[HADOOP-11077] NPE if hosts not specified in ProxyUsers

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: security
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Gregory Chanan
• Reporter: Gregory Chanan
• Created: 09/Sep/14 00:13
• Updated: 01/Dec/14 03:09
• Resolved: 10/Sep/14 05:27

Description

When using the TokenDelegationAuthenticationFilter, I noticed if I don't specify the hosts for a user/groups proxy user and then try to authenticate, I get an NPE rather than an AuthorizationException.