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# KafkaAuthenticationMode

> SASL authentication mechanisms for Kafka.

## Definition

**Assembly:** CloudNimble.SimpleMessageBus.Core.dll

**Namespace:** CloudNimble.SimpleMessageBus.Core

**Inheritance:** System.Enum

## Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
CloudNimble.SimpleMessageBus.Core.KafkaAuthenticationMode
```

## Summary

SASL authentication mechanisms for Kafka.

## Values

| Name          | Value | Description                          |
| ------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------ |
| `NotSet`      | 0     | No authentication configured.        |
| `Plain`       | 1     | PLAIN mechanism (username/password). |
| `ScramSha256` | 2     | SCRAM-SHA-256 mechanism.             |
| `ScramSha512` | 3     | SCRAM-SHA-512 mechanism.             |
| `Gssapi`      | 4     | Kerberos (GSSAPI) authentication.    |