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# Kafka

> Send Mezmo Pipeline data to Kafka, with options for encoding, compression, TLS, and SASL/SCRAM authentication.

## Description

You can send Mezmo Pipeline data to Kafka.

## Configuration Options

| Option | Description |
| - | - |
| End-to-End Acknowledgement | Enable this option to receive verification that log data is being received by Kafka. |
| Encoding | The type of encoding to use for your log data. |
| Compression | The type of compression to use for your log data. |
| Event Key Field | The log data field that Kafka will use as its event key. |
| Broker IP and Port | This will be the kafka endpoint for your AEH namespace. |
| Topic | The name of the topic to publish to. |
| Group ID | The consumer group identifier |
| Use TLS | Enable TLS connection to the endpoint |
| TLS CA Certificate Chain | The CA certificate chain in PEM format |
| TLS Verify Certificate | Verify the TLS certificate |
| SASL/SCRAM Enabled | Enable SASL/SCRAM authentication for Kafka. |
| SASL | The SASL/SCRAM mechanism |
| Username | The SASL/SCRAM Username |
| Password | The SASL/SCRAM Password |