Ping Identity Devops

Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - pingfederate

Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - pingfederate

This docker image includes the Ping Identity PingFederate product binaries and associated hook scripts to create and run both PingFederate Admin and Engine nodes.

  • pingidentity/pingbase - Parent Image

    This image inherits inherits, and can use, Environment Variables from pingidentity/pingbase

  • pingidentity/pingcommon - Common Ping files (i.e. hook scripts)

Environment Variables

In addition to environment variables inherited from pingidentity/pingbase, the following environment ENV variables can be used with this image.

ENV Variable Default Description

BASE

${BASE:-/opt}

ROOT_USER

administrator

the default administrative user for PingData

JAVA_HOME

/opt/java

STAGING_DIR

${BASE}/staging

Path to the staging area where the remote and local server profiles can be merged

OUT_DIR

${BASE}/out

Path to the runtime volume

SERVER_ROOT_DIR

${OUT_DIR}/instance

Path from which the runtime executes

IN_DIR

${BASE}/in

Location of a local server-profile volume

SERVER_BITS_DIR

${BASE}/server

Path to the server bits

BAK_DIR

${BASE}/backup

Path to a volume generically used to export or backup data

LOGS_DIR

${BASE}/logs

Path to a volume generically used for logging

PING_IDENTITY_ACCEPT_EULA

NO

Must be set to 'YES' for the container to start

PING_IDENTITY_DEVOPS_FILE

devops-secret

File name for devops-creds passed as a Docker secret

STAGING_MANIFEST

${BASE}/staging-manifest.txt

Path to a manifest of files expected in the staging dir on first image startup

CLEAN_STAGING_DIR

false

Whether to clean the staging dir when the image starts

SECRETS_DIR

/run/secrets

Default path to the secrets

TOPOLOGY_FILE

${STAGING_DIR}/topology.json

Path to the topology file

HOOKS_DIR

${STAGING_DIR}/hooks

Path where all the hooks scripts are stored

CONTAINER_ENV

${STAGING_DIR}/.env

Environment Property file use to share variables between scripts in container

SERVER_PROFILE_DIR

/tmp/server-profile

Path where the remote server profile is checked out or cloned before being staged prior to being applied on the runtime

SERVER_PROFILE_URL

A valid git HTTPS URL (not ssh)

SERVER_PROFILE_URL_REDACT

true

When set to "true", the server profile git URL will not be printed to container output.

SERVER_PROFILE_BRANCH

A valid git branch (optional)

SERVER_PROFILE_PATH

The subdirectory in the git repo

SERVER_PROFILE_UPDATE

false

Whether to update the server profile upon container restart

SECURITY_CHECKS_STRICT

false

Requires strict checks on security

SECURITY_CHECKS_FILENAME

.jwk .pin

Perform a check for filenames that may violate security (i.e. secret material)

UNSAFE_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR

If this is set to true, then the container will provide a hard warning and continue.

LICENSE_DIR

${SERVER_ROOT_DIR}

License directory

PD_LICENSE_DIR

${STAGING_DIR}/pd.profile/server-root/pre-setup

PD License directory. Separating from above LICENSE_DIR to differentiate for different products

STARTUP_FOREGROUND_OPTS

The command-line options to provide to the the startup command when the container starts with the server in the foreground. This is the normal start flow for the container

STARTUP_BACKGROUND_OPTS

The command-line options to provide to the the startup command when the container starts with the server in the background. This is the debug start flow for the container

PING_IDENTITY_DEVOPS_KEY_REDACT

true

TAIL_LOG_FILES

A whitespace separated list of log files to tail to the container standard output - DO NOT USE WILDCARDS like /path/to/logs/*.log

COLORIZE_LOGS

true

If 'true', the output logs will be colorized with GREENs and REDs, otherwise, no colorization will be done. This is good for tools that monitor logs and colorization gets in the way.

LOCATION

Docker

Location default value If PingDirectory is deployed in multi cluster mode, that is, K8S_CLUSTER, K8S_CLUSTERS and K8S_SEED_CLUSTER are defined, LOCATION is ignored and K8S_CLUSTER is used as the location

LOCATION_VALIDATION

true

Any string denoting a logical/physical location

MAX_HEAP_SIZE

384m

Heap size (for java products)

JVM_TUNING

AGGRESSIVE

JAVA_RAM_PERCENTAGE

75.0

Percentage of the container memory to allocate to PingFederate JVM DO NOT set to 100% or your JVM will exit with OutOfMemory errors and the container will terminate

VERBOSE

false

Triggers verbose messages in scripts using the set -x option.

PING_DEBUG

false

Set the server in debug mode, with increased output

PING_PRODUCT

The name of Ping product, i.e. PingFederate, PingDirectory - must be a valid Ping product type. This variable should be overridden by child images.

PING_PRODUCT_VALIDATION

true

i.e. PingFederate,PingDirectory

ADDITIONAL_SETUP_ARGS

List of setup arguments passed to Ping Data setup-arguments.txt file

LDAP_PORT

1389

Port over which to communicate for LDAP

LDAPS_PORT

1636

Port over which to communicate for LDAPS

HTTPS_PORT

1443

Port over which to communicate for HTTPS

JMX_PORT

1689

Port for monitoring over JMX protocol

ORCHESTRATION_TYPE

The type of orchestration tool used to run the container, normally set in the deployment (.yaml) file. Expected values include: - compose - swarm - kubernetes Defaults to blank (i.e. No type is set)

USER_BASE_DN

dc=example,dc=com

Base DN for user data

DOLLAR

'$'

Variable with a literal value of '$', to avoid unwanted variable substitution

PD_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PD (PingDirectory) public hostname that may be used in redirects

PD_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingdirectory

PD (PingDirectory) private hostname

PDP_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PDP (PingDirectoryProxy) public hostname that may be used in redirects

PDP_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingdirectoryproxy

PDP (PingDirectoryProxy) private hostname

PDS_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PDS (PingDataSync) public hostname that may be used in redirects

PDS_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingdatasync

PDS (PingDataSync) private hostname

PAZ_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PAZ (PingAuthorize) public hostname that may be used in redirects

PAZ_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingauthorize

PAZ (PingAuthorize) private hostname

PAZP_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PAZP (PingAuthorize-PAP) public hostname that may be used in redirects

PAZP_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingauthorizepap

PAZP (PingAuthorize-PAP) private hostname

PF_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PF (PingFederate) engine public hostname that may be used in redirects

PF_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingfederate

PF (PingFederate) engine private hostname

PF_ADMIN_PUBLIC_BASEURL

https://localhost:9999

PF (PingFederate) admin public baseurl that may be used in redirects. PF_RUN_PF_ADMIN_BASEURL will override this value for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ADMIN_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PF (PingFederate) admin public hostname that may be used in redirects. PF_RUN_PF_ADMIN_HOSTNAME will override this value for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ADMIN_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingfederate-admin

PF (PingFederate) admin private hostname

PA_ENGINE_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PA (PingAccess) engine public hostname that may be used in redirects

PA_ENGINE_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingaccess

PA (PingAccess) engine private hostname

PA_ADMIN_PUBLIC_HOSTNAME

localhost

PA (PingAccess) admin public hostname that may be used in redirects

PA_ADMIN_PRIVATE_HOSTNAME

pingaccess-admin

PA (PingAccess) admin private hostname

ROOT_USER_DN

cn=${ROOT_USER}

DN of the server root user

ENV

${BASE}/.profile

MOTD_URL

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pingidentity/pingidentity-devops-getting-started/master/motd/motd.json

Instructs the image to pull the MOTD json from the following URL. If this MOTD_URL variable is empty, then no motd will be downloaded. The format of this MOTD file must match the example provided in the url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pingidentity/pingidentity-devops-getting-started/master/motd/motd.json

PS1

\${PING_PRODUCT}:\h:\w\n>

Default shell prompt (i.e. productName:hostname:workingDir)

PATH

${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${BASE}:${SERVER_ROOT_DIR}/bin:${PATH}

PATH used by the container

SHIM

${SHIM}

IMAGE_VERSION

${IMAGE_VERSION}

IMAGE_GIT_REV

${IMAGE_GIT_REV}

DATE

${DATE}

PING_PRODUCT_VERSION

${VERSION}

PING_PRODUCT

PingFederate

Ping product name

LICENSE_DIR

${SERVER_ROOT_DIR}/server/default/conf

License directory

LICENSE_FILE_NAME

pingfederate.lic

Name of license file

LICENSE_SHORT_NAME

PF

Short name used when retrieving license from License Server

LICENSE_VERSION

${LICENSE_VERSION}

Version used when retrieving license from License Server

STARTUP_COMMAND

${SERVER_ROOT_DIR}/bin/run.sh

The command that the entrypoint will execute in the foreground to instantiate the container

PING_IDENTITY_PASSWORD

2FederateM0re

Specify a password for administrator user for interaction with admin API

TAIL_LOG_FILES

${SERVER_ROOT_DIR}/log/server.log

Files tailed once container has started

PF_LOG_SIZE_MAX

10000 KB

Defines the log file size max for ALL appenders

PF_LOG_NUMBER

2

Defines the maximum of log files to retain upon rotation

PF_ADMIN_PORT

9999

Defines the port on which the PingFederate administrative console and API runs. PF_RUN_PF_ADMIN_HTTPS_PORT will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ENGINE_PORT

9031

Defines the port on which PingFederate listens for encrypted HTTPS (SSL/TLS) traffic. PF_RUN_PF_HTTPS_PORT will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ENGINE_SECONDARY_PORT

-1

Defines a secondary HTTPS port that can be used for mutual SSL/TLS (client X.509 certificate) authentication for both end users and protocol requests. PF_RUN_PF_SECONDARY_HTTPS_PORT (default 9032) will override this value. The default value of -1 disables the port in the product.

PF_ENGINE_DEBUG

false

Flag to turn on PingFederate Engine debugging Used in run.sh

PF_ADMIN_DEBUG

false

Flag to turn on PingFederate Admin debugging Used in run.sh

PF_DEBUG_PORT

9030

Defines the port on which PingFederate opens up a java debugging port. Used in run.sh

SHOW_LIBS_VER

true

Defines a variable to allow showing library versions in the output at startup default to true

SHOW_LIBS_VER_PRE_PATCH

false

Defines a variable to allow showing library version prior to patches being applied default to false This is helpful to ensure that the patch process updates all libraries affected

OPERATIONAL_MODE

STANDALONE

Operational Mode Indicates the operational mode of the runtime server in run.properties Options include STANDALONE, CLUSTERED_CONSOLE, CLUSTERED_ENGINE. PF_RUN_PF_OPERATIONAL_MODE will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_CONSOLE_AUTHENTICATION

Defines mechanism for console authentication in run.properties. Options include none, native, LDAP, cert, RADIUS, OIDC. If not set, default is native. PF_RUN_PF_CONSOLE_AUTHENTICATION will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ADMIN_API_AUTHENTICATION

Defines mechanism for admin api authentication in run.properties. Options include none, native, LDAP, cert, RADIUS, OIDC. If not set, default is native. PF_RUN_PF_ADMIN_API_AUTHENTICATION will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

HSM_MODE

OFF

Hardware Security Module Mode in run.properties Options include OFF, AWSCLOUDHSM, NCIPHER, LUNA, BCFIPS. PF_RUN_PF_HSM_MODE will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_BC_FIPS_APPROVED_ONLY

false

Defines a variable that allows instantiating non-FIPS crypto/random

PF_HSM_HYBRID

false

Hardware Security Module Hybrid Mode When PF is in Hybrid mode, certs/keys can be created either on the local trust store or on the HSM. This can used as a migration strategy towards an HSM setup. PF_RUN_PF_HSM_HYBRID will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_LDAP_TYPE

PingDirectory

This is the type of the LDAP directory server. This property is needed by PingFederate to determine how to handle different implementations between the available LDAP directory server types. Valid options include: ActiveDirectory, SunDirectoryServer, OracleUnifiedDirectory, PingDirectory, and Generic.

PF_LDAP_USERNAME

This is the username for an account within the LDAP Directory Server that can be used to perform user lookups for authentication and other user level search operations. Set if PF_CONSOLE_AUTHENTICATION or PF_ADMIN_API_AUTHENTICATION=LDAP PF_LDAP_LDAP_USERNAME will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_LDAP_PASSWORD

This is the password for the Username specified above. This property should be obfuscated using the 'obfuscate.sh' utility. Set if PF_CONSOLE_AUTHENTICATION or PF_ADMIN_API_AUTHENTICATION=LDAP PF_LDAP_LDAP_PASSWORD will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

CLUSTER_BIND_ADDRESS

NON_LOOPBACK

IP address for cluster communication. Set to NON_LOOPBACK to allow the system to choose an available non-loopback IP address. PF_RUN_PF_CLUSTER_BIND_ADDRESS will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_PROVISIONER_MODE

OFF

Provisioner Mode in run.properties Options include OFF, STANDALONE, FAILOVER. PF_RUN_PF_PROVISIONER_MODE will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_PROVISIONER_NODE_ID

1

Provisioner Node ID in run.properties Initial active provisioning server node ID is 1 PF_RUN_PROVISIONER_NODE_ID will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_PROVISIONER_GRACE_PERIOD

600

Node group ID in cluster-adaptive.conf file. Does not require a .subst file. Provisioner Failover Grace Period in run.properties Grace period, in seconds. Default 600 seconds PF_RUN_PROVISIONER_FAILOVER_GRACE_PERIOD will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_JETTY_THREADS_MIN

Override the default value for the minimum size of the Jetty thread pool Leave unset to let the container automatically tune the value according to available resources PF_RUN_PF_RUNTIME_THREADS_MIN will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_JETTY_THREADS_MAX

Override the default value for the maximum size of the Jetty thread pool Leave unset to let the container automatically tune the value according to available resources PF_RUN_PF_RUNTIME_THREADS_MAX will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_ACCEPT_QUEUE_SIZE

512

The size of the accept queue. There is generally no reason to tune this but please refer to the performance tuning guide for further tuning guidance. PF_RUN_PF_RUNTIME_ACCEPTQUEUESIZE will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_PINGONE_REGION

The region of the PingOne tenant PingFederate should connect with. Valid values are "com", "eu" and "asia" PF_RUN_PF_PINGONE_ADMIN_URL_REGION will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_PINGONE_ENV_ID

The PingOne environment ID to use PF_RUN_PF_PINGONE_ADMIN_URL_ENVIRONMENT_ID will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_CONSOLE_TITLE

Docker PingFederate

The title featured in the administration console — this is generally used to easily distinguish between environments PF_RUN_PF_CONSOLE_TITLE will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_NODE_TAGS

This property defines the tags associated with this PingFederate node. Configuration is optional. When configured, PingFederate takes this property into consideration when processing requests. For example, tags may be used to determine the data store location that this PingFederate node communicates with. Administrators may also use tags in conjunction with authentication selectors and policies to define authentication requirements. Administrators may define one tag or a list of space-separated tags. Each tag cannot contain any spaces. Other characters are allowed. Example 1: PF_NODE_TAGS=north Example 1 defines one tag: 'north' Example 2: PF_NODE_TAGS=1 123 test Example 2 defines three tags: '1', '123' and 'test' Example 3: PF_NODE_TAGS= Example 3 is also valid because the PF_NODE_TAGS property is optional. PF_RUN_NODE_TAGS will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

PF_CONSOLE_ENV

This property defines the name of the PingFederate environment that will be displayed in the administrative console, used to make separate environments easily identifiable. PF_RUN_PF_CONSOLE_ENVIRONMENT will override this for PingFederate 11.3 and later.

JAVA_RAM_PERCENTAGE

75.0

Percentage of the container memory to allocate to PingFederate JVM DO NOT set to 100% or your JVM will exit with OutOfMemory errors and the container will terminate

BULK_CONFIG_DIR

${OUT_DIR}/instance/bulk-config

BULK_CONFIG_FILE

data.json

ADMIN_WAITFOR_TIMEOUT

300

wait-for timeout for 80-post-start.sh hook script How long to wait for the PF Admin console to be available

CREATE_INITIAL_ADMIN_USER

false

Set to true to create the initial admin user after PingFederate starts up. The initial admin user will only be created on the first startup of the server after the license is accepted.

ENABLE_AUTOMATIC_HEAP_DUMP

true

Set to true to add the following Java flags and enable memory dumps -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=$PF_HOME_ESC/log"

Ports Exposed

The following ports are exposed from the container. If a variable is used, then it may come from a parent container

  • 9031

  • 9999

Running a PingFederate container

To run a PingFederate container:

  docker run \
           --name pingfederate \
           --publish 9999:9999 \
           --detach \
           --env SERVER_PROFILE_URL=https://github.com/pingidentity/pingidentity-server-profiles.git \
           --env SERVER_PROFILE_PATH=getting-started/pingfederate \
           --env PING_IDENTITY_ACCEPT_EULA=YES \
           --env PING_IDENTITY_DEVOPS_USER \
           --env PING_IDENTITY_DEVOPS_KEY \
           --tmpfs /run/secrets \
           pingidentity/pingfederate:edge

Follow Docker logs with:

 docker logs -f pingfederate

If using the command above with the embedded server profile, log in with: * https://localhost:9999/pingfederate/app * Username: Administrator * Password: 2FederateM0re

Docker Container Hook Scripts

Please go here for details on all pingfederate hook scripts


This document is auto-generated from pingfederate/Dockerfile

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