# Best way to secure Elastic Search in window environment

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-secure-elastic-search-in-window-environment/20187>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 10, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-secure-elastic-search-in-window-environment/20187 "2014-10-10T17:54:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arun\_Kumar\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Arun\_Kumar\_R](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Arun_Kumar_R)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-secure-elastic-search-in-window-environment/20187/1 "2014-10-10T17:54:30Z")

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Can some one help me how to secure elastic search hosted in windows  
environment like having api key or somethign else.

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-secure-elastic-search-in-window-environment/20187/2 "2017-07-06T00:56:58Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 12:56am UTC