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README-QUICKSTART for Apache Fortress Rest

  • version 2.0.3

Table of Contents

  • Document Overview
  • SECTION 1. Prerequisites
  • SECTION 2. Configure Tomcat and Deploy Fortress Rest
  • SECTION 3. Load Sample Security Policy
  • SECTION 4. Test
  • SECTION 5. Table with External Config Switches
  • SECTION 6. Sample Config

Document Overview

This document contains instructions to deploy a pre-built Apache Fortress Rest web archive (war) to Tomcat and configure the server for its use.


SECTION 1. Prerequisites

Minimum software requirements:


SECTION 2. Configure Tomcat and Deploy Fortress Rest

Set the java system properties in tomcat with the target ldap server's coordinates.

1. Edit the startup script for Tomcat

2. Set the java opts

a. For OpenLDAP:

JAVA_OPTS="-Dversion=2.0.3 -Dfortress.admin.user=cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com -Dfortress.admin.pw=secret -Dfortress.config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com"

b. For ApacheDS:

JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -Dfortress.admin.user=uid=admin,ou=system -Dfortress.admin.pw=secret -Dfortress.config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com -Dfortress.port=10389"

3. Verify these settings match your target LDAP server.

4. Download the fortress realm proxy jar into tomcat/lib folder:

wget http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/directory/fortress/fortress-realm-proxy/2.0.3/fortress-realm-proxy-2.0.3.jar -P $TOMCAT_HOME/lib

where TOMCAT_HOME matches your target env.

5. Download the fortress rest war into tomcat/webapps folder:

wget http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/directory/fortress/fortress-rest/2.0.3/fortress-rest-2.0.3.war -P $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps

where TOMCAT_HOME matches your target env.

6. Restart Tomcat.


SECTION 3. Load Sample Security Policy

1. Git the package.

a. from git:

git clone --branch 2.0.3  https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-fortress-enmasse.git
cd directory-fortress-enmasse
mvn clean install

b. or download package:

wget http://www.apache.org/dist/directory/fortress/dist/2.0.3/fortress-rest-2.0.3-source-release.zip
unzip fortress-rest-2.0.3.zip
cd fortress-rest-2.0.3
mvn clean install

2. From the project folder, run maven install to Apache Fortress RBAC security policy for Rest server:

mvn install -Dload.file=src/main/resources/FortressRestServerPolicy.xml
  • This step creates test user, roles, needed for tests to be successfully run.

3. Optional, load a sample security policy for ARBAC.

mvn install -Dload.file=src/main/resources/FortressRestArbacSamplePolicy.xml

SECTION 4. Test

1. Smoke test a few services:

mvn test -Dtest=EmTest

2. Complete SECTION 7: Alternate testing procedures in Fortress Core README.md


SECTION 5. Table with External Config Switches

Below is the list of Fortress config properties that can be set via Java System Property.

#NameSample Values
1fortress.hostlocalhost(default), myhostname, 10.14.74.28
2fortress.port389 (default), 636, 1389, 1636
3fortress.admin.usercn=manager,dc=example,dc=com
4fortress.admin.pwsecret
5fortress.min.admin.conn1
6fortress.max.admin.conn10
7fortress.log.usercn=log
8fortress.log.pwsecret
9fortress.min.log.conn1
10fortress.max.log.conn5
11fortress.enable.ldap.sslfalse(default), true
12fortress.enable.ldap.starttlsfalse(default), true
13fortress.enable.ldap.ssl.debugfalse(default), true
14fortress.trust.storemytruststore
15fortress.trust.store.passwordchangeit
16fortress.trust.store.onclasspathfalse(default), true
17fortress.config.realmdefault
18fortress.config.rootou=config,dc=example,dc=com
19fortress.ldap.server.typeapacheds, openldap, other
20fortress.is.arbac02false(default), true

SECTION 6. Sample Config

Setting Apache Fortress external configurations via Java System properties can be done using the startup scripts for the server instance. For example, the following are valid configurations.

a. Connect to an OpenLDAP over localhost, port 389 (defaults) using unencrypted connections. The runtime has ARBAC02 checks enabled.

JAVA_OPTS=" -Dversion=2.0.4-SNAPSHOT                            \ 
           -Dfortress.admin.user=cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com  \ 
           -Dfortress.admin.pw=secret                          \ 
           -Dfortress.config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com  \
           -Dfortress.ldap.server.type=openldap                \
           -Dfortress.is.arbac02=true"

b. Connect to ApacheDS server over an encrypted connection, the truststore found on the classpath.

JAVA_OPTS=" -Dversion=2.0.4-SNAPSHOT                             \
           -Dfortress.host=mydomainname.com                     \
           -Dfortress.port=1636                                 \
           -Dfortress.ldap.server.type=apacheds                 \             
           -Dfortress.admin.user=uid=admin,ou=system            \ 
           -Dfortress.admin.pw=secret                           \ 
           -Dfortress.config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com   \
           -Dfortress.enable.ldap.ssl=true"                     \
           -Dfortress.trust.store=mystruststore                 \
           -Dfortress.trust.store.password=changeit             \
           -Dfortress.trust.store.onclasspath=true

c. This one OpenLDAP again, use encrypted connections, truststore located on fully qualified path.

JAVA_OPTS=" -Dversion=2.0.4-SNAPSHOT                                        \
           -Dfortress.host=mydomainname.com                                \
           -Dfortress.port=636                                             \
           -Dfortress.ldap.server.type=openldap                            \             
           -Dfortress.admin.user=cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com              \ 
           -Dfortress.admin.pw=secret                                      \ 
           -Dfortress.config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com              \
           -Dfortress.enable.ldap.ssl=true"                                \
           -Dfortress.trust.store=/fully/qualified/file/name/mystruststore \
           -Dfortress.trust.store.password=changeit                        \
           -Dfortress.trust.store.onclasspath=false

END OF README-QUICKSTART