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Updated on 2024-11-11 GMT+08:00

Identity Authentication and Access Control

Identity Authentication

No matter whether you access DMS for Kafka through the console or APIs, you are required to provide the identity credential and verify the identity validity. In addition, login and login authentication policies are provided to harden identity authentication security.

DMS for Kafka uses IAM to provide three identity authentication modes: passwords, access keys, and temporary access keys. Login protection and login authentication policies are also provided.

Access Control

You can assign different permissions for DMS for Kafka to employees in your organization for fine-grained permissions management. IAM provides identity authentication, permissions management, and access control, helping you secure access to your Huawei Cloud resources. For details about DMS for Kafka permissions, see Permissions.