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GUI Configuration

The Configure section of the Pomerium Enterprise Console houses settings that affect the entirety of the Console environment, i.e. across all Namespaces. Adjust these settings with care.

Environmental Variables​

The keys listed below can be applied in Pomerium Console's config.yaml file, or applied as environment variables (in uppercase, replacing - with _).

NameDescriptionDefault Value
#administratorsA list of user ids, names or emails to make administrators. Useful for bootstrapping.none
#audienceA list of audiences for verifying the signing key.[]
#authenticate-service-urlURL for the Authenticate Service. Required for Device Registration.none
#bind-addrThe address the Pomerium Console will listen on.:8701
#customer-idThe customer IDnone
#database-encryption-keyThe base64-encoded encryption key for encrypting sensitive data in the database.none
#database-urlThe database Pomerium Enterprise Console will use.postgresql://pomerium:pomerium
@localhost:5432/dashboard?sslmode=disable
#databroker-service-urlThe databroker service URL.http://localhost:5443
#debug-config-dumpDumps the Databroker configuration. This is a debug option to be used only when specified by Pomerium Support.false
#disable-remote-diagnosticsDisable remote diagnostics.true
#disable-validationDisable config validation.false
#grpc-addrThe address to listen for gRPC on.:8702
#helphelp for servefalse
#license-keyRequired: Provide the license key issued by your account team.none
#override-certificate-nameOverrides the certificate name used for the databroker connection.none
#prometheus-data-dirThe path to Prometheus datanone
#prometheus-listen-addrWhen set, embedded Prometheus listens at this address. Set as host:port127.0.0.1:9090
#prometheus-scrape-intervalThe Prometheus scrape frequency10s
#prometheus-urlThe URL to access the Prometheus metrics server.none
#shared-secretThe base64-encoded secret for signing JWTs, shared with OSS Pomerium.none
#signing-keybase64-encoded signing key (public or private) for verifying JWTs. This option is deprecated in favor of authenticate-service-url.none
#tls-cabase64-encoded string of tls-canone
#tls-ca-filefile storing tls-canone
#tls-certbase64-encoded string of tls-certnone
#tls-cert-filefile storing tls-certnone
#tls-deriveDerives TLS server certificate for the console HTTPS and gRPC endpoints for the host specified by this option, using the CA derived from the shared key. Uses this CA to verify the server certificate presented by the Databroker gRPC TLS when the tls_derive option is set in the Pomerium Core.none
#tls-insecure-skip-verifyDisable remote hosts TLS certificate chain and hostname checks.false
#tls-keybase64-encoded string of tls-keynone
#tls-key-filefile storing tls-keynone
#use-static-assetsWhen false, forward static requests to localhost:3000.true

Settings​

The Settings section holds global settings that affect how the Pomerium Enterprise Console runs, logs, and communicates. Values set here are applied globally, except for settings documented to override global options.

Some options may be unset by default. These settings use the values set in Pomerium Core, unless overridden in the console.

Global​

Debug​

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Enabling the debug flag could result in sensitive information being logged!!!

By default, JSON encoded logs are produced. Debug enables colored, human-readable logs to be streamed to standard out. In production, it is recommended to be set to false.

For example, if true

10:37AM INF cmd/pomerium version=v0.0.1-dirty+ede4124
10:37AM INF proxy: new route from=verify.localhost.pomerium.io to=https://verify.pomerium.com
10:37AM INF proxy: new route from=ssl.localhost.pomerium.io to=http://neverssl.com
10:37AM INF proxy/authenticator: grpc connection OverrideCertificateName= addr=auth.localhost.pomerium.io:443

If false

{"level":"info","version":"v0.0.1-dirty+ede4124","time":"2019-02-18T10:41:03-08:00","message":"cmd/pomerium"}
{"level":"info","from":"verify.localhost.pomerium.io","to":"https://verify.pomerium.com","time":"2019-02-18T10:41:03-08:00","message":"proxy: new route"}
{"level":"info","from":"ssl.localhost.pomerium.io","to":"http://neverssl.com","time":"2019-02-18T10:41:03-08:00","message":"proxy: new route"}
{"level":"info","OverrideCertificateName":"","addr":"auth.localhost.pomerium.io:443","time":"2019-02-18T10:41:03-08:00","message":"proxy/authenticator: grpc connection"}

HTTP Redirect Address​

If set, the HTTP Redirect Address specifies the host and port to redirect http to https traffic on. If unset, no redirect server is started.

DNS Lookup Family​

The DNS IP address resolution policy. If not specified, the value defaults to AUTO.

Log Level​

Log level sets the global logging level for pomerium. Only logs of the desired level and above will be logged.

Proxy Log Level​

Proxy log level sets the logging level for the Pomerium Proxy service access logs. Only logs of the desired level and above will be logged.

Cookies​

HTTPS Only​

If true, instructs browsers to only send user session cookies over HTTPS.

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Setting this to false may result in session cookies being sent in clear text.

Javascript Security​

If true, prevents javascript in browsers from reading user session cookies.

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Setting this to false enables hostile javascript to steal session cookies and impersonate users.

Expires​

Sets the lifetime of session cookies. After this interval, users must reauthenticate.

Timeouts​

Timeouts set the global server timeouts. Timeouts can also be set for individual routes.

GRPC​

GRPC Server Max Connection Age​

Set max connection age for GRPC servers. After this interval, servers ask clients to reconnect and perform any rediscovery for new/updated endpoints from DNS.

See https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive#ServerParameters (opens new window) for details

GRPC Server Max Connection Age Grace​

Additive period with grpc_server_max_connection_age, after which servers will force connections to close.

See https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive#ServerParameters (opens new window) for details

Tracing​

Tracing tracks the progression of a single user request as it is handled by Pomerium.

Each unit of work is called a Span in a trace. Spans include metadata about the work, including the time spent in the step (latency), status, time events, attributes, links. You can use tracing to debug errors and latency issues in your applications, including in downstream connections.

Tracing Sample Rate​

Percentage of requests to sample. Default is .01%.

Unlike the decimal value notion used for the tracing_sample_rate key in open-source Pomerium, this value is a percentage, e.g. a value of 1 equates to 1%

Authenticate​

Proxy​

Certificate Authority​

This defines a set of root certificate authorities that Pomerium uses when communicating with other TLS-protected services.

Note: Unlike route-specific certificate authority settings, this setting augments (rather than replaces) the system's trust store. But routes that specify a CA will ignore those provided here.

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Be sure to include the intermediary certificate.

Default Upstream Timeout​

Default Upstream Timeout is the default timeout applied to a proxied route when no timeout key is specified by the policy.

JWT Claim Headers​

The JWT Claim Headers setting allows you to pass specific user session data to upstream applications as HTTP request headers. Note, unlike the header x-pomerium-jwt-assertion these values are not signed by the authorization service.

Additionally, this will add the claim to the X-Pomerium-Jwt-Assertion header provided by pass_identity_headers, if not already present.

Any claim in the pomerium session JWT can be placed into a corresponding header and the JWT payload for upstream consumption. This claim information is sourced from your Identity Provider (IdP) and Pomerium's own session metadata. The header will have the following format:

X-Pomerium-Claim-{Name} where {Name} is the name of the claim requested. Underscores will be replaced with dashes; e.g. X-Pomerium-Claim-Given-Name.

This option also supports a nested object to customize the header name. For example:

jwt_claims_headers:
  X-Email: email

Will add an X-Email header with a value of the email claim.

Use this option if you previously relied on x-pomerium-authenticated-user-{email|user-id|groups}.

X-Forward-For HTTP Header​

Do not append proxy IP address to x-forwarded-for HTTP header. See Envoy docs for more detail.

Response Headers​

Set Response Headers allows you to set static values for the given response headers. These headers will take precedence over the global set_response_headers.

Namespaces​

A Namespace is a collection of users, groups, routes, and policies that allows system administrators to organize, manage, and delegate permissions across their infrastructure.

  • Policies can be optional or enforced on a Namespace.
    • Enforced policies are also enforced on child Namespaces, and optional policies are available to them as well.
  • Users or groups can be granted permission to edit access to routes within a Namespace, allowing them self-serve access to the routes critical to their work.
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When using an IdP without directory sync or when working with non-domain users, they will not show up in the look-ahead search. See Non-Domain Users for more information.

External Data​

This section lets administrators add and manage external data sources. Information from external data sources can be used to extend policies.

Add or Edit External Data Source​

URL​

The path to the external data. The supported formats are:

  • JSON file containing an array of objects. each object must contain an id field.

    example JSON
    [
      {"id": "id4@example.com", "user.id": "user4"},
      {"id": "id5@example.com", "user.id": "user5"},
      {"id": "id6@example.com", "user.id": "user6"}
    ]

  • CSV file, where the first row indicates the field names and subsequent rows are records. One of the fields must be an id.

    example CSV
    id,user.id
    id1@example.com,user1
    id2@example.com,user2
    id3@example.com,user3

  • A tar or zip file containing files of one of the formats above. The file path within the tar file specifies the record type, if not defined in the configuration. For example, in an archive containing the following structure:

    example.com/geoip.csv
    devices/jamf.json
    devices/tanium.json

    The Pomerium Databroker would be updated with types example.com/geoip, devices/jamf, and devices/tanium.

    • Compressed versions are supported using gz format.

Record Type​

Unless defined by the directory structure of a supplied archive file, the Record Type field defines how the records will be stored and accessed in the Databroker.

Foreign Key​

This value is used to map an authorization evaluation to the corresponding record. The supported values are:

  • user.id (Also the default if no value is provided),
  • user.email,
  • request.ip,
  • device.id.

Headers​

Headers defined here will be used when connecting to the external data source.

Allow Insecure TLS​

If set, allows the import of external data from sources using untrusted TLS certificates.

Polling Min/Max Delay​

Defines the minimum and maximum delay times between requests to the external data source. The job would be scheduled to run within min delay intervals. Note, if a job may not complete within the min delay period, it would be interrupted and restarted. If a job is interrupted by timeout or due to an error, it would be restarted with increasing intervals up to the max delay period.

Client TLS Key​

For data sources using mTLS, you can select a client certificate (added under Manage → Certificates) to provide to the data source.

See External Data Sources for more information on this feature.