Cloudera Security

This guide is intended for system administrators who want to secure a cluster using data encryption, user authentication, and authorization techniques. It provides conceptual overviews and how-to information about setting up various Hadoop components for optimal security, including how to setup a gateway to restrict access. It includes installation, configuration, and administration details for Cloudera Navigator Data Encryption mechanisms, including Cloudera Navigator Encrypt and key management with Cloudera Navigator Key Trustee Server and Cloudera Navigator Key HSM. This guide assumes that you have basic knowledge of Linux and systems administration practices.