# KafkaException javax.security.auth.login.LoginException on latest logstash version

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafkaexception-javax-security-auth-login-loginexception-on-latest-logstash-version/320126>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 30, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafkaexception-javax-security-auth-login-loginexception-on-latest-logstash-version/320126 "2022-11-30T08:42:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ganesh4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b38774/32.png) [@Ganesh4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh4)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafkaexception-javax-security-auth-login-loginexception-on-latest-logstash-version/320126/1 "2022-11-30T08:42:13Z")

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```
    ssl.truststore.password = null
    ssl.truststore.type = JKS
    transaction.timeout.ms = 60000
    transactional.id = null
    value.serializer = class org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer

```

[2022-11-30T13:31:18,165][INFO][org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer][main] [Producer clientId=producer-1] Closing the Kafka producer with timeoutMillis = 0 ms.  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,166][INFO][org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.Metrics][main] Metrics scheduler closed  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,168][INFO][org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.Metrics][main] Closing reporter org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.JmxReporter  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,174][INFO][org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.Metrics][main] Metrics reporters closed  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,177][INFO][org.apache.kafka.common.utils.AppInfoParser][main] App info kafka.producer for producer-1 unregistered  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,180][ERROR][logstash.outputs.kafka][main] Unable to create Kafka producer from given configuration {:kafka\_error\_message=\>#\<Java::OrgApacheKafkaCommon::KafkaException: Failed to construct kafka producer\>, :cause=\>#\<Java::OrgApacheKafkaCommon::KafkaException: javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: Could not login: the client is being asked for a password, but the Kafka client code does not currently support obtaining a password from the user. not available to garner authentication information from the user\>}  
[2022-11-30T13:31:18,191][ERROR][logstash.javapipeline][main] Pipeline error {:pipeline\_id=\>"main", :exception=\>#\<Java::OrgApacheKafkaCommon::KafkaException: Failed to construct kafka producer\>, :backtrace=\>["org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.(org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/KafkaProducer.java:440)", "org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.(org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/KafkaProducer.java:291)", "org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.(org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/KafkaProducer.java:318)", "org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer.(org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/KafkaProducer.java:303)", "jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)", "jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(jdk/internal/reflect/NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:77)", "jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(jdk/internal/reflect/DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)", "java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java:499)", "java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java:480)", "org.jruby.javasupport.JavaConstructor.newInstanceDirect(org/jruby/javasupport/JavaConstructor.java:237)", "org.jruby.RubyClass.new(org/jruby/RubyClass.java:911)", "org.jruby.RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.call(org/jruby/RubyClass$INVOKER$i$newInstance.gen)", "C\_3a\_.Users.sreekga.Documents.logstash\_minus\_8\_dot\_5\_dot\_2.vendor.bundle.jruby.$2\_dot\_6\_dot\_0.gems.logstash\_minus\_integration\_minus\_kafka\_minus\_10\_dot\_12\_dot\_0\_minus\_java.lib.logstash.outputs.kafka.create\_producer(C:/Users/sreekga/Documents/logstash-8.5.2/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.6.0/gems/logstash-integration-kafka-10.12.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/kafka.rb:362)", "C\_3a\_.Users.sreekga.Documents.logstash\_minus\_8\_dot\_5\_dot\_2.vendor.bundle.jruby.$2\_dot\_6\_dot\_0.gems.logstash\_minus\_integration\_minus\_kafka\_minus\_10\_dot\_12\_dot\_0\_minus\_java.lib.logstash.outputs.kafka.register(C:/Users/sreekga/Documents/logstash-8.5.2/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.6.0/gems/logstash-integration-kafka-10.12.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/kafka.rb:194)", "org.jruby.RubyClass.finvoke(org/jruby/RubyClass.java:572)", "org.jruby.RubyBasicObject.callMethod(org/jruby/RubyBasicObject.java:348)", "org.logstash.config.ir.compiler.OutputStrategyExt$SimpleAbstractOutputStrategyExt.reg(org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputStrategyExt.java:275)", "org.logstash.config.ir.compiler.OutputStrategyExt$AbstractOutputStrategyExt.register(org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputStrategyExt.java:131)", "org.logstash.config.ir.compiler.OutputDelegatorExt.doRegister(org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/OutputDelegatorExt.java:117)", "org.logstash.config.ir.compiler.AbstractOutputDelegatorExt.register(org/logstash/config/ir/compiler/AbstractOutputDelegatorExt.java:68)", "C\_3a\_.Users.sreekga.Documents.logstash\_minus\_8\_dot\_5\_dot\_2.logstash\_minus\_core.lib.logstash.java\_pipeline.register\_plugins(C:/Users/sreekga/Documents/logstash-8.5.2/logstash-core/lib/logstash/java\_pipeline.rb:234)", "org.jruby.RubyArray.each(org/jruby/RubyArray.java:1865)", "org.jruby.RubyArray$INVOKER$i$0$0$each.call(org/jruby/RubyArray$INVOKER$i$0$0$each.gen)", "C\_3a\_.Users.

Same config file is running fine in logstash7-16.2

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kafkaexception-javax-security-auth-login-loginexception-on-latest-logstash-version/320126/2 "2022-12-28T08:42:55Z")

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