Commit 8c96614a authored by Diego Louzán's avatar Diego Louzán Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

docs: add full omnibus example for smime signing

- minor style corrections
- document rsa keys limitation
parent 2b06f615
...@@ -11,29 +11,56 @@ S/MIME signs and/or encrypts the message itself ...@@ -11,29 +11,56 @@ S/MIME signs and/or encrypts the message itself
## Enable S/MIME signing ## Enable S/MIME signing
This setting must be explicitly enabled and a single pair of key and certificate This setting must be explicitly enabled and a single pair of key and certificate
files must be provided in `gitlab.rb` or `gitlab.yml` if you are using Omnibus files must be provided:
GitLab or installed GitLab from source respectively:
```yaml - Both files must be PEM-encoded.
email_smime: - The key file must be unencrypted so that GitLab can read it without user
intervention.
- Only RSA keys are supported.
NOTE: **Note:** Be mindful of the access levels for your private keys and visibility to
third parties.
**For Omnibus installations:**
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and adapt the file paths:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['gitlab_email_smime_enabled'] = true
gitlab_rails['gitlab_email_smime_key_file'] = '/etc/gitlab/ssl/gitlab_smime.key'
gitlab_rails['gitlab_email_smime_cert_file'] = '/etc/gitlab/ssl/gitlab_smime.crt'
```
1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
NOTE: **Note:** The key needs to be readable by the GitLab system user (`git` by default).
**For installations from source:**
1. Edit `config/gitlab.yml`:
```yaml
email_smime:
# Uncomment and set to true if you need to enable email S/MIME signing (default: false)
enabled: true enabled: true
# S/MIME private key file in PEM format, unencrypted
# Default is '.gitlab_smime_key' relative to Rails.root (i.e. root of the GitLab app).
key_file: /etc/pki/smime/private/gitlab.key key_file: /etc/pki/smime/private/gitlab.key
# S/MIME public certificate key in PEM format, will be attached to signed messages
# Default is '.gitlab_smime_cert' relative to Rails.root (i.e. root of the GitLab app).
cert_file: /etc/pki/smime/certs/gitlab.crt cert_file: /etc/pki/smime/certs/gitlab.crt
``` ```
- Both files must be provided PEM-encoded. 1. Save the file and [restart GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) for the changes to take effect.
- The key file must be unencrypted so that Gitlab can read it without user
intervention.
NOTE: **Note:** Be mindful of the access levels for your private keys and visibility to NOTE: **Note:** The key needs to be readable by the GitLab system user (`git` by default).
third parties.
### How to convert S/MIME PKCS#12 / PFX format to PEM encoding ### How to convert S/MIME PKCS#12 / PFX format to PEM encoding
Typically S/MIME certificates are handled in binary PKCS#12 format (`.pfx` or `.p12` Typically S/MIME certificates are handled in binary PKCS#12 format (`.pfx` or `.p12`
extensions), which contain the following in a single encrypted file: extensions), which contain the following in a single encrypted file:
- Server certificate - Public certificate
- Intermediate certificates (if any) - Intermediate certificates (if any)
- Private key - Private key
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