[MESOS-5706] GET_ENDPOINT_WITH_PATH authz doesn't make sense for /flags

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: security
• Labels: mesosphere security
• Epic Link: Authorize operator endpoints
• Sprint: Mesosphere Sprint 38
• Story Points: 2
• Assignee: Alexander Rojas
• Reporter: Adam B
• Shepherd: Adam B
• Created: 24/Jun/16 12:09
• Updated: 29/Apr/19 09:26
• Resolved: 28/Jun/16 09:47

Description

The master or agent flags are exposed in /state as well as /flags, so any user who wants to disable/control access to the flags likely intends to control access to flags no matter what endpoint exposes them. As such, /flags is a poor candidate for GET_ENDPOINT_WITH_PATH authz, since we care more about protecting the flag data than the specific endpoint path.
We should remove the GET_ENDPOINT authz from master and agent /flags until we can come up with a better solution, perhaps a first-class VIEW_FLAGS acl.

Issue Links

• relates to: MESOS-5705 ZK credential is exposed in /flags and /state