From a custom processor, I intend to interface with a third-party
service (via simple HTTP client), however, I would need as I understand
it to
a) maintain a private key by which I can identify myself to that
third-party service and
b) maintain a trusted-store certificate by which I can guarantee the
identity of the service.
This is pretty far outside my own experience. I have been reading on how
this is achieved in Java, but in my mind a complication arises from the
fact that a custom NiFi processor lives within NiFi's JVM. My question
is therefore, how can I control the certificates and authorities for my
use in or associated with NiFi's JVM. Clearly, I don't grok this well
enough even to ask the question; I'm hoping someone can see through what
I'm asking and point me in a good direction to study.
I've written a pile of successful and useful custom NiFi processors to
cover proprietary needs, so custom-processor writing isn't a mystery.
Certificates, keys, trusts and security in general still is.
Profuse thanks,
Russ
