elasticsearch/docs/reference/setup/install/security-files-reference.asciidoc

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===== Security certificates and keys

When you install {es}, the following certificates and keys are
generated in the {es} configuration directory, which are used to connect a {kib}
instance to your secured {es} cluster and to encrypt internode communication.
The files are listed here for reference.

`http_ca.crt`::
The CA certificate that is used to sign the certificates for the HTTP layer of
this {es} cluster.

`http.p12`::
Keystore that contains the key and certificate for the HTTP layer for this node.

`transport.p12`::
Keystore that contains the key and certificate for the transport layer for all
the nodes in your cluster.