diff --git a/src/launchpad/worker/app.py b/src/launchpad/worker/app.py
index 391aebcb..d30e855d 100644
--- a/src/launchpad/worker/app.py
+++ b/src/launchpad/worker/app.py
@@ -13,11 +13,26 @@ def route_namespace(self, name: str) -> str:
 
 def producer_factory(topic: str) -> KafkaProducer:
     bootstrap_servers = os.getenv("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS", "127.0.0.1:9092")
+    security_parameters = {
+        "security.protocol": os.getenv("KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL", None),
+        "sasl.mechanism": os.getenv("KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM", None),
+        "sasl.username": os.getenv("KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME", None),
+        "sasl.password": os.getenv("KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD", None),
+        "ssl.ca.location": os.getenv("KAFKA_SSL_CA_LOCATION", None),
+        "ssl.certificate.location": os.getenv("KAFKA_SSL_CERTIFICATE_LOCATION", None),
+        "ssl.key.location": os.getenv("KAFKA_SSL_KEY_LOCATION", None),
+    }
+
     config = {
         "bootstrap.servers": bootstrap_servers,
         "compression.type": "lz4",
         "message.max.bytes": 50000000,
     }
+
+    for parameter, value in security_parameters.items():
+        if value:
+            config[parameter] = value
+
     return KafkaProducer(config)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_worker_app.py b/tests/unit/test_worker_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d00e5b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_worker_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import pytest
+
+from launchpad.worker.app import producer_factory
+
+SECURITY_ENV_VARS = (
+    "KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL",
+    "KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM",
+    "KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME",
+    "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD",
+    "KAFKA_SSL_CA_LOCATION",
+    "KAFKA_SSL_CERTIFICATE_LOCATION",
+    "KAFKA_SSL_KEY_LOCATION",
+)
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+    "bootstrap.servers": "127.0.0.1:9092",
+    "compression.type": "lz4",
+    "message.max.bytes": 50000000,
+}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def clean_kafka_environment(monkeypatch):
+    for name in ("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS", *SECURITY_ENV_VARS):
+        monkeypatch.delenv(name, raising=False)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def kafka_producer(mocker):
+    return mocker.patch("launchpad.worker.app.KafkaProducer")
+
+
+def test_default_configuration(kafka_producer):
+    result = producer_factory("taskworker")
+
+    kafka_producer.assert_called_once_with(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    assert result is kafka_producer.return_value
+
+
+def test_sasl_ssl_configuration(monkeypatch, kafka_producer):
+    password = "  secret$with spaces  "
+
+    environment = {
+        "KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS": "broker1:9093,broker2:9093",
+        "KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL": "SASL_SSL",
+        "KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM": "SCRAM-SHA-256",
+        "KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME": "launchpad",
+        "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD": password,
+        "KAFKA_SSL_CA_LOCATION": "/etc/kafka/ca.crt",
+        "KAFKA_SSL_CERTIFICATE_LOCATION": "/etc/kafka/client.crt",
+        "KAFKA_SSL_KEY_LOCATION": "/etc/kafka/client.key",
+    }
+
+    for name, value in environment.items():
+        monkeypatch.setenv(name, value)
+
+    result = producer_factory("taskworker")
+
+    kafka_producer.assert_called_once_with({
+        **DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+        "bootstrap.servers": "broker1:9093,broker2:9093",
+        "security.protocol": "SASL_SSL",
+        "sasl.mechanism": "SCRAM-SHA-256",
+        "sasl.username": "launchpad",
+        "sasl.password": password,
+        "ssl.ca.location": "/etc/kafka/ca.crt",
+        "ssl.certificate.location": "/etc/kafka/client.crt",
+        "ssl.key.location": "/etc/kafka/client.key",
+    })
+    assert result is kafka_producer.return_value
+
+
+def test_empty_security_parameters_are_ignored(monkeypatch, kafka_producer):
+    for name in SECURITY_ENV_VARS:
+        monkeypatch.setenv(name, "")
+
+    producer_factory("taskworker")
+
+    kafka_producer.assert_called_once_with(DEFAULT_CONFIG)