AWS IAM authentication plugins for Python and .NET clients

UpdateJun 30, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Python and .NET clients on AWS can authenticate to Confluent Cloud using an AWS STS WebIdentityToken through new AWS IAM plugins.

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Confluent CloudJun 30, 2026

Custom SMTs on Basic, Standard, and public Dedicated clusters

Custom Single Message Transformations are now available for fully managed connectors on Basic, Standard, and public Dedicated clusters in all supported regions.

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PostgreSQL and MySQL connectors support mTLS authentication

The fully managed PostgreSQL Source and Sink and MySQL Source and Sink (JDBC) connectors now support mutual TLS authentication.

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Confluent CloudJun 30, 2026

Kafka clients on librdkafka v2.15.0

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Confluent CloudJun 29, 2026

Connector secret manager integration supports Google Cloud Secret Manager

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Confluent CloudJun 29, 2026

Schema Registry reachable over Private Network Interface on AWS

If you use PNI for Enterprise or Freight clusters, you can reach Schema Registry over the same PNI connection without a separate PrivateLink.

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Confluent CloudJul 2, 2026

Release priority for Dedicated clusters

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Confluent CloudJun 26, 2026

HTTP Source V2 connector supports schema evolution

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Confluent CloudJun 26, 2026

Tableflow client-side field level encryption (Limited Availability)

Materialize topics with encrypted fields into Iceberg or Delta Lake tables, storing tagged fields as plaintext if you share the key or as ciphertext if you keep it private.

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Analytical search (Public Preview)

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Databricks Databricks SQLJun 30, 2026

MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta

Databricks SQL and Databricks Runtime now support the SQL:2016 MATCH_RECOGNIZE clause for row pattern recognition. Enable the Match Recognize preview in workspace preview settings . See MATCH_RECOGNIZE clause .

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Google Cloud Gemini APIJun 30, 2026

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