Configure Metricbeat to use X-Pack securityedit
If you want Metricbeat to connect to a cluster that has X-Pack security enabled, there are extra configuration steps:
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Configure authentication credentials.
To send data to a secured cluster through the
elasticsearchoutput, Metricbeat needs to authenticate as a user who can manage index templates, monitor the cluster, create indices, and read and write to the indices it creates. -
Grant users access to Metricbeat indices.
To search the indexed Metricbeat data and visualize it in Kibana, users need access to the indices Metricbeat creates.
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Configure Metricbeat to use encrypted connections.
If encryption is enabled on the cluster, you need to enable HTTPS in the Metricbeat configuration.
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Set the password for the built-in monitoring user.
Metricbeat uses the
beats_systemuser to send monitoring data to Elasticsearch. If you plan to monitor Metricbeat in Kibana and have not yet set up the password, set it up now.
For more information about X-Pack security, see Securing the Elastic Stack.
Metricbeat features that require authorizationedit
After securing Metricbeat, make sure your users have the roles (or associated
privileges) required to use these Metricbeat features. You must create the
metricbeat_writer and
metricbeat_reader roles (see Configure authentication credentials and
Grant users access to Metricbeat indices). The other roles are
built-in.
| Feature | Role |
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Send data to a secured cluster |
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Load index templates |
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Load Metricbeat dashboards into Kibana |
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Load machine learning jobs |
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Read indices created by Metricbeat |
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View Metricbeat dashboards in Kibana |
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Store and manage configurations in a central location in Kibana |
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