Kafka Connection

Kafka Listeners or Kafka Write Adaptors uses Kafka Connections.

Kafka Connections can use several different connection configurations.The Save Edits button must be pressed to submit any changes to Connection details.

• Connection Type: SASL

• Currently, SASL is the only supported type
• There are three options for the encryption algorithm. This must match the Kafka cluster’s configuration.

• SCRAM SHA-256
• SCRAM SHA-512
• Plain text over TLS

• User Name

• Name of the user required for Kafka authentication

• Password

• Password required for Kafka authentication

• Topic

• Kafka Topic to be used for Connection.
• For a Kafka Listener, this is the Topic that will be consumed.
• For a Kafka Write Adaptor, this is the Topic that messages will be produced to.

• Brokers

• Click the Add Broker button to add additional Brokers.
• URL or IP address of Kafka Broker(s).
• It can be one or more Brokers within the same Kafka Cluster.