diff --git a/python/lsst/consdb/hinfo.py b/python/lsst/consdb/hinfo.py
index 4c407589..49efcea2 100644
--- a/python/lsst/consdb/hinfo.py
+++ b/python/lsst/consdb/hinfo.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import random
 import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Sequence
 
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@
 import httpx
 import kafkit.registry
 import kafkit.registry.httpx
-import kafkit.ssl
 import yaml
 from astro_metadata_translator import ObservationInfo
 from lsst.resources import ResourcePath
@@ -230,6 +230,28 @@ def process_date(day_obs: str) -> None:
 # Initialization #
 ##################
 
+
+@dataclass
+class KafkaConfig:
+    """Class for configuring Kafka-related items."""
+
+    bootstrap: str
+    group_id: str
+    username: str
+    password: str
+    schema_url: str
+
+
+def get_kafka_config() -> KafkaConfig:
+    return KafkaConfig(
+        bootstrap=os.environ["KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP"],
+        group_id=os.environ.get("KAFKA_GROUP_ID", "consdb-consumer"),
+        username=os.environ["KAFKA_USERNAME"],
+        password=os.environ["KAFKA_PASSWORD"],
+        schema_url=os.environ["SCHEMA_URL"],
+    )
+
+
 instrument = os.environ.get("INSTRUMENT", "LATISS")
 match instrument:
     case "LATISS":
@@ -275,9 +297,6 @@ def process_date(day_obs: str) -> None:
 if bucket_prefix:
     os.environ["LSST_DISABLE_BUCKET_VALIDATION"] = "1"
 
-kafka_bootstrap = os.environ["KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP"]
-schema_url = os.environ["SCHEMA_URL"]
-kafka_group_id = "1"
 
 topic = f"lsst.{TOPIC_MAPPING[instrument]}.logevent_largeFileObjectAvailable"
 
@@ -289,26 +308,24 @@ def process_date(day_obs: str) -> None:
 
 async def main() -> None:
     """Handle Header Service largeFileObjectAvailable messages."""
-    global bucket_prefix, kafka_bootstrap, kafka_group_id, schema_url, topic
+    global bucket_prefix
 
+    kafka_config = get_kafka_config()
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         schema_registry = kafkit.registry.httpx.RegistryApi(
-            http_client=client, url=schema_url
+            http_client=client, url=kafka_config.schema_url
         )
         deserializer = kafkit.registry.Deserializer(registry=schema_registry)
 
-        ssl_context = kafkit.ssl.create_ssl_context(
-            cluster_ca_path=broker_ca_path,
-            client_cert_path=client_cert_path,
-            client_key_path=client_key_path,
-        )
         consumer = aiokafka.AIOKafkaConsumer(
             topic,
-            bootstrap_servers=kafka_bootstrap,
-            ssl_context=ssl_context,
-            security_protocol="SSL",
-            group_id=kafka_group_id,
+            bootstrap_servers=kafka_config.bootstrap,
+            group_id=kafka_config.group_id,
             auto_offset_reset="earliest",
+            isolation_level="read_committed",
+            security_protocol="SASL_PLAINTEXT",
+            sasl_plain_username=kafka_config.username,
+            sasl_plain_password=kafka_config.password,
         )
 
         await consumer.start()