# How to use installed existing certificates in Windows servers to secure communication with logstash/elasticsearch?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-installed-existing-certificates-in-windows-servers-to-secure-communication-with-logstash-elasticsearch/218643>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-installed-existing-certificates-in-windows-servers-to-secure-communication-with-logstash-elasticsearch/218643 "2020-02-10T16:52:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PraveenKT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/praveenkt/32/35483_2.png) [@PraveenKT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PraveenKT)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-installed-existing-certificates-in-windows-servers-to-secure-communication-with-logstash-elasticsearch/218643/1 "2020-02-10T16:52:31Z")

</div>

Instead of placing the certs and keys in Winlogbeats folder, what is the yml config to use installed certificates in Windows server?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-installed-existing-certificates-in-windows-servers-to-secure-communication-with-logstash-elasticsearch/218643/2 "2020-03-09T16:52:32Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.