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ASF GitHub Bot commented on GEODE-3412: --------------------------------------- Github user kohlmu-pivotal commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/geode/pull/707#discussion_r132737182 --- Diff: geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/distributed/ConfigurationProperties.java --- @@ -1378,6 +1379,18 @@ */ String NAME = "name"; /** + * The authentication mode for the protobuf client-server protocol. + * + * </p> + * <U>Description</U>: Specifies the authentication mode used by the geode-protobuf module. + * </p> + * <U>Default</U>: "NOOP" + * </p> + * <U>Allowed values</U>: "NOOP" "SIMPLE" + */ + @Experimental + String PROTOBUF_PROTOCOL_AUTHENTICATION_MODE = "protobuf-protocol-authentication-mode"; --- End diff -- This property is misleading. It is NOT a protobuf specific authentication mode. It is merely an authentication mechanism that uses protobuf underneath the covers. 1) A different property name is to be used 2) With this property, the feature toggle should also maybe be removed??!!? One cannot live without the other > Implement a basic authentication mechanism for the new protocol > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: GEODE-3412 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-3412 > Project: Geode > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: client/server > Reporter: Brian Rowe > > Implement a simple username/password authentication for the new protocol. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029)