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Example of using the JWT library

This example demonstrates how to use of the adapted JWT library in a KasperskyOS-based solution.

Table of contents

• Example of using the JWT library
  • Table of contents
  • Solution overview
    • List of programs
    • Initialization description
    • Security policy description
  • Getting started
    • Prerequisites
    • Structure of example directory
    • Building and running the example
      • QEMU
      • Hardware
      • CMake input files
  • Usage

Solution overview

List of programs

• WebServer—Civetweb web server
• TokenService—User authentication subsystem
• VfsRamFs—Program that supports RamFS file system
• VfsNet—Networking program
• Dhcpcd—DHCP client implementation program that gets network interface parameters from an external DHCP server in the background and passes them to the virtual file system
• TlsEntity—TLS terminator
• BlobContainer—Program that loads dynamic libraries used by other programs into shared memory
• RAMDisk—Block device driver of a virtual drive in RAM
• EntropyEntity—Random number generator
• DNetSrv—Driver for working with network cards
• Bcm2711MboxArmToVc—Mailbox driver for Raspberry Pi 4 B

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Initialization description

Statically created IPC channels for a basic solution

• jwt_example.WebServer → kl.VfsNet
• jwt_example.WebServer → kl.VfsRamFs
• jwt_example.WebServer → jwt_example.TokenService
• jwt_example.WebServer → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• jwt_example.WebServer → kl.TlsEntity
• wt_example.TokenService → kl.VfsRamFs
• wt_example.TokenService → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.VfsRamFs → kl.drivers.RAMDisk
• kl.VfsRamFs → kl.EntropyEntity
• kl.VfsRamFs → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.VfsNet → kl.EntropyEntity
• kl.VfsNet → kl.drivers.DNetSrv
• kl.VfsNet → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.rump.Dhcpcd → kl.VfsRamFs
• kl.rump.Dhcpcd → kl.VfsNet
• kl.rump.Dhcpcd → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.TlsEntity → kl.EntropyEntity
• kl.TlsEntity → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.TlsEntity → kl.VfsNet
• kl.TlsEntity → kl.VfsRamFs
• kl.drivers.RAMDisk → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.EntropyEntity → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.drivers.DNetSrv → kl.drivers.Bcm2711MboxArmToVc
• kl.drivers.DNetSrv → kl.bc.BlobContainer
• kl.drivers.Bcm2711MboxArmToVc → kl.bc.BlobContainer

The ./einit/src/init.yaml.in template is used to automatically generate part of the solution initialization description file init.yaml. For more information about the init.yaml.in template file, see the KasperskyOS Community Edition Online Help.

Security policy description

The ./einit/psl/security.psl.in template is used to automatically generate part of the security.psl file using CMake tools. The security.psl file contains part of a solution security policy description. For more information about the security.psl file, see Describing a security policy for a KasperskyOS-based solution.

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Getting started

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have installed the latest version of the KasperskyOS Community Edition SDK.

Structure of example directory

When you develop a KasperskyOS-based solution, use the recommended structure of project directories to simplify usage of CMake scripts.

.
├── kos
│   ├── example
│   │   ├── build            —Generated directory with KasperskyOS build artifacts
│   │   ├── einit            —Source files and CMakeList.txt for the Einit program
│   │   ├── resources        —Files of EDL and IDL descriptions and other configuration files of the solution
│   │   ├── token_service    —Sources files and CMakeList.txt for the TokenService program
│   │   ├── utils            —Source files for work with the IPC message arena
│   │   ├── web_server       —Sources files and CMakeList.txt for the WebServer program
│   │   ├── CMakeLists.txt   —CMake file containing the build instructions
│   │   ├── cross-build.sh   —Script for building a solution with the example

Building and running the example

The example is built using the CMake build system, which is provided in the KasperskyOS Community Edition SDK.

The SDK_PREFIX environment variables affects the build of the example. It specifies the path to the installed version of the KasperskyOS Community Edition SDK.

Run the following command ./cross-build.sh <TARGET> [-s SDK_PATH], where:

• TARGET can take one of the following values: qemu for QEMU or hw for Raspberry Pi 4 B or Radxa ROCK 3A.
• SDK_PATH specifies the path to the installed version of the KasperskyOS Community Edition SDK. If not specified, the path defined in the SDK_PREFIX environment variable is used. The value specified in -s option takes precedence over the value of the SDK_PREFIX environment variable.

For example, review the following command:

$ ./cross-build.sh qemu -s /opt/KasperskyOS-Community-Edition-<version>

The command builds the example with the built-in JWT library and runs the KasperskyOS-based solution image on QEMU. The solution image is based on the SDK found in the /opt/KasperskyOS-Community-Edition-<version> path, where version is the latest version number of the KasperskyOS Community Edition SDK.

QEMU

Running cross-build.sh creates a KasperskyOS-based solution image that includes the example. The kos-qemu-image solution image is located in the ./build/einit directory.

The cross-build.sh script both builds the example on QEMU and runs it.

Hardware

Running cross-build.sh creates a KasperskyOS-based solution image that includes the example and a bootable SD card image for Raspberry Pi 4 B or Radxa ROCK 3A. The kos-image solution image is located in the ./build/einit directory. The hdd.img bootable SD card image is located in the ./build directory.

1. To copy the bootable SD card image to the SD card, connect the SD card to the computer and run the following command:

   $ sudo dd bs=64k if=build/hdd.img of=/dev/sd[X] conv=fsync,

   where [X] is the final character in the name of the SD card block device.

2. Connect the bootable SD card to the Raspberry Pi 4 B or Radxa ROCK 3A.

3. Supply power to the Raspberry Pi 4 B or Radxa ROCK 3A and wait for the example to run.

You can also use an alternative option to prepare and run the example:

1. Prepare the required hardware platform and a bootable SD card to run the example by following the instructions:
   • Raspberry Pi 4 B.
   • Radxa ROCK 3A.
2. Run the example by following the instructions in the KasperskyOS Community Edition Online Help.

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CMake input files

./einit/CMakeLists.txt—CMake commands for building the Einit program and the solution image.

./token_service/CMakeLists.txt—CMake commands for building the TokenService program.

./web_server/CMakeLists.txt—CMake commands for building the WebServer program.

./CMakeLists.txt—CMake commands for building the solution.

Usage

After building and running the example, follow these steps:

1. Wait until the following message appears in the standard output:

   [WebServer] WebServer started (port: 1106)
   

2. Open the page https://localhost:1106 (when running the example on QEMU) or https://<Hardware IP address>:1106 (when running the example on Raspberry Pi 4 B or Radxa ROCK 3A) in your browser. The browser will display the index page containing an authentication prompt.

3. Click the Get data button. The browser will display the Wrong token or token service unavailable message with the following information in the standard output:

   [WebServer]  Local URL: /getdata
   [WebServer]  Request: GET
   [WebServer]  RequestURI: /getdata
   [TokenService] Token parse error: signature format is incorrect
   

4. Click the Get JWT button. The TokenService program uses the values in the variables payloadKey and payloadValue to create the JWT token. The browser will display the generated token in the JWT field. The standard output will show information about the generated JWT token:

   [WebServer]  Local URL: /gettoken
   [WebServer]  Request: GET
   [WebServer]  RequestURI: /gettoken
   [TokenService] *** [GetJWTToken] ***
   

5. Click the Get data button. The browser will display the Data access succeeded with the following information in the standard output:

   [WebServer]  Local URL: /getdata
   [WebServer]  Request: GET
   [WebServer]  RequestURI: /getdata
   [TokenService]  HEADER: {"alg":"HS256","typ":"JWT"}
   [TokenService] PAYLOAD: {"secret":"TOKEN"}
   

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