tls-mqtt-examples

Basic secure MQTT examples for TLS and certificate authentication using the Paho mqttv3 client library. I created this because a saw many Paho MQTT samples but very few addressed TLS and secure links.

These samples require an MQTT Event Broker that supports TLS and client certificate authentication like a Solace PubSub+ Event Broker. You should have a server certificate installed and access to the CA-Certificate that signed your server certificate.

Samples are provided in the resources directory but these are just for unit-testing. They will not work in your environment because they lack a server signed by the sampleCA and matching that server's FQDN.

Java examples

The java code is built via maven, recommend producing an all-in-one jar with dependencies for easier commandline execution:

bash% mvn clean compile assembly:single
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[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
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bash% java -jar target/tls-mqtt-examples-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar

	ARGS: <connection-string> <username> <password> <ca-cert-file> <keystore-file> <keystore-password>

	For example: ssl://localhost:8883 mqttclient $up3r$3cr3t resources/sampleCA.pem resources/mqttclient.keystore mq77rul35

com/solace/poc/TlsClientApp.java

A basic TLS test that uses a CA-cert to connect to a server and establish a valid secure TLS session.

com/solace/poc/ClientCertAuthApp.java

A TLS test that uses a CA-cert to connect to a server and establish a valid secure TLS session, and a client certificate to authenticate to that server. The client certificate must be signed by a valid Certificate Authority known by the server.

For details about how to install a CA certificate to a Solace broker see this documentation.

Python examples

The python code was tested in Linux environments, so the scripts aren't tested on Windows. All scripts are in src/main/python/. They all execute the sample pub/sub loop of 10 messages, but ramp up in setup complexity.

All examples hardcode variables and arguments within the scripts. Change them to your environment and configurations.

src/main/python/simple_pubsub.py

A basic connectivity, no TLS or certificates required. Good for validating your basic setup.

src/main/python/simple_tls_pubsub.py

TLS connectivity with server-checks, so you need to have a MQTT Event Broker that supports TLS with a valid server-certificate installed.

src/main/python/certauth_tls_pubsub.py

Full TLS connectivity with client certificate authentication. Requires an MQTT Event Broker that supports client certificate authentication.

References

Note there's also a blog post on solace.com that walks through creating a CA and client certificate, then using it to connect to Solace.