Kafka handles messages which are compose of an array of bytes. Kafka does not care what is in those byte arrays.
You could use a custom Serializer and Deserializer to encrypt and decrypt the data from with your application(s) easily enough. This give the benefit of having encryption at rest and over the wire. Two birds, one stone. DaVe. > On Apr 25, 2016, at 2:14 AM, Jens Rantil <jens.ran...@tink.se> wrote: > > IMHO, I think that responsibility should lie on the file system, not Kafka. > Feels like a waste of time and double work to implement that unless there's > a really good reason for it. Let's try to keep Kafka a focused product that > does one thing well. > > Cheers, > Jens > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 3:31 AM Tauzell, Dave <dave.tauz...@surescripts.com> > wrote: > >> I meant encryption of the data at rest. We utilize filesytem encryption >> for other products; just wondering if anything was on the Kafka roadmap. >> >> Dave >> >>> On Apr 21, 2016, at 18:12, Martin Gainty <mgai...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dave- >>> so you want username/password credentials to be sent in response to an >> HTTP Get as clear text? >>> if not this has been asked and answered with Axishttps:// >> axis.apache.org/axis2/java/rampart/ >>> >>> Martin >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: dave.tauz...@surescripts.com >>>> To: users@kafka.apache.org >>>> Subject: Encryption at Rest >>>> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:31:56 +0000 >>>> >>>> Has there been any discussion or work on at rest encryption for Kafka? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may >> contain sensitive information, and are intended solely for the use of the >> individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this >> e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail immediately and >> destroy all copies of the e-mail and any attachments. >>> >> > -- > > Jens Rantil > Backend Developer @ Tink > > Tink AB, Wallingatan 5, 111 60 Stockholm, Sweden > For urgent matters you can reach me at +46-708-84 18 32.
