# APM Cloud Id

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-cloud-id/151935>\
**Category:** APM\
**Created:** [October 10, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-cloud-id/151935 "2018-10-10T20:39:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![cknuteson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@cknuteson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cknuteson)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-cloud-id/151935/1 "2018-10-10T20:39:33Z")

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When using cloud.id and cloud.auth from within the apm-server.yml, is the connection to the Elastic instance secure? (HTTPS)

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**Author:** ![gil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gil/32/41911_2.png) [@gil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gil)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-cloud-id/151935/2 "2018-10-11T10:34:00Z")

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Yes, using cloud id always results in using https for elasticsearch and kibana communication.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-cloud-id/151935/3 "2018-11-01T06:34:01Z")

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