Configuring Kafka Server with Kafka SASL_SSL

Update the following server.properties in Kafka server configuration directory.

listeners=SASL_SSL:// <KAFKA_HOST>:<KAFKA_PORT>  
security.inter.broker.protocol=SASL_PLAINTEXT 
sasl.mechanism.inter.broker.protocol=PLAIN 
sasl.enabled.mechanisms=PLAIN 
ssl.keystore.location=/PATH/kafka.server.keystore.jks
ssl.keystore.password=password 
ssl.key.password= password 
ssl.truststore.location=/PATH/kafka.server.truststore.jks 
ssl.truststore.password= password 
ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm= 
ssl.client.auth=required 
security.inter.broker.protocol=SSL