Arenadata Platform Security overview

Daria Barysheva

Arenadata Platform Security (ADPS) is a security framework that is based on Apache Ranger and Apache Knox. You can use ADPS to configure authorization and policy-based access control for ADH services.

Before ADPS installation, ensure the following requirements are met:

  • The Arenadata Hadoop cluster of version 2.1.3 or higher is installed and configured according to the Get started with Arenadata Hadoop guide.

  • All ADPS prerequisites are met:

  • ADPS services should not use ADH cluster hosts. It is recommended to install ADPS on a separate virtual machine or a dedicated server.

  • It is recommended to store audit data in both HDFS and Solr. The default configuration for Ranger Audits in Solr uses a shared Solr instance.

  • If an external DBMS is used to store metadata (PostgreSQL/MySQL), it should be started and available. The Ranger installer creates two new users (default names: rangeradmin and rangerlogger) and two new databases (default names: ranger and ranger_audit).

  • One of the following authentication types should be configured:

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For more information on ADPS installation, see Get started with Arenadata Platform Security.

After ADPS installation and integration with ADH (on the Import tab in the ADH cluster menu) you can start working with Ranger plugins available for some ADH services: HDFS, HBase, Hive, etc.

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