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IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka

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Native (open source) Kafka client in Java on the Mainframe to support any Kafka server target

For IBM to support the native open source Kafka client in Java on the Mainframe, a license of IBM Event automation is required, but also this support is currently limited with a requirement to connect to an IBM Kafka server only. This is not the c...
5 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 2 Submitted

Add support for RACF keyrings

Our policies and procedures on z/OS are to leverage RACF for SSL key stores and trust stores. Applications do not have access to their private keys unless they are accessed via RACF keyrings. Not having the ability to use RACF keyrings is preventi...
about 1 month ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 1 Needs more information

Enhancement the Cobl Kafak SDK by incorporating Client-Side Field Level Encryption (CSFLE).

Key Benefits of CSFLE Enhanced Data Privacy and Security: CSFLE encrypts and decrypts individual fields within data, ensuring that sensitive information is accessible only to authorized stakeholders.Even if unauthorized users gain access to the da...
about 2 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 0 Planned for future release

PL/I support for Kafka SDK

Many customers use PL/I on Z. It would be good to have Kafka SDK support available to this language in addition to already available COBOL & C languages