[HADOOP-8043] KerberosAuthenticationFilter and friends have some problems

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: security
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Allen Wittenauer
• Created: 09/Feb/12 03:07
• Updated: 21/Feb/12 18:40
• Resolved: 21/Feb/12 18:40

Description

KerberosAuthenticationFilter and friends have three killer usability issues and bugs:

1. Documentation is misleading/wrong.
2. Shared secret stored in a world readable file.
3. Lacks support for _HOST macro

Issue Links

• is related to: HADOOP-7621 alfredo config should be in a file not readable by users