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Kerberos support for Kafka sink

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#1326 opened on Dec 6, 2019

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domain: securitygood first issuehave: shouldsink: kafkatype: enhancement

Description

There are some relevant librdkafka docs here.

This should be a relatively simple matter of exposing the relevant configuration values, similar to #1276.

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Tech stack
rustkafka
Domain
backendobservability
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Rust programmingKafka basicsKerberos authentication concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Investigate how SASL support was implemented in PR #1276 as a pattern. Examine the Vector Kafka sink source code to identify where configuration values are exposed. Refer to the linked librdkafka documentation for necessary configuration keys for Kerberos.