By default, ReadyAPI supports authentication to Kafka brokers and schema registries using the API key and client secret. In particular, this is a common way of authentication in Confluent.
In ReadyAPI, this process is implemented through the Basic authorization profile:
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Create a Basic authorization profile:
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Schema registry connection settings are only available when the JSON via Avro (Confluent) message format is selected. -
Enter credentials:
- Username – The API key.
- Password – The client secret.
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Select the profile:
Other authentication methods
If your Kafka broker uses another authentication mechanism, you should add custom authentication parameters to the Connection Settings. For example, for the SASL/PLAIN authentication, you will need to use the sasl.mechanism=PLAIN and security.protocol=SASL_PLAINTEXT parameters:
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To learn which parameters you need for other authentication mechanisms, see the documentation of your Kafka provider.
