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* [Hadoop in Secure Mode](#Hadoop_in_Secure_Mode)
    * [Introduction](#Introduction)
    * [Authentication](#Authentication)
        * [End User Accounts](#End_User_Accounts)
        * [User Accounts for Hadoop Daemons](#User_Accounts_for_Hadoop_Daemons)
        * [Kerberos principals for Hadoop Daemons and Users](#Kerberos_principals_for_Hadoop_Daemons_and_Users)
        * [Mapping from Kerberos principal to OS user account](#Mapping_from_Kerberos_principal_to_OS_user_account)
        * [Mapping from user to group](#Mapping_from_user_to_group)
        * [Proxy user](#Proxy_user)
        * [Secure DataNode](#Secure_DataNode)
    * [Data confidentiality](#Data_confidentiality)
        * [Data Encryption on RPC](#Data_Encryption_on_RPC)
        * [Data Encryption on Block data transfer.](#Data_Encryption_on_Block_data_transfer.)
        * [Data Encryption on HTTP](#Data_Encryption_on_HTTP)
    * [Configuration](#Configuration)
        * [Permissions for both HDFS and local fileSystem paths](#Permissions_for_both_HDFS_and_local_fileSystem_paths)
        * [Common Configurations](#Common_Configurations)
        * [NameNode](#NameNode)
        * [Secondary NameNode](#Secondary_NameNode)
        * [DataNode](#DataNode)
        * [WebHDFS](#WebHDFS)
        * [ResourceManager](#ResourceManager)
        * [NodeManager](#NodeManager)
        * [Configuration for WebAppProxy](#Configuration_for_WebAppProxy)
        * [LinuxContainerExecutor](#LinuxContainerExecutor)
        * [MapReduce JobHistory Server](#MapReduce_JobHistory_Server)

Hadoop in Secure Mode
=====================

Introduction
------------

This document describes how to configure authentication for Hadoop in secure mode.

By default Hadoop runs in non-secure mode in which no actual authentication is required. By configuring Hadoop runs in secure mode, each user and service needs to be authenticated by Kerberos in order to use Hadoop services.

Security features of Hadoop consist of [authentication](#Authentication), [service level authorization](./ServiceLevelAuth.html), [authentication for Web consoles](./HttpAuthentication.html) and [data confidenciality](#Data_confidentiality).

Authentication
--------------

### End User Accounts

When service level authentication is turned on, end users using Hadoop in secure mode needs to be authenticated by Kerberos. The simplest way to do authentication is using `kinit` command of Kerberos.

### User Accounts for Hadoop Daemons

Ensure that HDFS and YARN daemons run as different Unix users, e.g. `hdfs` and `yarn`. Also, ensure that the MapReduce JobHistory server runs as different user such as `mapred`.

It's recommended to have them share a Unix group, for e.g. `hadoop`. See also "[Mapping from user to group](#Mapping_from_user_to_group)" for group management.

| User:Group | Daemons |
|:---- |:---- |
| hdfs:hadoop | NameNode, Secondary NameNode, JournalNode, DataNode |
| yarn:hadoop | ResourceManager, NodeManager |
| mapred:hadoop | MapReduce JobHistory Server |

### Kerberos principals for Hadoop Daemons and Users

For running hadoop service daemons in Hadoop in secure mode, Kerberos principals are required. Each service reads auhenticate information saved in keytab file with appropriate permission.

HTTP web-consoles should be served by principal different from RPC's one.

Subsections below shows the examples of credentials for Hadoop services.

#### HDFS

The NameNode keytab file, on the NameNode host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/nn.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/nn.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

The Secondary NameNode keytab file, on that host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/sn.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/sn.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 sn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 sn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 sn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

The DataNode keytab file, on each host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/dn.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/dn.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 dn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 dn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 dn/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

#### YARN

The ResourceManager keytab file, on the ResourceManager host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/rm.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/rm.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 rm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 rm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 rm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

The NodeManager keytab file, on each host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/nm.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/nm.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 nm/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

#### MapReduce JobHistory Server

The MapReduce JobHistory Server keytab file, on that host, should look like the following:

    $ klist -e -k -t /etc/security/keytab/jhs.service.keytab
    Keytab name: FILE:/etc/security/keytab/jhs.service.keytab
    KVNO Timestamp         Principal
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 jhs/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 jhs/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 jhs/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-256 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (AES-128 CTS mode with 96-bit SHA-1 HMAC)
       4 07/18/11 21:08:09 host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD (ArcFour with HMAC/md5)

### Mapping from Kerberos principal to OS user account

Hadoop maps Kerberos principal to OS user account using the rule specified by `hadoop.security.auth_to_local` which works in the same way as the `auth_to_local` in [Kerberos configuration file (krb5.conf)](http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/krb5-latest/doc/admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html). In addition, Hadoop `auth_to_local` mapping supports the **/L** flag that lowercases the returned name.

By default, it picks the first component of principal name as a user name if the realms matches to the `default_realm` (usually defined in /etc/krb5.conf). For example, `host/full.qualified.domain.name@REALM.TLD` is mapped to `host` by default rule.

Custom rules can be tested using the `hadoop kerbname` command.  This command allows one to specify a principal and apply Hadoop's current auth_to_local ruleset.  The output will be what identity Hadoop will use for its usage.

### Mapping from user to group

Though files on HDFS are associated to owner and group, Hadoop does not have the definition of group by itself. Mapping from user to group is done by OS or LDAP.

You can change a way of mapping by specifying the name of mapping provider as a value of `hadoop.security.group.mapping` See [HDFS Permissions Guide](../hadoop-hdfs/HdfsPermissionsGuide.html) for details.

Practically you need to manage SSO environment using Kerberos with LDAP for Hadoop in secure mode.

### Proxy user

Some products such as Apache Oozie which access the services of Hadoop on behalf of end users need to be able to impersonate end users. See [the doc of proxy user](./Superusers.html) for details.

### Secure DataNode

Because the data transfer protocol of DataNode does not use the RPC framework of Hadoop, DataNode must authenticate itself by using privileged ports which are specified by `dfs.datanode.address` and `dfs.datanode.http.address`. This authentication is based on the assumption that the attacker won't be able to get root privileges.

When you execute `hdfs datanode` command as root, server process binds privileged port at first, then drops privilege and runs as the user account specified by `HADOOP_SECURE_DN_USER`. This startup process uses jsvc installed to `JSVC_HOME`. You must specify `HADOOP_SECURE_DN_USER` and `JSVC_HOME` as environment variables on start up (in hadoop-env.sh).

As of version 2.6.0, SASL can be used to authenticate the data transfer protocol. In this configuration, it is no longer required for secured clusters to start the DataNode as root using jsvc and bind to privileged ports. To enable SASL on data transfer protocol, set `dfs.data.transfer.protection` in hdfs-site.xml, set a non-privileged port for `dfs.datanode.address`, set `dfs.http.policy` to *HTTPS\_ONLY* and make sure the `HADOOP_SECURE_DN_USER` environment variable is not defined. Note that it is not possible to use SASL on data transfer protocol if `dfs.datanode.address` is set to a privileged port. This is required for backwards-compatibility reasons.

In order to migrate an existing cluster that used root authentication to start using SASL instead, first ensure that version 2.6.0 or later has been deployed to all cluster nodes as well as any external applications that need to connect to the cluster. Only versions 2.6.0 and later of the HDFS client can connect to a DataNode that uses SASL for authentication of data transfer protocol, so it is vital that all callers have the correct version before migrating. After version 2.6.0 or later has been deployed everywhere, update configuration of any external applications to enable SASL. If an HDFS client is enabled for SASL, then it can connect successfully to a DataNode running with either root authentication or SASL authentication. Changing configuration for all clients guarantees that subsequent configuration changes on DataNodes will not disrupt the applications. Finally, each individual DataNode can be migrated by changing its configuration and restarting. It is acceptable to have a mix of some DataNodes running with root authentication and some DataNodes running with SASL authentication temporarily during this migration period, because an HDFS client enabled for SASL can connect to both.

Data confidentiality
--------------------

### Data Encryption on RPC

The data transfered between hadoop services and clients. Setting `hadoop.rpc.protection` to `"privacy"` in the core-site.xml activate data encryption.

### Data Encryption on Block data transfer.

You need to set `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer` to `"true"` in the hdfs-site.xml in order to activate data encryption for data transfer protocol of DataNode.

Optionally, you may set `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.algorithm` to either "3des" or "rc4" to choose the specific encryption algorithm. If unspecified, then the configured JCE default on the system is used, which is usually 3DES.

Setting `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.cipher.suites` to `AES/CTR/NoPadding` activates AES encryption. By default, this is unspecified, so AES is not used. When AES is used, the algorithm specified in `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.algorithm` is still used during an initial key exchange. The AES key bit length can be configured by setting `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.cipher.key.bitlength` to 128, 192 or 256. The default is 128.

AES offers the greatest cryptographic strength and the best performance. At this time, 3DES and RC4 have been used more often in Hadoop clusters.

### Data Encryption on HTTP

Data transfer between Web-console and clients are protected by using SSL(HTTPS).

Configuration
-------------

### Permissions for both HDFS and local fileSystem paths

The following table lists various paths on HDFS and local filesystems (on all nodes) and recommended permissions:

| Filesystem | Path | User:Group | Permissions |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |:---- |
| local | `dfs.namenode.name.dir` | hdfs:hadoop | `drwx------` |
| local | `dfs.datanode.data.dir` | hdfs:hadoop | `drwx------` |
| local | $HADOOP\_LOG\_DIR | hdfs:hadoop | `drwxrwxr-x` |
| local | $YARN\_LOG\_DIR | yarn:hadoop | `drwxrwxr-x` |
| local | `yarn.nodemanager.local-dirs` | yarn:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |
| local | `yarn.nodemanager.log-dirs` | yarn:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |
| local | container-executor | root:hadoop | `--Sr-s--*` |
| local | `conf/container-executor.cfg` | root:hadoop | `r-------*` |
| hdfs | / | hdfs:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |
| hdfs | /tmp | hdfs:hadoop | `drwxrwxrwxt` |
| hdfs | /user | hdfs:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |
| hdfs | `yarn.nodemanager.remote-app-log-dir` | yarn:hadoop | `drwxrwxrwxt` |
| hdfs | `mapreduce.jobhistory.intermediate-done-dir` | mapred:hadoop | `drwxrwxrwxt` |
| hdfs | `mapreduce.jobhistory.done-dir` | mapred:hadoop | `drwxr-x---` |

### Common Configurations

In order to turn on RPC authentication in hadoop, set the value of `hadoop.security.authentication` property to `"kerberos"`, and set security related settings listed below appropriately.

The following properties should be in the `core-site.xml` of all the nodes in the cluster.

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `hadoop.security.authentication` | *kerberos* | `simple` : No authentication. (default)  `kerberos` : Enable authentication by Kerberos. |
| `hadoop.security.authorization` | *true* | Enable [RPC service-level authorization](./ServiceLevelAuth.html). |
| `hadoop.rpc.protection` | *authentication* | *authentication* : authentication only (default)  *integrity* : integrity check in addition to authentication  *privacy* : data encryption in addition to integrity |
| `hadoop.security.auth_to_local` | `RULE:`*exp1* `RULE:`*exp2* *...* DEFAULT | The value is string containing new line characters. See [Kerberos documentation](http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/krb5-latest/doc/admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html) for format for *exp*. |
| `hadoop.proxyuser.`*superuser*`.hosts` | | comma separated hosts from which *superuser* access are allowd to impersonation. `*` means wildcard. |
| `hadoop.proxyuser.`*superuser*`.groups` | | comma separated groups to which users impersonated by *superuser* belongs. `*` means wildcard. |

### NameNode

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `dfs.block.access.token.enable` | *true* | Enable HDFS block access tokens for secure operations. |
| `dfs.https.enable` | *true* | This value is deprecated. Use dfs.http.policy |
| `dfs.http.policy` | *HTTP\_ONLY* or *HTTPS\_ONLY* or *HTTP\_AND\_HTTPS* | HTTPS\_ONLY turns off http access. This option takes precedence over the deprecated configuration dfs.https.enable and hadoop.ssl.enabled. If using SASL to authenticate data transfer protocol instead of running DataNode as root and using privileged ports, then this property must be set to *HTTPS\_ONLY* to guarantee authentication of HTTP servers. (See `dfs.data.transfer.protection`.) |
| `dfs.namenode.https-address` | *nn\_host\_fqdn:50470* | |
| `dfs.https.port` | *50470* | |
| `dfs.namenode.keytab.file` | */etc/security/keytab/nn.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the NameNode. |
| `dfs.namenode.kerberos.principal` | nn/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the NameNode. |
| `dfs.namenode.kerberos.internal.spnego.principal` | HTTP/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | HTTP Kerberos principal name for the NameNode. |

### Secondary NameNode

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `dfs.namenode.secondary.http-address` | *c\_nn\_host\_fqdn:50090* | |
| `dfs.namenode.secondary.https-port` | *50470* | |
| `dfs.secondary.namenode.keytab.file` | */etc/security/keytab/sn.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the Secondary NameNode. |
| `dfs.secondary.namenode.kerberos.principal` | sn/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the Secondary NameNode. |
| `dfs.secondary.namenode.kerberos.internal.spnego.principal` | HTTP/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | HTTP Kerberos principal name for the Secondary NameNode. |

### DataNode

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `dfs.datanode.data.dir.perm` | 700 | |
| `dfs.datanode.address` | *0.0.0.0:1004* | Secure DataNode must use privileged port in order to assure that the server was started securely. This means that the server must be started via jsvc. Alternatively, this must be set to a non-privileged port if using SASL to authenticate data transfer protocol. (See `dfs.data.transfer.protection`.) |
| `dfs.datanode.http.address` | *0.0.0.0:1006* | Secure DataNode must use privileged port in order to assure that the server was started securely. This means that the server must be started via jsvc. |
| `dfs.datanode.https.address` | *0.0.0.0:50470* | |
| `dfs.datanode.keytab.file` | */etc/security/keytab/dn.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the DataNode. |
| `dfs.datanode.kerberos.principal` | dn/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the DataNode. |
| `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer` | *false* | set to `true` when using data encryption |
| `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.algorithm` | | optionally set to `3des` or `rc4` when using data encryption to control encryption algorithm |
| `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.cipher.suites` | | optionally set to `AES/CTR/NoPadding` to activate AES encryption when using data encryption |
| `dfs.encrypt.data.transfer.cipher.key.bitlength` | | optionally set to `128`, `192` or `256` to control key bit length when using AES with data encryption |
| `dfs.data.transfer.protection` | | *authentication* : authentication only  *integrity* : integrity check in addition to authentication  *privacy* : data encryption in addition to integrity This property is unspecified by default. Setting this property enables SASL for authentication of data transfer protocol. If this is enabled, then `dfs.datanode.address` must use a non-privileged port, `dfs.http.policy` must be set to *HTTPS\_ONLY* and the `HADOOP_SECURE_DN_USER` environment variable must be undefined when starting the DataNode process. |

### WebHDFS

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.principal` | http/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos keytab file for the WebHDFS. |
| `dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.keytab` | */etc/security/keytab/http.service.keytab* | Kerberos principal name for WebHDFS. |

### ResourceManager

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `yarn.resourcemanager.keytab` | */etc/security/keytab/rm.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the ResourceManager. |
| `yarn.resourcemanager.principal` | rm/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the ResourceManager. |

### NodeManager

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `yarn.nodemanager.keytab` | */etc/security/keytab/nm.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the NodeManager. |
| `yarn.nodemanager.principal` | nm/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the NodeManager. |
| `yarn.nodemanager.container-executor.class` | `org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.LinuxContainerExecutor` | Use LinuxContainerExecutor. |
| `yarn.nodemanager.linux-container-executor.group` | *hadoop* | Unix group of the NodeManager. |
| `yarn.nodemanager.linux-container-executor.path` | */path/to/bin/container-executor* | The path to the executable of Linux container executor. |

### Configuration for WebAppProxy

The `WebAppProxy` provides a proxy between the web applications exported by an application and an end user. If security is enabled it will warn users before accessing a potentially unsafe web application. Authentication and authorization using the proxy is handled just like any other privileged web application.

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `yarn.web-proxy.address` | `WebAppProxy` host:port for proxy to AM web apps. | *host:port* if this is the same as `yarn.resourcemanager.webapp.address` or it is not defined then the `ResourceManager` will run the proxy otherwise a standalone proxy server will need to be launched. |
| `yarn.web-proxy.keytab` | */etc/security/keytab/web-app.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the WebAppProxy. |
| `yarn.web-proxy.principal` | wap/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the WebAppProxy. |

### LinuxContainerExecutor

A `ContainerExecutor` used by YARN framework which define how any *container* launched and controlled.

The following are the available in Hadoop YARN:

| ContainerExecutor | Description |
|:---- |:---- |
| `DefaultContainerExecutor` | The default executor which YARN uses to manage container execution. The container process has the same Unix user as the NodeManager. |
| `LinuxContainerExecutor` | Supported only on GNU/Linux, this executor runs the containers as either the YARN user who submitted the application (when full security is enabled) or as a dedicated user (defaults to nobody) when full security is not enabled. When full security is enabled, this executor requires all user accounts to be created on the cluster nodes where the containers are launched. It uses a *setuid* executable that is included in the Hadoop distribution. The NodeManager uses this executable to launch and kill containers. The setuid executable switches to the user who has submitted the application and launches or kills the containers. For maximum security, this executor sets up restricted permissions and user/group ownership of local files and directories used by the containers such as the shared objects, jars, intermediate files, log files etc. Particularly note that, because of this, except the application owner and NodeManager, no other user can access any of the local files/directories including those localized as part of the distributed cache. |

To build the LinuxContainerExecutor executable run:

     $ mvn package -Dcontainer-executor.conf.dir=/etc/hadoop/

The path passed in `-Dcontainer-executor.conf.dir` should be the path on the cluster nodes where a configuration file for the setuid executable should be located. The executable should be installed in $HADOOP\_YARN\_HOME/bin.

The executable must have specific permissions: 6050 or `--Sr-s---` permissions user-owned by *root* (super-user) and group-owned by a special group (e.g. `hadoop`) of which the NodeManager Unix user is the group member and no ordinary application user is. If any application user belongs to this special group, security will be compromised. This special group name should be specified for the configuration property `yarn.nodemanager.linux-container-executor.group` in both `conf/yarn-site.xml` and `conf/container-executor.cfg`.

For example, let's say that the NodeManager is run as user *yarn* who is part of the groups users and *hadoop*, any of them being the primary group. Let also be that *users* has both *yarn* and another user (application submitter) *alice* as its members, and *alice* does not belong to *hadoop*. Going by the above description, the setuid/setgid executable should be set 6050 or `--Sr-s---` with user-owner as *yarn* and group-owner as *hadoop* which has *yarn* as its member (and not *users* which has *alice* also as its member besides *yarn*).

The LinuxTaskController requires that paths including and leading up to the directories specified in `yarn.nodemanager.local-dirs` and `yarn.nodemanager.log-dirs` to be set 755 permissions as described above in the table on permissions on directories.

* `conf/container-executor.cfg`

The executable requires a configuration file called `container-executor.cfg` to be present in the configuration directory passed to the mvn target mentioned above.

The configuration file must be owned by the user running NodeManager (user `yarn` in the above example), group-owned by anyone and should have the permissions 0400 or `r--------` .

The executable requires following configuration items to be present in the `conf/container-executor.cfg` file. The items should be mentioned as simple key=value pairs, one per-line:

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `yarn.nodemanager.linux-container-executor.group` | *hadoop* | Unix group of the NodeManager. The group owner of the *container-executor* binary should be this group. Should be same as the value with which the NodeManager is configured. This configuration is required for validating the secure access of the *container-executor* binary. |
| `banned.users` | hdfs,yarn,mapred,bin | Banned users. |
| `allowed.system.users` | foo,bar | Allowed system users. |
| `min.user.id` | 1000 | Prevent other super-users. |

To re-cap, here are the local file-sysytem permissions required for the various paths related to the `LinuxContainerExecutor`:

| Filesystem | Path | User:Group | Permissions |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |:---- |
| local | container-executor | root:hadoop | `--Sr-s--*` |
| local | `conf/container-executor.cfg` | root:hadoop | `r-------*` |
| local | `yarn.nodemanager.local-dirs` | yarn:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |
| local | `yarn.nodemanager.log-dirs` | yarn:hadoop | `drwxr-xr-x` |

### MapReduce JobHistory Server

| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|:---- |:---- |:---- |
| `mapreduce.jobhistory.address` | MapReduce JobHistory Server *host:port* | Default port is 10020. |
| `mapreduce.jobhistory.keytab` | */etc/security/keytab/jhs.service.keytab* | Kerberos keytab file for the MapReduce JobHistory Server. |
| `mapreduce.jobhistory.principal` | jhs/\_HOST@REALM.TLD | Kerberos principal name for the MapReduce JobHistory Server. |