# Keystore for logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688 "2022-01-28T10:43:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cheroufa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Cheroufa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cheroufa)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688/1 "2022-01-28T10:43:20Z")

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Hi guys

i installed a keystore for logstash 7.16.3 in local on my machine it works fine but when i deploy the same pipeline on kibana =\> logstash pipelines it does'nt work.

log :

"Unable to configure plugins: (ConfigurationError) Cannot evaluate `${variable}`. Replacement variable `variable` is not defined in a Logstash secret store or as an Environment entry and there is no default value given."

thanks for help.

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688/2 "2022-02-01T01:18:39Z")

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By deploy in Kibana you mean using the Centralized Pipeline Management?

Does the Logstash server have a copy of the keystore? All logstash servers needs a local copy of the keystore.

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**Author:** ![Cheroufa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Cheroufa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cheroufa)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688/3 "2022-02-01T09:53:59Z")

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Yes using Centralized Pipeline Management

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688/4 "2022-02-01T12:18:51Z")

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Does every logstash server have a copy of the keystore file?

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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 1, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keystore-for-logstash/295688/5 "2022-03-01T12:18:58Z")

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