Given a Ranger policy that allows user 'alice' read access to database 'sales', what will happen if 'bob' tries to read from 'sales'?

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Hadoop - Security

AAccess denied because 'alice' revoked 'bob's access manually

BAccess granted because 'sales' database is public

CAccess granted because all users have read access by default

DAccess denied because 'bob' is not in the policy

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand policy scope
The policy explicitly allows only 'alice' read access to 'sales'.
Step 2: Check 'bob's access
'bob' is not listed, so access is denied by Ranger's default deny rule.
Final Answer:
Access denied because 'bob' is not in the policy -> Option D
Quick Check:
Unlisted user access = Denied [OK]

Quick Trick: Only listed users get access; others denied by default [OK]

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