What you'll learn

Organizations rely on Kafka to move mission-critical data — but without proper security and scaling, it can quickly become a bottleneck or a vulnerability. In this course, Secure and Scale Kafka Deployments, you’ll gain the ability to harden and optimize Kafka clusters for production environments. First, you’ll explore how to implement authentication and encryption to protect data in transit and verify secure connections. Next, you’ll discover how to configure and manage access control using Kafka ACLs to enforce least-privilege and prevent unauthorized access. Finally, you’ll learn how to scale Kafka clusters for performance and fault tolerance while applying security and operational best practices in production. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to secure, monitor, and scale Kafka deployments for real-world data pipelines.