# Setting up security in elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-security-in-elasticsearch/258751>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [December 15, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-security-in-elasticsearch/258751 "2020-12-15T19:27:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![joret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@joret](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joret)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-security-in-elasticsearch/258751/1 "2020-12-15T19:27:15Z")

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I have Elasticsearch set up in server and Java in another server.  
the java application communicates with Elasticsearch .  
I need to implement SSL certificate between JAVA and Elasticsearch communication

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-security-in-elasticsearch/258751/2 "2020-12-15T23:03:28Z")

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You should read

> **[Setting up TLS on a cluster | Elasticsearch Reference \[7.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ssl-tls.html)**

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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:** [January 12, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-security-in-elasticsearch/258751/3 "2021-01-12T23:03:35Z")

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