[jira] [Resolved] (NIFI-9262) Refactor Flow Property Encryption Property Names

["David Handermann (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-9262?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

David Handermann resolved NIFI-9262.
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    Resolution: Abandoned

> Refactor Flow Property Encryption Property Names
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>
>                 Key: NIFI-9262
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-9262
>             Project: Apache NiFi
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Core Framework, Security
>            Reporter: David Handermann
>            Assignee: David Handermann
>            Priority: Minor
>
> Current terminology for some encryption capabilities within NiFi creates unnecessary confusion due to reusing similar words. NiFi supports the following property encryption capabilities:
> 1. Encryption of values in {{nifi.properties}} using the {{SensitivePropertyProvider}} interface and implementations
> 2. Encryption of property values in flow components using the {{PropertyEncryptor}} interface and implementations
> The following two property names in {{nifi.properties}} define the behavior of flow component property encryption:
> 1. {{nifi.sensitive.props.key}}
> 2. {{nifi.sensitive.props.algorithm}}
> Although these two property names predate the {{SensitivePropertyProvider}} interface, changing these property names would clarify their purpose within the framework.
> Introducing new property names should maintain backward compatibility.  In light of the fact that {{nifi.sensitive.props.key}} serves as the source for a key derivation function, this might be better described as a password or passphrase.
> Potential options for renaming these properties include the following:
> 1. {{nifi.flow.property.encryption.password}}
> 2. {{nifi.flow.property.encryption.algorithm}}
> These property names provide a strong association with NiFi Flow component properties and avoid potential confusion associated with {{SensitivePropertyProvider}} capabilities.



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