Re: [openstack-dev] [cinder][nova]Move encryptors to os-brick

2015-11-24 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Hi Lisa, In regards to your comment about the duplication of key management code in Cinder and Nova, there was a long-term plan to replace that code with a shared library when the encryption feature was implemented. The key manager code has been moved to its own library, Castellan [1]. The pl

[openstack-dev] [nova][cinder] Deprecating ConfKeyManager (fixed-key key manager)

2015-12-30 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
All, Please reply or send me an email if you are using the ConfKeyManager (fixed-key key manager) in deployment for volume encryption or ephemeral storage encryption. You can check this by looking at the [keymgr] section, api_class entry of nova.conf or cinder.conf. The ConfKeyManager was only int

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova][cinder] Deprecating ConfKeyManager (fixed-key key manager)

2016-01-04 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
> The fixed key manager is useful for easy testing (we're using it in the > gate in places where barbican isn't available). Is there anything > equivalent with Catellan? > > -Sean > > -- > Sean Dague > http://dague.net There is no fixed-key back end with Castellan. I agree that using a f

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova][cinder] Deprecating ConfKeyManager (fixed-key key manager)

2016-01-05 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
>> Aiming toward tests that mirror real-world deployment is certainly a >> good thing, but I don't think we should remove ConfKeyManager. >> >> We will want to maintain the ability to test these Cinder/Nova code >> paths in development environments or in some automated environments >> without requi

[openstack-dev] [Barbican] Nominating Dave Mccowan for Barbican core

2015-09-08 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
+1, Dave has been a key contributor, and his code reviews are thoughtful. Kaitlin I'd like to nominate Dave Mccowan for the Barbican core review team. He has been an active contributor both in doing relevant code pieces and making useful and thorough revie

Re: [openstack-dev] [barbican] Using KMIP with Barbican (Utkarsh Simha)

2015-03-25 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Hi Utkarsh, Specifying "kmip_plugin" in the barbican-api.conf is the correct way to configure the plugin. In my previous debugging experience, I've found that I get CryptoPluginNotFound if an error occurred during the plugin's __init__ method. For the KMIP plugin, this means the key file permissio

Re: [openstack-dev] [barbican] Utilizing the KMIP plugin

2015-04-06 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Hi Chris, I would be happy to help you with the trouble you've encountered using the KMIP plugin. From what you've described, it sounds like you have everything set up correctly. If you've specified kmip_plugin under enabled_secret_store_plugins, then the reason it would give you SecretStorePlugin

[openstack-dev] [oslo][barbican][castellan] Proposal to rename Castellan to oslo.keymanager

2017-03-13 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Proposed library name: Rename Castellan to oslo.keymanager Proposed library mission/motivation: Castellan's goal is to provide a generic key manager interface that projects can use for their key manager needs, e.g., storing certificates or generating keys for encrypting data. The interface passes

Re: [openstack-dev] [oslo][barbican][castellan] Proposal to rename Castellan to oslo.keymanager

2017-03-16 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
​​This thread has generated quite the discussion, so I will try to address a few points in this email, echoing a lot of what Dave said. Clint originally explained what we are trying to solve very well. The hope was that the rename would emphasize that Castellan is just a basic interface that suppo

Re: [openstack-dev] [barbican][castellan] How to share secrets in barbican

2017-03-30 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
>    As i known, the secrets are saved in a user's domain, and other  > project/user can not retrieve the secrets. >    But i have a situation that many users need retrieve a same secret. > >    After looking into the castellan usage,  I see the method that saving the  >credentials in configuratio

Re: [openstack-dev] [barbican] Nominating Jeremy Liu for Barbican Core

2017-04-24 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
> Barbicaneers, please indicate your agreement by responding with +1. +1 from me. Jeremy has been a valuable contributor for the past several development cycles. Kaitlin __ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage

Re: [openstack-dev] [nova][cinder][barbican] Why is Cinder creating symmetric keys in Barbican for use with encrypted volumes?

2017-05-31 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Lee, a few thoughts on your previous email. Many of the details I think you already know, but I'm clarifying for posterity's sake: > However the only supported disk encryption formats on the front-end at > present are plain (dm-crypt) and LUKS, neither of which use the supplied > key

[openstack-dev] Janney 2.0 "Data Protection in OpenStack" Summary Presentation

2017-09-21 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Hi everyone, I will be presenting a recap of the "Data Protection in OpenStack" presentation from IEEE CLOUD on Monday, September 25th at 4 PM in Central Spark. The OpenStack team wrote the paper, and the funding came from the Janney 2.0 "Engage" awards. https://aplweb.jhuapl.edu/news/Pages/J

[openstack-dev] [barbican][castellan] Stepping down from core

2018-02-28 Thread Farr, Kaitlin M.
Hi Barbicaneers,   I will be moving on to other projects at work and will not have time to contribute to OpenStack anymore.  I am stepping down as core reviewer as I will not be able to maintain my responsibilities.  It's been a great 4.5 years working on OpenStack and a fulfilling 3 years as a