Ceph USB Storage Gateway

Exposing Ceph RADOS Block Device (RBD) images for access via an embedded USB storage gadget can solve a number of factors limiting adoption, namely:

Ceph storage can now be consumed by almost any system with a USB port
Ease of use
Configure once, then plug and play anywhere
Security
Encryption can be performed on the USB device itself, reducing reliance on transport and cluster security and access control

This presentation will introduce and demonstrate a Ceph USB storage gateway prototype, running on an embedded Linux ARM board.