[ovs-dev] [PATCH v4] ovn-ctl: add support for SSL nb/sb db connections

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Thu Dec 22 18:02:55 UTC 2016


Russell and Numan, are you happy with this?

In the manpage, I see that some command-line options are shown with ==
instead of =; please fix.

Acked-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org>

On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 11:34:46AM -0500, Lance Richardson wrote:
> Add support for SSL connections to OVN northbound and/or
> southbound databases.
> 
> To improve security, the NB and SB ovsdb daemons no longer
> have open ptcp connections by default.  This is a change in
> behavior from previous versions, users wishing to use TCP
> connections to the NB/SB daemons can either request that
> a passive TCP connection be used via ovn-ctl command-line
> options (e.g. via OVN_CTL_OPTS/OVN_NORTHD_OPTS in startup
> scripts):
> 
>     --db-sb-create-insecure-remote=yes
>     --db-nb-create-insecure-remote=yes
> 
> Or configure a connection after the NB/SB daemons have been
> started, e.g.:
> 
>     ovn-sbctl set-connection ptcp:6642
>     ovn-nbctl set-connection ptcp:6641
> 
> Users desiring SSL database connections will need to generate certificates
> and private key as described in INSTALL.SSL.rst and perform the following
> one-time configuration steps:
> 
>    ovn-sbctl set-ssl <private-key> <certificate> <ca-cert>
>    ovn-sbctl set-connection pssl:6642
>    ovn-nbctl set-ssl <private-key> <certificate> <ca-cert>
>    ovn-nbctl set-connection pssl:6641
> 
> On the ovn-controller and ovn-controller-vtep side, SSL configuration
> must be provided on the command-line when the daemons are started, this
> should be provided via the following command-line options (e.g. via
> OVN_CTL_OPTS/OVN_CONTROLLER_OPTS in startup scripts):
> 
>    --ovn-controller-ssl-key=<private-key>
>    --ovn-controller-ssl-cert=<certificate>
>    --ovn-controller-ssl-ca-cert=<ca-cert>
> 
> The SB database connection should also be configured to use SSL, e.g.:
> 
>     ovs-vsctl set Open_vSwitch . \
>               external-ids:ovn-remote=ssl:w.x.y.z:6642
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lance Richardson <lrichard at redhat.com>
> ---
> v4: - reverted to v1 scheme for creating default (insecure), dropping
>       feedback from Russell at http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/701571/.
>     - changed --db-?b-create-remote to --db-?b-create-insecure-remote
> 
> v3: - rebased
>     - s/db-sb-default-remote/db-sb-create-remote/ in man page
>     - s/db-nb-default-remote/db-nb-create-remote/ in man page
> 
> v2: - Changed DB_NB_DEFAULT_REMOTE to DB_NB_CREATE_REMOTE.
>     - Changed DB_SB_DEFAULT_REMOTE to DB_SB_CREATE_REMOTE.
>     - Create default remote configuration in db instead of
>       via command-line options.
> 
> Testing Notes:
>    - Verified tcp connections operational with /etc/sysconfig/ovn-northd:
>      OVN_NORTHD_OPTS="--db-sb-create-insecure-remote=yes --db-nb-create-insecure-remote=yes"
> 
>    - Verified tcp connections operational without /etc/sysconfig/ovn-northd and:
>      ovn-sbctl set-connection ptcp:6642
>      ovn-nbctl set-connection ptcp:6641
> 
>    - Verified SSL connection to sb db with (on central node):
>      ovn-sbctl set-ssl /ctl-privkey.pem  /ctl-cert.pem /cacert.pem
>      ovn-sbctl set-connection pssl:6642
> 
>      And (on compute nodes):
>      In /etc/sysconfig/ovn-controller:
>      OVN_CONTROLLER_OPTS="--ovn-controller-ssl-key=/ctl-privkey.pem \
>                           --ovn-controller-ssl-cert=/ctl-cert.pem \
>                           --ovn-controller-ssl-ca-cert=/cacert.pem"
>      ovs-vsctl set Open_vSwitch . external-ids:ovn-remote=ssl:xx.xx.xx.xx:6642
> 
>  NEWS                        |  6 ++++
>  manpages.mk                 |  4 +++
>  ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl       | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl.8.xml |  7 +++++
>  4 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index 882f611..ec44dd5 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Post-v2.6.0
>       * ovn-trace can now trace put_dhcp_opts and put_dhcp_optsv6 actions.
>       * Support for managing SSL and remote connection configuration in
>         northbound and southbound databases.
> +     * TCP connections to northbound and southbound databases are no
> +       longer enabled by default and must be explicitly configured.
> +       See documentation for ovn-sbctl/ovn-nbctl "set-connection"
> +       command or the ovn-ctl "--db-sb-create-insecure-remote" and
> +       "--db-nb-create-insecure-remote" command-line options for
> +       information regarding remote connection configuration.
>     - Fixed regression in table stats maintenance introduced in OVS
>       2.3.0, wherein the number of OpenFlow table hits and misses was
>       not accurate.
> diff --git a/manpages.mk b/manpages.mk
> index 742bd66..825e2bc 100644
> --- a/manpages.mk
> +++ b/manpages.mk
> @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1: \
>  	lib/vlog-syn.man \
>  	lib/vlog.man \
>  	ovsdb/remote-active.man \
> +	ovsdb/remote-active.man \
> +	ovsdb/remote-passive.man \
>  	ovsdb/remote-passive.man
>  ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in:
>  lib/common-syn.man:
> @@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ lib/table.man:
>  lib/vlog-syn.man:
>  lib/vlog.man:
>  ovsdb/remote-active.man:
> +ovsdb/remote-active.man:
> +ovsdb/remote-passive.man:
>  ovsdb/remote-passive.man:
>  
>  ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1: \
> diff --git a/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl b/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl
> index 73e78e5..a696d5e 100755
> --- a/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl
> +++ b/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stop_ovsdb () {
>  
>  demote_ovnnb() {
>      if test ! -z "$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR"; then
> -        echo "tcp:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnnb_active_conf_file
> +        echo "$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnnb_active_conf_file
>      fi
>  
>      if test -e $ovnnb_active_conf_file; then
> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ demote_ovnnb() {
>  
>  demote_ovnsb() {
>      if test ! -z "$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR"; then
> -        echo "tcp:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnsb_active_conf_file
> +        echo "$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnsb_active_conf_file
>      fi
>  
>      if test -e $ovnsb_active_conf_file; then
> @@ -93,15 +93,21 @@ start_ovsdb () {
>  
>          set ovsdb-server
>  
> -        set "$@" --detach --monitor $OVN_NB_LOG \
> -            --log-file=$OVN_NB_LOGFILE \
> -            --remote=punix:$DB_NB_SOCK \
> -            --remote=ptcp:$DB_NB_PORT:$DB_NB_ADDR \
> -            --pidfile=$DB_NB_PID \
> -            --unixctl=ovnnb_db.ctl
> +        set "$@" --detach --monitor
> +        set "$@" $OVN_NB_LOG --log-file=$OVN_NB_LOGFILE
> +        set "$@" --remote=punix:$DB_NB_SOCK --pidfile=$DB_NB_PID
> +        set "$@" --remote=db:OVN_Northbound,NB_Global,connections
> +        set "$@" --unixctl=ovnnb_db.ctl
> +        set "$@" --private-key=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,private_key
> +        set "$@" --certificate=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,certificate
> +        set "$@" --ca-cert=db:OVN_Northbound,SSL,ca_cert
> +
> +        if test X"$DB_NB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE" = Xyes; then
> +            set "$@" --remote=ptcp:$DB_NB_PORT:$DB_NB_ADDR
> +        fi
>  
>          if test ! -z "$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR"; then
> -            echo "tcp:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnnb_active_conf_file
> +            echo "$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnnb_active_conf_file
>          fi
>  
>          if test -e $ovnnb_active_conf_file; then
> @@ -118,15 +124,21 @@ start_ovsdb () {
>  
>          set ovsdb-server
>  
> -        set "$@" --detach --monitor $OVN_SB_LOG \
> -            --log-file=$OVN_SB_LOGFILE \
> -            --remote=punix:$DB_SB_SOCK \
> -            --remote=ptcp:$DB_SB_PORT:$DB_SB_ADDR \
> -            --pidfile=$DB_SB_PID \
> -            --unixctl=ovnsb_db.ctl
> +        set "$@" --detach --monitor
> +        set "$@" $OVN_SB_LOG --log-file=$OVN_SB_LOGFILE
> +        set "$@" --remote=punix:$DB_SB_SOCK --pidfile=$DB_SB_PID
> +        set "$@" --remote=db:OVN_Southbound,SB_Global,connections
> +        set "$@" --unixctl=ovnsb_db.ctl
> +        set "$@" --private-key=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,private_key
> +        set "$@" --certificate=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,certificate
> +        set "$@" --ca-cert=db:OVN_Southbound,SSL,ca_cert
> +
> +        if test X"$DB_NB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE" = Xyes; then
> +            set "$@" --remote=ptcp:$DB_SB_PORT:$DB_SB_ADDR
> +        fi
>  
>          if test ! -z "$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR"; then
> -            echo "tcp:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnsb_active_conf_file
> +            echo "$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR:$DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT" > $ovnsb_active_conf_file
>          fi
>  
>          if test -e $ovnsb_active_conf_file; then
> @@ -208,12 +220,22 @@ start_northd () {
>  start_controller () {
>      set ovn-controller "unix:$DB_SOCK"
>      set "$@" $OVN_CONTROLLER_LOG
> +    if test X"$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CERT" != X; then
> +        set "$@" --private-key=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_KEY
> +        set "$@" --certificate=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CERT
> +        set "$@" --ca-cert=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CA_CERT
> +    fi
>      OVS_RUNDIR=${OVN_RUNDIR} start_daemon "$OVN_CONTROLLER_PRIORITY" "$OVN_CONTROLLER_WRAPPER" "$@"
>  }
>  
>  start_controller_vtep () {
>      set ovn-controller-vtep "unix:$DB_SOCK"
>      set "$@" -vconsole:emer -vsyslog:err -vfile:info
> +    if test X"$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CERT" != X; then
> +        set "$@" --private-key=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_KEY
> +        set "$@" --certificate=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CERT
> +        set "$@" --ca-cert=$OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CA_CERT
> +    fi
>      OVS_RUNDIR=${OVN_RUNDIR} start_daemon "$OVN_CONTROLLER_PRIORITY" "$OVN_CONTROLLER_WRAPPER" "$@"
>  }
>  
> @@ -275,6 +297,7 @@ set_defaults () {
>      DB_NB_FILE=$dbdir/ovnnb_db.db
>      DB_NB_ADDR=0.0.0.0
>      DB_NB_PORT=6641
> +    DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO=tcp
>      DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR=
>      DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT=6641
>  
> @@ -283,6 +306,7 @@ set_defaults () {
>      DB_SB_FILE=$dbdir/ovnsb_db.db
>      DB_SB_ADDR=0.0.0.0
>      DB_SB_PORT=6642
> +    DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO=tcp
>      DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR=
>      DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT=6642
>  
> @@ -307,6 +331,13 @@ set_defaults () {
>      OVN_SB_LOG="-vconsole:off"
>      OVN_NB_LOGFILE="$logdir/ovsdb-server-nb.log"
>      OVN_SB_LOGFILE="$logdir/ovsdb-server-sb.log"
> +
> +    OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_KEY=""
> +    OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CERT=""
> +    OVN_CONTROLLER_SSL_CA_CERT=""
> +
> +    DB_SB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE="no"
> +    DB_NB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE="no"
>  }
>  
>  set_option () {
> @@ -350,6 +381,9 @@ Options:
>    --ovn-northd-wrapper=WRAPPER   run with a wrapper like valgrind for debugging
>    --ovn-controller-priority=NICE     set ovn-northd's niceness (default: $OVN_CONTROLLER_PRIORITY)
>    --ovn-controller-wrapper=WRAPPER   run with a wrapper like valgrind for debugging
> +  --ovn-controller-ssl-key=KEY OVN Southbound SSL private key file
> +  --ovn-controller-ssl-cert=CERT OVN Southbound SSL certificate file
> +  --ovn-controller-ssl-ca-cert=CERT OVN Southbound SSL CA certificate file
>    --ovn-manage-ovsdb=yes|no        Whether or not the OVN databases should be
>                                     automatically started and stopped along
>                                     with ovn-northd. The default is "yes". If
> @@ -376,9 +410,13 @@ File location options:
>    --ovn-nb-logfile=FILE OVN Northbound log file (default: $OVN_NB_LOGFILE)
>    --ovn-sb-logfile=FILE OVN Southbound log file (default: $OVN_SB_LOGFILE)
>    --db-nb-sync-from-addr=ADDR OVN Northbound active db tcp address (default: $DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR)
> -  --db-nb-sync-from-port=PORT OVN Northdbound active db tcp port (default: $DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT)
> +  --db-nb-sync-from-port=PORT OVN Northbound active db tcp port (default: $DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PORT)
> +  --db-nb-sync-from-proto=PROTO OVN Northbound active db transport (default: $DB_NB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO)
> +  --db-nb-create-insecure-remote=yes|no Create ptcp OVN Northbound remote (default: $DB_NB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE)
>    --db-sb-sync-from-addr=ADDR OVN Southbound active db tcp address (default: $DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_ADDR)
>    --db-sb-sync-from-port=ADDR OVN Southbound active db tcp port (default: $DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PORT)
> +  --db-sb-sync-from-proto=PROTO OVN Southbound active db transport (default: $DB_SB_SYNC_FROM_PROTO)
> +  --db-sb-create-insecure-remote=yes|no Create ptcp OVN Southbound remote (default: $DB_SB_CREATE_INSECURE_REMOTE)
>  
>  Default directories with "configure" option and environment variable override:
>    logs: /usr/local/var/log/openvswitch (--with-logdir, OVS_LOGDIR)
> diff --git a/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl.8.xml b/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl.8.xml
> index ff7366c..da10efd 100644
> --- a/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl.8.xml
> +++ b/ovn/utilities/ovn-ctl.8.xml
> @@ -43,12 +43,19 @@
>      <p><code>--db-sb-file==<var>FILE</var></code></p>
>      <p><code>--db-nb-schema==<var>FILE</var></code></p>
>      <p><code>--db-sb-schema==<var>FILE</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--db-sb-create-insecure-remote==<var>yes|no</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--db-nb-create-insecure-remote==<var>yes|no</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--ovn-controller-ssl-key==<var>KEY</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--ovn-controller-ssl-cert==<var>CERT</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--ovn-controller-ssl-ca-cert==<var>CERT</var></code></p>
>  
>      <h1>Address and port options</h1>
>      <p><code>--db-nb-sync-from-addr=<var>IP ADDRESS</var></code></p>
>      <p><code>--db-nb-sync-from-port=<var>PORT NUMBER</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--db-nb-sync-from-proto=<var>PROTO</var></code></p>
>      <p><code>--db-sb-sync-from-addr=<var>IP ADDRESS</var></code></p>
>      <p><code>--db-sb-sync-from-port=<var>PORT NUMBER</var></code></p>
> +    <p><code>--db-sb-sync-from-proto=<var>PROTO</var></code></p>
>  
>      <h1>Configuration files</h1>
>      <p>Following are the optional configuration files. If present, it should be located in the etc dir</p>
> -- 
> 2.5.5
> 


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