[HDFS-7313] Support optional configuration of AES cipher suite on DataTransferProtocol.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: datanode, hdfs-client, security
• Target Version/s: 2.6.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Chris Nauroth
• Reporter: Chris Nauroth
• Created: 31/Oct/14 00:01
• Updated: 01/Dec/14 03:08
• Resolved: 31/Oct/14 05:59

Description

HDFS-6606 introduced use of AES for encryption of DataTransferProtocol. This issue proposes introduction of a configuration property for administrators to control whether or not AES is used or the existing support for 3DES and RC4 is used.

Issue Links

• is related to: HDFS-7431 log message for InvalidMagicNumberException may be incorrect
• relates to: HDFS-6606 Optimize HDFS Encrypted Transport performance