Who Are You? Configuring Kafka Authentication in Strimzi from TLS to Custom Principals | D. Mulder

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This session demonstrates how to configure Kafka authentication in Strimzi, covering mTLS setup, certificate identity mapping to Kafka principals, and implementing custom Principal Builders to prevent authorization conflicts and privilege escalation in multi-tenant deployments. It is designed for platform engineers and DevOps professionals managing Strimzi-based Kafka clusters who need to implement advanced security configurations with multiple CAs and layered authentication mechanisms.