diff --git a/docs/reference/settings/security-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/settings/security-settings.asciidoc index a4775b11bf8..8d5c832adcc 100644 --- a/docs/reference/settings/security-settings.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/settings/security-settings.asciidoc @@ -1371,6 +1371,7 @@ a PKCS#12 container includes trusted certificate ("anchor") entries look for `openssl pkcs12 -info` output, or `trustedCertEntry` in the `keytool -list` output. +[float] ===== PKCS#11 tokens When using a PKCS#11 cryptographic token, which contains the @@ -1391,7 +1392,7 @@ a keystore or a truststore for Elasticsearch, the PIN for the token can be configured by setting the appropriate value to `xpack.ssl.truststore.password` or `xpack.ssl.truststore.secure_password`. In the absence of the above, {es} will fallback to use he appropriate JVM setting (`-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword`) -if that s set. +if that is set. Since there can only be one PKCS#11 token configured, only one keystore and truststore will be usable for configuration in {es}. This in turn means that only one certificate can be used for TLS both in the transport and the