# How to make TLS and authorization configurable by environment variables?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-tls-and-authorization-configurable-by-environment-variables/197318
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-tls-and-authorization-configurable-by-environment-variables/197318 "2019-08-29T10:49:09Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-tls-and-authorization-configurable-by-environment-variables/197318/2 "2019-08-29T12:30:37Z")

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> [@asp](#):
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> if "${USE\_ES\_SSL}" == "true"

See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/environment-variables-in-if-then-logic/197099). You cannot reference environment variables directly in conditionals.

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