org.apache.hadoop.hbase

Class AuthUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.hadoop.hbase.AuthUtil

@InterfaceAudience.Private
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public class AuthUtil
extends Object

Utility methods for helping with security tasks.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	GROUP_PREFIX Prefix character to denote group names

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ScheduledChore	getAuthChore(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration conf) Checks if security is enabled and if so, launches chore for refreshing kerberos ticket.
static String	getGroupName(String aclKey) Returns the actual name for a group principal (stripped of the group prefix).
static boolean	isGroupPrincipal(String name) Returns whether or not the given name should be interpreted as a group principal.
static String	toGroupEntry(String name) Returns the group entry with the group prefix for a group principal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

GROUP_PREFIX

public static final String GROUP_PREFIX

Prefix character to denote group names

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getAuthChore

public static ScheduledChore getAuthChore(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration conf)
                                   throws IOException

Checks if security is enabled and if so, launches chore for refreshing kerberos ticket.

Throws:

IOException

isGroupPrincipal

public static boolean isGroupPrincipal(String name)

Returns whether or not the given name should be interpreted as a group principal. Currently this simply checks if the name starts with the special group prefix character ("@").

getGroupName

public static String getGroupName(String aclKey)

Returns the actual name for a group principal (stripped of the group prefix).

toGroupEntry

public static String toGroupEntry(String name)

Returns the group entry with the group prefix for a group principal.