[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (JGRP-2021) Prevent messages from non-members

[Bela Ban (JIRA)]

     [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JGRP-2021?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Bela Ban updated JGRP-2021:
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    Description: 
Although JGroups provides message encryption ({{ENCRYPT}}) and cluster admission control ({{AUTH}}), it _does not_ prevent malicious attacks.

For example, if a rogue node creates a minimal stack without encryption or authentication, then it is possible for that member to
* Send messages to the cluster
* Capture an existing message from a cluster member P, change it (e.g. the seqno) and resend it spooking P's address
* Install a new view including itself
* Possibly install a new shared key in {{ENCRYPT}}, thereby being able to _receive_ cluster messages

h3. Goals
1. Prevent cluster members from delivering messages from a non-member (exceptions are join requests from new members and merge requests)
2. Prevent a non-member from receiving any cluster messages

The first goal also prevents rogue views from getting installed, or new shared secrets from being installed into {{ENCRYPT}}.

h3. Proposed solution
* Use ENCRYPT for encryption of the payload *and the headers*
* Now _every message_ carries an encrypt header
* (Let's assume for the moment that {{ENCRYPT}} is configured to use a shared key)
* When a message is received, it is decrypted using the shared key (this can only be done by members having the shared key)
** If the message doesn't have an encrypt header, it will be dropped

h3. Scenarios

h4. Catching a message from some member P, modifying it and re-sending it on behalf of P
* A rogue member R could catch a message from P by simply joining the same multicast group and port
* R could then increment the last seqno seen, e.g. 23, to 24 and send the message on behalf of P
* However, the decryption won't work because R doesn't have the shared key. Also, modifying the headers and resending the message won't work as R cannot get at the headers because they're encrypted, too
*

h4. Installing a rogue view



  was:
Although JGroups provides message encryption ({{ENCRYPT}}) and cluster admission control ({{AUTH}}), it _does not_ prevent malicious attacks.

For example, if a rogue node creates a minimal stack without encryption or authentication, then it is possible for that member to
* Send messages to the cluster
* Capture an existing message from a cluster member P, change it (e.g. the seqno) and resend it spooking P's address
* Install a new view including itself
* Possibly install a new shared key in {{ENCRYPT}}, thereby being able to _receive_ cluster messages

h3. Goals
1. Prevent cluster members from delivering messages from a non-member (exceptions are join requests from new members and merge requests)
2. Prevent a non-member from receiving any cluster messages

The first goal also prevents rogue views from getting installed, or new shared secrets from being installed into {{ENCRYPT}}.

h3. Proposed solution
* Use ENCRYPT for encryption of the payload *and the headers*
* Now _every message_ carries an encrypt header
* (Let's assume for the moment that {{ENCRYPT}} is configured to use a shared key)
* When a message is received, it is decrypted using the shared key (this can only be done by members having the shared key)
** If the message doesn't have an encrypt header, it will be dropped

h3. Scenarios

h4. Installing a rogue view

h4. Catching a message from some member P, modifying it and re-sending it on behalf of P
* thus



> Prevent messages from non-members
> ---------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JGRP-2021
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JGRP-2021
>             Project: JGroups
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>            Reporter: Bela Ban
>            Assignee: Bela Ban
>             Fix For: 4.0
>
>
> Although JGroups provides message encryption ({{ENCRYPT}}) and cluster admission control ({{AUTH}}), it _does not_ prevent malicious attacks.
> For example, if a rogue node creates a minimal stack without encryption or authentication, then it is possible for that member to
> * Send messages to the cluster
> * Capture an existing message from a cluster member P, change it (e.g. the seqno) and resend it spooking P's address
> * Install a new view including itself
> * Possibly install a new shared key in {{ENCRYPT}}, thereby being able to _receive_ cluster messages
> h3. Goals
> 1. Prevent cluster members from delivering messages from a non-member (exceptions are join requests from new members and merge requests)
> 2. Prevent a non-member from receiving any cluster messages
> The first goal also prevents rogue views from getting installed, or new shared secrets from being installed into {{ENCRYPT}}.
> h3. Proposed solution
> * Use ENCRYPT for encryption of the payload *and the headers*
> * Now _every message_ carries an encrypt header
> * (Let's assume for the moment that {{ENCRYPT}} is configured to use a shared key)
> * When a message is received, it is decrypted using the shared key (this can only be done by members having the shared key)
> ** If the message doesn't have an encrypt header, it will be dropped
> h3. Scenarios
> h4. Catching a message from some member P, modifying it and re-sending it on behalf of P
> * A rogue member R could catch a message from P by simply joining the same multicast group and port
> * R could then increment the last seqno seen, e.g. 23, to 24 and send the message on behalf of P
> * However, the decryption won't work because R doesn't have the shared key. Also, modifying the headers and resending the message won't work as R cannot get at the headers because they're encrypted, too
> *
> h4. Installing a rogue view



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