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[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-20943) Introducing comments and security labels for schema elements

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-20943?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Jyothsna Konisa updated CASSANDRA-20943:
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    Test and Documentation Plan: Added comprehensive tests to verify all the changes that this patch is introducing
                         Status: Patch Available  (was: Open)

> Introducing comments and security labels for schema elements
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>                 Key: CASSANDRA-20943
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-20943
>             Project: Apache Cassandra
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Cluster/Schema
>            Reporter: Jyothsna Konisa
>            Assignee: Jyothsna Konisa
>            Priority: Normal
>          Time Spent: 10m
>  Remaining Estimate: 0h
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> This proposal introduces the ability to add comments and security labels to Cassandra schema elements such as keyspaces, tables, columns, and UDTs. Users/Operators can embed human-readable explanations and business context directly into the schema, transforming Cassandra into a more self-documenting system. Comments improve comprehension, onboarding, troubleshooting, and long-term maintainability, while security labels provide a mechanism to mark elements with descriptors such as "PII" for sensitive data. Although security labels are purely descriptive in this proposal and do not alter Cassandra's authorization model, they establish a foundation for future integrations where external providers could enforce policies based on assigned labels, thereby enhancing both documentation and governance capabilities.



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