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Foglight Evolve 9.2 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an External MySQL Database

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Configuring Foglight to use stronger encryption

 

Foglight Management Server 5.6.3 and later includes unlimited strength security policies. In some cases, such as Credential Management, this encryption level may be insufficient. If 256‑bit (or higher) AES keys are necessary, use the following procedure to configure the Management Server to use stronger encryption.

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Open the file <foglight_home>\config\server.config on the Management Server machine.
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Set the java system property foglight.credentials.enc.key.size to 256 (or higher):
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Save the server.config file.

Configuring Foglight to use the HTTPS port

If you do not choose to install Foglight in Secure Server mode, you can edit server.config after installation and manually configure Foglight to restrict the Management Server to use the HTTPS port when accessing the browser interface.

You must have a signed, valid certificate to use this HTTPS configuration. It is recommended that you obtain a valid certificate from a third party as outlined in Importing a network security certificate.

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Open the file <foglight_home>\config\server.config on the Management Server machine.
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Set the parameter server.console.httpsonly to true:
server.console.httpsonly = "true";
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Save the server.config file.
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Launch the Foglight browser interface using the appropriate HTTPS URL (https://<hostname>:<https_port>) to ensure that the Management Server can be accessed using HTTPS.

Importing a network security certificate

In order to set up the Foglight Management Server to use HTTPS, you must generate a key pair (security certificate) into the Foglight keystore. This security certificate allows the server to communicate through the HTTPS protocol. Delete the existing certificate shipped with Foglight before generating a new key pair. Use the keytool utility shipped with Foglight to create, import, and export certificates. This utility can be found at:

<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool.exe

There are two keystores that Foglight uses:

The built-in Tomcat™ keystore located at:
<foglight_home>\config\tomcat.keystore (default password: nitrogen)
<foglight_home>\config\tomcat_fips.keystore (For FIPS compliance mode, default password: nitrogen)
The Management Server keystore located at:
<foglight_home>\jre\lib\security\cacerts (default password: changeit)
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Back up the existing tomcat key using the following command:
cd <foglight_home>\config
cp tomcat.keystore <your_backup_key>
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Delete the existing tomcat key from the tomcat.keystore directory using the following command:
<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool -keystore tomcat.keystore -storepass nitrogen -alias tomcat -delete
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Create a new key under the tomcat alias using the following command:
<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool -keystore tomcat.keystore -storepass nitrogen -genkeypair -alias tomcat -validity <number of days> -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -dname "CN=<your_fmsserver_dns_name>, OU=<your_organizational unit_name>, O=<your_organization_name>, L=<your_city_name>, ST=<your_state_name>, C=<your_two-letter_country_code>" -ext SAN=dns:<your_fmsserver_dns_name>,ip:<your_fmsserver_ip>
<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool -keystore tomcat.keystore -storepass nitrogen -alias tomcat -validity <number of days> -certreq -ext san=dns:<your_fmsserver_dns_name>,ip:<your_fmsserver_ip> -file <your_request_file.csr>
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Once you have the certificate signed, import it back to the tomcat.keystore using the following command:
<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool -keystore tomcat.keystore -storepass nitrogen -alias tomcat -validity <number of days> -trustcacerts -import -file <your_converted_cerificate>
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Covert tomcat.keystore from JKS format to FIPS-verified BCFKS format using the following command:
<foglight_home>\jre\bin\keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore tomcat.keystore -destkeystore tomcat_fips.keystore -deststoretype BCFKS -provider org.bouncycastle.jcajce.provider.BouncyCastleFipsProvider -providerpath <foglight_home>\server\core\bc-fips.jar
You will get a prompted message similar to the following:... is not trusted. Install reply anyway? [no]:
Type yes to install the new certificate.

Importing a PKCS #12 (pfx) format certificate

If you have an existing SSL certificate and you want to use this certificate in Tomcat, follow the steps below to import this SSL certificate.

NOTE: This certificate must be provided in the PKCS #12 (pfx) format. If the certificate and private key are saved in separate files, run the following command to merge them to the PKCS12 format:
openssl pkcs12 -export -in <certfile> -inkey <keyfile> -out <keystorefile> -name tomcat -CAfile <cacertfile> -caname root
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Delete the existing tomcat certificate from the tomcat.keystore directory using the following command:
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On the Management Server, open the <foglight_home>/server/tomcat/server.xml file for editing.
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In the server.xml file, locate the following Connector element and add keyPass and keyAlias parameters at the end:
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