https://jaitechwriteups.blogspot.com/2017/10/kafka-with-openssl.html https://jaitechwriteups.blogspot.com/2017/10/kafka-with-open... It looks like with Java 9

https://jaitechwriteups.blogspot.com/2017/10/kafka-with-openssl.html https://jaitechwriteups.blogspot.com/2017/10/kafka-with-open... It looks like with Java 9 the SSL stuff in Kafka saw a drastic speed boost.