Authentication and Authorization Configuration Check

Task ID: authentication_authorization
Category: configuration

Description

Verifies that authentication and authorization are enabled and anonymous access is blocked to prevent unauthorized access

How to Run

Execute this specific analysis task on your Kafka cluster snapshot:

# Run the task
kcpilot task test authentication_authorization <snapshot-path>

# Example
kcpilot task test authentication_authorization ./kafka-scan-2024-01-15

# With debug logging
RUST_LOG=kcpilot=debug kcpilot task test authentication_authorization <snapshot-path>

Data Requirements

This task analyzes the following types of data from your cluster snapshot:

Severity Levels

This task can identify issues at the following severity levels:

CRITICAL: Severe issues requiring immediate attention
WARNING: Problems that should be addressed soon
INFO: Recommendations and optimizations

The severity is determined based on specific patterns and thresholds identified in the cluster data.

Integration with Full Analysis

This task is automatically included when running a complete cluster analysis:

kcpilot analyze <snapshot-path> --report terminal,markdown

Task Configuration

The task is defined in the YAML file at:

analysis_tasks/configuration/general/authentication_authorization.yaml