Create Kafka SSL credentials

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    • Configure SSL credentials for your Apache Kafka connection.

    Before you begin

    • Role required: connection_admin or message_replication_admin
    • Stream Connect message replication supports the SSL security protocol. The SASL_SSL_ and SASL_PLAINTEXT protocols are not supported.

    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 SSL credentials [kafka_ssl_credentials] table.
    After you've created both the connection record and the credential record, you can Create a Connection & Credential alias, which links your connection information and the credential data under a single name.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > IntegrationHub > Connections & Credentials > Credentials.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form asking what type of credentials you would like to create, select Kafka SSL credentials.
    4. On the Kafka SSL credentials form, fill in the fields.
      For a description of the fields, see Kafka SSL credentials fields.
    5. Select Submit.

    What to do next

    Configure a Kafka connection.