You can't integrate 3.1.1 REST Proxy with a secure cluster because it uses the old consumer API (hence zookeeper dependency). The 3.2 REST Proxy will allow you to integrate with a secure cluster because it is updated with the latest 0.10.2 client.
-hans Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2017, at 2:55 PM, Stephane Maarek <steph...@simplemachines.com.au> > wrote: > > Hi, > > What is Zookeeper used for in the Kafka Rest Proxy? > Is the dependency on Zookeeper why I can’t integrate Kafka Rest proxy with > a secure cluster? > http://docs.confluent.io/3.1.1/kafka-rest/docs/security.html > > Regards, > Stephane