From f71dc549a56651d95f052ba6f8500fc4275290ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lisa Cawley Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:20:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS] Update X-Pack installation re TLS changes (elastic/x-pack-elasticsearch#2523) * [DOCS] Update xpack installation re TLS changes * [DOCS] Clarify multi-node TLS requirement Original commit: elastic/x-pack-elasticsearch@a961488fa1585f01a8d9813341a8be054fc05ddf --- docs/en/installing-xes.asciidoc | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/installing-xes.asciidoc b/docs/en/installing-xes.asciidoc index 8390b053abf..e59f322d81d 100644 --- a/docs/en/installing-xes.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/installing-xes.asciidoc @@ -139,11 +139,17 @@ the correct value for your environment, you may consider setting the value to ============================================================================= . Configure passwords and SSL/TLS. -.. If you have more than one node or a single node that listens on an external -interface, you must configure SSL/TLS for inter-node communication. Single-node -instances that use a loopback interface do not have this requirement. For more +.. If you have a non-trial license and you want to use {security}, you must +configure SSL/TLS for internode-communication. ++ +-- +NOTE: This requirement applies to clusters with more than one node and to +clusters with a single node that listens on an external interface. Single-node +clusters that use a loopback interface do not have this requirement. For more information, see {xpack-ref}/encrypting-communications.html[Encrypting Communications]. + +-- ... Generate node certificates. For example, you can use the `certgen` command line tool to generate a certificate authority and signed certificates for your nodes.