From 227f3101039693e1f5d4b6b800639b558b8b2ce6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aetter Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 12:55:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.md --- docs/troubleshoot/index.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/troubleshoot/index.md b/docs/troubleshoot/index.md index d0fc369b..c9d331cd 100644 --- a/docs/troubleshoot/index.md +++ b/docs/troubleshoot/index.md @@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ If you encounter the error `FATAL Error: Request Timeout after 30000ms` during OpenSearch Dashboards doesn't support Microsoft Edge and many versions of Internet Explorer. We recommend Firefox or Chrome. +## Encryption at rest + +The operating system for each OpenSearch node handles encryption of data at rest. To enable encryption at rest in most Linux distributions, use the `cryptsetup` command: + +```bash +cryptsetup luksFormat --key-file +``` + +For full documentation on the command, see [the Linux man page](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/cryptsetup.8.html). + + ## Beats If you encounter compatibility issues when attempting to connect Beats to OpenSearch, make sure you're using the Apache 2.0 distribution of Beats, not the default distribution, which uses a proprietary license.