Thanks for sharing this, Joel, and for all the work you’ve put into CEP-50.
I’d be happy to help take this forward and continue working on the implementation toward completion. I’ll start by going through the existing PR and the CEP in detail, and would appreciate any context you can share on the design decisions and remaining client-side work. Thanks again! Regards, Abhijeet On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM Shepherd, Joel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All - I wanted to let the community know that the server-side > implementation corresponding to CEP-50 (authentication negotiation) is > available for review: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/pull/4773 > > Unfortunately, due to changes in my organization's priorities and > distractions due to some personal matters, I won't be able to continue > driving this proposal or implementation toward completion. I think handing > it off now, before it is fully integrated, gives it a better chance of > enjoying long-term ownership. > > I don't want the work to disappear quietly, so I'm posting here in hopes > that someone is interested in carrying it forward. I'd be happy to answer > questions about the design or implementation if that would be helpful and > can provide an outline of the client-side changes involved as well. > > Thanks -- Joel. -- *Abhijeet*
