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The default value of ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm will be changed to HTTPS. Hostname verification can be disabled if required by setting the config to an empty string. The default will apply to both client configs (producer/consumer/admin client etc.) and inter-broker connections. The config can be set at listener-level.

Disabling endpoint identification in Java clients

Create produce/consumer/admin client etc. using a properties or map that sets endpoint identification to an empty String. For example:

Properties props = new Properties();
props.put(SslConfigs.SSL_ENDPOINT_IDENTIFICATION_ALGORITHM_CONFIG, "");

Disabling endpoint identification in server.properties

Set ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm in server.properties to an empty value. Listener prefix may be added if required. For example:

• ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm=
• listener.name.internal.ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm=

Disabling endpoint identification using dynamic config update

Endpoint validation may be disabled when creating listeners using dynamic config update by specifying an empty value to kafka-configs.sh. For example:

• bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9093 --entity-type brokers --entity-name 0 --alter --add-config "listener.name.internal.ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm="

Proposed Changes

This will be a simple change of the default value of ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm to HTTPS. Any tests that rely on this config to be disabled will be updated to explicitly set the config to an empty string. Any test which doesn't care about the value of this config, but generates certificates without hostnames will be updated to set hostnames in certificates. All system tests are currently run wth ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm=HTTPS anyway, so no changes are required.

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