Secure APM Server

The following topics provide information about securing the APM Server process and securing communication between APM Server and other products in the Elastic stack:

Secure communication with APM Agents
Secure communication with Elasticsearch
Secure communication with Logstash
Use security features
Use Linux Secure Computing Mode (seccomp)

A reference of all available SSL configuration settings is also available.

Security Overview

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APM Server exposes an HTTP endpoint, and as with anything that opens ports on your servers, you should be careful about who can connect to it. Firewall rules are recommended to ensure only authorized systems can connect.

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