# Elasticsearch ssl without x-pack

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-ssl-without-x-pack/88830>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 9, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-ssl-without-x-pack/88830 "2017-06-09T10:43:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Julian\_Fazri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/julian_fazri/32/15921_2.png) [@Julian\_Fazri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julian_Fazri)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-ssl-without-x-pack/88830/1 "2017-06-09T10:43:01Z")

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Is possible to encrypt the communication of elasticsearch and the others without using x-pack?

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**Author:** ![anhlqn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anhlqn/32/5454_2.png) [@anhlqn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anhlqn)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-ssl-without-x-pack/88830/2 "2017-06-10T14:29:43Z")

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Set up a proxy using nginx or IIS on the server?

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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 8, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-ssl-without-x-pack/88830/3 "2017-07-08T14:32:05Z")

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