- AWS Lambda adds OAuth authentication for self‑managed Apache Kafka event source mappings, supporting providers like Amazon Cognito, Okta, Confluent Cloud, Aiven, and Redpanda.
- Provides enterprise‑identity‑based security for Kafka consumers, complementing existing SASL/PLAIN, SASL/SCRAM, and mTLS methods.
- Feature is available in all commercial regions and can be configured via console, CLI, API, CloudFormation, or SAM.