Scripts for signing using PKCS11 library on GitHub
Set up DigiCert® KeyLocker, client tools and integrate them with GitHub Actions for automation into a CI/CD pipeline.
Prerequisites
GitHub Action build system
Any operating system that supports Java on GitHub Actions
JDK installed on the agent
DigiCert® KeyLocker credentials
DigiCert® KeyLocker client tools
Client tools
DigiCert® KeyLocker clients can be downloaded in a package.
Download client tools
Sign in to DigiCert ONE.
Navigate to DigiCert® KeyLocker > Resources > Client tool repository.
Select your operating system.
Click the download icon next to DigiCert® KeyLocker clients.
Create PKCS11 configuration file
To create a configuration file with the path to this shared library:
Open an integrated development environment (IDE) or plain text editor.
Copy and paste the following text into the editor:
Save the file as pkcs11properties.cfg.
Move the pkcs11properties.cfg file to the same location as the PKCS11 library.
Set PATH environment variables
Operating systems use the environment variable called PATH to determine where executable files are stored on your system. Use the PATH environment variable to store the file path to your signing tools to ensure that the CLI can reference these signing tools.
User authentication
DigiCert® KeyLocker enforces multifactor authentication for security. To access keypairs, certificates, and sign code, you need to set up two types of credentials: an API token and an authentication certificate.
Create an API token
The API token is an authentication method used to verify you as a user and your permissions assigned in DigiCert ONE. The API token provides the first factor authentication.
Follow these steps to generate an API token:
Sign in to DigiCert ONE.
Select the profile icon (top-right).
Select Admin Profile.
Scroll down to API Tokens.
Select Create API token.
Note
The API token is only shown once, securely store the API key to use it later.
Create an authentication certificate
The client authentication certificate is an authentication method used to verify you as a user and your permissions assigned in DigiCert ONE. The client authentication certificate provides the second factor authentication.
Follow these steps to create a client authentication certificate:
Sign in to DigiCert ONE.
Select the profile icon (top-right).
Select Admin Profile.
Scroll down to Authentication certificates.
Select Create authentication certificate.
Note
The client authentication certificate password shown after creating an client authentication certificate cannot be accessed again, download the certificate and securely store the password to use it later.
DigiCert® KeyLocker environment variables
Set the following environment variables:
Variable | Description |
---|---|
SM_API_KEY | Provide your API token. |
SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE | Provide your client authentication certificate. |
SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD | Provide your client certificate password. |
SM_HOST | Provide your host environment. |
PKCS11_CONFIG | Provide the path to the PKCS11 configuration file. |
SM_TLS_SKIP_VERIFY | Enter true to disable or false to enable TLS verification on client side. |
Integration with GitHub Action
Set certificate file in environment variables
Identify your downloaded client authentication certificate.
Encode the file to base64. For encoding run command:
base64 file_name
In GitHub Secrets add a new repository secret with: Name = SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 Value = encoded value from base64 file_name
Setup certificate file for signing using this command:
- name: Setup Certificate run: | echo "${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}" | base64 --decode > /d/Certificate_pkcs12.p12 shell: bash
Environment variables setup for GitHub Actions
The client tools need these environment variables to connect with DigiCert® KeyLocker. To integrate environment variables as GitHub secrets:
Access GitHub repository
Select Settings
Select Secrets > Actions
Select New repository secret
The values for these environment variables:
Environment variables | Description |
---|---|
SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD | Password from client authentication certificate setup. |
SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 | Base64-encoded text of the certificate, downloaded from client authentication certificate setup. |
SM_HOST | The path to the DigiCert ONE portal with client authorization. NoteIn most cases, this path stays as it is unless you are connecting to a self-hosted instance of the DigiCert ONE product. |
SM_API_KEY | The API token generated during API token setup. |
Command to set environment variables:
- name: Set variables
id: variables
run: |
echo "::set-output name=version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
echo "::set-output name=KEYPAIR_NAME::github-action-keypair"
echo "SM_HOST=${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "SM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE=D:\\Certificate_pkcs12.p12" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "C:\Program Files\DigiCert\DigiCert Keylocker Tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH
shell: bash
Note
The path for smtools is: "C:\Program Files\DigiCert\DigiCert Keylocker Tools".
Sign
Sign with Jarsigner:
- name: Signing using jarsigner run: | jarsigner -keystore NONE -storepass NONE -storetype PKCS11 -sigalg SHA256withRSA -providerClass sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11 -providerArg pkcs11properties.cfg -signedjar <Path to Output Signed Jar> <Path to the Jar to be Signed> <Keypair Certificate Name/Alias > -tsa http://timestamp.digicert.com shell: cmd
The input parameters for this example are the output path for the signed .jar file, the path to the .jar file to be signed, and the name or alias of the certificate to be used for signing.
Verify signature
Verify with Jarsigner:
- name: Jarsigner verify run: | jarsigner -verify <Path to Signed .jar> shell: cmd
The only input for this command is the path to the signed .jar file that needs to be verified.
Sample pipeline
name: 'build and release electron installer' on: push: tags: - 'v*' jobs: release: runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} strategy: matrix: os: [windows-latest] steps: - name: Check out Git repository uses: actions/checkout@v2 - name: Install Node.js, NPM and Yarn uses: actions/setup-node@v2 with: node-version: 14 - name: Setup Certificate run: | echo "${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}" | base64 --decode > /d/Certificate_pkcs12.p12 cat /d/Certificate_pkcs12.p12 shell: bash - name: Set variables id: variables run: | echo "::set-output name=version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" echo "::set-output name=KEYPAIR_NAME::github-action-keypair-test3" echo "SM_HOST=${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" echo "SM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE=D:\\Certificate_pkcs12.p12" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit" >> $GITHUB_PATH echo "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.8 Tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH echo "C:\Program Files\DigiCert\DigiCert Keylocker Tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH shell: bash - name: Setting up the client tools run: | curl -X GET https://one.digicert.com/signingmanager/api-ui/v1/releases/Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi/download -H "x-api-key:%SM_API_KEY%" -o Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi msiexec /i Keylockertools-windows-x64.msi /quiet /qn shell: cmd - name: create folder run: | mkdir D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\dist copy D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\UNSIGNED.jar D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\dist\UNSIGNED.jar - name: Signing using Jarsigner run: | jarsigner -keystore NONE -storepass NONE -storetype PKCS11 -sigalg SHA256withRSA -providerClass sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11 -providerArg D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\pkcs11properties.cfg -signedjar D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\dist\SIGNED.jar D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\dist\UNSIGNED.jar ${{ steps.variables.outputs.KEYPAIR_NAME }} -tsa http://timestamp.digicert.com - name: Jarsigner verify run: | jarsigner -verify D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\dist\SIGNED.jar - name: Upload artifacts uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2 with: name: ${{ matrix.os }} path: | dist
PKCS11 file content
name=signingmanager library=D:\a\github-action-electron\github-action-electron\smpkcs11.dll slotListIndex=0