Release 79: Kpow Admin – Staged Mutations and Temporary Policies

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docker pull operatr/kpow:79

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Helm version: 1.0.20

helm repo add kpow https://charts.kpow.io
helm repo update
helm install --namespace factorhouse --create-namespace my-kpow kpow/kpow --version 1.0.20 \
--set env.LICENSE_ID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001" \
--set env.LICENSE_CODE="KPOW_CREDIT" \
--set env.LICENSEE="Your Corp\, Inc." \
--set env.LICENSE_EXPIRY="2024-01-01" \
--set env.LICENSE_SIGNATURE="638......A51" \
--set env.BOOTSTRAP="127.0.0.1:9092\,127.0.0.1:9093\,127.0.0.1:9094" \
--set env.SECURITY_PROTOCOL="SASL_PLAINTEXT" \
--set env.SASL_MECHANISM="PLAIN" \
--set env.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG="org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=\"user\" password=\"secret\";"
--set env.LICENSE_CREDITS="7"

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Kpow can be found on the AWS Marketplace

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Kpow can be downloaded and installed as a Java JAR file. This JAR is compatible with Java versions 11+.

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Download VPAT
Factor House publish a VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) for each release.

For more information, read the Kpow accessibility documentation.

Kpow v79 introduces Kpow Admin roles with the ability to Stage Mutations and create Temporary RBAC Policies , all wrapped up in a new Settings UI.

Note: If you are currently using Kpow with RBAC your users are all considered non-admin and will have slightly less visibility of Kpow until you specify admin roles.

Kpow Admin Roles

Admins have greater visibility and control of Kpow than normal users.

Non-Admin users can see their own access policies, configure their UI preferences, and view a log of the last 7 days of their account activity.

Admin Users can approve or deny staged mutations, create and remove temporary policies, and have full visibility of all existing system features like the Audit Log.

See: Kpow Admin Role Documentation.

Kpow User Admin UI

Staged Mutations

Kpow actions (e.g. Topic Create) can now be staged for approval by an Admin user.

Configured by creating an RBAC policy with the new "Stage" effect, Staged Mutations are approved or denied by Admin Users in the new Settings UI.

See: Kpow Staged Mutation Documentation.

Kpow Stqged Mutations UI

Temporary Policies

Admin Users can assign temporary access permissions to a role.

A common use-case would be providing a user TOPIC_INSPECT access to read data from a topic for an hour while resolving an issue in a Production environment.

See: Kpow Temporary Policies Documentation.

Kpow Temporary Policies UI

Release v79 Changelog

See the Factor House Product Roadmap to understand current delivery priorities.

Kpow v79 Changelog

See the full Kpow Changelog for information on previous releases

  • Added KPOW_ADMIN action to RBAC policies
  • Added "Stage" effect to RBAC policies
  • Added Ability for admins to temporarily create policies
  • Added ENVIRONMENT_NAME as an identifier for cluster in RBAC Policy
  • Overhauled/updated Settings UI
  • Bump to Jetty10, more performant websocket sessions
  • Default cluster names now align with config, e.g bootstrap_1, bootstrap_2
  • Fixed disappearing topic/broker configuration bug
  • Fixed j_session null pointer exception
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