How to turn on REST gateway impersonation in HBase

Question

What to do to turn on the REST gateway impersonation in Hbase? Can anyone tell that?

Answer 1

Hey,

To turn on REST gateway impersonation, we need to configure HBase servers (masters and region servers) to allow proxy users; configure REST gateway to enable impersonation.

To enable REST gateway impersonation, add the following to the hbase-site.xml file for every REST gateway.:

<property>
  <name>hbase.rest.authentication.type</name>
  <value>kerberos</value>
</property>
<property>
  <name>hbase.rest.authentication.kerberos.principal</name>
  <value>HTTP/_HOST@HADOOP.LOCALDOMAIN</value>
</property>
<property>
  <name>hbase.rest.authentication.kerberos.keytab</name>
  <value>$KEYTAB</value>
</property>