You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:
  • Elastic Security

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Prerequisites

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Supported authentication methods

  • Basic auth
  • API Key
Refer to Elastic Security’s documentation for more information about the service.

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Using basic auth

To configure this credential, you’ll need:
  • A Username: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
  • A Password: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
  • Your Elasticsearch application’s Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
    1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
    2. In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
    3. Add this as the Base URL.
If you add a custom endpoint alias to a deployment, update your credential Base URL with the new endpoint.

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Using API key

To configure this credential, you’ll need:
  • An API Key: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with. Refer to Elasticsearch’s Create API key documentation for more information.
  • Your Elasticsearch application’s Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
    1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
    2. In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
    3. Add this as the Base URL.