Apache Ranger – Introduction

<!DOCTYPE html>  <html xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="ISO-8859-1" /> <title>Apache Ranger – Introduction</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <meta name="author" content="Maria Odea Ching" /> <meta http-equiv="content-language" content="en" /> <link href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/2.3.2/flatly/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.1/css/bootstrap-responsive.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="./css/bootswatch.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="./css/reflow-skin.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="https://yandex.st/highlightjs/8.2/styles/default.min.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="./css/lightbox.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="./css/site.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link href="./css/print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" />   <link href="css/custom.css" rel="stylesheet"/> </head> <body class="page-index project-ranger" data-spy="scroll" data-offset="60" data-target="#toc-scroll-target"> <div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top"> <div class="navbar-inner"> <div class="container"> <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#top-nav-collapse"> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </a> <a class="brand" href="https://ranger.apache.org"><img src="ranger-logo.svg" alt="Apache Ranger" width=250px; height=100px;></a> <div class="nav-collapse collapse" id="top-nav-collapse"> <ul class="nav pull-right"> <li class="dropdown active"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Overview <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li class="active"><a href="" title="Introduction">Introduction</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/News" title="News" target="_blank" class="externalLink">News</a></li> <li ><a href="download.html" title="Download">Download</a></li> <li ><a href="faq.html" title="FAQ">FAQ</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Resources <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Index" title="Wiki" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Wiki</a></li> <li ><a href="quick_start_guide.html" title="Quick Start Guide">Quick Start Guide</a></li> <li ><a href="apidocs/index.html" title="Ranger REST API Documentation" target="_blank">Ranger REST API Documentation</a></li> <li ><a href="kms/apidocs/index.html" title="Ranger KMS REST API Documentation" target="_blank">Ranger KMS REST API Documentation</a></li> <li ><a href="blogs.html" title="Blogs">Blogs</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/" title="License" class="externalLink">License</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Project Information <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li ><a href="project-summary.html" title="Project Summary">Project Summary</a></li> <li ><a href="mail-lists.html" title="Mailing Lists">Mailing Lists</a></li> <li ><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER" title="Issue Tracking" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Issue Tracking</a></li> <li ><a href="team-list.html" title="Team">Team</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger" title="Security Advisories" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Security Advisories</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Releases <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.6.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.6.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.6.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.5.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.5.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.5.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.4.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.4.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.4.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.3.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.3.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.3.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.2.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.2.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.2.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.1.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.1.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.1.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.0.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.0.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.0.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+1.2.0+-+Release+Notes" title="1.2.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.2.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+1.1.0+-+Release+Notes" title="1.1.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.1.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/1.0.0+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="1.0.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.0.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.7.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.7.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.7.1</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.7.0+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.7.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.7.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.3+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.3</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.2+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.2</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.1</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.3+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.3</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.2+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.2</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.1</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.0</a></li> <li ><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.4+Release" title="0.4.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.4.0</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Apache <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org" title="Home" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Home</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/events/current-event" title="Events" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Events</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/" title="License" target="_apache" class="externalLink">License</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship" title="Sponsorship" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Sponsorship</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/security" title="Security" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Security</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/thanks" title="Thanks" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Thanks</a></li> <li ><a href="https://privacy.apache.org/policies/privacy-policy-public.html" title="Privacy" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Privacy</a></li> <li ><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct" title="Code of Conduct" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Code of Conduct</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container">  <header> <div class="jumbotron subhead"> <div class="row" id="banner"> <div class="span12"> <div class="pull-left"> <div id="bannerLeft"><h1><section> <div class="row-fluid show-grid header-section hide"> <div class="span6"> <p class="left-side-text">Apache Ranger™ is a framework to enable, monitor and manage comprehensive data security across the Hadoop ecosystem.</p> <div class="button-container"><a href=https://ranger.apache.org/quick_start_guide.html class="https://ranger.apache.org/quick_start_guide.html">Get Started</a></div> </div> </div> </section></h1></div> </div> <div class="pull-right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="main-body"> <div class="row"> <div class="span12"> <div class="body-content"> <div class="section"> <div class="page-header"> <h2 id="Apache_Ranger.26.238482.3B">Apache Ranger™</h2> </div> <p>Apache Ranger™ is a framework to enable, monitor and manage comprehensive data security across the Hadoop platform.</p> <p>The vision with Ranger is to provide comprehensive security across the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. With the advent of Apache YARN, the Hadoop platform can now support a true data lake architecture. Enterprises can potentially run multiple workloads, in a multi tenant environment. Data security within Hadoop needs to evolve to support multiple use cases for data access, while also providing a framework for central administration of security policies and monitoring of user access.</p> <p>Please read the <a href="./faq.html">FAQs</a> if you need to understand how it works over Apache Hadoop components.</p> <div class="section"> <h3 id="Goals_Overview">Goals Overview</h3> <p>Apache Ranger has the following goals:</p> <ul> <li>Centralized security administration to manage all security related tasks in a central UI or using REST APIs.</li> <li>Fine grained authorization to do a specific action and/or operation with Hadoop component/tool and managed through a central administration tool</li> <li>Standardize authorization method across all Hadoop components.</li> <li>Enhanced support for different authorization methods - Role based access control, attribute based access control etc.</li> <li>Centralize auditing of user access and administrative actions (security related) within all the components of Hadoop.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="section"> <h3 id="Usage">Usage</h3> <p>General instructions on how to use the Apache Ranger can be found on the <a class="externalLink" href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Index">Wiki Page</a>.</p> <p>In case you have questions regarding the Ranger' usage, please have a look at the <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a> and feel free to contact the <a href="./mail-lists.html">user mailing list</a>. The posts to the mailing list are archived and could already contain the answer to your question as part of an older thread. Hence, it is also worth browsing/searching the <a href="./mail-lists.html">mail archive</a>.</p> <p>If you feel like the Apache Ranger is missing a feature or has a defect, you can fill a feature request or bug report in our <a class="externalLink" href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ranger/?selectedTab=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin:summary-panel">issue tracker</a>. When creating a new issue, please provide a comprehensive description of your concern. Especially for fixing bugs it is crucial that the developers can reproduce your problem.</p> <p>Contributors can check out the source code from our <a class="externalLink" href="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/ranger.git">Git repository</a> or from <a class="externalLink" href="https://github.com/apache/ranger">Github</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer class="well"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="span3 bottom-nav"> <ul class="nav nav-list"> <li class="nav-header">Overview</li> <li class="active"> <a href="#" title="Introduction">Introduction</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/News" title="News" target="_blank" class="externalLink">News</a> </li> <li > <a href="download.html" title="Download">Download</a> </li> <li > <a href="faq.html" title="FAQ">FAQ</a> </li> <li class="nav-header">Resources</li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Index" title="Wiki" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Wiki</a> </li> <li > <a href="quick_start_guide.html" title="Quick Start Guide">Quick Start Guide</a> </li> <li > <a href="apidocs/index.html" title="Ranger REST API Documentation" target="_blank">Ranger REST API Documentation</a> </li> <li > <a href="kms/apidocs/index.html" title="Ranger KMS REST API Documentation" target="_blank">Ranger KMS REST API Documentation</a> </li> <li > <a href="blogs.html" title="Blogs">Blogs</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/" title="License" class="externalLink">License</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="span3 bottom-nav"> <ul class="nav nav-list"> <li class="nav-header">Project Information</li> <li > <a href="project-summary.html" title="Project Summary">Project Summary</a> </li> <li > <a href="mail-lists.html" title="Mailing Lists">Mailing Lists</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RANGER" title="Issue Tracking" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Issue Tracking</a> </li> <li > <a href="team-list.html" title="Team">Team</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger" title="Security Advisories" target="_blank" class="externalLink">Security Advisories</a> </li> <li class="nav-header">Apache</li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org" title="Home" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Home</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/events/current-event" title="Events" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Events</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/" title="License" target="_apache" class="externalLink">License</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship" title="Sponsorship" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Sponsorship</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/security" title="Security" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Security</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/thanks" title="Thanks" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Thanks</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://privacy.apache.org/policies/privacy-policy-public.html" title="Privacy" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct" title="Code of Conduct" target="_apache" class="externalLink">Code of Conduct</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="span3 bottom-nav"> <ul class="nav nav-list"> <li class="nav-header">Releases</li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.6.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.6.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.6.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.5.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.5.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.5.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.4.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.4.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.4.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.3.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.3.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.3.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.2.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.2.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.2.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.1.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.1.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.1.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+2.0.0+-+Release+Notes" title="2.0.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">2.0.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+1.2.0+-+Release+Notes" title="1.2.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.2.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+1.1.0+-+Release+Notes" title="1.1.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.1.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/1.0.0+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="1.0.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">1.0.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.7.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.7.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.7.1</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.7.0+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.7.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.7.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.3+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.3</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.2+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.2</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.1</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.6.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.6.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.3+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.3</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.2+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.2</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.1</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.5+Release+-+Apache+Ranger" title="0.5.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.5.0</a> </li> <li > <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.4+Release" title="0.4.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink">0.4.0</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="span3 bottom-description"> <blockquote><p>Apache Ranger, Ranger, Apache, the Apache feather logo are trademarks of the <a href="https://www.apache.org">Apache Software Foundation</a>.<br/> All other marks mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.</p></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="container subfooter"> <div class="row"> <div class="span12"> <p class="pull-right"><a href="#">Back to top</a></p> <p class="copyright">Copyright ©2025 <a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache Software Foundation</a>. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/olamy/reflow-maven-skin" title="Reflow Maven skin">Reflow Maven skin</a> maintained by <a href="https://twitter.com/olamy" target="_blank" title="Olivier Lamy">Olivier Lamy</a>.</p> <p class="version-date"> <span class="projectVersion">Version: 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT.</span> <span class="publishDate">Last Published: Feb-15-2025.</span> </p> </div> </div> </div>   <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="./js/lightbox.min.js"></script> <script src="./js/reflow-scroll.js"></script> <script src="https://yandex.st/highlightjs/8.2/highlight.min.js"></script> <script src="override-banner.js"></script> <script src="smooth-scroll.js"></script> <script src="./js/reflow-skin.js"></script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Apache Ranger – Introduction