A presentation at JCON World 2023 by Brian Demers
Security and Productivity Pick Two with Reproducible Builds Brian Demers Open Source Developer BrianDemers bdemers
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Topics • • • Reproducible Builds • What is it? • Why should you care? Developer productivity • How are these related? • Build Cache Tips & Tricks @BrianDemers | bdemers
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Old way (META-INF/MANIFEST.MF) Manifest-Version: 1.0 Archiver-Version: Plexus Archiver Created-By: Apache Maven Built-By: jdcasey Build-Jdk: 1.4.2_09 Extension-Name: maven-core Specification-Title: Maven is a project development management and com prehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model: buil ds, dependency management, documentation creation, site publication, and distribution publication are all controlled from the declarative file. Maven can be extended by plugins to utilise a number of other d evelopment tools for reporting or the build process. Specification-Vendor: Apache Software Foundation Implementation-Vendor: Apache Software Foundation Implementation-Title: maven-core Implementation-Version: 2.0.1 @BrianDemers | bdemers
New Way (META-INF/MANIFEST.MF) Manifest-Version: 1.0 Created-By: Maven JAR Plugin 3.3.0 Build-Jdk-Spec: 17 Specification-Title: Maven Core Specification-Version: 3.9 Specification-Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Implementation-Title: Maven Core Implementation-Version: 3.9.4 Implementation-Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation @BrianDemers | bdemers
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Reproducible builds for security • Binaries are not tampered with • Build system not comprimised • Prevent backdoors • Supply Chain attacks @BrianDemers | bdemers
Compromised Toolchain $ cp evil-compiler /usr/bin/compiler $ unzip evil.zip -d /src/project extracting @BrianDemers | bdemers ../../etc/passwd
Who should care? • Open Source Projects • Distributions • Companies • Users
Shouldn’t All Builds be Reproducible? @BrianDemers | bdemers
📆 Dates ⏰ • Current date/time • Time Zone • Locale/Format • Dates in versions
File Dates $ ls -alh target/scim-core-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -rw-r—r— bdemers staff 56K Jul 27 12:32:43 2023 @BrianDemers | bdemers
Dates in Archives (zip, tar, jar, etc) Archive: target/scim-core-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar Date Time Name ————— ———-04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/DEPENDENCIES 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/LICENSE 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/NOTICE 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/beans.xml 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/maven/org.apache.directory.scim/scim-core/pom.xml 04-05-2023 08:23 META-INF/maven/org.apache.directory.scim/scim-core/pom.properties 04-05-2023 08:23 org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/PatchHandler.class 04-05-2023 08:23 org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/Repository.class 04-05-2023 08:23 org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/UpdateRequest.class … @BrianDemers | bdemers
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OS & Environment • File Encoding • OS • Tool Versions • File Paths • Locales • .DS_Store @BrianDemers | bdemers Save the Environment
xkcd.com/1834 File Input / Output Order • Hash Maps • • Serialized data File order in archives
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How to Verify? $ shasum -a 256 AAA-file.zip 80da7adf80a819db609ac6862931dc6c1cc04bf4c8ba292446021aa805aa3bfa $ shasum -a 256 BBB-file.zip 80da7adf80a819db609ac6862931dc6c1cc04bf4c8ba292446021aa805aa3bfa @BrianDemers | bdemers
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Maven & Gradle <!— Maven —> <properties> <project.build.outputTimestamp> 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z </project.build.outputTimestamp> </properties> // Gradle tasks.withType(AbstractArchiveTask).configureEach { preserveFileTimestamps = false reproducibleFileOrder = true } @BrianDemers | bdemers
Other Beni ts Quality • Debugging • Smaller deltas in releases • Cacheable fi • B s u n o
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Build Caching ⬢ Introduced to the Java world by Gradle ⬢ Build caches are complementary to dependency in 2017 ⬢ Maven has an open source build cache caches, not mutually exclusive: ○ too ⬢ Used by leading technology dependencies ○ companies like Google and Facebook ⬢ Can support both user local and remote caching for distributed teams @BrianDemers | bdemers A dependency cache caches fully compiled A build cache accelerates building a single source repository ○ A build cache caches build actions (e.g. Gradle tasks or Maven goals)
What is a Build Cache? Inputs ● Gradle Tasks ● Maven Goal Executions Outputs When the inputs have not changed, the output can be reused from a previous run.
Cache Key/Value Calculation The cacheKey for Gradle Tasks/Maven Goals is based on the Inputs: cacheKey(javaCompile) = hash(sourceFiles, jdk version, classpath, compiler args) The cacheEntry contains the output: cacheEntry[cacheKey(javaCompile)] = fileTree(classFiles) For more information, see: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_cache.html
When not using the build cache, with Maven any change will require a full build. For Gradle this is the case when doing clean builds and switching between branches.
Changing an public method in the export-api module
Changing an implementation detail of a method in the service module
Remote Build Cache ⬢ Shared among different machines ⬢ Speeds up development for the whole team ⬢ Reuses build results among CI agents/jobs and individual developers
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The anatomy of fast feedback cycles PRODUCTIVITY Less idle/ wait time Less context switching More focused developers QUALITY FASTER FEEDBACK CYCLES KEY: New behavior More frequent builds Earlier quality checks Fewer downstream incidents Smaller change sets Few merge conflicts Effect More efficient troubleshooting KEY BENEFIT @BrianDemers | bdemers Faster MTTR
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Other Ways to Speed up Builds • Update your build tool • Break project into modules • Predictive Test Selection • Test Distribution
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Reproducible builds are crucial for ensuring software integrity but can be challenging to achieve. On the other hand, build caches provide a way to speed up builds by reusing previously-built artifacts and dependencies.
This talk will explore how reproducible builds and build caches can work together to create a more efficient, secure, and enjoyable development workflow. We will discuss the benefits and challenges of reproducible builds and build caches and provide practical tips for implementation.
HINT: If a build is reproducible, it’s also cacheable!
Attendees will come away with a solid understanding of reproducible builds and build caches and how to implement them to achieve faster, more reliable, and more secure software builds.
