# ✍️ Putting Kafka Connect passwords in a separate file / externalising secrets

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/putting-kafka-connect-passwords-in-a-separate-file-externalising-secrets/178>\
**Category:** Kafka Connect\
**Created:** [17 November 2020 17:21 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/putting-kafka-connect-passwords-in-a-separate-file-externalising-secrets/178 "2020-11-17T17:21:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [17 November 2020 17:21 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/putting-kafka-connect-passwords-in-a-separate-file-externalising-secrets/178/1 "2020-11-17T17:21:56Z")

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> **[Putting Kafka Connect passwords in a separate file / externalising secrets](https://rmoff.net/2019/05/24/putting-kafka-connect-passwords-in-a-separate-file-/-externalising-secrets/)**

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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [9 February 2021 13:29 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/putting-kafka-connect-passwords-in-a-separate-file-externalising-secrets/178/2 "2021-02-09T13:29:20Z")

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