Databox krb5p support

Eric J Nordberg 1

Does Databox support NFSv4 with sec=krb5p option to secure data in-transit during the file transfer process?

Sumarigo-MSFT 46,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-07-30T05:52:36.127+00:00

@Firstly, apologies for the delay in responding here and any inconvenience this issue may have caused. I am checking internally with the product team

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Sumarigo-MSFT 46,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-08-02T10:13:22.42+00:00

@Eric J Nordberg Windows does support krb5p as part of NFS4.1 support. It is my understanding, LDAP- Krb5p, that the Databox would have to participate in LDAP/Kerberos infrastructure.

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Eric J Nordberg 1 Reputation point

2021-08-09T21:23:46.21+00:00

Thank you, Sumarigo.

IIn order to participate in the LDAP/Kerberos infrastructure, I assume the Databox would need to join the AD domain. Are instructions available on joining the Databox NAS to a domain? Would doing so then create issues when the Databox is received by Microsoft to load data into Azure?

Sumarigo-MSFT 46,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-08-23T16:01:34.707+00:00

@Eric J Nordberg Firstly, apologies for the delay in responding here and any inconvenience this issue may have caused.

Data Box does not have support for NFSv4 with sec=krb5p’

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Eric J Nordberg 1 Reputation point

2021-08-27T15:52:58.463+00:00

Thank you, Sumarigo.

Will Databox support ssh tunneling NFS:

Setup an SSH tunnel (local-to-remote port):

ssh -fNv -L 3049:localhost:2049 user@hostname
Mount the folder:

mount -t nfs -o port=3049 localhost:/home/proudlygeek /mnt/nfs-share

Sumarigo-MSFT 46,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-09-02T11:07:44.023+00:00

@Eric J Nordberg We do not support ssh tunneling currently.

My question is, why would you need ssh within their your own network? Maybe if you wish we can discuss a few options if you are concerned about security.

Note: Azure is working on a new Self-Serve option for customers to share and vote on product feedback. When available, you will be able to go to https://feedback.azure.com/ and share/up-vote product feature ideas.

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