Apache Nifi : Basic Authentication Details using attributes

nyakkanti — Fri, 05 May 2017 23:51:16 GMT

We have a use case to use "InvokeHttp" for restful service, getting all the details from the DB (URL/username/password), need to pass basic authentication (username and password) via attributes retrieved from DB. Is it possible to pass authentication using attributes ?

Re: Apache Nifi : Basic Authentication Details using attributes

MattWho — Sat, 06 May 2017 01:17:53 GMT

@nyakkanti

Only processor properties that support the NiFi expression language can be configured to use FlowFile attributes.

Some properties (even if the processor property says supports expression language: false, you may be able to use a simple ${<FlowFile-attribute-name>} to return a value from a attribute key/value pair.

But this is never true for sensitive properties such as password properties. Password properties are especially difficult since those values are encrypted upon apply. So if you entered ${<FlowFile-attribute-name>} , that is what gets encrypted. The processor then decrypts that when making the connection. Nowhere in that process does it ever retrieve a value from the FlowFile.

Thanks, Matt

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