Securing SailPoint Deployed on Tomcat Server

Secured Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol which provides the secured way of communication between the client and server with the help of the certificates. When using Apache Tomcat as a server for the deployment of SailPoint, the data that we are dealing with is sensitive in nature. With the help of Self Sign certificates, we can secure Sailpoint IdentityIQ which is hosted on tomcat server without the need of certificate authority (CA).

1 . Creation of Self Sign Certificate

Step 1: Open up the command prompt

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Filters in Refresh Identity Cube Task of IdentityIQ

Refresh Identity cube task is one of the most popular predefined tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ. Refresh Identity cube task performs a full refresh of the identity cubes and aggregates the data from external sources for all identities. The task has the features to specify which identities are needed to be refresh, by the use of Filters. Filters are used in many places throughout IdentityIQ to allow actions to be applied to a subset of system objects. Filters in Refresh Identity cube task make use of filter strings, which will refresh all the identities which meet the filter constraint mentioned in the task.

The following presentation discusses in detail about the different filters used in the Refresh Identity cube task.

The following is the demonstration of the usage of different filters on Refresh identity cube task.

ETL Process and Working of CloverETL in Sailpoint IdentityIQ

As data is generated rapidly day to day, there is a need to organize it to generate useful results from data. It is essential to properly format and prepare the data before loading it into data storage systems for analysis. Otherwise bad data leads to inaccurate analysis that could have a great loss for the organization. In order to prevent these problems, the data needs to be processed and transformed into quality data, which generates a better analysis.

This can be achieved by using ETL process which Extracts, Transforms, and Loads the data. Each of these phases can include functionalities to process the data as required. There are various tools that perform ETL process. Sailpoint is flagship identity management tool, which uses CloverETL(CloverDX) to perform data processing.

The following presentation sheds light on ETL process and working of CloverETL in Sailpoint.

 

SailPoint IdentityIQ Applications Credential Cycling Using PAM Solution

A large number of applications on SailPoint IdentityIQ rely on using service accounts to communicate with the application targets. These accounts have the authorizations to perform identity management tasks and should be treated as privileged accounts. When a privileged account management solution like CyberArk or BeyondTrust is used in the organisation, the credentials of the privileged account would be stored on the PAM solution and retrieved by IdentityIQ whenever required. The feature of credential cycling introduced in IdentityIQ 7.3 allows this to be configured with ease.

 

The following presentation discusses the need for credential cycling and how it works:

The following demonstration illustrates a use case where credential cycling is configured with the CyberArk PAM solution:

The next video demonstrates credential cycling when configured with the Thycotic Secret Server PAM solution:

Integrating CyberArk with SailPoint using SCIM

Privileged accounts are considered to be “keys to the kingdom” in any IT Infrastructure. Almost every cyber attack that has ever happened involved compromises at the privileged account level. PAM Solutions usually help in managing such accounts, keys or files that would lead to escalated access.

CyberArk is the global leader in PAM solutions with a holistic approach towards privileged account management. It covers not only traditional PAM problems but also extends its capabilities with various features like managing hard-coded application credentials, analytics, on-demand privileges escalation and managing end-user devices like desktops.

Securing and streamlining identity and privileges data present with such solutions is of very high importance.

In the following presentation, we provide a detailed overview of CyberArk integration with SailPoint by integrating Cyberark as a SailPoint’s application.

In the following video, we provide a detailed demo of this integration.

Sailpoint : IdentityIQ Console

Sailpoint IdentityIQ Console is the command line utility for interfacing with IdentityIQ.
It is a powerful tool that allows the user to view objects, execute workflows, import and export data, and much more.

In the following presentation, we have discussed how to launch the IIQ console, usage, and syntax of the frequently used console commands.

 

 

The following demonstration presents the usage of frequently used console commands along with some examples.

CyberArk Privileged Account Security Architecture

Privileged accounts on a system possess higher authorizations and control. These accounts pose a higher risk if they are compromised. Privileged Identity Management solutions aim to address this by providing security and control over these accounts. CyberArk is a major provider that offers privileged account security and is backed by a patented vaulting technology. CyberArk enables organizations to secure, provision, manage, control and monitor activities associated with privileged accounts.

The following presentation describes privileged account security and the architecture of a CyberArk implementation. The various components of the CyberArk architecture and their functionalities are also discussed.

 

Integrating CyberArk’s PAS Solution With DUO’s 2FA

CyberArk’s PAS solution uses the Password Vault Web Access System which provides the method by which users request passwords and high-level administrators approve the requests. Access to this system should be as secure as possible. Integrating with a multi-factor authentication system like Duo would make the login process more secure by authenticating the user based on LDAP password as well as the response received by the Duo Authentication Proxy using Duo Push setup on the user’s mobile device.

In the current demo, an LDAP user with the name “testuser” is created on the Active Directory Domain Controller as well as the DUO instance.

Once the accounts have been created, the DUO Authentication Proxy is setup and is configured as the primary LDAP host for authentication.

The Duo Authentication Proxy is a service that runs either on Windows or Linux. It is configured by using the file authproxy.cfg 

The details of the Duo instance and the details of the LDAP server which is being used for primary authentication are configured in authproxy.cfg

The firewall must allow outbound traffic to the Duo instance using HTTPS.

Only on successful primary and secondary authentication, access to the PVWA is granted.

Active Directory Application Configuration – Test Connection Failure in IdentityIQ 7.2

Issue Description:

As part of Active Directory Application Configuration in IdentityIQ 7.2, “Test Connection”  failing with below error message.

In IdentityIQ 7.2, the Active Directory connector supports multiple Active Directory (AD) forests through one application definition.
While defining the Active Directory application through the IdentityIQ user interface in version 7.2, we do not have the option to mention the server details in Domain configuration settings.

Even though we do not specify any server details, the default configuration tries to connect to “localhost“, similar to the default port configuration which is “389“.

We see the below error message when we click on the “Test Connection”

2018-09-04 05:05:12,551 ERROR http-nio-8080-exec-6 sailpoint.web.ApplicationObjectBean:2701 – Connector failed.sailpoint.connector.ConnectorException: Failed to connect to – dc=enhcorp,dc=com : Failed to connect to server:ldap
dc=enhcorp,dc=com localhost:389

Resolution:

 

Modify the Application xml file to include the DC servers details.
Below is the example modification.

From

<entry key=”domainSettings”>
<value>
<List>
<Map>
<entry key=”authorizationType” value=”simple”/>
<entry key=”domainDN” value=”DC=enhcorp,DC=com”/>
<entry key=”password” value=”1:iIopEeOL5KrLoSjYKvh/Ww==”/>
<entry key=”port” value=”389″/>
<entry key=”servers”/>
<entry key=”useSSL”>
<value>
<Boolean></Boolean>
</value>
</entry>
<entry key=”user” value=”ENHCORP\Administrator”/>
</Map>
</List>
</value>
</entry>
To
<entry key=”domainSettings”>
<value>
<List>
<Map>
<entry key=”authorizationType” value=”simple”/>
<entry key=”domainDN” value=”DC=enhcorp,DC=com”/>
<entry key=”password” value=”1:iIopEeOL5KrLoSjYKvh/Ww==”/>
<entry key=”port” value=”389″/>
<entry key=”servers”>
<value>
<List>
<String>172.16.153.185</String>
</List>
</value>
<entry key=”useSSL”>
<value>
<Boolean></Boolean>
</value>
</entry>
<entry key=”user” value=”ENHCORP\Administrator”/>
</Map>
</List>
</value>
</entry>

Active Directory – Exchange Provisioning errors in Sailpoint Identity IQ

Issue Description:

Active Directory Provisioning along with Exchange attributes failing with below error message.

Errors returned from IQService. Connecting to remote server win-g303o4860qk.enhcorp.com failed with the following error message: The username or password is incorrect. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.

 

 

Troubleshooting steps:

  • Verified the User/Password details by logging in to the Domain controller as Domain Admin (the user which was used in Active Directory Application Configuration)
  • Verified and restarted Exchange services which were failed to start by default.

  • Enabled logging for AD Connector and observed the below messages.
    • 2018-08-31 02:07:09,515 DEBUG Workflow Event Thread 1 sailpoint.connector.ADLDAPConnector:3503 – 1239254649 Entering handleObjectRequest2018-08-31 02:07:10,796 ERROR Workflow Event Thread 1 sailpoint.connector.ADLDAPConnector:3380 – 1239254649 Exception occurred in handling Object Request.sailpoint.tools.GeneralException: Errors returned from IQService. Connecting to remote server win-g303o4860qk.enhcorp.com failed with the following error message: The username or password is incorrect. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
  • Launched Exchange Management Shell and observed below error messages
    • VERBOSE: Connecting to WIN-G303O4860QK.enhcorp.com.New-PSSession : [win-g303o4860qk.enhcorp.com] Connecting to remote server win-g303o4860qk.enhcorp.com failed with the following error message: WinRM cannot complete the operation. Verify that the specified computer name is valid, that the computer is accessible over the network, and that a firewall exception for the WinRM service is enabled and allows access from this computer. By default, the WinRM firewall exception for public profiles limits accesses to remote computers within the same local subnet. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.At line:1 char:1

      + New-PSSession -ConnectionURI “$connectionUri” -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Excha …

 

Resolution:

Active Directory-Direct connector reads Exchange Server attributes by connecting to the Active Directory.

But, for provisioning any Exchange attributes, connector needs access to remote Powershell via IQService.

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is a feature of Windows that allows

administrators to remotely run management scripts. WinRM Service should be running and that

should also be set up for Remote Management using the Enable-PSRemoting -force.

 

Enable PowerShell remoting in the domain using below cmdlet in Exchange Management Shell.

>Enable-PSRemoting -Force