sgtm +1, and doing this aligns with the direction we are going with the other hadoop stuff i think. If we really want to keep supporting kerberos for auth longer term I think we would need to look into replacing the existing implementation with something that doesn't use hadoop libraries.
On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM Lucas Capistrant <capistrant.lu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I’d like to start a discussion about moving the kerberos-security extension > from core to contrib. > > > This extension hasn’t seen much recent development, and at the moment, > there isn’t anyone in the community actively maintaining it. It also brings > in Hadoop common libraries, which—similar to the Hadoop batch indexing > extension—could create friction as we look to modernize Druid, such as by > dropping JDK 11 support or upgrading key dependencies. > > > By moving the extension to contrib, we acknowledge its usefulness to some > users while being realistic about the current level of support. As a > community, we’ll continue to do our best to keep contrib extensions > functional, but this change would clarify that kerberos-security is not > officially maintained and does not block broader project progress. > > > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and any concerns. > > > Thanks, > > Lucas Capistrant --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@druid.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@druid.apache.org
