Elastic Security credentials
You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:
- Elastic Security
Prerequisites
- Create an Elastic Security account.
- Deploy an application.
Supported authentication methods
- Basic auth
- API Key
Related resources
Refer to Elastic Security’s documentation for more information about the service.
Using basic auth
To configure this credential, you’ll need:
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A Username: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
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A Password: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
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Your Elasticsearch application’s Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
- In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
- In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
- 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.
Using API key
To configure this credential, you’ll need:
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An API Key: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with. Refer to Elasticsearch’s Create API key documentation for more information.
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Your Elasticsearch application’s Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
- In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
- In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
- Add this as the Base URL.