jai_02

Java Authentication Info. Provides a secure way of storing authentication information with encryption and salting.

Features

• Provides load, save, verify and delete capabilities for Java KeyStore entries.

• Uses PKCS12 KeyStore format by default and PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1 algorithm for SecretKeys.

• The underlying KeyStore file can be modified without disrupting the functionality.

• Utilizes a cache for username-password pairs verification.

• Contains a KeyStoreFactory that is optional to use, but makes loading one easier.

Documentation

See the official documentation on docs.teragrep.com.

Limitations

• Not all Java KeyStore formats and SecretKey algorithms are supported. This however is a conscious design choice as the others were deemed insecure for the purposes of this project.

How to build and use

Building with Maven:

$ mvn clean [install|package]

Example usage:

import com.teragrep.jai_02.keystore.*;
import javax.crypto.SecretKey;

public class JAI02Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Initialize a Caching and Reloading KeyStoreAccess object.
        // Note: KeyStoreAccess can be used on its own, and you can choose
        // whether to use Reloading and Caching KeyStore accesses.
        CachingKeyStoreAccess cksa = new CachingKeyStoreAccess(
        new ReloadingKeyStoreAccess(
                new KeyStoreAccessImpl(
                        new KeyStoreFactory(path, pw.toCharArray()).build(),
                        path, pw.toCharArray()), 10L),
                10L);

        // Loading a key - this will throw an exception if not present
        PasswordEntry loadedEntry = cksa.loadKey(username);
        EntryAlias loadedAlias = loadedEntry.entryAlias();
        SecretKey loadedSecret = loadedEntry.secretKey();

        // Saving a key - this will throw an exception if it was already present
        cksa.saveKey(username, pw.toCharArray());

        // Deleting an entry
        int deleted = cksa.deleteKey(username);
        System.out.printf("Deleted <%s> entries for username <[%s]>\n", deleted, username);

        // Check if the username-password combination was correct
        boolean authOk = cksa.verifyKey(username, pw.toCharArray());
        if (authOk) {
            System.out.printf("User <[%s]> was authenticated!\n", username);
        } else {
            System.out.printf("User <[%s]> was NOT authenticated!\n", username);
        }
    }
}

Contributing

You can involve yourself with our project by opening an issue or submitting a pull request.

Contribution requirements:

1. All changes must be accompanied by a new or changed test. If you think testing is not required in your pull request, include a sufficient explanation as why you think so.

2. Security checks must pass

3. Pull requests must align with the principles and values of extreme programming.

4. Pull requests must follow the principles of Object Thinking and Elegant Objects (EO).

Read more in our Contributing Guideline.

Contributor License Agreement

Contributors must sign Teragrep Contributor License Agreement before a pull request is accepted to organization’s repositories.

You need to submit the CLA only once. After submitting the CLA you can contribute to all Teragrep’s repositories.