[Freeipa-devel] [RFE] Remove source hosts from HBAC

[Ana Krivokapic]

Hello list,

I have been thinking about the possible implementation for a solution of
ticket https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3528. There are several
options:

1. Completely remove the commands and command options related to source
hosts in HBAC. This might not be a good idea as it could cause problems
for older clients.

2. Hide these commands/options from the web UI, but leave them in CLI.
This would keep the API intact, but I don't like the idea of introducing
inconsistencies between CLI and web UI.

3. Do not remove anything, but issue deprecation warnings. The user will
see a warning when using these commands/options, but everything will
still work.

4. Do not remove anything, but raise exceptions. This would effectively
prevent the user from using these commands/options, as the exception
will break the execution of a command.

In any case, any reference to source hosts should be removed from help
and documentation.

I am leaning towards options 3 or 4.

Thoughts, comments and ideas are welcome.

-- 
Regards,

Ana Krivokapic
Associate Software Engineer
FreeIPA team
Red Hat Inc.