Providing Authorization with Apache Ranger
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Configure a Resource-based Service: Kafka

How to add a service to Kafka.

  1. On the Service Manager page, click the Add icon () next to Kafka.

    The Create Service page appears.


    Ranger > Create Service page.
  2. Enter the following information on the Create Service page:
    Table 1. Service Details

    Field name

    Description

    Service Name

    The name of the service; required when configuring agents.

    Description

    A description of the service.

    Active Status

    Enabled or Disabled.

    Select Tag Service Select a tag-based service to apply the service and its tag-based policies to Kafka.
    Table 2. Config Properties

    Field name

    Description

    Username

    The end system username that can be used for connection.

    Password

    The password for the username entered above.

    ZooKeeper Connect String

    Defaults to localhost:2181 (Provide FQDN of zookeeper host : 2181).

    Ranger Plugin SSL CName

    Provide common.name.for.certificate which is registered with Ranger (in Wire Encryption environment).

    This field is interchangeably named Common Name For Certificate and Ranger Plugin SSL CName in Create Service pages.

    Add New Configurations

    Add any other new configuration(s).

  3. Click Test Connection.
  4. Click Add.