[jira] [Created] (AMBARI-18406) Create authentication filter to perform Kerberos authentication for Ambari

["Robert Levas (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Robert Levas created AMBARI-18406:
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             Summary: Create authentication filter to perform Kerberos authentication for Ambari
                 Key: AMBARI-18406
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-18406
             Project: Ambari
          Issue Type: Task
          Components: ambari-server
    Affects Versions: 2.5.0
            Reporter: Robert Levas
            Assignee: Robert Levas
             Fix For: 2.5.0


Users should be able to authenticate to use Ambari by providing a Kerberos token using SPNEGO - Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism.  This includes access to the Ambari REST API as well as the Ambari web-based UI. 

The implementation should support the ability to perform the full SPNEGO handshake as well as access requests directly providing the appropriate HTTP header containing the Kerberos token. For example:

{noformat}
Authorization: Negotiate YIICcgY...r/vJcLO
{noformat}

In the full handshake model
# The client requests access to a web resource
# The server responds with an HTTP 401 status ({{Unauthorized}}), including the header {{WWW-Authenticate: Negotiate}}
# The client generates the Kerberos data and creates a new request containing the authentication header - {{Authorization: Negotiate YIICcgY...r/vJcLO}}

Since Ambari needs to generally return a HTTP status of 403 ({{Forbidden}}) when authentication is needed, a _hint_ must be sent along with the request indicate to Ambari that Kerberos authentication is desired.  If this _hint_ is received, then Ambari will respond with the appropriate status and header to initiate SPNEGO with the client. This _hint_ is an Ambari-specific header named "X-Authentication-Type" with the value of "kerberos":

{noformat}
X-Authentication-Type: kerberos
{noformat}

No matter what the handshake mechanism is (or lack of), once the Kerberos token is received by Ambari, Ambari is to parse and validate the token.  If a failure occurs, Ambari is to respond with the appropriate HTTP status and related header(s).  Upon success, the user's principal name is retrieved and converted into a _local_ user name.  The use of an auth-to-local rule set processor may be needed to perform this translation.  Using this _local_ username, an appropriate Ambari user account is located and used as the authenticated users identity - details, privileges, etc.... Failure to find an appropriate Ambari user account is to result in an authentication failure response.








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