Kafka Security: Authenticating Using SSL or SASL_SSL

cnfl.io/kafka-... | Authentication in Kafka systems can use SSL and certificates, or SASL_SSL, which uses TLS like SSL, but employs a different authentication process based on an external auth server. SSL works well for cloud deployments whereas SASL_SSL is ideal for systems that have an existing auth server. Follow along as Dan Weston (Developer, Confluent) covers all of this in detail.
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