# Using certificates from Certificate Authority instead of Self-Signed Certificates

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-certificates-from-certificate-authority-instead-of-self-signed-certificates/278480>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security, docker\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-certificates-from-certificate-authority-instead-of-self-signed-certificates/278480 "2021-07-13T00:13:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![siyey14049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@siyey14049](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/siyey14049)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-certificates-from-certificate-authority-instead-of-self-signed-certificates/278480/1 "2021-07-13T00:13:33Z")

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Hi there,

Currently we are using self-signed certificates generated by a basic Docker container using `elasticsearch-certgen`.

What would be the process to move to using certificates from a Certificate Authority (whether this be an organisation's security team or something like Let's Encrypt. Is the process the same?).

Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![georgii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/georgii/32/78076_2.png) [@georgii](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/georgii)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-certificates-from-certificate-authority-instead-of-self-signed-certificates/278480/2 "2021-07-13T08:44:04Z")

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Hi @siyey14049, welcome to our forum!

I moved this topic to Elastic Stack -\> Kibana, because the question is about core Kibana security, and not Elastic Security product.

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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:** [August 10, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-certificates-from-certificate-authority-instead-of-self-signed-certificates/278480/3 "2021-08-10T08:45:00Z")

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