Are there any issues with running the kafka 4.0.0 client on graalVM JDK 24?
My Java codebase uses GraalVM JDK 24 and I continue to get the following
error:

Caused by: org.apache.kafka.common.errors.SaslAuthenticationException:
Failed to configure SaslClientAuthenticator
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: getSubject is not
supported
at java.base/javax.security.auth.Subject.getSubject(Subject.java:277)
at
org.apache.kafka.common.security.authenticator.SaslClientCallbackHandler.handle(SaslClientCallbackHandler.java:58)
at
java.security.sasl/com.sun.security.sasl.ClientFactoryImpl.getUserInfo(ClientFactoryImpl.java:138)
at
java.security.sasl/com.sun.security.sasl.ClientFactoryImpl.createSaslClient(ClientFactoryImpl.java:96)
at
java.security.sasl/javax.security.sasl.Sasl.createSaslClient(Sasl.java:429)
at
org.apache.kafka.common.security.authenticator.SaslClientAuthenticator.lambda$createSaslClient$0(SaslClientAuthenticator.java:220)
at
java.base/jdk.internal.vm.ScopedValueContainer.callWithoutScope(ScopedValueContainer.java:162)
at
java.base/jdk.internal.vm.ScopedValueContainer.call(ScopedValueContainer.java:147)

On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM Stig Rohde Døssing <stigdoess...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Subra,
>
> This should be fixed with
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-17078.
>
> Den ons. 20. aug. 2025 kl. 19.43 skrev Subra I <iamsubra...@gmail.com>:
>
> > I understand that this was slated to fixed. as per this KIP:
> >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1006%3A+Remove+SecurityManager+Support
> >
> > Has this been fixed in kafka 4.0.0 client? Basically, being able to
> handle
> > removal of SecurityManager in JDK.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM Subra I <iamsubra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > We have a codebase on Java where we create a kafka producer/consumer to
> > > talk to kafka brokers. We support TCP/SSL/SASL modes of operation for
> > kafka.
> > >
> > > We are upgrading our environment to JDK 24. And I see that is causing
> our
> > > SASL functionalities to break.
> > >
> > > I am using kafka client version 3.9.0. How do we support SASL with JDK
> 24
> > > and above? Can I use kafka 4.0.0 client? Even with that, this
> > > functionality is not working.
> > >
> > > Please advise.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Subra
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM Jan Vissers <visser...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> Keeping our fingers crossed for this backport to make it into 3.9.
> > >>
> > >> We are using Kafka client as a 3rd, and 4th party dependency (through
> > >> Confluent Parallel Consumer - @astubbs), in a collection of Helidon MP
> > >> 4.1.6 microservices.
> > >>
> > >> When do you estimate would we know for sure whether it will be in?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >> - Jan.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 2025/03/17 17:14:21 Stig Rohde Døssing wrote:
> > >> > Thanks Ismail,
> > >> >
> > >> > I've opened https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/19221 just to get
> > any
> > >> test
> > >> > failures out of the way in case it is decided to do this backport.
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm hoping people will weigh in with their concerns in this thread
> if
> > >> they
> > >> > don't like the idea of backporting this change.
> > >> >
> > >> > Den man. 17. mar. 2025 kl. 16.43 skrev Ismael Juma <
> > >> me...@ismaeljuma.com>:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Hi Stig,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Kafka 4.0 is likely to be released in a day or two. Even so, I
> think
> > >> it
> > >> > > makes sense to revive the backporting thread given the lack of
> > >> workaround
> > >> > > for Java 24.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Ismael
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM Stig Rohde Døssing <
> > >> stigdoess...@gmail.com
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hi,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Some months ago, a reflective shim was added in
> > >> > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-17078, in order to
> > >> support
> > >> > > > running Kafka with SASL on JDKs that no longer support the
> > security
> > >> > > > manager.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > This shim was added only to Kafka 4.0, but backporting was
> > discussed
> > >> in
> > >> > > >
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/vl43q9wqq4xs67xx61f0t0850y2b037o.
> > >> There
> > >> > > > was
> > >> > > > no clear consensus for or against backporting, but it ended up
> not
> > >> > > > happening. At the time, users could work around the issue by
> > >> enabling
> > >> the
> > >> > > > Security Manager again via a command-line flag.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Java 24, which is planned to release tomorrow, no longer has
> this
> > >> > > > workaround available.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > This leaves users running Java 23 (I am one) in a slightly
> > >> uncomfortable
> > >> > > > spot.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > If Kafka releases 4.0 in the next month, we can rush to upgrade
> to
> > >> that,
> > >> > > > and hope that the first release has no regressions.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Otherwise, we will need to downgrade back to Java 21, since
> > staying
> > >> on 23
> > >> > > > isn't a good idea past Oracle's quarterly security update in
> April
> > >> (see
> > >> > > > https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/), which will include
> > >> patches
> > >> > > that
> > >> > > > won't be released for Java 23.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Would there be strong objections to attempting a backport of
> this
> > >> shim
> > >> > > to a
> > >> > > > 3.9.x release?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

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