opensearch-project / opensearch-project/data-prepper

Support Security Context "readonlyRootFilesystem"

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
We are using data prepper to forward otel trace data to AWS managed OpenSearch. Our security team would like to enhance Kubernetes OPA requirement for container level security context as

securityContext:
readonlyRootFilesystem

Data Prepper are showing below error in the log

ERROR StatusConsoleListener Unable to create file log/data-prepper/data-prepper.log

java.io.IOException: Could not create directory /usr/share/data-prepper/log/data-prepper
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.FileUtils.mkdir(FileUtils.java:128)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.FileUtils.makeParentDirs(FileUtils.java:141)

Once I mounted emptydir() for the log path, then data prepper failed on
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create the directory at the provided path: service-map

Describe the solution you'd like
A separate mountable filesystem to minimize the security risk

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A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the Kubernetes container configuration and the code or configuration that creates the log/data-prepper and service-map paths, then reproduce the failure with readonlyRootFilesystem enabled. Done means Data Prepper starts and writes required data through a separate mountable filesystem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, kubernetes
Domain
infrastructure, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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