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# Create Kafka credentials

# Create Kafka credentials {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Configure credentials for your Apache Kafka connection.

## Before you begin

Role required: connection_admin or message_replication_admin

## About this task

Configure connection and credential records for connecting to your local Apache Kafka environment.

* The connection record contains the information required for making the connection to your local Kafka. Connection records are stored in the Kafka Connections \[kafka_connection\] table.
* The credential record stores the authentication data required for the connection. Credential records are stored in the Kafka credentials \[kafka_credentials\] table.

{#create-kafka-ssl-credentials__ul_o2v_rlw_qzb}After you've created both the connection record and the credential record, you can [Create a Connection \& Credential alias](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=connection-alias&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-security&ft:locale=en-US), which links your connection information and the credential data under a single name.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllIntegrationHubConnections \& CredentialsCredentials.
2. Select New.
3. On the form asking what type of credentials you would like to create, select Kafka credentials.
4. On the Kafka credentials form, fill in the fields.  
   For a description of the fields, see [Kafka credentials fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hla-data-input-kafka-credentials&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-operations-management&ft:locale=en-US).
5. Select Submit.

## What to do next

[Configure a Kafka connection](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nhfcddHhhBIEpwcHyA023Q "Configure a connection to your Apache Kafka environment.").

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