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@@ -2,39 +2,7 @@
 
 This plugins adds security features to elasticsearch
 
-== Access control
+You can build the plugin with `mvn package`.
 
-== Encrypted communication using TLS/SSL
-
-=== Configuration parameters
-
-==== Transport protocol
-
-* `transport.tcp.ssl`: true|false (defaults to true)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.keystore`: /path/to/the/keystore (absolute path to the keystore, which contains private keys)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.keystore_password`: password of the keystore
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.keystore_algorithm`: keystore format (defaults to SunX509)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.truststore`: /path/to/the/truststore (absolute path to the truststore, which contains trusted keys)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.truststore_password`: password of the truststore
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.truststore_algorithm`: truststore format (defaults to SunX509)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.client.auth`: true|false (defaults to true)
-* `transport.tcp.ssl.ciphers`: Supported ciphers, defaults to `TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256` and `TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA`
-
-==== HTTP
-
-* `http.ssl`: true|false (defaults to true)
-* `http.ssl.keystore`: /path/to/the/keystore (absolute path to the keystore, which contains private keys)
-* `http.ssl.keystore_password`: password of the keystore
-* `http.ssl.keystore_algorithm`: keystore format (defaults to SunX509)
-* `http.ssl.truststore`: /path/to/the/truststore (absolute path to the truststore, which contains trusted keys)
-* `http.ssl.truststore_password`: password of the truststore
-* `http.ssl.truststore_algorithm`: truststore format (defaults to SunX509)
-* `http.ssl.client.auth`: true|false (defaults to true)
-* `http.ssl.ciphers`: Supported ciphers, defaults to `TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256` and `TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA`
-
-== Generating certificates
-
-=== Using self signed certificates per node
-
-=== Using an own CA
+The documentation is put in the `docs/` directory.