Securing your Elastic Stack is now simpler than ever

Elastic Stack 8.0 introduces simplified security features to enhance user experience by enabling security defaults for self-managed clusters with minimal configuration effort. Starting from version 7.1, these essential security features have been available for free, and in version 8.0, they are enabled by default. The security enhancements include user authentication, role-based access control, multi-tenancy with Kibana Spaces, and encrypted communications, ensuring a secure environment without cumbersome configurations. For Elastic Cloud users, security is already managed, while self-managed users only need an enrollment token and superuser credentials to set up their secure deployment. The streamlined process automatically generates unique credentials, certificates, and encryption keys during installation, providing a secure environment out of the box. The update also prevents third-party plugins from altering security modules, ensuring consistent and reliable protection across Elastic products like Observability, Security, and Enterprise Search. Users can easily initiate their secure deployment with Elasticsearch and Kibana, with options to further customize configurations to meet specific organizational requirements.