Knox

Knox is a proxy allowing accessed to the kerberos authenticated WebUIs. It removes the need to configure the client browser to authenticate with kerberos.

The proxy is available here

  • The proxy will start by asking your password (the one used with kinit). A cookie lasting 30 minutes is initialized with a correct password. knox password
  • The proxy hosts a homepage with links to the various WebUIs available on the PaaS. The REST APIs (such as HBase REST UI) are also usable through the proxy. knox homepage
  • To use the REST UI through the proxy, a prefix must be prepended to the each URL. Cliking on a REST UI logo will give examples on how to use that UI throught the proxy. knox rest