# Logstash-outputs-elasticsearch aws endpoint authentication
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359 "2016-12-07T20:04:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@api-gateway](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/api-gateway)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359/1 "2016-12-07T20:04:05Z")
Context:
Using an [Elastic.co](http://Elastic.co) hosted version of ELK (on AWS)
Attempting to build the filebeat-\>logstash-\>elasticsearch pipeline
Configured the ouput {elasticsearch {...}} to point to remote stack
During startup of logstash, I am getting a 401 error from the remote stack.
This appears to be an authentication problem; it does work when I point to locally hosted endpoint.
Will someone please provide a working example of hosts/password which addresses this issue?
New to the Forum, thanks for giving this your attention...
--- Paul
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359/2 "2016-12-08T01:17:19Z")
Providing the config and the complete error would be helpful.
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### Author:  [@api-gateway](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/api-gateway)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359/3 "2016-12-09T01:23:25Z")
Mark --
thx for responding, I did get past that blocking point. It was but a question within the security/authorization setup, now remedied. (to note... some of the security properties have changed w 5.0)
Regards...
--- Paul
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-outputs-elasticsearch-aws-endpoint-authentication/68359/4 "2017-01-06T01:23:40Z")
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