# Unknown setting ‘ssl\_certificate\_verification’ for elasticsearch error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 28, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108 "2019-05-28T13:22:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![swapnali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@swapnali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swapnali)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108/1 "2019-05-28T13:22:20Z")

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Hello,

I am getting below error

Unknown setting 'ssl\_certificate\_verification' for elasticsearch  
May 28 18:35:12 logstashdv logstash: [2019-05-28T18:35:12,308][ERROR][logstash.agent] Failed to execute action {:action=\>LogStash::PipelineAction::Create/pipeline\_id:capPlan, :exception=\>"LogStash::ConfigurationError", :message=\>"Something is wrong with your configuration.", :backtrace=\>["/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/config/mixin.rb:86:in `config_init'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/filters/base.rb:126:in` initialize'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:78:in `filter_delegator'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:248:in` plugin'", "org/logstash/plugins/PluginFactoryExt.java:184:in `plugin'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:71:in` plugin'", "(eval):117:in `initialize'", "org/jruby/RubyKernel.java:1047:in` eval'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:49:in `initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline.rb:90:in` initialize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:43:in `block in execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:96:in` block in exclusive'", "org/jruby/ext/thread/Mutex.java:165:in `synchronize'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:96:in` exclusive'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/pipeline\_action/create.rb:39:in `execute'", "/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb:334:in` block in converge\_state'"]}

following are filter elasticsearch plugin of my configuration

elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> ["[https://e1:9200](https://e1:9200)", "[https://e2:9200](https://e2:9200)", "[https://e3:9200](https://e3:9200)"]  
user =\> "username"  
password =\> "aaaaa"  
ssl =\> true  
ssl\_certificate\_verification =\> true  
ca\_file =\> "/etc/logstash/elastcertsipdns/ca/"  
query\_template =\> "/usr/share/logstash/templates/capPlan.json"  
index =\> "caplan"  
fields =\> {  
"totalSizeInBytes" =\> "[staleSizeInBytes]"  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![logger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@logger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/logger)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108/2 "2019-05-28T13:56:03Z")

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the elasticsearch filter is not the same as the output.

there is no ssl\_certificate\_verification.

> **[Elasticsearch filter plugin | Logstash Reference \[8.11\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-elasticsearch.html#plugins-filters-elasticsearch-options)**

And there is a Bug for the ssl option.  
I cant find the link now. but you dont need to user

> ssl =\> true

just use the

> elasticsearch {  
> hosts =\> ["[https://e1:9200](https://e1:9200/)", "[https://e2:9200](https://e2:9200/)", "[https://e3:9200](https://e3:9200/)"]  
> user =\> "username"  
> password =\> "aaaaa"  
> ca\_file =\> "/etc/logstash/elastcertsipdns/ca/" # HERE needs to be a file  
> query\_template =\> "/usr/share/logstash/templates/capPlan.json"  
> index =\> "caplan"  
> fields =\> {  
> "totalSizeInBytes" =\> "[staleSizeInBytes]"  
> }  
> }

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**Author:** ![swapnali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@swapnali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/swapnali)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108/3 "2019-05-29T05:24:42Z")

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Thank You.... It works

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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:** [June 26, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-setting-ssl-certificate-verification-for-elasticsearch-error/183108/4 "2019-06-26T05:24:43Z")

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