Create a Amazon MSK cluster that uses IAM access control - Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
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Create a Amazon MSK cluster that uses IAM access control

This section explains how you can use the AWS Management Console, the API, or the AWS CLI to create a Amazon MSK cluster that uses IAM access control. For information about how to turn on IAM access control for an existing cluster, see Update security settings of a Amazon MSK cluster.

Use the AWS Management Console to create a cluster that uses IAM access control

  1. Open the Amazon MSK console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/msk/.

  2. Choose Create cluster.

  3. Choose Create cluster with custom settings.

  4. In the Authentication section, choose IAM access control.

  5. Complete the rest of the workflow for creating a cluster.

Use the API or the AWS CLI to create a cluster that uses IAM access control

  • To create a cluster with IAM access control enabled, use the CreateCluster API or the create-cluster CLI command, and pass the following JSON for the ClientAuthentication parameter: "ClientAuthentication": { "Sasl": { "Iam": { "Enabled": true } }.