Bug 859968 – IPA browser configuration won't work on Firefox >= 15

Bug 859968 - IPA browser configuration won't work on Firefox >= 15

Summary:	IPA browser configuration won't work on Firefox >= 15

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

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Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	ipa (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.4
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	medium Severity unspecified
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Rob Crittenden
QA Contact:	IDM QE LIST
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Blocks:	872085
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Reported:	2012-09-24 10:13 EDT by Dmitri Pal
Modified:	2013-02-21 04:19 EST (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	ipa-3.0.0-3.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: Firefox of version 15 or newer does not allow signed JavaScript jars to gain escalated privileges allowing then to for example change browser configuration. Consequence: Identity Management browser auto-configuration signed .jar will to configure the browser to be able to access Web UI via Kerberos authentication. This affects all Firefox browsers of version 15 or newer. Fix: Identity Management is now deployed with own Firefox extension capable of configuring the browser for Kerberos authentication. Result: Firefox users of all supported browser versions can take advantage of browser auto-configuration and authenticate via Kerberos.
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Last Closed:	2013-02-21 04:19:55 EST
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browser configuation page works (230.95 KB, image/png) 2013-01-28 12:58 EST, Xiyang Dong	no flags	Details
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2013:0528	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: ipa security, bug fix and enhancement update	2013-02-21 03:22:21 EST

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Description Dmitri Pal 2012-09-24 10:13:10 EDT

This bug is created as a clone of upstream ticket:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3094

netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege() call was deprecated in Firefox 15 and can't be used.

It completely breaks IPA browser configuration in signed .jar file. (https://test.example.com/ipa/config/browserconfig.html).

FF team recommends to make FF extension for any code which uses privileged code.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546848
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757046

I think making FF extension just for configuring kerberos auth for one site is bad. I propose to give priority to ticket #823

We can offer configuration steps for: FF <= 14, FF >= 15, IE and Chrome. For FF <= 14 I would keep the configure.jar method.

Comment 2 Namita Soman 2012-10-01 13:05:28 EDT

I can run the UI on FF15. So please provide steps to recreate the issue described here.

Comment 3 Martin Kosek 2012-10-02 03:20:50 EDT

(In reply to comment #2)
> I can run the UI on FF15. So please provide steps to recreate the issue
> described here.

But can you authenticate with your Kerberos ticket? Authentication via user+password is not affected with this issue.

Comment 4 Petr Vobornik 2012-10-02 06:46:17 EDT

In https://<ipa server>/config/browserconfig.html there is the 'configure browser' button. In FF 15 it doesn't do anything (from user perspective). There is an error in web console (Ctrl+Shift+K), but user can't see it. 

The outcome is that we can't configure automatically FF config options like network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris and therefore, as Martin wrote, SSO doesn't work (if not configured manually).

Comment 5 Rob Crittenden 2012-10-05 11:58:50 EDT

Fixed upstream.

This provides a new Firefox extension for 15+. Older browsers will rely on the signed javascript file.

master:
696fce5c8d4e480c6a731686c8952a4e7ace575f
247a3a43b7fb9eac9af9497e61cdc9c964bee4ff
206b6ca04b0e06b3bebf34d985f5310489fd7aac
b4e19509c034942a4f6bc99c371774a0944b65eb
4e72bc7fc8e8cc677d67919cde70eb1df47f1d81

ipa-3-0:
1212e867986aca1f030433f9f40908361629198c
e13a88a2e59a6cdee806fdc4a619a22bba9c3f35
2ba1fb5f87875a8793aad35224cb24d3b89f9883
8b9d0e1160683f0a759c5818f0aab8c2c18bf802 
f9bafb2958c3ea1e60856f21a28776026de2b305

Comment 8 Xiyang Dong 2013-01-28 12:58:05 EST

Created attachment 689183 [details]
browser configuation page works

verified in firefox ESR 10.0.10,which corresponds with Firefox 16.0.2

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2013-02-21 04:19:55 EST

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0528.html

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