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// configuring/configuring.adoc

[id='assembly-securing-access-{context}']
= Managing secure access to Kafka

You can secure your Kafka cluster by managing the access each client has to the Kafka brokers.

A secure connection between Kafka brokers and clients can encompass:

* Encryption for data exchange
* Authentication to prove identity
* Authorization to allow or decline actions executed by users

This chapter explains how to set up secure connections between Kafka brokers and clients, with sections describing:

* Security options for Kafka clusters and clients
* How to secure Kafka brokers
* How to use an authorization server for OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication and authorization

//Config options for securing Kafka
include::assembly-securing-kafka-brokers.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Config options for clients
include::assembly-securing-kafka-clients.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Config to secure access
include::assembly-securing-kafka.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//oauth options
include::../oauth/assembly-oauth-authentication.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::../oauth/assembly-oauth-authorization.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
