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# Security configuration

The plugin includes demo certificates so that you can get up and running quickly, but before using OpenSearch in a production environment, you must configure it manually:

1. [Replace the demo certificates](../../opensearch/install/docker-security/)
1. [Reconfigure opensearch.yml to use your certificates](tls/)
1. [Reconfigure config.yml to use your authentication backend](configuration/) (if you don't plan to use the internal user database)
1. [Modify the configuration YAML files](yaml/)
1. [Apply changes using securityadmin.sh](security-admin/)
1. Start OpenSearch.
1. [Add users, roles, role mappings, and tenants](../access-control/)

If you don't want to use the plugin, see [Disable security](disable/).