# SSL encryption and nodes authentication without using shield

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 22, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770 "2015-09-22T10:14:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sai\_Birada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sai_birada/32/142367_2.png) [@Sai\_Birada](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sai_Birada)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770/1 "2015-09-22T10:14:49Z")

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Any possible way to implement SSL encryption and nodes authentication through certificates other than using shield ?.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770/2 "2015-09-23T01:24:50Z")

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You can build your own proxy using nginx/apache.

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**Author:** ![Sai\_Birada](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sai_birada/32/142367_2.png) [@Sai\_Birada](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sai_Birada)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770/3 "2015-09-23T04:57:07Z")

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Yes, i added a proxy for secure client access. But, how can i encrypt inter node communication with these. It seems except shield no other security practises or security plugins is addressing 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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ssl-encryption-and-nodes-authentication-without-using-shield/29770/4 "2017-07-05T23:48:37Z")

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