• Shield Reference for 2.x and 1.x: 2.42.32.22.12.01.31.21.11.0
• Introduction
  • Have Comments, Questions, or Feedback?
• Getting Started with Shield
  • Control Access with Basic Authentication
  • Enable Message Authentication
  • Enable Auditing
  • Moving On
• Installing Shield
• How Shield Works
• User Authentication
  • How Authentication Works
  • Enabling Anonymous Access [1.1.0] Added in 1.1.0.
  • Native User Authentication
  • LDAP User Authentication
  • Active Directory User Authentication
  • PKI User Authentication [1.3.0] Added in 1.3.0.
  • File-based User Authentication
  • Integrating with Other Authentication Systems
  • Controlling the User Cache
  • Migration tool for users and roles
• Role-based Access Control
  • Managing Roles
  • File-based Roles
  • Granting Privileges for Index Aliases
  • Mapping Users and Groups to Roles
  • Setting Up Field and Document Level Security
  • Submitting Requests on Behalf of Other Users
• Auditing Security Events
• Securing Communications with Encryption and IP Filtering
  • Setting Up SSL/TLS on a Cluster
  • Enabling Cipher Suites for Stronger Encryption
  • Separating node to node and client traffic
  • Using IP Filtering
• Configuring Clients and Integrations
  • Using Elasticsearch Java Clients with Shield
  • Using Elasticsearch HTTP/REST Clients with Shield
  • Using Elasticsearch for Apache Hadoop with Shield
  • Using Logstash with Shield
  • Using Kibana with Shield
  • Using Reporting with Shield
  • Using Marvel with Shield
• Managing Your License
• Example Shield Deployments
• Reference
  • Shield Privileges
  • Shield Settings
  • Shield Files
  • REST API
• Limitations
• Troubleshooting
• Setting Up a Certificate Authority
• Release Notes