Heimdall

This repository contains the source code for Heimdall's Backend, Frontend (AKA Heimdall Lite), HDF Converters, and InSpecJS.

Contents

• Demos
  • Video
  • Hosted
• Heimdall (Lite) vs Heimdall with Backend (Server)
  • Features
  • Use Cases
• Getting Started / Installation
  • Heimdall Lite
    • Running via npm
    • Running via Docker
  • Heimdall Server - Docker
    • Setup Docker Container (Clean Install)
    • Running Docker Container
    • Updating Docker Container
    • Stopping the Container
    • Helm Chart
    • Running via Cloud.gov
• External Data Sources
  • AWS S3
• API Usage
• For Developers
  • How to Install
  • Debugging Heimdall Server
  • Developing Heimdall Lite Standalone
  • Lint and fix files
  • Compile and minify the frontend and backend for production
  • Run tests
    • Run Cypress End to End Tests
  • Creating a Release
• Versioning and State of Development
• Contributing, Issues and Support

Demos

Video

Hosted

These demos are only intended to show the functionality of Heimdall, please do not upload any sensitive data to them.

Released Previews

Heimdall Lite | Heimdall Server   

Current Development Master Branch Preview

Heimdall Lite   

Heimdall Server   

Heimdall (Lite) vs Heimdall with Backend (Server)

There are two ways to deploy MITRE Heimdall - Heimdall-Lite and the full Heimdall with Backend Server. Both share the same frontend but have been produced to meet different needs and use-cases.

Heimdall-Lite

As a single-page javascript app - you can run Heimdall-Lite from any web-server, a secured S3 bucket or directly via GitHub Pages (as it is here). Heimdall-Lite gives you the ability to easily review and produce reports about your InSpec run, filter the results for easy review and hot-wash, print out reports, and much more.

Heimdall with Backend (Server)

Heimdall with Backend, or Heimdall Server runs the same front end as Heimdall-Lite, but is supported with a backend database to store persistent data overtime.

Features

Features	Heimdall-Lite	Heimdall with Backend
Additional Installation Requirements		Postgres Server
Overview Dashboard & Counts	✅	✅
Deep Dive View of Security Control Results and Metadata	✅	✅
800-53 Partition and TreeMap View	✅	✅
Comparison View	✅	✅
Advanced Data / Filters for Reports and Viewing	✅	✅
Multiple Report Output (DISA Checklist XML, CAT, XCCDF-Results, and more)	✅	✅
View Multiple Guidance Formats (InSpec profile, Checklist, DISA & CIS XCCDF)	✅	✅
Automatic Conversion of Various Security Formats	✅	✅
Authenticated REST API		✅
Users & Roles & multi-team support		✅
Authentication & Authorization	Hosting Webserver	Hosting Webserver LDAP OAuth Support for: GitHub, GitLab, Google, and Okta.

Use Cases

Heimdall-Lite	Heimdall with Backend
Just-in-Time Use	Multiple Teams
Minimal Footprint & Deployment Time	Timeline and Report History
Local or disconnected Use	Centralized Deployment Model
Minimal Authorization & Approval Time

Getting Started / Installation

Heimdall Lite

Heimdall Lite is published to npmjs.org and is available here.

Running via npm

To run Heimdall Lite locally, just use the npm built-in utility npx:

npx @mitre/heimdall-lite

If you use this tool often and want to have it installed locally, use the following command:

npm install -g @mitre/heimdall-lite

Then, any subsequent npx @mitre/heimdall-lite will use the local version and load much more quickly.

Running via Docker

It is also possible to run Heimdall-Lite using Docker, using the following command:

docker run -d -p 8080:80 mitre/heimdall-lite:release-latest

You can then access Heimdall-Lite at http://localhost:8080.

If you would prefer to run the bleeding edge version of Heimdall-Lite, replace mitre/heimdall-lite:release-latest with mitre/heimdall-lite:latest.

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Heimdall Server - Docker

Given that Heimdall requires at least a database service, we use Docker and Docker Compose to provide a simple deployment experience. This process will also deploy an NGINX webserver in front of Heimdall to handle TLS.

Setup Docker Container (Clean Install)

1. Install Docker

2. Download and extract the most recent Heimdall release from our releases page. Alternatively, you can clone this repository and navigate to the heimdall2 folder.

3. Navigate to the base folder where docker-compose.yml is located

4. By default Heimdall will generate self-signed certificates that will last for 7 days. For production use, place your certificate files in ./nginx/certs/ with the names ssl_certificate.crt and ssl_certificate_key.key respectively. For development use, you can use the default generated certificates which means you do not need to put any certificate files in the ./nginx/certs/ folder.

NGINX Configuration Note: You can configure NGINX settings by changing values in the nginx/conf/default.conf file.

5. Run the following commands in a terminal window from the Heimdall source directory. For more information on the .env file, visit Environment Variables Configuration.

   • ./setup-docker-env.sh
     # If you would like to further configure your Heimdall instance, edit the .env file generated after running the previous line
     docker-compose up

6. Navigate to https://127.0.0.1. You should see the application's login page. (Note that if you used the option to generate your own self-signed certs, you will get warnings about them from your browser.)

Updating Docker Container

Starting with version 2.5.0, Heimdall on Docker uses SSL by default. Place your certificate files in ./nginx/certs/ with the names ssl_certificate.crt and ssl_certificate_key.key respectively.

A new version of the docker container can be retrieved by running:

docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

This will fetch the latest version of the container, redeploy if a newer version exists, and then apply any database migrations if applicable. No data should be lost by this operation.

Stopping the Container

From the source directory you started from run:

docker-compose down

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Helm Chart

https://github.com/mitre/heimdall2-helm

Running via Cloud.gov

Cloud.gov is a FEDRAMP moderate Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). This repository includes a sample manifest.yml.example file ready to be pushed and run the latest version of Heimdall2 as a container. Make a copy of the example file and update the key values as appropriate. $ cp manifest.yml.example manifest.yml

1. Setup a cloud.gov account - https://cloud.gov/docs/getting-started/accounts/

2. Install the cf-cli - https://cloud.gov/docs/getting-started/setup/

3. Run the following commands in a terminal window from the Heimdall source directory.

$ cd ~/Documents/Github/Heimdall2
$ cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov  --sso 
# Follow the link to copy the Temporary Authentication Code when prompted

4. Setup a demo application space

$ cf target -o sandbox-rename create-space heimdall2-rename

5. Create a postgresql database

# Update manifest.yml file to rename application and database key name
$ cf marketplace
$ cf create-service aws-rds medium-psql heimdall2-rename
$ cf create-service-key heimdall2-db-rename heimdall2-db-test-key
$ cf push

You should be returned the URL for your new test instance to navigate to.

Note: This is only for demonstration purposes, in order to run a production level federal/FISMA system. You will need to contact the cloud.gov program and consult your organization's security team (for risk assessment and an Authority to Operate).

External Data Sources

Heimdall currently supports AWS S3 for loading external HDF data.

AWS S3

In order to allow Heimdall to Connect to your AWS S3 bucket, you need to add a Cross-Origin Resource Sharing policy within the AWS Console. The following configuration is sufficent, however you need to change the allowed origin to where you are deploying Heimdall.

[
    {
        "AllowedHeaders": [
            "*"
        ],
        "AllowedMethods": [
            "GET",
            "HEAD"
        ],
        "AllowedOrigins": [
            "https://heimdall.your.site.here"
        ],
        "ExposeHeaders": [],
        "MaxAgeSeconds": 3000
    }
]

API Usage

API usage only works when using Heimdall Enterprise Server (AKA "Server Mode").

Proper API documentation does not exist yet. In the meantime here are quick instructions for uploading evaluations to Heimdall Server.

# To use API Keys, ensure you have set the API_KEY_SECRET environment variable. To create a secret run: openssl rand -hex 33
# Create an API key using the Heimdall frontend (within the edit user profile modal) and upload an evaluation with the following command
curl -F "data=@<Path to Evaluation File>" -F "filename=<Filename To Show in Heimdall>" -F "public=true/false" -F "evaluationTags=<tag-name>,<another-tag-name>..." -H "Authorization: Api-Key apikeygoeshere" "http://localhost:3000/evaluations"
# You can upload multiple files at once (up to 100)
curl -F "data=@<Path to first evaluation File>" -F "data=@<Path to second evaluation File>" ... -F "public=true/false" -F "evaluationTags=<tag-name>,<another-tag-name>..." -H "Authorization: Api-Key apikeygoeshere" "http://localhost:3000/evaluations"

For Developers

How to Install

If you would like to change Heimdall to your needs, you can use Heimdall's 'Development Mode' to ease the development process. The benefit to using this mode is that it will automatically rebuild itself and use those changes as soon as you make them. Please note that you should not run development mode when deploying Heimdall for general usage.

1. Install system dependencies with your system's package manager.

   Ubuntu:

   • # grab nodesource for recent version of nodejs
     sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x -o /tmp/nodesource_setup.sh
     sudo /tmp/nodesource_setup.sh
     
     # use apt to install dependencies
     sudo apt install postgresql nodejs nano git
     sudo npm install -g yarn

   OSX:

   • brew install postgresql node@16 nano git
     sudo npm install -g yarn

2. Clone this repository:

   • git clone https://github.com/mitre/heimdall2

3. Run the Postgres server:

   Ubuntu:

   • # Switch to the OS postgres user
     sudo -u postgres -i
     
     # Start the Postgres terminal
     psql postgres
     
     # Create the database user
     CREATE USER <username> with encrypted password '<password>';
     ALTER USER <username> CREATEDB;
     \q
     
     # Switch back to your original OS user
     exit

   OSX:

   • # Start the server
     pg_ctl -D /opt/homebrew/var/postgres start
     
     # Start the Postgres terminal
     psql postgres
     
     # Create the database user
     CREATE USER <username> with encrypted password '<password>';
     ALTER USER <username> CREATEDB;
     \q
     
     # Switch back to your original OS user
     exit

4. Install project dependencies:

   • cd heimdall2
     yarn install

5. Edit your apps/backend/.env file using the provided setup-dev-env.sh script. Make sure to set a DATABASE_USERNAME and DATABASE_PASSWORD that match what you set for the PostgresDB in step 3.

You can also open the apps/backend/.env file in a text editor and set additional optional configuration values. For more info on configuration values see Enviroment Variables Configuration.

6. Create the database:

   • yarn backend sequelize-cli db:create
     yarn backend sequelize-cli db:migrate
     yarn backend sequelize-cli db:seed:all

7. Start Heimdall:

   • yarn start:dev

This will start both the frontend and backend in development mode, meaning any changes you make to the source code will take effect immediately. Please note we already have a Visual Studio Code workspace file you can use to organize your workspace.

Debugging Heimdall Server

If you are using Visual Studio Code, it is very simple to debug this application locally. First open up the Visual Studio Code workspace and ensure the Node debuger Auto Attach feature in Visual Studio Code is enabled. Next, open the integrated Visual Studio Code terminal and run:

yarn backend start:debug

Visual Studio Code will then automatically attach a debugger and stop and any breakpoints you place in the application.

Developing Heimdall Lite Standalone

If you only want to make changes to the frontend (heimdall-lite) use the following command:

yarn frontend start:dev

Lint and fix files

To validate and lint your code run:

yarn run lint

Compile and minify the frontend and backend for production

yarn build

Run tests

To test your code to make sure everything still works:

# Run Frontend Vue Tests
yarn frontend test
# Run Backend Nest Tests
yarn backend test:ci-cov

Run Cypress End to End Tests

The application includes E2E frontend + Backend tests (built using the cypress.io framework). These perform automated checking that Heimdall Server is running as intended. In order to run these tests, a running instance of the application is required.

CYPRESS_TESTING=true yarn start:dev
CYPRESS_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080 yarn test:ui:open

The first command will start an instance of Heimdall Server and exposes additional routes required to allow the tests to run. The second will open the Cypress UI which will run the tests any time code changes are made.

Creating a Release

Note: This action requires appropriate privileges on the repository to perform.

The steps to create a release are now on the wiki.

Versioning and State of Development

This project uses the Semantic Versioning Policy

Contributing, Issues and Support

Contributing

Please feel free to look through our issues, make a fork and submit PRs and improvements. We love hearing from our end-users and the community and will be happy to engage with you on suggestions, updates, fixes or new capabilities.

Issues and Support

Please feel free to contact us by opening an issue on the issue board, or, at [email protected] should you have any suggestions, questions or issues. If you have more general questions about the use of our software or other concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

NOTICE

© 2019-2021 The MITRE Corporation.

Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. Case Number 18-3678.

NOTICE

MITRE hereby grants express written permission to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, and otherwise leverage this software to the extent permitted by the licensed terms provided in the LICENSE.md file included with this project.

NOTICE

This software was produced for the U. S. Government under Contract Number HHSM-500-2012-00008I, and is subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation Clause 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General.

No other use other than that granted to the U. S. Government, or to those acting on behalf of the U. S. Government under that Clause is authorized without the express written permission of The MITRE Corporation.

For further information, please contact The MITRE Corporation, Contracts Management Office, 7515 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA 22102-7539, (703) 983-6000.