# How to Secure Elasticsearch Cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-secure-elasticsearch-cluster/36610>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 8, 2015, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-secure-elasticsearch-cluster/36610 "2015-12-08T08:16:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![r.ganeshbabu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@r.ganeshbabu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/r.ganeshbabu)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-secure-elasticsearch-cluster/36610/1 "2015-12-08T08:16:21Z")

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Hi All,

How do we keep track of transactions hitting ES from our application?  
for ex:- Suppose If someone accessing the ES Cluster from another application with IP Address & port.  
Is there a way to denied the transactions or how to secure our Elasticsearch cluster?

**ElasticSearch offers no concept of “users”, nor even an identity/authentication concept** (unless you also deploy Shield).

How do you intend to protect the ElasticSearch services?

Please provide some feedback and it would very helpful.

Regards,  
Ganeshbabu R

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-secure-elasticsearch-cluster/36610/2 "2017-07-05T23:32:45Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:32pm UTC