I think in this SSLContextLoader class call() function is not correct and
must be onFileOrDirectoryModified(...), right?

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On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM Nicolas Fraison <
nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Which part of the doc are you referring to?
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM Gabor Somogyi <gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> There is still a call function there which is left there from the previous
>> design...
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM Nicolas Fraison
>> <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> > Done
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM Gabor Somogyi <
>> gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > I still see 3 Callable occurrence in the FLIP...
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM Nicolas Fraison
>> > > <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hi, FLIP has been updated with last comment
>> > > >
>> > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM Gabor Somogyi <
>> > gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > The interface has been added. Do we intend to pass an
>> > > > > instance registerWatchedPath function as we discussed?
>> > > > > If yes then the FLIP needs further adjustments all places where
>> now
>> > > > > Callable provided.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > G
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM Nicolas Fraison
>> > > > > <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Hi,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > It indeed make sense, FLIP has been updated
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Nicolas
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM Gabor Somogyi <
>> > > > gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Hi,
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > I've read it through. Basically looks good with one comment.
>> > > > > > > *registerWatchedPath function* has a *Callable* as callback.
>> For
>> > > the
>> > > > > > > current implementation that would be enough,
>> > > > > > > but when somebody would like to use that for any other
>> use-case
>> > > then
>> > > > it
>> > > > > > > would be hard. Examples:
>> > > > > > > * A single *call* function tells the user nothing what kind of
>> > > event
>> > > > is
>> > > > > > > this
>> > > > > > > * the watch service supports 3 events (create, modify,
>> delete),
>> > now
>> > > > > when
>> > > > > > I
>> > > > > > > register I can get only updates (I presume)
>> > > > > > > * 1+ dir watch with the same callback is not possible
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > My suggestion would be to create a proper callback with all
>> the
>> > > event
>> > > > > > type
>> > > > > > > functions and no-op default behavior with the following
>> names[1].
>> > > > > > > This is ~30 lines addition but will increase the readability
>> > > heavily
>> > > > +
>> > > > > no
>> > > > > > > need to touch this code later.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > BR,
>> > > > > > > G
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > [1]
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/commit/e5a325c48965a50d61d0aa29e61ba79e97f27082#diff-a30b3ed9b8c53e998b15d7da7ad2e54374c98ffc3c920f76a70bce3fb37a9b2eR87-R93
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM Nicolas Fraison
>> > > > > > > <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Hi,
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > The FLIP has been updated.
>> > > > > > > > Let me know if you have some other comments.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Nicolas
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM Nicolas Fraison <
>> > > > > > > > nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com> wrote:
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Hi Gabor,
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback.
>> > > > > > > > > The overall proposal with atomic dirty flag being set by
>> the
>> > > > > callback
>> > > > > > > > will
>> > > > > > > > > indeed work with any kind of implementation.
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >  Will see to update the FLIP in a week or 2 if there are
>> no
>> > > other
>> > > > > > > > comments
>> > > > > > > > > on it
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Nicolas
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM Gabor Somogyi <
>> > > > > > > > gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com>
>> > > > > > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> Hi Nicolas,
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >> Related SSLContext I've not gone through all the cases
>> where
>> > > we
>> > > > > need
>> > > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> reload so instead I'm sharing the concept.
>> > > > > > > > >> The main intention is that we must control all execution
>> > paths
>> > > > > which
>> > > > > > > > >> decide
>> > > > > > > > >> which certificate used for authentication.
>> > > > > > > > >> Creating an SSLContext decorator which checks reload
>> first
>> > and
>> > > > > then
>> > > > > > > > >> forwards all calls to the original (wrapped) context
>> > > > > > > > >> is one way to achieve that. If there are different
>> > > > implementations
>> > > > > > > which
>> > > > > > > > >> end up in similar behavior then it's fine.
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >> BR,
>> > > > > > > > >> G
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >> On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM Nicolas Fraison
>> > > > > > > > >> <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >> > Hi,
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > Overall your proposal looks great.
>> > > > > > > > >> > The event handling must indeed be super fast and we
>> must
>> > > also
>> > > > > not
>> > > > > > > > change
>> > > > > > > > >> > original code path if reload not needed
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > I have some concerns around the ReloadableSSLContext
>> > > > > implementing
>> > > > > > > all
>> > > > > > > > >> > SSLContext
>> > > > > > > > >> > Do you really mean SSLContext (java SSLContext one) or
>> do
>> > > you
>> > > > > > refer
>> > > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> the
>> > > > > > > > >> > SslContext from netty?
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > If java SSLContext
>> > > > > > > > >> > - I'm not sure how this will manage reload from the
>> > > BlobServer
>> > > > > > > > >> > BlobServer relies on creation of an
>> SSLServerSocketFactory
>> > > > from
>> > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > SSLContext.
>> > > > > > > > >> > But from my current understanding the
>> > SSLServerSocketFactory
>> > > > > does
>> > > > > > > not
>> > > > > > > > >> have
>> > > > > > > > >> > any connection with the SSLContext.
>> > > > > > > > >> > It only has some with an SSLContextImpl extends
>> > > SSLContextSpi.
>> > > > > > > > >> > I think we will need a callback here to enforce
>> recreation
>> > > of
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > BlobServer socket.
>> > > > > > > > >> > - I'm also don't see how to attach this to the
>> SslContext
>> > > from
>> > > > > > netty
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > If netty SslContext
>> > > > > > > > >> > - we would still need to have the callback to recreate
>> the
>> > > > > > > BlobServer
>> > > > > > > > >> > socket
>> > > > > > > > >> > - for netty and pekko we should be able to rely on it
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > Nicolas
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM Gabor Somogyi <
>> > > > > > > > >> gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com>
>> > > > > > > > >> > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > Hi All,
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > I've read through the concerns/proposals related the
>> > watch
>> > > > > > service
>> > > > > > > > and
>> > > > > > > > >> > here
>> > > > > > > > >> > > are my conclusions:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Watch service can watch local file systems only:
>> It's
>> > > fair
>> > > > > to
>> > > > > > > say
>> > > > > > > > >> that
>> > > > > > > > >> > > certificates must be copied to local FS in order to
>> work
>> > > > (init
>> > > > > > > > >> container
>> > > > > > > > >> > cp
>> > > > > > > > >> > > command or something)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Watch service can send multiple events even for a
>> > single
>> > > > > > > directory
>> > > > > > > > >> > > change: this can be mitigated with a single atomic
>> dirty
>> > > > flag
>> > > > > > (see
>> > > > > > > > my
>> > > > > > > > >> > > design suggestion)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Polling file modification time: When I hear any
>> kind
>> > of
>> > > > > > polling
>> > > > > > > > >> > > implemented by us is just something I'm mostly
>> opposing
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * security.ssl.internal.keystore.reload.duration:
>> > Security
>> > > > > > > features
>> > > > > > > > >> must
>> > > > > > > > >> > be
>> > > > > > > > >> > > executed nearly immediately no matter what
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > As a general remark, not sure how many users are
>> using
>> > the
>> > > > > watch
>> > > > > > > > >> service
>> > > > > > > > >> > > based approach in the operator but until now I've not
>> > seen
>> > > > any
>> > > > > > > issue
>> > > > > > > > >> > > related to that.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > If somebody is having some specifics then please
>> share.
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > For now I would shoot for keystore not to have
>> feature
>> > > > creep.
>> > > > > > When
>> > > > > > > > >> there
>> > > > > > > > >> > is
>> > > > > > > > >> > > a valid use-case, community interest and the keystore
>> > > story
>> > > > is
>> > > > > > > > already
>> > > > > > > > >> > rock
>> > > > > > > > >> > > stable
>> > > > > > > > >> > > then we can consider to involve truststore later.
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > Having the mentioned assumption that the operator
>> > approach
>> > > > > > works,
>> > > > > > > > >> here is
>> > > > > > > > >> > > my high level proposal:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Let's have enable flag for all such watch
>> > functionality.
>> > > > If
>> > > > > > it's
>> > > > > > > > >> false
>> > > > > > > > >> > > then the currently existing functionality must remain
>> > > as-is
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Let's have a LocalFSWatchService which is a
>> singleton
>> > > > which
>> > > > > > has
>> > > > > > > no
>> > > > > > > > >> path
>> > > > > > > > >> > > registrations by default
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Add path registration functionality which is
>> > > synchronised
>> > > > > > where
>> > > > > > > a
>> > > > > > > > >> > > callback can be registered
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Let's have a ReloadableSSLContext which implements
>> the
>> > > > > > mentioned
>> > > > > > > > >> > callback
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Inside the callback set an atomic dirty flag only
>> > (this
>> > > > can
>> > > > > > > handle
>> > > > > > > > >> > > multiple events for the same directory change + event
>> > > > handling
>> > > > > > in
>> > > > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > watch
>> > > > > > > > >> > > service must be extreme fast)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Inside ReloadableSSLContext all SSLContext actions
>> > must
>> > > be
>> > > > > > > > >> overridden.
>> > > > > > > > >> > At
>> > > > > > > > >> > > the beginning of each function dirty flag must be
>> > checked
>> > > > > > > > >> > > and if dirty then certificates must be reloaded, flag
>> > can
>> > > be
>> > > > > set
>> > > > > > > > back
>> > > > > > > > >> to
>> > > > > > > > >> > > false (then original functionality call). It's
>> extremely
>> > > > > > important
>> > > > > > > > >> that
>> > > > > > > > >> > > context reload must be synchronised.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > A synchronised boolean check + possible context
>> reload
>> > can
>> > > > > > consume
>> > > > > > > > >> some
>> > > > > > > > >> > > time but I wouldn't expect any significant
>> performance
>> > > drop.
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > My proposal main drivers:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Original code path must run when no watch service
>> > asked
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Super fast event handling because million events
>> may
>> > > come
>> > > > in
>> > > > > > > (not
>> > > > > > > > >> > > expecting but we should be prepared)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Clean separation between dir/file watch and
>> file/dir
>> > > usage
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Well considered synchronisation model
>> > > > > > > > >> > > * Extensive unit testing because we're intended to
>> touch
>> > > the
>> > > > > > heart
>> > > > > > > > of
>> > > > > > > > >> > Flink
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > Happy to hear other opinions.
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > BR,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > G
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM Nicolas Fraison
>> > > > > > > > >> > > <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid> wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > Thanks all for your feedback and sorry for the late
>> > > answer
>> > > > > (I
>> > > > > > > was
>> > > > > > > > on
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > holiday).
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > 1. Indeed it would add 4 threads.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > For the non pekko component we can indeed have one
>> > > watcher
>> > > > > > > service
>> > > > > > > > >> used
>> > > > > > > > >> > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > reload SSLContext for those components
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > For pekko this is a little more challenging as the
>> > > > creation
>> > > > > of
>> > > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > pekko
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > ssl engine is managed by pekko himself.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > Flink only generates appropriate config with class
>> to
>> > > > > execute
>> > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> > initiate
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > the pekko ssl engine [1]. This means that I will
>> not
>> > be
>> > > > able
>> > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> provide
>> > > > > > > > >> > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > watcher service to this ssl engine.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > One solution would be to rely on a singleton
>> instead
>> > of
>> > > a
>> > > > > > > service
>> > > > > > > > >> > > injected
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > in each component but I'm not sure this is fine to
>> use
>> > > > such
>> > > > > in
>> > > > > > > > >> flink.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > WDYT?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > We can also add a specific flink configuration
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > (security.ssl.internal.keystore.reload.enable) to
>> only
>> > > add
>> > > > > > this
>> > > > > > > > >> watcher
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > mechanism if the config is enabled to avoid adding
>> > those
>> > > > > > threads
>> > > > > > > > if
>> > > > > > > > >> > this
>> > > > > > > > >> > > is
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > not needed.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > 2. I'm fine with the LocalFSWatchService naming.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > 3. Also agree that some e2e tests must be added.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > @doguscan namal, Thanks for challenging the
>> proposal.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > FYI, we are planning to rely on certificates with
>> > really
>> > > > > short
>> > > > > > > > >> > validity.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > D1. It seems that the proposal to rely on a reload
>> > > period
>> > > > > will
>> > > > > > > > still
>> > > > > > > > >> > face
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > potential issues:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > - receiving events while file content updates are
>> > still
>> > > in
>> > > > > > > > progress:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > There is no guarantee that we will not load the
>> > > > certificate
>> > > > > > > while
>> > > > > > > > >> file
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > content updates are still in progress
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > - while it will not be affected by multiple
>> > > notifications,
>> > > > > we
>> > > > > > > can
>> > > > > > > > >> > reach a
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > point where only the truststore is updated when the
>> > > reload
>> > > > > > > > happens.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > Which means that if the keystore is updated just
>> > after,
>> > > it
>> > > > > > will
>> > > > > > > > not
>> > > > > > > > >> be
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > taken in account before next run of the reload
>> > mechanism
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > I think that with WatchService and appropriate
>> reload
>> > > > grace
>> > > > > > > period
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > mechanism we should be able to mitigate those 2
>> issues
>> > > > > > (ensuring
>> > > > > > > > >> > minimum
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > reload even with multiple notify)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > From KIP-1119 [2] it looks like the same kind of
>> > > > > requirements
>> > > > > > is
>> > > > > > > > >> under
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > discussion for Kafka to also rely on the
>> WatchService
>> > > Java
>> > > > > API
>> > > > > > > > >> > > (SpringBoot
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > seems to also rely on this API to manage ssl reload
>> > > [3]).
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > D3. Do we have a real use case for this?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > [1]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/b523264ab45d37cd9584a0e8c06f1ef6bd1aaed7/flink-rpc/flink-rpc-akka/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/rpc/pekko/PekkoUtils.java#L372
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > [2]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1119%3A+Add+support+for+SSL+auto+reload
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > [3]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/reference/features/ssl.html#features.ssl.reloading
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > Regards,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > Nicolas
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM Doğuşcan Namal <
>> > > > > > > > >> > > namal.dogus...@gmail.com>
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > Hi Nicolas, thanks for the FLIP.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > I am fully supportive of the motivation and we
>> > should
>> > > be
>> > > > > > > > >> supporting
>> > > > > > > > >> > > this
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > feature. Here are couple of comments from my
>> side:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > D1)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > Since you shared the implementation details on
>> the
>> > > FLIP
>> > > > as
>> > > > > > > > well, I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > would
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > like to discuss whether using Java's
>> WatchService is
>> > > the
>> > > > > > best
>> > > > > > > > >> choice
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > here.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > I believe that the certificate renewal is not a
>> > > frequent
>> > > > > > > > >> operation.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > Even
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > once a day certificate renewals are not
>> > > realistic(except
>> > > > > for
>> > > > > > > > test
>> > > > > > > > >> > cases
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > maybe) but let's assume that this covers up the
>> > p99.99
>> > > > of
>> > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > use
>> > > > > > > > >> > > cases.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > am confident on this estimation since there
>> hasn't
>> > > been
>> > > > a
>> > > > > > > > request
>> > > > > > > > >> > from
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > community for this feature so far, which confirms
>> > that
>> > > > > > people
>> > > > > > > > were
>> > > > > > > > >> > okay
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > with infrequent cluster restarts. Following that
>> it
>> > is
>> > > > > > > > >> infrequent, I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > believe that spawning up a thread that watches
>> the
>> > > file
>> > > > > > > > >> modification
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > operations is not the best use of the limited
>> > > resources
>> > > > > on a
>> > > > > > > > >> cluster.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > There are some known limitations of the
>> WatchService
>> > > as
>> > > > > well
>> > > > > > > > such
>> > > > > > > > >> as
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > receiving multiple modification events for the
>> same
>> > > > > > occurence
>> > > > > > > > [1],
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > inotify's (WatchService's underlying mechanism in
>> > > Linux
>> > > > > > > > >> environments)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > problems on containerized environments due to
>> remote
>> > > > file
>> > > > > > > > systems
>> > > > > > > > >> [2]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > or
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > receiving events while file content updates are
>> > still
>> > > in
>> > > > > > > > progress.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > [3]. I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > do not know if these limitations are addressed in
>> > the
>> > > > > newer
>> > > > > > > > >> versions
>> > > > > > > > >> > > but
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > regardless of that it is clear that we may face
>> with
>> > > > some
>> > > > > > ugly
>> > > > > > > > >> edge
>> > > > > > > > >> > > cases
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > due to that.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > Given these complications, I would recommend just
>> > > > > creating a
>> > > > > > > new
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > SSLContext
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > after a configured duration is expired. We could
>> > > record
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> timestamp
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > when
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > the previous SSLContext is created and update it
>> > > after a
>> > > > > > > > >> configured
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > duration is passed. This will be much easier to
>> test
>> > > and
>> > > > > > > reason
>> > > > > > > > >> about
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > when
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > it is running on production. This will eliminate
>> the
>> > > > > > necessity
>> > > > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> > > reason
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > about the file modification operations as well.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > I briefly skimmed through the classes that need
>> to
>> > be
>> > > > > > modified
>> > > > > > > > >> and it
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > looked feasible for me. Let me know what are your
>> > > > comments
>> > > > > > on
>> > > > > > > > >> these.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > Note that this is already used in the Kafka world
>> > > where
>> > > > a
>> > > > > > new
>> > > > > > > > >> > > SSLContext
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > is
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > created after 12 hours.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > D2) We could provide a configuration to the user,
>> > such
>> > > > as
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > "security.ssl.internal.keystore.reload.duration"
>> so
>> > > they
>> > > > > > could
>> > > > > > > > >> decide
>> > > > > > > > >> > > how
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > often the new certificates should be loaded.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > D3)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > On the other hand, I wonder whether we should
>> also
>> > > > handle
>> > > > > > > > >> supporting
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > updating the file paths of the truststores and
>> > > keystores
>> > > > > > under
>> > > > > > > > >> this
>> > > > > > > > >> > > FLIP
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > as
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > well. Since the name of the FLIP is "Handle TLS
>> > > > > Certificate
>> > > > > > > > >> Renewal"
>> > > > > > > > >> > I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > think we could bring that into scope too :)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > Thanks
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > [1]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16777869/java-7-watchservice-ignoring-multiple-occurrences-of-the-same-event
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > [2]
>> > > > > > > >
>> https://blog.arkey.fr/2019/09/13/watchservice-and-bind-mount/
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > [3]
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > >
>> > > https://surajatreyac.github.io/2014-07-29/reactive_file_handling.html
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > [4] See also Platform Dependencies -
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/index.html?java/nio/file/WatchService.html
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 at 18:25, Gabor Somogyi <
>> > > > > > > > >> > gabor.g.somo...@gmail.com
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Hi Robert,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Since I've added the same feature to the
>> operator
>> > > I'll
>> > > > > > take
>> > > > > > > a
>> > > > > > > > >> look
>> > > > > > > > >> > at
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > it.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Though it won't be lightning fast since I'm
>> having
>> > > > > several
>> > > > > > > > weeks
>> > > > > > > > >> > off.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Your questions are valid especially considering
>> > the
>> > > > fact
>> > > > > > > that
>> > > > > > > > >> this
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > feature
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > touches the hearth of the authentication so
>> this
>> > > must
>> > > > be
>> > > > > > > rock
>> > > > > > > > >> solid
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > in order to avoid grey hair :)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > (1) I would vote on a single service which is
>> > > heavily
>> > > > > unit
>> > > > > > > > >> tested
>> > > > > > > > >> > > with
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > all the possible combinations including
>> threading.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Some standalone app could be added to really
>> play
>> > > with
>> > > > > it
>> > > > > > > > (that
>> > > > > > > > >> > would
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > help
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > review).
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > I mean, create X files, start Y threads, and
>> make
>> > > > > > > assertions.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > The reason why I'm suggesting it is the fact
>> that
>> > > > AFAIR
>> > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > >> watch
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > service
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > is quite sensitive even in single thread. If we
>> > > could
>> > > > do
>> > > > > > > this
>> > > > > > > > >> in a
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > finite
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > time
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > consuming unit test then it's even better.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > (2) +1 on that name to avoid confusion
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > (3) I agree that some e2e is must, however this
>> > can
>> > > be
>> > > > > > > easily
>> > > > > > > > >> and
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > deeply
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > unit
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > tested so that part is also essential. One key
>> > test
>> > > > here
>> > > > > > is
>> > > > > > > > when
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > certificates
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > are not changing then no action must be
>> performed
>> > > (not
>> > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > break
>> > > > > > > > >> the
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > whole
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > system apart).
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Purely personal opinion but such feature
>> > > developments
>> > > > > are
>> > > > > > > slow
>> > > > > > > > >> by
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > nature
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > because
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > of edge case / stress testing.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > BR,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > G
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM Robert Metzger
>> <
>> > > > > > > > >> > rmetz...@apache.org>
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hi Nicolas,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > This looks like a nice improvement, thanks
>> for
>> > the
>> > > > > write
>> > > > > > > up.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Are you in touch with any committer who's
>> > willing
>> > > to
>> > > > > > > review
>> > > > > > > > /
>> > > > > > > > >> > merge
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > this?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Some random questions on the FLIP:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > (1)  "Each service that depends on TLS
>> > > certificates
>> > > > > will
>> > > > > > > > >> > > initialize a
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > FileSytemWatchService"
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > It seems that there are 4 components using
>> SSL,
>> > > does
>> > > > > > this
>> > > > > > > > mean
>> > > > > > > > >> > > there
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > will
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > be 4 additional threads running, watching the
>> > same
>> > > > set
>> > > > > > of
>> > > > > > > > >> files?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Wouldn't it be better to introduce a central
>> > file
>> > > > > > watching
>> > > > > > > > >> > service,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > and
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > SSL
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > users can subscribe to updates, to reduce the
>> > > number
>> > > > > of
>> > > > > > > > >> threads?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > If this makes the whole effort 4x more
>> > > complicated,
>> > > > I
>> > > > > > > > wouldn't
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > consider
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > it,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > but if its roughly the same effort, we
>> should :)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > (2) "FileSytemWatchService"
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > When I read this name, I was wondering,
>> whether
>> > > this
>> > > > > is
>> > > > > > > > >> somehow
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > related
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > the Flink "FileSystem" classes. Which I think
>> > its'
>> > > > > not.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Maybe a different name, that makes this
>> > separation
>> > > > > more
>> > > > > > > > >> explicit,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > would
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > make sense. Maybe "LocalFSWatchService"?
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > (I'm sorry to bring up naming stuff -- its
>> very
>> > > > > > > subjective,
>> > > > > > > > >> and
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > difficult)
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > (3) For the test plan: There seem to be some
>> SSL
>> > > > > related
>> > > > > > > e2e
>> > > > > > > > >> > tests:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/master/flink-end-to-end-tests/test-scripts/common_ssl.sh
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > It would be nice to extend them to cover this
>> > > > feature
>> > > > > as
>> > > > > > > > >> well. I
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > would
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > hate
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > for this feature to slowly break by future
>> > > changes,
>> > > > so
>> > > > > > > good
>> > > > > > > > >> e2e
>> > > > > > > > >> > > test
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > coverage is key, in particular bc so many
>> > > components
>> > > > > are
>> > > > > > > > >> > involved.
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Best,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Robert
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM Nicolas
>> Fraison
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > <nicolas.frai...@datadoghq.com.invalid>
>> wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Hi All,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > I'd like to start a discussion to Handle
>> TLS
>> > > > > > Certificate
>> > > > > > > > >> > Renewal
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Please provide some feedback on this
>> proposal:
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-523%3A+Handle+TLS+Certificate+Renewal
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Regards,
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Nicolas Fraison
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > > >
>> > > > > > > > >> > >
>> > > > > > > > >> >
>> > > > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
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