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  1. WildFly Elytron
  2. ELY-129

Choose SASL mechanisms based on better criteria

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    • Enhancement
    • Resolution: Done
    • Major
    • 1.1.0.Beta3
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    • High

    Description

      SASL mechanism selection is based on properties right now, that specify only a few very limited criteria.

      We should provide a better selection mechanism that allows selection based on the following criteria:

      • Specify requirements of the mechanism itself
        • Algorithm usage
        • Key length (where applicable)
        • Parameters similar to existing Sasl ones, like:
          • QOP
          • Forward secrecy
          • Plaintext
          • Active attack susceptibility
          • etc.
      • Specify requirements around the mechanism's circumstance
        • Restrict by enclosing channel security
          • Require TLS cipher suite parameters (using existing database parameters)
          • Require channel binding

      In the end the client or server user should be able specify SASL mechanism usage using expressions that can express things like:

      • Use PLAIN only if TLS is in use with AES encryption
      • Use EXTERNAL only if TLS is in use
      • Use no SASL mechanisms employing weak hash algorithms (MD5 and worse)
      • Use only SASL mechanisms employing SHA-256
      • Use only SASL mechanisms that provide channel binding and require TLS
      • Use only ANONYMOUS

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              dlloyd@redhat.com David Lloyd
              dlloyd@redhat.com David Lloyd
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