Kashif, HBASE-11349/HBASE-11474 is indeed to authenticate Thrift clients using Kerberos. Is this what you are looking for? For Thrift server authentication, it is already there. Please refer to the hbase book http://hbase.apache.org/book/security.html#hbase.secure.configuration Section 8.1.4 for more details.
Thanks, Jimmy On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Kashif Jawed Siddiqui <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi All, > > As per current implementation done for > https://issues.apache.org/jira/i#browse/HBASE-11349 && > https://issues.apache.org/jira/i#browse/HBASE-11474 , > > The authentication mechanism using Kerberos principal for Thrift server > with HBase is perfectly fine. > > > > But for clients communicating to HBase via thrift server does not handle > the security mechanism. > > Any unauthenticated client can access HBase via thrift server. The thrift > sever can act as a backdoor entry for skipping the security & > authentication. > > It will be better if thrift clients can also be authenticated through some > mechanism like Kerberos or IP restriction,etc > > > > Let us discuss on mechanism for thrift client authentication that can be > implemented. > > > > *************************************************************************************** > This e-mail and attachments contain confidential information from HUAWEI, > which is intended only for the person or entity whose address is listed > above. Any use of the information contained herein in any way (including, > but not limited to, total or partial disclosure, reproduction, or > dissemination) by persons other than the intended recipient's) is > prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > by phone or email immediately and delete it! > >
