[HDFS-6785] Should not be able to create encryption zone using path to a non-directory file

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: fs-encryption (HADOOP-10150 and HDFS-6134)
• Fix Version/s: fs-encryption (HADOOP-10150 and HDFS-6134)
• Component/s: security
• Assignee: Charles Lamb
• Reporter: Stephen Chu
• Created: 30/Jul/14 10:33
• Updated: 30/Jul/14 20:01
• Resolved: 30/Jul/14 20:01

Description

Currently, users can create an encryption zone while specifying a path to a file, as seen below.

[hdfs@schu-enc2 ~]$ cat hi
hi
[hdfs@schu-enc2 ~]$ hadoop fs -put hi /hi
[hdfs@schu-enc2 ~]$ hadoop key create testKey
testKey has been successfully created.
KMSClientProvider[http://schu-enc2.vpc.com:16000/kms/v1/] has been updated.
[hdfs@schu-enc2 ~]$ hdfs crypto -createZone -keyName testKey -path /hi
Added encryption zone /hi
[hdfs@schu-enc2 ~]$ hdfs crypto -listZones
/hi  testKey

Based on my understanding, admins should be able to create encryption zones only on empty directories, not files.

If the design changed to allow creating EZ on files, then we should change the javadoc of HdfsAdmin#createEncryptionZone, which currently states, "Create an encryption zone rooted at an empty existing directory, using the specified encryption key. An encryption zone has an associated encryption key used when reading and writing files within the zone."