[HADOOP-9834] Authentication Service API

• Type: Task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha1
• Component/s: security
• Labels: Rhino
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Yi Liu
• Created: 06/Aug/13 03:19
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:26

Description

Authentication service is used to authenticate users and services. The authentication result can then be used to request identity token service to get an identity token. The JIRA is to define Authentication service API, and the pluggable framework allows different implementation. The scope of this task is highlighted as following:

• Define Authentication service API.
• Define Authentication module API for both server and client.
• Define Authentication modules management API for both server and client.
• Define Protocol and procedure for authn module negotiation between client and server.

Issue Links

• Is contained by: HADOOP-9796 Pluggable TokenAuth framework and core facilities