[HDFS-4576] Webhdfs authentication issues

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha, 0.23.7, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.4-alpha, 0.23.11
• Component/s: webhdfs
• Target Version/s: 0.23.11
• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Daryn Sharp
• Created: 08/Mar/13 14:32
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:18
• Resolved: 14/Apr/14 14:09

Description

Umbrella jira to track the webhdfs authentication issues as subtasks.

Issue Links

• relates to: HADOOP-9363 AuthenticatedURL will NPE if server closes connection
• requires: HADOOP-9352 Expose UGI.setLoginUser for tests

Sub-Tasks

• Webhdfs does not need a token for token operations: Closed
• Webhdfs doesn't renegotiate SPNEGO token: Closed
• WebHDFS doesn't use the logged in user when opening connections: Resolved
• Webhdfs doesn't support secure proxy users: Closed
• Webhdfs cannot use tokens obtained by another user: Closed
• Webdhfs token cancelation should use authentication: Closed
• Webhdfs returns incorrect http response codes for denied operations: Closed
• Webhdfs operations should declare if authentication is required: Closed
• Webhdfs sometimes can't negotiate a SPNEGO token: Resolved