# TLS/SSL for cluster communications? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 29, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-ssl-for-cluster-communications/6250 "2011-12-29T06:38:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/paul_brown/32/1449_2.png) [@Paul\_Brown](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Paul_Brown)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-ssl-for-cluster-communications/6250/1 "2011-12-29T06:38:21Z")
I'm curious as to whether anyone has set up TLS/SSL for cluster communications with Elasticsearch or if it's on the roadmap. Thanks in advance. -- Paul ---
**Author:** ![rcariens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rcariens/32/3027_2.png) [@rcariens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rcariens)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-ssl-for-cluster-communications/6250/2 "2011-12-29T18:04:39Z")
An issue has been opened for this: > > > This would help with those that are hosting elasticsearch and need security when… making calls from another machine which cannot be used with the TCP transport. > > HTTPS support should allow for configuration of the SSL certificate from a path, along with any other easily discoverable certificate sources. On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Paul Brown [prb@mult.ifario.us](mailto:prb@mult.ifario.us) wrote: > I'm curious as to whether anyone has set up TLS/SSL for cluster > communications with Elasticsearch or if it's on the roadmap. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- Paul ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-ssl-for-cluster-communications/6250/3 "2011-12-30T12:29:32Z")
Yes, we can definitely add it, just require some work. On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Rich Cariens [richcariens@gmail.com](mailto:richcariens@gmail.com) wrote: > An issue has been opened for this: > > [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/664](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/664) > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Paul Brown [prb@mult.ifario.us](mailto:prb@mult.ifario.us) wrote: > > > I'm curious as to whether anyone has set up TLS/SSL for cluster > > communications with Elasticsearch or if it's on the roadmap. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- Paul ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-ssl-for-cluster-communications/6250/4 "2017-07-06T03:44:10Z")