+1 on changing the scripts. Regards Ram
> -----Original Message----- > From: Laxman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 10:10 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [HBase Security] Meta table operations should be authorized > > Hi Devs, > > As part of access control, read/write to meta table also should be > checked > for authorization. > I've seen some scripts also internally invoking flush/compact on .META. > > Example: drop table from "HBase shell" invokes flush and compact on > .META. > > IMO, scripts needs to be corrected. And I don't see need for calling > flush/compact on .META. > > Any different opinion? > > -- > Regards, > Laxman
