From version 5.0 onward, Shield is part of X-Pack. For more information, see
Securing the Elastic Stack.
- Shield Reference for 2.x and 1.x:
- Introduction
- Getting Started with Shield
- How Shield Works
- Installing Shield
- Setting Up User Authentication
- Managing Users in an esusers Realm
- Configuring Role-based Access Control
- Configuring Auditing
- Securing Communications with Encryption and IP Filtering
- Configuring Clients and Integrations
- Managing Shield Licenses
- Example Shield Deployments
- Reference
- Limitations
- Troubleshooting
- Setting Up a Certificate Authority
- Release Notes
IMPORTANT: This documentation is no longer updated. Refer to Elastic's version policy and the latest documentation.