Configure APM Server to use security features

If you want APM Server to connect to a cluster that has security features enabled, there are extra configuration steps:

Grant users access to secured resources.

You can use role-based access control to grant APM Server users access to secured resources.
Grant access using API keys.

You can use API keys to grant access to Elasticsearch more securely.
Configure authentication credentials.

To interact with a secured cluster, APM Server must either provide basic authentication credentials or present a client certificate.
Configure APM Server to use encrypted connections.

If encryption is enabled on the cluster, you need to enable HTTPS in the APM Server configuration.

For more information about security features, see Secure a cluster.