# Encrypting passwords in yml files **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 26, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypting-passwords-in-yml-files/137369 "2018-06-26T06:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![akanshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@akanshi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akanshi)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypting-passwords-in-yml-files/137369/1 "2018-06-26T06:10:33Z")
How can we encrypt following passwords in configuration files: elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml - authenticate.password kibana-linux/config/kibana.yml- elasticsearch.password config/elasticsearch.properties elasticsearch.password ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypting-passwords-in-yml-files/137369/2 "2018-06-29T14:36:56Z")
Are you possibly referring to the elasticsearch keystore? [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.3/secure-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.3/secure-settings.html) and [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.3/secure-settings.html#creating-keystore](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.3/secure-settings.html#creating-keystore) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encrypting-passwords-in-yml-files/137369/3 "2018-07-27T14:37:04Z")
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