[HDFS-2705] HttpFS server should check that upload requests have correct content-type

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.23.1, 2.0.0-alpha
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.1
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Alejandro Abdelnur
• Reporter: Alejandro Abdelnur
• Created: 19/Dec/11 18:57
• Updated: 08/Dec/16 02:42
• Resolved: 21/Dec/11 05:56

Description

The append/create requests should require 'application/octet-stream' as content-type when uploading data. This is to prevent the default content-type form-encoded (used as default by some HTTP libraries) to be used or text based content-types to be used.

If the form-encoded content type is used, then Jersey tries to process the upload stream as parameters
If a test base content-type is used, HTTP proxies/gateways could do attempt some transcoding on the stream thus corrupting the data.

Issue Links

• is related to: HDFS-11222 Document application/octet-stream as required content type for data upload requests in HTTPFS