diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ab4f6fb..27d98c75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -638,24 +638,24 @@ Example:
 <param name="authentication.password">authorized-kafka-user-password</param>
 ```
 
-###### `SCRAM-256`
+###### `SCRAM_256`
 
 Example: 
 
 ```xml
 <param name="authentication.enable">true</param>
-<param name="authentication.mechanism">SCRAM-256</param>
+<param name="authentication.mechanism">SCRAM_256</param>
 <param name="authentication.username">authorized-kafka-usee</param>
 <param name="authentication.password">authorized-kafka-user-password</param>
 ```
 
-###### `SCRAM-512`
+###### `SCRAM_512`
 
 Example:
 
 ```xml
 <param name="authentication.enable">true</param>
-<param name="authentication.mechanism">SCRAM-512</param>
+<param name="authentication.mechanism">SCRAM_512</param>
 <param name="authentication.username">authorized-kafka-username</param>
 <param name="authentication.password">authorized-kafka-username-password</param>
 ```
diff --git a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector-utils/build.gradle b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector-utils/build.gradle
index ba8494f7..4b52dfbf 100644
--- a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector-utils/build.gradle
+++ b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector-utils/build.gradle
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ task distribuiteConsumer(type: Copy) {
 }
 
 clean {
-    delete "$rootDir/$consumerDeployDirName"
+	delete "$rootDir/$consumerDeployDirName"
 }
diff --git a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.java b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.java
index 70e44ccb..8d975fd0 100644
--- a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.java
+++ b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static Properties addAuthentication(ConnectorConfig config) {
         NonNullKeyProperties props = new NonNullKeyProperties();
         if (config.isAuthenticationEnabled()) {
             SaslMechanism mechanism = config.authenticationMechanism();
-            props.setProperty(SaslConfigs.SASL_MECHANISM, mechanism.toString());
+            props.setProperty(SaslConfigs.SASL_MECHANISM, mechanism.toProperty());
             props.setProperty(SaslConfigs.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG, configuredWith(config));
             if (config.isGssapiEnabled()) {
                 props.setProperty(
diff --git a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/specs/ConfigTypes.java b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/specs/ConfigTypes.java
index 9032f51d..9e6a5fb0 100644
--- a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/specs/ConfigTypes.java
+++ b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/main/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/specs/ConfigTypes.java
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ public String loginModule() {
             public String loginModule() {
                 return "org.apache.kafka.common.security.scram.ScramLoginModule";
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public String toProperty() {
+                return "SCRAM-SHA-256";
+            }
         },
 
         SCRAM_512 {
@@ -119,6 +124,11 @@ public String loginModule() {
             public String loginModule() {
                 return "org.apache.kafka.common.security.scram.ScramLoginModule";
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public String toProperty() {
+                return "SCRAM-SHA-512";
+            }
         },
 
         GSSAPI {
@@ -135,6 +145,10 @@ public static Set<String> names() {
         public String loginModule() {
             return "";
         }
+
+        public String toProperty() {
+            return toString();
+        }
     }
 
     public enum RecordComsumeFrom {
diff --git a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/test/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/ConnectorConfigTest.java b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/test/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/ConnectorConfigTest.java
index 89c59879..538d92ed 100644
--- a/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/test/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/ConnectorConfigTest.java
+++ b/kafka-connector-project/kafka-connector/src/test/java/com/lightstreamer/kafka_connector/adapters/config/ConnectorConfigTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class ConnectorConfigTest {
 
@@ -1205,10 +1204,7 @@ public void shouldGetDefaultAuthenticationSettings() {
     @Test
     public void shouldOverrideAuthenticationSettings() {
         // Sasl mechanisms under test
-        List<String> mechanisms =
-                Stream.of(SaslMechanism.SCRAM_256, SaslMechanism.SCRAM_512)
-                        .map(Object::toString)
-                        .toList();
+        List<SaslMechanism> mechanisms = List.of(SaslMechanism.SCRAM_256, SaslMechanism.SCRAM_512);
 
         for (boolean encrypted : List.of(true, false)) {
             Map<String, String> updatedConfig = new HashMap<>(standardParameters());
@@ -1217,13 +1213,14 @@ public void shouldOverrideAuthenticationSettings() {
             if (encrypted) {
                 updatedConfig.putAll(encryptionParameters());
             }
-            for (String mechanism : mechanisms) {
-                updatedConfig.put(BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.SASL_MECHANISM, mechanism);
+            for (SaslMechanism mechanism : mechanisms) {
+                updatedConfig.put(BrokerAuthenticationConfigs.SASL_MECHANISM, mechanism.toString());
                 ConnectorConfig config =
                         ConnectorConfig.newConfig(adapterDir.toFile(), updatedConfig);
 
                 assertThat(config.isAuthenticationEnabled()).isTrue();
-                assertThat(config.authenticationMechanism().toString()).isEqualTo(mechanism);
+                assertThat(config.authenticationMechanism().toString())
+                        .isEqualTo(mechanism.toString());
                 assertThat(config.authenticationUsername()).isEqualTo("sasl-username");
                 assertThat(config.authenticationPassword()).isEqualTo("sasl-password");
 
@@ -1235,7 +1232,7 @@ public void shouldOverrideAuthenticationSettings() {
                                         ? SecurityProtocol.SASL_SSL.toString()
                                         : SecurityProtocol.SASL_PLAINTEXT.toString(),
                                 SaslConfigs.SASL_MECHANISM,
-                                mechanism,
+                                mechanism.toProperty(),
                                 SaslConfigs.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG,
                                 "org.apache.kafka.common.security.scram.ScramLoginModule required username='sasl-username' password='sasl-password';");
             }