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<ul><li><a href="#Background">Background</a></li><li><a href="#Known_Issues">Known Issues</a></li><li><a href="#Permissions">Permissions</a><ol><li><a href="#Standard_Permissions">Standard Permissions</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#Configuring_Tomcat_With_A_SecurityManager">Configuring Tomcat With A SecurityManager</a><ol><li><a href="#Permissions_for_packed_WAR_files">Permissions for packed WAR files</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#Configuring_Package_Protection_in_Tomcat">Configuring Package Protection in Tomcat</a></li><li><a href="#Troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</a></li></ul>
</div><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><div class="text">
<p>The Java <strong>SecurityManager</strong> is what allows a web browser
to run an applet in its own sandbox to prevent untrusted code from
accessing files on the local file system, connecting to a host other
than the one the applet was loaded from, and so on. In the same way
the SecurityManager protects you from an untrusted applet running in
your browser, use of a SecurityManager while running Tomcat can protect
your server from trojan servlets, JSPs, JSP beans, and tag libraries.
Or even inadvertent mistakes.</p>
<p>Imagine if someone who is authorized to publish JSPs on your site
inadvertently included the following in their JSP:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code><% System.exit(1); %></code></pre></div>
<p>Every time this JSP was executed by Tomcat, Tomcat would exit.
Using the Java SecurityManager is just one more line of defense a
system administrator can use to keep the server secure and reliable.</p>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong> - A security audit
have been conducted using the Tomcat codebase. Most of the critical
package have been protected and a new security package protection mechanism
has been implemented. Still, make sure that you are satisfied with your SecurityManager
configuration before allowing untrusted users to publish web applications,
JSPs, servlets, beans, or tag libraries. <strong>However, running with a
SecurityManager is definitely better than running without one.</strong></p>
</div><h3 id="Known_Issues">Known Issues</h3><div class="text">
<p>As of Java 17, the SecurityManager has been deprecated with the expectation
that it will be removed in a future Java version. Users currently using a
SecurityManager are recommended to start planning for its removal.</p>
<p>There is a known issue (<a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=bug 65714">bug 65714</a>) using NIO2 with TLS under a
SecurityManager. The recommendation for users affected by this issue is to
either move away from using a SecurityManager or switch from NIO2 to NIO.</p>
</div><h3 id="Permissions">Permissions</h3><div class="text">
<p>Permission classes are used to define what Permissions a class loaded
by Tomcat will have. There are a number of Permission classes that are
a standard part of the JDK, and you can create your own Permission class
for use in your own web applications. Both techniques are used in
Tomcat.</p>
<div class="subsection"><h4 id="Standard_Permissions">Standard Permissions</h4><div class="text">
<p>This is just a short summary of the standard system SecurityManager
Permission classes applicable to Tomcat. See
<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/">
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/</a>
for more information.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>java.util.PropertyPermission</strong> - Controls read/write
access to JVM properties such as <code>java.home</code>.</li>
<li><strong>java.lang.RuntimePermission</strong> - Controls use of
some System/Runtime functions like <code>exit()</code> and
<code>exec()</code>. Also control the package access/definition.</li>
<li><strong>java.io.FilePermission</strong> - Controls read/write/execute
access to files and directories.</li>
<li><strong>java.net.SocketPermission</strong> - Controls use of
network sockets.</li>
<li><strong>java.net.NetPermission</strong> - Controls use of
multicast network connections.</li>
<li><strong>java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission</strong> - Controls
use of reflection to do class introspection.</li>
<li><strong>java.security.SecurityPermission</strong> - Controls access
to Security methods.</li>
<li><strong>java.security.AllPermission</strong> - Allows access to all
permissions, just as if you were running Tomcat without a
SecurityManager.</li>
</ul>
</div></div>
</div><h3 id="Configuring_Tomcat_With_A_SecurityManager">Configuring Tomcat With A SecurityManager</h3><div class="text">
<h3>Policy File Format</h3>
<p>The security policies implemented by the Java SecurityManager are
configured in the <code>$CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.policy</code> file.
This file completely replaces the <code>java.policy</code> file present
in your JDK system directories. The <code>catalina.policy</code> file
can be edited by hand, or you can use the
<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/security/PolicyGuide.html">policytool</a>
application that comes with Java 1.2 or later.</p>
<p>Entries in the <code>catalina.policy</code> file use the standard
<code>java.policy</code> file format, as follows:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>// Example policy file entry
grant [signedBy <signer>,] [codeBase <code source>] {
permission <class> [<name> [, <action list>]];
};</code></pre></div>
<p>The <strong>signedBy</strong> and <strong>codeBase</strong> entries are
optional when granting permissions. Comment lines begin with "//" and
end at the end of the current line. The <code>codeBase</code> is in the
form of a URL, and for a file URL can use the <code>${java.home}</code>
and <code>${catalina.home}</code> properties (which are expanded out to
the directory paths defined for them by the <code>JAVA_HOME</code>,
<code>CATALINA_HOME</code> and <code>CATALINA_BASE</code> environment
variables).</p>
<h3>The Default Policy File</h3>
<p>The default <code>$CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.policy</code> file
looks like this:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
// contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
// this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
// The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
// the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
// ============================================================================
// catalina.policy - Security Policy Permissions for Tomcat
//
// This file contains a default set of security policies to be enforced (by the
// JVM) when Catalina is executed with the "-security" option. In addition
// to the permissions granted here, the following additional permissions are
// granted to each web application:
//
// * Read access to the web application's document root directory
// * Read, write and delete access to the web application's working directory
// ============================================================================
// ========== SYSTEM CODE PERMISSIONS =========================================
// These permissions apply to javac
grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/lib/-" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// These permissions apply to all shared system extensions
grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/jre/lib/ext/-" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// These permissions apply to javac when ${java.home} points at $JAVA_HOME/jre
grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/../lib/-" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// These permissions apply to all shared system extensions when
// ${java.home} points at $JAVA_HOME/jre
grant codeBase "file:${java.home}/lib/ext/-" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// This permission is required when using javac to compile JSPs on Java 9
// onwards
//grant codeBase "jrt:/jdk.compiler" {
// permission java.security.AllPermission;
//};
// ========== CATALINA CODE PERMISSIONS =======================================
// These permissions apply to the daemon code
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/bin/commons-daemon.jar" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// These permissions apply to the logging API
// Note: If tomcat-juli.jar is in ${catalina.base} and not in ${catalina.home},
// update this section accordingly.
// grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/bin/tomcat-juli.jar" {..}
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/bin/tomcat-juli.jar" {
permission java.io.FilePermission
"${java.home}${file.separator}lib${file.separator}logging.properties", "read";
permission java.io.FilePermission
"${catalina.base}${file.separator}conf${file.separator}logging.properties", "read";
permission java.io.FilePermission
"${catalina.base}${file.separator}logs", "read, write";
permission java.io.FilePermission
"${catalina.base}${file.separator}logs${file.separator}*", "read, write, delete";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "shutdownHooks";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "getClassLoader";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "setContextClassLoader";
permission java.lang.management.ManagementPermission "monitor";
permission java.util.logging.LoggingPermission "control";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.util.logging.config.class", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.util.logging.config.file", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "org.apache.juli.AsyncMaxRecordCount", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "org.apache.juli.AsyncOverflowDropType", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager.debug", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "catalina.base", "read";
// Note: To enable per context logging configuration, permit read access to
// the appropriate file. Be sure that the logging configuration is
// secure before enabling such access.
// E.g. for the examples web application (uncomment and unwrap
// the following to be on a single line):
// permission java.io.FilePermission "${catalina.base}${file.separator}
// webapps${file.separator}examples${file.separator}WEB-INF
// ${file.separator}classes${file.separator}logging.properties", "read";
};
// These permissions apply to the server startup code
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/bin/bootstrap.jar" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// These permissions apply to the servlet API classes
// and those that are shared across all class loaders
// located in the "lib" directory
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/lib/-" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
};
// If using a per instance lib directory, i.e. ${catalina.base}/lib,
// then the following permission will need to be uncommented
// grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/lib/-" {
// permission java.security.AllPermission;
// };
// ========== WEB APPLICATION PERMISSIONS =====================================
// These permissions are granted by default to all web applications
// In addition, a web application will be given a read FilePermission
// for all files and directories in its document root.
grant {
// Required for JNDI lookup of named JDBC DataSource's and
// javamail named MimePart DataSource used to send mail
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.home", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.naming.*", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "javax.sql.*", "read";
// OS Specific properties to allow read access
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "os.name", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "os.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "os.arch", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "file.separator", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "path.separator", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "line.separator", "read";
// JVM properties to allow read access
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vendor", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vendor.url", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.class.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.specification.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.specification.vendor", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.specification.name", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.specification.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.specification.vendor", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.specification.name", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.version", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.vendor", "read";
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "java.vm.name", "read";
// Required for OpenJMX
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "getAttribute";
// Allow read of JAXP compliant XML parser debug
permission java.util.PropertyPermission "jaxp.debug", "read";
// All JSPs need to be able to read this package
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.tomcat";
// Precompiled JSPs need access to these packages.
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.jasper.el";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.jasper.runtime";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission
"accessClassInPackage.org.apache.jasper.runtime.*";
// Applications using WebSocket need to be able to access these packages
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.tomcat.websocket";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server";
};
// The Manager application needs access to the following packages to support the
// session display functionality. It also requires the custom Tomcat
// DeployXmlPermission to enable the use of META-INF/context.xml
// These settings support the following configurations:
// - default CATALINA_HOME == CATALINA_BASE
// - CATALINA_HOME != CATALINA_BASE, per instance Manager in CATALINA_BASE
// - CATALINA_HOME != CATALINA_BASE, shared Manager in CATALINA_HOME
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/webapps/manager/-" {
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.ha.session";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.manager";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.manager.util";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.util";
permission org.apache.catalina.security.DeployXmlPermission "manager";
};
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/webapps/manager/-" {
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.ha.session";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.manager";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.manager.util";
permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.catalina.util";
permission org.apache.catalina.security.DeployXmlPermission "manager";
};
// The Host Manager application needs the custom Tomcat DeployXmlPermission to
// enable the use of META-INF/context.xml
// These settings support the following configurations:
// - default CATALINA_HOME == CATALINA_BASE
// - CATALINA_HOME != CATALINA_BASE, per instance Host Manager in CATALINA_BASE
// - CATALINA_HOME != CATALINA_BASE, shared Host Manager in CATALINA_HOME
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/webapps/host-manager/-" {
permission org.apache.catalina.security.DeployXmlPermission "host-manager";
};
grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/webapps/host-manager/-" {
permission org.apache.catalina.security.DeployXmlPermission "host-manager";
};
// You can assign additional permissions to particular web applications by
// adding additional "grant" entries here, based on the code base for that
// application, /WEB-INF/classes/, or /WEB-INF/lib/ jar files.
//
// Different permissions can be granted to JSP pages, classes loaded from
// the /WEB-INF/classes/ directory, all jar files in the /WEB-INF/lib/
// directory, or even to individual jar files in the /WEB-INF/lib/ directory.
//
// For instance, assume that the standard "examples" application
// included a JDBC driver that needed to establish a network connection to the
// corresponding database and used the scrape taglib to get the weather from
// the NOAA web server. You might create a "grant" entries like this:
//
// The permissions granted to the context root directory apply to JSP pages.
// grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples/-" {
// permission java.net.SocketPermission "dbhost.mycompany.com:5432", "connect";
// permission java.net.SocketPermission "*.noaa.gov:80", "connect";
// };
//
// The permissions granted to the context WEB-INF/classes directory
// grant codeBase "file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples/WEB-INF/classes/-" {
// };
//
// The permission granted to your JDBC driver
// grant codeBase "jar:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples/WEB-INF/lib/driver.jar!/-" {
// permission java.net.SocketPermission "dbhost.mycompany.com:5432", "connect";
// };
// The permission granted to the scrape taglib
// grant codeBase "jar:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples/WEB-INF/lib/scrape.jar!/-" {
// permission java.net.SocketPermission "*.noaa.gov:80", "connect";
// };
// To grant permissions for web applications using packed WAR files, use the
// Tomcat specific WAR url scheme.
//
// The permissions granted to the entire web application
// grant codeBase "war:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples.war*/-" {
// };
//
// The permissions granted to a specific JAR
// grant codeBase "war:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples.war*/WEB-INF/lib/foo.jar" {
// };
</code></pre></div>
<h3>Starting Tomcat With A SecurityManager</h3>
<p>Once you have configured the <code>catalina.policy</code> file for use
with a SecurityManager, Tomcat can be started with a SecurityManager in
place by using the "-security" option:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>$CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh start -security (Unix)
%CATALINA_HOME%\bin\catalina start -security (Windows)</code></pre></div>
<div class="subsection"><h4 id="Permissions_for_packed_WAR_files">Permissions for packed WAR files</h4><div class="text">
<p>When using packed WAR files, it is necessary to use Tomcat's custom war
URL protocol to assign permissions to web application code.</p>
<p>To assign permissions to the entire web application the entry in the
policy file would look like this:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>// Example policy file entry
grant codeBase "war:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples.war*/-" {
...
};
</code></pre></div>
<p>To assign permissions to a single JAR within the web application the
entry in the policy file would look like this:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>// Example policy file entry
grant codeBase "war:file:${catalina.base}/webapps/examples.war*/WEB-INF/lib/foo.jar" {
...
};
</code></pre></div>
</div></div>
</div><h3 id="Configuring_Package_Protection_in_Tomcat">Configuring Package Protection in Tomcat</h3><div class="text">
<p>Starting with Tomcat 5, it is now possible to configure which Tomcat
internal package are protected against package definition and access. See
<a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/seccodeguide-139067.html">
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/seccodeguide-139067.html</a>
for more information.</p>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong>: Be aware that removing the default package protection
could possibly open a security hole</p>
<h3>The Default Properties File</h3>
<p>The default <code>$CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.properties</code> file
looks like this:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>#
# List of comma-separated packages that start with or equal this string
# will cause a security exception to be thrown when
# passed to checkPackageAccess unless the
# corresponding RuntimePermission ("accessClassInPackage."+package) has
# been granted.
package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.tomcat.,
org.apache.jasper.
#
# List of comma-separated packages that start with or equal this string
# will cause a security exception to be thrown when
# passed to checkPackageDefinition unless the
# corresponding RuntimePermission ("defineClassInPackage."+package) has
# been granted.
#
# by default, no packages are restricted for definition, and none of
# the class loaders supplied with the JDK call checkPackageDefinition.
#
package.definition=sun.,java.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,
org.apache.tomcat.,org.apache.jasper.</code></pre></div>
<p>Once you have configured the <code>catalina.properties</code> file for use
with a SecurityManager, remember to re-start Tomcat.</p>
</div><h3 id="Troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</h3><div class="text">
<p>If your web application attempts to execute an operation that is
prohibited by lack of a required Permission, it will throw an
<code>AccessControLException</code> or a <code>SecurityException</code>
when the SecurityManager detects the violation. Debugging the permission
that is missing can be challenging, and one option is to turn on debug
output of all security decisions that are made during execution. This
is done by setting a system property before starting Tomcat. The easiest
way to do this is via the <code>CATALINA_OPTS</code> environment variable.
Execute this command:</p>
<div class="codeBox"><pre><code>export CATALINA_OPTS=-Djava.security.debug=all (Unix)
set CATALINA_OPTS=-Djava.security.debug=all (Windows)</code></pre></div>
<p>before starting Tomcat.</p>
<p><strong>WARNING</strong> - This will generate <em>many megabytes</em>
of output! However, it can help you track down problems by searching
for the word "FAILED" and determining which permission was being checked
for. See the Java security documentation for more options that you can
specify here as well.</p>
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