# OIDC client\_secret elasticsearch-keystore

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220>\
**Category:** Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220 "2020-03-11T20:48:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Victor\_Sartori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/victor_sartori/32/64266_2.png) [@Victor\_Sartori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Victor_Sartori)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220/1 "2020-03-11T20:48:04Z")

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I'm trying to use OIDC auth on ES.  
But If you follow the docs [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/oidc-guide-authentication.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.6/oidc-guide-authentication.html), has a step to add manually the client secret on elasticsearch-keystore.

My question is: How Can I add this secret? using a init container? This keystore can be shared?  
Or this is a bug and we can't use this scenario in ECK?

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**Author:** ![Anya\_Sabo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anya_sabo/32/49903_2.png) [@Anya\_Sabo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anya_Sabo)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220/2 "2020-03-11T21:00:54Z")

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There are docs here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/1.0/k8s-es-secure-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/1.0/k8s-es-secure-settings.html) on adding items to the keystore with ECK. If you have any questions or issues with it let us know.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Sartori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/victor_sartori/32/64266_2.png) [@Victor\_Sartori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Victor_Sartori)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220/3 "2020-03-11T21:06:15Z")

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Hi Anya!

Thanks for answer very fast 🙂  
After posting this question, I found an similar issue, and I saw your answer with this 🙂

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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:** [November 4, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/oidc-client-secret-elasticsearch-keystore/223220/4 "2022-11-04T07:48:55Z")

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