# Connect logstash to Kafka with SSL throws error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-kafka-with-ssl-throws-error/189732>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-kafka-with-ssl-throws-error/189732 "2019-07-10T11:09:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![PraveenKumar\_KG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/praveenkumar_kg/32/49776_2.png) [@PraveenKumar\_KG](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PraveenKumar_KG)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-kafka-with-ssl-throws-error/189732/1 "2019-07-10T11:09:12Z")

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Hi ,

Logstash version : logstash-6.6.1  
I am trying to connect logstash with kafka input plugin having SSL enabled

input {

```
kafka{
group_id => "logstash-consumer-group-local"
topics => ["topic"]
bootstrap_servers => "<host>:9093"
codec => json
security_protocol => "SSL"
ssl_truststore_location => "<path of truststore>"
ssl_truststore_password => "<password>"

}

```

}

with this config I am seeing pipeline starting with error:

Pipeline aborted due to error {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", :exception=\>#\<Manticore::UnknownException: Unrecognized SSL message, plaintext connection?\>,

Please let me know what settings/configuration I am missing in logstash to connect Kafka with SSL

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/connect-logstash-to-kafka-with-ssl-throws-error/189732/2 "2019-08-07T11:09:16Z")

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