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[role="xpack"]
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[[separating-node-client-traffic]]
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=== Separating node-to-node and client traffic
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Elasticsearch has the feature of so called {ref}/modules-transport.html#_tcp_transport_profiles[TCP transport profiles]
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that allows it to bind to several ports and addresses. {security} extends on this
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functionality to enhance the security of the cluster by enabling the separation
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of node-to-node transport traffic from client transport traffic. This is important
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if the client transport traffic is not trusted and could potentially be malicious.
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To separate the node-to-node traffic from the client traffic, add the following
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to `elasticsearch.yml`:
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[source, yaml]
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--------------------------------------------------
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transport.profiles.client: <1>
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port: 9500-9600 <2>
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xpack.security:
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type: client <3>
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> `client` is the name of this example profile
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<2> The port range that will be used by transport clients to communicate with
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this cluster
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<3> Categorizes the profile as a `client`. This accounts for additional security
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filters by denying request attempts on for internal cluster operations
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(e.g shard level actions and ping requests) from this profile.
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If supported by your environment, an internal network can be used for node-to-node
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traffic and public network can be used for client traffic by adding the following
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to `elasticsearch.yml`:
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[source, yaml]
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--------------------------------------------------
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transport.profiles.default.bind_host: 10.0.0.1 <1>
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transport.profiles.client.bind_host: 1.1.1.1 <2>
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> The bind address for the network that will be used for node-to-node communication
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<2> The bind address for the network used for client communication
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If separate networks are not available, then
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{xpack-ref}/ip-filtering.html[IP Filtering] can
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be enabled to limit access to the profiles.
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When using SSL for transport, a different set of certificates can also be used
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for the client traffic by adding the following to `elasticsearch.yml`:
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[source, yaml]
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--------------------------------------------------
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transport.profiles.client.xpack.security.ssl.truststore:
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path: /path/to/another/truststore
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password: x-pack-test-password
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transport.profiles.client.xpack.security.ssl.keystore:
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path: /path/to/another/keystore
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password: x-pack-test-password
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--------------------------------------------------
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To change the default behavior that requires certificates for transport clients,
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set the following value in the `elasticsearch.yml` file:
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[source, yaml]
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--------------------------------------------------
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transport.profiles.client.xpack.security.ssl.client_authentication: none
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--------------------------------------------------
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This setting keeps certificate authentication active for node-to-node traffic,
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but removes the requirement to distribute a signed certificate to transport
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clients. For more information, see
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{xpack-ref}/java-clients.html#transport-client[Configuring the Transport Client to work with a Secured Cluster].
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