# Does ES security settings "xpack.security.transport.filter.allow" conflict with eBPF program?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-security-settings-xpack-security-transport-filter-allow-conflict-with-ebpf-program/339652>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-security-settings-xpack-security-transport-filter-allow-conflict-with-ebpf-program/339652 "2023-07-31T07:17:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_K\_Aboagye](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_k_aboagye/32/123249_2.png) [@Michael\_K\_Aboagye](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_K_Aboagye)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-security-settings-xpack-security-transport-filter-allow-conflict-with-ebpf-program/339652/1 "2023-07-31T07:17:23Z")

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ES documentation states that developers/admins can filter IP addresses at the transport layer via this parameter:` xpack.security.transport.filter.allow` . So let's assume I have configured the parameter `xpack.security.transport.filter.allow` to allow access to list of IP addresses and at the same time, I have written ebpf program to allow certain IP addresses to access elasticsearch. Can the parameter `xpack.security.transport.filter.allow` work as expected without conflicting with my ebpf program (also filtering IP addresses) ?

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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:** [August 28, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-es-security-settings-xpack-security-transport-filter-allow-conflict-with-ebpf-program/339652/2 "2023-08-28T07:17:27Z")

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