Secure Communication Channels via TLS

charts/ephemeral/README.md

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ provided while installing the chart. For example,
 helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml ephemeral
 ```
 
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 -->
+
 ### Global Parameters
 
 | Parameter     | Description       | Default |
@@ -94,19 +96,23 @@ helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml ephemeral
 | `discovery.service.annotations`  | Annotations that should be attached to the Discovery service                 | `[]`                               |
 | `discovery.frontendUrl`          | The external base URL of the VCP                                             | \`\`                               |
 | `discovery.master.port`          | The port of the master discovery service instance                            | \`\`                               |
+| `discovery.tls.enabled`          | Determines whether the service communicates over TLS or plaintext            | `false`                            |
+| `discovery.tls.secret`           | The name of the k8s secret that holds the TLS keys and certificates          | \`\`                               |
 | `discovery.isMaster`             | Determines whether the service acts as master or slave                       | `true`                             |
 | `discovery.slave.connectTimeout` | Timeout to establish the connection to the upstream master Discovery Service | `60s`                              |
 | `discovery.stateTimeout`         | Timeout in which the transition to the next state is expected                | `60s`                              |
 | `discovery.computationTimeout`   | Timeout in which the result of a game's mpc computation is expected          | `60s`                              |
 
 ### Network Controller
 
-| Parameter                            | Description                                                      | Default                                     |
-| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
-| `networkController.image.registry`   | Image registry used to pull the Network Controller Service image | `ghcr.io`                                   |
-| `networkController.image.repository` | Network Controller Image name                                    | `carbynestack/ephemeral/network-controller` |
-| `networkController.image.tag`        | Network Controller Image tag                                     | `latest`                                    |
-| `networkController.image.pullPolicy` | Network Controller Image pull policy                             | `IfNotPresent`                              |
+| Parameter                            | Description                                                         | Default                                     |
+| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
+| `networkController.image.registry`   | Image registry used to pull the Network Controller Service image    | `ghcr.io`                                   |
+| `networkController.image.repository` | Network Controller Image name                                       | `carbynestack/ephemeral/network-controller` |
+| `networkController.image.tag`        | Network Controller Image tag                                        | `latest`                                    |
+| `networkController.image.pullPolicy` | Network Controller Image pull policy                                | `IfNotPresent`                              |
+| `networkController.tls.enabled`      | Determines whether the service communicates over TLS or plaintext   | `false`                                     |
+| `networkController.tls.secret`       | The name of the k8s secret that holds the TLS keys and certificates | \`\`                                        |
 
 ### Ephemeral Service
 
@@ -133,6 +139,8 @@ helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml ephemeral
 | `ephemeral.discovery.port`                    | The port of the discovery service                                        | `8080`                                |
 | `ephemeral.discovery.connectTimout`           | Timeout to establish the connection to the discovery service             | `60s`                                 |
 | `ephemeral.frontendUrl`                       | The external base URL of the VCP                                         | \`\`                                  |
+| `ephemeral.tls.enabled`                       | Determines whether the service communicates over TLS or plaintext        | `false`                               |
+| `ephemeral.tls.secret`                        | The name of the k8s secret that holds the TLS keys and certificates      | \`\`                                  |
 | `ephemeral.spdz.prime`                        | The prime used by SPDZ                                                   | \`\`                                  |
 | `ephemeral.spdz.rInv`                         | The rInv used by SPDZ                                                    | \`\`                                  |
 | `ephemeral.spdz.gfpMacKey`                    | The macKey for the prime protocol used by SPDZ                           | \`\`                                  |
@@ -144,3 +152,5 @@ helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml ephemeral
 | `ephemeral.networkEstablishTimeout`           | Timeout to establish network connections                                 | `1m`                                  |
 | `ephemeral.player.stateTimeout`               | Timeout in which the transition to the next state is expected            | `60s`                                 |
 | `ephemeral.player.computationTimeout`         | Timeout in which the result of a game's mpc computation is expected      | `60s`                                 |
+
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD013 -->

charts/ephemeral/templates/discovery.yaml

@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
           - name: config-volume
             mountPath: /etc/config
+          - name: tls-secret-volume
+            mountPath: /etc/tls
+            readOnly: true
       volumes:
         - name: config-volume
           configMap:
             name: discovery-config
+        - name: tls-secret-volume
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.discovery.tls.secret }}
       serviceAccountName: discovery
 ---
 kind: Service
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ data:
       "frontendURL": "{{ .Values.discovery.frontendUrl }}",
       "masterHost": "{{ .Values.discovery.master.host }}",
       "masterPort": "{{ .Values.discovery.master.port }}",
+      "tlsEnabled": {{ .Values.discovery.tls.enabled }},
       "slave": {{ if .Values.discovery.isMaster }}false{{ else }}true{{ end }},
       "playerCount": {{ .Values.playerCount }},
       "stateTimeout": "{{ .Values.discovery.stateTimeout }}",
@@ -89,12 +96,25 @@ spec:
   selector:
     istio: ingressgateway # use istio default controller
   servers:
+{{- if .Values.discovery.tls.enabled }}
+    - port:
+        number: 31400
+        name: grpc-my
+        protocol: HTTPS
+      tls:
+        mode: MUTUAL # enables mTLS on the Gateway
+        credentialName: {{ .Values.discovery.tls.secret }} # the name of the Secret that holds the TLS certs and CA certificate
+      hosts:
+        - "*"
+{{- else }}
     - port:
         number: 31400
         name: grpc-my
         protocol: GRPC
       hosts:
         - "*"
+{{- end }}
+
 ---
 apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1beta1
 kind: VirtualService

charts/ephemeral/templates/ephemeral.yaml

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: config-volume
               mountPath: /etc/config
+            - name: tls-secret-volume
+              mountPath: /etc/tls
+              readOnly: true
           {{- if or .Values.ephemeral.resources.requests.memory .Values.ephemeral.resources.requests.cpu .Values.ephemeral.resources.limits.memory .Values.ephemeral.resources.limits.cpu }}
           resources:
             {{- if or .Values.ephemeral.resources.requests.memory .Values.ephemeral.resources.requests.cpu }}
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ spec:
         - name: config-volume
           configMap:
             name: {{ include "ephemeral.fullname" . }}-config1
+        - name: tls-secret-volume
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.ephemeral.tls.secret }}
       serviceAccountName: knative-serving
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ data:
         "tupleStock": {{ .Values.ephemeral.castor.tupleStock }}
       },
       "frontendURL": "{{ .Values.ephemeral.frontendUrl }}",
+      "tlsEnabled": {{ .Values.ephemeral.tls.enabled }},
       "discoveryConfig": {
         "host": "{{ .Values.ephemeral.discovery.host }}",
         "port": "{{ .Values.ephemeral.discovery.port }}",

charts/ephemeral/templates/network-controller.yaml

@@ -41,3 +41,23 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.name
           - name: OPERATOR_NAME
             value: "network-controller"
+        volumeMounts:
+            - name: config-volume
+              mountPath: /etc/config
+      volumes:
+        - name: config-volume
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "ephemeral.fullname" . }}-network-controller-config
+      serviceAccountName: network-controller
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "ephemeral.fullname" . }}-network-controller-config
+data:
+  config.json: |-
+    {
+      "tlsEnabled": {{ .Values.networkController.tls.enabled }},
+      "tlsSecret": "{{ .Values.networkController.tls.secret }}"
+    }

charts/ephemeral/values.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ discovery:
   computationTimeout : "600s"
   slave:
     connectTimeout: "60s"
+  tls:
+    enabled: false
+    secret:
 
 ephemeral:
   service:
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ ephemeral:
     path: "/"
     tupleStock: 1000
   frontendUrl:
+  tls:
+    enabled: false
+    secret:
   discovery:
     host: discovery.default.svc.cluster.local
     port: 8080
@@ -81,3 +87,6 @@ networkController:
     tag: latest
     pullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
     pullSecrets: []
+  tls:
+    enabled: false
+    secret:

cmd/discovery/main.go

@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/discovery"
 	c "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/discovery/transport/client"
 	cl "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/discovery/transport/client"
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/utils"
 	mb "github.com/vardius/message-bus"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	// DefaultPortRange is the range of ports used for MCP communication between the players.
 	DefaultPortRange      = "30000:30100"
 	defaultConfigLocation = "/etc/config/config.json"
+	defaultTlsConfig      = "/etc/tls"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -55,6 +58,16 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+
+	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	if config.TlsEnabled {
+		var err error
+		tlsConfig, err = utils.CreateTLSConfig(defaultTlsConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var upstreamConfig *DiscoveryClientTypedConfig
 	if config.Slave {
 		upstreamConfig = &DiscoveryClientTypedConfig{
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 			ConnectTimeout: config.ConnectTimeout,
 		}
 	}
-	client, mode, err := NewClient(upstreamConfig, logger, errCh)
+	client, mode, err := NewClient(upstreamConfig, tlsConfig, logger, errCh)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -86,7 +99,7 @@ func main() {
 // NewClient returns a new client with parameters specific to the server mode. If upstreamClient is defined, the client
 // will be configured to forward incoming events to an upstream master server. With upstreamClient set to nil, the
 // service is considered to be the master service.
-func NewClient(upstreamConfig *types.DiscoveryClientTypedConfig, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, errCh chan error) (*cl.Client, string, error) {
+func NewClient(upstreamConfig *types.DiscoveryClientTypedConfig, tlsConfig *tls.Config, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, errCh chan error) (*cl.Client, string, error) {
 	logger.Debug("Creating new discovery client")
 	mode := ModeMaster
 	client := &cl.Client{}
@@ -105,6 +118,7 @@ func NewClient(upstreamConfig *types.DiscoveryClientTypedConfig, logger *zap.Sug
 			ConnectTimeout: upstreamConfig.ConnectTimeout,
 			Logger:         logger,
 			Context:        context.Background(),
+			TlsConfig:      tlsConfig,
 		}
 		client, err = c.NewClient(grpcClientConf)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -181,10 +195,12 @@ func ParseConfig(path string) (*DiscoveryTypedConfig, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("invalid connection timeout format: %v", err))
 	}
+
 	return &DiscoveryTypedConfig{
 		FrontendURL:        conf.FrontendURL,
 		MasterHost:         conf.MasterHost,
 		MasterPort:         conf.MasterPort,
+		TlsEnabled:         conf.TlsEnabled,
 		Slave:              conf.Slave,
 		StateTimeout:       stateTimeout,
 		ComputationTimeout: computationTimeout,

cmd/discovery/main_test.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Main", func() {
 		}
 		logger := zap.NewNop().Sugar()
 		errCh := make(chan error)
-		cl, mode, err := NewClient(conf, logger, errCh)
+		cl, mode, err := NewClient(conf, nil, logger, errCh)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(mode).To(Equal(ModeSlave))
 		Expect(cl).NotTo(BeNil())

cmd/ephemeral/main.go

@@ -5,26 +5,30 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/amphora"
 	"github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/castor"
 	. "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/ephemeral"
 	l "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/utils"
 
-	. "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/types"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
+	. "github.com/carbynestack/ephemeral/pkg/types"
+
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultConfig = "/etc/config/config.json"
-	defaultPort   = "8080"
+	defaultConfig    = "/etc/config/config.json"
+	defaultTlsConfig = "/etc/tls"
+	defaultPort      = "8080"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -144,6 +148,15 @@ func InitTypedConfig(conf *SPDZEngineConfig) (*SPDZEngineTypedConfig, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	if conf.TlsEnabled {
+		var err error
+		tlsConfig, err = utils.CreateTLSConfig(defaultTlsConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &SPDZEngineTypedConfig{
 		NetworkEstablishTimeout: networkEstablishTimeout,
 		RetrySleep:              retrySleep,
@@ -168,5 +181,7 @@ func InitTypedConfig(conf *SPDZEngineConfig) (*SPDZEngineTypedConfig, error) {
 		},
 		StateTimeout:       stateTimeout,
 		ComputationTimeout: computationTimeout,
+		TlsEnabled:         conf.TlsEnabled,
+		TlsConfig:          tlsConfig,
 	}, nil
 }