From version 5.0 onward, Shield is part of X-Pack. For more information, see
Securing the Elastic Stack.
Enable Message Authentication
editEnable Message Authentication
editMessage authentication verifies that a message has not been tampered with or corrupted in transit.
To enable message authentication:
-
Run the
syskeygen
tool fromES_HOME
without any options:bin/shield/syskeygen
This creates a system key file in
ES_HOME/config/shield/system_key
. You can customize this file’s location by changing the value of theshield.system_key.file
setting inelasticsearch.yml
. - Copy the genererated system key to the rest of the nodes in the cluster.
The system key is a symmetric key, so the same key must be on every node in the cluster.
Now that you’ve enabled message authentication, you might also want to Enable Auditing to keep track of attempted and successful interactions with your Elasticsearch cluster.