Kafka SSL credentials fields

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • Description of the fields on the Kafka SSL credentials form.

    Table 1. SSL security protocol
    FIeld Description
    SSL keystore The content of an actual server.keystore.jks file, encoded as a Base64 string.
    SSL keystore type Format of the SSL keystore file. Default: Java KeyStore (JKS).
    SSL keystore password Password to the keystore, identical to the value of the ssl.keystore.password property in Apache Kafka.
    SSL key password Password, identical to the ssl.key.password property value in Apache Kafka.
    SSL truststore The content of an actual client.truststore.jks file, encoded as a Base64 string.
    SSL truststore type Format of the truststore file. Default: Java KeyStore (JKS).
    SSL truststore password Password to the truststore, identical to the value of the ssl.truststore.password property in Apache Kafka.
    SSL provider Name of the security provider used for SSL connections.
    Disable hostname verification Option to disable verification of the hostname.
    Additional Kafka consumer properties Semicolon-separated string of additional Kafka consumer properties. For example: ssl.protocol=TLSv1.2;ssl.enabled.protocols=TLSv1.2,TLSv1.1
    Table 2. SASL_SSL security protocol
    FIeld Description
    SSL truststore The content of an actual client.truststore.jks file, encoded as a Base64 string.
    SSL truststore type Format of the SSL truststore file. Default: Java KeyStore (JKS).
    SSL truststore password Password to the truststore, identical to the value of the ssl.truststore.password property in Apache Kafka.
    SSL provider Name of the security provider used for SSL connections.
    Disable hostname verification Option to disable verification of the hostname.
    User name The user name, if any, associated with this credential.
    Note:
    The specified user name is used for SASL authentication using JAAS. The following JAAS configuration is passed to the Kafka Server: org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=<user_name> password=<password>
    Password The password associated with this credential.
    Note:
    • The specified password is used for SASL authentication using JAAS. The following JAAS configuration is passed to the Kafka Server: org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=<user_name> password=<password>
    • The password you specify is invisible. It is stored in the database in encrypted form.
    Additional Kafka consumer properties Semicolon-separated string of additional Kafka consumer properties. For example: ssl.protocol=TLSv1.2;ssl.enabled.protocols=TLSv1.2,TLSv1.1
    Table 3. SASL_PLAINTEXT security protocol
    User name The user name, if any, associated with this credential.
    Note:
    The specified user name is used for SASL authentication using JAAS. The following JAAS configuration is passed to the Kafka Server: org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=<user_name> password=<password>
    Password The password associated with this credential.
    Note:
    • The specified password is used for SASL authentication using JAAS. The following JAAS configuration is passed to the Kafka Server: org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username=<user_name> password=<password>
    • The password you specify is invisible. It is stored in the database in encrypted form.
    Additional Kafka consumer properties Semicolon-separated string of additional Kafka consumer properties. For example: ssl.protocol=TLSv1.2;ssl.enabled.protocols=TLSv1.2,TLSv1.1