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HDFS Encryption Zone - hdfs user not able to access file in encryption zone, even after providing access in Ranger
Created ‎01-24-2017 02:41 AM
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hi - i'm evaluating & implementing HDP Data at Rest encryption .. & hdfs user is not able to access file put in HDFS encryption zone.
Here is what is done -
- created hdfs folder, -> /enczone1
- created key -> testkeyfromcli & encryption zone using the key
- added 2 files to encryption zone - /enczone1/myfile.txt & /enczone1/myfile_1.txt
- Using Ranger, created policy to provide read/write access to user - hdfs
- User Ranger, provided access to key - testkeyfromcli
One other step i did was run the following command to ensure super-user does not have access to file myfile.txt->
sudo -u hdfs hadoop fs -setfattr -n security.hdfs.unreadable.by.superuser /enczone1/myfile.txt
On running the following commands, i'm unable to access /enczone1/myfile.txt (Expected result)
However, i'm not able to access file /enczone1/myfile_1.txt, the error says - user hdfs is not allowed to 'DECRYPT_EEK' on 'testkeyfromcli'
However, access is already given to user - hdfs (as seen in file uploaded)
Any ideas ?
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[root@sandbox ~]# sudo -u hdfs hdfs dfs -cat /enczone1/myfile.txt cat: Access is denied for hdfs since the superuser is not allowed to perform this operation. [root@sandbox ~]# sudo -u hdfs hdfs dfs -cat /enczone1/myfile_1.txt cat: User:hdfs not allowed to do 'DECRYPT_EEK' on 'testkeyfromcli'
[root@sandbox ~]# sudo -u hdfs hdfs crypto -listZones /zone_encr key1 /enczone1 testkeyfromcli /enczone2 testkeyfromcli /enczone3 key2
Created ‎01-24-2017 03:51 AM
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hdfs superuser will be blacklisted by the property, hadoop.kms.blacklist.DECRYPT_EEK (in ambari). This is the possible reason why you are unable to decrypt being an 'hdfs' user. It is recommended that the hdfs superusers are not to be given the privileges to decrypt the data. Try giving the decrypt permissions for another user, who has the basic read permissions to read /enczone1/myfile_1.txt
Created ‎07-28-2017 09:32 AM
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there is a property in ranger kms configuration which blacklist hdfs user.Either remove the hdfs user from that property or try to do the following:
1. create another user
2. give that user permission to decrypt and encrypt key in ranger KMS policy
3. fire the command with the user
Check if it works

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