[HADOOP-12902] JavaDocs for SignerSecretProvider are out-of-date in AuthenticationFilter

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.8.0, 2.7.3, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: newbie
• Target Version/s: 2.9.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Gabor Liptak
• Reporter: Robert Kanter
• Created: 07/Mar/16 22:26
• Updated: 30/Aug/16 01:17
• Resolved: 31/Mar/16 07:10

Description

The Javadocs in AuthenticationFilter say:

 * Out of the box it provides 3 signer secret provider implementations:
 * "string", "random", and "zookeeper"

However, the "string" implementation is no longer available because HADOOP-11748 moved it to be a test-only artifact. This also doesn't mention anything about the file-backed secret provider (FileSignerSecretProvider).

Issue Links

• is broken by: HADOOP-11748 The secrets of auth cookies should not be specified in configuration in clear text