# How to enable SSL/TLS on ES 5.6 version

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [February 16, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664 "2019-02-16T03:42:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![prabhakar\_talari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhakar_talari/32/46469_2.png) [@prabhakar\_talari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhakar_talari)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664/1 "2019-02-16T03:42:32Z")

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Hi Team,

Could any one suggest how to enable SSL/TLS on ES 5.6 version and gone through the documentation but confusion. If any one done already please provide steps to perform this.

Thanks

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### Author: ![iamazy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iamazy/32/36501_2.png) [@iamazy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iamazy)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664/2 "2019-02-16T04:52:38Z")

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try to use x-pack provide security supports for elasticsearch，x-pack has provided SSL/TLS function

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### Author: ![prabhakar\_talari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhakar_talari/32/46469_2.png) [@prabhakar\_talari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhakar_talari)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664/3 "2019-02-16T05:35:43Z")

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Yes, but i am looking for exact steps . Could you please provide if you have handy

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### Author: ![iamazy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/iamazy/32/36501_2.png) [@iamazy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iamazy)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664/4 "2019-02-16T06:05:36Z")

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Hello  
The offical docs already shows the steps, you can read [set-up x-pack](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-xpack.html)

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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 16, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-ssl-tls-on-es-5-6-version/168664/5 "2019-03-16T06:05:50Z")

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