org.apache.hadoop.hbase

Class AuthUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.hadoop.hbase.AuthUtil

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public class AuthUtil
extends Object

Utility methods for helping with security tasks. Downstream users may rely on this class to handle authenticating via keytab where long running services need access to a secure HBase cluster. Callers must ensure:

• HBase configuration files are in the Classpath
• hbase.client.keytab.file points to a valid keytab on the local filesystem
• hbase.client.kerberos.principal gives the Kerberos principal to use

 ChoreService choreService = null;
   // Presumes HBase configuration files are on the classpath
   final Configuration conf = HBaseConfiguration.create();
   final ScheduledChore authChore = AuthUtil.getAuthChore(conf);
   if (authChore != null) {
     choreService = new ChoreService("MY_APPLICATION");
     choreService.scheduleChore(authChore);
   }
   try {
     // do application work
   } finally {
     if (choreService != null) {
       choreService.shutdown();
     }
   }
 
 

See the "Running Canary in a Kerberos-enabled Cluster" section of the HBase Reference Guide for an example of configuring a user of this Auth Chore to run on a secure cluster.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ScheduledChore	getAuthChore(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration conf) Checks if security is enabled and if so, launches chore for refreshing kerberos ticket.
static String	getGroupName(String aclKey) Returns the actual name for a group principal (stripped of the group prefix).
static boolean	isGroupPrincipal(String name) Returns whether or not the given name should be interpreted as a group principal.
static String	toGroupEntry(String name) Returns the group entry with the group prefix for a group principal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAuthChore

public static ScheduledChore getAuthChore(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration conf)
                                   throws IOException

Checks if security is enabled and if so, launches chore for refreshing kerberos ticket.

Parameters:

conf - the hbase service configuration

Returns:

a ScheduledChore for renewals, if needed, and null otherwise.

Throws:

IOException

isGroupPrincipal

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public static boolean isGroupPrincipal(String name)

Returns whether or not the given name should be interpreted as a group principal. Currently this simply checks if the name starts with the special group prefix character ("@").

getGroupName

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public static String getGroupName(String aclKey)

Returns the actual name for a group principal (stripped of the group prefix).

toGroupEntry

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public static String toGroupEntry(String name)

Returns the group entry with the group prefix for a group principal.