Jessica, would you please take a look at this to see if UI can disable
decoding in displaying this download template url returned from API?

Thanks
-min

On 7/3/13 5:38 PM, "Min Chen" <min.c...@citrix.com> wrote:

>By examining further what returned from extractTemplateCmd api, I realized
>that the URL returned from API is different from what is displayed from
>pop-up dialog from UI. Directly using the link returned from API (with /
>encoded as %2F can successfully download the template. So the issue may
>not be that bad to upgrade Amazon SDK, but a simple UI issue. That is, is
>it possible for UI not to decode URLEncoded string in this case?
>
>Thanks
>-min
>
>On 7/3/13 5:22 PM, "Min Chen" <min.c...@citrix.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi Tom,
>>
>>      I can reproduce this issue using Cloudian, after investigation, I
>>realized that this is a bug in Amazon SDK we have used, based on this
>>thread: 
>>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15473582/amazon-s3-presigned-urls-esca
>>p
>>e
>>-the-slashes-in-the-key. When generatePresignedUrl is called it takes the
>>entire key and escapes it, and then creates a signature using the escaped
>>key. You cannot use the signature from the escaped key and combine it
>>with
>>the unescaped key in the URL. See the bug code here:
>>
>>      String resourcePath = "/" +
>>      ((bucketName != null) ? bucketName + "/" : "") +
>>      ((key != null) ? ServiceUtils.urlEncode(key) : "") +
>>      ((subResource != null) ? "?" + subResource : "");
>>
>>We have two options to fix this:
>>      1. Either upgrade Amazon SDK to use 1.4.3 version, someone in that
>>thread
>>claimed that it is fixed in that version, but I haven't checked that.
>>Currently CloudStack is using 1.3.21. Not sure if this will break
>>CloudStack cloud_bridge.
>>      2. Workaround by creating customized AmazonS3Client to change the
>>internal implementation on this.
>>
>>      Thanks
>>      -min
>>
>>
>>
>>On 7/2/13 11:31 PM, "Thomas O'Dowd" <tpod...@cloudian.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Excellent. The link is there now. Thank you Min. I verified that bug and
>>>closed it.
>>>
>>>However - now that I can finally click the download link... I ran into
>>>the issue that the link doesn't work on AWS or Cloudian. Please see this
>>>bug for details (latest 4.2 updates included in my test).
>>>
>>>    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-3341
>>>
>>>Tom.
>>>
>>>On Tue, 2013-07-02 at 22:54 +0000, Min Chen wrote:
>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>    I investigated this issue through the db dump you provided in the
>>>>bug,
>>>> this is an issue with our db view template_view creation script, and
>>>>it
>>>> has been fixed in resolving
>>>> another bug (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-3314). I
>>>> have verified the fix using your db dump on my local setup. Please
>>>>check
>>>> out latest 4.2 or master code to try again.
>>>> 
>>>>    Thanks
>>>>    -min
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/2/13 2:18 PM, "Min Chen" <min.c...@citrix.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> >Tom, this seems like an issue with entry stored in our DB. I will
>>>>take
>>>>a
>>>> >look at this bug and update you. Just to clarify, this symptom only
>>>> >happens when you register these templates to Amazon S3, not for
>>>>Cloudian
>>>> >or RiakCS S3, right?
>>>> >
>>>> >Thanks
>>>> >-min
>>>> >
>>>> >On 7/1/13 7:27 PM, "Thomas O'Dowd" <tpod...@cloudian.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >>Yes thanks Jessica. I re-opened the bug again. I know its not a gui
>>>> >>problem per-say in that the template is not ready to show the
>>>>download
>>>> >>link. However, it never becomes ready is the actual problem. What
>>>>sets
>>>> >>the "isready" property to true? As far as I can see, the objects in
>>>>the
>>>> >>S3 stores (AWS or Cloudian) are complete and from my perspective
>>>>"ready"
>>>> >>to download/use. It sounds like a bug when registering the template.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Tom.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 18:54 +0000, Jessica Wang wrote:
>>>> >>> Thomas,
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> I checked the data you provided.
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> The reason that the 2 templates("MyTiny", "AnotherTiny") have no
>>>> >>>download button is because they are not ready
>>>> >>> (i.e. their "isready" property is false).
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> Download button is only available when "isready" property is true.
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> Jessica
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> >>> From: Thomas O'Dowd [mailto:tpod...@cloudian.com]
>>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:04 PM
>>>> >>> To: Min Chen
>>>> >>> Cc: dev@cloudstack.apache.org; Jessica Wang
>>>> >>> Subject: Re: Query String Request Authentication(QSRA) support by
>>>>S3
>>>> >>>providers
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> Hi Min/Jessica,
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> I attached an image to that issue to show what what my browser is
>>>> >>> showing.
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>>     https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-3220
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> Tom.
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>> On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 09:45 +0900, Thomas O'Dowd wrote:
>>>> >>> > Hi Min,
>>>> >>> > 
>>>> >>> > Yes. I'll try it again today to check again but when I added
>>>>Amazon
>>>> >>>S3
>>>> >>> > as the S3 secondary storage and uploaded a template, I was not
>>>>shown
>>>> >>>the
>>>> >>> > "download template" link. However - for Cloudian S3, I am shown
>>>>it so
>>>> >>> > I'm wondering why.
>>>> >>> > 
>>>> >>> > Tom.
>>>> >>> > 
>>>> >>> > On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 00:26 +0000, Min Chen wrote:
>>>> >>> > > Hi Tom,
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> >>> > >    Are you saying that you cannot see a Download Template button
>>>>from
>>>> >>>UI
>>>> >>> > > when Amazon S3 is added as secondary storage? I only tested
>>>>with
>>>> >>>RiakCS
>>>> >>> > > and Cloudian, so didn't see this issue. But I am CC Jessica
>>>>her
>>>>to
>>>> >>>confirm
>>>> >>> > > what special handling is done in UI to enable/disable a button
>>>>from
>>>> >>>UI.
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> >>> > >    Thanks
>>>> >>> > >    -min
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> >>> > > On 6/27/13 5:23 PM, "Thomas O'Dowd" <tpod...@cloudian.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> >>> > > >Hi Min,
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >Can you check this bug? I'm trying to test this feature for
>>>>Amazon
>>>> >>>but
>>>> >>> > > >having no luck getting the Download template link/button to
>>>> >>>appear.
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-3220
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >Thanks,
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >Tom.
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >On Fri, 2013-06-21 at 17:21 +0000, Min Chen wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> John,
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >>         For S3, the api call createEntityExtractUrl is done on
>>>> >>>management
>>>> >>> > > >>server
>>>> >>> > > >> side; while for NFS secondary storage, if the
>>>>implementation
>>>>of
>>>> >>> > > >> createEntityExtractUrl will involve some code be executed
>>>>in
>>>> >>>ssvm to
>>>> >>> > > >>copy
>>>> >>> > > >> template from the install location to a public accessible
>>>>web
>>>> >>>server
>>>> >>> > > >> location.
>>>> >>> > > >>         I don't quite understand some of your comments below. 
>>>> >>> > > >> This
>>>>API
>>>> >>>is not
>>>> >>> > > >> used to write any information to S3 bucket/directory. This
>>>>is
>>>> >>>used for
>>>> >>> > > >> object already existed on S3, and we just provide a URL for
>>>>user
>>>> >>>to
>>>> >>> > > >> download a template from S3, just like how Amazon provided
>>>>user
>>>> >>>a way to
>>>> >>> > > >> user to extract a S3 object through generatePresignedUrl.
>>>>We
>>>>can
>>>> >>>discuss
>>>> >>> > > >> more on this on collaboration conference.
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >>         Thanks  
>>>> >>> > > >>         -min
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> On 6/21/13 7:25 AM, "John Burwell" <jburw...@basho.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> >Min,
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> >(I apologize for my belated reply -- I lost track of this
>>>>draft
>>>> >>>in the
>>>> >>> > > >> >chaos of the last couple of days.)
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> >Upon further review, I think I feel into the confusion
>>>>between
>>>> >>> > > >>management
>>>> >>> > > >> >server and ssvm.  This code is executing on the management
>>>> >>>server side,
>>>> >>> > > >> >correct?  Based on my "corrected" understanding is
>>>>correct,
>>>>I
>>>> >>>would
>>>> >>> > > >>like
>>>> >>> > > >> >to amend my thoughts.  Namely, I would like to see the
>>>>driver
>>>> >>> > > >>operations
>>>> >>> > > >> >pushed out to the SSVM where we can use the stream.  As I
>>>>think
>>>> >>>about
>>>> >>> > > >>it,
>>>> >>> > > >> >the management server should not need to interact with the
>>>> >>>driver.
>>>> >>> > > >> >Simply yard up the DataStore attributes + details map and
>>>>other
>>>> >>>extract
>>>> >>> > > >> >parameters, and send them to the SSVM.  Using this
>>>>information,
>>>> >>>the S3
>>>> >>> > > >> >driver could open a stream to write the template out to
>>>>the
>>>> >>> > > >> >bucket/directory.  I recognize it changes the protocol
>>>>between
>>>> >>>the
>>>> >>> > > >> >management server and SSVM, but it simply both sides of
>>>>the
>>>> >>>operation
>>>> >>> > > >>by
>>>> >>> > > >> >allowing the DataStore information to be treated opaquely
>>>>until
>>>> >>>it is
>>>> >>> > > >> >consumed by the driver to execute the write operation.  I
>>>>also
>>>> >>> > > >>recognize
>>>> >>> > > >> >that we may a little late in the cycle to address it for
>>>>4.2,
>>>> >>>and it
>>>> >>> > > >>may
>>>> >>> > > >> >need to be part of the 4.3 enhancements.
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> >Thanks,
>>>> >>> > > >> >-John
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> >On Jun 18, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Min Chen
>>>><min.c...@citrix.com>
>>>> >>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> >> John,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>      In that case, how do we keep backward compatibility of
>>>> >>> > > >>extractTemplate
>>>> >>> > > >> >> api, which requires a URL in the response?
>>>> >>> > > >> >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> >>      Thanks
>>>> >>> > > >> >>      -min
>>>> >>> > > >> >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> >> On 6/18/13 11:53 AM, "John Burwell" <jburw...@basho.com>
>>>> >>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> Min,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> Looking through the code, I think we can simplify
>>>>driver
>>>> >>>operation
>>>> >>> > > >>and
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> increase robustness by changing
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>ImageStoreDriver#createEntityExtractUrl()
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> : String to ImageStoreDriver#readEntity(Š) :
>>>>InputStream.
>>>> >>>My first
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> concern with the current implementation is that it
>>>> >>>circumvents any
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> connection pooling/resource management underlying
>>>>client
>>>> >>>libraries
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> provide.  I/O streams provide a higher-level
>>>>abstraction
>>>> >>>that allows
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> drivers to provide the orchestration components with
>>>>actual
>>>> >>> > > >>resources
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> rather String references.  Second, the current
>>>>interface
>>>> >>>seems to
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>appears
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> to assume that an http/https URL will be returned.
>>>>With
>>>>I/O
>>>> >>> > > >>streams,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>we
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> can support any client library capable of using the
>>>>standard
>>>> >>>I/O
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> framework -- enabling us to support other protocols for
>>>> >>>downloading
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> templates in the future (e.g. RBD, local filesystem,
>>>>NBD,
>>>> >>>etc).
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> Thanks,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> -John
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>> On Jun 18, 2013, at 1:11 PM, Min Chen
>>>><min.c...@citrix.com>
>>>> >>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>> A new version of using generatePresignedUrl in
>>>> >>> > > >>S3ImageStoreDriverImpl
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>is
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>> checked into object_store.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>> THanks
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>> -min
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>> On 6/18/13 8:29 AM, "Min Chen" <min.c...@citrix.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Yes, current code is in
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>S3ImageStoreDriverImpl.createEntityExtractUrl,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> which has a security issue mentioned in
>>>>CLOUDSTACK-3030. I
>>>> >>>am
>>>> >>> > > >>going
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>to
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> change it to use generatePresignedUrl api from AWS S3
>>>>api.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> -min
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> From: John Burwell
>>>> >>><jburw...@basho.com<mailto:jburw...@basho.com>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:07 AM
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> To: Min Chen
>>>> >>><min.c...@citrix.com<mailto:min.c...@citrix.com>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Cc: Thomas O'Dowd
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>><tpod...@cloudian.com<mailto:tpod...@cloudian.com>>,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>>"dev@cloudstack.apache.org<mailto:dev@cloudstack.apache.org>"
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>><dev@cloudstack.apache.org<mailto:dev@cloudstack.apache.org>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Subject: Re: Query String Request
>>>>Authentication(QSRA)
>>>> >>>support by
>>>> >>> > > >>S3
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> providers
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Min,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Is the code checked into the object_store branch?  If
>>>>so,
>>>> >>>which
>>>> >>> > > >>lines
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> in
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> S3TemplateDownloader?
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> -John
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Min Chen
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> <min.c...@citrix.com<mailto:min.c...@citrix.com>>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Hi John,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> This is regarding extractTemplate api, where for
>>>> >>>extractable
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>template,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> users can click "Download Template" button from UI to
>>>>get
>>>> >>>a http
>>>> >>> > > >>url
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>to
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> download the template already stored at S3 without
>>>> >>>providing S3
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> credentials. In 4.1, we don't have this issue, since
>>>>the
>>>> >>>URL
>>>> >>> > > >>returned
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> is
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> the public web server location hosted in ssvm, and in
>>>>4.2,
>>>> >>>we are
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> returning URL pointing to s3 object. Without setting
>>>>ACL
>>>> >>>to the S3
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> object, user cannot directly click the URL returned
>>>>from
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> extractTemplate
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> api to download the template without providing
>>>> >>>credentials. By
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>reading
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> the AWS SDK doc today, I ran across the following API
>>>>that
>>>> >>>I may
>>>> >>> > > >>be
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> able
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> to use for this purpose:
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>?
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>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>er
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>na
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> l=
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> true>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>t
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>e
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>>>> >>>>>>>>>>/
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>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>va
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>do
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> c/
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>e
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>d
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>>>> >>>>>>>>>>l
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>%2
>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>8j
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>av
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> a.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>o
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>n
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>>>> >>>>>>>>>>s
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>.H
>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>tt
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>pM
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> et
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>g/
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>S
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>tr
>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>in
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>g.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> ht
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> ml?is-external=true> bucketName,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>g
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>>>> >>>>>>>>>>t
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>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>?i
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>s-
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> ex
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> ternal=true> key,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date<http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Date.h
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>t
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>m
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>l?
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>i
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>s-
>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>ex
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>te
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> rn
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> al=true> expiration,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>HttpMethod<http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaSDK/latest/javad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>o
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>c
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>/c
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>o
>>>> >>>>>>>>>>m/
>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>am
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>az
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> on
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> aws/HttpMethod.html> method)
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>         Returns a pre-signed URL for accessing an
>>>>Amazon
>>>> >>>S3
>>>> >>> > > >>resource.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> This is along the same line as QSRA mentioned by Tom,
>>>>by
>>>> >>>wrapped
>>>> >>> > > >>in
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> AmazonS3Client for easy consumption. By using this
>>>>method,
>>>> >>>I think
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> that I
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> don't need to change ACL of S3 object to open a
>>>>security
>>>> >>>hole.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> -min
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> From: John Burwell
>>>> >>><jburw...@basho.com<mailto:jburw...@basho.com>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Date: Monday, June 17, 2013 7:38 PM
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> To: Min Chen
>>>> >>><min.c...@citrix.com<mailto:min.c...@citrix.com>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Cc: Thomas O'Dowd
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>><tpod...@cloudian.com<mailto:tpod...@cloudian.com>>,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>>"dev@cloudstack.apache.org<mailto:dev@cloudstack.apache.org>"
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>><dev@cloudstack.apache.org<mailto:dev@cloudstack.apache.org>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Subject: Re: Query String Request
>>>>Authentication(QSRA)
>>>> >>>support by
>>>> >>> > > >>S3
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> providers
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Min,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Why are we mucking with ACLs at all?  The best
>>>>security
>>>> >>>practice
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>would
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> be
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> to create a bucket for CloudStack's use and assign it
>>>>a
>>>> >>>dedicated
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> access
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> key and secret key pair with read/write access only
>>>>to
>>>> >>>that
>>>> >>> > > >>bucket.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Requiring an administrative account to an object
>>>>store
>>>> >>>opens an
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> unnecessarily large attack surface.  Therefore, as
>>>> >>>implemented in
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>4.1,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> we
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> should defer bucket creation, ACL assignment, and
>>>> >>>credential
>>>> >>> > > >>creation
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> to
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> the administrator/operator.
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> -John
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> On Jun 17, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Min Chen
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> <min.c...@citrix.com<mailto:min.c...@citrix.com>>
>>>>wrote:
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Tom filed a very good bug for ACL setting change on
>>>>S3
>>>> >>>object when
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> users
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> issue extractTemplate API
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>>(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-3030),
>>>> >>>and his
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> recommendation of using Query String Request
>>>> >>>Authentication (QSRA)
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> alternative sounds like a right approach to fix this
>>>>bug.
>>>> >>>Before
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> implementing it, I would like to confirm if QSRA
>>>>should be
>>>> >>> > > >>supported
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>by
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> all S3 providers if they claim that they are AWS s3
>>>> >>>compatible. If
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>so,
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> we
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> will make this assumption in our code. Based on Tom,
>>>> >>>Cloudian is
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> supporting it. How about RiakCS, John?
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> Thanks
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>> -min
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >>>
>>>> >>> > > >> >> 
>>>> >>> > > >> >
>>>> >>> > > >> 
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > >-- 
>>>> >>> > > >Cloudian KK - http://www.cloudian.com/get-started.html
>>>> >>> > > >Fancy 100TB of full featured S3 Storage?
>>>> >>> > > >Checkout the Cloudian(R) Community Edition!
>>>> >>> > > >
>>>> >>> > > 
>>>> >>> > 
>>>> >>> 
>>>> >>
>>>> >>-- 
>>>> >>Cloudian KK - http://www.cloudian.com/get-started.html
>>>> >>Fancy 100TB of full featured S3 Storage?
>>>> >>Checkout the Cloudian(R) Community Edition!
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> 
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Cloudian KK - http://www.cloudian.com/get-started.html
>>>Fancy 100TB of full featured S3 Storage?
>>>Checkout the Cloudian(R) Community Edition!
>>>
>>
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