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In-Depth Information
Figure 4-1
.
System keyspace and underlying column families and corresponding columns
Before we start managing authentication and authorization with
system
and
system_auth
keyspaces, let's start this section by exploring whether the
system
keyspace is modifiable!
The system Keyspace Is Unmodifiable
Before we jump into authorization and authentication, let's play with the
system
key-
space to validate whether it is modifiable by an external user. Since it is a keyspace in-
ternally managed by Cassandra's storage architecture, it is not possible for an external
user to update/modify the
system
keyspace. The next simple exercise is all about try-
