Kafka handler supports connectivity to Microsoft Azure Event Hubs.

1. For more information about connecting to Microsoft Azure Event Hubs, see Quickstart: Data streaming with Event Hubs using the Kafka protocol.
2. Update the Kafka Producer Configuration file as follows to connect to Micrososoft Azure Event Hubs using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols:

   bootstrap.servers=NAMESPACENAME.servicebus.windows.net:9093
   security.protocol=SASL_SSL
   sasl.mechanism=PLAIN
   sasl.jaas.config=org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username="$ConnectionString" password="{YOUR.EVENTHUBS.CONNECTION.STRING}";

   See Kafka Producer Configuration File.