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Andrew Purtell updated HBASE-7544:
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    Attachment: 7544p1.patch

Patch '7544p1' provides an encryption scaffold and AES algorithm support in 
hbase-common.

The API design on the HBase side is similar to the historical patch but we were 
not bound by any legacy so where it could be improved it has been improved. I'm 
much happier with this result, actually, there are no dependencies on anything 
but standard Java security APIs. This patch wraps and hides the JCE 
javax.crypto.Cipher type so as to allow future addition of HBase 
optimized/accelerated encryption algorithm implementations not based on the 
JCE, which in the case of at least the Oracle JRE requires encryption algorithm 
providers to be signed with a restricted code signing key not obtainable by an 
open source project. (Unsigned JCE providers are allowed by the OpenJDK JRE, 
but OpenJDK is not recommended for production.) The name of this type can be 
trivally changed if there is a concern about how it hides javax.crypto.Cipher. 
I did initially use the name 'Algorithm' but this seemed too generic and might 
be confused with Compression.Algorithm.

Implementing a native optimized/accelerated AES cipher for HBase is ongoing 
work that should be completed shortly.
                
> Transparent table/CF encryption
> -------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HBASE-7544
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-7544
>             Project: HBase
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: HFile, io
>            Reporter: Andrew Purtell
>            Assignee: Andrew Purtell
>             Fix For: 0.98.0
>
>         Attachments: 7544p1.patch, historical-7544.patch, 
> historical-7544.pdf, historical-shell.patch
>
>
> Introduce transparent encryption of HBase on disk data.
> Depends on a separate contribution of an encryption codec framework to Hadoop 
> core and an AES-NI (native code) codec. This is work done in the context of 
> MAPREDUCE-4491 but I'd gather there will be additional JIRAs for common and 
> HDFS parts of it.
> Requirements:
> - Transparent encryption at the CF or table level
> - Protect against all data leakage from files at rest
> - Two-tier key architecture for consistency with best practices for this 
> feature in the RDBMS world
> - Built-in key management
> - Flexible and non-intrusive key rotation
> - Mechanisms not exposed to or modifiable by users
> - Hardware security module integration (via Java KeyStore)
> - HBCK support for transparently encrypted files (+ plugin architecture for 
> HBCK)
> Additional goals:
> - Shell support for administrative functions
> - Avoid performance impact for the null crypto codec case
> - Play nicely with other changes underway: in HFile, block coding, etc.
> We're aiming for rough parity with Oracle's transparent tablespace encryption 
> feature, described in 
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/owp-security-advanced-security-11gr-133411.pdf
>  as
> {quote}
> “Transparent Data Encryption uses a 2-tier key architecture for flexible and 
> non-intrusive key rotation and least operational and performance impact: Each 
> application table with at least one encrypted column has its own table key, 
> which is applied to all encrypted columns in that table. Equally, each 
> encrypted tablespace has its own tablespace key. Table keys are stored in the 
> data dictionary of the database, while tablespace keys are stored in the 
> header of the tablespace and additionally, the header of each underlying OS 
> file that makes up the tablespace.  Each of these keys is encrypted with the 
> TDE master encryption key, which is stored outside of the database in an 
> external security module: either the Oracle Wallet (a PKCS#12 formatted file 
> that is encrypted using a passphrase supplied either by the designated 
> security administrator or DBA during setup),  or a Hardware Security Module 
> (HSM) device for higher assurance […]”
> {quote}
> Further design details forthcoming in a design document and patch as soon as 
> we have all of the clearances in place.

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