+1 ( non-binding ) -- Hitesh
On Feb 15, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Devaraj Das wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Thanks for participating in the discussion. I'd like to call a VOTE > for acceptance of Apache Knox Hadoop Gateway Project into the > Incubator. The vote will close on Feb 22 at 6:00 p.m. > > [ ] +1 Accept Apache Knox Hadoop Gateway Project into the Incubator > [ ] +0 Don't care. > [ ] -1 Don't accept Apache Knox Hadoop Gateway Project into the > Incubator because... > > Full proposal is pasted at the bottom of this email, and the > corresponding wiki is http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/knox. Only > VOTEs from Incubator PMC members are binding. > > Here's my +1 (binding). > > Thanks, > Devaraj. > > ----------------- > > Knox Gateway Proposal > > Abstract > > Knox Gateway is a system that provides a single point of secure access > for Apache Hadoop clusters. > > Proposal > > The Knox Gateway (“Gateway” or “Knox”) is a system that provides a > single point of authentication and access for Apache Hadoop services > in a cluster. The goal is to simplify Hadoop security for both users > (i.e. who access the cluster data and execute jobs) and operators > (i.e. who control access and manage the cluster). The Gateway runs as > a server (or cluster of servers) that serve one or more Hadoop > clusters. > > Provide perimeter security to make Hadoop security setup easier > Support authentication and token verification security scenarios > Deliver users a single cluster end-point that aggregates capabilities > for data and jobs > Enable integration with enterprise and cloud identity management environments > > Background > > An Apache Hadoop cluster is presented to consumers as a loose > collection of independent services. This makes it difficult for users > to interact with Hadoop since each service maintains it’s own method > of access and security. As well, for operators, configuration and > administration of a secure Hadoop cluster is a complex and many Hadoop > clusters are insecure as a result. > > The goal of the project is to provide coverage for all existing Hadoop > ecosystem projects. In addition, the project will be extensible to > allow for new and/or proprietary Hadoop components without requiring > changes to the gateway source code. The gateway is expected to run in > a DMZ environment where it will provide controlled access to these > Hadoop services. In this way Hadoop clusters can be protected by a > firewall and only limited access provided through the firewall for the > gateway. The authentication components of the gateway will be modular > and extensible such that it can be integrated with existing security > infrastructure. > > Rationale > > Organizations that are struggling with Hadoop cluster security result > in a) running Hadoop without security or b) slowing adoption of > Hadoop. The Gateway aims to provide perimeter security that integrates > more easily into existing organizations’ security infrastructure. > Doing so will simplify security for these organizations and benefit > all Hadoop stakeholders (i.e. users and operators). Additionally, > making a dedicated perimeter security project part of the Apache > Hadoop ecosystem will prevent fragmentation in this area and further > increase the value of Hadoop as a data platform. > > Current Status > > Prototype available, developed by the list of initial committers. > > Meritocracy > > We desire to build a diverse developer community around Gateway > following the Apache Way. We want to make the project open source and > will encourage contributors from multiple organizations following the > Apache meritocracy model. > > Community > > We hope to extend the user and developer base in the future and build > a solid open source community around Gateway. Apache Hadoop has a > large ecosystem of open source projects, each with a strong community > of contributors. All project communities in this ecosystem have an > opportunity to participate in the advancement of the Gateway project > because ultimately, Gateway will enable the security capabilities of > their project to be more enterprise friendly. > > Core Developers > > Gateway is currently being developed by several engineers from > Hortonworks - Kevin Minder, Larry McCay, John Speidel, Tom Beerbower > and Sumit Mohanty. All the engineers have deep expertise in > middleware, security & identity systems and are quite familiar with > the Hadoop ecosystem. > > Alignment > > The ASF is a natural host for Gateway given that it is already the > home of Hadoop, Hive, Pig, HBase, Oozie and other emerging big data > software projects. Gateway is designed to solve the security > challenges familiar to the Hadoop ecosystem family of projects. > > Known Risks > > Orphaned products & Reliance on Salaried Developers > > The core developers plan to work full time on the project. We believe > that this project will be of general interest to many Hadoop users and > will attract a diverse set of contributors. We intend to demonstrate > this by having contributors from several organizations recognized as > committers by the time Knox graduates from incubation. > > Inexperience with Open Source > > All of the core developers are active users and followers of open > source. As well, Hortonworks and the affiliated mentors have a strong > heritage of success with contributions to Apache Hadoop Projects. > > Homogeneous Developers > > The current core developers are from Hortonworks, however, we hope to > establish a developer community that includes contributors from > several corporations. > > Reliance on Salaried Developers > > Currently, the developers are paid to do work on Gateway. However, > once the project has a community built around it, we expect to get > committers and developers from outside the current core developers. > > Relationships with Other Apache Products > > Gateway is going to be used by the users and operators of Hadoop, and > the Hadoop ecosystem in general. > > A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand > > Our interest in developing Gateway in Apache project is to follow an > established development model, as well since many of the Hadoop > ecosystem projects also are part of Apache, Gateway will complement > those projects by following the same development and contribution > model. > > Documentation > > There is documentation in Hortonworks’ internal repositories. These > can be shared upon request and will be transferred into the Apache CM > system if this proposal is accepted. > > Initial Source > > The current initial source can be found in a GitHub repository. > https://github.com/hortonworks/knox.git > > Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan > > The complete Gateway code is under Apache Software License 2. > > External Dependencies > > The Gateway dependencies are listed below, separated by Category A and > Category B as defined in the Apache Third-Party Licensing Policy. > Note: These are the direct dependencies. Indirect dependencies are not > included. > > Category A Dependencies > > Apache Commons - ASLv2.0 > > commons-io:commons-io#2.4 > commons-cli:commons-cli#1.2 > commons-codec:commons-codec#1.7 > org.apache.commons:commons-digester3#3.2 > org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2#2.0 > > Apache Hadoop - ASLv2.0 > > org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-auth#0.23.3 > org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-core#1.0.3 > > Apache Geronimo - ASLv2.0 > > org.apache.geronimo.components:geronimo-jaspi#2.0.0 > org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-osgi-locator#1.1 > > Apache Shiro - ASLv2.0 > > org.apache.shiro:shiro-web#1.2.1 > > ApacheDS - ASLv2.0 > > org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-all#1.5.5 > > Log4J - ASLv2.0 > > log4j:log4j#1.2.17 > > SL4J - MIT > > org.slf4j:slf4j-api#1.6.6 > org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12#1.6.6 > > Guava - ASLv2.0 > > com.google.guava:guava#14.0-rc1 > > HttpClient - ASLv2.0 > > org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient#4.2.1 > > Jetty - ASLv2.0 > > org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server#8.1.7.v20120910 > org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet#8.1.7.v20120910 > org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-webapp#8.1.7.v20120910 > org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-jaspi#8.1.7.v20120910 > org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-all#8.1.7.v20120910 > org.eclipse.jetty:test-jetty-servlet#8.1.7.v20120910 > > JBoss ShrinkWrap - ASLv2.0 > > org.jboss.shrinkwrap:shrinkwrap-api#1.0.1 > org.jboss.shrinkwrap:shrinkwrap-impl-base#1.0.1 > org.jboss.shrinkwrap.descriptors:shrinkwrap-descriptors-api-javaee#2.0.0-alpha-4 > org.jboss.shrinkwrap.descriptors:shrinkwrap-descriptors-impl-javaee#2.0.0-alpha-4 > > Category A Dependencies (Test) > > EasyMock - ASLv2.0 > > org.easymock:easymock#3.0 > > XML Matchers - ASLv2.0 > > org.xmlmatchers:xml-matchers#0.10 > > Hamcrest - BSDv3 > > org.hamcrest:hamcrest-api#1.0 > org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core#1.2.1 > org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library#1.2.1 > > JsonPath - ASLv2.0 > > com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path#0.8.1 > com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path-assert#0.8.1 > > XMLTool - ASLv2.0 > > com.mycila.xmltool:xmltool#3.3 > > REST-assured - ASLv2.0 > > com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured#1.6.2 > > Category B Dependencies > > Jersey - CDDLv1.1 or GPL2wCPE > > com.sun.jersey:jersey-server#1.14 > com.sun.jersey:jersey-servlet#1.14 > > Jerico - EPLv1.0 > > net.htmlparser.jericho:jericho-html#3.2 > > Servlet - CDDLv1.0 or GPLv2 > > javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api#3.0.1 > > JUnit - CPLv1.0 > > junit:junit#4.11 > > Cryptography > > The Gateway uses cryptographic software indirectly as a result of > having two dependencies: ApacheDS and Apache Shiro. Gateway does not > include any special or custom cryptographic technologies. > > ApacheDS is an ASF project and has been classified Export Commodity > Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1 due to it’s dependency on Bouncy > Castle. More information on the ApacheDS classification can be found > at http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/directory/apacheds/trunk/installers/README > > Apache Shiro is an ASF project and has been classified Export > Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1. More information on the > Apache Shiro classification can be found at > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/shiro/trunk/README > > Required Resources > > Mailing lists > > knox-dev AT incubator DOT apache DOT org knox-commits AT incubator DOT > apache DOT org knox-user AT hms incubator apache DOT org knox-private > AT incubator DOT apache DOT org > > Subversion Directory > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/knox > > Issue Tracking > > JIRA Knox (KNOX) > > Initial Committers > > Kevin Minder (kevin DOT minder AT hortonworks DOT com) > > Larry McCay (lmccay AT hortonworks DOT com) > > John Speidel (jspeidel AT hortonworks DOT com) > Tom Beerbower (tbeerbower AT hortonworks DOT com) > Sumit Mohanty (smohanty AT hortonworks DOT com) > Venkatesh Seetharam (venkatesh AT hortonworks DOT com) > > Affiliations > > Kevin Minder (Hortonworks) > > Larry McCay (Hortonworks) > > John Speidel (Hortonworks) > Tom Beerbower (Hortonworks) > Sumit Mohanty (Hortonworks) > Venkatesh Seetharm (Hortonworks) > Owen O'Malley (Hortonworks) > Mahadev Konar (Hortonworks) > Alan Gates (Hortonworks) > Devaraj Das (Hortwonrks) > Chris Douglas (Microsoft) > Chris Mattmann (NASA) > Tom White (Cloudera) > > Sponsors > > Champion > > Devaraj Das (ddas AT apache DOT org) > > Nominated Mentors > > Owen O’Malley (omalley AT apache DOT org) > Mahadev Konar (mahadev AT apache DOT org) > Alan Gates (gates AT apache DOT org) > Devaraj Das (ddas AT apache DOT org) > Chris Douglas (cdouglas AT apache DOT org) > Chris Mattmann (chris DOT a DOT mattmann AT jpl DOT nasa DOT gov) > Tom White (tom DOT e DOT white AT gmail DOT com) > > Sponsoring Entity > > Incubator PMC > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
