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  6. Configure Authorization for Confluent Platform Using Confluent for Kubernetes

Configure Authorization

Authorization controls which actions an authenticated user or service can perform on Confluent Platform resources. Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) supports two authorization models for Confluent Platform; configuring one is optional.

Available authorization models

  • Configure RBAC: role-based access control (RBAC) assigns permissions based on user roles. Configure role-based access control (RBAC) authorization.

  • Configure Simple ACLs: Kafka ACLs grant explicit permissions to individual resources. Configure access control lists (ACLs) for Kafka, Schema Registry, and KRaftController.

For an overview of all security capabilities in Confluent for Kubernetes, see Configure Security.