### Author:  [@Administrator\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Administrator_2)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/didnt-see-an-official-feature-request-for-https-basic-authetication/3858/1 "2011-02-01T13:43:14Z")
So I created one here:
>
Assuming it's a valid request (and I can't get this through other means
currently, I haven't seen a response indicating that I can), and if others
feel it's valid, feel free to vote on it.
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### Author:  [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/didnt-see-an-official-feature-request-for-https-basic-authetication/3858/2 "2011-02-02T10:57:48Z")
It can be implemented, but you can also put a proxy infront of ES that does that.
On Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Administrator wrote:
> So I created one here:
>
> [Add HTTPS and basic authentication support to elasticsearch · Issue #664 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/664)
>
> Assuming itâs a valid request (and I canât get this through other means currently, I havenât seen a response indicating that I can), and if others feel itâs valid, feel free to vote on it.
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### Author:  [@Administrator\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Administrator_2)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/didnt-see-an-official-feature-request-for-https-basic-authetication/3858/3 "2011-02-02T12:10:36Z")
Shay,
Forgive me for asking, but I've seen this mentioned (put a proxy in front of
it) but I've seen ^nothing^ about what is involved in this.
Can you elaborate or point in the direction of documentation on how to do this? I haven't been able to find anything that elaborates on this.
Thanks in advance.
- Nick
On Feb 2, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com) wrote:
> It can be implemented, but you can also put a proxy infront of ES that does that.
> On Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Administrator wrote:
>
> > So I created one here:
> >
> > [Add HTTPS and basic authentication support to elasticsearch · Issue #664 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/664)
> >
> > Assuming it’s a valid request (and I can’t get this through other means currently, I haven’t seen a response indicating that I can), and if others feel it’s valid, feel free to vote on it.
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### Author:  [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/didnt-see-an-official-feature-request-for-https-basic-authetication/3858/4 "2011-02-02T12:14:34Z")
One example is using nginx with its https module.
On Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 2:10 PM, administrator wrote:
> Shay,
>
> Forgive me for asking, but I've seen this mentioned (put a proxy in front of
> it) but I've seen ^nothing^ about what is involved in this.
>
> Can you elaborate or point in the direction of documentation on how to do this? I haven't been able to find anything that elaborates on this.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Nick
>
> On Feb 2, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com) wrote:
>
> > It can be implemented, but you can also put a proxy infront of ES that does that.
> > On Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Administrator wrote:
> >
> > > So I created one here:
> > >
> > > [Add HTTPS and basic authentication support to elasticsearch · Issue #664 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/664)
> > >
> > > Assuming itâs a valid request (and I canât get this through other means currently, I havenât seen a response indicating that I can), and if others feel itâs valid, feel free to vote on it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/didnt-see-an-official-feature-request-for-https-basic-authetication/3858/5 "2017-07-06T04:12:54Z")