{"id":20685,"date":"2017-02-08T11:07:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T08:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=20685"},"modified":"2019-02-06T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T11:03:11","slug":"credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing CredHub for Centralized Credential Management in Cloud Foundry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting\/#The_formal_process_is_needed\" >The formal process is needed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting\/#A_credentials_hub_idea_emerges\" >A credentials hub idea emerges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting\/#Next_meeting_is_February_27\" >Next meeting is February 27<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/credhub-discussed-at-the-initial-cloud-foundry-extensions-meeting\/#Related_video\" >Related video<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_formal_process_is_needed\"><\/span>The formal process is needed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Chief Architect of PaaS Innovation Michael Maximilian (aka Dr. Max) of IBM is leading a new effort called <em>CF-Extensions<\/em>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/cloud-foundry-cab-december-2016-open-service-broker-api-and-diego-1-0-oss-cf\/\" target=\"_blank\">we reported<\/a> from the Cloud Foundry Community Advisory Board call in December.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11433\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Maximilien.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Maximilien-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Max\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11433\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small> Dr. Max, IBM<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This effort is meant to encourage developers to add such things as APIs, buildpacks, plugins, and other components to the open-source Cloud Foundry project. He led an initial meeting on January 30, and has set future meetings for the last Monday in each month at 11 am Pacific time.<\/p>\n<p>During the initial meeting, Dr. Max focused on putting together some standardized processes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>&#8220;There are (currently) no official processes for how contributing companies and developers can submit proposals.&#8221; \u2014Dr. Max, IBM<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, it is expected that someone will adress this in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_credentials_hub_idea_emerges\"><\/span>A credentials hub idea emerges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Attendees also discussed the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iG28J2Lm8RY3BXCZqqNWO7v-G1ppcdK8cizlhbN_o4g\/edit#heading=h.jofxvvvari4y\" target=\"_blank\">CredHub proposal<\/a> submitted by Pivotal. CredHub is a component for centralized credential management in Cloud Foundry. It could address several scenarios, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Removing credentials from BOSH manifests stored in source repositories.<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<p>Concealing service credentials from the Cloud Controller and the<em> cf env<\/em> command.<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li>\n<p>Allowing organizations to separate credential management from installation operations and management.<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li>Providing a key building block for frequent credential rotation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CredHub-Architecture.png\" alt=\"CredHub Architecture\" width=\"475\" height=\"268\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20691\" \/><small>The proposed CreditHub architecture (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iG28J2Lm8RY3BXCZqqNWO7v-G1ppcdK8cizlhbN_o4g\/edit#heading=h.jofxvvvari4y\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The hub&#8217;s initial form has a REST API and a command-line interface (CLI). \u201cThe REST API conforms to the Config Server API spec,\u201d according to the proposal, which further elaborates that \u201cCredHub is an OAuth2 resource server, so it\u2019s natural for UAA to provide core authentication and federation capabilities. The REST API fronts <strong>a pluggable storage and encryption system<\/strong>. CredHub works with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and is intended to be day-2 operation friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/credhub-cloud-foundry-BOSH-Manifest-Implementation-1.png\" alt=\"credhub-cloud-foundry-BOSH-Manifest-Implementation\" width=\"455\" height=\"246\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20806\" \/><small>BOSH manifest implementation with CredHub (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iG28J2Lm8RY3BXCZqqNWO7v-G1ppcdK8cizlhbN_o4g\/edit#heading=h.jofxvvvari4y\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>)<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There are a few other proposals under consideration, as outlined in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1aKmxFdGC4GnXBIZMx0qdIawHrEIRSjBOzB-spoPlbM8\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">a report<\/a> from the January meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_meeting_is_February_27\"><\/span>Next meeting is February 27<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The next CF-extensions meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 27, and is open to anyone who is interested. Dr. Max is encouraging people to join the group&#8217;s #cf-extensions sub-channel within the Cloud Foundry Slack channel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_video\"><\/span>Related video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uevyVtnPOwI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The formal process is needed<\/p>\n<p>Chief Architect of PaaS Innovation Michael Maximilian (aka Dr. Max) of IBM is leading a new effort called CF-Extensions, as we reported from the Cloud Foundry Community Advisory Board call in December.<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-11433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Dr. Max, IBM<\/p>\n<p>This effort is meant to encourage developers to add such [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[207,873,206],"class_list":["post-20685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-opinion","tag-cf-foundation","tag-cloud-native","tag-oss-cloud-foundry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Discussing CredHub for Centralized Credential Management in Cloud Foundry | Altoros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IBM&#039;s Dr. Max is also concerned that the vast world of potential Cloud Foundry extensions lack process. 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