How to configureLogstash HTTP output plugin

Elastic Stack Logstash
1

What is the significance of verify_ssl option of HTTP output plug-in ?

How to configure Logstash HTTP output plugin with the following options

  • Enable SSL (Https)
  • Enable client certificate path so that server side able validate the client certificate.
2

Basically it makes sure that the hostname returned by the end point matches the name provided in the cert.

If you want to use SSL then just specify a HTTPS URL, it'll do validation by default.

3

If the certificate chain contains a self-signed certificate, can it cause the Handshake to fail?