How do Kafka Access Control Lists (ACLs) regulate operations, and what are common patterns for producers and consumers?

How do Kafka Access Control Lists (ACLs) regulate operations, and what are common patterns for producers and consumers?

• A. ACLs regulate only topic creation and deletion.
• B. ACLs specify allowed operations (Read, Write, Admin) on resources.
• C. ACLs specify allowed operations (Read, Write, Admin) on resources; typical: allow producers Write on a topic and consumers Read from a group.
• D. ACLs are deprecated.

Answer: (B)