I see.

So, the filter will look like this?

   SunPKCS11-Name.Signature.*,!*.Signature.*,*

--Max

> On May 25, 2023, at 6:40 PM, Martin Balao <mba...@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Max,
> 
> In this example, we want certificates validation from SUN but signature 
> verification from SunPKCS11 (only). The problem with the current design is 
> that there could be a signature algorithm implemented in SUN but not in 
> SunPKCS11. If that is the case, there is no way to prevent SUN from verifying 
> the signature: any order of security providers preference (i.e. SUN -> 
> SunPKCS11 or SunPKCS11 -> SUN) would lead to SUN bringing the implementation. 
> What we propose is a way to cherry-pick what we want (or what we don't) from 
> each security provider in a configurable way.
> 
> Regards,
> Martin.-
> 
> 
> On 5/24/23 18:30, Wei-Jun Wang wrote:
>>> On May 24, 2023, at 5:03 PM, Martin Balao <mba...@redhat.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> To better illustrate, let's say that the user requires that all 
>>>>> cryptographic operations are performed in a Hardware Security Module 
>>>>> (HSM). On the OpenJDK side, this means that the implementation for 
>>>>> Cipher, Signature, Mac and other cryptographic services must be the one 
>>>>> in the SunPKCS11 security provider. Let's also suppose that other 
>>>>> non-cryptographic services such as those for certificates validation and 
>>>>> TLS are required, and their implementation is in the SUN and SunJSSE 
>>>>> security providers respectively. Setting SunPKCS11 at the highest 
>>>>> priority of the list is not a strong guarantee to ensure that all 
>>>>> cryptographic operations come from it: it's possible that an algorithm 
>>>>> for Signature is not implemented in SunPKCS11 or in its underlying token 
>>>>> but in the SUN security provider. Disabling the SUN security provider 
>>>>> wouldn't be an option in this case because we need its certificates 
>>>>> validation service.
>> You listed "Signature" as one of the "cryptographic services", but signature 
>> verification is also used in "certificates validation" which is a 
>> "non-cryptographic service". Do you mean signing must be in SunPKCS11 but 
>> verification needn't be? How do you configure that?
>> Thanks,
>> Max
> 

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