Secure your platform
This chapter suggests how to best secure your Centreon platform.
Strengthen user account securityβ
After installing Centreon, you must change the default passwords of the following users:
- root
- centreon
- centreon-engine
- centreon-broker
- centreon-gorgone
To do this, use the following command with a privileged account (e.g., sudo) or with root (not recommended β you should have a dedicated user):
passwd <account_name>
In addition, it is important to verify that the Apache account does not have connection rights to the terminal. Execute the following command:
cat /etc/passwd | grep apache
You must have /sbin/nologin like:
apache:x:48:48:Apache:/usr/share/httpd:/sbin/nologin
As a reminder, the list of users and groups can be found here
Enable SELinuxβ
Centreon developed SELinux rules in order to strengthen the control of components by the operating system.
These rules are currently in beta mode and can be activated. You can activate them by following this procedure. If you detect a problem, you can disable SELinux globally and send us your feedback in order to improve our rules on Github.
SELinux Overviewβ
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) provides an additional layer of system security. SELinux fundamentally answers the
question: May <subject> do <action> to <object>?
, for example: May a web server access files in users' home
directories?
The standard access policy based on the user, group, and other permissions, known as Discretionary Access Control (DAC), does not enable system administrators to create comprehensive and fine-grained security policies, such as restricting specific applications to only viewing log files, while allowing other applications to append new data to the log files.
SELinux implements Mandatory Access Control (MAC). Every process and system resource has a special security label called an SELinux context. An SELinux context, sometimes referred to as an SELinux label, is an identifier that abstracts away the system-level details and focuses on the security properties of the entity. Not only does this provide a consistent way of referencing objects in the SELinux policy, but it also removes any ambiguity that can be found in other identification methods. For example, a file can have multiple valid path names on a system that makes use of bind mounts.
The SELinux policy uses these contexts in a series of rules that define how processes can interact with each other and the various system resources. By default, the policy does not allow any interaction unless a rule explicitly grants access.
For more information about SELinux, please see Red Hat documentation
Activate SELinuxβ
By default, SELinux is disabled during the Centreon installation process and must be reenabled after it for security reasons.
To enable SELinux again, edit the /etc/selinux/config file and change the value with the following options:
SELINUX=enforcing
to make SELinux security policy enforced.SELINUX=permissive
to make SELinux print warnings instead of enforce security policy.
Then reboot your server:
shutdown -r now
Install Centreon SELinux packagesβ
Depending on the type of server, install the packages with the following command:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
- Central / Remote Server
- Poller
- Map server
- MBI server
dnf install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-web-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
dnf install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
dnf install centreon-map-selinux
dnf install centreon-mbi-selinux
- Central / Remote Server
- Poller
- Map server
- MBI server
dnf install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-web-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
dnf install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
dnf install centreon-map-selinux
dnf install centreon-mbi-selinux
- Central / Remote Server
- Poller
- Map server
- MBI server
apt install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-web-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
apt install centreon-common-selinux \
centreon-broker-selinux \
centreon-engine-selinux \
centreon-gorgoned-selinux \
centreon-plugins-selinux
apt install centreon-map-selinux
apt install centreon-mbi-selinux
To check the installation, execute the following command:
semodule -l | grep centreon
Depending on your type of server, you can see:
centreon-broker 0.0.5
centreon-common 0.0.10
centreon-engine 0.0.8
centreon-gorgoned 0.0.3
centreon-plugins 0.0.2
centreon-web 0.0.8
Audit logs and enable SELinuxβ
Before enabling SELinux in enforcing mode, you need to be sure that no errors appear using the following command:
cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep -i denied
If errors appear, you must analyze them and decide if these errors are regular and should be added to the Centreon default SELinux rules. To do this, use the following command to transform errors into SELinux rules:
audit2allow -a
Then execute the proposed rules.
If after a while, no error is present, you can activate SELinux in full mode by following this procedure using enforcing mode.
Do not hesitate to give us your feedback on Github.
Securing configuration filesβ
Change the permissions for the following configuration files:
chown centreon:centreon /etc/centreon/conf.pm
chmod 660 /etc/centreon/conf.pm
and
chown apache:apache /etc/centreon/centreon.conf.php
chmod 660 /etc/centreon/centreon.conf.php
Securing root access to the DBMSβ
MariaDB proposes a default procedure to secure the DBMS installation. It is mandatory to set a password for the root user of the database. If you haven't already done so, please execute the following command and follow the instructions:
- MariaDB
- MySQL
mariadb-secure-installation
mysql_secure_installation
Enable firewalldβ
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Install firewalld:
dnf install firewalld
Install firewalld:
dnf install firewalld
Install firewalld:
apt install firewalld
Enable firewalld:
systemctl enable firewalld
systemctl start firewalld
Then add rules for firewalld:
The list of network flows required for each type of server is defined here.
- Central / Remote Server
- Poller
Execute the following commands (change the port numbers if you have customized them):
# For default protocols
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=ssh --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=http --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=https --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=snmp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=snmptrap --permanent
# Centreon Gorgone
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5556/tcp --permanent
# Centreon Broker
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5669/tcp --permanent
Execute the following commands:
# For default protocols
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=ssh --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=snmp --permanent
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=snmptrap --permanent
# Centreon Gorgone
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5556/tcp --permanent
Once the rules have been added, reload firewalld:
firewall-cmd --reload
To check that the configuration has been applied correctly, use the following command to list all active rules:
firewall-cmd --list-all
For instance:
public (active)
target: default
icmp-block-inversion: no
interfaces: eth0
sources:
services: http snmp snmptrap ssh
ports: 5556/tcp 5669/tcp
protocols:
forward: no
masquerade: no
forward-ports:
source-ports:
icmp-blocks:
rich rules:
Enable fail2banβ
Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks.
Install the inotify module:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
dnf install python3-inotify
dnf install python3-inotify
apt install python3-inotify
Install fail2ban:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
yum install epel-release
yum install fail2ban fail2ban-systemd
If you have SELinux installed, then update the SELinux policies:
yum update -y selinux-policy*
yum install epel-release
yum install fail2ban fail2ban-systemd
If you have SELinux installed, then update the SELinux policies:
yum update -y selinux-policy*
apt install fail2ban
Enable fail2ban:
systemctl enable fail2ban
systemctl start fail2ban
Copy the default rules file:
cp /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
Edit the file /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
and search the [centreon] block, then modify like this:
[centreon]
port = http,https
logpath = /var/log/centreon/login.log
backend = pyinotify
To enable the centreon fail2ban rule, create the /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/custom.conf
file and add the following lines:
[centreon]
enabled = true
findtime = 10m
bantime = 10m
maxretry = 3
maxretry is the number of authentications failed before banning the IP address
bantime is the duration of the ban
findtime is the time range to find authentication failed
Then restart fail2ban to load your rule:
systemctl restart fail2ban
To check the status of the centreon rule you can run:
fail2ban-client status centreon
Here is an example of output:
Status for the jail: centreon
|- Filter
| |- Currently failed: 1
| |- Total failed: 17
| `- File list: /var/log/centreon/login.log
`- Actions
|- Currently banned: 0
|- Total banned: 2
`- Banned IP list:
For more information, go to the official website.
Secure the web server with HTTPSβ
By default, Centreon installs a web server in HTTP mode. It is strongly recommended that you switch to HTTPS mode by adding your certificate. It is also recommended that you use a certificate validated by an authority rather than a self-signed one.
If you already have a certificate validated by an authority, you can go directly to this step to activate HTTPS mode on your Apache server.
If you do not have a certificate validated by an authority, you can generate one on platforms such as Let's Encrypt.
If you need to create a certificate with the self-signed method, follow this step before activating HTTPS mode on your server.
Creating a self-signed certificateβ
This procedure allows you to create:
- A private key for the server: centreon7.key in our case. It will be used by the Apache service.
- A CSR (Certificate Signing Request) file: centreon7.csr in our case.
- A private key for the certificate of the certification authority: ca_demo.key in our case.
- A x509 certificate to sign your certificate for the server: ca-demo.crt in our case.
- A certificate for the server: centreon7.crt in our case.
Let's assume that you have a Centreon server with a centreon7.localdomain FQDN address.
Prepare the OpenSSL configuration:
Due to a policy change at Google, self-signed certificates may be rejected by the Google Chrome browser (it is not even possible to add an exception). To continue using this browser, you must change the OpenSSL configuration.
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Open the file /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf. The goal here is to edit this file in order to inform the various IPs and FQDNs for the server.
Open the file /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf. The goal here is to edit this file in order to inform the various IPs and FQDNs for the server.
Open the file /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf. The goal here is to edit this file in order to inform the various IPs and FQDNs for the server.
Find the
[v3_ca]
section in order to add a newalt_names
tag:# Add the alt_names tag that allows you to inform our various IPs and FQDNs for the server
[ alt_names ]
IP.1 = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
DNS.1 = centreon7.localdomain
# If you have several IP (HA: vip + ip)
# IP.2 = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[ v3_ca ]
subjectAltName = @alt_namesHere is an example of how the file should look:
[ alt_names ]
IP.1 = 10.25.11.73
DNS.1 = centreon7.localdomain
[ v3_ca ]
subjectAltName = @alt_namesCreate a private key for the server:
Let's create a private key named centreon7.key without a password so that it can be used by the Apache service.
openssl genrsa -out centreon7.key 2048
Protect your file by limiting rights:
chmod 400 centreon7.key
Create a Certificate Signing Request file:
From the key you created, create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) file: centreon7.csr in our case. Fill in the fields according to your company. The Common Name field must be identical to the hostname of your Apache server (in our case it is centreon7.localdomain).
openssl req -new -key centreon7.key -out centreon7.csr
Create a private key for the certificate of certification authority:
Create a private key for this authority: ca_demo.key in our case. We add the -aes256 option to encrypt the output key and include a password. This password will be requested each time this key is used.
openssl genrsa -aes256 2048 > ca_demo.key
Create an x509 certificate from the private key of the certificate of certification authority:
Create an x509 certificate that will be valid for one year: ca_demo.crt in our case.
Note that it is necessary to simulate a trusted third party, so the Common Name field must be different from the server certificate.
openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca_demo.key -out ca_demo.crt
The certificate being created will enable you to sign your server certificate.
Create a certificate for the server:
Create your certificate for the server by using the x509 certificate (ca_demo.crt) to sign it.
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
openssl x509 -req -in centreon7.csr -out centreon7.crt -CA ca_demo.crt -CAkey ca_demo.key -CAcreateserial -CAserial ca_demo.srl -extfile /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf -extensions v3_ca
openssl x509 -req -in centreon7.csr -out centreon7.crt -CA ca_demo.crt -CAkey ca_demo.key -CAcreateserial -CAserial ca_demo.srl -extfile /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf -extensions v3_ca
openssl x509 -req -in centreon7.csr -out centreon7.crt -CA ca_demo.crt -CAkey ca_demo.key -CAcreateserial -CAserial ca_demo.srl -extfile /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf -extensions v3_ca
The password created at step Create a private key for the certificate of certification authority must be entered. You get your server certificate named centreon7.crt.
You can view the contents of the file:
less centreon7.crt
You must then retrieve the x509 certificate file (ca_demo.crt) and import it into your browser's certificate manager.
Now that you have your self-signed certificate, you can perform the following procedure to activate HTTPS mode on your Apache server.
Activating HTTPS mode on your web serverβ
- Install the SSL module for Apache:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
dnf install mod_ssl mod_security openssl
- Install your certificates:
Install your certificates (centreon7.key and centreon7.crt in our example) by copying them to the Apache configuration:
cp centreon7.key /etc/pki/tls/private/
cp centreon7.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/
dnf install mod_ssl mod_security openssl
- Install your certificates:
Install your certificates (centreon7.key and centreon7.crt in our example) by copying them to the Apache configuration:
cp centreon7.key /etc/pki/tls/private/
cp centreon7.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/
curl -sSL https://packages.sury.org/apache2/README.txt | sudo bash -x
apt update
apt install libapache2-mod-security2
a2enmod ssl
a2enmod security2
systemctl restart apache2
- Install your certificates:
Install your certificates (centreon7.key and centreon7.crt in our example) by copying them to the Apache configuration:
cp centreon7.key /etc/ssl/private/
cp centreon7.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
- Back up the previous Apache configuration for Centreon:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
cp /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf{,.origin}
cp /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf{,.origin}
cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/centreon.conf{,.origin}
- Edit the Centreon Apache configuration:
Centreon offers an example of a configuration file to enable HTTPS, available in the following directory: /usr/share/centreon/examples/centreon.apache.https.conf
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf file by adding the <VirtualHost *:443> section.
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf file by adding the <VirtualHost *:443> section.
Edit the /etc/apache2/sites-available/centreon.conf file by adding the <VirtualHost *:443> section.
Define base_uri "/centreon"
Define install_dir "/usr/share/centreon"
ServerTokens Prod
<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</VirtualHost>
This is how the file should look:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Define base_uri "/centreon"
Define install_dir "/usr/share/centreon"
ServerTokens Prod
<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
#####################
# SSL configuration #
#####################
SSLEngine On
SSLProtocol All -SSLv3 -SSLv2 -TLSv1 -TLSv1.1
SSLCipherSuite ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-GCM-SHA256:!aNULL:!eNULL:!LOW:!3DES:!MD5:!EXP:!PSK:!DSS:!RC4:!SEED:!ADH:!IDEA
SSLHonorCipherOrder On
SSLCompression Off
SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/centreon7.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/centreon7.key
Alias ${base_uri}/api ${install_dir}
Alias ${base_uri} ${install_dir}/www/
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(?!api/latest/|api/beta/|api/v[0-9]+/|api/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/)(.*\.php(/.*)?)$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/www/$1"
</LocationMatch>
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(authentication|api/(latest|beta|v[0-9]+|v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+))/.*$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/api/index.php/$1"
</LocationMatch>
ProxyTimeout 300
ErrorDocument 404 ${base_uri}/index.html
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
<IfModule mod_security2.c>
# https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/652
SecRuleRemoveById 200003
</IfModule>
<Directory "${install_dir}/www">
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
FallbackResource ${base_uri}/index.html
</Directory>
<Directory "${install_dir}/api">
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
</Directory>
<If "'${base_uri}' != '/'">
RedirectMatch ^/$ ${base_uri}
</If>
</VirtualHost>
Do not forget to change the SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile directives with the path containing your certificate and key. In our case: SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/centreon7.crt and SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/centreon7.key.
Define base_uri "/centreon"
Define install_dir "/usr/share/centreon"
ServerTokens Prod
<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
#####################
# SSL configuration #
#####################
SSLEngine On
SSLProtocol All -SSLv3 -SSLv2 -TLSv1 -TLSv1.1
SSLCipherSuite ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-GCM-SHA256:!aNULL:!eNULL:!LOW:!3DES:!MD5:!EXP:!PSK:!DSS:!RC4:!SEED:!ADH:!IDEA
SSLHonorCipherOrder On
SSLCompression Off
SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/centreon7.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/centreon7.key
Alias ${base_uri}/api ${install_dir}
Alias ${base_uri} ${install_dir}/www/
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(?!api/latest/|api/beta/|api/v[0-9]+/|api/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/)(.*\.php(/.*)?)$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/www/$1"
</LocationMatch>
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(authentication|api/(latest|beta|v[0-9]+|v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+))/.*$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/api/index.php/$1"
</LocationMatch>
ProxyTimeout 300
ErrorDocument 404 ${base_uri}/index.html
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
<IfModule mod_security2.c>
# https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/652
SecRuleRemoveById 200003
</IfModule>
<Directory "${install_dir}/www">
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
FallbackResource ${base_uri}/index.html
</Directory>
<Directory "${install_dir}/api">
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
</Directory>
<If "'${base_uri}' != '/'">
RedirectMatch ^/$ ${base_uri}
</If>
</VirtualHost>
Do not forget to change the SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile directives with the path containing your certificate and key. In our case: SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/centreon7.crt and SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/centreon7.key.
Define base_uri "/centreon"
Define install_dir "/usr/share/centreon"
ServerTokens Prod
<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
#####################
# SSL configuration #
#####################
SSLEngine On
SSLProtocol All -SSLv3 -SSLv2 -TLSv1 -TLSv1.1
SSLCipherSuite ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-GCM-SHA256:!aNULL:!eNULL:!LOW:!3DES:!MD5:!EXP:!PSK:!DSS:!RC4:!SEED:!ADH:!IDEA
SSLHonorCipherOrder On
SSLCompression Off
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/centreon7.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/centreon7.key
Alias ${base_uri}/api ${install_dir}
Alias ${base_uri} ${install_dir}/www/
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(?!api/latest/|api/beta/|api/v[0-9]+/|api/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/)(.*\.php(/.*)?)$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/www/$1"
</LocationMatch>
<LocationMatch ^\${base_uri}/?(authentication|api/(latest|beta|v[0-9]+|v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+))/.*$>
ProxyPassMatch "fcgi://127.0.0.1:9042${install_dir}/api/index.php/$1"
</LocationMatch>
ProxyTimeout 300
ErrorDocument 404 ${base_uri}/index.html
Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
<IfModule mod_security2.c>
# https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/652
SecRuleRemoveById 200003
</IfModule>
<Directory "${install_dir}/www">
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
FallbackResource ${base_uri}/index.html
</Directory>
<Directory "${install_dir}/api">
AllowOverride none
Require all granted
</Directory>
<If "'${base_uri}' != '/'">
RedirectMatch ^/$ ${base_uri}
</If>
</VirtualHost>
Do not forget to change the SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile directives with the path containing your certificate and key. In our case: SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/centreon7.crt and SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/centreon7.key.
- Enable HttpOnly / Secure flags and hide the Apache server signature:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf file and add the following lines before the <VirtualHost>
tag:
Header always edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure;SameSite=Strict
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod
Edit the /etc/php.d/50-centreon.ini file and turn off the expose_php
parameter:
expose_php = Off
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf file and add the following lines before the <VirtualHost>
tag:
Header always edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure;SameSite=Strict
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod
Edit the /etc/php.d/50-centreon.ini file and turn off the expose_php
parameter:
expose_php = Off
Edit the /etc/apache2/sites-available/centreon.conf file and add the following lines before the <VirtualHost>
tag:
Header set X-Frame-Options: "sameorigin"
Header always edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure;SameSite=Strict
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod
TraceEnable Off
Edit the /etc/php/8.2/mods-available/centreon.ini file and turn off the expose_php parameter:
This was done during the installation process.
- Hide the default /icons directory:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/autoindex.conf file and comment the following line:
#Alias /icons/ "/usr/share/httpd/icons/"
Edit the /etc/httpd/conf.d/autoindex.conf file and comment the following line:
#Alias /icons/ "/usr/share/httpd/icons/"
Edit the /etc/apache2/mods-available/autoindex.conf file and comment the following line:
The default icons directory is already hidden.
- You can perform this test to check that Apache is properly configured, by running the following command:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
apachectl configtest
The expected result is the following:
Syntax OK
apachectl configtest
The expected result is the following:
Syntax OK
apache2ctl configtest
The expected result is the following:
Syntax OK
- Restart the Apache and PHP processes to take the new configuration into account:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
systemctl restart php-fpm httpd
Then check its status:
systemctl status httpd
If everything is ok, you should have:
β httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service.d
ββphp-fpm.conf
Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-10-27 12:49:42 GMT; 2h 35min ago
Docs: man:httpd.service(8)
Main PID: 1483 (httpd)
Status: "Total requests: 446; Idle/Busy workers 100/0;Requests/sec: 0.0479; Bytes served/sec: 443 B/sec"
Tasks: 278 (limit: 5032)
Memory: 39.6M
CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
ββ1483 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1484 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1485 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1486 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1487 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1887 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
systemctl restart php-fpm httpd
Then check its status:
systemctl status httpd
If everything is ok, you should have:
β httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service.d
ββphp-fpm.conf
Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-10-27 12:49:42 GMT; 2h 35min ago
Docs: man:httpd.service(8)
Main PID: 1483 (httpd)
Status: "Total requests: 446; Idle/Busy workers 100/0;Requests/sec: 0.0479; Bytes served/sec: 443 B/sec"
Tasks: 278 (limit: 5032)
Memory: 39.6M
CGroup: /system.slice/httpd.service
ββ1483 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1484 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1485 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1486 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1487 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
ββ1887 /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
systemctl restart php8.2-fpm apache2
Then check its status:
systemctl status apache2
If everything is ok, you should have:
β apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor pres>
Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-08-09 05:01:36 UTC; 3h 56min ago
Docs: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/
Main PID: 518 (apache2)
Tasks: 11 (limit: 2356)
Memory: 18.1M
CPU: 1.491s
CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
ββ 518 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ1252 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ1254 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ1472 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ3857 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ3858 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ3859 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ3860 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ3876 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ6261 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
ββ6509 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
Now you can access your platform with your browser in HTTPS mode.
Once your web server is set to HTTPS mode, if you have a MAP server on your platform, you must set it to HTTPS mode too, otherwise recent web browsers may block communication between the two servers. The procedure is detailed here.
- Gorgone API configuration
Replace 127.0.0.1 with the FQDN of your central server in the /etc/centreon-gorgone/config.d/31-centreon-api.yaml file:
gorgone:
tpapi:
- name: centreonv2
base_url: "http://centreon7.localdomain/centreon/api/latest/"
username: "centreon-gorgone"
password: "bpltc4aY"
- name: clapi
username: "centreon-gorgone"
password: "bpltc4aY"
Then restart the Gorgone daemon:
systemctl restart gorgoned
Then check its status:
systemctl status gorgoned
If everything is ok, you should have:
β gorgoned.service - Centreon Gorgone
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/gorgoned.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2023-03-06 15:58:10 CET; 27min ago
Main PID: 1791096 (perl)
Tasks: 124 (limit: 23040)
Memory: 595.3M
CGroup: /system.slice/gorgoned.service
ββ1791096 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/gorgoned --config=/etc/centreon-gorgone/config.yaml --logfile=/var/log/centreon-gorgone/gorgoned.log --severity=info
ββ1791109 gorgone-statistics
ββ1791112 gorgone-legacycmd
ββ1791117 gorgone-engine
ββ1791118 gorgone-audit
ββ1791125 gorgone-nodes
ββ1791138 gorgone-action
ββ1791151 gorgone-cron
ββ1791158 gorgone-dbcleaner
ββ1791159 gorgone-autodiscovery
ββ1791166 gorgone-httpserver
ββ1791180 gorgone-proxy
ββ1791181 gorgone-proxy
ββ1791182 gorgone-proxy
ββ1791189 gorgone-proxy
ββ1791190 gorgone-proxy
mars 06 15:58:10 ito-central systemd[1]: gorgoned.service: Succeeded.
mars 06 15:58:10 ito-central systemd[1]: Stopped Centreon Gorgone.
mars 06 15:58:10 ito-central systemd[1]: Started Centreon Gorgone.
You should see the following line in the Gorgone daemon log file /var/log/centreon-gorgone/gorgoned.log:
2023-03-06 15:58:12 - INFO - [autodiscovery] -class- host discovery - sync started
Custom URIβ
It is possible to customize the URI for your Centreon platform. For example, /centreon can be replaced by /monitoring.
At least one path level is mandatory.
To customize the Centreon URI:
- Edit the Apache configuration file for Centreon Web:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf
vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf
vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/centreon.conf
- Replace /centreon with your new path:
Define base_uri "/centreon"
- Restart Apache:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
systemctl restart httpd
systemctl restart httpd
systemctl restart apache2
Enabling http2β
It is possible to enable the http2 protocol to improve Centreon's network performance.
To use http2, you need to follow these steps:
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 8
- Alma / RHEL / Oracle Linux 9
- Debian 12
Install the nghttp2 module:
dnf install nghttp2
- Enable the http2 protocol in /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf:
...
<VirtualHost *:443>
Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1
...
</VirtualHost>
...
Update the method used by the apache multi-process module in /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-mpm.conf:
Comment the following line:
LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
Uncomment the following line:
LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
Restart the Apache process to take the new configuration into account:
systemctl restart httpd
Install the nghttp2 module:
dnf install nghttp2
- Enable the http2 protocol in /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-centreon.conf:
...
<VirtualHost *:443>
Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1
...
</VirtualHost>
...
Update the method used by the apache multi-process module in /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-mpm.conf:
Comment the following line:
LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
Uncomment the following line:
LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
Restart the Apache process to take the new configuration into account:
systemctl restart httpd
Install the nghttp2 module:
apt install nghttp2
- Enable the http2 protocol in /etc/apache2/sites-available/centreon.conf:
...
<VirtualHost *:443>
Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1
...
</VirtualHost>
...
- Execute the following commands:
a2dismod php8.2
a2dismod mpm_prefork
a2enmod mpm_event
a2enmod http2
- Restart the Apache process to take the new configuration into account:
systemctl restart apache2
User authenticationβ
Centreon offers several methods to authenticate users:
- local (MySQL)
- LDAP
- Generic SSO or OpenId Connect
Create user profilesβ
Centreon offers to manage access permissions to the different menus, resources and possible actions on resources via the management of Access Control List.
Secure communications between serversβ
It is strongly recommended to secure communications between the different servers of the Centreon platform if some servers are not in a secure network.
The Table of network flows is available here.
Centreon Broker communicationβ
Centreon Broker and the firewallβ
In certain cases, you may not be able to initialize the Centreon Broker data flow from the poller (or the Remote Server) to the Central Server or the Remote Server. See the following configuration to invert the flow.
Centreon Broker flow authenticationβ
If you need to authenticate pollers that are sending data to the monitoring system, you can use the Centreon Broker authentication mechanism, which is based on X.509 certificates. See the following configuration to authenticate the peer.
Compress and encrypt Centreon Broker communicationβ
It is also possible to compress and encrypt Centreon Broker communication. Go to the Configuration > Pollers > Broker configuration menu, edit your Centreon Broker configuration and enable for IPv4 inputs and outputs:
- Enable TLS encryption: Auto
- Enable negotiation: Yes
- Compression (zlib): Auto
Centreon Gorgone communicationβ
By default, ZMQ communications are secured; both external communications (with the poller) and internal ones (between gorgone processes).
However, the gorgone HTTP API is unsecured by default. Only localhost can talk with gorgone, but the communication does not take place using SSL.
You can configure SSL in the /etc/centreon-gorgone/config.d/40-gorgoned.yaml file.
Then you must configure gorgone using the Administration > Parameters > Gorgone page.
The /etc/centreon-gorgone/config.d/whitelist.conf.d/centreon.yaml file (on your central server, your remote servers and your pollers) contains the whitelists for Gorgone. If you want to customize the allowed commands, do not edit this file. Create a new one in the same folder, e.g. /etc/centreon-gorgone/config.d/whitelist.conf.d/custom.yaml.
Security Information and Event Management - SIEMβ
Centreon event logs are available in the following directories:
Logs directory | Central server | Remote Server | Poller | Centreon Map server | Centreon MBI Server |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
/var/log/centreon | X | X | |||
/var/log/centreon-broker | X | X | X | ||
/var/log/centreon-engine | X | X | X | ||
/var/log/centreon-gorgone | X | X | X | ||
/var/log/centreon-bi | X | X | |||
/var/log/centreon-map | X | X | X | X |
In addition, all actions to modify the Centreon configuration carried out by users are available via the Administration > Logs menu.
Backing up the platformβ
Centreon offers to save the configuration of the platform. To do this, go to the Administration > Parameters > Backup menu.