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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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diff --git a/security/nss/cmd/certcgi/HOWTO.txt b/security/nss/cmd/certcgi/HOWTO.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..54edf8e1a --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/cmd/certcgi/HOWTO.txt @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ + How to setup your very own Cert-O-Matic Root CA server + + This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + + How to setup your very own Cert-O-Matic Root CA server + +The program certcgi is part of a small test CA that is used inside +Netscape by the NSS development team. That CA is affectionately known +as "Cert-O-Matic" or "Cert-O-Matic II". It presently runs on a server +named interzone.mcom.com inside Netscape's firewall. + +If you wish to setup your own Cert-O-Matic, here are directions. + +Disclaimer: This program does not follow good practices for root CAs. +It should be used only for playing/testing and never for production use. +Remember, you've been warned! + +Cert-O-Matic consists of some html files, shell scripts, one executable +program that uses NSS and NSPR, the usual set of NSS .db files, and a file +in which to remember the serial number of the last cert issued. The +html files and the source to the executable program are in this directory. +Sample shell scripts are shown below. + +The shell scripts and executable program run as CGI "scripts". The +entire thing runs on an ordinary http web server. It would also run on +an https web server. The shell scripts and html files must be +customized for the server on which they run. + +The package assumes you have a "document root" directory $DOCROOT, and a +"cgi-bin" directory $CGIBIN. In this example, the document root is +assumed to be located in /var/www/htdocs, and the cgi-bin directory in +/var/www/cgi-bin. + +The server is assumed to run all cgi scripts as the user "nobody". +The names of the cgi scripts run directly by the server all end in .cgi +because some servers like it that way. + +Instructions: + +- Create directory $DOCROOT/certomatic +- Copy the following files from nss/cmd/certcgi to $DOCROOT/certomatic + ca.html index.html main.html nscp_ext_form.html stnd_ext_form.html +- Edit the html files, substituting the name of your own server for the + server named in those files. +- In some web page (e.g. your server's home page), provide an html link to + $DOCROOT/certomatic/index.html. This is where users start to get their + own certs from certomatic. +- give these files and directories appropriate permissions. + +- Create directories $CGIBIN/certomatic and $CGIBIN/certomatic/bin + make sure that $CGIBIN/certomatic is writable by "nobody" + +- Create a new set of NSS db files there with the following command: + + certutil -N -d $CGIBIN/certomatic + +- when certutil prompts you for the password, enter the word foo + because that is compiled into the certcgi program. + +- Create the new Root CA cert with this command + + certutil -S -x -d $CGIBIN/certomatic -n "Cert-O-Matic II" \ + -s "CN=Cert-O-Matic II, O=Cert-O-Matic II" -t TCu,cu,cu -k rsa \ + -g 1024 -m 10001 -v 60 + + (adjust the -g, -m and -v parameters to taste. -s and -x must be as +shown.) + +- dump out the new root CA cert in base64 encoding: + + certutil -d $CGIBIN/certomatic -L -n "Cert-O-Matic II" -a > \ + $CGIBIN/certomatic/root.cacert + +- In $CGIBIN/certomatic/bin add two shell scripts - one to download the + root CA cert on demand, and one to run the certcgi program. + +download.cgi, the script to install the root CA cert into a browser on +demand, is this: + +#!/bin/sh +echo "Content-type: application/x-x509-ca-cert" +echo +cat $CGIBIN/certomatic/root.cacert + +You'll have to put the real path into that cat command because CGIBIN +won't be defined when this script is run by the server. + +certcgi.cgi, the script to run the certcgi program is similar to this: + +#!/bin/sh +cd $CGIBIN/certomatic/bin +LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PLATFORM/lib +export LD_LIBRARY_PATH +$PLATFORM/bin/certcgi $* 2>&1 + +Where $PLATFORM/lib is where the NSPR nad NSS DSOs are located, and +$PLATFORM/bin is where certcgi is located. PLATFORM is not defined when +the server runs this script, so you'll have to substitute the right value +in your script. certcgi requires that the working directory be one level +below the NSS DBs, that is, the DBs are accessed in the directory "..". + +You'll want to provide an html link somewhere to the script that downloads +the root.cacert file. You'll probably want to put that next to the link +that loads the index.html page. On interzone, this is done with the +following html: + +<a href="/certomatic/index.html">Cert-O-Matic II Root CA server</a> +<p> +<a href="/cgi-bin/certomatic/bin/download.cgi">Download and trust Root CA +certificate</a> + +The index.html file in this directory invokes the certcgi.cgi script with +the form post method, so if you change the name of the certcgi.cgi script, +you'll also have to change the index.html file in $DOCROOT/certomatic + +The 4 files used by the certcgi program (the 3 NSS DBs, and the serial +number file) are not required to live in $CGIBIN/certomatic, but they are +required to live in $CWD/.. when certcgi starts. + +Known bugs: + +1. Because multiple of these CAs exist simultaneously, it would be best if +they didn't all have to be called "Cert-O-Matic II", but that string is +presently hard coded into certcgi.c. + +2. the html files in this directory contain numerous extraneous <FORM> tags +which appear to use the post method and have action URLS that are never +actually used. burp.cgi and echoform.cgi are never actually used. This +should be cleaned up. + +3. The html files use <layer> tags which are supported only in Netscape +Navigator and Netscape Communication 4.x browsers. The html files do +not work as intended with Netscape 6.x, Mozilla or Microsoft IE browsers. +The html files should be fixed to work with all those named browsers. + |