OpenStack Security Group (OSSG): An Update On Our Progress And Plans

OpenStack Summit, Spring 2014. Originally organized in Fall 2012, the OpenStack Security Group (OSSG) now fills many critical security roles within the OpenStack Community. From assisting the Vulnerability Management Team (VMT) to consulting with projects about security best practices and testing technique, the OSSG has kept very busy. This talk will highlight the group's recent work and set the direction for future work. Anyone interested in OpenStack security should attend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irLQq9iDTBs

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1. OpenStack Security Group
   (OSSG)
   An Update On Our Progress And Plans
   Bryan D. Payne Robert Clark Nathan Kinder
   

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2. Agenda
   ● What is OSSG?
   ● What have we been doing?
   ● What are OSSG’s plans?
   ● How you can help!
   

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3. Introduction
   

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4. OSSG Overview
   ● Working to improve security in OpenStack
   ○ Hardening, Deployment, Compliance, etc
   ● Currently over 150 members
   ● Regular meetings and discussions
   ○ Weekly IRC meetings
   ○ openstack-security mailing list
   https://launchpad.net/~openstack-ossg
   

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5. OSSG Contributions
   ● Documentation
   ● Code Review
   ● Threat Analysis & Review
   ● Assist VMT with Vulnerability Triage
   

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6. Icehouse Cycle Updates
   ● OpenStack Security Notes
   ● Threat Analysis & Review
   ● OSSG Lead Elections
   

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7. Plans
   

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8. Projects
   Threat Analysis
   Jenkins Enhancements
   Developer Security Guidelines
   Static Analysis
   Cryptography Review
   Tempest Modules
   OpenStack Security Guide
   OpenStack
   Security
   OpenStack Security Notes
   

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9. Key Projects
   Threat Analysis
   Jenkins Enhancements
   Developer Security Guidelines
   Static Analysis
   Cryptography Review
   Tempest Modules
   OpenStack Security Guide
   OpenStack
   Security
   OpenStack Security Notes
   

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10. Best Practices
    Threat Analysis
    Jenkins Enhancements
    Developer Security Guidelines
    Static Analysis
    Cryptography Review
    Tempest Modules
    OpenStack Security Guide
    OpenStack
    Security
    OpenStack Security Notes
    

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11. Stretch Goals
    Threat Analysis
    Jenkins Enhancements
    Developer Security Guidelines
    Static Analysis
    Cryptography Review
    Tempest Modules
    OpenStack Security Guide
    OpenStack
    Security
    OpenStack Security Notes
    

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12. Key Projects
    Threat Analysis
    OpenStack
    Security
    OpenStack Security Notes
    OpenStack Security Guide
    ● Primary Focus
    ● Already Providing Value
    ● Individually Lead Projects
    ● Good opportunity for new
    contributors
    ● Significant Domain
    Expertise
    

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13. Best Practices
    OpenStack
    Security
    Developer Security Guidelines
    Cryptography Review
    ● Skeleton Projects
    ● Bootstrapped
    ● Ready to provide value
    ● Maturity Indicators
    ● Low bar to entry
    ● OSSG support
    ● Demonstrated need
    

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14. Stretch Goals
    Jenkins Enhancements
    Tempest Modules
    OpenStack
    Security
    Static Analysis
    ● Not really in scope
    ● Some easy wins
    ● Separately Lead Projects
    ● Waiting on outside
    innovation
    ● Codify Security
    Guidelines
    ● Higher bar to entry
    ● Jenkins - Job Writing
    ● Infrastructure Hooks
    ● Tempest - Template /
    Test
    

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15. Threat Analysis
    

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16. Threat Analysis
    ● Community Lead
    ● Growing list of participants
    ● Keystone review in flight
    ● Others to follow
    ● Similar lines to OWASP T/M
    https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Security/Threat_Analysis
    

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17. Threat Analysis
    

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18. Threat Analysis
    ● Calling on major players to contribute
    ● We are all missing things
    ● Massive duplication of effort
    ● Others to follow
    ● Delta reviews
    

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19. OpenStack Security Notes
    (OSSN)
    

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20. What are Security Notes?
    ● Notices for security related issues that do not
    qualify as vulnerabilities or advisories
    (OSSA).
    ● Intended to raise awareness of security
    issues that can be mitigated without code
    changes.
    ● Security related “knowledge base”.
    

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21. Security Note Examples
    ● OSSN-0013 - Some versions of Glance do not apply property protections as expected
    ● OSSN-0012 - OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability can lead to OpenStack compromise
    ● OSSN-0011 - Heat templates with invalid references allows unintended network access
    ● OSSN-0010 - Sample Keystone v3 policy exposes privilege escalation vulnerability
    ● OSSN-0009 - Potential token revocation abuse via group membership
    ● OSSN-0008 - DoS style attack on noVNC server can lead to service interruption or disruption
    ● OSSN-0007 - Live migration instructions recommend unsecured libvirt remote access
    

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22. Security Note Publishing
    ● Published to the user and development
    mailing lists.
    ○ openstack@lists.openstack.org
    ○ openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
    ● Published on the OpenStack wiki
    ○ https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Security_Notes
    ● Listed in the OpenStack Community Weekly
    Newsletter.
    

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23. Process Changes (since Havana)
    ● Creation and review process has been formalized.
    ○ https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Security/Security_Note_Process
    ○ Gerrit workflow is used for reviews.
    ● Security Notes are published to the OpenStack wiki.
    ○ https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Security/Security_Notes
    ● Security Notes are uniquely identified.
    ○ OSSN-0001, OSSN-0002, etc.
    

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24. Process Changes (results)
    ● Increased output
    ○ 3 OSSN published during Havana cycle.
    ○ 10 OSSN published during Icehouse cycle.
    ● Increased quality
    ○ Gerrit allows for more granular review feedback.
    ○ Approval requires review by 2 OSSG core members
    and PTL or core member of affected project(s).
    

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25. Future Improvements
    ● Publish Security Notes into the OpenStack
    Security Guide.
    ● Add automatic gate jobs for formatting
    checks and automatic publishing.
    ● Review published Security Notes to identify
    ways of preventing similar future issues.
    

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26. OpenStack Security Guide
    

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27. OpenStack Security Guide
    ● Created summer 2013
    ● Converted to docbook
    ● Edits through gerrit
    ● Ramping up maintenance
    and editing efforts
    http://docs.openstack.org/sec/
    

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28. Getting Involved
    

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29. OpenStack Projects “The Glue”
    ● Improve available security
    ● Document best practices
    ● Simplify security compliance
    ● Work with builders, ops, users
    

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30. Ways to Participate
    ● Key Projects
    ● Best Practices
    ● IRC meetings
    ● Code reviews
    ● Mailing list
    ● Relationship management
    OSSG
    

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31. Questions
    

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