[Meta] Supporting Kerberos in Elastic Agent Kafka Output
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Currently there are gaps in agent/beats support for kerberos in various kafka implementations. This meta issue is to gather all the specific development efforts that need to be implemented in order to provide a cohesive offering
```[tasklist]
### Tasks
- [ ] Update the Kafka client currently in use by beats/agent so that we have access to the latest
- [ ] Ensure filebeat Kafka input correctly authenticates against Active Directory using Kerberos config
- [ ] Ensure *beats output to Kafka authenticates against Active Directory using Kerberos config, and make this feature GA
- [ ] Modify the Fleet UI for Kafka output to include a Kerberos configuration
- [ ] (optional) Support kerberos authentication on the Metricbeat kafka module```
```
Related issus:
- [x] https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/33334
- [ ] https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-shipper/issues/168
cc: @cmacknz
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