Kafka Connect REST API authentication Learn about the authentication options that are available for the Kafka Connect REST API. Configuring TLS/SSL client authentication for the Kafka Connect REST APILearn how to configure TLS/SSL client authentication for the Kafka Connect REST API.Configuring SPNEGO Authentication and trusted proxies for the Kafka Connect REST APILearn how you enable SPNEGO authentication and configure trusted proxies for the Kafka Connect REST API.Configuring allowed LDAP and OAuth URLsConfiguring allowed LDAP and OAuth URLs is available from Cloudera Runtime 7.1.9 SP1 CHF 10 or higher. You can restrict which LDAP and OAuth URLs are allowed for internal clients used by Kafka Connect connectors. Configuring a trusted list of URLs can harden the security of your deployment and can prevent an attacker from setting malicious values in connector clients. Configuration is done in Cloudera Manager by setting Java options using an advanced configuration snippet. Parent topic: Kafka Connect REST API security