kirktrue commented on code in PR #21483:
URL: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/21483#discussion_r2881053480


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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.

Review Comment:
   I can't remember how it works off the top of my head, but can the packaging 
information be dropped because there's already an `import static` reference to 
`SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE`? For example:
   
   ```suggestion
    *       {@link SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
   ```



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clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key
+ *       specified by {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE}.
+ *       This is the recommended approach for production use.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The created supplier can be invoked repeatedly to obtain assertions as 
needed (for example, when
+ * refreshing tokens). For file-based assertions, the assertion is cached and 
reloaded automatically when the file changes on disk.
+ * For locally-generated assertions, a new assertion with updated timestamps 
is created on each invocation.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class AssertionSupplierFactory {
+    private static final Logger LOG = 
LoggerFactory.getLogger(AssertionSupplierFactory.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a closeable supplier that provides JWT assertions based on the 
provided configuration.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is 
configured,
+     * the supplier will read assertions from that file. Otherwise, it will 
create assertions dynamically
+     * using the configured private key and algorithm.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <b>Important:</b> The returned {@link CloseableSupplier} must be closed 
when no longer needed
+     * to properly release resources such as file handles and cryptographic 
resources.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param cu   The configuration utilities containing assertion 
configuration
+     * @param time The time source for generating timestamps in 
locally-created assertions

Review Comment:
   I prefer dynamically over locally.



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clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key
+ *       specified by {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE}.
+ *       This is the recommended approach for production use.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The created supplier can be invoked repeatedly to obtain assertions as 
needed (for example, when
+ * refreshing tokens). For file-based assertions, the assertion is cached and 
reloaded automatically when the file changes on disk.
+ * For locally-generated assertions, a new assertion with updated timestamps 
is created on each invocation.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class AssertionSupplierFactory {
+    private static final Logger LOG = 
LoggerFactory.getLogger(AssertionSupplierFactory.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a closeable supplier that provides JWT assertions based on the 
provided configuration.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is 
configured,
+     * the supplier will read assertions from that file. Otherwise, it will 
create assertions dynamically
+     * using the configured private key and algorithm.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <b>Important:</b> The returned {@link CloseableSupplier} must be closed 
when no longer needed
+     * to properly release resources such as file handles and cryptographic 
resources.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param cu   The configuration utilities containing assertion 
configuration
+     * @param time The time source for generating timestamps in 
locally-created assertions
+     * @return A closeable supplier that provides JWT assertion strings when 
invoked
+     * @throws org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException if required 
configuration is missing or invalid
+     * @throws JwtRetrieverException if assertion creation fails (wrapped in 
the returned supplier)
+     */
+    public static CloseableSupplier<String> create(ConfigurationUtils cu, Time 
time) {
+        AssertionJwtTemplate assertionJwtTemplate;
+        AssertionCreator assertionCreator;
+
+        if (cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, false) != null) 
{
+            File assertionFile = 
cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE);
+            LOG.info("Configuring File based assertion using file: {}", 
assertionFile.getAbsolutePath());
+            assertionCreator = new FileAssertionCreator(assertionFile);
+            assertionJwtTemplate = new StaticAssertionJwtTemplate();
+        } else {
+            String algorithm = 
cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM);
+            File privateKeyFile = 
cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE);
+            Optional<String> passphrase = 
cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE) ?
+                
Optional.of(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE))
 :
+                Optional.empty();
+            LOG.info("Configuring local assertion creation");

Review Comment:
   Can we provide some of the non-sensitive information (algorithm and private 
key file name) in the log?



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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");

Review Comment:
   Out of curiosity, do these need to be set for this particular test to work?



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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            // Use a consumer that expects the configured audience
+            assertClaimsWithAudience(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion, 
"https://auth.example.com";);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When a passphrase is configured, the factory should read it via
+     * {@code validatePassword} and pass it to the {@code 
DefaultAssertionCreator}.
+     * Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key is an invalid combination 
and
+     * should result in a {@code JwtRetrieverException} because the raw key 
bytes
+     * cannot be parsed as an {@code EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo} structure.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPassphraseReadsPasswordConfig() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Enable passphrase config
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn("my-passphrase");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        // Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key triggers an error 
during key loading
+        assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, () -> 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time));

Review Comment:
   It might be helpful to capture the returned exception of the 
`assertThrows()` call and perform some more verification on it because 
`JwtRetrieverException` is a bit of a catch-all.



##########
clients/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactoryTest.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            // Use a consumer that expects the configured audience
+            assertClaimsWithAudience(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion, 
"https://auth.example.com";);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When a passphrase is configured, the factory should read it via
+     * {@code validatePassword} and pass it to the {@code 
DefaultAssertionCreator}.
+     * Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key is an invalid combination 
and
+     * should result in a {@code JwtRetrieverException} because the raw key 
bytes
+     * cannot be parsed as an {@code EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo} structure.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPassphraseReadsPasswordConfig() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Enable passphrase config
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn("my-passphrase");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        // Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key triggers an error 
during key loading
+        assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, () -> 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time));
+
+        // Verify that the password config was read from configuration
+        
verify(cu).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the passphrase config key is absent, the factory should not 
attempt to read
+     * a password and should produce a working supplier with the unencrypted 
private key.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithoutPassphraseDoesNotReadPasswordConfig() throws 
Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Passphrase not configured (already the default from 
mockConfigForLocalAssertion)
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that validatePassword was never called
+        verify(cu, 
never()).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The file-based supplier should return the same value on consecutive 
calls since
+     * the file contents haven't changed.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFileBasedSupplierReturnsSameValueOnMultipleCalls() throws 
Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("repeated-calls");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(first, second);
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, first);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The locally-generated supplier should produce different assertions on 
each call
+     * since timestamps (iat, exp, nbf) are regenerated.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testLocallyGeneratedSupplierProducesConsistentAssertions() 
throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(first);
+            assertNotNull(second);
+            // Both should be valid JWTs
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), first);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), second);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the underlying file is deleted after factory creation, calling 
get() should
+     * throw a JwtRetrieverException since the assertion creator cannot read 
the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierGetWrapsExceptionInJwtRetrieverException() throws 
Exception {
+        String jwt = createJwt("will-be-deleted");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(jwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            // Delete the file so the read will fail
+            assertTrue(jwtFile.delete());
+            assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, supplier::get);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Closing the supplier should not throw any exceptions.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierCloseDoesNotThrow() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("close-test");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time);
+        // Verify close does not throw
+        assertDoesNotThrow(supplier::close);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * After closing the supplier, the underlying resources should be released.
+     * Verify that the supplier can be closed multiple times without error.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierCanBeClosedMultipleTimes() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("multi-close");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time);
+        assertDoesNotThrow(supplier::close);
+        assertDoesNotThrow(supplier::close);
+    }
+
+    private void assertValidJwtFormat(String jwt) {
+        String[] parts = jwt.split("\\.");
+        assertEquals(3, parts.length, "JWT should have 3 parts 
(header.payload.signature), but was: " + jwt);

Review Comment:
   This is very rudimentary validation. Is that all that's needed? If so, maybe 
a comment to that effect to allay concerns.



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key

Review Comment:
   "Locally" is a bit confusing. Local to what?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/DefaultAssertionCreator.java:
##########
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ public PrivateKey transform(File file, String contents) {
             try {
                 contents = contents.replace("-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
                     .replace("-----END PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
-                    .replace("\n", "");
+                    .replace("-----BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("-----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----", "")
+                    .replace("\n", "")
+                    .replace("\r", "");

Review Comment:
   Does it makes sense for this replacement logic to live in `AssertionUtils`?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key
+ *       specified by {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE}.
+ *       This is the recommended approach for production use.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The created supplier can be invoked repeatedly to obtain assertions as 
needed (for example, when
+ * refreshing tokens). For file-based assertions, the assertion is cached and 
reloaded automatically when the file changes on disk.
+ * For locally-generated assertions, a new assertion with updated timestamps 
is created on each invocation.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class AssertionSupplierFactory {
+    private static final Logger LOG = 
LoggerFactory.getLogger(AssertionSupplierFactory.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a closeable supplier that provides JWT assertions based on the 
provided configuration.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is 
configured,
+     * the supplier will read assertions from that file. Otherwise, it will 
create assertions dynamically
+     * using the configured private key and algorithm.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <b>Important:</b> The returned {@link CloseableSupplier} must be closed 
when no longer needed
+     * to properly release resources such as file handles and cryptographic 
resources.

Review Comment:
   Just out of curiosity, what file handles do we need to close explicitly?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/ClientSecretRequestFormatter.java:
##########
@@ -28,7 +28,36 @@
 import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_ID;
 import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_SECRET;
 
-public class ClientCredentialsRequestFormatter implements HttpRequestFormatter 
{
+/**
+ * {@code ClientSecretRequestFormatter} is an {@link HttpRequestFormatter} 
that formats HTTP requests
+ * for OAuth 2.0 token requests using the <code>client_credentials</code> 
grant type with client secret
+ * authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This formatter implements the traditional OAuth 2.0 client authentication 
method where the client
+ * authenticates using a client ID and client secret. The credentials are sent 
in the HTTP Authorization
+ * header using HTTP Basic authentication (Base64-encoded).
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The formatter creates HTTP requests with:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Authorization header: Basic &lt;base64(clientId:clientSecret)&gt;</li>
+ *   <li>Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded</li>
+ *   <li>grant_type=client_credentials</li>
+ *   <li>Optional scope parameter</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This class was renamed from {@code ClientCredentialsRequestFormatter} to 
better distinguish it from
+ * client assertion-based authentication ({@link 
ClientAssertionRequestFormatter}).
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ClientAssertionRequestFormatter
+ * @see <a 
href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749#section-2.3.1";>RFC 6749 
Section 2.3.1: Client Password</a>
+ */
+public class ClientSecretRequestFormatter implements HttpRequestFormatter {

Review Comment:
   Again, thanks for adding comments!



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key
+ *       specified by {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE}.
+ *       This is the recommended approach for production use.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The created supplier can be invoked repeatedly to obtain assertions as 
needed (for example, when
+ * refreshing tokens). For file-based assertions, the assertion is cached and 
reloaded automatically when the file changes on disk.
+ * For locally-generated assertions, a new assertion with updated timestamps 
is created on each invocation.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class AssertionSupplierFactory {
+    private static final Logger LOG = 
LoggerFactory.getLogger(AssertionSupplierFactory.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a closeable supplier that provides JWT assertions based on the 
provided configuration.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is 
configured,
+     * the supplier will read assertions from that file. Otherwise, it will 
create assertions dynamically
+     * using the configured private key and algorithm.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <b>Important:</b> The returned {@link CloseableSupplier} must be closed 
when no longer needed
+     * to properly release resources such as file handles and cryptographic 
resources.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param cu   The configuration utilities containing assertion 
configuration
+     * @param time The time source for generating timestamps in 
locally-created assertions
+     * @return A closeable supplier that provides JWT assertion strings when 
invoked
+     * @throws org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException if required 
configuration is missing or invalid

Review Comment:
   ```suggestion
        * @throws ConfigException if required configuration is missing or 
invalid
   ```



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionUtils.java:
##########
@@ -64,30 +64,41 @@ public class AssertionUtils {
      */
     public static PrivateKey privateKey(byte[] privateKeyContents,
                                         Optional<String> passphrase) throws 
GeneralSecurityException, IOException {
+        byte[] derEncodedBytes = 
Base64.getDecoder().decode(privateKeyContents);
         PKCS8EncodedKeySpec keySpec;
-
         if (passphrase.isPresent()) {
-            EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo keyInfo = new 
EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo(privateKeyContents);
+            EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo keyInfo = new 
EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo(derEncodedBytes);
             String algorithm = keyInfo.getAlgName();
             SecretKeyFactory secretKeyFactory = 
SecretKeyFactory.getInstance(algorithm);
             SecretKey pbeKey = secretKeyFactory.generateSecret(new 
PBEKeySpec(passphrase.get().toCharArray()));
             Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance(algorithm);
             cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, pbeKey, 
keyInfo.getAlgParameters());
             keySpec = keyInfo.getKeySpec(cipher);
         } else {
-            byte[] pkcs8EncodedBytes = 
Base64.getDecoder().decode(privateKeyContents);
-            keySpec = new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(pkcs8EncodedBytes);
+            keySpec = new PKCS8EncodedKeySpec(derEncodedBytes);
+        }
+
+        // Try RSA first, then EC. PKCS#8 encoded keys are algorithm-agnostic, 
so we need to
+        // attempt multiple key factories to determine the correct key type.
+        for (String keyAlgorithm : new String[]{"RSA", "EC"}) {

Review Comment:
   Don't we already know the algorithm in use from the configuration? Can we 
refactor this method to pass in the algorithm so we don't need to try to guess 
it?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionUtils.java:
##########
@@ -64,30 +64,41 @@ public class AssertionUtils {
      */
     public static PrivateKey privateKey(byte[] privateKeyContents,
                                         Optional<String> passphrase) throws 
GeneralSecurityException, IOException {
+        byte[] derEncodedBytes = 
Base64.getDecoder().decode(privateKeyContents);

Review Comment:
   What does the "der" prefix in the `derEncodedBytes` variable name refer to?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/ClientAssertionRequestFormatter.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured;
+
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.CloseableSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * {@code ClientAssertionRequestFormatter} is an {@link HttpRequestFormatter} 
that formats HTTP requests
+ * for OAuth 2.0 token requests using the <code>client_credentials</code> 
grant type with client assertion
+ * authentication (RFC 7521 and RFC 7523).
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This formatter is used when authenticating to an OAuth provider using a 
client assertion (JWT)
+ * instead of a client secret. The assertion is typically a self-signed JWT 
that proves the client's
+ * identity. This method is more secure than client secrets as the assertion 
is short-lived and the
+ * private key used to sign it never leaves the client.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The formatter creates HTTP requests with:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded</li>
+ *   <li>grant_type=client_credentials</li>
+ *   
<li>client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer</li>
+ *   <li>client_assertion=&lt;JWT assertion&gt;</li>
+ *   <li>Optional client_id parameter</li>
+ *   <li>Optional scope parameter</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ClientSecretRequestFormatter
+ * @see <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7521";>RFC 7521: 
Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7523";>RFC 7523: JWT 
Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication</a>
+ */
+public class ClientAssertionRequestFormatter implements HttpRequestFormatter, 
Closeable {
+    public static final String GRANT_TYPE = "client_credentials";
+    private final String clientId;
+    private final String scope;
+    private final CloseableSupplier<String> assertionSupplier;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@code ClientAssertionRequestFormatter} instance.
+     *
+     * @param clientId          The OAuth client ID; may be {@code null} if 
the assertion contains the client ID
+     * @param scope             The OAuth scope to request; may be {@code 
null} for default scope
+     * @param assertionSupplier A closeable supplier that provides the JWT 
assertion string when invoked;
+     *                          this formatter takes ownership and will close 
it when {@link #close()} is called
+     */
+    public ClientAssertionRequestFormatter(String clientId, String scope, 
CloseableSupplier<String> assertionSupplier) {
+        this.clientId = clientId;
+        this.scope = scope;
+        this.assertionSupplier = assertionSupplier;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, String> formatHeaders() {
+        Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
+        headers.put("Accept", "application/json");
+        headers.put("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
+        headers.put("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+        return headers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String formatBody() {
+        StringBuilder requestParameters = new StringBuilder();
+        
requestParameters.append("client_assertion_type=").append("urn%3Aietf%3Aparams%3Aoauth%3Aclient-assertion-type%3Ajwt-bearer");
+        
requestParameters.append("&client_assertion=").append(assertionSupplier.get());
+        
requestParameters.append("&grant_type=").append(URLEncoder.encode(GRANT_TYPE, 
StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

Review Comment:
   I forget now why `grant_type` and `scope` need to be URL encoded but 
`client_id` doesn't 🤔
   
   Granted, I assume this is based on the code that I wrote. Can you add some 
comments here about URL encoding and any encoding needed for the assertion 
itself?



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/ClientAssertionRequestFormatter.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured;
+
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.CloseableSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * {@code ClientAssertionRequestFormatter} is an {@link HttpRequestFormatter} 
that formats HTTP requests
+ * for OAuth 2.0 token requests using the <code>client_credentials</code> 
grant type with client assertion
+ * authentication (RFC 7521 and RFC 7523).
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This formatter is used when authenticating to an OAuth provider using a 
client assertion (JWT)
+ * instead of a client secret. The assertion is typically a self-signed JWT 
that proves the client's
+ * identity. This method is more secure than client secrets as the assertion 
is short-lived and the
+ * private key used to sign it never leaves the client.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The formatter creates HTTP requests with:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded</li>
+ *   <li>grant_type=client_credentials</li>
+ *   
<li>client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer</li>
+ *   <li>client_assertion=&lt;JWT assertion&gt;</li>
+ *   <li>Optional client_id parameter</li>
+ *   <li>Optional scope parameter</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ClientSecretRequestFormatter
+ * @see <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7521";>RFC 7521: 
Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7523";>RFC 7523: JWT 
Profile for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication</a>
+ */

Review Comment:
   Nice comments!



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/ConfigOrJaas.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import static org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_ID;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_SECRET;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_SCOPE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.OAuthBearerLoginCallbackHandler.CLIENT_ID_CONFIG;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.OAuthBearerLoginCallbackHandler.CLIENT_SECRET_CONFIG;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.OAuthBearerLoginCallbackHandler.SCOPE_CONFIG;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class that retrieves OAuth configuration values from either modern 
configuration properties
+ * or legacy JAAS options, providing a unified interface with proper 
deprecation handling.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Kafka historically configured OAuth parameters (client ID, client secret, 
scope) via JAAS options.
+ * These have been deprecated in favor of dedicated configuration properties. 
This class:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Checks modern configuration first</li>
+ *   <li>Falls back to JAAS options if not found (with deprecation 
warnings)</li>
+ *   <li>Throws {@link ConfigException} if required values are missing from 
both sources</li>
+ *   <li>Logs warnings when both are present (modern config takes 
precedence)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This approach maintains backward compatibility while guiding users toward 
the recommended
+ * configuration method.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ConfigurationUtils
+ * @see JaasOptionsUtils

Review Comment:
   Thanks for adding comments 😄 



##########
clients/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactoryTest.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            // Use a consumer that expects the configured audience
+            assertClaimsWithAudience(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion, 
"https://auth.example.com";);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When a passphrase is configured, the factory should read it via
+     * {@code validatePassword} and pass it to the {@code 
DefaultAssertionCreator}.
+     * Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key is an invalid combination 
and
+     * should result in a {@code JwtRetrieverException} because the raw key 
bytes
+     * cannot be parsed as an {@code EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo} structure.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPassphraseReadsPasswordConfig() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Enable passphrase config
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn("my-passphrase");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        // Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key triggers an error 
during key loading
+        assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, () -> 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time));
+
+        // Verify that the password config was read from configuration
+        
verify(cu).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the passphrase config key is absent, the factory should not 
attempt to read
+     * a password and should produce a working supplier with the unencrypted 
private key.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithoutPassphraseDoesNotReadPasswordConfig() throws 
Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Passphrase not configured (already the default from 
mockConfigForLocalAssertion)
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that validatePassword was never called
+        verify(cu, 
never()).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The file-based supplier should return the same value on consecutive 
calls since
+     * the file contents haven't changed.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFileBasedSupplierReturnsSameValueOnMultipleCalls() throws 
Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("repeated-calls");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(first, second);
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, first);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The locally-generated supplier should produce different assertions on 
each call
+     * since timestamps (iat, exp, nbf) are regenerated.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testLocallyGeneratedSupplierProducesConsistentAssertions() 
throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();

Review Comment:
   Is there any way this test could be potentially flaky? There's a way to 
ensure that subsequent calls to `MockTime` methods produce different results, 
but I can't remember how 🤔 



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clients/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactoryTest.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            // Use a consumer that expects the configured audience
+            assertClaimsWithAudience(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion, 
"https://auth.example.com";);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When a passphrase is configured, the factory should read it via
+     * {@code validatePassword} and pass it to the {@code 
DefaultAssertionCreator}.
+     * Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key is an invalid combination 
and
+     * should result in a {@code JwtRetrieverException} because the raw key 
bytes
+     * cannot be parsed as an {@code EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo} structure.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPassphraseReadsPasswordConfig() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Enable passphrase config
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn("my-passphrase");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        // Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key triggers an error 
during key loading
+        assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, () -> 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time));
+
+        // Verify that the password config was read from configuration
+        
verify(cu).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the passphrase config key is absent, the factory should not 
attempt to read
+     * a password and should produce a working supplier with the unencrypted 
private key.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithoutPassphraseDoesNotReadPasswordConfig() throws 
Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Passphrase not configured (already the default from 
mockConfigForLocalAssertion)
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that validatePassword was never called
+        verify(cu, 
never()).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The file-based supplier should return the same value on consecutive 
calls since
+     * the file contents haven't changed.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFileBasedSupplierReturnsSameValueOnMultipleCalls() throws 
Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("repeated-calls");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(first, second);
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, first);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The locally-generated supplier should produce different assertions on 
each call
+     * since timestamps (iat, exp, nbf) are regenerated.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testLocallyGeneratedSupplierProducesConsistentAssertions() 
throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(first);
+            assertNotNull(second);
+            // Both should be valid JWTs
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), first);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), second);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the underlying file is deleted after factory creation, calling 
get() should
+     * throw a JwtRetrieverException since the assertion creator cannot read 
the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierGetWrapsExceptionInJwtRetrieverException() throws 
Exception {
+        String jwt = createJwt("will-be-deleted");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(jwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            // Delete the file so the read will fail
+            assertTrue(jwtFile.delete());

Review Comment:
   Sinister! 😄 



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clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/JwtBearerJwtRetriever.java:
##########


Review Comment:
   Did we want to add the log line for the delegate creation similar to what 
was added in `ClientCredentialsJwtRetriever`?



##########
clients/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactoryTest.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.OAuthBearerTest;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumer;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.PublicKey;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_EXP_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_JTI_INCLUDE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_NBF_SECONDS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_TEMPLATE_FILE;
+import static org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils.tempFile;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class AssertionSupplierFactoryTest extends OAuthBearerTest {
+
+    /**
+     * When {@code SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is configured, the factory 
should use file-based
+     * assertion creation and return the JWT from the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithAssertionFile() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("test-subject");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When no assertion file is configured, the factory should fall back to 
locally-generated
+     * assertions using the private key and signing algorithm.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFile() throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When static claims (aud, iss, sub) are configured alongside the private 
key,
+     * they should be included in the generated JWT assertion.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPrivateKeyFileAndStaticClaims() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Override static claims to be present
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_AUD)).thenReturn("https://auth.example.com";);
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS)).thenReturn("my-client");
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_SUB)).thenReturn("service-account");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertValidJwtFormat(assertion);
+            // Use a consumer that expects the configured audience
+            assertClaimsWithAudience(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion, 
"https://auth.example.com";);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When a passphrase is configured, the factory should read it via
+     * {@code validatePassword} and pass it to the {@code 
DefaultAssertionCreator}.
+     * Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key is an invalid combination 
and
+     * should result in a {@code JwtRetrieverException} because the raw key 
bytes
+     * cannot be parsed as an {@code EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo} structure.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithPassphraseReadsPasswordConfig() throws Exception 
{
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Enable passphrase config
+        
when(cu.containsKey(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn(true);
+        
when(cu.validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE)).thenReturn("my-passphrase");
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        // Providing a passphrase for an unencrypted key triggers an error 
during key loading
+        assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, () -> 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time));
+
+        // Verify that the password config was read from configuration
+        
verify(cu).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the passphrase config key is absent, the factory should not 
attempt to read
+     * a password and should produce a working supplier with the unencrypted 
private key.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateWithoutPassphraseDoesNotReadPasswordConfig() throws 
Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        // Passphrase not configured (already the default from 
mockConfigForLocalAssertion)
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String assertion = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(assertion);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), assertion);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that validatePassword was never called
+        verify(cu, 
never()).validatePassword(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The file-based supplier should return the same value on consecutive 
calls since
+     * the file contents haven't changed.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testFileBasedSupplierReturnsSameValueOnMultipleCalls() throws 
Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("repeated-calls");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertEquals(first, second);
+            assertEquals(expectedJwt, first);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The locally-generated supplier should produce different assertions on 
each call
+     * since timestamps (iat, exp, nbf) are regenerated.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testLocallyGeneratedSupplierProducesConsistentAssertions() 
throws Exception {
+        KeyPair keyPair = generateKeyPair();
+        File privateKeyFile = generatePrivateKey(keyPair.getPrivate());
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mockConfigForLocalAssertion(privateKeyFile);
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            String first = supplier.get();
+            String second = supplier.get();
+            assertNotNull(first);
+            assertNotNull(second);
+            // Both should be valid JWTs
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), first);
+            assertClaims(keyPair.getPublic(), second);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * When the underlying file is deleted after factory creation, calling 
get() should
+     * throw a JwtRetrieverException since the assertion creator cannot read 
the file.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierGetWrapsExceptionInJwtRetrieverException() throws 
Exception {
+        String jwt = createJwt("will-be-deleted");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(jwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        try (CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time)) {
+            // Delete the file so the read will fail
+            assertTrue(jwtFile.delete());
+            assertThrows(JwtRetrieverException.class, supplier::get);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Closing the supplier should not throw any exceptions.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSupplierCloseDoesNotThrow() throws Exception {
+        String expectedJwt = createJwt("close-test");
+        File jwtFile = tempFile(expectedJwt);
+
+        ConfigurationUtils cu = mock(ConfigurationUtils.class);
+        when(cu.validateString(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE, 
false)).thenReturn(jwtFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        
when(cu.validateFile(SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE)).thenReturn(jwtFile);
+
+        Time time = new MockTime();
+
+        CloseableSupplier<String> supplier = 
AssertionSupplierFactory.create(cu, time);
+        // Verify close does not throw
+        assertDoesNotThrow(supplier::close);

Review Comment:
   I think this could be convincing if we concocted a test case where the 
underlying call to `close()` does throw an exception. As in, create a test 
resources of type `Foo` whereby we force `close()` to fail, and we can verify 
that in the test.



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clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/HttpRequestFormatterFactory.java:
##########
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionSupplierFactory;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.CloseableSupplier;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.DEFAULT_SASL_OAUTHBEARER_HEADER_URLENCODE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_CLAIM_ISS;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_HEADER_URLENCODE;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating {@link HttpRequestFormatter} instances based on 
the OAuth authentication
+ * method configured.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory implements a three-tier fallback mechanism: file-based 
assertion (first), locally-generated
+ * assertion (second), or client secret (third/fallback). When multiple 
authentication methods are configured,
+ * the first preference takes precedence and other configurations are ignored 
with a WARN log message.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The factory handles reading configuration values from both the main 
configuration and JAAS options
+ * (for backward compatibility) using {@link ConfigOrJaas}.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class HttpRequestFormatterFactory {

Review Comment:
   What about renaming it, though? This is specific to the `client_credentials` 
grant type.



##########
clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/oauthbearer/internals/secured/assertion/AssertionSupplierFactory.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion;
+
+import org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.JwtRetrieverException;
+import 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.ConfigurationUtils;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
+import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Utils;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_ALGORITHM;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs.SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE;
+import static 
org.apache.kafka.common.security.oauthbearer.internals.secured.assertion.AssertionUtils.layeredAssertionJwtTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Factory class for creating JWT assertion suppliers used in OAuth 2.0 client 
authentication.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This factory supports two methods of obtaining JWT assertions for client 
authentication:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li><b>File-based assertions:</b> Pre-generated JWT assertions read from 
a file specified by
+ *       {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE}.
+ *       This is useful for testing or when assertions are managed 
externally.</li>
+ *   <li><b>Locally-generated assertions:</b> JWTs dynamically created and 
signed using a private key
+ *       specified by {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE}.
+ *       This is the recommended approach for production use.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The created supplier can be invoked repeatedly to obtain assertions as 
needed (for example, when
+ * refreshing tokens). For file-based assertions, the assertion is cached and 
reloaded automatically when the file changes on disk.
+ * For locally-generated assertions, a new assertion with updated timestamps 
is created on each invocation.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class AssertionSupplierFactory {
+    private static final Logger LOG = 
LoggerFactory.getLogger(AssertionSupplierFactory.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a closeable supplier that provides JWT assertions based on the 
provided configuration.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If {@link 
org.apache.kafka.common.config.SaslConfigs#SASL_OAUTHBEARER_ASSERTION_FILE} is 
configured,
+     * the supplier will read assertions from that file. Otherwise, it will 
create assertions dynamically
+     * using the configured private key and algorithm.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <b>Important:</b> The returned {@link CloseableSupplier} must be closed 
when no longer needed
+     * to properly release resources such as file handles and cryptographic 
resources.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param cu   The configuration utilities containing assertion 
configuration
+     * @param time The time source for generating timestamps in 
locally-created assertions
+     * @return A closeable supplier that provides JWT assertion strings when 
invoked
+     * @throws org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigException if required 
configuration is missing or invalid

Review Comment:
   You'll need to import `ConfigException`.



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