Create Kafka credentials

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-kafka-ssl-credentials.md

Configure credentials for your Apache Kafka connection.

Before you begin

Role required: connection_admin or message_replication_admin

About this task

Configure connection and credential records for connecting to your local Apache Kafka environment.

The connection record contains the information required for making the connection to your local Kafka. Connection records are stored in the Kafka Connections [kafka_connection] table.
The credential record stores the authentication data required for the connection. Credential records are stored in the Kafka credentials [kafka_credentials] table.

After you've created both the connection record and the credential record, you can Create a Connection & Credential alias, which links your connection information and the credential data under a single name.

Procedure

Navigate to All > IntegrationHub > Connections & Credentials > Credentials.
Select New.
On the form asking what type of credentials you would like to create, select Kafka credentials.
On the Kafka credentials form, fill in the fields.

For a description of the fields, see Kafka credentials fields.
Select Submit.

What to do next

Configure a Kafka connection.

Parent Topic:Stream Connect Message Replication

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title: Create Kafka credentials
description: Configure credentials for your Apache Kafka connection.
locale: en-US
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product: Integration Hub
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Create Kafka credentials

Configure credentials for your Apache Kafka connection.

## Before you begin

Role required: connection\_admin or message\_replication\_admin

## About this task

Configure connection and credential records for connecting to your local Apache Kafka environment.

- The connection record contains the information required for making the connection to your local Kafka. Connection records are stored in the Kafka Connections \[kafka\_connection\] table.
- The credential record stores the authentication data required for the connection. Credential records are stored in the Kafka credentials \[kafka\_credentials\] table.

After you've created both the connection record and the credential record, you can [Create a Connection &amp; Credential alias](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/connection-alias.md), which links your connection information and the credential data under a single name.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **IntegrationHub** &gt; **Connections &amp; Credentials** &gt; **Credentials**.

2. Select **New**.

3. On the form asking what type of credentials you would like to create, select **Kafka credentials**.

4. On the Kafka credentials form, fill in the fields.

For a description of the fields, see [Kafka credentials fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/hla-data-input-kafka-credentials.md).

5. Select **Submit**.

## What to do next

[Configure a Kafka connection](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/integrate-applications/integration-hub/configure-kafka-connection.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Stream Connect Message Replication](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/integrate-applications/integration-hub/stream-connect-message-replication.md)