# Encrypt the password in logstash elasticsearch output
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypt-the-password-in-logstash-elasticsearch-output/95447
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 2, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypt-the-password-in-logstash-elasticsearch-output/95447 "2017-08-02T04:21:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@mruthyu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mruthyu)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypt-the-password-in-logstash-elasticsearch-output/95447/1 "2017-08-02T04:21:58Z")
Is there a way to encrypt the password in logstash elasticsearch output?
output {
elasticsearch {
...
user =\> logstash\_internal
password =\> **changeme**
}
}
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypt-the-password-in-logstash-elasticsearch-output/95447/2 "2017-08-02T07:04:15Z")
Hey,
right now there isnt, see this logstash issue: [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/issues/143](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/issues/143)
You could maybe prevent using passwords altogether by using client side certificates, so only systems that do have the right certs are allowed to connect to your secured Elasticsearch cluster.
--Alex
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypt-the-password-in-logstash-elasticsearch-output/95447/3 "2017-08-30T07:04:31Z")
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