# Secure connection using transport client

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-connection-using-transport-client/165399>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-connection-using-transport-client/165399 "2019-01-23T12:07:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kedarsdixit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kedarsdixit/32/20502_2.png) [@kedarsdixit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kedarsdixit)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-connection-using-transport-client/165399/1 "2019-01-23T12:07:06Z")

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Need to connect to a secure elastic search which has https authentication using Transport client in java code. I have userId and password to connect however need example on how can we do it? I am using elasticsearch 5.6.0.

Thanks in advance,  
~Kedar

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**Author:** ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-connection-using-transport-client/165399/2 "2019-01-28T07:41:49Z")

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Hi,

We have examples in [our documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/5.6/java-clients.html#java-clients). Start there, and if you have any issues and specific questions, we'd be happy to help out

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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:** [February 25, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-connection-using-transport-client/165399/3 "2019-02-25T07:41:53Z")

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