOC's dashboard
    
    title                        = PRIMARY JOC COCKPIT
    ordering                     = 0


    • Modify the title of the JOC Cockpit instance at your willas you require.
    • Adjust the ordering, i.e. the sequence of JOC Cockpit instances displayed with in the Dashboard View from left to right starting by with 0.