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ACLs

Kpow provides a complete management interface to Kafka ACLs.

All ACL actions (create, clone, delete) are recorded in the Kpow Audit log.

Prerequisites​

  • You have setup the correct access control permissions in Kpow to allow ACL_EDIT. See: User Authorization.
  • You have setup the correct Kafka ACLs if you have enabled ACLs in your Kafka cluster. See: Minimum ACL Permissions.

Managing ACLs​

You can find an overview of your cluster’s ACLs in the Brokers > ACLs tab.

It contains four tables to help you manage ACLs:

  • Principals
  • Hosts
  • Resources
  • Controls

Kpow ACL management UI

ACL actions​

Clicking the actions button on any row in an ACL table will give you a popup of available actions:

  • Clone ACL: Allows you to clone at the control, resource, host, or principal level.
  • Delete ACL: Allows you to delete ACLs at the control, resource, host, or principal level.

The example below shows how to clone all ACLs related to the principal user:derek to another principal, user:tom.

Cloning ACLs

Creating ACLs​

You can also create a new ACL by clicking the New ACL button. Fill out the form fields, then click Create ACL to submit.

Topics + Consumers ACL management​

ACL management is also available from the Topics and Consumers pages.

For example, in the Topics > ACLs tab, you can filter by a topic to view all associated ACLs in the Topic ACLs table. Each row offers actions such as Clone ACL and Delete ACL. To add a new ACL for the topic, click the Create Topic ACL button.

Topic

The Consumers page provides the same functionality for managing group ACLs.