From version 5.0 onward, Shield is part of X-Pack. For more information, see
Securing the Elastic Stack.
- Shield Reference for 2.x and 1.x:
- Introduction
- Architecture Overview
- Getting Started (Short Version)
- Getting Started (Long Version)
- Authorization
- Authentication
- Securing Nodes
- Encryption and Certificates
- Set up a keystore
- Generate a node private key and certificate
- Create a certificate signing request
- Install the newly signed certificate
- Configure the keystores and enable SSL
- Enabling Cipher Suites for Stronger Encryption
- Separating node to node and client traffic
- IP filtering
- Auditing
- Integrating Shield with clients
- Appendix 1. Running a Certificate Authority
- Appendix 2. License Management
- Appendix 3. Limitations
- Appendix 4. Securing Indices & Aliases
- Appendix 5. Tribe Node
- Appendix 6. Full
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- Appendix 8. Reference
- Appendix 9. Release Notes
IMPORTANT: This documentation is no longer updated. Refer to Elastic's version policy and the latest documentation.