Hi Chris,

I went through the KIP and updated it based on our discussion. I think your
suggestions simplified (and shortened) the KIP significantly.

Thanks,
Daniel

Dániel Urbán <dur...@cloudera.com.invalid> ezt írta (időpont: 2022. szept.
16., P, 15:15):

> Hi Chris,
>
> 1. For the REST-server-per-flow setup, it made sense to introduce some
> simplified configuration. With a single REST server, it doesn't make sense
> anymore, I'm removing it from the KIP.
> 2. I think that changing the worker ID generation still makes sense,
> otherwise there is no way to differentiate between the MM2 instances.
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:39 PM Chris Egerton <chr...@aiven.io.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > I've taken a look at the KIP in detail. Here are my complete thoughts
> > (minus the aforementioned sections that may be affected by changes to an
> > internal-only REST API):
> >
> > 1. Why introduce new mm.host.name and mm.rest.protocol properties
> instead
> > of using the properties that are already used by Kafka Connect:
> listeners,
> > rest.advertised.host.name, rest.advertised.host.port, and
> > rest.advertised.listener? We used to have the rest.host.name and
> rest.port
> > properties in Connect but deprecated and eventually removed them in favor
> > of the listeners property in KIP-208 [1]; I'm hoping we can keep things
> as
> > similar as possible between MM2 and Connect in order to make it easier
> for
> > users to work with both. I'm also hoping that we can allow users to
> > configure the port that their MM2 nodes listen on instead of hardcoding
> MM2
> > to bind to port 0.
> >
> > 2. Do we still need to change the worker IDs that get used in the status
> > topic?
> >
> > Everything else looks good, or should change once the KIP is updated with
> > the internal-only REST API alternative.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > [1] -
> >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-208%3A+Add+SSL+support+to+Kafka+Connect+REST+interface
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 1:55 PM Chris Egerton <chr...@aiven.io> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Daniel,
> > >
> > > Yeah, I think that's the way to go. Adding multiple servers for each
> > > herder seems like it'd be too much of a pain for users to configure,
> and
> > if
> > > we keep the API strictly internal for now, we shouldn't be painting
> > > ourselves into too much of a corner if/when we decide to expose a
> > > public-facing REST API for dedicated MM2 clusters.
> > >
> > > I plan to take a look at the rest of the KIP and provide a complete
> > review
> > > sometime this week; I'll hold off on commenting on anything that seems
> > like
> > > it'll be affected by switching to an internal-only REST API until those
> > > changes are published, but should be able to review everything else.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 6:57 AM Dániel Urbán <urb.dani...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Chris,
> > >>
> > >> I understand your point, sounds good to me.
> > >> So in short, we should opt for an internal-only API, and preferably a
> > >> single server solution. Is that right?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> Daniel
> > >>
> > >> Chris Egerton <chr...@aiven.io.invalid> ezt írta (időpont: 2022. aug.
> > >> 26.,
> > >> P, 17:36):
> > >>
> > >> > Hi Daniel,
> > >> >
> > >> > Glad to hear from you!
> > >> >
> > >> > With regards to the stripped-down REST API alternative, I don't see
> > how
> > >> > this would prevent us from introducing the fully-fledged Connect
> REST
> > >> API,
> > >> > or even an augmented variant of it, at some point down the road. If
> we
> > >> go
> > >> > with the internal-only API now, and want to expand later, can't we
> > gate
> > >> the
> > >> > expansion behind a feature flag configuration property that by
> default
> > >> > disables the new feature?
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm also not sure that we'd ever want to expose the raw Connect REST
> > API
> > >> > for dedicated MM2 clusters. If people want that capability, they can
> > >> > already spin up a vanilla Connect cluster and run as many MM2
> > >> connectors as
> > >> > they'd like on it, and as of KIP-458 [1], it's even possible to use
> a
> > >> > single Connect cluster to replicate between any two Kafka clusters
> > >> instead
> > >> > of only targeting the Kafka cluster that the vanilla Connect cluster
> > >> > operates on top of. I do agree that it'd be great to be able to
> > >> dynamically
> > >> > adjust things like topic filters without having to restart a
> dedicated
> > >> MM2
> > >> > node; I'm just not sure that the vanilla Connect REST API is the
> > >> > appropriate way to do that, especially since the exact mechanisms
> that
> > >> make
> > >> > a single Connect cluster viable for replicating across any two Kafka
> > >> > clusters could be abused and cause a dedicated MM2 cluster to start
> > >> writing
> > >> > to a completely different Kafka cluster that's not even defined in
> its
> > >> > config file.
> > >> >
> > >> > Finally, as far as security goes--since this is essentially a bug
> fix,
> > >> I'm
> > >> > inclined to make it as easy as possible for users to adopt it. MTLS
> > is a
> > >> > great start for securing a REST API, but it's not sufficient on its
> > own
> > >> > since anyone who could issue an authenticated REST request against
> the
> > >> MM2
> > >> > cluster would still be able to make any changes they want (with the
> > >> > exception of accessing internal endpoints, which were secured with
> > >> > KIP-507). If we were to bring up the fully-fledged Connect REST API,
> > >> > cluster administrators would also likely have to add some kind of
> > >> > authorization layer to prevent people from using the REST API to
> mess
> > >> with
> > >> > the configurations of the connectors that MM2 brought up. One way of
> > >> doing
> > >> > that is to add a REST extension to your Connect cluster, but
> > >> implementing
> > >> > and configuring one in order to be able to run a multi-node MM2
> > cluster
> > >> > without hitting this bug seems like too much work to be worth it.
> > >> >
> > >> > I think if we had a better picture of what a REST API for dedicated
> > MM2
> > >> > clusters would/should look like, then it would be easier to go along
> > >> with
> > >> > this, and we could even just add the feature flag in this KIP right
> > now
> > >> to
> > >> > address any security concerns. My instinct would be to address this
> > in a
> > >> > follow-up KIP in order to reduce scope creep, though, and keep this
> > KIP
> > >> > focused on addressing the bug with multi-node dedicated MM2
> clusters.
> > >> What
> > >> > do you think?
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> >
> > >> > Chris
> > >> >
> > >> > [1] -
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-458%3A+Connector+Client+Config+Override+Policy
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 3:55 AM Dániel Urbán <urb.dani...@gmail.com
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Hi Chris,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thanks for bringing this up again :)
> > >> > >
> > >> > > 1. I think that is reasonable, though I find the current state of
> > MM2
> > >> to
> > >> > be
> > >> > > confusing. The current issue with the distributed mode is not
> > >> documented
> > >> > > properly, but maybe the logging will help a bit.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > 2. Going for an internal-only Connect REST version would lock MM2
> > out
> > >> of
> > >> > a
> > >> > > path where the REST API can be used to dynamically reconfigure
> > >> > > replications. For now, I agree, it would be easy to corrupt the
> > state
> > >> of
> > >> > > MM2 if someone wanted to use the properties and the REST at the
> same
> > >> > time,
> > >> > > but in the future, we might have a chance to introduce a different
> > >> config
> > >> > > mechanism, where only the cluster connections have to be specified
> > in
> > >> the
> > >> > > properties file, and everything else can be configured through
> REST
> > >> > > (enabling replications, changing topic filters, etc.). Because of
> > >> this,
> > >> > I'm
> > >> > > leaning towards a full Connect REST API. To avoid issues with
> > >> conflicts
> > >> > > between the props file and the REST, we could document security
> best
> > >> > > practices (e.g. turn on basic auth or mTLS on the Connect REST to
> > >> avoid
> > >> > > unwanted interactions).
> > >> > >
> > >> > > 3. That is a good point, and I agree, a big plus for motivation.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I have a working version of this in which all flows spin up a
> > >> dedicated
> > >> > > Connect REST, but I can give other solutions a try, too.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thanks,
> > >> > > Daniel
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Chris Egerton <chr...@aiven.io.invalid> ezt írta (időpont: 2022.
> > aug.
> > >> > 24.,
> > >> > > Sze, 17:46):
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hi Daniel,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I'd like to resurface this KIP in case you're still interested
> in
> > >> > > pursuing
> > >> > > > it. I know it's been a while since you published it, and it
> hasn't
> > >> > > received
> > >> > > > much attention, but I'm hoping we can give it a try now and
> > finally
> > >> put
> > >> > > > this long-standing bug to rest. To that end, I have some
> thoughts
> > >> about
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > proposal. This isn't a complete review, but I wanted to give
> > enough
> > >> to
> > >> > > get
> > >> > > > the ball rolling:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > 1. Some environments with firewalls or strict security policies
> > may
> > >> not
> > >> > > be
> > >> > > > able to bring up a REST server for each MM2 node. If we decide
> > that
> > >> > we'd
> > >> > > > like to use the Connect REST API (or even just parts of it) to
> > >> address
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > bug with MM2, it does make sense to eventually make the
> > >> availability of
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > REST API a hard requirement for running MM2, but it might be a
> bit
> > >> too
> > >> > > > abrupt to do that all in a single release. What do you think
> about
> > >> > making
> > >> > > > the REST API optional for now, but noting that it will become
> > >> required
> > >> > > in a
> > >> > > > later release (probably 4.0.0 or, if that's not enough time,
> > >> 5.0.0)? We
> > >> > > > could choose not to bring the REST server for any node whose
> > >> > > configuration
> > >> > > > doesn't explicitly opt into one, and maybe log a warning message
> > on
> > >> > > startup
> > >> > > > if none is configured. In effect, we'd be marking the current
> mode
> > >> (no
> > >> > > REST
> > >> > > > server) as deprecated.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > 2. I'm not sure that we should count out the "Creating an
> > >> internal-only
> > >> > > > derivation of the Connect REST API" rejected alternative. Right
> > now,
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > single source of truth for the configuration of a MM2 cluster
> > >> (assuming
> > >> > > > it's being run in dedicated mode, and not as a connector in a
> > >> vanilla
> > >> > > > Connect cluster) is the configuration file used for the process.
> > By
> > >> > > > bringing up the REST API, we'd expose endpoints to modify
> > connector
> > >> > > > configurations, which would not only add complexity to the
> > operation
> > >> > of a
> > >> > > > MM2 cluster, but even qualify as an attack vector for malicious
> > >> > entities.
> > >> > > > Thanks to KIP-507 we have some amount of security around the
> > >> > > internal-only
> > >> > > > endpoints used by the Connect framework, but for any public
> > >> endpoints,
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > Connect REST API doesn't come with any security out of the box.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > 3. Small point, but with support for exactly-once source
> > connectors
> > >> > > coming
> > >> > > > out in 3.3.0, it's also worth noting that that's another feature
> > >> that
> > >> > > won't
> > >> > > > work properly with multi-node MM2 clusters without adding a REST
> > >> server
> > >> > > for
> > >> > > > each node (or some substitute that accomplishes the same goal).
> I
> > >> don't
> > >> > > > think this will affect the direction of the design discussion
> too
> > >> much,
> > >> > > but
> > >> > > > it does help strengthen the motivation.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Cheers,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Chris
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On 2021/02/18 15:57:36 Dániel Urbán wrote:
> > >> > > > > Hello everyone,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > * Sorry, I meant KIP-710.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Right now the MirrorMaker cluster is somewhat unreliable, and
> > not
> > >> > > > > supporting running in a cluster properly. I'd say that fixing
> > this
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > > be
> > >> > > > > a nice addition.
> > >> > > > > Does anyone have some input on this?
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Thanks in advance
> > >> > > > > Daniel
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Dániel Urbán <ur...@gmail.com> ezt írta (időpont: 2021. jan.
> > >> 26., K,
> > >> > > > > 15:56):
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Hello everyone,
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > I would like to start a discussion on KIP-709, which
> addresses
> > >> some
> > >> > > > > > missing features in MM2 dedicated mode.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-710%3A+Full+support+for+distributed+mode+in+dedicated+MirrorMaker+2.0+clusters
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Currently, the dedicated mode of MM2 does not fully support
> > >> running
> > >> > > in
> > >> > > > a
> > >> > > > > > cluster. The core issue is that the Connect REST Server is
> not
> > >> > > included
> > >> > > > in
> > >> > > > > > the dedicated mode, which makes follower->leader
> communication
> > >> > > > impossible.
> > >> > > > > > In some cases, this results in the cluster not being able to
> > >> react
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > > > dynamic configuration changes (e.g. dynamic topic filter
> > >> changes).
> > >> > > > > > Another smaller detail is that MM2 dedicated mode eagerly
> > >> resolves
> > >> > > > config
> > >> > > > > > provider references in the Connector configurations, which
> is
> > >> > > > undesirable
> > >> > > > > > and a breaking change compared to vanilla Connect. This can
> > >> cause
> > >> > an
> > >> > > > issue
> > >> > > > > > for example when there is an environment variable reference,
> > >> which
> > >> > > > contains
> > >> > > > > > some host-specific information, like a file path. The leader
> > >> > resolves
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > reference eagerly, and the resolved value is propagated to
> > other
> > >> > MM2
> > >> > > > nodes
> > >> > > > > > instead of the reference being resolved locally, separately
> on
> > >> each
> > >> > > > node.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > The KIP addresses these by adding the Connect REST Server to
> > the
> > >> > MM2
> > >> > > > > > dedicated mode for each replication flow, and postponing the
> > >> config
> > >> > > > > > provider reference resolution.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Please discuss, I know this is a major change, but also an
> > >> > important
> > >> > > > > > feature for MM2 users.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Daniel
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

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