Changing Logjam configuration property

The Logjam configuration parameter is LOGJAM_DHKEYSIZE_2048_BITS_ENABLED. The default value is LOGJAM_DHKEYSIZE_2048_BITS_ENABLED: true.

You can set the parameter value to true or false.

Set LOGJAM_DHKEYSIZE_2048_BITS_ENABLED to true to avoid Logjam security vulnerability attack to disallow SHA-1 and Diffie-Hellman key exchange (DH) that is less than 2048 bits.

Following are the steps to change the value:

Changing the parameter value by using kubectl

  1. Install the kubectl CLI.

  2. Edit the platform-auth-idp ConfigMap.

    kubectl -n ibm-common-services edit configmap platform-auth-idp

  3. Change the following attribute values as required:

    • Set LOGJAM_DHKEYSIZE_2048_BITS_ENABLED to true or false.

  4. Save and close the ConfigMap.

  5. Restart the auth-idp pods

    kubectl -n ibm-common-services delete pod -l k8s-app=auth-idp

  6. Wait for some time. Then, check the status of the auth-idp pods. The status must show as 4/4 Running for all the pods.

    kubectl -n ibm-common-services get pods | grep auth-idp

Changing the parameter values by using the console

  1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform console as a user with cluster administrator access.
  2. From the navigation menu, click Workloads > Config Maps.
  3. Search for platform-auth-idp.
  4. Click ... > Edit Config Map.
  5. Change the LOGJAM_DHKEYSIZE_2048_BITS_ENABLED parameter value to true or false.
  6. Click Submit.
  7. From the navigation menu, click Workloads > Deployments.
  8. Locate auth-idp.
  9. Click ... > Edit Deployment. A window for editing displays.
  10. Click Save without making any change. This step is to reload the auth-idp pods with the latest ConfigMap values.
  11. Click auth-idp.
  12. Wait for some time. Then, check the status of the auth-idp pods in the Pods pane. The status of all the pods must show as 4/4 under the Ready field name.