Created a KIP https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-5+-+Broker+Configuration+Management
JIRA https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1786 /******************************************* Joe Stein Founder, Principal Consultant Big Data Open Source Security LLC http://www.stealth.ly Twitter: @allthingshadoop <http://www.twitter.com/allthingshadoop> ********************************************/