[jira] Commented: (DERBY-2109) System privileges

["Martin Zaun (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Martin Zaun commented on DERBY-2109:
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Rick, Dan,

for the latest patch, I wanted toupdate and recap the backward compatibility issues we'd discussed earlier on derby-dev:

1) Customers running no Authentication and no Java Security: No compatibility issues.

2) Customers running just with Java Security but no Authentication:  No compatibility issues.
    The issue Dan pointed out should have been addressed by the latest patch.

3) Customers running just with Authentication but no Java Security:
    a) Must provide valid credentials when using NetworkServerControl to shutdown the server.

4) Customers running with BOTH Authentication and Java Security:
    a) Must provide valid credentials when using NetworkServerControl to shutdown the server.
    b) Must add additional privileges to the Java Security policy file  unless the default policy file is used.

    4.1) Customers with BOTH Authentication and Java Security AND a user by the name "WILDCARD_PRINCIPAL_NAME" cannot grant System Privileges specific to this user!
            (since this is the reserved wildcard name used by the Java Security Runtime)

5) Customers with <10.4 NetworkServerControl clients cannot shutdown a 10.4 server (due to a protocol change).

Thanks,
Martin

> System privileges
> -----------------
>
>                 Key: DERBY-2109
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-2109
>             Project: Derby
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Security
>    Affects Versions: 10.3.1.4
>            Reporter: Rick Hillegas
>            Assignee: Martin Zaun
>         Attachments: DERBY-2109-02.diff, DERBY-2109-02.stat, derby-2109-03-javadoc-see-tags.diff, DERBY-2109-04.diff, DERBY-2109-04.stat, DERBY-2109-05and06.diff, DERBY-2109-05and06.stat, DERBY-2109-07.diff, DERBY-2109-07.stat, DERBY-2109-08.diff, DERBY-2109-08.stat, DERBY-2109-08_addendum.diff, DERBY-2109-08_addendum.stat, DERBY-2109-09.diff, DERBY-2109-09.stat, SystemPrivilegesBehaviour.html, systemPrivs.html, systemPrivs.html, systemPrivs.html, systemPrivs.html
>
>
> Add mechanisms for controlling system-level privileges in Derby. See the related email discussion at http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.db.derby.devel/33151.
> The 10.2 GRANT/REVOKE work was a big step forward in making Derby more  secure in a client/server configuration. I'd like to plug more client/server security holes in 10.3. In particular, I'd like to focus on  authorization issues which the ANSI spec doesn't address.
> Here are the important issues which came out of the email discussion.
> Missing privileges that are above the level of a single database:
> - Create Database
> - Shutdown all databases
> - Shutdown System
> Missing privileges specific to a particular database:
> - Shutdown that Database
> - Encrypt that database
> - Upgrade database
> - Create (in that Database) Java Plugins (currently  Functions/Procedures, but someday Aggregates and VTIs)
> Note that 10.2 gave us GRANT/REVOKE control over the following  database-specific issues, via granting execute privilege to system  procedures:
> Jar Handling
> Backup Routines
> Admin Routines
> Import/Export
> Property Handling
> Check Table
> In addition, since 10.0, the privilege of connecting to a database has been controlled by two properties (derby.database.fullAccessUsers and derby.database.defaultConnectionMode) as described in the security section of the Developer's Guide (see http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.2/devguide/cdevcsecure865818.html).

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