[HADOOP-10349] TaskUmbilicalProtocol always uses TOKEN authentication even when configured as SIMPLE.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
• Component/s: security
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jinghui Wang
• Created: 15/Feb/14 01:29
• Updated: 15/Feb/14 01:29

Description

Since job tokens are always created. HADOOP-9698 introduced the change that will make TaskUmbilicalProtocol always uses TOKEN authentication. Wondering what the benefit is for having the extra TOKEN authentication.