Re-imaging Cassandra authentication using short-term credentials
Channel: The ASF
Date: 21/10/2020

Re-imaging Cassandra authentication using short-term credentials
Arturo Hinojosa, Derek Chen-Becker, Brian Houser

A presentation from ApacheCon @Home 2020
https://apachecon.com/acah2020/

Apache Cassandra manages access by using traditional usernames and passwords. However, organizations and developers are moving towards more secure access management techniques for programmatic access, such as using short-term credentials. In this talk, we will dive deep on how Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed and built an open-source authentication plugin for Cassandra drivers that enables developers to use short term credentials for access management instead of hard-coding credentials in their application code. You will learn how the plugin integrates with Cassandra drivers and how the security model works in comparison to traditional authentication.

Arturo Hinojosa:
Arturo Hinojosa is a Principal Product Manager on the Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) team. Arturo is responsible for the overall product strategy of Amazon Keyspaces and has been with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for over four years.
Derek Chen-Becker:
Derek Chen-Becker is a senior software development engineer on the Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) team. Derek is the original author of the AWS authentication plugin for Apache Cassandra drivers. Derek is interested in network engineering and enterprise software development, with focuses in distributed systems, monitoring and management.
Brian Houser:
Brian Houser is a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) team. Brian leads open-source efforts for Amazon Keyspaces and has been with Amazon for more than 10 years.