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# Elastic Security credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

* [Elastic Security](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.elasticsecurity.md)

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

* Create an [Elastic Security](https://www.elastic.co/security) account.
* [Deploy](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/current/ec-create-deployment.html) an application.

## Supported authentication methods <a href="#supported-authentication-methods" id="supported-authentication-methods"></a>

* Basic auth
* API Key

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Refer to [Elastic Security's documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/es-overview.html) for more information about the service.

## Using basic auth <a href="#using-basic-auth" id="using-basic-auth"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need:

* A **Username**: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
* A **Password**: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
* Your Elasticsearch application's **Base URL** (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
  1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to **Manage this deployment**.
  2. In the **Applications** section, copy the endpoint of the **Elasticsearch** application.
  3. Add this in n8n as the **Base URL**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Custom endpoint aliases**

If you add a [custom endpoint alias](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/current/ec-regional-deployment-aliases.html) to a deployment, update your n8n credential **Base URL** with the new endpoint.
{% endhint %}

## Using API key <a href="#using-api-key" id="using-api-key"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need:

* An **API Key**: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with. Refer to Elasticsearch's [Create API key documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-api-create-api-key.html) for more information.
* Your Elasticsearch application's **Base URL** (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
  1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to **Manage this deployment**.
  2. In the **Applications** section, copy the endpoint of the **Elasticsearch** application.
  3. Add this in n8n as the **Base URL**.


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