---
title: Secure your orchestrator
description: When running Elastic Stack applications on Elastic Cloud Enterprise or Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, it is critical to secure the orchestration layer responsible...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/security/secure-hosting-environment
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes: Generally available
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise: Generally available
---

# Secure your orchestrator
When running Elastic Stack applications on Elastic Cloud Enterprise or Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, it is critical to secure the orchestration layer responsible for deploying and managing your Elastic products.
This section covers security measures specific to:
- [Elastic Cloud Enterprise](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/security/secure-your-elastic-cloud-enterprise-installation)
- [Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/security/secure-your-eck-installation)

<note>
  - For security features at deployment level, refer to [Secure your cluster, deployment, or project](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/security/secure-your-cluster-deployment).
  - For details on security mechanisms applied by default in Elastic Cloud SaaS platform, refer to [Security > Managed security in Elastic Cloud](/docs/deploy-manage/security#managed-security-in-elastic-cloud).
</note>