diff --git a/charts/dependencies/values.yaml b/charts/dependencies/values.yaml
index b4c2a9981851953b5d6d4c921fc993df774ee3cc..a378022a42aad8dcaf9cbf440fe60894049b94b3 100644
--- a/charts/dependencies/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/dependencies/values.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ crossplane:
       - code.europa.eu:4567/simpl/simpl-open/development/infrastructure/infrastructure-crossplane/configuration:v0.3.5
 
 gitea:
-  # storageClassName: standard
-  storageClassName: csi-cinder-high-speed
+  storageClassName: standard
+  # storageClassName: csi-cinder-high-speed
   volumeSize: 100G
   service:
     http:
diff --git a/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/source.yaml b/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/source.yaml
index d3b34ea7fbefdc444f20e4a227e9b904e875a090..d005e94709f32aa325440df80d1e007d8640a2dd 100644
--- a/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/source.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/source.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ spec:
       topic: to-decommission
       jsonBody: false
       partition: "0"
+      {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+      sasl:
+        mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.mechanism }}
+        userSecret:
+          name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+          key: username
+        passwordSecret:
+          name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+          key: password
+      {{- end }}
       connectionBackoff:
         duration: 10s
         steps: 3
diff --git a/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/status-sensor.yaml b/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/status-sensor.yaml
index d999f5144d3a03a0cde5437690626fbe5a8dd3c7..fbd61f637ac36afad9760fa17080e3825b258790 100644
--- a/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/status-sensor.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/templates/events/decommission/status-sensor.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ spec:
         kafka:
           url: {{ .Values.kafkaEndpoint }}
           topic: decommissioned
+          {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+          sasl:
+            mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.mechanism }}
+            userSecret:
+              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+              key: username
+            passwordSecret:
+              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+              key: password
+          {{- end }}
           payload:
             - src:
                 dependencyName: message
diff --git a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/gitops-status-sensor.yaml b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/gitops-status-sensor.yaml
index 919462c7c67d802d5a2cf303d1ddbbd27d876371..4dfb54db706c5ca95a900901b619aab3e9fa1ce5 100644
--- a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/gitops-status-sensor.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/gitops-status-sensor.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ spec:
           url: {{ .Values.kafkaEndpoint }}
           topic: provisioned
           partition: 0
+          {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+          sasl:
+            mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.mechanism }}
+            userSecret:
+              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+              key: username
+            passwordSecret:
+              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+              key: password
+          {{- end }}
           payload:
             - src:
                 dependencyName: gitops-status
diff --git a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/source.yaml b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/source.yaml
index a389c324eb4a1b4d68b503d7eb774ad8ac56879f..fd56ff4c6078aa76e122b32317493a017118e96c 100644
--- a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/source.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/source.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ spec:
       topic: to-provision
       jsonBody: false
       partition: "0"
+      {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+      sasl:
+        mechanism: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.mechanism }}
+        userSecret:
+          name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+          key: username
+        passwordSecret:
+          name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+          key: password
+      {{- end }}
       connectionBackoff:
         duration: 10s
         steps: 3
diff --git a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/status-sensor.yaml b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/status-sensor.yaml
index 47935b53527c140cfc5733d73ca30b19c3fc90b1..349feb598229ea3d4405c999596ca8964c04cd81 100644
--- a/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/status-sensor.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/templates/events/provision/status-sensor.yaml
@@ -164,10 +164,31 @@ spec:
                       parameters:
                         - name: payload
                     script:
+                      {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+                      env:
+                        - name: MECHANISM
+                          value: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.mechanism }}
+                        - name: USERNAME
+                          valueFrom:
+                            secretKeyRef:
+                              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+                              key: username
+                        - name: PASSWORD
+                          valueFrom:
+                            secretKeyRef:
+                              name: {{ .Values.kafkaAuth.secretName }}
+                              key: password
+                      {{- end }}
                       image: confluentinc/cp-kafkacat:7.1.14
                       command: [sh]
+                      {{- if .Values.kafkaAuth.enable }}
+                      source: |
+                        echo {{`{{inputs.parameters.payload}}`}} | kafkacat -P -b {{ .Values.kafkaEndpoint }} -X security.protocol=SASL_PLAINTEXT -X sasl.username="$USERNAME" -X sasl.password="$PASSWORD" -X sasl.mechanism="$MECHANISM" -t provisioned -J
+                      {{- else }}
                       source: |
                         echo {{`{{inputs.parameters.payload}}`}} | kafkacat -P -b {{ .Values.kafkaEndpoint }} -t provisioned -J
+                      {{- end }}
+                      
           parameters:
             - src:
                 dependencyName: message
diff --git a/charts/resources/values.yaml b/charts/resources/values.yaml
index 56d85d04e01329e733f7596242c28712da953c21..5941d462ee643e22a414afa4c55611eab50caf86 100644
--- a/charts/resources/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/resources/values.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ applicationStatusViewerSA: claim-application-status
 cliEnabled: true
 dependenciesReleaseName: provisioner-dependencies
 # kafkaEndpoint: kafka:9092
-kafkaEndpoint: kafka.infrastructure.dev.simpl-europe.eu:9092
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+kafkaEndpoint: kafka.infrastructure.dev.simpl-europe.eu:9092
+kafkaAuth:
+  enable: true
+  mechanism: PLAIN
+  secretName: kafka-secret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/netdebug.yaml b/k8s/netdebug.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d26eebb6e94d823f529e285527da387340af63c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/netdebug.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: kafkacat
+  namespace: infrastructure
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: kafkacat
+    image: confluentinc/cp-kafkacat
+    command:
+      - sleep
+      - "3600"
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
+  restartPolicy: Never
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: nettools
+  namespace: infrastructure
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: nettools
+    image: jrecord/nettools:latest
+    command:
+      - sleep
+      - "3600"
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
+  restartPolicy: Never
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/local-setup.sh b/local-setup.sh
index e37f643cf64d6e66e3b6ce7613bea49c27191ab3..4400e9b2edd40cc171a59861a0ee74a14cb3f28c 100644
--- a/local-setup.sh
+++ b/local-setup.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ NS=infrastructure
 kubectl create namespace $NS 
 kubectl create -n $NS secret docker-registry "ec-pull-secret"  --docker-server="code.europa.eu:4567" --docker-username="$EC_USERNAME" --docker-password="$EC_PASSWORD" 
 kubectl create -n $NS secret generic gitea-secret --from-literal=username=gitops_test --from-literal=password=test1234
+kubectl create -n $NS secret generic kafka-secret --from-literal=username=demo --from-literal=password=demo-password
 kubectl create -n $NS secret generic ionos-provider --from-literal=credentials="{\"token\":\"${IONOS_TOKEN}\"}"
 helm install provisioner-dependencies -n $NS charts/dependencies
 sleep 60
 helm install provisioner-resources -n $NS charts/resources
-echo "Bearer $(kubectl get -n $NS secret cli.service-account-token -o=jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 --decode)" > argowftoken
-kubectl get -n $NS secret argocd-initial-admin-secret  -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d > argopw
 
-# echo "Bearer $(kubectl get -n infrastructure secret cli.service-account-token -o=jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 --decode)" > argowftoken
-# kubectl get -n infrastructure secret argocd-initial-admin-secret  -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d > argopw
-# kubectl port-forward -n infrastructure svc/argocd-server 8888:443
-# kubectl port-forward -n infrastructure svc/argowf-argo-workflows-server 8777:2746
-# kubectl port-forward -n infrastructure svc/gitea-http 8333:3000
\ No newline at end of file
+# Use locally to get access tokens and forward service ports
+# echo "Bearer $(kubectl get -n $NS secret cli.service-account-token -o=jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 --decode)" > argowftoken
+# kubectl get -n $NS secret argocd-initial-admin-secret  -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d > argopw
+# kubectl port-forward -n $NS svc/argocd-server 8888:443
+# kubectl port-forward -n $NS svc/argowf-argo-workflows-server 8777:2746
+# kubectl port-forward -n $NS svc/gitea-http 8333:3000
\ No newline at end of file