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Kan Zhang commented on HADOOP-8779: ----------------------------------- I think the "AuthMethod" field in the Connection class should be decided primarily on 1) connection type (initial or subsequent) and 2) what auth method is configured for that connection type. What credentials the client currently has only comes into play when multiple auth methods are configured for the intended connection type and we have a choice. > Use tokens regardless of authentication type > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-8779 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-8779 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: fs, security > Affects Versions: 3.0.0, 2.0.2-alpha > Reporter: Daryn Sharp > Assignee: Daryn Sharp > > Security is a combination of authentication and authorization (tokens). > Authorization may be granted independently of the authentication model. > Tokens should be used regardless of simple or kerberos authentication. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira