Connection Apache Kafka

Required parameters

For connect Prafka Desktop to Apache Kafka, you must specify two mandatory parameters:

• Name - used to identify the selected connection
• Bootstrap server - corresponds to the kafka client parameter bootstrap.servers

Authentication

Authentication can be configured in two ways:

• using the block "Authentication method" by selecting SASL or SSL
• using the block "Additional parameters"

tip

If the block "Authentication method" does not suit you, then use the block "Additional parameters"

SASL

When choosing SASL as the authentication method, the following kafka client parameters are set:

• security.protocol is equal to the value of the field "Security Protocol"
• sasl.mechanism is equal to the value of the field "SASL mechanism"
• sasl.jaas.config is generated based on the values of the fields "SASL mechanism", "User" and "Password"

SSL

When selecting SSL as the authentication method, the following kafka client parameters are set:

• security.protocol is equal to SSL
• ssl.keystore.location if filled
• ssl.keystore.password if filled
• ssl.key.password if filled
• ssl.truststore.location if filled
• ssl.truststore.password if filled

Additional parameters

You can use any kafka client parameters specified in https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#adminclientconfigs

Format key=value

caution

The parameters specified in this block will have a higher priority than the parameters specified in the previous blocks.

After configuring the connection Prafka Desktop to Apache Kafka, you can proceed to configuring the connection to Schema Registry or Kafka Connect.

📄️ Schema Registry

Connection Schema Registry

📄️ Kafka Connect

Connection Kafka Connect