
MongoDB and AWS collaborated to add custom SSL certificate support to the open source MongoDB Kafka Connector, enabling secure connections in managed Kafka environments like Amazon MSK with enhanced control over the trust chain.


<div><p>This article describes how AWS and MongoDB collaborated to add custom SSL certificate support to the open source MongoDB Kafka Connector for secure connections with Amazon MSK.</p><ul><li>MongoDB Kafka Connector now supports custom SSL certificates via configuration parameters</li><li>Customers gain full control over certificate trust chains and security requirements</li><li>AWS engineer submitted JIRA ticket requesting SSL configuration support feature</li><li>Changes tested locally, deployed as custom plugin to Amazon MSK Connect</li><li>Pull request reviewed and merged into main branch by MongoDB engineering team</li><li>Feature included in MongoDB Kafka Connector version 1.10 quarterly release</li><li>Connector now available from official Maven repository without custom builds</li></ul><p>The collaboration demonstrates how open source projects enable community contributions, allowing AWS and MongoDB to improve security capabilities for managed Kafka environments.</p></div>


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