# Limit "clients" to ElasticSearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 22, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786 "2017-11-22T19:38:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Maekee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maekee/32/21708_2.png) [@Maekee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maekee)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786/1 "2017-11-22T19:38:40Z")

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Hi,  
Is there a way to limit who can send data to elasticsearch in elasticsearch config?  
I will be using Logstash and want to limit so no one else can send data to elasticsearch.

Yes, the security part will partly solve that.

Or do i have to do that in my elasticsearch host firewall?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Maekee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/maekee/32/21708_2.png) [@Maekee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Maekee)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786/2 "2017-11-22T19:52:03Z")

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Maybe this is the answer to my own question?  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.0/ip-filtering.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.0/ip-filtering.html)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786/3 "2017-11-22T20:31:29Z")

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Yep, that's the best option!

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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:** [December 20, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/limit-clients-to-elasticsearch/108786/4 "2017-12-20T20:31:37Z")

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