diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/AbstractKuduProcessor.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/AbstractKuduProcessor.java
index 8d5f2b4..b0d4566 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/AbstractKuduProcessor.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/AbstractKuduProcessor.java
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@
             .addValidator(StandardValidators.POSITIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR)
             .build();
 
+    static final PropertyDescriptor KUDU_SASL_PROTOCOL_NAME = new Builder()
+            .name("kudu-sasl-protocol-name")
+            .displayName("Kudu SASL Protocol Name")
+            .description("The SASL protocol name to use for authenticating via Kerberos. Must match the service principal name.")
+            .required(false)
+            .defaultValue("kudu")
+            .addValidator(StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR)
+            .expressionLanguageSupported(ExpressionLanguageScope.VARIABLE_REGISTRY)
+            .build();
+
     private volatile KuduClient kuduClient;
     private final ReadWriteLock kuduClientReadWriteLock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
     private final Lock kuduClientReadLock = kuduClientReadWriteLock.readLock();
@@ -200,6 +210,7 @@
         final String masters = context.getProperty(KUDU_MASTERS).evaluateAttributeExpressions().getValue();
         final int operationTimeout = context.getProperty(KUDU_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS).evaluateAttributeExpressions().asTimePeriod(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).intValue();
         final int adminOperationTimeout = context.getProperty(KUDU_KEEP_ALIVE_PERIOD_TIMEOUT_MS).evaluateAttributeExpressions().asTimePeriod(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).intValue();
+        final String saslProtocolName = context.getProperty(KUDU_SASL_PROTOCOL_NAME).evaluateAttributeExpressions().getValue();
         final int workerCount = context.getProperty(WORKER_COUNT).asInteger();
 
         // Create Executor following approach of Executors.newCachedThreadPool() using worker count as maximum pool size
@@ -217,6 +228,7 @@
         return new KuduClient.KuduClientBuilder(masters)
                 .defaultOperationTimeoutMs(operationTimeout)
                 .defaultSocketReadTimeoutMs(adminOperationTimeout)
+                .saslProtocolName(saslProtocolName)
                 .workerCount(workerCount)
                 .nioExecutor(nioExecutor)
                 .build();
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/PutKudu.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/PutKudu.java
index 49f0ca7..ca273b6 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/PutKudu.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/PutKudu.java
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
         properties.add(KUDU_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS);
         properties.add(KUDU_KEEP_ALIVE_PERIOD_TIMEOUT_MS);
         properties.add(WORKER_COUNT);
+        properties.add(KUDU_SASL_PROTOCOL_NAME);
         return properties;
     }
 
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/ITPutKudu.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/ITPutKudu.java
index 7c2c84b..e9a7bdb 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/ITPutKudu.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/nifi-kudu-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/kudu/ITPutKudu.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
             new MiniKuduCluster.MiniKuduClusterBuilder()
                 .addMasterServerFlag("--use_hybrid_clock=false")
                 .addTabletServerFlag("--use_hybrid_clock=false")
+                .enableKerberos()
+                .principal("oryx")
     );
 
     private TestRunner testRunner;
@@ -99,6 +101,9 @@
         testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.LOWERCASE_FIELD_NAMES, "false");
         testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.RECORD_READER, "mock-reader-factory");
         testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.INSERT_OPERATION, OperationType.INSERT_IGNORE.toString());
+        testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.KERBEROS_PRINCIPAL, "test-user");
+        testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.KERBEROS_PASSWORD, "test-user");
+        testRunner.setProperty(PutKudu.KUDU_SASL_PROTOCOL_NAME, "oryx");
     }
 
     private void createKuduTable() throws KuduException {
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/pom.xml
index 6ac0899..4fbf645 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-kudu-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <exclude.tests>None</exclude.tests>
-        <kudu.version>1.14.0</kudu.version>
+        <kudu.version>1.15.0</kudu.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>