Since is a java property you could set the property (keystore password) programmatically,
before you connect to kafka (ie, before creating a consumer or producer) System.setProperty("zookeeper.ssl.keyStore.password", password); martin ________________________________ From: IT Consultant <0binarybudd...@gmail.com> Sent: April 11, 2017 2:01 PM To: users@kafka.apache.org Subject: Kafka security Hi All How can I avoid using password for keystore creation ? Our corporate policies doesn'tallow us to hardcore password. We are currently passing keystore password while accessing TLS enabled Kafka instance . I would like to use either passwordless keystore or avoid password for cleint accessing Kafka . Please help