# Apache Ranger

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-ranger/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Apache Ranger is a framework to enable, monitor, and manage comprehensive data security across the Hadoop platform. It provides centralized security administration for fine-grained authorization policies across Hadoop ecosystem components.

## Kin Score — 35.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 62.7 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Insurance**: 34.8 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **Apache Ranger Audit API** — The Audit API from Apache Ranger — 1 operation(s) for audit.
- **Apache Ranger Groups API** — The Groups API from Apache Ranger — 1 operation(s) for groups.
- **Apache Ranger Policies API** — The Policies API from Apache Ranger — 2 operation(s) for policies.
- **Apache Ranger Services API** — The Services API from Apache Ranger — 2 operation(s) for services.
- **Apache Ranger Users API** — The Users API from Apache Ranger — 1 operation(s) for users.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Apache Ranger Agentic Access** — 13 operations · 6 acting

## Security (3)

- **Apache Ranger Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Apache Ranger Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Ranger Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Ranger Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **Data Lake Security** — Enforce column and row-level security on Hadoop data lake
- **Regulatory Compliance** — Meet GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX requirements with audit logs and masking
- **Multi-Tenant Authorization** — Isolate access between teams and business units
- **Kafka Topic Authorization** — Control which applications can produce and consume Kafka topics

## Tags

Access Control, Authorization, Hadoop, Policy Management, Security, Apache, Open-Source

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/apache-ranger/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.