Hi Greg, Thanks for the KIP. I'm not totally clear on why we need a KIP. Can we not use the SecurityManager when it's available and fallback when it's not? If so, then it would mean that whether SecurityManager is used or not depends on the JDK and its configuration.
Ismael On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 4:48 PM Greg Harris <greg.har...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to invite you all to discuss removing SecurityManager support > from Kafka. This affects the client and server SASL mechanism, Tiered > Storage, and Connect classloading. > > Find the KIP here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1006%3A+Remove+SecurityManager+Support > > I think this is a "code higiene" effort that doesn't need to be dealt > with urgently, but it would prevent a lot of headache later when Java > does decide to remove support. > > If you are currently using the SecurityManager with Kafka, I'd really > appreciate hearing how you're using it, and how you're planning around > its removal. > > Thanks! > Greg Harris >
