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Kevin Tham commented on AVRO-1372:
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hmm, good point, let me explore that
> Avro file data encryption for Java
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>
> Key: AVRO-1372
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-1372
> Project: Avro
> Issue Type: Sub-task
> Components: java
> Affects Versions: 1.8.0
> Reporter: Jerry Chen
> Labels: Rhino
> Attachments: AVRO-1372.patch
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> Original Estimate: 168h
> Remaining Estimate: 168h
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> For Java, Avro has already support of compressions such as deflate or snappy
> based on its own codec infrastructure. To support encryption, this work needs
> to extend the codec infrastructure with the ability to handle codec context
> such as the encryption keys. The reader and writer needs to be extended for
> context handling as well. Also AES codec will be implemented as the default
> encryption codec.
> To keep the compatibility of the reader and writer, new constructor and
> methods with codec context can be added instead of modifying the existing
> methods. Although there are other ways for passing in the codec context such
> as using thread local or system properties, these methods are easier to cause
> problems, not direct and not self explaining at the API level.
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