# SSL between Filebeat and Logstash using .p12

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-between-filebeat-and-logstash-using-p12/127500>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 10, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-between-filebeat-and-logstash-using-p12/127500 "2018-04-10T14:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-between-filebeat-and-logstash-using-p12/127500/3 "2018-04-10T22:10:20Z")

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> [@jordyd](#):
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> using certutil , it shows how to make a .p12

`certutil` has a `-pem` option to produce certificates in PEM format that you can use in beats.

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