HDFS is core part of any Hadoop deployment and in order to ensure that data is protected in Hadoop platform, security needs to be baked into the HDFS layer. HDFS is protected using Kerberos authentication, and authorization using POSIX style permissions/HDFS ACLs or using Apache Ranger. Apache Ranger (https://hwxjojo.staging.wpengine.com/hadoop/ranger/) is a centralized security administration sol