Working on the version 1.5 of Kouncil, we focused on improving the application security and added the possibility of safely connecting with Kafka brokers.

We discuss both issues in more detail below.

Authentication

When you open the 1.5 version of Kouncil, you will see a completely new start screen with a login function. We have prepared 4 authentication methods:

• In-Memory (with a predefined administrative user),
• Active Directory,
• LDAP,
• SSO (based on GitHub).

Login screen for In-Memory, Active Directory and LDAP authentication

Login screen for SSO authentication

Broker authentication

With this new feature, you can connect to Kouncil brokers secured by the SASL authentication mechanism. All you need to do is enter your broker login details when configuring your Kafka cluster in Kouncil, and Kouncil will authenticate when you attempt to connect.

Effect

These changes make working with Kouncil even more secure.

Miscellaneous

If you want to check out a sample configuration, refer to our documentation: Authentication and SASL Authentication.

To explore the full range of Kouncil’s capabilities, download the application from our GitHub.

We also encourage you to test and provide feedback via the contact form or on our GitHub.

Translation by Justyna Wiatrzyk-Guzik