Package org.apache.commons.httpclient.contrib.ssl

Class AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ProtocolSocketFactory, org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.SecureProtocolSocketFactory
    public class AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory
extends Object
implements org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.SecureProtocolSocketFactory

    AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory can be used to validate the identity of the HTTPS server against a list of trusted certificates and to authenticate to the HTTPS server using a private key.

    AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory will enable server authentication when supplied with a truststore file containg one or several trusted certificates. The client secure socket will reject the connection during the SSL session handshake if the target HTTPS server attempts to authenticate itself with a non-trusted certificate.

    Use JDK keytool utility to import a trusted certificate and generate a truststore file: 

         keytool -import -alias "my server cert" -file server.crt -keystore my.truststore

    AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory will enable client authentication when supplied with a keystore file containg a private key/public certificate pair. The client secure socket will use the private key to authenticate itself to the target HTTPS server during the SSL session handshake if requested to do so by the server. The target HTTPS server will in its turn verify the certificate presented by the client in order to establish client's authenticity

    Use the following sequence of actions to generate a keystore file

    • Use JDK keytool utility to generate a new key 

      keytool -genkey -v -alias "my client key" -validity 365 -keystore my.keystore
      For simplicity use the same password for the key as that of the keystore

    • Issue a certificate signing request (CSR) 

      keytool -certreq -alias "my client key" -file mycertreq.csr -keystore my.keystore

    • Send the certificate request to the trusted Certificate Authority for signature. One may choose to act as her own CA and sign the certificate request using a PKI tool, such as OpenSSL.

    • Import the trusted CA root certificate 

      keytool -import -alias "my trusted ca" -file caroot.crt -keystore my.keystore

    • Import the PKCS#7 file containg the complete certificate chain 

      keytool -import -alias "my client key" -file mycert.p7 -keystore my.keystore

    • Verify the content the resultant keystore file 

      keytool -list -v -keystore my.keystore

    Example of using custom protocol socket factory for a specific host: 

         Protocol authhttps = new Protocol("https",  
          new AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory(
              new URL("file:my.keystore"), "mypassword",
              new URL("file:my.truststore"), "mypassword"), 443); 

     HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
     client.getHostConfiguration().setHost("localhost", 443, authhttps);
     // use relative url only
     GetMethod httpget = new GetMethod("/");
     client.executeMethod(httpget);

    Example of using custom protocol socket factory per default instead of the standard one: 

         Protocol authhttps = new Protocol("https",  
          new AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory(
              new URL("file:my.keystore"), "mypassword",
              new URL("file:my.truststore"), "mypassword"), 443); 
     Protocol.registerProtocol("https", authhttps);

     HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
     GetMethod httpget = new GetMethod("https://localhost/");
     client.executeMethod(httpget);

    Author:
    Oleg Kalnichevski

    DISCLAIMER: HttpClient developers DO NOT actively support this component. The component is provided as a reference material, which may be inappropriate for use without additional customization.

    • Constructor Detail

      • AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory

        public AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory​(URL keystoreUrl,
                                    String keystorePassword,
                                    URL truststoreUrl,
                                    String truststorePassword)
        Constructor for AuthSSLProtocolSocketFactory. Either a keystore or truststore file must be given. Otherwise SSL context initialization error will result.
        Parameters:
        keystoreUrl - URL of the keystore file. May be null if HTTPS client authentication is not to be used.
        keystorePassword - Password to unlock the keystore. IMPORTANT: this implementation assumes that the same password is used to protect the key and the keystore itself.
        truststoreUrl - URL of the truststore file. May be null if HTTPS server authentication is not to be used.
        truststorePassword - Password to unlock the truststore.

    • Method Detail

      • createSocket

        public Socket createSocket​(String host,
                           int port,
                           InetAddress localAddress,
                           int localPort,
                           org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpConnectionParams params)
                    throws IOException,
                           UnknownHostException,
                           org.apache.commons.httpclient.ConnectTimeoutException
        Attempts to get a new socket connection to the given host within the given time limit.

        To circumvent the limitations of older JREs that do not support connect timeout a controller thread is executed. The controller thread attempts to create a new socket within the given limit of time. If socket constructor does not return until the timeout expires, the controller terminates and throws an ConnectTimeoutException

        Specified by:
        createSocket in interface org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ProtocolSocketFactory
        Parameters:
        host - the host name/IP
        port - the port on the host
        clientHost - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to
        clientPort - the port on the local machine
        params - Http connection parameters
        Returns:
        Socket a new socket
        Throws:
        IOException - if an I/O error occurs while creating the socket
        UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host cannot be determined
        org.apache.commons.httpclient.ConnectTimeoutException