IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Secure Packetbeat
editSecure Packetbeat
editThe following topics provide information about securing the Packetbeat process and connecting to a cluster that has security features enabled.
You can use role-based access control and optionally, API keys to grant Packetbeat users access to secured resources.
After privileged users have been created, use authentication to connect to a secured Elastic cluster.
On Linux, Packetbeat can take advantage of secure computing mode to restrict the system calls that a process can issue.