[Pki-devel] replication of new/modified profiles

[Fraser Tweedale]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 06:00:25PM +1000, Fraser Tweedale wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 03:12:05AM +0800, Ade Lee wrote:
> > This is something that has been on the wishlist for awhile.
> > There is no mechanism at this point to replicate profiles.
> > 
> > I agree that we should start this design.
> > 
> > Ade
> > 
> 
> LDAP Profile Storage Design proposal (work in progress) is up on the
> wiki: http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/LDAP_Profile_Storage
> 
> Input and feedback greatly appreciated, especially if anyone could
> give guidance on the LDAP schema - I have no prior experience with
> developing LDAP schemata.
> 
> Have a nice weekend, all.
> 
> Fraser
> 

I've fleshed out the design proposal some more; getting close to
ready now, modulo feedback and general approval.

Particular sections for which I would appreciate feedback are:

- http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/LDAP_Profile_Storage#Relationship_to_file-based_profile_storage
  - whether deletion of file-based profiles should be prohibited
  - whether a *restore profile* method is needed

- http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/LDAP_Profile_Storage#LDAP_schema
  - Need feedback from people who understand LDAP schema better than
    I :)

- http://pki.fedoraproject.org/wiki/LDAP_Profile_Storage#Cloning
  - Need feedback from people who know more than me about the
    cloning process.

Cheers,

Fraser

> > On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 17:44 +1000, Fraser Tweedale wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > A requirement from the FreeIPA side is the ability to add and
> > > customise CA profiles.  Dogtag's current profile creation behaviour
> > > writes the new profile to the filesystem beside the standard
> > > profiles (as well as making the appropriate update to the registry,
> > > etc.)
> > > 
> > > There does not seem to be a mechanism to distribute new/modified
> > > profiles to replicas - though perhaps I have missed something.
> > > 
> > > Because this behaviour is required, unless I have overlooked
> > > something or there is a better way (in which case please shout out),
> > > I think it makes sense to begin a design proposal for an LDAP-based
> > > profile store.
> > > 
> > > Finally, a brief mention of some tickets related to profile storage
> > > that could be good to tackle simultaneously should the proposed
> > > change go ahead:
> > > 
> > > - https://fedorahosted.org/pki/ticket/778
> > > - https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4002
> > > 
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