Using SASL

SASL security requires the Kerberos configuration file krb5.conf and a Kerberos principal. You must obtain these from your Kerberos administrator.

Perform the following steps to set up SASL security for PDI to connect to the Kafka broker:

1. Copy the krb5.conf file to the ${JAVA_HOME}/conf/security directory.

2. Run the kinit command ${KERBEROS_PRINCIPAL_KAFKA} to initiate the authentication process to obtain a Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT).

3. Copy the ${KERBEROS_PRINCIPAL_KAFKA}.keytab from the server to the workstation where PDI is installed.

4. On the Setup tab, select the Direct connection and enter ${KAFKA_SASL_PLAINTEXT_URL} as the Bootstrap servers URL.

5. On the Options tab, enter the options and values listed in the following table:

   Option	Value
   compression.type	none
   security.protocol	SASL_PLAINTEXT
   sasl.mechanism	GSSAPI
   sasl.kerberos.service.name	${KERBEROS_KAFKA_SERVICE_NAME}
   sasl.jaas.config	${SASL_JAAS_CONFIG}

6. Click OK.

Note: The following is a sample format of ${SASL_JAAS_CONFIG}

com.sun.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule required useKeyTab=true storeKey=true  debug=true doNotPrompt=true keyTab="Path to ${KERBEROS_PRINCIPAL_KAFKA}.keytab" principal="${Pricipal created in Kerberos for Kafka}";