On 19/02/2015 11:28, lucast wrote:
Dear forum,
Reading the Apache Wicket Guide on URL Encryption in detail
<https://wicket.apache.org/guide/guide/security.html#security_4> , the
section suggests that simply calling
is not enough for url encryption at production level.
Further down on that section, there is one recommendation of making the url
encryption stronger:
Is simply adding *getSecuritySettings().setCryptFactory(new
KeyInSessionSunJceCryptFactory())*; line enough to make the URLs on my
application better as suggested on URL Encryption in detail
<https://wicket.apache.org/guide/guide/security.html#security_4> ?
My impression is that maybe it isn't since I understand
KeyInSessionSunJceCryptFactory is the default CryptFactory for the
application.
Well no, the default one is CachingSunJceCryptFactory which does NOT
generate a separate key for each user. On the contrary
KeyInSessionSunJceCryptFactory creates a different key for each user
(session). It uses a password-based algorithm to encrypt/decrypt urls
which is secure enough for this purpose.
In addition to this, CryptoMapper(IRequestMapper wrappedMapper, Application
application) API Doc states that: "For better security it is recommended to
use CryptoMapper(IRequestMapper, IProvider) with a specific ICrypt
implementation that generates a separate key for each user.
KeyInSessionSunJceCryptFactory provides such an implementation that stores
the key in the HTTP session."
Does the above sentence mean that one ought to implement a CryptProvider
class using KeyInSessionSunJceCryptFactory or something better/stronger ?
Encryption and security are not my forte and at the same time I admit I am
looking for an out-of-the-box solution where I can just simply carry on
implementing the rest of my wicket app.
Thanks in advance,
Lucas
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