# Encryption for hosted Elasticsearch instance

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encryption-for-hosted-elasticsearch-instance/264604>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encryption-for-hosted-elasticsearch-instance/264604 "2021-02-17T18:17:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![christhegrand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christhegrand/32/84066_2.png) [@christhegrand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/christhegrand)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encryption-for-hosted-elasticsearch-instance/264604/1 "2021-02-17T18:17:23Z")

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Do hosted Elasticsearch instances provide encryption at rest?

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encryption-for-hosted-elasticsearch-instance/264604/2 "2021-02-17T20:27:46Z")

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Yes we have strong security posture

> **[Elastic Security and Compliance | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/security-and-compliance)**

> **[Elastic Cloud Security | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/cloud/security)**

"Cluster data is encrypted at rest."

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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:** [March 17, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/encryption-for-hosted-elasticsearch-instance/264604/3 "2021-03-17T20:28:41Z")

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