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[jira] [Resolved] (KAFKA-3665) Default ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm should be https

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-3665?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Ismael Juma resolved KAFKA-3665.
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    Resolution: Fixed

> Default ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm should be https
> -------------------------------------------------------------
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>                 Key: KAFKA-3665
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-3665
>             Project: Kafka
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: security
>    Affects Versions: 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0
>            Reporter: Ismael Juma
>            Assignee: Rajini Sivaram
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 2.0.0
>
>
> The default `ssl.endpoint.identification.algorithm` is `null` which is not a secure default (man in the middle attacks are possible).
> We should probably use `https` instead. A more conservative alternative would be to update the documentation instead of changing the default.
> A paper on the topic (thanks to Ryan Pridgeon for the reference): http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf



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