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Venkata Sai Mahesh Swargam

Author: Venkata Sai Mahesh Swargam

Secure access to a cross-account Amazon MSK cluster from Amazon MSK Connect using IAM authentication

In this post, we demonstrate a use case where you might need to use an MSK cluster in one AWS account, but MSK Connect is located in a separate account. We demonstrate how to implement IAM authentication after establishing network connectivity. IAM provides enhanced security measures, making sure your systems are protected against unauthorized access.