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Posted to dev@cxf.apache.org by Dennis Sosnoski <dm...@sosnoski.com> on 2014/02/14 00:43:49 UTC

Signing of WS-Addressing headers

In testing Metro interop I noticed that if I only specified:

         <sp:SignedParts 
xmlns:sp="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-securitypolicy/200702">
           <sp:Body/>
         </sp:SignedParts>

CXF happily generated messages signing only the Body, but Metro 
apparently requires the WS-A headers (at least MessageID) to be signed 
anyway:

Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM 
com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl 
resolveAndVerifyTargets
SEVERE: WSS0206: Security in the incoming message does not conform to 
the SecurityPolicy configured at the Recipient.
Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM 
com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl 
resolveAndVerifyTargets
SEVERE: WSS0814: policy verification error, missing target MessageID for 
Signature
Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube 
processRequest
SEVERE: WSSTUBE0025: Error in Verifying Security in the Inbound Message.
com.sun.xml.wss.impl.PolicyViolationException: 
com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSecurityException: Policy verification error:Missing 
target MessageID for Signature
     at 
com.sun.xml.wss.impl.policy.verifier.MessagePolicyVerifier.verifyPolicy(MessagePolicyVerifier.java:151)
     at 
com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.createMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:1016)
     at 
com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.validateMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:252)
     at 
com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityTubeBase.verifyInboundMessage(SecurityTubeBase.java:455)
     at 
com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube.processRequest(SecurityServerTube.java:295)

It's certainly best practice to sign the WS-A headers, but AFAIK it 
isn't required. Is this an error on Metro's part, or should we be 
requiring signing of the WS-A headers too?

Thanks,

   - Dennis


Re: Signing of WS-Addressing headers

Posted by Dennis Sosnoski <dm...@sosnoski.com>.
Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll run some other tests to verify the 
Metro behavior, and see about entering a bug report.

   - Dennis

On 02/14/2014 01:39 PM, Daniel Kulp wrote:
>
> I would say bug in Metro.
>
> The very first example in the WS-SecurityPolicy spec:
>
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-securitypolicy/v1.3/errata01/os/ws-securitypolicy-1.3-errata01-os-complete.html#_Toc325573554
>
> specifically shows that if you want the WS-A headers also signed, you should be:
>
>   <sp:SignedParts>
>       <sp:Body/>
>       <sp:Header
>         Namespace="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing"
>      />
>   </sp:SignedParts>
>
>
> If the sp:Body element wasn’t in there (so empty SignedParts  element) a case could likely be made that the WS-Addressing headers should be signed as the spec says:
>
> "If no child elements are specified, all message headers targeted at the UltimateReceiver role [SOAP12] or actor [SOAP11] and the body of the message MUST be integrity protected."
>
>
> Anyway, that’s my reading of it.
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> On Feb 13, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Dennis Sosnoski <dm...@sosnoski.com> wrote:
>
>> In testing Metro interop I noticed that if I only specified:
>>
>>         <sp:SignedParts xmlns:sp="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-securitypolicy/200702">
>>           <sp:Body/>
>>         </sp:SignedParts>
>>
>> CXF happily generated messages signing only the Body, but Metro apparently requires the WS-A headers (at least MessageID) to be signed anyway:
>>
>> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl resolveAndVerifyTargets
>> SEVERE: WSS0206: Security in the incoming message does not conform to the SecurityPolicy configured at the Recipient.
>> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl resolveAndVerifyTargets
>> SEVERE: WSS0814: policy verification error, missing target MessageID for Signature
>> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube processRequest
>> SEVERE: WSSTUBE0025: Error in Verifying Security in the Inbound Message.
>> com.sun.xml.wss.impl.PolicyViolationException: com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSecurityException: Policy verification error:Missing target MessageID for Signature
>>     at com.sun.xml.wss.impl.policy.verifier.MessagePolicyVerifier.verifyPolicy(MessagePolicyVerifier.java:151)
>>     at com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.createMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:1016)
>>     at com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.validateMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:252)
>>     at com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityTubeBase.verifyInboundMessage(SecurityTubeBase.java:455)
>>     at com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube.processRequest(SecurityServerTube.java:295)
>>
>> It's certainly best practice to sign the WS-A headers, but AFAIK it isn't required. Is this an error on Metro's part, or should we be requiring signing of the WS-A headers too?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>   - Dennis
>>


Re: Signing of WS-Addressing headers

Posted by Daniel Kulp <dk...@apache.org>.

I would say bug in Metro.

The very first example in the WS-SecurityPolicy spec:

http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-securitypolicy/v1.3/errata01/os/ws-securitypolicy-1.3-errata01-os-complete.html#_Toc325573554

specifically shows that if you want the WS-A headers also signed, you should be:

 <sp:SignedParts>
     <sp:Body/>
     <sp:Header
       Namespace="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing"
    />
 </sp:SignedParts>


If the sp:Body element wasn’t in there (so empty SignedParts  element) a case could likely be made that the WS-Addressing headers should be signed as the spec says:

"If no child elements are specified, all message headers targeted at the UltimateReceiver role [SOAP12] or actor [SOAP11] and the body of the message MUST be integrity protected."


Anyway, that’s my reading of it.


Dan



On Feb 13, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Dennis Sosnoski <dm...@sosnoski.com> wrote:

> In testing Metro interop I noticed that if I only specified:
> 
>        <sp:SignedParts xmlns:sp="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-securitypolicy/200702">
>          <sp:Body/>
>        </sp:SignedParts>
> 
> CXF happily generated messages signing only the Body, but Metro apparently requires the WS-A headers (at least MessageID) to be signed anyway:
> 
> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl resolveAndVerifyTargets
> SEVERE: WSS0206: Security in the incoming message does not conform to the SecurityPolicy configured at the Recipient.
> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.TargetResolverImpl resolveAndVerifyTargets
> SEVERE: WSS0814: policy verification error, missing target MessageID for Signature
> Feb 13, 2014 3:51:55 PM com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube processRequest
> SEVERE: WSSTUBE0025: Error in Verifying Security in the Inbound Message.
> com.sun.xml.wss.impl.PolicyViolationException: com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSecurityException: Policy verification error:Missing target MessageID for Signature
>    at com.sun.xml.wss.impl.policy.verifier.MessagePolicyVerifier.verifyPolicy(MessagePolicyVerifier.java:151)
>    at com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.createMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:1016)
>    at com.sun.xml.ws.security.opt.impl.incoming.SecurityRecipient.validateMessage(SecurityRecipient.java:252)
>    at com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityTubeBase.verifyInboundMessage(SecurityTubeBase.java:455)
>    at com.sun.xml.wss.jaxws.impl.SecurityServerTube.processRequest(SecurityServerTube.java:295)
> 
> It's certainly best practice to sign the WS-A headers, but AFAIK it isn't required. Is this an error on Metro's part, or should we be requiring signing of the WS-A headers too?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  - Dennis
> 

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