Configure Security

Enabling Authentication

Each Livy instance can have independent security settings:

Kerberos Authentication

# /etc/livy3_3_3_3/conf/livy.conf livy.server.auth.type = kerberos livy.server.auth.kerberos.principal = livy/_HOST@REALM livy.server.auth.kerberos.keytab = /etc/security/keytabs/livy.service.keytab livy.server.launch.kerberos.principal = livy@REALM livy.server.launch.kerberos.keytab = /etc/security/keytabs/livy.service.keytab

SSL/TLS Configuration

# Enable SSL livy.keystore = /path/to/keystore.jks livy.keystore.password = changeit livy.key-password = changeit

Access Control

# Restrict access by user livy.server.access-control.enabled = true livy.server.access-control.users = user1,user2,user3 # Admin users livy.superusers = admin1,admin2

Last updated on Jan 28, 2026

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