The reason your custom authentication does not work is probably due to HBASE-12231. It does not get invoked.
The code snippet that Ted copied is inside "if keberos security". The AuthFilter itself can handle custom authentication class. But AuthFilter is not added in your case. Jerry On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Ted Yu <[email protected]> wrote: > From RESTServer.java : > > if (conf.get(REST_AUTHENTICATION_TYPE) != null) { > containerClass = RESTServletContainer.class; > FilterHolder authFilter = new FilterHolder(); > authFilter.setClassName(AuthFilter.class.getName()); > authFilter.setName("AuthenticationFilter"); > return new Pair<FilterHolder, Class<? extends > ServletContainer>>(authFilter,containerClass); > > So hbase.rest.authentication.type doesn't accept class name. > > Can you tell us more about your Authentication Handler implementation ? > > Thanks > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:28 AM, kumar r <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I want to enable custom authentication for HBase rest server in a normal > > cluster (not secured) > > > > I have implemented custom authentication class by implementing Hadoop > > Authentication Handler > > > > I have set the property > > > > <property> > > <name>hbase.rest.authentication.type</name> > > <value>custom.class.name</value> > > </property> > > > > But still it didn't ask for any authentication. When i access hbase rest > > url, it directly displays table names > > > > http://machine1:8080/ > > > > Do i need to set any other property? > > > > or Custom authentication works only on kerberos enabled cluster? > > > > Please clarify and help me to achieve this. > > > > Thanks, > > >
